Windows XP (W32)
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- For the Windows platform page see, Windows.
Windows XP is the 5th major release of Microsoft's Windows operating system. The OS went through three major service packs. According to W3C, it was the most popular OS used on the Internet from 2003 to 2011. Its support ended on April 8, 2014.
Screenshots
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Music
The Windows Welcome music (also known as the title music) plays on the final stage of installing - in the Out-of-box experience program. Many sources credit Brian Eno as the composer of this tune, however this information is false. It was in fact composed by Stan LePard, and it was previously used in Internet Starter Kit 3. Sadly, he passed away.
Bill Brown composed the tour score and default sound scheme, including famous Windows XP Startup and Shutdown sounds. Listening to the Tour 3 track you can easily recognize some XP sounds, such as Windows XP Error sound.
Also Microsoft ditched the long staple MIDI tune, Trip Through the Grand Canyon, for Windows XP and instead supplied three MIDI songs which are often attributed to XP, however they first appeared in Windows ME. The song Flourish is interesting as it is played in a 5/4 time signature, and it also was available as part of Microsoft DirectX package since version 9.0.
Recording
The recordings were made using various options. They are marked by following song prefixes:
- Digital audio (WMA and MP3), simply encoded with oggenc.
- MIDI music, recorded with Winamp's MIDI plugin v3.53 via the DirectMusic Microsoft Synthesizer.
# | Title | Filename | Composer | Length | Listen | Download |
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101 | Windows Welcome Music | title.wma | Stan LePard | 5:24 | Download | |
102 | Tour Intro | introLoop.mp3 | Bill Brown | 0:40 | Download | |
103 | Tour 1 | loop1.mp3 | Bill Brown | 1:33 | Download | |
104 | Tour 2 | loop2.mp3 | Bill Brown | 1:31 | Download | |
105 | Tour 3 | loop3.mp3 | Bill Brown | 1:31 | Download | |
106 | Tour 5 | loop5.mp3 | Bill Brown | 1:30 | Download | |
107 | Tour 6 | loop6.mp3 | Bill Brown | 1:31 | Download |
# | Title | Filename | Composer | Length | Listen | Download |
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201 | Flourish | flourish.mid | Nathan Grigg | 1:27 | Download | |
202 | One Stop | onestop.mid | David Yackley | 4:07 | Download | |
203 | Town | town.mid | Nathan Grigg | 1:19 | Download |
Credits
- Ripper: TheAlmightyGuru (MIDI), binarymaster (WAV, WMA, MP3)
- Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru (MIDI), binarymaster (WMA, MP3)
- Game Credits:
- Not Credited Composer: Stan LePard
- Not Credited Composer: Bill Brown
- Music: Nathan Grigg
- Music: David Yackley
(Source: MIDI meta tags.)
Game Rip
- The WMA file is located at C:\Windows\system32\oobe\images folder.
- The MP3 files are located at C:\Windows\Help\Tours\mmTour folder inside files tour.exe and segment5.swf, extracted with FFDec.
- The type-1 MIDI files are located in the C:\Windows\Media folder.
- This rip also includes the various WAV sound schemes and effects from the various inbox Windows XP programs.
Releases
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Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP - Wikipedia
- soundcloud.com/stanlepard/1996-internet-starter-kit-velkommen-original-mix - Windows Welcome music by Stan LePard.
- soundcloud.com/billbrownmusic/sets/bill-brown-windows-xp-score - Windows XP Score by Bill Brown.
- Windows 32 Games
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