Windows XP Zver CD

Windows XP Zver CD
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows XP Zver CD
Original OS	Windows XP SP3
Release date	August 12, 2013
Author	ZverDVD
Country	Russia
Language(s)	Russian
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	691 MB
Download link	ZverCD_2013.11.ISO
Date added	January 3, 2023

Windows XP Zver CD (November 2013) is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created by the ZverDVD team. It released on August 12, 2013, and was added to the archive on January 3, 2023.

Description

Windows XP Zver CD was a popular custom build of Windows XP SP3 that was usually installed by Russian users. The word "zver" ("зверь") is a Russian word which translates to "beast".

It comes with a boot selector featuring various utilities such as Acronis DD and other recovery tools, auto-installation and an option to boot directly to the hard disk.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Minor changes

The winver banner has been redesigned to look more like the Windows Vista counterpart.
Various Windows XP updates are automatically installed.
Launching Notepad will open AkelPad instead.
An icon named "Лучшие Игры 2013!" ("Best Games 2013!") has been added to the desktop which opens minizina.ru in the user's default browser.

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

New setup graphics

Look and feel

Several new themes have been added.
Icons were replaced with Vista counterparts.
Several new cursor themes have been added.
The default sound scheme has been replaced with the Windows XP Samsung theme sound scheme.