Got a tricked out Windows 2000 Pro VM set up with XP/Vista kernel extensions.
Post some softwares and let's see if it'll still run on this old OS.
>inb4 teamviewer lulz
>>54437331
Your main obstacle is going to be software that checks for XP/Vista or newer and doesn't even try to run.
>>54437399
Already got an MSI editor as well as an OS version spoofer.
Pale Moon WinXP, Maxthon 3, foobar2000 all check for XP or higher, but they run fine so far.
>>54437331
I've got a celery 400mhz laptop running xp.
What went wrong with aero?
>>54437331
https://github.com/bastimeyer/livestreamer-twitch-gui
>>54437443
>400MHz laptop
>XP
Could work okay. nlite that shit
>>54437454
Launches but gets stuck on this page. What else am I supposed to download with it?
>>54437504
http://docs.livestreamer.io/
>>54437504
>could work okay
It does. I use it.
256mb sdram, 430mhz celery, ati rage mobility, HD screen.
It rarely stutters. Space pinball runs smooth too
>>54437331
>set up with XP/Vista kernel extensions
Wut
>>54437591
Installed Livestreamer and now the twitch GUI crashes without a message when trying to play something.
Livestreamer.exe doesn't seem to complain though.
>>54437621
Did you remember to enable POSready 2009 updates?
>>54437624
Adds APIs introduced in XP and Vista. There's some preliminary DX10 and DX11 support being ported over from Wine libraries.
I tried something similar with windows ME. I could shitpost on 4chan with it using opera 12 installed with KernelEx.
Next I'll set up a 95 or 98 shitbox, and then look into 2k. Is there a wiki or something I could read? How do I install the kernel extensions?
>>54437591
Calling livestream.exe directly seems to work fine though.
>>54437709
Check MSFN and BlackWingCat's blog. I can't read the moonrunes, but you want the patch here:
http://blog.livedoor.jp/blackwingcat/archives/1299806.html
It also enables up to 128GB of RAM and up to 16 threads.
>>54437732
>128GB of RAM and up to 16 threads
Wow.
How's the harware support then? Anything I should know of?
>>54437915
It's the usual PAE 32-bit workaround, so you'll need to have hardware and drivers that work with PAE. You'll also need a registry patch (same page) to enable the number of cores you have.
If you're running on bare metal on newer hardware, you'll have trouble with SATA drivers. Try slipstreaming BlackWingCat's matrix storage driver package, or the uni_ata universal driver.
Not sure why my VM isn't showing the full 6GB of RAM I gave it though. Usual thread limit on 2000 Pro is 2 threads, so at least that part worked.
>>54437331
I've got a W2000 ISO but it only has Service Pack 3.
Anyone have a download for SP4? Windows Update has been down for W2000 for years now.
No other takers for a Windows 2000 software trip?
>>54438306
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/microsoft_windows_2000_unofficial_sp.html
If you want to build an almost fully up-to-date ISO, use the HFSLIP package here:
http://blog.livedoor.jp/blackwingcat/archives/1763141.html
Download, concatenate, and extract the CAB files, then shove your ISO contents into SOURCE\ and run the bat file. A few odd places in the system will be in Japanese, but it works for the most part.
Pull out the unwanted addons like Chrome or Safari before you run the script though.
I still use Windows 2000 in a vm regularly, to compile installers for my game.
I dunno about any of that kernel extension stuff though.
>>54438336
That's the unofficial SP5. I don't want that.
I just want the original SP4 installer, which is gone from MS's website.
Here's TeamSpeak running under 2000.
>>54438382
You can grab it off the wayback machine:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160129053851/http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
>>54438365
If it works, don't fix it.
>>54437331
Are there any pages on these kernel extensions?
I'd like to set up a 2K system again, I really enjoyed my old DD file archiver.
>>54437435
Holy shit anon, that's great.
>>54438799
See >>54437732
>tfw no comfy Pentium III coppermine rig
>>54438904
Thanks anon. Just here spreading some nostalgia.
>>54438991
IE6 was better than the later ones anon, good show.
>>54437650
>updates
Lol nah, fuck Microsoft updates
>>54438991
Nice, thanks.
>>54439007
You're fucking retarded.
>>54438462
>link
holy shit thank you so much.
Downloading now... We'll see what happens. And yes, I'm downloading through IE5. I had to create a direct TinyURL or else the browser would just crash.
