Jody Thornton Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 We'll see if this has any worth to it, or if it's a lot of hot air. I'd be hopeful that an opportunity for an XP-like secure, modern OS could be reality. .https://www.xpforums.com/threads/classicos-announcement.933062/#post-3256367 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 this seems interesting indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Let's say that it is unusual to have a Facebook page for an OS in development, it must be a sign of the time . jaclaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenhillmaniac Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Are they only targetting XP level driver support, or are they planning on adding WDDM support? What are their long term goals? Does Chrome actually run on it? What kind of concrete changes to the ReactOS kernel have they made? Dunno... Seems like a really young project to say if I'm excited or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Thornton Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 Well I've started to be doubtful. A Facebook Page? And no download link? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Well it was a nice read ... thanks for posting. It won't hurt to follow the story ... I'm gullible to a large extent and I always like a good mystery. Is this real or just a hoax ? ... It's April and I forgot to check any dates to see if this story broke on April Fool's Day. ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Thornton Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 Well I think he intends to be "for real". Perhaps he's feeling out the level of interest first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Yes, that may well be the reason. Hopefully, it's a real project. I don't do Facebook so I will have to get any further news here or on the internet. ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Thornton Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 He has posted a ClassicOS screenshot, but makes you download an executable to view it? No thanks. I'm not falling for any tricks here. https://www.xpforums.com/threads/classicos-screenshot-for-windows-xp-free-tool.933073/#post-3256499 Sheesh! Like why couldn't he post a screenshot right in the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heinoganda Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) This file is absolutely not trustworthy! SFX Installerhttps://www.virustotal.com/en/file/f4bb8b6a0cee8c9fd27b797fbd9ed39326991161a5b6af9c153af1c961f72f3c/analysis/1493570826 Unpacked file from the SFX installerhttps://www.virustotal.com/en/file/4195efa73c95510301ae9ad066a27762253cbf8122a8e85171bc669d0c1ee54b/analysis/1493570999 Will check again later this file with Virustotal. Edited April 30, 2017 by heinoganda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Thornton Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 The same user (towgers) also uploaded a "Classic Notepad" app the other day. Is this any more legit? https://www.xpforums.com/threads/classicos-typewriter-free-word-processor.933074/ It appears this guy needs to be exposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heinoganda Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) With Classic Notepad (ClassicOS Typewriter) I have noticed once but no abnormalities. Installer created with Inno Setup with the following extracted file: "ClassicOS Typewriter.exe"https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/cf11b4ec78644e3f9e6736e05b236657cb7e2df4074faeb9ff3917de74869fc1/analysis/1493576893 In the Inno Setup script, there were also no abnormalities. ;InnoSetupVersion=5.5.7 [Setup] AppName=ClassicOS Typewriter AppVersion=1.0 AppPublisher=Macrosewood Inc DefaultDirName={pf}\ClassicOS Applications For Windows OutputBaseFilename=SETUPT~1.EXE Compression=lzma DisableDirPage=auto DisableProgramGroupPage=yes LicenseFile=embedded\License.txt InfoBeforeFile=embedded\InfoBefore.txt WizardImageFile=embedded\WizardImage.bmp WizardSmallImageFile=embedded\WizardSmallImage.bmp [Files] Source: "{app}\ClassicOS Typewriter.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; MinVersion: 0.0,5.0; Flags: ignoreversion [Run] Filename: "{app}\ClassicOS Typewriter.exe"; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,ClassicOS Typewriter }"; MinVersion: 0.0,5.0; Flags: postinstall skipifsilent nowait [Icons] Name: "{commonprograms}\ClassicOS Typewriter "; Filename: "{app}\ClassicOS Typewriter.exe"; MinVersion: 0.0,5.0; Name: "{commondesktop}\ClassicOS Typewriter "; Filename: "{app}\ClassicOS Typewriter.exe"; Tasks: desktopicon; MinVersion: 0.0,5.0; Name: "{userappdata}\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\ClassicOS Typewriter "; Filename: "{app}\ClassicOS Typewriter.exe"; Tasks: quicklaunchicon; MinVersion: 0.0,5.0; [Tasks] Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; MinVersion: 0.0,5.0; Name: "quicklaunchicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateQuickLaunchIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; MinVersion: 0.0,5.0; OnlyBelowVersion: 0.0,6.01; [CustomMessages] english.NameAndVersion=%1 version %2 english.AdditionalIcons=Additional shortcuts: english.CreateDesktopIcon=Create a &desktop shortcut english.CreateQuickLaunchIcon=Create a &Quick Launch shortcut english.ProgramOnTheWeb=%1 on the Web english.UninstallProgram=Uninstall %1 english.LaunchProgram=Launch %1 english.AssocFileExtension=&Associate %1 with the %2 file extension english.AssocingFileExtension=Associating %1 with the %2 file extension... english.AutoStartProgramGroupDescription=Startup: english.AutoStartProgram=Automatically start %1 english.AddonHostProgramNotFound=%1 could not be located in the folder you selected.%n%nDo you want to continue anyway? [Languages] ; These files are stubs ; To achieve better results after recompilation, use the real language files Name: "english"; MessagesFile: "embedded\english.isl"; Somehow I see no sense, why a notepad replacement? Edited April 30, 2017 by heinoganda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loblo Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 2 hours ago, JodyT said: He has posted a ClassicOS screenshot, but makes you download an executable to view it? No thanks. I'm not falling for any tricks here. https://www.xpforums.com/threads/classicos-screenshot-for-windows-xp-free-tool.933073/#post-3256499 Sheesh! Like why couldn't he post a screenshot right in the thread? It's a program to make a screenshot of your desktop and save it as bitmap, not an app to show a pic of ClassicOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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