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nLite has problems with integrating updates that add new files to the Windows source. HFSLIP can do that but the real issue is that it's impossible for these programs to know where those new files are supposed to be installed to. I haven't really used nLite for a long time but as far as I can remember, it refused to integrate those updates at all. HFSLIP just puts all unknown files into %systemroot%\system32 and dllcache which in my opinion is actually quite a decent solution, although it fails when those files need to go to different folders. That's why you use folders like HFSVCPACK_SW1 for some unofficial updates (like MS RDP 5.2 for Windows 2000) since this way the MS hotfix installer is able to place the files into the correct folders. My advice would be to integrate everything with HFSLIP and then use nLite for customisation. That's what I used to do in the past.

Do you know what's the oldest Skype version to work in Windows 2000 at the moment? Last time I checked, the old Skype 4.2 was still working fine.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=2 and http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9ae91ebe-3385-447c-8a30-081805b2f90b Both are dead now.

Direct links: IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-fra.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-deu.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-ara.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-chs.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-cht.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-csy.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-dan.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-nld.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-fin.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-ell.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-heb.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-hun.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-ita.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-jpn.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-kor.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-nor.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-plk.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-ptb.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-ptg.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-rus.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-esn.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-sve.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-trk.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ARA.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-CHS.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-CHT.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-CSY.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-DAN.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-NLD.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-FIN.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-FRA.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-DEU.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ELL.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-HEB.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-HUN.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ITA.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-JPN.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-KOR.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-NOR.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-PLK.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-PTB.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-PTG.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-RUS.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ESN.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-SVE.exe IE8-WindowsXP-x86-TRK.exe

@JayMan You should be aware that the File-Checker for Windows 2000 hasn't been updated for more than 2 years. You shouldn't use it with unofficial updates at all since a lot of things have changed since then. In case of official updates too, several post-EOL fixes have been released by Microsoft after the last update of the File-Checker. For information about different versions of Script, Update Rollup 1, etc. you can use the updates list on my website.

Me too... It will be updated although I can't say when (but hope it'll be in the near future). I'm not planning to release any new "official" version though. Any possible updates will be released only through the daily channel. Have you tried to use the newest 7-Zip 9.32 alpha?

I'm sorry for replying late I've read both your posting here and the private message. As far as I understand, you've got several running computers with Windows 2000 installed and want to use a modern web browser such as Chrome or Firefox on them. In order to make the whole process as simple as possible, I'd suggest the following: 1. Make a full system backup. 2. Make sure that Windows is fully updated (install everything from Windows Update). 3. Install the latest daily version of UURollup-v11 from my download Archive (it's in Windows/Windows2000/Unofficial/UnofficialUpdatesRollup/Daily) 4. Download the portable versions of Firefox and Chrome from PortableApps. Chrome is not fully functional (read: buggy) in Windows 2000 so I'd recommend going with Firefox. Alternatively you could use a portable version of PaleMoon which is a Firefox fork. One of the advantages of these portable versions is that their installers work in Windows 2000 out of the box without using any special tricks. 5. Let me know if the browsers work.

In my opinion the only unofficial package (for Windows 2000) that can be said to be 100% stable is the original Unofficial SP 5.1 released by Gurgelmeyer. When it comes to the newer updates, created by several different people, there simply doesn't exist a large user base for Windows 2000 any more to test such unofficial releases thoroughly enough. In case of the unofficial updates released by myself, I'd say the only semi-stable one is UURollup-v10d. At this point it's rather old and doesn't contain any new files with updated functions, but has been installed and tested in various environments without causing any major issues. Despite all that, there still exist some bugs in it, some of which were reported long after the original package had been released. All in all, I think it's simply impossible to do proper testing of unofficial updates for Windows 2000. If you decide to use them you should always be aware of possible consequences. Doing a full system backup beforehand is always recommended.

The same person who created the theme listed above has been working on a Windows 8.1 version here: http://xxinightxx.deviantart.com/art/Windows-Classic-Win8-1-Preview-3-438149336 It seems to still be in the works though.

You'd better forget about IE in Windows 2000 unless you really have to use it (as I do). The furthest you can go is IE6 SP3 using the BlackWingCat's files, and even those files can't be installed directly into the system but rather need to be run from a separate folder.

Haven't tested them yet but you should be actually able to slipstream them with HFSLIP directly without making any changes

Thanks a lot I actually can see the bottom of webpages (maybe they fixed it in IE 11 on Windows Phone 8.1?) but haven't noticed the "Change Theme" button before. Now I'm at least able to manually switch to the mobile view.

It seems to be so. I think it would be much better to have it based on screen size / browser window size, or at least to make it possible to manually switch to mobile view when needed. The user agent based method is definitely imperfect now

I get desktop version in IE 11 on Windows Phone 8.1. My user agent is: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows Phone 8.1; ARM; Trident/7.0; Touch; rv:11.0; IEMobile/11.0; NOKIA; Lumia 520) like Gecko

Use the Wayback Machine.

In many cases it's not really a matter of "planning". The computer in my office is an old Pentium 4 machine with 512 MB of RAM. It runs XP and there's no other choice for it (the software used here requires Windows to operate).