>>54439044
Why? Just use an av bro.
>>54438999
Fun fact: You could get tabs in IE6.
>>54439045
Such is life with old IE. Any reason you're not running USP 5.1?
>>54439051
>implying
>>54439051
There's no reason to not take advantage of what you've got, there actually are some useful security fixes offered by enabling the POSReady hack that while definitely marginal and rarely exploited, are still a good idea to cover up if you can.
Viruses aren't really the issue, that's endemic to Windows no matter how many updates you receive.
where did you get your iso?
>>54439101
I don't trust Microsoft updates, and if any distro would run as smooth on my hardware I'd switch.
Fact is, I never even connect this pc to the internet.
>>54439095
>Such is life with old IE. Any reason you're not running USP 5.1?
Dafuq is that? I installed SP4 but I still have IE5.
>>54439119
https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-nt-2000
Only link that works and is English is the one with SP1.
>>54439119
You trust XP... but not the security fixes? I just don't understand that at all. The forced Windows 10 bullshit and pretty much every other stupid thing they do is on the consumertard versions of Windows 8/7 the gaymer bloggers here often run.
Fucking Windows 2000 was based.
Microsoft did have a golden age.
If anyone has any software that isn't supposed to support 2000/XP and wants me to try it, I'm still happy to.
>>54439137
IE6 is a separate install. You'll want IE6SP1, and probably the cumulative security update KB2817183. You'll also need the February 2016 root certificate update to install KB2817183, or you'll get a Cryptographic Services error.
>>54439198
Have you tried Steam?
It's a piece of shit and I'm not much for games anymore, but I do have a lot of friends that still use it...
>>54439156
Reread what I wrote. No Linux distro can match xp in performance and functionality on such weak hardware. My only reason for using xp.
Latest Flash Player still works too, despite the last official version to support 2000 being 11.x
>>54439243
Installing now. I don't have a Steam account though.
>>54439243
>>54439288
Made a throwaway Steam account.
>IMPLYING
>>54439269
Oh no, I don't disagree with that at all. I just don't understand what's untrustworthy about security hotfixes compared to the operating system itself, really the only update I ever avoided on XP was the "genuine advantage" anti-piracy bullshit, nothing else has given me a bit of headache.
>>54439288
>>54439341
Got pretty far at least. That's nice.
>>54439373
Seems to work after dismissing the warning. The store page doesn't actually load the page though.
Downloading some random free game now.
>>54439373
It's Microsoft, I don't doubt that they've included a bunch of shifty code in their updates.
Plus, no internet connection. Therefore security isn't an issue.
>>54439416
Game itself didn't work. I'm guessing it's missing a Visual C Redistributable, but I can't be assed to figure this out at 3AM.
Hope everyone had a good time in this thread. If it's still up in a few hours I'll take more requests, but I don't think threads on /g/ live as long anymore.
Can you load win7 drivers
install microsoft office
Can you make a liveCD bootable out of it
if so, can I have iso plz
Whats the point on doing this, next time will you do a windows 10 emulated in DOS?
>>54439669
>Whats the point
Fun?
Technology?
>>54439615
>>54439629
>>54439641
>>54439669
underage pls go
>>54439669
Why are you here on /g/ specifically?
>>54439511
>It's Microsoft, I don't doubt that they've included a bunch of shifty code in their updates.
If that's your reasoning then I still don't understand why you simultaneously are fine with XP, it's a shitty patch-on-patch clusterfuck of code to begin with, and well within the realm of being backdoored if that's your other fear.
>Plus, no internet connection. Therefore security isn't an issue.
Yeah, I wouldn't really be worried about it either. I'm actually not trying to tell you to update, I'm just picking on that initial reason you gave for it.
>>54439669
what
Run a virtual machine inside your virtual 2000 and install Windows 95
>>54439886
>Run a virtual machine inside your virtual 2000 and install Windows 95
>maximum inception
>>54439975
NIGGER CADDLE
What are the limitations of this?
>>54440113
I suppose availability of code/software that would make current technologies function.
It seems like a selective upgrading of key components of Windows NT and supporting libraries.
>>54438991
>>54438999
You can run IE6 on modern Windows using Thinapp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bXRnCf3AXs
>>54440188
So it could support all windows 32 bit applications?
Except metro apps, fuck metro apps.
Try sandboxie, it would be interesting.
