Microsoft Windows XP Welcome Music
Velkommen, commonly referred to as The Windows Welcome Music, or by its file name, title.wma, is a Windows Media Audio file that plays during the out-of-box experience (OOBE) of Windows XP. It is a 101 BPM song, and while it originally ran for two minutes and forty seconds, the full track is over five minutes long.
Description[]
This track often goes unheard when installing Windows XP, as sound drivers are typically not installed during the OOBE. After installation, the file was found and deemed a "Windows XP Easter Egg,"[1] and could be located in C:\Windows\System32\oobe\images. The file can no longer be located in newer versions of Windows operating systems.
The track originates from a Version 3.0 of the Internet Explorer Starter Kit" released in 1996 for Windows 95.[2] An edited version was intended to be included with Windows 98 and was later repurposed as Windows XP's installation music.[3]
Composer[]
The original composer was uncredited and remained unidentified for many years. Websites and forums questioning the creator of the music misidentified Brian Eno and Bill Brown as the composers.[4][5] However, Stan LePard was discovered to be the actual composer of this track when a version of it was discovered on his public SoundCloud account.[6]
References[]
- ↑ Windows XP Easter Egg - Hidden Brian Eno Ambient Mix on Windows Xp, The Easter Egg Archive. 2006-12-12.
- ↑ Microsoft Announces Internet Starter Kit, Microsoft. 1996-04-23.
- ↑ Windows 98: Velkommen by Stan LePard, SoundCloud. 2011-03-22.
- ↑ Windows XP Easter Egg - Hidden Brian Eno Ambient Mix on Windows Xp 2006-12-12
- ↑ Who created the Windows XP welcome music? , Quora, by Arun, 2016-03-16
- ↑ 1996 Internet Starter Kit - Velkommen - Original Mix by Stan LePard, SoundCloud. 2020-05-22
External links[]
- Windows XP at Microsoft (archived 2001-10-25)
- Windows XP Easter Egg at The Easter Egg Archive (2006-12-12)
- title.wma - The Origins of Windows XP's Welcome Music by Michael MJD at YouTube (2021-03-16)