Windows XP NASA Second Generation 2010

Windows XP NASA Second Generation 2010 is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created by Fares Adham. It released to the Arabic forum bramjnet.com on October 10, 2009, and was added to the archive on February 7, 2023.

Windows XP NASA Second Generation 2010
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Windows XP NASA Second Generation 2010
The desktop of Windows XP NASA Second Generation 2010
Original OSWindows XP SP3
Release dateOctober 10, 2009
AuthorFares Adham
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit)
File size697.0 MiB
Download linkWindows XP NASA Second Generation SP3 2010 S86.iso
Date addedFebruary 7, 2023

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 ISO. At first glance, this bootleg may not have much to offer, only a new theme and a pack of wallpapers. But if you look closer, you will see that it has many extras (many themes and wallpapers, lots of cracked software and customization programs, WinRAR, etc) that drops to the user profile directory, which you have to install manually.

It is preactivated. The ISO was made using nLite 1.3.5 on Windows XP SP3. The ISO was touched up with UltraISO 9.0.0.2336 at October 10, 2009 @ 17:03:29.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

  • New setup background. The setup billboard text has been changed
  • New login graphics (if you install the modified LogonUI)

Look and feel

  • New default theme, and wallpaper (wallpaper comes from theme itself)
  • 1 other theme included
  • themes.rar: 11 new themes (non-duplicates) and 13 visual styles/4 visual styles (without .theme files attached and orphan files respectively) included
  • 81 new wallpapers included

Software (Documents and Settings)

  • Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool 1.5.0540.0
  • WinRAR 3.80

logon.rar

  • Windows 7 Shell.Logonui Project (modified XP LogonUI)
  • Setup.reg (set the modified LogonUI as the new UI host)

programs.rar

  • Adobe Flash Player 10.0 r22
  • K-Lite Codec Pack Full 4.7.5
  • Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2
  • FireTune 1.1.4
  • XoftSpySE Anti-Spyware 6.0
  • Yahoo Messenger 10.0.0.525 (comes with registry script to allow multiple instances)
  • Cleanse Uninstaller 3.0.0.0 (comes with serial)
  • J.River Media Center 13.0.119
  • Winamp 5.56 (with ClassicPro plugin, Azenis, Catwoman, Enkera, SisRoaD and Vortigo 3D skins)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
  • IconPackager 4 (comes with Orthodox keygen, and with CopperDock2 4.5, SnowE and Zippo icon packs)

themes.rar

See Themes section.

Windows Effects.rar

  • Desk Projection v1.0.6
  • Icon Size directory (Larg Icon and Small Icon)
  • Vista Rainbar 4.3
  • Refresh Icon Cache
  • 2 registry scripts (one that sets TrueTransparency to run on startup, and another for UberIcon)
  • TrueTransparency 0.9.4.0 (comes with only one skin)
  • UberIcon 1.0.2
  • ViGlance 1.00.1182
  • Vista Crystal Gadgets directory (14 DesktopX gadgets, all of them by adni18)
  • Y'z Shadow 1.9.0.0
  • Madotate 3D (in French)
  • RocketDock 1.3.5 (with 93 themes)

Notes

Development logs

Patches
  • TcpIp = 1000
  • DoUxTheme
Tweaks
  • Desktop-Internet Explorer icon-Show
  • Desktop-My Computer icon-Show
  • Desktop-My Documents icon-Show
  • Desktop-Recycle Bin icon-Show
  • Internet Explorer-Disable sound when popup is blocked
  • Internet Explorer-Enable Google URL-Search
  • Internet Explorer-Set Homepage-www.google.com
  • Internet Explorer-Set IE-Cache limit to-8 MB
  • Internet Explorer-Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects at a time
  • My Computer-Add Administrative Tools
  • My Computer-Add Control Panel
  • My Computer-Add Folder Options
  • My Computer-Add Network Connections
  • My Computer-Add Printers and Faxes
  • Network-Hide PC in Workgroups/Domains
  • Privacy-Disable Error Reporting
  • Privacy-Remove Alexa
  • Visual Effects-Active window tracking speed-Fast
  • Visual Effects-Cursor shadow-Enable
  • Visual Effects-Menu shadows-Enable

Extra software commentary

  • You are expected to install the extra programs to paths which are not made entirely clear. Only in the registry files are you given exactly what paths to use.
  • TrueTransparency comes with a copy of a modified version of exclude.dat, with extra entries that are not present in the final file.
  • The IconPackager/Explorer crack was made by Orthodox, and the music is a tracker song called "Industrial motherf.".
  • The included test song in J.River Media Center is called "Fares Alhamy" or "فارس احلامى" in Arabic.

themes.rar commentary

Naming oddities
  • The "Aurorarion Darkside XP", "FatalE", "ProBLU", "Nexus", "OpusOS", "Peony", "Sentinel", "v1p3", "Vienna-Xp", "War3ORC", "WHMxII", "Wood", and "XoddX" themes are just visual styles, without a .theme file attached. Unlike the others, the "XoddX" theme has its visual style in a subfolder.
  • The "betti", "BLACKICE", "GloWorm", "Golden", "LeopardX", "PlaceMonk", "DzartPAL", "Safari", "Warcraft", "XTS" and "Grey" themes are all packaged in their own folder, which contain their .theme file and a subfolder with the msstyles along with everything else.
  • The "fares", "orb", "rainy" and "venom" visual styles are orphans. They do not possess any other external assets.
  • Several themes have wrong casing/alternate names/been misspelled/mislabeled (this is for the packaged themes):
    • betti = Betti
    • black ice = BLACKICE
    • Fatale = FATALE
    • flash blue = ProBlue = ProBLU
    • new gold theme art fares = PlaceMonk
    • pal = PAL = DzartPAL
    • safari = Safari
    • Sentinel X = Sentinel
    • xdox = XoddX
    • zuneeee = Zune = Grey
Commentary on the themes themselves
  • The "rainy" and "venom" msstyles are broken. Trying to apply them will both result in a "Theme exceeds allowed size" error. To apply them successfully, reselect their color scheme and click "Apply". The themes are both based on the Luna theme's Silver color scheme, therefore they load assets from there.
  • The "BLACKICE" and "PlaceMonk" themes' sound paths point to sounds from a foreign version of Windows.
  • The "GlowThin" theme is just the "GloWorm" theme, but using its "GloThin" color scheme.
  • The "LeopardX" theme has a wallpaper, but its .theme file does not use it.

Bootleg quirks

  • The Normal Select and Help Select cursors are set to their stock Windows Default Black variant, while all the other cursors are Ubuntu themed.
  • There are 49 deleted wallpapers in the wallpaper's thumbnail cache.

CD contents and other info

  • The CD label is set to "xxxp".

Gallery

Themes

themes.rar

These are the themes from themes.rar. Most of the themes do not have theme files, so if you see the stock Windows XP theme's wallpaper/icons/anything else, it isn't from the theme itself. To view the commentary for this theme pack, see Notes section.