Windows Line Edition
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Windows Line Edition is a bootleg Windows 8.1 edition, which was created by Freeware Sys. It released on August 12, 2014, and was added to the archive on August 6, 2022. It is the second smallest bootleg in the Windows 8.1 bootleg archive, next to Windows 8.1 Super Lite 2017.
| Crusty Windows bootleg | |
 The desktop of Windows Line Edition | |
| Original OS | Windows 8.1 |
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| Release date | August 12, 2014 |
| Author | Freeware Sys |
| Country | India |
| Language(s) | English |
| Architecture(s) | x86 (64-bit) |
| File size | 1.1 GiB |
| Download link | Windows Line Edition X64 - Freeware Sys.iso |
| Date added | August 6, 2022 |
Description
The bootleg is a modified Windows 8.1 ISO. It updates the OS with a new look, and it adds some programs and themes and tweaks.
Some parts of the setup are unattended. The autorun was made with AutoPlay Media Studio 8.1.
Changes from Windows 8.1
Changes in pre-desktop procedures
- New setup graphics
- New boot screen logo
Look and feel
- 12 new themes included
- 10 new gadgets included
- New icon set
- New default avatar
Software
- WinRAR 3.92 (cracked, registered to vista 7 user)
PortableApps.com
- CCleaner
- CPU-Z 1.68
- GPU-Z 0.7.8
- FileZilla 3.8.0
- GIMP 2.8.10
- HijackThis v2.0.5
- Notepad++ 6.5
- Kaspersky TDSS Killer
- On-ScreenKeyboard
- Process Hacker 2.33
- Skype 6.11.0.102
- uTorrent 3.4.1 build 31227
Customization Utilities
- StartIsBack+ 1.6.2
- MetroSidebar 0.2.1.0 Beta
Notes
Bootleg quirks
- All of the start screen's tiles have been removed. You have to press the escape key to get back to the desktop.
- The Command Prompt's foreground color is set to dark gray.
PortableApps.com collection quirks
- None of the PortableApps apps work, due to the PortableApps.com launcher being inside "Program Files (x86)", which the launcher does not work with.
- On-ScreenKeyboard does not work.
- Notepad++ and CCleaner do not exist.
CD contents and other info
- The CD label is set to "Line-Edition-X64-DiLshad-Sys".
install.esdwas finished on August 9, 2014.- There are several text files in the CD root, as per usual for Freeware Sys. One of them are instructions on how to fix the desktop being just a black screen, and being unable to change the wallpaper.
Gallery
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Setup
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Setup while it's copying
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Boot screen
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Empty desktop
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Start menu
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System Properties and About Windows
Themes
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"aerometro light" theme
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"b1" theme
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"Blue-Minimal" theme
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"clear 3.0 glass v2" theme
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"dc v1" theme
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"Grey-Minimal" theme
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"Hush Grey" theme
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"m1(details_pane)" theme
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"m3" theme
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"Maestix 8.1" theme
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"Mild" theme
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"minimal 2.0 white (default)" theme
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"Ribbon" theme
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