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Despite not being updated for more than 10 years, nLite is still in use by modders. While the number of Windows XP modifications have shrunk drastically since the end of support, some modders continue to bootleg it. An example of this is [[Windows XP Super-Small Lite]] by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by EVO K410i CFW|EVO K410i CFW]].
 
=== vLite Era ===
vLite is a tool for customizing Windows Vista installations. vLite is similar to its predecessor, nLite. As with nLite, vLite's capabilities were used by many modders to finish off their bootleg. Examples of these are [[Windows Vista Alienware 2010]] and [[Windows Vista Kagome Titanium SP2 Edition]].
 
Despite the harsh criticism of Windows Vista, modifications of Vista were still made. As with Windows XP, Vista bootlegs are still being made today, but they are much more rare and much, '''much''' [https://archive.org/details/windows-vienna-ultimate-m-18-x-64 less interesting] and [https://archive.org/details/max-and-ruby_202307 more questionable].
 
vLite was used on most Windows Vista bootlegs. It was also used on Windows 7 RTM bootlegs, such as [[Windows 7 Apple Logo]]. vLite did not get many updates and was much more shortlived than its predecessor, nLite. The next iteration of the software would be NTLite.