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I think so. That's blackwingcat's work, not mine. You can just install the newest version (using Application Compatibility Launcher or just the portable release which is system independent). Make sure to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox' settings before updating it.

@Phenomic I think that you got confused on several things. First of all, item 2 has been updated since then. In one word, it's just the newest IE6 Cumulative Update and at the moment it's 2792100. Secondly, Windows2000-UpdateRollup2-SrvExt-v2-x86-ENU.exe is only for Windows 2000 Server. You need to install Windows2000-UpdateRollup2-x86-ENU.exe. And lastly, Windows2000-UURollup-v10e-d20130312-x86-ENU is not a daily version of UURollup-v11 but UURollup-v10 (as it's filename says)! At the moment the latest daily version of UURollup-v11 is Windows2000-UURollup-v11-d20130312-x86-ENU.7z. In order to install it you need to unpack the package and then run "update\update.exe". As for the drivers, you can find them here.

It seems that Windows 2000 is unable to properly apply its default USB drivers for your motherboard. It's strange and I myself haven't ever experienced such an issue. I'm not really sure if I can help in this particular problem without having direct access to the hardware and testing it myself It may be necessary to modify the default drivers' INF files. By the way, Dropbox 2.0 was released two days ago and it offers a new tray menu. It's disabled in Windows 2000 by default but you can make it appear by launching "dropbox.exe" through the Application Compatibility Launcher (which means that it will run in Windows XP compatibility mode). I actually think that the old menu is better so I don't do it myself

Normaliz.dll was the culprit in case of UURollup (more info here).

I've just uploaded two new daily versions - one of UURollup-v11 and one of UURollup-v10e. I removed a file called "normaliz.dll" from both of them. It was the culprit which prevented new versions of Skype (>5.9) from sending text messages. @bluebolt That's strange... It seems as if the system wasn't able to apply the default drivers correctly. First of all, I'd suggest to try installing a completely clean system (just SP4) and see if the problem occurs then in order to be sure that nothing is wrong in the current source (which has all of the other updates integrated). @jimmsta Thanks for the info I'll add it to the Updates List later this month.

I'm trying to figure out how to create shortcuts when using MS hotfix installer. Basically speaking, a section called LinkItems.Create is used for it but I'm really unsure how exactly it's structured. Here are a few examples: [LinkItems.Create] %scw_linkname% = 0x0019,,"%SystemRoot%\hh.exe scwhelp.chm",,,,,,"@%SystemRoot%\System32\ws03res.dll,-69501","%SystemRoot%\system32\ws03res.dll",69500 %WDS_MMC_NAME%=0x002f,,%11%\WdsMgmt.msc,"%systemroot%\system32\wdsmmc.dll.mui",-114,,,,"@%systemroot%\system32\wdsmmc.dll.mui,-1892",%systemroot%\system32\wdsmmc.dll.mui,1891 %WDS_RISETUP_NAME%=0x002f,,%11%\risetup.exe,"%systemroot%\system32\risetup.exe.mui",-97,,,,"@%systemroot%\system32\risetup.exe.mui,-220",%systemroot%\system32\risetup.exe.mui,219 %seccentername% = 0x0017,%systemtools%,wscui.cpl,"%SystemRoot%\system32\xpsp2res.dll",-6105,,,,"@%SystemRoot%\system32\xpsp2res.dll,-6104","%SystemRoot%\system32\xpsp2res.dll",6103 %FlashConfigWiz% = 0x0017,%CommunicationsGroup%,"rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL NetSetup.cpl,@0,WNSW","%SystemRoot%\system32\xpsp2res.dll",-2026,,,,"@%SystemRoot%\system32\xpsp2res.dll,-16202","%SystemRoot%\system32\xpsp2res.dll",16201 There's no available documentation on this. In the Internet I've found some guidelines like this one about how to create shortcuts through INF files but it's not exactly the same thing. Could anyone with more knowledge on this matter help and explain how such a shortcut structure should look like? Let's say that I'd like to create a shortcut to "%ProgramFiles%\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" which is to be located in "%16407%\Skype\" (All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Skype)

Did you integrate any of the drivers into your system source before the installation? If not then could you describe one more time what exactly happens after you first install the system (with no drivers integrated)? Is the USB (2.0) Root Hub driver and others detected properly? You can make the installation 100% automatic by setting values in WINNT.SIF. It's relatively easy but, again, for testing purposes I strongly recommend using a virtual machine since you can test installations inside your working system which is much faster and less troublesome than doing in a real hardware. I use Innotek Virtual Box 1.5.6 for basic testing since it supports Windows 2000 as a host and is very fast and light.

