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Jakob99

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  1. We could have a working fix if we can bakport it from Windows 7 Build 6519. I just procured an Acer Spin 5 with Skylake, so I'd be happy to test if a fix is found.
  2. Any update on getting Windows 7 drivers to work with Vista or are we still a long ways out from that?
  3. Try this: http://windowsenthusiasts1.epizy.com/Windows7UEFI.html
  4. Windows Vista will work, but you'll have many issues (these first started appearing with Haswell) aside from no HD 5500 Graphics support. Your best bet is to get an external PCI-E device for the PCI-E Expansion Slot and hook in an Nvidia or AMD Graphics card (I believe they supported Vista until that year). If this is a laptop, you're screwed as most don't come with a PCI-E Expansion Slot anymore (if they even did). Unless @win32 can get Windows 7 drivers working on Vista as well as solve the Haswell+ problems, you're currently SOL.
  5. If you guys are in need of an Nvidia Graphics driver for your late-2000's to early-2010's Nvidia hardware for Windows 2000, you can find it here: http://windowsenthusiasts1.epizy.com/Downloads.html I've rehosted the graphics drivers to Media Fire in case the links in the "Running Windows 2000 on modern motherboards - USB Issues" thread die out (and the one for 258.96 has while the 257.21 has not, but may. 258.96 I was able to find through Internet Archive thankfully so it allowed me to download it to rehost it). The files are unzipped. If running the exe doesn't work, you'll have to mod the INF to include your Nvidia device. After doing so, it will warn that it did not pass WHQL testing, but you can safely ignore this. If, for some reason, it still does not work, you can Have Disk install this. After installing this, the boot time significantly increases during "Preparing Network Connections". This can be solved by disabling the NVIDIA display driver helper service, located in Control Panel->Administrator Tools->Services->NVIDIA display driver helper. After this is turned off, boot time will return to nearly normal speeds. Thanks to @win32 for this helpful tip (You can also find it in the aforementioned thread). There is also a new README included (alongside the original) that basically rehashes most of this info. I hope this helps someone out. Enjoy!
  6. Unfortunately, these did not appear to work. I am not sure the reason. After I put them into the boot.wim file using DISM and the Forceunsigned command and went to unmount the image, it told me that it could only be partially unmounted. Nothing remained in the mount folder and I was able to move the wim out of the root folder. I rebuilt the ISO and booted it up. Since this Windows 7 ISO uses Windows 8's WinPE, it detected the drives right away (probably a mistake to use a 7 ISO with 8's PE as 7's PE would have told me if the drivers were detected) and I installed, but upon reboot I was greeted with 0x07b BSOD. I then tried to point the Windows Installer to the files, but it told me that no signed drivers could be found. Either the integration got botched (it told me it could only be partially unmounted), or the unsigned nature of the drivers is to blame. I'm gonna go about trying to sign these to see what happens. Another thing is my device may not be in the driver. Gonna load up 8.1, grab that info, put it in, and then sign the drivers.
  7. You would need the Nvme hotfix plus an Nvme driver. Win-raid should have you covered for that. As for USB 3, the ones from Intel most likely won't work anymore, so you would need to find custom-made drivers. If you search Google, you might even be able to find an ISO that is updated to 2020 and has all this built-in. This would save you a whole bunch of time as all you would have to do is burn it to the USB drive using Rufus and install away.
  8. Intel Iris Xe Graphics. Here's all the device ID's in relation to Tiger Lake: ; TGL %INTEL_DEV_9A49% = iSKLD_w81, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9A49 %INTEL_DEV_9A40% = iSKLD_w81, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9A40 %INTEL_DEV_9A78% = iSKLD_w81, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9A78 %INTEL_DEV_9A60% = iSKLD_w81, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9A60 %INTEL_DEV_9A68% = iSKLD_w81, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9A68 %INTEL_DEV_9A70% = iSKLD_w81, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9A70 Mine is 9A49. I've tried DarthBringer's driver that he posted to Win-Raid, but it doesn't work even with Tiger Lake added in. I get Code 43.
  9. That's great, but I'm in need of 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake Iris Xe graphics driver. Maybe we could use one that supports 7/8.1 and see if modding that will work. I'm looking into this.
