Windows XP Unlimited

Windows XP Unlimited
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows XP Unlimited
Original OS	Windows XP SP2
Release date	January 1, 2006
Author	mikoinlove
Country	Cairo, Egypt
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	EN: 703.0 MiB; AR: 623.4 MiB
Download link	XP UNLIMITED.iso; AR XP UNLIMITED.iso
Date added	EN: January 3, 2023; AR: October 28, 2023

Windows XP Unlimited is a bootleg Windows XP SP2 edition, which was created by mikoinlove. It released on January 1, 2006 (development going back to late 2004), and was added to the archive on January 3, 2023. It was mikoinlove's second bootleg, after Windows XP Spirit which is currently not in the collection. This bootleg was originally available through a SendSpace link, and additionally the Pirate Bay.

There was an Arabic version of this bootleg, which got added on October 28, 2023.

There was also a Flash tour for the bootleg made by the author, on February 1, 2006, which was downloadable here. It is bundled on the CD.

There was also Upgrade 1.0 (which was a ZIP file of Adobe Flash Player 8 (intended to be an update to XP Unlimited's Flash 7) and a PDF reader), which released on February 2, 2006, then Upgrade 2.0, on June 28, 2006 (this time it was in an EXE file).

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP2 ISO. It comes with a new theme and wallpaper and a pack of 100 fonts and many screensavers, among other things. It comes with many programs and games added. It comes with registry tweaks.

The autorun has its strings modified. There are no other notable changes.

It is preactivated.

Changes from Windows XP SP2

Minor changes

My Computer now uses the computer's username ("%username%'s Computer").
Recycle Bin has been renamed to Trash Can, and is additionally now renamable.
The shutdown and logoff dialog now have a transparent background and big icons. The Stand By button does not seem to have a new icon. Also, all of the icons have a pink border around them.
The theme applying dialog has a broken transparent background.

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

New setup graphics. The setup billboard text has been updated
New boot graphics
New pre-OOBE graphics
The OOBE video is skipped
New login graphics

Changes done by registry tweaks (Incomplete)

All ShellNew entries for .bmp, .rar, .bfc, .snp, .wav, .dat, .olb and .opj have been removed
The default icon for WordPad documents now uses Word Viewer 2003's icon
There is now a "Set as Skin" entry for .bmp files, what it does is it executes reg.exe to set the BackBitmap variable in Internet Explorer\Toolbar to the path of what bitmap file you right-clicked on
Register the Total Copy shell extension/drag and drop handlers for directories, drives and folders
ClearType is now enabled
The string for long dates is now "dddd, dd MMMM, yyyy"
DivX will no longer display its logo
Zoom Player's default resolution is now 800x600. The Zoom Player version now states itself as 4.03, despite being 4.02.
FTP links will now open in Windows Explorer
The Internet Explorer start page is now http://www.MSN.com/.
The Internet Explorer title registry key uses the logged in user's name (it sources the %USERNAME% variable).
A toolbar background for Windows and Internet Explorer has been specified, it points to a file named "mado.bmp".

- INBETWEEN KEYS NOT DONE -

MSN Messenger will no longer ask you to login to .NET Passport
Windows Media Player 10 will now export in CD quality
The 3D Text screensaver's default text is now set to "XP Unlimited". It now uses Texture as its surface type.

- INBETWEEN KEYS NOT DONE -

Explorer/Advanced:
- Hidden files are now hidden
- File extensions are no longer hidden
- Icon labels will now have shadows under them
- The transparent selection square has been disabled
- Automatic searching for network folders and printers has been disabled
- Windows Explorer will now open its windows in seperate processes
- The Classic Start menu's programs list will now automatically be scrolled
- Start menu: Network Connections is now listed
- Start menu: Drag and drop in the Start menu is now enabled
- Start menu: Printers is now listed
- Start menu: The All Programs list will now have scrolling
- Compressed NTFS files will no longer be colored
- Taskbar task grouping has been disabled
The Desktop Cleanup Wizard has been disabled
Photo slideshows will now advance photos every 3 seconds
Windows Explorer will no longer hide the contents of the Control Panel folder, the system drive root folder, Program Files, Windows and system32.
Autodialing has been fully disabled. The number of maximum connections to a HTTP (including 1.0) server is raised to 10.
The Sign Up with Passport Wizard has been disabled
Internet Explorer will no longer keep browsing history
The registry key for the Windows Media Player 6.4 (mplayer2.exe) title is set to -<<<Unlimited>>>-. It will disappear after the included Windows Media Player 10 has been setup.
Both the Windows and Internet Explorer toolbar now have labels
New configuration for Notepad2. Notepad2's toolbar now has labels, its toolbar strings have been overwritten with new ones that replace some of them.
Winamp has been provided a registration key
Sachs' Marine Aquarium has been provided a registration key

