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==Description==
==Description==
This bootleg is based from a Windows Whistler Beta 2 build that was originally released in March 2001, it is themed around Shadwyn Ylaya from the Might and Magic series. It includes some tweaks, some new wallpapers, and some built in music. This bootleg is known for being a dysfunctional, bloody mess that doesn't seem to work properly in some Virtual Machine software.
This bootleg is based from a Windows Whistler Beta 2 build that was originally released in March 2001, and it is themed around Shadwyn Ylaya from the Might and Magic series. It includes some tweaks, some new wallpapers, and some built in music. This bootleg is known for being a dysfunctional, bloody mess that doesn't seem to work properly in some Virtual Machine software.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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*The mouse driver literally stops working during setup.
*The mouse driver literally stops working during setup.
*Some programs have been removed entirely, like WordPad for an example.
*Some programs have been removed entirely, like WordPad for an example.
*If you install VMware Tools in this bootleg, it will literally slow down the entire OS, making it hardly even usable.
*If you install VMware Tools in this bootleg, it will slow down the entire OS, making it barely usable.
*This bootleg claims to have the timebomb removed, but if you log off and log back in, it will tell you that the evaluation period has ended, clicking OK will cause a BSOD, and render the bootleg unusable.
*This bootleg claims to have the timebomb removed, but if you log off and log back in, it will tell you that the evaluation period has ended, clicking OK will cause a BSOD, and render the bootleg unusable.
*Almost every mention of Windows Whistler has been replaced to "Shadwyn-Ylaya"
*Almost every mention of Windows Whistler has been replaced to "Shadwyn-Ylaya"

Revision as of 02:21, 25 October 2023

YlayaOS
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of YlayaOS
The desktop of YlayaOS
Original OSWindows Whistler Build 2463
Release date2006 (allegedly)
Real release date: 2020
AuthorMesedaBagaudinova
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit)
File size681.3 MiB
Download linkYLAYA.iso
Live CDNo

YlayaOS (also known as Shadwyn Ylaya OS) is a Windows Whistler Build 2463 bootleg, it claims to be released in November 2006 but in reality it was uploaded to the Internet Archive in January 2020.

Description

This bootleg is based from a Windows Whistler Beta 2 build that was originally released in March 2001, and it is themed around Shadwyn Ylaya from the Might and Magic series. It includes some tweaks, some new wallpapers, and some built in music. This bootleg is known for being a dysfunctional, bloody mess that doesn't seem to work properly in some Virtual Machine software.

Notes

  • Most hardware will give out an error saying that it hasn't passed Windows Logo testing (even for the most simplest of hardware).
  • The mouse driver literally stops working during setup.
  • Some programs have been removed entirely, like WordPad for an example.
  • If you install VMware Tools in this bootleg, it will slow down the entire OS, making it barely usable.
  • This bootleg claims to have the timebomb removed, but if you log off and log back in, it will tell you that the evaluation period has ended, clicking OK will cause a BSOD, and render the bootleg unusable.
  • Almost every mention of Windows Whistler has been replaced to "Shadwyn-Ylaya"

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