  10. Would you guys like to see a Windows 8.1 Extended Kernel? I am well versed with Windows and basic driver functionality, but not with advanced Windows knowledge needed to whip up an Extended Kernel such as incorporating Windows 10 functions. Since software support for Windows 8.1 is still great with the software that doesn't work only needing mods to either remove the version check or simple DLL stubs to run, we can make our first priority drivers, most specifically graphics and Wi-Fi drivers. All the major hardware vendors (Intel, Nvidia, and AMD) have ended support. Intel ended theirs first starting with Kaby Lake (though unofficial mods for drivers up to 10th Gen(?) exist. see this thread) while AMD and Nvidia just ended theirs at roughly the same time last year (In fact, this is being posted from a 2019 AMD laptop with 8.1 on it). Now, it should be noted that there are some hardware manufacturers that still have support for OSes such as 8.1, and even Windows 2000 in specific instances, to this day! Notable ones include Realtek (certain hardware) and most major touchpad manufacturers such as Elantech (provided you aren't restricted exclusively to HID-Compliant Touchpad with no way to enable PS/2 touchpad). Realtek still has backwards supports for OSes older than Windows 10, but it depends on the hardware. For instance, the Realtek RTL8892CE WiFi card (not to be confused with the RTL8891CE) is OEM exclusive and has no 8.1 or 7 support. Plus, there are some Realtek Audio drivers that integrate with the graphics card. You'll know you have one of these if there is a red circle on the audio icon right after installation finishes (and hovering over it says "No Audio Device is installed"). Because of this, the Windows default audio driver does not support this configuration and thus, will not load. The standard Realtek HD Audio driver will not work either. Realtek Ethernet still supports Windows 8.1, though it appears Ethernet may be going the way of the dinosaur due to a lack of Ethernet ports on most new laptops. Most major touchpad vendors should still work. Grab the driver from either the manufacturers website or your laptop manufacturers website. If you have the option to switch between Advanced (HID Compliant, I2C) and Basic (PS/2) emulation touchpad, you can set it to Basic and be fine, but if you only have Advanced, you'll need a USB Mouse. Despite Intel dropping official support with Kaby Lake, the latest chipset drivers surprisingly still work. To install Windows 8.1 on modern laptops, just burn the ISO to Rufus with UEFI support and boot it with a USB Mouse connected (plus keyboard if installing from the Desktop). Since 8.1 has generic USB3 drivers in its WinPE unlike 7, no PS/2 peripherals such as adapters are needed. After the installation restarts, you'll get a quick flash of a BSoD. Load back up the install media, hit Shift+F10 to load up Command Prompt, type Notepad.exe, click on File/Open, select All Types instead of .txt, point to C:\Windows\System32\drivers and delete Intelpep.sys. Exit out and finish Windows install normally. If you update, that file will come back so you'll need to repeat it once more. It would be great if we could find a fix for that file that allows it to function as intended. I hope I'm not the only one interested with Windows 8.1. Even with UEFI7, it is nearly impossible to install Windows 7 on modern UEFI boards. It doesn't help Legacy Support is being phased out so the amount of new computers with that is dwindling, meaning UEFI support has to be incorporated somehow into 7 (If you guys want to tackle this problem, please start a different thread about this. You have my backing). Plus, there are now 0x0A5 NON-ACPI-COMPLIANT BIOS BSoD's now as well. tl:dr: In order to get drivers working on Windows 8.1, some incorporation of Windows 10 functions will most likely be needed. There are some hardware vendors still with 8.1 support, but some of the new laptops come with that hardware tied into other components meaning the standard driver will not work. Installing 8.1 is as simple as making the media as UEFI in Rufus, installing it with USB Mouse (and keyboard if on desktop), deleting Intelpep.sys, and finishing it up.
  11. In all honesty, Windows 8.1 is the better of the two. Everything is easier to access due to the readding of the native start button (classic shell on 8 (6.2) doesn't count), plus the start screen in my opinion is more organized. With that, I believe a Windows 8.1 Extended Kernel to be the better option. Since it appears this thread is gonna be dedicated to Windows 8, I'll create a separate thread to see if there is enough interest in a Windows 8.1 Extended Kernel. Before I go, this may be of help to anyone running Windows 8 on modern hardware. I'm under the impression this supports up to 10th Gen Intel. 11th Gen and later as well as subsets such as Jasper Lake are not currently supported, but I'm going to post about that in his thread. Oh, and I think his driver only supports either Q0 or Q1 stepping.
  12. How did you get Windows 7 working on Alder Lake? Did you have Legacy Mode or only UEFI Mode? I have 11th Gen Tiger Lake and would like to know how you got Windows 7 working if you only have UEFI Mode.
  13. Ok, so Tinker does in fact work with an osver.ini set like above. To get it to run without having to restore the Vista version or moving the file to the desktop, just add this line in: [C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Tinker\Tinker.exe] Enabled=1 Save the file and then Tinker will open like normal with no complaints that it only works on Windows Vista Ultimate. Hopefully this helps people who want to run this game, but can't unless they either restore the Vista string or move the file to the desktop.
  14. Right! I could have sworn my Vista build already had it (it has all the updates), but apparently it does not. I'll look into that.