I experienced a problem with one scanner driver (don't remember the model now) which completely refused to work in Windows 2003 Server. I tried to install both the 2000 and XP version but the driver just wouldn't initialise at all. As a result, the scanner wasn't detected properly and didn't work. My advice is to always check for sure whether all devices work in Windows 2003 before making a switch from XP.

It would be much faster than navigating through the sidebar.

Does anyone know if / how it is possible to turn on & off the airplane mode in Windows 8 from command line? I did some Google search but was unable to find any useful information on this matter (except for one third party utility). I tried to use Regshot to compare what exactly happens to the system once the airplane mode has been turned on, and there are actually a lot of registry changes involved in it. I'd try to come up with something myself but have really no time to scrabble around with this now If you know about any valid method to this problem please share it!

I'm very sorry for being silent for quite a while. I got a new job and have to work till 2-3 AM. Because of that I've got almost no time for anything else @vanceayres You don't need to install / slipstream any other Service Packs. USP5 is cumulative. As for Windows Update, at this moment UURollup isn't really compatible with it. Until any working solution is provided, I'd strongly advise against using Windows Update once you've installed any unofficial packages. @Tommy I can't say anything about WMP11 as I don't use WMP at all but I'd say that your guess may be right. WMP11 is officially available only for Windows XP SP2 (and above) which already has newer versions of WMP integrated. On the other hand, Windows 2000 originally comes with WMP 6.4 only.

I finally bought the tablet, and my choice was DELL Latitude 10. I bought it locally (hand-to-hand transaction) for around 340$. It's used but in perfect condition. This specific tablet is the Enhanced Security model so there are additional features such as a full SD card reader or a fingerprint scanner, not available in the lower editions. The tablet is definitely heavier than Samsung XE300TZC which I had a chance to use in the Samsung store. However, the price difference between the two is too high to justify buying the Samsung device only for its lower weight and slightly smaller size. On the other hand, the DELL tablet offers a lot of additional ports (both normal and micro USB, etc.). I especially like the fact that you can charge the device using standard phone micro USB charger. It is slower but at the same time you don't need to carry the heavy proprietary adapter. The stylus works fine although I still need some time to get used to writing notes with it comfortably. It definitely feels different than writing on a piece of paper with a pen. When it comes to speed, I can't really complain about anything. In case of MS Office, taking notes, viewing PDF documents, browsing the Internet, etc. the overall performance is very smooth and fast. It's been just a few days since I bought it but at this moment I'm satisfied with the device. Sure, the tablet could be a little bit lighter, have smaller bezel, etc. but I don't think it's possible to get anything better at this price point. The newly released ASUS VivoTab Note 8 isn't available where I live yet, and from my information it seems that it's going to cost around 400-500$ once released here which is quite high considering the fact that it's a smaller 8" device. @MagicAndre1981 I use Metro IE with the HOSTS file from http://winhelp2002.mvps.org which seems to be quite balanced (~500KB) compared to other HOSTS files that take several MBs. I can't really say if there's any impact on battery life caused by it. When it comes to performance, there's no noticeable difference for me.

@ironman14 Firefox is less smooth than Chrome in general, but in case of YouTube it's the CPU / graphics power that's responsible for playing videos. Could you give more details about your hardware configuration? The current version of Application Compatibility Launcher is very simple (primitive would be a better word to describe it ). What it does is to tell the program that the OS is Windows XP. It doesn't modify any files, etc. Everything is done in the system registry. I do plan to improve the Launcher in the future but only after the other, more important things have been finished. As for MSI files, at the moment I don't know how to modify them from the command line so can't guarantee anything in this particular case

@jakson It doesn't really matter whether the hotfix is originally intended for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 because it's just a slightly modified version of Windows XP SP3. What does matter though is the fact that some of the hotfixes may indeed be buggy so you should always take this into account before applying them to your system.

I guess they can't say that Windows 2000 is EOL and "officially" release security updates at the same time. It's better to have them released, even if it's done in kind of a "semi-official" manner There are more components in XP than in 2000 so it's normal that there are XP patches that do not apply to Windows 2000 at all. You seem to be right though that only a part of the post-EOL updates is available in the ISOs. I'm guessing that they included only the most important patches such as the IE5/6 Cumulative Updates, etc. The other ones were available only for those who paid for the Custom Support. I've been using Windows XP for several months as I have to use the newer IE (explained in details in the USP5 thread) but I have personally never experienced any issues that were caused by a particular OS being insecure. The last time I had a problem was a few years ago when my computer got infected by a virus that had been brought on a USB stick from a library. In my view, if it's a home computer then I'd not really worry too much (as long as the user knows what he or she's doing, doesn't click on suspicious links, etc.). The vast majority of those security related issues seem to be a result of user errors.

@the xt guy You don't need to manually check all the ISOs. Just go to my website and have a look at the HFSLIP Updates List. You will find the official updates released after EOL by searching for "post-EOL" and "-custom-" (at least those released specifically for Windows 2000 since there exist also many others such as the new updates for MSXML that apply both to 2000, XP and 2003).