Windows XP
From Misc Data Digs
Windows XP |
Developed by: Microsoft This software has unused images. This software has unused texts. |
Windows XP is an operating system based on the Windows NT technology and was designated for home users, with an upgrade to the user interface as well as an introduction to Windows Media Center in later releases, with an entire edition dedicated to it.
Even though initial support ended in 2009 and extended support ended in 2014, it is still widely used by many businesses, retro users, and clueless users today.
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Prototype Info |
Source Code The many things that were hiding in source code given only to select developers. |
Unused Images (Windows Whistler Leftovers)[edit | edit source]
Server | Advanced Server | Datacenter |
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Early login logo images exist as bitmaps in msgina.dll.
Similarly, side bars for these versions can be found under explorer.exe.
Old power button, used in early versions of the shutdown UI.
Unused Text[edit | edit source]
The computer got very poorly and decided to end it's own suffering
Located in msgina.dll, this placeholder text is used any time the user doesn't fill out the shutdown event tracker. The user does not see this normally.
This string also exists in Russian versions of XP, translated.
Restart in MS-DOS mode Ends your session, shuts down Windows, and starts MS-DOS mode.
Located in msgina.dll under String Table 501. Windows XP cannot restart in MS-DOS mode.
This pre-release version of "Internet Explorer 4.0" Desktop/Explorer has expired. Please update to the latest release of "Internet Explorer 4.0" from WWW.MICROSOFT.COM
Located in explorer.exe under String Table 45. Leftover from an early version of Active Desktop.
Other Leftovers[edit | edit source]
In winlogon.exe, there are leftover Windows NT 4.0 logon dialogs.
Similarly, a Windows ME-like background image can be found among the setup files.
Microsoft Bob[edit | edit source]
Every copy of Windows XP has an installer for Microsoft Bob included, encrypted with random keys. This was done not only to take up the remaining disc space, but also to slow down piracy. This installer is checked for by Windows XP's own installer.
The Microsoft Windows series
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DOS-Based Kernel | Windows 1.x • Windows 2.x • Windows 3.0 • Windows 3.1 • Windows 95 • Windows 98 |
NT-Based Kernel | Windows 2000 • Windows XP • Windows Server 2003 • Windows Vista • Windows 10 |