@bluebolt Normally USB mouse and keyboard should be detected during the installation without problems. I actually think that the problem may be caused by the "dual" PS/2 port. I already experienced problems with it on another machine where the system was unable to detect mice and keyboard properly even when using USB ports. As in your case you're still able to get them work after the system has been installed, I wouldn't really worry too much. There's probably nothing that can be done. Of course, you may still try to play around with BIOS settings but I doubt it will help. You can automate your setup using WINNT.SIF but even without it it's still possible to install the system using only a keyboard. And for testing purposes I strongly recommend using a virtual machine

I'm trying to do it right now but still nothing happens when trying to send text (only sending emoticons works). Would it be a problem for you to upload the WMWare image where sending messages work again? I've managed to make it work in a VM but can't on my desktop. I'll try to do more tests to find out what the problem is about. Edit: After more testing: Skype 6.2 works with BWC Kernel v23a but doesn't with UURollup-v11 daily. I don't know yet what the reason is. There's a problem though. After installing Skype 6.2 using blackwingcat's installer everything seems to work fine... but after reboot system fonts become something like this: In the blackwingcat's registry file there are these settings: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontLink\SystemLink] "Helvetica"=hex(7):4d,00,53,00,47,00,4f,00,54,00,48,00,49,00,43,00,2e,00,54,00,54,\ 00,43,00,2c,00,4d,00,53,00,20,00,55,00,49,00,20,00,47,00,6f,00,74,00,68,00,\ 69,00,63,00,00,00,00,00 "Tahoma"=hex(7):4d,00,53,00,47,00,4f,00,54,00,48,00,49,00,43,00,2e,00,54,00,54,\ 00,43,00,2c,00,4d,00,53,00,20,00,55,00,49,00,20,00,47,00,6f,00,74,00,68,00,\ 69,00,63,00,00,00,00,00 "Arial"=hex(7):4c,00,5f,00,31,00,30,00,36,00,34,00,36,00,2e,00,54,00,54,00,46,\ 00,00,00,4d,00,53,00,47,00,4f,00,54,00,48,00,49,00,43,00,2e,00,54,00,54,00,\ 43,00,2c,00,4d,00,53,00,20,00,55,00,49,00,20,00,47,00,6f,00,74,00,68,00,69,\ 00,63,00,00,00,00,00 "MS Sans Serif"=hex(7):4c,00,5f,00,31,00,30,00,36,00,34,00,36,00,2e,00,54,00,\ 54,00,46,00,00,00,4d,00,53,00,47,00,4f,00,54,00,48,00,49,00,43,00,2e,00,54,\ 00,54,00,43,00,2c,00,4d,00,53,00,20,00,55,00,49,00,20,00,47,00,6f,00,74,00,\ 68,00,69,00,63,00,00,00,00,00 "Marlett"=hex(7):4c,00,5f,00,31,00,30,00,36,00,34,00,36,00,2e,00,54,00,54,00,\ 46,00,00,00,4d,00,53,00,47,00,4f,00,54,00,48,00,49,00,43,00,2e,00,54,00,54,\ 00,43,00,2c,00,4d,00,53,00,20,00,55,00,49,00,20,00,47,00,6f,00,74,00,68,00,\ 69,00,63,00,00,00,00,00 "Microsoft Sans Serif"=hex(7):4d,00,53,00,47,00,4f,00,54,00,48,00,49,00,43,00,\ 2e,00,54,00,54,00,43,00,2c,00,4d,00,53,00,20,00,55,00,49,00,20,00,47,00,6f,\ 00,74,00,68,00,69,00,63,00,00,00,00,00 And after transforming them to INF format: HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontLink\SystemLink","Helvetica",0x10000,"MSGOTHIC.TTC,MS UI Gothic" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontLink\SystemLink","Tahoma",0x10000,"MSGOTHIC.TTC,MS UI Gothic" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontLink\SystemLink","Arial",0x10000,"L_10646.TTF","MSGOTHIC.TTC,MS UI Gothic" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontLink\SystemLink","MS Sans Serif",0x10000,"L_10646.TTF","MSGOTHIC.TTC,MS UI Gothic" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontLink\SystemLink","Marlett",0x10000,"L_10646.TTF","MSGOTHIC.TTC,MS UI Gothic" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontLink\SystemLink","Microsoft Sans Serif",0x10000,"MSGOTHIC.TTC,MS UI Gothic" I installed Skype 6.2 once again but this time without these font related keys... and fonts are fine after reboot and Skype itself also seems to work! What are the above font settings required for?