>>54440240
Depending on what they do with the kernel, it might even be able to run 64bit application. I don't see there being a limit to what _could_ be done, just more about what is _allowed_ to happen. Microsoft might have something in place to prevent those who would from doing so.
>>54439341
>still not teedas wallpaper
pls
>>54437331
I posted this the other day. I won't try to do what you have done, mostly because I don't think the hardware can handle it. It is comfy right now just being a spreadsheet machine.
Aaaand we're back!
>>54439886
>>54439975
I got a Windows 98SE ISO somewhere.
>>54440113
>>54440240
Some underlying system functions that newer programs expect aren't available in 2000.
>>54440257
Windows 2000 was definitely not offered in amd64 architecture, so that's a limit.
>>54440295
You might be able to get a very light modern browser working on it.
>>54442873
IT'S HAPPENING
>>54440252
Sandboxie install went okay, service doesn't seem to start though.
>>54440294
2ebin4me
Windows Neptune is literally a brand new 2000 service pack.
>>54443002
Couple years ago, a guy by the name of mortagen tried to complete the Neptune beta alone. That project has since been lost to the sands of the time
good thread
Is IE6 really good or is it just a mene? I see you guys use IE5.
Would I see much benefit going from xp to 2000?
I'm
>>54437443
>>54443074
>tfw forgot how much you have to baby the 98SE installer
This shit is taking longer than I expected.
>>54443146
>IE6
Pic related.
>>54443188
Probably not. Your boot times will likely be worse because 2000 loaded things serially. You can always dual-boot and try it.
>>54443210
AND WE HAVE LIFTOFF
>>54438307
process hacker 2
>>54443283
WE NEED TO GO DEEPER.
>>54443341
Doesn't look like it'll run. It's misisng the NtCreateKeyedEvent API in ntdll.dll.
>>54443283
Now run a vm inside that vm and install windows xp
>>54443358
awww shucks botnetception
I would install win 2000 or 98 just to play with the pattern editor again, I loved that shit for some reason.
>>54443341
Got something halfway between standard taskmgr.exe and Process Hacker.
>>54443366
I don't think there's any proper x86 emulators on 9x systems.
>>54443388
>
>>54443429
Ah, that sucks.
>>54443429
awesome, make it your wallpaper
I love this thread
op is dead
>>54439341
>not faking your OS id
>>54443476
Looks like shit famalam.
>>54443792
Still alive; went to take a shit.
Windows 3.1 shit itself for some reason, re-installing.
>>54443807
Steam itself runs fine after clicking OK.
>>54439416
>>54443429
Try Bochs maybe? It looks like it should run inside Windows 95. Or at least one of the many many older versions of it should.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/bochs/files/bochs/
>>54443870
3.1 on 98se on 2000 on 7.
Mouse doesn't seem to work in 3.1 though.
>>54443932
Stay tuned!
>>54443969
Is it a USB mouse?
>>54443932
>>54443969
No dice. Maybe an older version or KernelEx will help.
>>54443984
Yes, but there's so many layers of pass-through it's bound to be an issue at some point.
>>54437435
I love the aesthetics
Pure, clear and functional
I miss it
>>54443994
You sure it's not a driver issue?
>>54444050
I don't think I have many options when it comes to drivers inside Virtual PC inside VMware. I'm using the guest OS toolkit in both cases.
2.3.7 seems to run, but I have no idea how to configure it.
>>54442982
WE MUST GO DEEPER
>>54444090
Try running dos box inside windows 7 and see if the mouse works with 3.1.
this thread is wonderful.
op is a god
>>54437331
Real men run NT 3.51
Have a bunch of apps from the olde days though anon, what are you looking for?
>>54444090
Can you install win xp in win98 VM?
Can you reach w7?
>>54444169
ahaha i was thinking of this please do it up
>>54444179
w2000->w98->w xp->w7->w10 all in VM from W2000
Now that would be a story to tell to your grandchildren
>>54444112
Rebooted DOSbox, mouse now moves, but at about 0.01 frames per second.
Also just tested RIOT and it works fine.
>>54444136
Cheers, anon.
>>54444153
At least until you run into the 7.8GiB barrier.
Not looking for anything; just trying out recent software on 2000 and seeing if it'll run
>>54444169
>>54444179
See:
>>54444090
>>54443994
>>54443932
>>54443429
>>54443366
If someone can show me how to configure BOCHS to boot from an optical drive, I'll give it a go.