Look and feel

New default theme, and wallpaper. The default theme which used to be Luna has now been modified to have a centered title bar and a new design. It has also had some new color schemes added as well. Windows Classic however, has been recolored to something a lot more atrocious.
All of the default wallpapers have been replaced
12 new screensavers added
New icon set
New sound scheme. The Startup and Shutdown sounds are replaced, as well as the Error, Exclamation and Critical Stop sound, and the Start sound
New avatar set. 10 of the default avatars are replaced
100 new fonts added
There have been 21 new Favorite links included, mostly going to Arabic sites.
There have been new shortcuts to the Administrative Tools added. They all have comments on them.

Software

Adobe Flash Player 7.0 r19
DivX 6.0
Flash Catcher 2.6.0.1
JetAudio 6.06
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 11.0.6412
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 11.0.5530
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 11.0.6506
MSN Messenger 7.8
Notepad2 2.0.12 (modified by author)
Photo Studio 2000 (cracked)
QuickTime 6.5.1
The Dictionary
Total Copy 1.1
Winamp 5.92 (cracked, registered to Winamp)
Zoom Player 4.02 (mislabeled as Zoom Player 4.03, cracked, registered to Anthrax/FFF)

Administrative Tools

Timershot Powertoy 1.0
Screen Capture 1.0.0
Date Hack
EasyRecovery Software Professional Edition 5.0.0
HTML Slideshow Generator
Y'z Dock 0.1
Mobile SMS Free
Restart (Shutdown.exe -r -t 00)
StartBtn Renamer 2.02
Streambox Ripper 2.009 BLD Dec 16 1999
WeatherCast

Games

Chicken Invaders 2 (replaces freecell.exe)
Digging Jim
Frogger 2 - Swampy's Revenge Demo (replaces winmine.exe)
Moorhuhn X Fun Puzzle
Moorhuhn XS 1.00.000.DE FFA (replaces mshearts.exe)

Screensavers

3D Windows XP
Bliss
F.O.Y.D. (Fog On Your Desk)
heat
marque
Matrix 2D
Matrix Reloaded 3D v2.0 (replaces scrnsave.scr)
Money
Sachs Marine Aquarium
Snow
Waterfll
Windows XP Unlimited

Updates

Windows Movie Maker 2.0
Windows Media Player 10
DirectX 9.0c

Notes

Remarks

When you're reviewing this bootleg, keep in mind that the ISO does not take advantage of the Joliet file system, and therefore most hypervisors will likely end up not recognizing the ISO. You will have to edit the ISO yourself in order for them to recognize it properly.

Bootleg quirks

Notepad2 has been edited by the author. This is evident by looking in the version information. Comments now says "Notepad2 is For XP Unlimited" and More Information is "More information and updates: Mikoinlove hotmail.com".
The Command Prompt colors are now cyan on dark blue.
QuickTime doesn't work.
The translator by default doesn't work correctly, due to the incorrectly set non-Unicode language.
The default theme's title text is centered.
The OS has drivers for the ALS4000 and some TV tuner cards according to the documentation.
The sample Winamp song has been replaced with "Hawthorne Heights - Ohio is for Lovers" (yeah...)

CD contents and other info

The CD label is set to "XP_UNLIMITED".
There is a internet shortcut leading to the XP Unlimited website (http://users.cjb.net/xp-unlimited). The modified date states January 1, 2006 @ 0:00.
The AUTORUN.INF, README and SETUPXP.HTM and the WIN51 marker files have been marked hidden.
All files on the CD are dated January 1, 2006 @ 0:00.