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{{Partially missing | Several older builds of this mods were previously available, but are now lost.}}{{Infobox bootleg
▲|screenshot = G7-Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7 SP1]]
|release_date = 2020 (original)<br>2021 (latest in collection)
|creator =
|language = English
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|archiveadd = May 15, 2022
}}
'''Grass7''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7 SP1]] edition, which was created by
▲'''Grass7''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7 SP1]] edition, which was created by Grass7 Project. It released in 2020, and was added to the archive on May 15, 2022. As of 2023, the bootleg has gone under multiple contributors, and is still being developed to this day.
== Description ==
The bootleg is a modified Windows 7 SP1 ISO, which heavily focuses on giving the OS a grassy look, by making everything as bright green and adding as many nature and grassy field wallpapers as possible to the OS, to the point of absurdity. It includes one new program, ''Grass7 Version'', which is just a wrapper for launching a simple HTA program which reports the (hardcoded) version number. It includes a new default wallpaper
A majority of the OS branding has been made greener, including some of the default applications.
The project was originally made in 2020, where it was featured in a now deleted live stream. Multiple videos, mostly from young children, are still available. The website, grass7.tk, was once available, but was shut down in early 2021. It was also online for a short period of time in 2022. An archived version from both October 2020 and [https://web.archive.org/web/20210124195725/https://grass7.tk/ January 2021] are still available.
It comes with pre-packaged VMware drivers, dated around the VMware 11-12 era.
== Changes from Windows 7 SP1 ==
=== Minor changes ===
* New Winver banner
=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* New setup graphics
* New boot screen, only available when you first boot into the Setup. You need to install it manually however to get it in the actual OS. It
* New OOBE graphics
* New login graphics
* New default theme, and wallpaper▼
=== Look and feel ===
* New default theme, and wallpaper. The Windows Classic theme's titlebar gradients have been made green
* All of the regional themes' wallpapers have been made greener, except the United States theme
▲* The Windows Classic theme's titlebar gradients have been made green.
* New icon set
* Some programs have had their branding changed. Windows DVD Maker was changed to Grass7 DVD Maker. This has also happened to Windows Media Center and Windows Update.
== Software ==
== Notes ==
=== Bootleg quirks ===
* The creator of this mod bundled their own VMware graphics
* In the RTM version of Grass7, at the product key entry screen, you are told that it only accepts '''32-bit''' Windows 7 Ultimate keys.
* There are 2 text files that get dropped to the root of the C: drive, one of which is a CREDITS file which documents the author's name and what editions are planned to come out. Apparently, at the time of writing, 3 other editions would've released at the same month Grass7's release took place. The other file is a CHANGELOG file, which documents what edits to the OS were made.
== Gallery ==
G7-Setup2.png | Installing Windows
G7-Boot.png | Boot screen (patched)
W7 Grass7 RTM PreOOBE.png | Pre-OOBE
G7-OOBE.png | OOBE
G7-Login.png | Login screen
W7 Grass7 RTM StartMenu.png | Start menu
W7 Grass7 RTM Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
G7-GraphicsBug.png | Graphics bug on newer versions of VMware
</gallery>
</gallery>
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<gallery>
G7OldScreenshot.png | Screenshot of an earlier build, dated 12 January 2021.
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