>>54444267
That's just a barrier for booting. Keep your boot partition at the start of the disk, else NT 4.0 can address like 2TB of disk.
*at the time I was running it, 1TB of disk was $250k-$1million so 2TB wqas a valid number.
Well I have old programs from that era like Office 95/97/2000/XP, SQL. Exchange that sorta stuff.
Remember when Office wasn't xbox hueg?
>>54444306
Fair enough.
>tfw archiving random old versions of software
>>54444267
For Bochs, see http://mateusz.czaplinski.pl/wiki/En/Bochs_with_Windows_XP
>>54444169
You can technically run any OS under another as long as it's a type-1 hypervisor and the underlying hardware can run the newer OS.
>>54444696
so that means w2000 can't run wxp?
>>54444711
I'd love to see the results if someone can try it
>>54437443
>celery
nice
>>54444711
No it means if the OS had a type-1 hypervisor which it won't without being a server product, you could run XP under 2000. With a type-2, there is OS integration so it may or may not work.
I really miss Windows 2000. I tried to convince the plebs of the time that it worked perfectly for games and was way more stable than W98SE but few believed me because the driver support wasn't there for awhile after launch.
>>54439516
this was a pleasant ride, thank you
>>54444752
Do it OP, we need you to do the unthinkable
>>54444752
You're a legend. I'd buy you a drink if I could.
>>54444753
A lot of games wanted direct hardware access which the NT kernel wouldn't provide as readily as 9x on DOS.
>>54444807
Sit tight, anon. Going moar coars and meme amounts of RAM.
>>54444838
It's the thought that counts.
This is a fucking good thread, thanks OP.
HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM
Going to try an older version of Bochs or changing the settings a bit.
>>54444887
Much appreciated, anon.
>>54444852
>A lot of games wanted direct hardware access which the NT kernel wouldn't provide as readily as 9x on DOS.
I never encountered a single showstopping problem with that and I played a shitload of games at the time. Although I do recall having to fuck with compatibility settings to play certain older games. W2K was still superior to 98SE for every modern game though.
>>54444925
Why are you running DOSBox on a 98se machine?
>>54444925
I'll try and reply some more to boost the thread.
Question, how feasible is Windows 2000 on a older computer? I have a system with a Pentium D, and 1.5GB of RAM
>>54445041
you can easily do xp there
>>54445041
Install xp, it'll run really well. I'm running mine on a 400mhz celeron and it's smooth.
>>54445041
>Pentium D, and 1.5GB of RAM
Super feasible since running 2000 with Pentium 4's single core with or without hyperthreading and 512+MB RAM was the norm.
>>54445041
You could even run something like Ubuntu mate if you want something more modern
I'm an idiot apparently. 2.3.7 runs fine. Now stuck trying to get it to read the CD.
XP guest on 2000 seems to load alright in Virtual PC.
>>54444987
See >>54444267
>>54445041
Obliged.
2000 would be fine on that, though these modern webpages might drag it down. It would also run XP fine too; depends if you like 2000 or XP.
>>54445041
Which Pentium D? My old D 930 machine ran Skyrim pretty decently.
>>54445093
next step, win7!
>>54445061
>>54445071
>>54445076
>>54445093
Awesome! Since it has a Windows XP key, I can activate it, not sure but I think that it is Ultimate.
I want to clean it up and use it as a dedicated shit posting machine for my TV, I have a wireless keyboard with Touchpad but it is kinda shit desu senpai.
>>54445114
Do not know exactly man, but it is a Vostro 200.
>>54445091
I can, but I wanna get some nostalgia.
>>54437331
What's the color code for this shade of blue?
>>54445197
#3a6ea5 apparently
>>54445134
Still working on XP m8.
>>54445161
>not getting the chinkpad wireless shitpost keyboard
>>54445197
(58, 110, 165)
Another question senpai.
The computer has an old 80gb 7200 rpm drive, should I keep that? or use a 5200rpm 4tb green drive as the main? The green is basically brand new.
>>54445219
Looks amazing, but it is expensive as hell.
>>54445093
>>54445219
Bochs looks like a bitch to configure. Might want to take a look at this if you can't get the CD working:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465365
It's XDA so the guy types like a German baboon, but the gist of it is that you can install XP using QEMU on a different system, then give Bochs the image.
