Windows AlphaBetas

Windows AlphaBetas

Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Windows AlphaBetas
Original OS	Windows 2000
Release date	2006
Author	ddrmaxromance
Country of Origin	?
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	232 MB
Download link	Windows AlphaBetas Build 905.iso

Windows AlphaBetas is a bootleg Windows edition created by ddrmaxromance and Troy's Work in 2006.

Description

The bootleg is mostly intended to be an enhancement to Windows 2000 by adding unused/beta content from various Windows releases, as per the name. It has some software bundled with it which you can install on the CD itself.

Changes from Windows 2000

• New branding on the autorun, Setup background, Winver banner and in a few other places
• The boot screen has been edited to have a green and black progress bar with the author's branding on it. The logo is changed to a Windows Neptune style logo, and a Watercolor-themed window is added, with nine of the major Windows betas and releases with their corresponding Windows default shell icons
• The Windows directory is titled "WINABCS" instead of the original "WINNT"
• The My Computer and Network Neighborhood icons have been changed
• The Start button has no text and uses the 16 color XP icon
• The taskbar is unlocked by default and the Quick Launch toolbar is set with nothing in it
• The start menu icons have been changed to their original icons from different angles in various background colors

Software

• Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack
• Mozilla Firefox 2.0
• Stardock CursorXP
• QuickTime
• Trillian 3.1

Notes

• When the Setup is copying files, two files (ir50_32.dll and winver.exe) will "fail" to install. You can skip them just fine, it won't actually affect the installation.

Gallery

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  "ir50_32.dll" file copy error

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  "winver.exe" file copy error

• Pre-initialization boot

  Pre-initialization boot

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  Boot screen

• Setup

  Setup

• Setup while it's installing

  Setup while it's installing

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  Empty desktop

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  Demo