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{{Infobox bootleg
|titlescreenshot = Windows ME Year of Luigi Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 9x|Windows ME]]
|screenshot = ME_YearOfLuigi_Desktop24b.png
|caption = The desktop of ME Year of Luigi
|original_os = [[Windows ME]]
|creator = Windowsi3DS
|release_date = March 10, 2014
|country = ?United Kingdom
|language = English
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|size = 380 MB
|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%20ME/yearofluigi.iso yearofluigi.iso]
|archiveadd = December 11, 2021
}}
'''Windows ME Year of Luigi''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 9x|Windows ME]] edition, which was created by Windowsi3DS. It released on March 10, 2014, and was added to the archive on December 11, 2021.
 
== Description ==
Windows ME Year of Luigi (jokingly called "Windows ME Nuclear Edition" or "Windows ME Excessively Green Edition") is a bootleg Windows edition created by Windowsi3DS released in 2014.
WindowsThe ME Year of Luigibootleg is a bootleg based onmodified Windows ME distribution, which is packaged in the Ghost 12 image format, which has to be restored through a separate [[:Category:Bootlegs which install via backup software|Norton Ghost]] utility. The download link for this bootleg is an ISO image that contains the original .GHO file.
 
The OS itself was created for and named after the "[https://www.mariowiki.com/The_Year_of_Luigi Year of Luigi]" event, which was created by Nintendo to celebrate Luigi's 30th anniversary. As a result, the OS has been changed around to be more "Luigi" themed as well as including additional software.
 
This bootleg was originally created in a Virtual PC 2007 VM, meaning if you install it on there you will need Virtual PC Additions. If you install it on VMware, you will need to install VMware Tools. For VirtualBox users you will need SciTech Display Doctor/SoftGPU.
 
== Changes from Windows ME ==
=== Look and feel ===
* The background color has been set to a bright eye blinding green color
* New default theme, and background color. The background color has been changed from light blue to an eye-piercing lime green color. The titlebar color has been set to lime green
* The My Computer and My Documents icons have been changed to a Luigi hat
* New icon set. The My Computer and My Documents icons have been changed into an icon of Luigi's hat. The Recycle Bin icon has been changed to a red, more "modern" looking icon. Bizarrely, the Network Neighborhood icon ishas been renamed to "Connect Pre-Server", and itsthe icon ishas been changed to a database icon
 
== Software ==
 
== Notes ==
=== Bootleg quirks ===
* The Internet Explorer shortcut in the Programs directory points to <code>msinfo32.exe</code>
* The Mozilla Firefox profile both has cache and history for WinWorldPC. (obviously)
 
* The icons for the desktop icons are all stored in <code>C:\Icon</code>.
== Description ==
* Internet Explorer's shell has been removed from the system.
Windows ME Year of Luigi is a bootleg based on Windows ME which is packaged in the Ghost image format, which has to be restored through a separate [[:Category:Bootlegs which install via backup software|Norton Ghost]] utility.
 
== ScreenshotsGallery ==
<gallery>
ME Year of Luigi Desktop.png | Empty desktop
File:ME_YearOfLuigi_Login.png | Login screen
ME Year of Luigi StartMenu.png | Start menu
File:ME_YearOfLuigi_Desktop256.png | Empty desktop in 256 colors
File:ME_YearOfLuigi_SysDMME Year of Luigi Demo.png | System informationProperties and About Windows dialog
File:ME_YearOfLuigi_Desktop24b.png | Empty desktop in 24-bit color
File:ME_YearOfLuigi_SysDM.png | System information and About Windows dialog
</gallery>
 
[[Category:Bootlegs originating from Europe]]
[[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 9x]]
[[Category:Bootlegs which install via backup software]]