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Good to know that I've also been using exactly the same drivers on my computer and have experienced no issues so far. I'll try to prepare a fixed version of those 306.81 drivers in the near future. I've just uploaded a new daily release of UURollup-v11. One bug has been fixed in this version. I've also added some small cosmetic fixes related to icon display. Icon Cache should also be refreshed automatically after installing UURollup. The new Start Menu (explorer.exe) is included in it too: "Sleep" means both "stand by" and "hibernate", i.e. the system will hibernate if hibernation is turned on and will go to stand by if it's turned off. This is a system limitation. I'm unable to add other / new buttons without modifying the code of the Start Menu which I'm not capable of doing. The standard shut down menu will be displayed when you double-click on the "Shut Down..." button.

It's not possible to downgrade ntdll.dll without downgrading a lot of other files too. Silverlight 5.x doesn't work for me: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/149233-kernelex-for-win2000/page__view__findpost__p__1019293.

I've done one more test. Installed clean Win2k SP4. Installed IE6 SP1. Installed Update Rollup 1 (v2). Installed Roots Certificates update (KB931125). Installed KB2722913 for IE6. Installed KB957579. Installed Kernel v22k2. Installed MSI 3.1 (Silverlight's installer requires it). Installed Silverlight 5.1.10411.0 (the newest version). Unfortunately Silverlight still doesn't work I test it here: http://bubblemark.com/ When trying to run http://bubblemark.com/silverlight2.html I get:

I can try to modify the driver but first you should run Unknown Device Identifier and check what the exact Hardware ID of the printer is.

Yes but please read this post. I'd rather uninstall the update and just add to the registry: HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\HotFix\KB2724197","Installed",0x10001,1 This should prevent WU from asking for it.

I don't think there are any other ASMedia SATA drivers, aren't there? You just need the new scsiport.sys modified by blackwingcat. I've included it in the latest daily versions of UURollup.

Be careful with such a WMP11 installation! I haven't tested it on my computer but just from looking at the update.inf I'm 99% sure that you won't be able to UNinstall it completely so think of it as a "one-way ticket". In case of wmfdist11.exe there are actually unfixed dependencies in some of the files and they just won't work. Also, as blackwingcat has already mentioned several times, you can't play DRM protected content in WMP11 under Win2k.

I've just re-read the topic from the beginning and I think that if the setup hangs in IDE mode then it's not the SATA driver to prevent it from installation. The easiest way to check it would be move the system disk to another computer, install Win2k there (in IDE mode) and then move it back. If the system boots up and works and it will mean that it's a just a problem in Win2k installer.

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/149233-kernelex-for-win2000/page__view__findpost__p__1019176 The last version of UURollup where Silverlight works is daily v11d120911.

@blackwingcat Silverlight doesn't seem to work any more with the new versions of the kernel. The browser just crashes (tried IE6, Firefox, Maxthon and Qupzilla). The last version of the kernel where Silverlight works is v20m3 I may be wrong I suspect that the problem lies in ntdll.dll.

And be careful because some of those adapters are extremely crappy and buggy. I had one which initially seemed to work OK but the disk was suddenly disconnected in the system while copying files on and from it (therefore the adapter was unusable) and also another one which did work but the transfer was limited only to ATA33.

Thank you for a quick fix I can confirm that FCIV works properly after installing the fixed kernel. By the way, PAE seems to be working now. I don't know what the problem was but at the moment it seems to work fine. I'm using only the "/PAE" switch but later I'm also going to test "/PAE /3GB" as that was my default configuration.

I'm sorry but haven't had time yet to check the issue Actually, since a few days I didn't have Internet access in VMs and I was really wondering what the reason was. Everything was working properly and then suddenly I couldn't open any websites (only in VMs as Internet worked in my real system). I even checked the problem in XP installed on an another partition and the situation was the same, i.e. there was still no Internet in the VMs (even though the host system was different). I was suspecting that something was going on with the wireless router which I've been using here but wasn't really sure as the Internet was still working in other circumstances. Now I'm 99% sure that it was indeed the router. It just completely stopped working today. I tried to reconnect the thing, reset the settings, etc. but nothing worked. It seems to be dead. I connected the LAN cable directly to the computer and the Internet is working in the VMs again I shall be able to check the Silverlight issue in the next few days.

There are three releases of UURollup today! A new weekly release of UURollup-v10d. It's almost exactly the same as the last daily. The only change is EULA which now is exactly the same as the one used in test versions of UURollup-v11: A new weekly release of UURollup-v11. It's based on the last daily release but it's not exactly same. There are a few differences: Terminal Services related files aren't present in it. The 3rd party tools (7-Zip commandline tools, ProcessExplorer, etc.) aren't included (PROBLEMCHYLD should like it ) [*] A new daily release of UURollup-v11. I've prepared something special this time. This is a simple script called "Application Compatibility Launcher". What it does is to launch a file with Windows XP compatibility. It's the same thing what BlackWingCat's KDW does but I've always thought of it as little too much complicated. I wanted to have something very simple. This is how it works: That's basically it. I'd be very thankful if you could test the launcher and let me know how it works and what kind of problems you've encountered.

@JorgeA The second citation has a very good point. Windows 8 is much more usable on a smaller screen than on a big one. I can say it from my experience as I've used it on a 17" monitor with only 1024x768 resolution.

