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{{Infobox bootleg
{{Infobox bootleg
|title = Whistler Build 2531
|screenshot = Whistler Build 2531 Desktop.png
|screenshot = Whistler Build 2531 Desktop.png
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|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows betas|Windows XP Build 2531]]
|caption = The desktop of a fresh install of Whistler Build 2531
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|release_date = Late July of 2001
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|original_os = [[Windows Betas|Windows XP Build 2531]]
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|creator = ?
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|release_date = 2001
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|creator = Unknown
|country = ?
|language = English
|language = English
|arch = x86
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|size = 493 MB
|size = 493 MB
|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Betas/Whistler.ver.5.1.2531.English.iso Whistler.ver.5.1.2531.English.iso]
|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Betas/Whistler.ver.5.1.2531.English.iso Whistler.ver.5.1.2531.<wbr>English.iso]
|archiveadd = January 18, 2022
}}
}}
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'''Whistler Build 2531''' (not to be confused with the [https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_XP_build_2531 stock Whistler build of the same name]) is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows betas|Windows XP Build 2531]] edition, which was created by an unknown author. This could possibly be the first XP bootleg ever created and released. Anyhow, it was added into the archive on January 18, 2022. The release date is unclear, but we'll just say late July 2001 for now.


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== Description ==
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'''Whistler Build 2531''' (not to be confused with the [https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_XP_build_2531 Whistler build of the same name]) is a bootleg of Windows XP build 2531, and is probably the first XP bootleg ever created and released.
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The bootleg is based on a Release Candidate 2 build of Windows XP, which notoriously had several things added to it that weren't in the original build, such as TweakUI, extra backgrounds, a fish screensaver, and the removal of the timebomb and activation. It is unclear why exactly the leaker released it like this, but a rumor suggests the author was unhappy with the beta leaking scene at the time and did it out of spite. For many years, this was the only release of Build 2531 available until a team on OSBetaArchive later restored the ISO to its original state, and the unmodified build finally would leak in June 2022.


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Other than these changes, the build is the same as the leaked version.
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==Description==
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This is based on a Release Candidate 2 build of Windows XP, but notoriously had several things added to it that weren't in the original build, such as TweakUI, extra backgrounds. and the removal of the timebomb and activation. It is unclear why exactly the leaker released it like this, but a rumor suggests the author was unhappy with the beta leaking scene at the time and did it out of spite. A team on OSBetaArchive later restored the ISO to its original state, and the unmodified build would finally leak in June 2022.


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== Changes from Windows XP build 2531 ==
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Other then those changes, the build is the same as the leaked version.
=== Look and feel ===
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* New default wallpaper. The default wallpaper has been changed from the default blue Windows XP wallpaper to a colored version of the painting "Reptiles" by M. C. Escher
* 23 new wallpapers included
* 1 new screensaver included


== Software ==
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==Changes from Windows XP build 2531==
* Grep
*Several additional backgrounds have been added.
* Sach's Marine Aquarium v0.99K
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*The default background has been changed from the default blue Windows XP background to the painting "Reptiles" by M. C. Escher.
* TweakUI 1.33
*The timebomb and activation has been removed.
* USort
* UFind
* Vi
* WinInfo 2.3


==Gallery==
== Notes ==
=== Remarks ===
* There is another bootleg of Windows XP with similar changes to this one, called [https://blueosmuseum.com/whistler/xp-2485-2486-2494-2495-2498-2499.php build 2495]. It was presumably made by the same author.

