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{{Infobox bootleg
|collection_name = Windows Legendary
|screenshot =
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP3]]
|release_date = August 29, 2015
|creator = Muhammed Sadeem of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Computer Worm Corporation|Computer Worm Corporation]]
|country = Lahore, Pakistan
|language = English
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|archiveadd = August 6, 2022
}}
'''Gold Windows XP 2016''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP3]] edition, which was created by Muhammed Sadeem of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Computer Worm Corporation|Computer Worm Corporation]]. It released
It is notable for being one of the most famous [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP]] bootlegs, and was featured on many YouTube channels and other places, and is widely known by many people. The default theme in the bootleg is infamous for being hard to look at with its strange colors and weird-looking window buttons, which contributed to its popularity along with the loud music that the WPI has and many of its other quirks, which cemented this bootleg as a classic example of [[Draft:Crusty Windows|a hysterically poorly-made Windows bootleg]].
== Changes from Windows XP SP3 ==
=== Minor changes ===
* The text-mode setup OS text is changed. The copying text is affected as well
* The Winver banner has been changed to read "Gold Windows XP"▼
* The Run dialog has been updated
* OEM branding is included▼
=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* New setup graphics
* New boot screen
* New login graphics
=== Look and feel ===
* New default theme, wallpaper and icon set
* 15 new themes included
* 1 new screensaver included
* New cursor set
* New
▲* The Winver banner has been changed to read "Gold Windows XP"
▲* OEM branding is included
== Software ==
== Notes ==
=== CD contents and other info ===
* The WPI folder is hidden by default, but in an unusual way. You will have to use the autorun or the address bar (''just type in'' <code>D:\WPI</code>'', replace D with the drive letter your CD drive is on'') to access it normally. You also to have the CD inserted in physically, or via a virtual CD drive.
* Adobe Flash Player 18's repacked installer has a restriction on it, that will not let you install it anywhere else except Gold Windows XP 2016.
* The WPI plays a song called "O Allah the Almighty Allahu Allah" during installation. It has been turned up really loud.
=== Remarks ===
* There is another bootleg that released 3 months before, that has similar changes, but is made by different people. It's called [[Windows 7 Gold Edition 2016]].
=== WINNT.SIF metadata ===
* The full name and organization is set to "Gold Windows XP 2016" and "Computer Worms Team Corporation".
* The computer name is set to "GOLD-XP-2016".
* The workgroup name is set to "WORKGROUP".
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 Support Information.png | Support Information
XP_Gold2016_Autorun.png | Autorun▼
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 Run.png | Run
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 About Windows.png | About Windows
</gallery>
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