Windows Neptune
| Crusty Windows bootleg | |
 The desktop of Windows Neptune | |
| Original OS | Windows 2000 SP4 |
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| Release date | March 2014 |
| Author | Knabe91 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Architecture(s) | x86 (32-bit) |
| File size | 361.6 MiB |
| Download link | Neptune.iso |
| Date added | March 2, 2023 |
| Live CD | No |
This article is about a modification of Windows 2000. Not to be confused with the actual Windows beta.
Windows Neptune is a bootleg Windows 2000 SP4 edition, which was created by Knabe91. It released in March 2014, and was added to the archive on March 2, 2023.
Description
The bootleg is a modified Windows 2000 SP4 ISO which themes the OS after the origin OS's beta, Windows Neptune, along with some portions of Windows ME, and does it rather well.
Many programs and features from Neptune and Windows ME added, such as the Activity Centers (although in a partially working state as the Game Center crashes), Windows ME's Movie Maker and Neptune's login screen.
Changes from Windows 2000 SP4
Minor changes
- The text-mode setup OS text is changed
- Some of the Control Panel applets have been replaced with Neptune's ones, such as the User Accounts applet (named Windows Identities) which lets you enable the new login screen
Changes in pre-desktop procedures
- New setup background
- New login banner
- There is now a new login screen which can be enabled in Windows Identities
Look and feel
- Whistler Build 2223's uxtheme.dll has been added to the OS, allowing basic themes to work
Notes
Bootleg quirks
- There is a shortcut to the Game Center in the Start menu's Programs directory.
Gallery
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Setup while it's installing
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Regular login screen
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New login screen
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Desktop on first boot
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Empty desktop
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Start menu
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System Properties and About Windows
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Autorun
