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{{Partially missing|Builds[https://archive.org/download/windows2007 Some builds] of this bootleg have been uploaded to Internet Archive, but a select few are still unavailable.}}{{Infobox bootleg
|screenshot = Vista_Windows_2007_Build_6021_Desktop.png
 
|caption = The desktop of Windows 2007 (build 6021)
'''Windows 2007''' is a visual mod of Windows Vista SP2. It was designed to resemble Vista's Beta releases, specifically Beta 2, and add new sounds, visual changes and other related content.
 
== Build 6010 ==
{{Infobox bootleg
|title = Windows 2007 build 6010
|screenshot = Build 6010 Desktop.png
|caption = Desktop of build 6010
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Vista|Windows Vista SP2]]
|release_date = '''Latest:''' February 11, 2020<br>'''Initial:''' July 15th15, 2019
|creator = Glosswired, Megadeth58, xsychoreese, Cosmo, (''[[:Category:Bootlegs created by miyako|miyako]], AO554 as of Build 6021'' [may be earlier, not sure])
|country = Scotland
|language = English
|arch = x86 (32-bit), x86 (64-bit)
|size = 32.58 GB
|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%20Vista/Windows%202007%20-%20Build%206021.iso Windows 2007 - Build 6021.iso]
}}
'''Windows 2007''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Vista|Windows Vista SP2]] edition, which was created as a collaboration by Glosswired (primary developer), Megadeth58, xsychoreese, Cosmo, along with [[:Category:Bootlegs created by miyako|miyako]] and AO554. The initial build released on July 15, 2019, and was developed up until February 11, 2020. The latest build, 6021, was released on the aforementioned day.
 
BuildThis 6010build, isparticularly 6021, was the first publicfinal build of Windows 2007. This buildIt was basedthe offsubject of a clean version of Vista SP2, as such some features from 6009 andminor priordevelopment havereset beenin removedFebruary.
 
Following Vista-C's (another Windows bootleg) legally ordered takedown in March, on May 17, 2020, Windows 2007 development was marked as permanently inactive.
=== Changes ===
* New Logon UI and Desktop wallpapers
* New sound scheme produced by feandesign
* Bug report icon added, which refers you to the Windows 2007 Discord server; this has since been closed.
 
This mod (particularly Build 6021) was used as the OS on [https://computernewb.com/wiki/VM_0b0t VM 0b0t] since the 21st revision, before getting replaced with [[Windows 9 Pro]] on the 23rd revision.
=== Notes ===
* Winver banner still reports Milestone 2 despite this being a Milestone 3 build
* Beta 2 basic theme is missing
* Graphical changes to the setup are not present without upgrading
* New sounds cut off abruptly
* System info reports Windows Vista rather than Windows 2007
 
=== SoftwareDescription ===
The bootleg is a modified Windows Vista SP2 ISO. It is designed to resemble Vista's Beta releases, specifically Beta 2, and adds new sounds, visual changes and other related content. There were multiple builds of it released (around [https://archive.org/download/windows2007 10] of them), which are all documented down below.
A graphical BCD editor made by Cosmo from build 6007 can be found in <code>C:\Windows\BCDEDITOR</code>.
 
== Changes from Windows 2007 Build 6020 ==
=== Gallery ===
* Setup graphics have been updated
<gallery>
* New desktop wallpapers
Build_6010_lock_screen.png | Lock screen
* New winver banner
Build_6010_System_info.png | System information
* Beta 2 basic theme is present
Build_6010_winver.png | Winver
* Cosmo's BCD editor has been removed
Build_6010_feedback.png | Feedback app
* The autorun has received new graphics
</gallery>
* New avatar set
 
== Build 6021Notes ==
* The new sounds cut off abruptly.
* System info reports Windows 2007 Ultimate; no other SKU is available for all builds.
* The autorun image had to be taken in a stock Windows Vista installation - AeroShot would simply not recognize the autorun at all in the bootleg.
 
== Build 6010 ==
{{Infobox bootleg
'''Windows 2007''' build 6010 is the first public build of Windows 2007. This build was based on a clean version of Vista SP2, as such some features from 6009 and prior have been removed.
|title = Windows 2007 build 6021
|screenshot = Build_6021_desktop.png
|caption = Desktop
|original_os = [[Windows Vista|Windows Vista SP2]]
|release_date = February 11, 2020
|creator = Glosswired, Megadeth58, xsychoreese, Cosmo, miyako, AO554
|country = Scotland
|language = English
|arch = x86
|size = 2.8 GB
|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%20Vista/Windows%202007%20-%20Build%206021.iso Windows 2007 - Build 6021.iso]
}}
 
=== Changes from Windows Vista SP2 ===
Build 6021 is the final build of Windows 2007. This build was the subject of a minor development reset in February.
* New Logon UI and Desktop wallpapers.
* New sound scheme, which was produced by feandesign.
* Bug report icon added, which refers you to the Windows 2007 Discord server; it has since been closed.
 
=== Software ===
Following [[Vista-C]]'s legally ordered takedown in March, on May 17th, 2020, Windows 2007 development was marked as permanently inactive.
* A graphical BCD editor made by Cosmo from build 6007 can be found in <code>C:\Windows\BCDEDITOR</code>.
 
=== Changes ===
* New desktop wallpapers
* New winver banner
* Beta 2 basic theme is present
* Cosmo's BCD editor has been removed
* Setup graphics have been updated
 
=== Notes ===
* Winver banner still reports Milestone 2 despite this being a Milestone 3 build.
* New sounds cut off abruptly
* Beta 2 basic theme is missing.
* System info reports Windows 2007 Ultimate; no other SKU is available for all builds
* Graphical changes to the setup are not present without upgrading.
* New sounds cut off abruptly.
* System info reports Windows Vista rather than Windows 2007.
 
=== Gallery =(latest) ==
<gallery>
Vista Windows 2007 Build 6021 Setup.png | Setup
Build_6021_lock_screen.png | Lock screen
Vista_Windows_2007_Build_6021_Copying.png | Setup while it's copying files
Build_6021_System_info.png | System information
Vista_Windows_2007_Build_6021_PreOOBE.png | Pre-OOBE
Build_6021_winver.png | Winver
Vista_Windows_2007_Build_6021_OOBE.png | OOBE
Build_6021_setup.png | Setup
Vista_Windows_2007_Build_6021_StartupVideo.png | Startup video
Vista Windows 2007 Build 6021 Login.png | Login
Vista_Windows_2007_Build_6021_DesktopFB.png | Desktop on first boot
Vista_Windows_2007_Build_6021_Desktop.png | Empty desktop
Vista_Windows_2007_Build_6021_StartMenu.png | Start menu
Vista_Windows_2007_Build_6021_Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
Vista Windows 2007 Build 6021 Autorun.png | Autorun
Build_6021_System_info.png | System Properties (in Basic)
Build_6021_winver.png | About Windows (in Basic)
</gallery>
 
=== Build 6010 ===
<gallery>
Build_6010_lock_screen.png | Lock screen
Build 6010 Desktop.png | Empty desktop
Build_6010_System_info.png | System information
Build_6010_winver.png | Winver
Build_6010_feedback.png | Feedback app
</gallery>
 
=== See also ===
* [https://osforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=537 OSForums thread for Windows 2007] (dead link, see [http://web.archive.org/web/20200807094801/https://osforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=537 archived version])
 
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