>>54439198
Java 8.
Virtual PC crashed.
>>54445267
Faster drive is better, but 2000/XP won't support over 2TB on MBR. You'll need to use GPT, and the first Windows that supports GPT is either XP 64-bit or Server 2003.
>>54445303
Fucking Bochs, how does it work
Can't even boot the ISO in Bochs on Windows 7. Maybe I'm missing something. Trying QEMU now.
>>54445401
Trying now. Installed complained about the OS version but allowed the install.
>>54445529
This is the best thread I have read on /g/ in a long time. Thanks for doing this OP.
>>54445624
I agree, fun thread.
Gave up on running XP in 98SE; you guys will have to settle for 3.1 at the end of the chain.
Cancering it up with faux-Aero using TrueTransparency.
>>54445925
Holy fuck kill it with fire
>>54445529
Thanks bud!
How is everything going so far?
>>54445925
oh god i remember custom ui's for XP
Jesus christ why did i rice that poor install so much
>>54445925
vomiting_anime_girl.jpg
>>54445960
XP on 98SE dream is dead; I didn't make the virtual drive large enough and Bochs won't cooperate.
>>54445974
We've all done it before, anon.
>>54446007
:^)
>>54446074
>Windows Blinds
DO IT
Trying to install Photoshop CS3. The last version to officially support 2000 was CS2.
>>54446181
Maybe after I get the XP VM running; WindowBlinds makes Windows 2000 unstable in my experience.
>>54446074
Godspeed anon.
Do you know where I can get a clean XP home iso?
>>54437331
Get some transparency up in this bitch
http://chime.tv/products/glass2k.shtml
>>54446074
Forgot to mention, what SP should I get as well.
>>54446442
Torrent sites, look for MSDN, then verify the checksum in Google.
>>54446452
AltDrag has an option for Alt+Mousewheel to set window transparency.
>>54446458
I don't see why you shouldn't use SP3 on XP nowadays. You can get the 4GB RAM limit break for XP 32-bit too.
>>54446505
Thanks bro.
Photoshop CS3 works just fine.
Fucking XP VM runs like it's on a Pentium 1.
>>54446622
Just imagine what it would have been like under Bochs.
Installing the Guest Additions made XP run a whole lot better.
>>54446673
I'd rather not, desu senpai.
And there you have it /g/ents.
Both XP/2000/7 and 3.1/98SE/2000/7 VM stacks.
Going to head out for lunch now, be back later.
>>54446786
This thread is god-tier. Thank you for your time, anon.
Try speccy
>>54446786
>>54446879
Change of plans: It's now raining dead niggers, so I'm just going to nuke some pizza.
>>54446910
Needed to spoof as XP for the installer, and strangely needed to spoof as 7SP1 for the actual program itself.
>>54447029
Just out of sincerity op, have you done anything for mothers day yet?
>>54447037
Fucking autocorrect, sincerity should be curiosity
>>54443210
doesn't anyone find that some WordPress sites using a certain theme look a lot like the Windows 98 installer?
>>54447029
OP, can you get xp up to service pack 3. If you could, I'm sure you could get 7 running on virtualbox in the xp installation.
>>54447037
>>54447056
Got her a much needed new laptop two weeks ago, didn't feel like waiting until a Hallmark holiday. Video chatted for a bit. You?
>>54447093
Got an example?
>>54447115
Already at SP3. The problem is that VPC2007 doesn't expose virtualization to the guest.
>>54447174
Did you try it? I thought VirtualBox worked just fine without VT-x support.
>>54447174
Thats nice. I gave her a phone call, and sent her a card. I'm on the wrong side of the country right now, so I couldn't really do anything else for her.
>>54447234
It's sure as hell trying.
>>54447265
Good to hear, anon.
What's the chance of there being any drivers at all for a socket 755 motherboard on Windows 2000? I have it laying around and I'd really like to fuck around with it.
>>54447174
There has to be a way. If the hardware you are running can run windows 7, then you should be able to run it. Could you install ubuntu on the vm and go from there?
>>54447322
Hey OP what's the name of the XP and Vista compatibility APIs you're using?
>>54447335
Should still work, especially if you enable ide compatibility mode in bios
>>54447367
But what about ethernet and shit? Is there any chance of it working out of the box or will I have to go through mid-2000s PTSD again?
