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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 (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 95.
BedOS72214-1 comes in an Installer VISE package, while BedOS 2.0/Lite come in an ACE self-extractor. BedOS 3.0 still comes in executable format, 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, 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. Don't worry about losing them though, it is all backed up afterwards.
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". There is also a "Back to Windows" shortcut which does basically the opposite of what the "Launch BedOS" shortcut does. It restores everything from its backup folder, and returns Windows back to normal.
BedOS can officially run on Windows 95 (OSR2 only), Windows 98, Windows Me and Windows 2000 (FAT32 only). Despite claiming to only work for Windows 95 OSR2, BedOS will happily cooperate with Windows 95a (and possibly RTM) just fine. BedOS at least partially supports Windows NT, as it detects its bootloader (NTLDR/NTDETECT/BOOT.INI) and deals with it accordingly, but working screenshots remains to be seen.
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