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{{Infobox bootleg
|title = Bob Pony OS Beta 2
|screenshot = BPOS-Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7 SP1]]
|caption = Desktop
|release_date = 5 August 5, 2016
|original_os = [[Windows 7|Windows 7 SP1]]
|creator = [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Bob Pony|Bob Pony]], InvoxiPlayGames, and jrsDesigns
|release_date = 5 August 2016
|creator = [[Bob Pony]]
|country = United States
|language = English
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|size = 2.70 GB
|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%207/Bob%20Pony%20OS%20Beta%202.iso Bob Pony OS Beta 2.iso]
|archiveadd = December 2021?
}}
'''Bob Pony OS Beta 2''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7 SP1]] edition, which was created by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Bob Pony|Bob Pony]], InvoxiPlayGames and jrsDesigns. It released on August 5, 2016, after [[Bob Pony OS Beta 1]]. It is based on [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7]], as opposed to its predecessor being based on [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP]]. It was added to the archive sometime in December 2021.
 
This was the final version of Bob Pony OS. There were rumors that a "Beta 3" was created at some point (but never actually released), however, it was confirmed by Bob Pony that Beta 3 never existed.<ref>https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1070584951705186454/1104498353997365358/image.png</ref>
'''Bob Pony OS Beta 2''' is a bootleg Windows edition created by [[Bob Pony]], released on 5 August 2016 and was added to the archive on an unknown date. It is the last version of Bob Pony OS.
 
== Description ==
==Changes from Windows 7==
The bootleg is a modified Windows 7 SP1 ISO. It serves the same purpose as its predecessor, however, unlike its predecessor, the OS is actually functional.
* A brand new shell is present.
* A new file browser, named NewExplorer was added. It is not feature complete however, and has some bugs.
* A new settings panel is added.
* Windows Classic is present as the default theme, rather than Windows Aero.
 
The ISO was made using NTLite.
==Software==
 
== Changes from Windows 7 SP1 ==
=== Minor changes ===
* The Winver banner has been changed
 
=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* New setup graphics. The setup OS banner is changed, the setup background has been set to blue, and the setup window's borders are now gray
* The setup EULA has been rewritten
* New pre-OOBE graphics
* New OOBE graphics
* New login graphics. The OS banner is changed
 
=== Look and feel ===
* Windows Classic is present as the default theme, rather than Windows Aero. due to the weird way the new shell is implemented
 
== Software ==
* Mozilla Firefox 48.0
 
==Gallery Notes ==
=== Bootleg quirks ===
* Supposedly, there would've been an app store (officially the BP OS Software Center). There are mentions of it in the EULA, and there is even a link to it in the Start menu (which just shows a "Coming soon" message when you open it). But, it was never fully finished.
* The Explorer shell has been removed in favor of a brand new shell, made entirely in VB.NET of course. Amusingly, this skips the ie4uinit process entirely, and produces strange results when trying to access essential Explorer functions.
* The registered owner is set to "Windows User".
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:BPOS-Setup.png | Setup
File:G7-BootUnpatched.png|Boot screen
|title =W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 EULA.png | EULA
File:BPOS-Setup.png|Setup
File:BPOS-Setup2.png |Installing WindowsSetup while it's copying files
File:BPOS-SetupBug.png | Setup bug
File:BPOS-Setup3.png |Checking video performancePre-OOBE
File:BPOS-OOBE.png | OOBE
File:BPOS-W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Login.png |Login screenLogin
File:BPOS-Desktop.png |Desktop Empty desktop
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 StartMenu.png | Start menu
File:BPOS-Demo.png|Demo
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Demo.png | System Properties, About Windows (regular), and About Windows (Bob Pony OS)
</gallery>
; BPOS Beta 2 in Aero (just for the fun of it)
<gallery>
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Desktop Aero.png | Empty desktop
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 StartMenu Aero.png | Start menu
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Demo Aero.png | The demo from earlier
</gallery>
 
=== Applications ===
<gallery>
File:BPOS-NewExplorer.png | NewExplorer
File:BPOS-Settings.png | Settings
</gallery>
 
== References ==
<references />
 
[[Category:Bootlegs originating from North America]]
[[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7]]
[[Category:Bootlegs created by Bob Pony]]
[[Category:Bootlegs]]