The CRUX of a new Windows 7

[TechnoMage2016]

A part of my retirement has been to change my profession as a PC Builder, programmer and repair tech, to just a hobbiest while still doing all of the above.


One of my favorite things to do, to spend my spare time, is to find and download new versions of Windows
wherever they may be, and install them, just to see how they work.


Yesterday, while poking around on the WWW, I found a new version of Windows 7, called "Windows 7, CRUX, x86.


The creators of this version, removed many of the things that make Win-7 run slower and require more system resources.

During the install, the installer installed drivers for everything but the LAN card. That I took care of myself.


So I'm just wondering if anyone else has any experience with this version of Windows 7?


Cheers mates,
TechnoMage

 

[chefduane]

Never even heard of it. I wonder what Microsoft's take on that would be. Methinks there might be some legalities involved that MS might not take kindly to.

 

[TechnoMage2016]

That's a big problem with Microshaft....NO sense of humor.


In case you've not noticed, every version of Windows since Win-95 has had some body work done on it by the aftermarket boys. Many versions even come Pre-Activated. But, thankfully, we don't see those versions showing up in the retail market.



I refer to XP Lite, and XP Black, two very interesting versions of the very popular Windows XP.


I'm not advocating for any OS Rework, to be sold, but they can be a lot of fun for Enthusiasts to just play around with.


I was just curious, if anyone else had encountered Windows 7, CRUX, x86, and what they thought of it. ???


Cheers Mates!

 

[mrjimphelps]

I am suspect of any product not owned or licensed by Microsoft, which has "Windows 7" as part of its name. Remember "Lindows"? Lindows was a Linux add-on which allowed you to run Windows software inside of Linux. Even a name as tame as "Lindows" was enough to bring legal action by Microsoft. I cannot imagine Microsoft standing idly by while someone releases a non-Microsoft product called "Windows 7 CRUX".

That said, I know nothing about this product.

 

[TechnoMage2016]

Well, without getting into a big bru-ha-ha about licensing and all that intails, I just look at something like CRUX as an example of programming creativity. Not to mention that it works dang well!



I'm sympathetic, because when I bought my first Commodore 64, way back when, I didn't like the operating system, so I re-wrote it, to suite myself. I burned my own Kernel ROM chips, and the rest is
history.



At least on an IBM Compatible PC, I can just load the OS from a DVD and I don't have to burn any ROM's.
And if I don't like it, I can just write over it with something else.

 

[SIW2]

You can make your own, including more recent drivers, updates, etc and removing components you don't want.

I think the paid version of NTLITE allows component removal.

There is also Windows 7 Component Removal from sourceforge:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/w7cr/files/latest/download

I have tested it ( with just a few removals) and it worked fine.

 

[TechnoMage2016]

What kind of "Components" are you talking about?


I'm definitely a DIY guy, but that does not include OS's. I like to see what others have done and are doing.


My days of OS programming are long past.

 

[SIW2]

It tells you in the readme.txt. There are a bunch of xml files with titles. Very simple.

 

[sobranie]

Googling windows 7 crux may be of help.

 

[Indianatone]

I am suspect of any product not owned or licensed by Microsoft, which has "Windows 7" as part of its name. Remember "Lindows"? Lindows was a Linux add-on which allowed you to run Windows software inside of Linux. Even a name as tame as "Lindows" was enough to bring legal action by Microsoft. I cannot imagine Microsoft standing idly by while someone releases a non-Microsoft product called "Windows 7 CRUX".

That said, I know nothing about this product.

Lindows was not in any way shape or form Windows compatible. It was sold with PC's as an all in one product and rumour has it they got most of them back as they could not run Windows Programs.

 

[Barman58]

It's just another illegal cracked version of windows it will be around for a little while then disappear like the others - even if they give it away they are not licensed Microsoft distributors so the courts would eat them alive as a free version of a legitimate registered product breaks an awful lot of Laws and financial regulations and denies the actual owner of the product a potential sale so is as good as theft

 

[TechnoMage2016]

It never fails, that any mention of a new version of any OS, always brings the Licensing Police out of the woodwork. That's NOT what this thread is all about.

I just like experimenting with different OS's, and seeing how they work and how they vary, it's my Hobby.

 

[michael diemer]

I did some Ducking (don't use Google). All the sites I looked at were on the shady side, not professional at all, as in phishing, malware etc.

 

[townsbg]

https://megatechsofts.blogspot.com/2016/02/windows-7-crux-edition-2015-for-low.html

Softwares included :​

• COMODO Internet Security​

• K-Lite Codec Pack Full (Replaced Windows Media player)​

• Skype​

• iObit Advanced Systemcare Pro​

• All Microsoft visual c++ redistributable (2005 till 2013)​

• Loader (Silent Activation)​

Doesn't that mean that it is cracked and therefore illegal? Did it prompt you to enter in a license key?

 

[chefduane]

It never fails, that any mention of a new version of any OS, always brings the Licensing Police out of the woodwork. That's NOT what this thread is all about.



I just like experimenting with different OS's, and seeing how they vary, it's my Hobby, and Licensing means absolutely Nothing to me.


Cheers Mates!

But don't you think that's understandable? I mean, when folks see a person hacking a licensed OS the immediate response is most likely that its an unauthorized action. Especially when that unauthorized version is offered to another.

When folks see a person breaking into a car they don't think "Hey that's a nice, clean, elegant, break in by that guy practicing his hobby." They usually think "Hey, that's illegal."

And besides, this IS a Windows 7 forum after all. What did you expect?

 

[badcrc]

I'd imagine that anyone who can mod Windows 7 could easily insert a hidden keylogger, or other such malware to steal your data.

Caveat emptor ...