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=== nLite Era ===
nLite is a tool for customizing [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 2000|Windows 2000]], [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP]] or [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Server|Windows Server 2003]] installation media. It can do a variety of things, like integrating updates (like DriverPacks, Kels' All-in-One CPL Bonus, VistaDriveIcon, Windows Media Player 11/Internet Explorer 8, and many more), unattended installs (used to pre-activate the OS, and change the registration information), integrating custom themes with the UXTheme patch, and even add in their own post-setup routines and drop custom files to certain locations (most notably, the Windows directory, and sometimes, Documents and Settings and other places), which is contained in the <code>$OEM$</code> folder. Because of allits theextensive thingsfeature nLiteset canand doease of use, lots of modders use it to create the finishing bits of their creation.
 
ThenLite earliestwas releasesfirst ofreleased nLitein go2004, backalthough toit 2004did not gain much traction until around 2005, andwhen thesome earliestearly modsXP knownbootlegs began to use the tool. canExamples beof tracedmods backusing tonLite 2005around andthis 2006. Examplestime are [[Windows AlphaBetas]] (''based on Windows 2000, nLite 1.0 beta 6 on Windows 2000''), [[TinyXP]] (''nLite 1.0 RC3 on Windows XP Professional SP2''), [[Wesmosis 2.5|Wesmosis]] (''based on Windows XP, nLite, earliest releases go back to 2005'') and [[Windows XP Gamer Edition]] (''nLite 1.0 RC7'', late 2006). The latest version of this program is 1.4.9.3, and can still be [https://www.nliteos.com/download.html downloaded] today. It has not been updated for more than a decade, as the creator has switched to making a tool named NTLite, which has the same purpose, but supports Windows 7, 8.x, 10 and 11. It has also enjoyed some use by modders, with bootlegs like [[Windows 7 Infinium Edition]] (''Spanish version, NTLite 1.0.0 on Windows Server 2012 Standard'') using it.
 
As the tool became easier to use and ISOs became easier to distribute thanks to the rise of file sharing websites like MegaUpload and Rapidshare, nLite would see an explosive spike in usage around early 2008, as dozens of authors began using it to create their own Windows mods and share it with their favorite forums or friends.
Despite not being updated for more than 10 years, nLite has continued to be the most popular program for making Windows XP bootlegs. Even after support for Windows XP had ended, people still continue to mod Windows XP to this very day.▼
 
The latest version of this program is 1.4.9.3, and can still be [https://www.nliteos.com/download.html downloaded] today. It has not been updated for more than a decade, as the creator has switched to making a tool named NTLite, which has the same purpose, but supports Windows 7, 8.x, 10 and 11.
 
▲Despite not being updated for more than 10 years, nLite has continued to be the most popular program for making Windows XP bootlegs. Even after support for Windows XP had ended, people still continue to mod Windows XP to this very day.
 
=== vLite Era ===
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