Windows XP Game Edition 2010: Difference between revisions

Windows XP Game Edition 2010
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows XP Game Edition 2010
Original OS	Windows XP SP3
Release date	2010
Author	VXK SOFT
Country of Origin	Russia
Language(s)	Russian
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	216 MB
Download link	Windows XP SP3 Game Edition 2010 1.1.1 RC3 Rebuild.iso
Date added	January 3, 2023

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Latest revision as of 19:42, 27 January 2024

Windows XP Game Edition 2010 is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created by VXK SOFT. It released in 2010, and was added to the archive on January 3, 2023.

Description

The bootleg is a stripped down Windows XP SP3 ISO with DriverPack integrated. It styles the OS with a Windows Vista theme and includes many updates.

The bootleg mostly aims towards gamers who are looking for the best possible performance, therefore this bootleg strips a lot of things out, and tries its best to optimize the system as much as possible. In an ironic twist, it even removes the standard games despite it being titled "Game Edition"!

It is unattended and preactivated.

The bootleg was made using nLite 1.4.9.1.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Minor changes

OEM branding is included, along with Support Information

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

New setup background, which features the Windows logos on a grassy field
New Vista-like boot screen, with the progress bar recolored to orange
New login screen, with Aurora background and a glass Windows XP logo, a common feature in Russian bootlegs

Look and feel

New default theme, and wallpaper
New icon set
New Aero cursor scheme
New Vista sound scheme
All of the user profile pictures have been replaced with ones from Vista

Software

Adobe Flash Player 9.0 r124

Customization Utilities

VistaDriveIcon

Drivers

Mass Storage Drivers

Updates

Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows XP
Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0
MSXML 4.0 SP3 Parser
Windows Media Player 11 (in Russian)
Root Certificates Update
Internet Explorer 7
Microsoft XML 4.0
DirectX June 2010

Notes

Bootleg quirks

The Vista theme included in the bootleg is notable for having a pixel-accurate taskbar, which is rare to see in other bootlegs with bundled Vista themes. Very impressive for such an old theme, as the msstyles file is dated November 2006.
Interestingly enough, the My Computer icon is a picture of an iMac.

Gallery

Setup in the graphical phase
Boot screen
Login screen
Empty desktop
Start menu
System Properties and About Windows

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-|title = Windows XP Game Edition 2010
 |screenshot = GameEdition_Desktop.png
 |original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP3]]
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 |size = 216 MB
 |download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%20XP/Windows%20XP%20SP3%20Game%20Edition%202010%201.1.1%20RC3%20Rebuild.iso Windows XP SP3 Game Edition 2010 1.1.1 RC3 Rebuild.iso]
-|archiveadd = January 3rd, 2023
+|archiveadd = January 3, 2023
 }}
+'''Windows XP Game Edition 2010''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP3]] edition, which was created by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by VXK SOFT|VXK SOFT]]. It released in 2010, and was added to the archive on January 3, 2023.
-'''Windows XP Game Edition 2010''' is a bootleg Windows edition created by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by VXK SOFT|VXK SOFT]] released in 2010 and added to the archive on January 3rd, 2023.
 == Description ==
-The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 Russian ISO which styles the OS with a Windows Vista theme and includes some updates and drivers. The bootleg is very barebones and in fact strips a lot of things out, including things such as unnecessary services and programs. In an ironic twist, it even removes the standard games despite it being titled "Game Edition"! It is unattended and preactivated.
+The bootleg is a stripped down Windows XP SP3 ISO with DriverPack integrated. It styles the OS with a Windows Vista theme and includes many updates.
+The bootleg mostly aims towards gamers who are looking for the best possible performance, therefore this bootleg strips a lot of things out, and tries its best to optimize the system as much as possible. In an ironic twist, it even removes the standard games despite it being titled "Game Edition"!
+It is unattended and preactivated.
 The bootleg was made using nLite 1.4.9.1.
 == Changes from Windows XP SP3 ==
+=== Minor changes ===
-* New setup background, it being the MSN butterfly
+* OEM branding is included, along with Support Information
+=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
+* New setup background, which features the Windows logos on a grassy field
 * New Vista-like boot screen, with the progress bar recolored to orange
-* New login screen, with Aurora background and a glass Windows XP logo
+* New login screen, with Aurora background and a glass Windows XP logo, a common feature in Russian bootlegs
-* New desktop wallpaper
+=== Look and feel ===
-* New Vista theme
-* New Vista sound scheme
+* New default theme, and wallpaper
+* New icon set
 * New Aero cursor scheme
+* New Vista sound scheme
 * All of the user profile pictures have been replaced with ones from Vista
-* The My Computer icon is changed to a iMac icon
 == Software ==
-* Adobe Flash Player 10
+* Adobe Flash Player 9.0 r124
 === Customization Utilities ===
@@ Line 41: / Line 48: @@
 === Updates ===
+* Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows XP
+* Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0
+* MSXML 4.0 SP3 Parser
 * Windows Media Player 11 (in Russian)
+* Root Certificates Update
 * Internet Explorer 7
-* Root Certificate Updates 2010
 * Microsoft XML 4.0
 * DirectX June 2010
 == Notes ==
+=== Bootleg quirks ===
-* The Vista theme included in the bootleg is notable for having a pixel-accurate taskbar, which is not seen in any other Vista themes bundled in any other bootleg. Very impressive for such an old theme, as the msstyles file is dated November 2006.
+* The Vista theme included in the bootleg is notable for having a pixel-accurate taskbar, which is rare to see in other bootlegs with bundled Vista themes. Very impressive for such an old theme, as the msstyles file is dated November 2006.
+* Interestingly enough, the My Computer icon is a picture of an iMac.
 == Gallery ==
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 GameEdition_Setup.png | Setup in the graphical phase
 GameEdition_Boot.png | Boot screen
-GameEdition_Login.png | Log in
+GameEdition_Login.png | Login screen
 GameEdition_Desktop.png | Empty desktop
 GameEdition_StartMenu.png | Start menu
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 </gallery>
-[[Category:Bootlegs created by VXK SOFT]]
 [[Category:Bootlegs originating from Europe]]
 [[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP]]
+[[Category:Bootlegs created by VXK SOFT]]
 [[Category:Bootlegs]]