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==History==
===EarlyBeginning stagesyears===
[[File:BedOS.jpg|thumb|200px|BedOS Desktop]]
The first bootleg variation of Windows was likely [[BedOS]], which was released in 2000 (though bootlegs of [[MS-DOS]] are known to have existed before this.)
The first 'bootleg' version of Windows was likely an OS called [[BedOS]], which was released in 2000. This OS had a Russian and English release, but required an existing Windows 98 install, making it a [[Draft:Transformation pack|transformation pack]] rather than a standalone OS. Still, this OS laid the foundations seen in modern bootlegs - adding a custom theme, custom icons, additional drivers and programs, as well as removing some programs. It was an important OS for kicking off the Russian bootleg scene. ▼
 
▲The first 'bootleg' version of Windows was likely an OS called [[BedOS]], which was released in 2000. This OS had a Russian and English release, but required an existing Windows 95 or Windows 98 install, making it more akin to a [[Draft:Transformation pack|transformation pack]] rather than a standalone OS. Still, this OS laid the foundations seen in modern bootlegs - adding a custom theme, custom icons, additional drivers and programs, as well as removing some programs. It was ana very important OS for kicking off the Russian bootleg scene and thus the bootleg scene as a whole.
Several versions of BedOS exist - 2.0 (pictured), 72214-1 (English version), and 3.0, which is themed after Mac OSX.▼
 
▲Several different versions of BedOS exist - 2.0 (pictured), 72214-1 (English version), and 3.0, which is themed after Mac OSX. The name of the OS is sort of joke, as its name, if romanized, would be "BadOS". It is also one of the very few bootlegs that is distributed as shareware.
 
[[File:Whistler Build 2531 Desktop.png|thumb|200px|The default desktop of Whistler Build 2531]]
 
The second bootleg, and the first one releaseddistributed in an installable ISO format, was interestingly one based on XP before it was even released - [[Whistler Build 2531]]. BasedThis bootleg is based on a Release Candidate 2 build of XP, thisand was likely a joke ISO done out of spite to troll the beta scene of the time. This build includedwould include many common things we see in bootlegs today, such as additional backgrounds, registry tweaks, cracked activation, and more.
 
===Pre-nLite era (2001-2006)===
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