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{{Partially missing\|eWafr-Bedrin has also published BedOS 1 Lite, according to <code>RTP.RTF</code> on the CD root.}}{{Infobox bootleg \|screenshot = BedOS 72214-1 Desktop.png \|caption = The desktop of BedOS 72214-1 \|arch = x86 (32-bit) \|size = '''72214-1:''' 88.6 MiB<br>'''2.0:''' 59.4 MiB<br>'''2.0 Lite:''' 32.3 MiB<br>'''3.0:''' 247.2 MiB \|download = {{link\|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%2098/BedOS/BedOS72214-1/BedOS72214-1.exe\|name=BedOS72214-1.exe}},<br>{{link\|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%2098/BedOS/BedOS2/bedos2.exe\|name=bedos2.exe}},<br>{{link\|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%2098/BedOS/BedOS2Lite/bedos2_lite.exe\|name=bedos2_lite.exe}},<br>{{link\|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%2098/OSX%20BedOS3.iso\|name=OSX BedOS3.iso}} \|archiveadd = April 6, 2024 }} '''BedOS''' ~~(named after the author)~~ is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 9x\|Windows 9x]] edition, which was created by Sergey Bedrin (full name: Сергей Бедрин Викторович) of eWafr-Bedrin. The very first version of BedOS (BedOS72214-1, based on Windows 98, English and Russian (available when registering)) released onin April 2001, while 2.0 (БедОС2 "ТАНЯ", Russian) released onin May 2002, 2.0 Lite was May 2003, and 3.0 ("OSX", based on Windows Me; first ~~one~~ to come in ISO format) came out in April 2004. All of these versions were added to the archive on April 6, 2024. It is one of the earliest Windows modifications to have all the now nearly omnipresent traits of a Windows bootleg, a new look, modified cursors and sounds, adding in new software, etc. It is notable for being one of the few bootlegs that are distributed in shareware form. BedOS was particularly popular in computer clubs and similar places in Eastern Europe, where it was often installed to evade antipiracy checks from law enforcement by differentiating itself from stock Windows. BedOS is not really a bootleg - more of a [[transformation pack]]. This will go over mostly BedOS 72214-1, since it is the first release and it is in English therefore being easy to understand for most readers of this Wiki (although you are provided a russificator for BedOS when you register it), but we will go into the other ones as well. The premise of BedOS is to take the best features of 4 Windows versions, particularly Windows 95, Windows Memphis, Windows 98, and Windows Me, combining all these features as well as bringing in a whole new, frightening look to the OS. BedOS advertises itself as working as fast as Windows 95, being reliable and stable like Windows Me (yes, really), and supporting contemporary devices like Windows 98. BedOS72214-1 comes in an Installer VISE package, while BedOS 2.0/Lite come in an ACE self-extractor. BedOS 3.0 ~~still~~is ~~comes~~still in ~~executable~~self-extractor ~~format~~form, but it is now packaged inside an ISO image with included CD extras. 72214-1's installer starts off with an unintentionally funny to read introduction text, where you can proceed into installing the full bootleg. It will install itself to its own folder named "BEDOS" in the root of your C: drive, and add a shortcut on the Desktop and Start menu to launch BedOS afterwards. What the "Launch BedOS" shortcut does is it replaces operating system files in the C: root such as AUTOEXEC.BAT, COMMAND.COM, IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, CONFIG.SYS, as well as BOOTSECT.DOS, BOOT.INI, NTLDR, NTDETECT, the pagefile even for assurance, with its own versions, that boots the user into BedOS instead of normal Windows. The original files are backed up in another folder and can be easily restored by using a shortcut which we will go into detail later. When you first boot into 72214-1, you will be informed that it is shareware, where if you want the full version you have to sign up to an online registration form accessible as a local HTML document on the Desktop. After you sit through the new hardware messages (standard for Windows 9x), you will be greeted with the aforementioned new look, along with plenty of new locations to visit, including "My Distributive" and "My Documents" (both have nothing in them), "My Programs" (which doesn't have much), 3 shortcuts to more programs and finally, "BedOS Registration" (the aforementioned form, similarly riddled with poor English). There is also a "Back to Windows" shortcut which does the opposite of what the "Launch BedOS" shortcut does. It restores the original OS files from its backup folder, and returns Windows back to its former state.