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{{Partially missing|WinBeOS98 I, II, III, BedOS 1 Lite, OurOS}}{{Infobox bootleg
|screenshot = BedOS 72214-1 Desktop.png
|caption = The desktop of BedOS 72214-1
|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 Sergei Bedrin (Сергей Бедрин). The very first version of BedOS (72214-1 English, based on Windows 98) released on April of 2001, while 2.0 (Russian) released on May of 2002, 2.0 Lite May 2003, 3.0 OSX (based on Windows Me; first one to come in ISO format) April 2004. It is one of the earliest Windows modifications to have all the now-omnipresent traits of a Windows bootleg, new look, modified cursors and sounds, adding in new software, etc. It is notable for being one of the few ''shareware'' bootlegs.
 
BedOS was particularly popular in computer clubs and similar places in 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 people, 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 95.
 
BedOS 72214-1 comes in an Installer VISE package, while BedOS 2.0/Lite and possibly 3.0 come in an ACE self-extractor. BedOS 3.0 is now in ISO format 72214-1's installer starts off with an unintentionally funny to read introduction text, which 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 basically replaces critical files in the C: root such as AUTOEXEC, COMMAND, IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, CONFIG.SYS, as well as BOOTSECT.DOS, BOOT.INI, NTLDR, NTDETECT, the pagefile even for assurance, with its own, redirecting it all to its kernel.
 
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 on the author's website. After you sit through the new hardware messages, you will be greeted with the aforementioned new look, along with a whole bunch of new places 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".
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