A warning for Windows XP users.

Posted by wazu on Dec. 21, 2007, 1:58 a.m.

What I am about to show you is… some old pre-release screenshots of windows XP (apparently, Microsoft forgot to remove them from explorer.exe, so simply decompile, and Bob's your uncle.) showing the development of the OS.

Alright folks, I want you to look at the tray at the bottom of your screen. Look at the start, and those 5 little dot things just to the right of it… apparently, they couldn't decide whether or not to put it in, so here's some of the screenshots of the tray:

Now look at the following banner things (supposed to go on the start menu, but ditched before release) - they refer to Windows Server 2003 as "Codename Whistler Server":

Also, look at the screenshot (no higher res available, this is the only screenshot of the unfinished XP in explorer.exe)

Okay, leave a comment containing conspiracy theories based on my findings…. NAO!

Comments

stampede 16 years, 11 months ago

What?

And those five dots, you can show/hide them if you like. Lock/unlock the taskbar.

Lapixx 16 years, 11 months ago

Yea, that's just an indicater wheter the taskbar is locked.

anyway, what do you want to show us? :/ I don't really see the problem. Just get a Mac :P

by the way, there are 7 dots…

stampede 16 years, 11 months ago

Oopsie, should have checked before I say anything :D

SquareWheel 16 years, 11 months ago

Yeah, they are just the draggable part. =/

shad0w 16 years, 11 months ago

Moron, you can also set the start menu to classic and get the side strip.

Firebird 16 years, 11 months ago

lmao

sirxemic 16 years, 11 months ago

[warning=????]What's the warning your title tells about?[/warning]

mixahman 16 years, 11 months ago

i love the classic view better than the xp/vista view. people sometimes think I still use win98. lol

Lapixx 16 years, 11 months ago

@C-Ator9: 'Be aware of the 7 dots in the taskbar' :P

stampede 16 years, 11 months ago

mixahman: Same here!