>>54447335
Depends what hardware you got. Most of the stuff should work with BlackWingCat's modified drivers, though Intel wifi is a no-go for anything after 4965AGN.
>>54447343
It's just running ridiculously slowly because one of the levels of virtualization is completely un-accelerated.
>>54447358
BlackWingCat's Kernel2K from this post: >>54437732
>>54447367
There are modded Intel SATA drivers too. Some guy got it to run on an X99 chipset, so it probably will still run on a 755.
>>54447387
Definitely won't work too well OOB; you'll need to slipstream SATA drivers at least. Then install graphics drivers, etc.
>>54447387
The drivers provided by the manufacturer will work
This is a quality thread.
Saving for later.
God damn op.
Brief hiatus as I rearrange my RAMDISK and VM memory/disk allocations to fit Windows 7.
>>54447423
>implying this is always the case
>>54447523
You can do it OP!!! Put a little muscle to it!
>>54447611
HNNNNNNG
>2k thread
>spends most of it installing and running other OS's
why do these always become VM threads?
>>54447765
Threads don't always end up being what they started as, anon.
>>54447765
>thread devolves into a reverse matryoshka doll VM chain
>complains
>>54447417
Got my XP machine running bro, everything is good. But for some reason I cant find my home network.
>>54442873
We need a W10 host, running a W8 guest that's running a W7 guest, while running a vista guest INSIDE that, and load windows XP into vista, so we can run 2000 inside XP
>>54447927
only because this happens every single time
>>54447990
You can hide the thread and go back to your phone threads if you want to.
>>54447953
This sounds like a fun weekend project, though not for this weekend. VMware supports nested virtualization IIRC, so you might even get decent speed.
>>54447174
Oh, look at that poor neglected WindowBlinds package...
>>54448049
i wonder how far we could go back doing that
Is nesting exclusive to Hyper V? I only have VirtualBox since I have Windows 10 Home edition.
>>54437454
never knew about this, thanks
Reminder that Windows is botnet since Windows 95.
The 7 on XP dream is dead too ;_;
It took this long just to get out of the Starting Windows animation.
>>54448348
Apparently these post-EOL patches make Windows 2000 too different for WindowBlinds to skin it properly.
Or my WindowBlinds setup is busted.
Finally got everything running anon, my WinXP computer is finally ready! Works very good!
Has a 1.8GHz Pentium D so it is slow, but I will upgrade it to a C2D very soon. And upgrade to 4GB of RAM.
>>54448525
Yeah, that doesn't look very encouraging. What else do you have on the bucket list?
> tfw I have a Pentium 4 pc but no cd burner to burn an XP iso for it
> won't boot from usb
>>54448525
>Teamviewer
This won't end well
>>54437331
Okay, you sold me on this. Any tips for installing Win2K on actual hardware, specifically a laptop? And can you install it off of a USB drive?
>>54448738
Not op. But first try to google your laptop and see if it has drivers for it.
For the usb, there's a program called WinSetupFromUSB and it claims to support Win2K
>>54448601
Congratulations, anon!
>>54448631
Got a WMP11 package here.
>>54448703
If you have an existing OS, try installing PLoP or GRUB to your bootloader. Or get NTLDR to chainload an ISO somehow.
>>54448722
>
>>54448738
Check and ask on MSFN. You'll have trouble with newer Intel wifi chip drivers. Realtek and Atheros might be more feasible. Slipstream your SATA drivers.
>>54448857
WinSetupFromUSB definitely works with Windows 2000.
Speaking of old shit, what happened to the vxheaven collection? I was trying to download classic malware to test in a vm and when I tried to download something from their site it said that their collection wasn't available
>>54448703
stop being a pussy. I installed 98 on a system without cd/floppy rom.
The trick is burning a bootable floppy image on a usb flash. the bios will see it as a usb fdd. Then use that to boot freedos and format partitions. copy over windows 98 setup files from another flash to hard drive. finally reboot into a prepared msdos image burned on a flash drive and run the setup.
>>54448877
Setup unattended access, I dare you
>>54437331
I'm getting fucking old. People remember using Windows 2000 in their childhood, but I remember using Windows 3.0 when it first came out in my university alongside UNIX.
>>54448877
WMP11 fails due to some error I can't read.
By some blind miracle I got VirtualBox 2.0.14 to install in Windows 2000. Doesn't seem to launch VMs correctly though.
