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=== vLite Era ===
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Some early examples of vLite being used go back to [[TinyVista]] (''vLite 1.2 beta on Windows Vista SP1'') and [[Windows Vista Lite]] (''vLite 1.1.6 on Windows XP SP3''). There are also bootlegs like [[Windows Vista Kagome Titanium SP2 Edition]] (''vLite 1.2 on Windows Vista Ultimate SP2''), and [[Windows Vista Alienware 2010]]. It has also been seen in Windows 7 RTM bootlegs, such as [[Tiny7]] (''vLite 1.2 on Windows 7 RTM'') and [[Windows 7 Apple Logo]] (''ditto'').
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].
 
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].