Pharaonic XP

Pharaonic XP
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Pharaonic XP
Original OS	Windows XP SP2
Release date	April 2nd, 2008; Raheel release date:; January 2009
Author	Maher Mostafa and; Mohamed Mostafa of Spiderman Net
Country of Origin	Egypt
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	619 MB
Download link	Pharaonic.XP.iso
Date added	November 24th, 2022

Pharaonic XP is a bootleg Windows XP SP2 edition created by Maher Mostafa and Mohamed Mostafa of Spiderman Net. The ISO was originally released on April 2nd, 2008, but was released later on in January of 2009 to the Raheel forums, where this bootleg was found and archived. It was added to the archive on November 24th, 2022.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP2 ISO. It is heavily themed after ancient Egypt, particularly the ancient Pharaohs, as evidenced in the name of the bootleg, which references them. It has many programs, themes and wallpapers, and many updates. It has registry tweaks integrated. It has a new autorun, and a WPI. It is unattended, and preactivated.

The ISO was made using nLite 1.3.5 on Windows XP SP2, and the autorun was made with AutoPlay Media Studio.

Changes from Windows XP SP2

Setup OS text is changed and centered
New setup graphics
New pre-OOBE graphics
New login background
New default theme, and wallpaper
7 new themes included. All of the themes are all called "Pharaonic XP", but they still have their original theme names internally
All of the default wallpapers have been replaced
New default logon screensaver
Aero cursors included
New icon set
Several command line utilities have been added, such as PS Kill and cmdow, to aid with post-setup routines
OEM branding is included

Software

Notepad++ 4.8.2
Notepad2 2.0.18
Kel's CPU 24-in-One Bonus Pack 8.1.4

Customization Utilities

TrueTransparency 0.8.5
RocketDock 1.3.5 (with new icons)
Styler 1.4.0.1 (comes with one skin, VistaPerfection X4)

Games

Luxor 2 (cracked)
Bricks of Egypt 2
Mummy Maze Deluxe 1.1

Updates

Macrovision SafeDisc Driver Fix 4.3.86
Microsoft European Union Expansion Font Update 1.2
Microsoft Qfecheck 6.2.29.0
Microsoft Update 7.2.6001.784
Microsoft Web Folders 9.60.6715.0
MSXML 4.0 SP2
Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 2.1

Software on the CD

Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0
Adobe Shockwave Player 10.2 r22
ACDSee 9 Photo Manager 9.0.55
Driver Genius Professional Edition 7.0.2358 (cracked)
Foxit Reader 2.0 (cracked (used SSG keygen?), registered to eXPerience)
FoxEditor 0.7.5.0
Internet Download Manager 5.12 (cracked (used REA keygen?), registered to Opalina)
Java 6 Update 5
Kaspersky Antivirus 7.0.0.125
K-Lite Codec Pack 3.8.0 Full
Nero 8 Micro 8.1.1.4
Microsoft Office 2003 (cracked, registered to organization <arabianhorse>)
Opera 9.26
Real Alternative 1.11
SLD Codec Pack 2.2
Winamp 5.3.2 (cracked, registered to ArabianHorse)
WinRAR 3.30 (cracked, registered to - User of World -, comes with 5 programs, Advanced Archive Password Recovery 2.20 (cracked), Advanced Zip Repair 1.6 (cracked, registered to TEAM ViRiLiTY), CabPack 1.4, RAR Password Creator 4.11, and UHARC GUI 2.0)
Windows Live Messenger 9.0.1407
Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.797