>>54449089
lol no
>>54449122
oldfig pls
Windows 10 is so fucking shit. Right now, the fucking taskbar won't go away even though I have it set to auto-hide and its blocking the task bar of my browser, so I can't access IRC. Fuck Bill Gates he's a dfucking faggot.
>>54448877
Thanks man! XP is so much better than I remember.
>>54449508
The thing about XP is that it starts off snappy and light, but no matter how well you maintain it it turns into a creeping blob of tar over time. Annual reinstalls are a must.
OP here. End of the line at #50.
See you /g/entoomen later
>>54449483
>has task bar on top of screen
Anon, I think it might be you who is the Dick licking faggot
>>54449604
Really? Is it Viruses and shit?
>>54449862
No, it has nothing to do with malware. It's just a natural form of cruft that builds up over time. Traditionally this is known as "Windows creep" and it still exists today to a much lesser extent.
The only way to keep Windows systems running at fresh install speeds is to stop using it right after installation. XP and Vista suffer pretty bad from it, 7 improved it a lot, and it's not much of a problem in 8 and 10 (but it still lingers). Obviously this isn't practical, which which leaves one with reinstalling once every 1-2 years to keep things running smoothly.
>>54449773
Godspeed and good luck on your travels, OP. Here's an unrelated gif for your hard work.
>>54450101
Don't install piles of shit and this will never happen. I installed XP once on my 2006 PC and it ran just as well 10 years later because I took care of it and ran reg cleaner/defragger after uninstalling shit.
>>54450128
This is true. If you can stick to a single set of programs the whole time and avoid installers (plain portable exes are better) and anything else that fucks with your registry or leaves shit scattered everywhere you'll have a much better time.
This is hard to do though, as windows developers have a weird love for installers, fucking with the registry, and leaving files scattered everywhere. It's so weird - mac devs have always been about keeping things small and self-contained while linux devs are all about keeping it all meticulously maintained with package managers. Only windows developers take the path of pure anarchy.
>>54447029
That's weird, speccy works fine on my xp build.
>>54447029
what software are you using to spoof the versions?
i use windows for one thing, and that thing "requires" windows 7, but i'm pretty sure it will work on xp as well if i could just get past the checks
OP you're a prince among men.
>>54437331
How I miss that old aesthetic.
>>54444933
Games compatibility was only really shitty on NT 4 and before, kind of sucks since NT 4 is my primary legacy OS.
At least it handles Quake/Half-Life.
>>54450961
bump
>>54450961
>>54452971
fcwin2k.exe from BlackWingCat's KDW package:
http://www7.atwiki.jp/win2000/pages/16.html
Drag your executable into File, choose your OS and Service Pack level, then CompatSave, CompatRun.
>>54453113
thanks
Bumping an amazing thread. Best thread /g/ has had in a long time
>>54453390
Yep. BUMP
I have an w98 laptop running xp I can share here if anyone's interested, I'll be home in roughly 6 hours
>>54454505
anon is kill
posting on real hardware unlike you VM cucks
>>54456403
>.png
Please stop. It takes an eternity to download images on 4chan.
>>54456420
lel desktop threads take too long to load on this machine i know your feels
>>54456403
>only one socketwew lad
This isn't a shitbox carnival
>>54456497
But seriously now, this quality 85 JPG is ten times smaller and is all you need for posting a desktop screenshot on 4chan.
are you guys trying to create a black hole?
>>54456944
yes
>>54456944
Would you believe me if I said no?
Play some pinball or minesweeper pls guys
>>54456582
that sure is one excited wagie
>>54460631
Images load too slowly here.
>>54437331
> win 2000
> Vista kernel
inb4 disaster
>>54456551
what a beast, you could probably run half life and quake II at the same time on that thing
>>54449773
You have done a great deed for us. May you live the rest of your life in peace
What if you made a vhd that ran a vm at bootup that was the same vhd?
>>54462590
mounting the same volume read/write more than once will lead to corruption
the only safe way do so so would be to use something like overlay where you can redirect writes to a seperate area (so you have one common read only volume, and multiple writing/working areas)
ITT: post boring VM screenshots
how predictable
>>54464734
>implying hardware was relevant to what OP was doing at all
>>54443188
This comment made me laugh so hard. There are people in [CURRENT YEAR] trying to downgrade from XP to 2000
