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[[File:TeamOSPC.png|thumb|200px|The TeamOS computer. It knows if you seed after you download.]]
 
'''Crusty Windows''' (also called '''bootleg Windows'''), known as '''говносборки''' (lit. "shit assemblybuilds") in Russian, are illegally modified builds of the Microsoft Windows operating system, typically developed by eccentric individuals who wish to see their [[Windows 7 Angry Birds Edition|favorite OS and franchises collide]] or just want to include [[Chip Windows XP 2009|every driver and program in existence in their OS installs]]. Many of these bootlegs [[Windows Conan XP|are severely unstable]], [[Windows Dog XP|barely install at all]], [[Windows 7 FaceBooK Edition 2012|have nonsensical themes and wallpapers]], are [[Windos 7|hysterically poorly made]], or are just simply [[Windows 7 Android Rockz!|impossible to find because nobody in their right mind downloaded them]].
 
Crusty Windows come in a wide variety of languages, most commonly in English, Arabic, and Russian, and so far, at least one has been created in every continent (except Antarctica) - from the [[Windows XP Destroyed Edition|good ol' USA]], to [[Tomato Garden XP 3.0|the exotic lands of the Great Wall]], to the [[Windows Mac OS XP|first traditional wonder of the ancient world]], or even [[Windows 8.1 Canada Edition|the land where maple syrup is consumed every day]] - there is always a Windows bootleg that represents someone out there.
 
=== 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 applyingeven patchesadd suchin astheir aown UXThemepost-setup patchroutines 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 all the things nLite can do, lots of modders use it to create the finishing bits of their creation. Mods such as [[SevenVG 2010 R2]] and [[CyberXP 2009]] used the tool.
 
The earliest releases of nLite go back to 2004, and the earliest mods known to use the tool can be traced back to 2005 and 2006. Examples are [[Windows AlphaBetas]] (''nLite 1.0 beta 6 on Windows 2000''), [[TinyXP]] (''nLite 1.0 RC3 on Windows XP Professional SP2'') 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.
 
Despite not being updated for more than 10 years, nLite ishas stillcontinued into usebe bythe modders.most popular program for making Windows XP bootlegs 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. ExamplesThe earliest examples of thesevLite arebeing used go back to [[TinyVista]] (''vLite 1.2 beta on Windows Vista Alienware 2010SP1'']]. andThere are also bootlegs like [[Windows Vista Kagome Titanium SP2 Edition]] (''vLite 1.2 on Windows Vista Ultimate SP2'') and [[Windows Vista Alienware 2010]].
 
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.
 
▲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].
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