=== Bootleg quirks ===
* The setup routine has been changed slightly. A program called AutoExNT is used to then execute a script named "firstrun.js", which will do a lot of the changes you will see in the OS. The most notable are:
# An entire elaborate setup (involving arcane registry wizardry) solely to remove the timebomb
# Restoring the unused Unix utilities in the build itself
# Unregistering 2 essential activation DLLs
* Funnily enough, it doesn't clean up after itself properly. A lot of the helper utilities it uses are still present and are never removed.
* The Guest account, among others, is now disabled by default.
* Command Prompt has had its default black and white color scheme replaced with a white and blue color scheme. The text has been made larger.
* You will get a file copy error on the files "ds16gt.dLL" (sic), and "odbc16gt.dll". Neither of those files exist on the CD, even though it is specified in <code>TXTSETUP.SIF</code>.
* Thanks to the several scripts in place, the timebomb and activation has been removed, so you do not need to change the date.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Whistler Build 2531 Installing.png | Installation
Whistler Build 2531 Copy Error.png | Setup at a copy error
File:Whistler Build 2531 First Boot.png | First boot
Whistler Build 2531 Copy Error 2.png | Setup at the second copy error
File:Whistler Build 2531 Desktop.png | Empty desktop
Whistler Build 2531 Setup Module Error.png | Setup at a module loading error
Whistler Build 2531 Desktop.png | Empty desktop
Whistler Build 2531 StartMenu.png | Start menu
Whistler Build 2531 Demo.png | System Properties, WinInfo 2.3, and About Windows
</gallery>
</gallery>


[[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Betas]]
[[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows betas]]
[[Category:Bootlegs]]

Latest revision as of 14:14, 22 April 2024

Whistler Build 2531
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Whistler Build 2531
The desktop of Whistler Build 2531
Original OSWindows XP Build 2531
Release dateLate July of 2001
Author?
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit)
File size493 MB
Download linkWhistler.ver.5.1.2531.English.iso
Date addedJanuary 18, 2022

Whistler Build 2531 (not to be confused with the stock Whistler build of the same name) is a bootleg Windows XP Build 2531 edition, which was created by an unknown author. This could possibly be the first XP bootleg ever created and released. Anyhow, it was added into the archive on January 18, 2022. The release date is unclear, but we'll just say late July 2001 for now.

Description

The bootleg is based on a Release Candidate 2 build of Windows XP, which notoriously had several things added to it that weren't in the original build, such as TweakUI, extra backgrounds, a fish screensaver, and the removal of the timebomb and activation. It is unclear why exactly the leaker released it like this, but a rumor suggests the author was unhappy with the beta leaking scene at the time and did it out of spite. For many years, this was the only release of Build 2531 available until a team on OSBetaArchive later restored the ISO to its original state, and the unmodified build finally would leak in June 2022.

Other than these changes, the build is the same as the leaked version.

Changes from Windows XP build 2531

Look and feel

  • New default wallpaper. The default wallpaper has been changed from the default blue Windows XP wallpaper to a colored version of the painting "Reptiles" by M. C. Escher
  • 23 new wallpapers included
  • 1 new screensaver included

Software

  • Grep
  • Sach's Marine Aquarium v0.99K
  • TweakUI 1.33
  • USort
  • UFind
  • Vi
  • WinInfo 2.3

Notes

Remarks

  • There is another bootleg of Windows XP with similar changes to this one, called build 2495. It was presumably made by the same author.

Bootleg quirks

  • The setup routine has been changed slightly. A program called AutoExNT is used to then execute a script named "firstrun.js", which will do a lot of the changes you will see in the OS. The most notable are:
  1. An entire elaborate setup (involving arcane registry wizardry) solely to remove the timebomb
  2. Restoring the unused Unix utilities in the build itself
  3. Unregistering 2 essential activation DLLs
  • Funnily enough, it doesn't clean up after itself properly. A lot of the helper utilities it uses are still present and are never removed.
  • The Guest account, among others, is now disabled by default.
  • Command Prompt has had its default black and white color scheme replaced with a white and blue color scheme. The text has been made larger.
  • You will get a file copy error on the files "ds16gt.dLL" (sic), and "odbc16gt.dll". Neither of those files exist on the CD, even though it is specified in TXTSETUP.SIF.
  • Thanks to the several scripts in place, the timebomb and activation has been removed, so you do not need to change the date.

Gallery

  • Setup at a copy error

    Setup at a copy error

  • Setup at the second copy error

    Setup at the second copy error

  • Setup at a module loading error

    Setup at a module loading error

  • Empty desktop

    Empty desktop

  • Start menu

    Start menu

  • System Properties, WinInfo 2.3, and About Windows

    System Properties, WinInfo 2.3, and About Windows

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