Welcome to Windows 7 Simulator. The most realistic one on scratch. This simulator includes Aero, adding transparency to a lot of elements in the OS. With sprites directly ripped from Windows, everything looks exactly like the original! ___________________________________________ Warning: This project may not run well on weaker computers. If this is the case, please try the Legacy edition or use the turbowarp link. https://turbowarp.org/236363429 ___________________________________________ Check out the Legacy version of this OS - https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/372459222/ ___________________________________________ Check out the predecessor to this: Windows XP Simulator - https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/235298186/ ___________________________________________ Change log (Version 2.6.1) ___________________________________________ -V2.0 (March 1st 2020) - After MONTHS of hard on and off work and me being lazy, I finally finished V2. All the graphics were completely reworked and now are properly scaled to fit. New features include a better file explorer, reworked Media player that now includes 9 songs, and a Camera app. -V2.01 (March 3rd, 2020) - Minor bug fix with Maze Game. -V2.02 (April 6th, 2020) - Updated thumbnail now it look good lol -V2.1 (June 3rd, 2020) - Added control panel which allows you to change wallpapers, changed the boot screen text, fixed visual file explorer bug. -V2.2 (June 6th, 2020) - Fixed mediaplayer bug when opening in file explorer, added recycle bin, loading now goes to front everytime, and small bug fixes. -V2.3 (June 9th, 2020) - Added gadgets, glow to file explorer when opened from recycle bin, and bug fixes. -V2.3.1 (June 10th, 2020) MAJOR BUG FIX with the camera not closing while a gadgets on the desktop. -V2.4 (November 6th, 2020) Added a shutdown button to the lock screen, added 3 new songs to Media Player, fixed various gadgets glitches, and fixed shutdown bugs when multiple apps are open. -V2.5 (January 24th, 2021) Added games tab to the start menu, added start menu icon transitions, improved visual features, added the ability to log off, new shutdown screen and bug fixes. -V2.6 (February 2nd, 2021) Fixed the Start Button cloning bug when logging off, made recycle bin draggable, a ton of internal code changes and bug fixes. -V2.6.1 (February 3rd, 2021) Fixed various bugs involving MediaPlayer and other things. ___________________________________________ Credits ___________________________________________ @HighTechAnimations - Start button and boot images. https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/176272444/ @colorgram - Desktop drag and volume https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1319228/ Everything else was made by me. ___________________________________________ Media Player Music ___________________________________________ 1. Kalimba - Mr Scruff 2. Maid with the Flaxen Hair - Richard Stoltzman 3. Sleep Away - Bob Acri 4. Dont blame it on the boogie - Michael Jackson 5. You Spin Me Round (like a record) - Dead or Alive 6. Renaissance - HOME 7. Time - Pink Floyd 8. Flashing Lights - Kanye West 9. September - Earth, Wind, and Fire 10. No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age ___________________________________________ Current Bug List ___________________________________________ -Some apps will close instead of minimizing occasionally. - Gadgets disappear when logging off ___________________________________________ FAQ ___________________________________________ Can you connect to the internet? - No, you cant do that in scratch projects. Project doesn't load or takes forever to load. - Go to the legacy version if your pc cant run this version! Can I use sprites from your project? - Yeah, as long as you give me credit for the sprites you use. ___________________________________________ Features ___________________________________________ - Authentic visuals - Working multitasking layering - Internet Explorer (incomplete) - File explorer - Media Player with 11 songs - Paint - Camera - Maze Game - Shutdown and Restart - Show Desktop - Volume - Desktop drag - Aero Peek - Control Panel - Wallpapers - Recycle bin - Gadgets ___________________________________________ To do list ___________________________________________ -Clean up code -Add photo viewer -Add calculator -Add Notepad -Put control panel in Internet Explorer -Finish time GUI -Add more games -Add setup ___________________________________________ Other ___________________________________________ I used a program called "Resource Hacker" to extract all the sprites from windows for this project. I also used VirtualBox. Please report bugs and or suggest features in the comments! This project will still be updated so stay tuned for those! I'm very thankful for all the support on this project, it took me a (very) long time to make thx <3 ___________________________________________.