@ Well, modifying this Start Menu with my extremely limited skills is a pain. Changing the position of the buttons and renaming them is very easy. That's why I could just move the "Log off" button to a new submenu and have its functionality retained simply because the "Log off" button is present in the original Start Menu (you can choose whether to show it or not depending on a registry settings). The case with "Help" is different. It's possible to change its function because there's something like this in the String Table of explorer.exe: 732, "hh.exe>%systemroot%\\help\\windows.chm" so I just changed it to: 732, "shutdown.exe>/t 0" The icon needs to be changed in shell32.dll. The problem with all the other buttons is that each of them just runs a particular function, ex: MENUITEM "&Run...", 401, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED MENUITEM "S&ynchronize", 553, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED MENUITEM "&Log off", 402, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED Everything would be extremely easy if I only knew what the numbers are for restart, standby, hibernate, etc. I've googled it but couldn't really find any useful information. I did manage to find some interesting websites: http://www.aqua-soft.org/forum/topic/17384-help-start-menu-mod/ http://www.virtualplastic.net/msgboard/thread.php?forum=1&thread=355 http://codescript.vdsworld.com/Webpages/Tray_messages.htm https://github.com/dblock/resourcelib/blob/master/Docs/Menu.md http://virtualplastic.net/html/icn_strt.html http://computertruths.blogspot.kr/2007/06/interesting-hacks-using-resource-hacker.html http://unlockforus.blogspot.kr/2012/09/right-click-menu-for-shutdown-log-off.html http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/CLSID-List.htm http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/add-enhanced-shutdown-button-to-the-windows-xp-start-menu/ http://www.askvg.com/list-of-a-few-locations-in-windows-xp-system-files-to-be-hacked-using-resource-hacker/ http://forum.pcekspert.com/showpost.php?p=405962&postcount=448 and http://thelegendofrandom.com/blog/archives/759 The last one is probably the best but I just haven't got skills to do the programming. I'm looking forward to hear your opinion on the nVIDIA drivers @acus Absolutely right I've just uploaded a new daily version with synceng.dll included. Scsiport.sys 5.0.2195.7072 comes from BlackWingCat and fixes this issue.

One more Start Menu from Poland: http://www.sgjps.com/en/produkty/StartForDesktop

FCIV doesn't work with the kernel installed: // // File Checksum Integrity Verifier version 2.05. // Error during CryptAcquireContext. Error msg : An internal error occurred. Error code : 57 It seems to have something to do with the Cryptographic Services.

A new daily release of UURollup-v11 is ready. BlackWingCat updated his kernel so I've added the new files to UURollup. I've also added "shutdown.exe" and "powercfg.exe" from Windows 2003 Server. Edit: I forgot to mention that the new update for XP (KB2727528) is also included in the newest daily. I've also just uploaded a new updated version of the .NET Framework merged installer. It's based on the newest releases of the OnePiece's addons which means that all new security fixes are included in it. The installer has also been slightly changed (sc.exe isn't utilised to create services any more because everything is done through the INF installer itself).

There might exist official drivers for some of the components (sound, LAN) but for others you'll have to use the unofficial drivers. Some of the unofficial drivers require the unofficial kernel. The unofficial kernel may be required to use some of the new official drivers too. You may want to check: http://www.windows2000.tk and (recommended) Even recently there have been a lot of topics about Win2k and its installation on new hardware. I'd recommend reading them first. You could also download Unknown Device Identifier and check the Hardware IDs for your devices so that it will be much easier to look for proper drivers.

You probably need to test it yourself. There aren't many people using Win2k on such a new hardware so waiting for someone to answer on this particular question may be a waste of time Even if someone does use the system on a new hardware it may still be very different from yours so it's impossible to confirm whether it may work or not. I myself have got a not too old motherboard but it's for AMD (FM1) so I can't say anything about the Intel chipsets and their compatibility.

I've managed to convert help into a Shut Down shortcut (icon unchanged yet): I'd just like to explain briefly what this Start Menu modification is about. Generally speaking, I'm not interested in adding any system UI modifications to UURollup / USP5.2. Everyone has their own preferences so I don't want to force anyone to use the system UI which I'm fond of as what I like may not appeal to you. Is it right? This shut down menu will be the only change of the UI done be me. I've always found the original Shut Down menu very inefficient (3 or even 4 clicks if you want to change the default option) while such a drop down menu requires only 1 click. Of course there will be an option to revert to the unchanged original menu if you don't like it.

It should be available now By the way, I've managed to change the Shut Down button a little bit: I just used ResHacker to modify explorer.exe and change the code like this: POPUP "Sh&ut Down...", 506, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0 { MENUITEM "&Log off", 402, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED } Now the problem is that I've got no idea what numbers could work for other options (shut down, restart, standby, hibernate). I can't find any valuable information in the Internet about it. If anyone has got any idea on this topic please share your knowledge. The original shut down menu still works - it appears after double clicking on "Shut down...".

Don't worry about the Control Panel I also use Dualview and the Display Properties Extension in installed with the drivers. The other tools like nView and etc. are not installed but they aren't necessary to configure dual monitors. Which driver are you using at the moment? You can test v270.61 available in the Archive. By the way, I've uploaded two daily versions of UURollup today: - UURollup v11 d121114 and - UURollup v10d d121114 As UURollup-v11 is still not ready to be called stable I've decided to just fix a few bugs in UURollup-v10c. It's going to be released on November 24. There are mainly two things which I've fixed: Some registry changes were not applied when slipstreamed. Srv.sys included in UURollup-v10c is buggy (STOP 0x1E in SRV.SYS) so I've replaced it with the new corrected version. No other significant changes have been made.

You can try to replace the files manually after unpacking the installer. I already mentioned in the older topic that a user from Poland had managed to do it with the previous IE 10 Platform Preview. http://forum.dobreprogramy.pl/dziala-viscie-t460656.html (use a translator) He basically installed IE10 in Windows 7 and then copied its folder to Vista.