tomasz86

I do plan to keep the site up as long as I'm around . I've also got some plans to at least try to update the non-working URLs to use the Wayback Machine linked to the original, now obsolete, Microsoft's sources. This way you won't need to trust myself when downloading them, e.g. from the Download Archive, as it the case right now.

I'm still around, just not very active . I do get email notifications when mentioned on the forum. Unfortunately, if the Wayback Machine hasn't got them in their storage, those symbol files may likely be gone forever. Unless there is some other archive service that has saved them…

If they're not available on the Wayback Machine, I believe all of them should still be at https://twilczynski.com/windows/archive . The Wayback Machine is safer, because you're essentially downloading files that were archived directly from Microsoft, while if you use the Archive, you have to trust myself (instead of the whole Internet Archive team). I'd still suggest to make sure that hashes match the original files from Microsoft (as long as the hashes can still be found somewhere…). In retrospect, I should've added the hashes to each update information on my site when they were still available, but it's too late now.

Thanks for testing! Yeah, if the addon works when using other slipstreaming methods, it's likely that the culprit is in HFSLIP. For the record, I haven't changed anything when it comes to the addon slipstreaming logic. It must be something in the original HFSLIP code that is unable to slipstream the addon properly. We'd probably need to compare the resulting folders of slipstreaming the addon using different methods and see what exactly differs between them.

To be honest, I haven't touched anything related to the project for a long time. HFSLIP is capable of integrating text mode drivers though. As for the .NET addon, we'd need to test whether the addon works if installed after the OS installation. If it does, then this would mean that HFSLIP and its slipstreaming method are the culprit. However, if it does not, then that would mean that there is a problem with the addon itself. If that ends up being the case, then either someone would have to look into the addon and fix the problem, or we would simply have to use the official .NET installers (and the later patches) instead of the unofficial addons.

Are you asking about just the service pack? If that's the case, then essentially "yes". The list of updates is still available at my site at https://twilczynski.com/windows. It's not the absolute latest though, as there are at least several more Windows XP POSReady and Server 2003 updates that could be ported, and of course there is the whole BlackWingCat's kernel with its all unofficial modifications. Also, many old Microsoft update links are no longer available. If you're still interested in the technicalities of building Windows updates and/or service packs, I'd suggest to look up old forum posts by Gurgelmeyer (the original creator of the USP 5), BlackWingCat, myself, and everything related to the unofficial SP4 for Windows XP. Unfortunately, the information is scattered all over the place, so you may need to spend some time on the research. It would be nice to have everything compiled into a single source, but it is what it is .

No idea about this specific virus, but normally I would suggest to at least use F8 on boot to enter the Safe Mode, and then do a search for the file there. Delete all instances on the disk, then look up in the Registry for any entries that would point at it. Also, check the Task Scheduler whether there is anything suspicious there. Of course, this is not limited to Windows 2000, and really applies to all versions of Windows. None of the current antivirus or antimalware solutions support Windows 2000 though, but you could connect the disk to a different computer running Windows 7+ and scan it there. A more advanced solution would be to run a VM inside Windows 2000 with a newer version of Windows and scan the original system partition from within it. Old versions of VirtualBox released by Innotek (before its acquisition by Sun Microsystems) used to support Windows 2000 as host, and you can run at least Windows 7 in them.

I am afraid that there is no such repository, but you may be able to still find those updates in the Internet. I would suggest to search for the official URLs, and then check those in the Wayback Machine. For instance, the first one can be downloaded this way. https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/9/2/792779ad-9274-4044-a13a-175686694345/WindowsServer2003-KB923845-x86-ENU.exe This is mainly for the English versions though, as with the non-English ones, in many cases they may already be gone forever.

Nothing has really changed much since 2014. You can still check the updates list at https://twilczynski.com/windows/updates/, although the last update to the site was in 2017, and I am quite sure that many of the official MS links to specific updates are dead by now. I would need to go through everything and fix the broken URLs, but this is quite a massive job, so I will likely not be able to do anything about it in the near future. If you want to follow the easiest path, then just grab the FullPack from my download Archive, and then use it to slipstream everything into your clean Windows 2000 ISO. There have been reports about problems with the unofficial .NET Framework addons, so you may want to omit those, and use the official .NET installers from MS to install .NET manually later. Also, for unofficial updates, please check the @blackwingcat's content. Lastly, if you intend to run HFSLIP in newer versions of Windows, remember to always run it as Administrator, or otherwise some of the packages will not be able to slipstream correctly. Please let me know if you go the FullPack route and encounter any problems. I personally did my last slipstreaming session about 1 year ago, and everything seemed to integrate properly under Windows 10.

Well, I do . I do not think that there is any free alternative to host the 30+ GB of data that my download archive takes. If there is any, do please let me know, as I am not a big fan of the MEGA's web design and download system too.

If you want to just gather information, then look up old MSDN resources. Microsoft used to distribute the official ISOs through it, of course for subscribers only. Each ISO had a filename, and a checksum. Although when it comes to non-English versions of Windows 2000, it may actually be impossible to find any more concrete content anymore.

Thank you, although it did take a while… Better late than never, I guess . I suddenly got an e-mail notification for one of my threads, and then tried to log-in, which worked (without using Tor Browser, that is).

I just want to say that MSFN is still unavailable in South Korea. I also do not seem to be able to receive any e-mail notifications for my followed forums and threads.

Intel probably just keeps re-using INF files from the older drivers, adding and removing support for different versions of Windows in the process. That is likely why the Windows 2000 related sections are still there. HFSLIP is able to integrate drivers, but as you said, there is no documentation available, and it is much more limited than nLite anyway. You can try searching my older posts if you are interested, as I did some experimentation a long time ago.

Thank you for investigating the issue. I am actually located in South Korea right now, and the site is not working here. It does work in Tor Browser with the exit node set to Poland though. It also used to work from Korea before January 2020 with no issues. I understand that there was a problem with the ad serving, but this sounds like a very radical approach, which will likely block many users and other legitimate visitors from accessing the website . I am not sure what the "specific IP ranges" are, but when it comes to my home connection, I am using a dynamic IP from one of the largest Internet providers here, with more than 4 million registered users. The site also does not work on my mobile connection, which is from a different company, with 18 million users. All this means a very large number of people potentially impacted by the blockade, without even thinking about all the other countries affected.