Well, I said that because I myself had problems with my USB 3.0 external HDD (2.5") which is detected properly on my desktop when it's connected to a USB 2.0 port but is not detected at all when connected to a USB 1.1 port on an older laptop. It just acted as if it wanted to start but couldn't (the LED was blinking). Same thing happens if I try to connect it to my desktop using a USB 2.0 extension cable. It must be connected directly to the USB 2.0 port in order to start properly. In case of that laptop it couldn't start even though it was connected directly to the USB 1.1 port.

Isn't it same as the one above?

I meant a Y-cable like this one:

As long as you've got SP3 or newer installed and a USB 2.0 / 3.0 port (in case of USB 1.1 you may need a special cable and connect it to two ports at once)

Google is better when it comes to searching: https://www.google.com/search?q=safe+mode+resolution+site%3Amsfn.org%2Fboard

It's the same bug related to user32.dll which was present in previous dailies of UURollup-v11. I've just uploaded a new daily of UURollup-v10e with the newest user32.dll included. TeamViewer should work properly now

@Kurt_Aust I know you're sceptical about unofficial updates but M$ keeps releasing official updates for Windows 2000 too and I think that it would be good to add them to your list:) Please check: http://windows2000.tk/updates/#kb2570947 http://windows2000.tk/updates/#kb2780091 http://windows2000.tk/updates/#kb2792100_ie5 http://windows2000.tk/updates/#kb2792100_ie6 http://windows2000.tk/updates/#kb2797052 http://windows2000.tk/updates/#kb2798897

That's why I use date.exe from UnxUtils.

I'll test it in the next few days. I promise I guess that you installed it in your VM, right? Could you try to run TeamViewer and try to connect to it from your desktop and see if there are any problems?

No problem I'll try to check the issue but I'd also recommend installing the newest daily if you're using any older release than the one from 20130226 because that one was a major update, and the buggy user32.dll was fixed there too. At the moment I'm testing new nVIDIA drivers because they now seem to load properly with new versions of BWC kernel (they didn't before). The problem is that the nVIDIA Control Panel applet doesn't start and I'm going to investigate why.

Unfortunately the XP's cmd.exe when run in Windows 2000 seems to have extreme memory leaks

Hmm, OK but then the line will have to be divided automatically. At the moment the script looks like this: [strings].inf [Strings] BITS_DESCRIPTION="Transfers files in the background using idle network bandwidth. If the service is stopped, features such as Windows Update, and MSN Explorer will be unable to automatically download programs and other information. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it may fail to transfer files if they do not have a fail safe mechanism to transfer files directly through IE in case BITS has been disabled." FOR /F "skip=1 delims=" %%A IN ([Strings].inf) DO ( FOR /F tokens^=1-2^ delims^=^=^" %%B IN ("%%A") DO ( FOR /F "delims=" %%D IN ('FINDSTR/ILM "%%%%B%%" INF\*.inf') DO ( gsar.exe -i -o -s"%%%%B%%" -r"%%C" "%%D" >NUL ) ) )

I'm trying to use gsar now and I've encountered this problem: This happens when trying to replace strings like this one: %BITS_DESCRIPTION% with BITS_DESCRIPTION="Transfers files in the background using idle network bandwidth. If the service is stopped, features such as Windows Update, and MSN Explorer will be unable to automatically download programs and other information. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it may fail to transfer files if they do not have a fail safe mechanism to transfer files directly through IE in case BITS has been disabled." gsar.exe -i -o -s"%BITS_DESCRIPTION%" -r"Transfers files in the background using idle network bandwidth. If the service is stopped, features such as Windows Update, and MSN Explorer will be unable to automatically download programs and other information. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it may fail to transfer files if they do not have a fail safe mechanism to transfer files directly through IE in case BITS has been disabled." 1.inf

NOW that does sound intereresting. Inlucdes all your programs along with their respective software keys? Yes, that's one way you can do it. I prefer a different approach though. After you've successfully installed the system and set up everything you can just use an imaging software like Parted Magic, create an image of your system partition and then just restore it any time the system gets broken. It takes just 5 minutes to do it in my case

blackwingcat has managed to find a way to run Skype 6.1 and newer in Windows 2000: http://blog.livedoor.jp/blackwingcat/archives/1759259.html Unfortunately sending messages doesn't work (yet?) so Skype 5.9.0.123 is still the last fully functional version.

I see It works fine on my Athlon II X4 631.