  15. Just letting you guys know that the Microsoft Tinker game does not work with OSver.ini global configured like this: [global] Enabled=1 Win7SuperVerFix=1 MajorVersion=6 MinorVersion=1 BuildNumber=7600 CSDVersion=Service Pack 1 PlatformID=2 Either putting this file on the desktop or changing it to read: [global] Enabled=1 Win7SuperVerFix=0 MajorVersion=6 MinorVersion=0 BuildNumber=6003 CSDVersion=Service Pack 2 PlatformID=2 will allow the game to run like normal. Not a big issue by any means, but for anyone struggling to run this game, this is why. You also need d3dx9_39.dll. Get both the 32 and 64 bit versions. Although the game is 32-bit, it can't hurt to have the 64-bit version as well. Place the 64-bit version within System32 and the 32-bit version within SysWow64. With this done and OSver either moved to the desktop or edited, the game will then finally start.
  16. Interesting info. I will try Dependency Walker out. 64-bit drivers should work. Restart 8.1, mash F8 (if it doesn't work, go to the Metro Settings app, look for Recovery, and inside should be an option to restart into advanced options. Once in, choose change UEFI firmware settings. If it takes you to BIOS, exit and then mash F8), and then a list of options should show up. At the bottom of the list should be 9) Disable Driver Signature Enforcement or something similar. Press 9 and it will boot into Windows. Install your x64 drivers. If you have done this already, I apologize.
  17. Has anyone had any luck with Windows 8.1 on Intel Tiger Lake (11th Generation)? I got it installed on my Lenovo Ideapad 3 with Intel Core i5 and IrisXe, but am having no luck with any of the drivers. Are there any hacks to get the Intel Iris Graphics working in addition to the other drivers? I have Realtek audio which I can solve as they still make drivers for 8.1, but for the other drivers, I do not know how. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
  18. Cool! Will have to try this. Haven't been on the 2000 side of the multi-boot in a while and have been in 7 for the past couple of weeks.
  19. I know this is old, but since it's my thread, I should be fine. Anywho, I finally figured this out. Not with the Acer Aspire E1-531 (I broke that the week of USA Memorial Day), but with a Dell Latitude E6530 with Ivy Bridge that I acquired 4th of July week. Regardless of what I have, it should work with Sandy Bridge too. If you are interested in running Windows 2000 on Sandy/Ivy Bridge, you can learn how to do so here: http://windowsenthusiasts1.epizy.com/
  20. I found what appears to be Beta source code for the RTL8811CU USB WiFi device. I uploaded this here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/cucirhe1k86z19b/BETA_V9_RTLWlan_1930.16.1213.2016_Source.zip/file Maybe this can be leveraged to create a Windows 2000 compatible driver if modifying the INF won't work. I wonder if @blackwingcat can figure something out either by getting the INF file to work or by utilizing this Beta driver source code.
  21. I'll try that, but I'm not holding out hope. Here's a quote from blackwingcat, which indicates more stuff besides the OS string would need to be modified. "In other words, the following OEM hardware can be used with Win2000 by rewriting INF and erasing ".NTx86". I think "
  22. I did not. I did find this https://blog-livedoor-jp.translate.goog/blackwingcat/archives/2004917.html?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc where blackwingcat investigated it and said rewriting the INF would work, but so far I have not been able to find any more articles in relation to this. In case the translation link doesn't work: http://blog.livedoor.jp/blackwingcat/archives/2004917.html Just open up Google Translate from the Google page, select Detect Language and paste the link in the first box and then your desired language for the second box. Click the link in the second box to open it up in your language.
  23. Does anyone know how I can get the RTL8811CU or RTL190CT Realtek USB Wi-Fi to work with Windows 2000? The description on Amazon and eBay said it supports 2000 (and 98 for the latter), but I can only find XP and later drivers. Maybe @blackwingcat has some solutions? I'll advanced Google search his site in case there is something already there. Any help is greatly appreciated!
  24. Just to let anyone know who is using a driver updater such as Driver Booster while osver.ini is in the Windows folder. When that file is present in the Windows folder, the driver updater will try to update your Vista drivers to the Windows 7 version. With this, it is better to update after getting Internet driver but before installing Extended Kernel and osver.ini. While you can continue on with the installation, most of the drivers will error out in Device Manager, forcing you to roll back. If your driver updater prompts you to update the drivers to the 7 version, just ignore that and all future updates to that device as it currently will not work. It is thanks to Driver Booster thinking the 7 drivers would work that I ended up with a partially broken Intel Control Panel. Please do note that this white and blue control panel only appears if installing Intel HD 4000 Graphics on Windows 7 and later. Windows Vista and earlier get the black, transparent control panel (called Extreme Graphics) unless you have osver.ini and your driver updater installs the 7 driver.
  25. I have made a more complete version of this guide. While the initial guide is a copy n' paste of what I posted here, there are two more guides which are linked to at the bottom of the initial guide in a See also section. Those guides are essential if you want working USB 2.0 and Intel HD Graphics. Everything you need to download/setup has been linked to from within the guide. If there are any issues with any of the links, please let me know and I will see if archive.org has the file archived and swap that in. Here's where you can find the guides: http://windowsenthusiasts1.epizy.com/Windows2000SandyBridge.html
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