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I don't have access to an installed copy of Windows 2000, but I did have the setup files. ntkrpamp.exe is ntoskrnl.exe but for a multiprocessor system with PAE. Setup renames the selected kernel for your configuration to ntoskrnl.exe when installing the OS.

An earlier version of this post had unintentionally erroneous information. Please refer to this fixed version You have two options. The first option is: -open the sys file in CFF explorer -find XP or 2003's (x86) NTOSKRNL.EXE, "add" the necessary imports in Import Adder And then rebuild import table, rebuild PE header and update checksum. Alternatively, you can try an older, less complex release of the extended core.

I'm not at the same place as my 2000 installation, but yes IE 6 and DX 9 do install, but if you look at the about box of IE 6 it reports as version 5 (but with the IE6 logo), and dxdiag reports the DX version number as 7, even though DX9 files are present.

Windows 2000 Server: 4 CPUs/threads Windows 2000 Advanced Server: 8 CPUs/threads Windows 2000 Datacenter Server: 32 CPUs/threads The theoretical limit is 2^16 CPUs/threads if the appropriate registry hack is made, with all editions of Windows 2000.

ThrottleStop 8.70.6 claims Windows 7+ compatibility, but it still works in Windows 2000 extended kernel 3.0a: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-throttlestop/ But it won't really work with older processors like early Core 2 Duos: then you have to go for version 4. I wonder if this can get my incoming Xeon X5670 to semi-overclock* to constant turbo because win2k doesn't support dynamic frequency scaling. *HP Z600 Workstation, so no real overclocking possible

I'd also like to report that IE and DX files are updated, but the reported version numbers stay the same (versions 5 and 7 respectively).

CFF Explorer can disassemble SYS files. I'm using it on Windows 2000 and I think it works on 98SE as well (but I know it doesn't work on 95) https://ntcore.com/?page_id=388 You can also use PE Tool, which is posted in this forum for the same purpose

I don't think they'll be that nice. I'd look out for white vans with tinted windows if walking through secluded areas...

Good news: Visual Studio 2019 can still target Windows XP: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2019/compatibility

I was being a little daring and tried to run Firefox 60 ESR. It installed after setting MSI compatibility to Windows 7, though it appears that there are several unresolved exports in kernel32.dll, as well as a few in shell32.dll. It also threw a "can't start XPCOM error". Warning to other users: if you try this, you will break other Firefox-engine based browsers like New Moon and Basilisk. Here is the dependency walker file. I wonder how feasible it is to get quantum to run on Windows 2000? https://mega.nz/#!VxE3DSCY!K3WDwKUJC9z5djBUdK-ohinpSEgKtlLLIMtq50IdSfU UPDATE: I tried to get it to hook a module with the first kernel32.dll function called (using the kernel32.dll from my Windows 10), copied over the ucrtbase.dll as well and all I can say is that it opened a new can of worms, This ain't my thing...

Yeah POSReady 2009 is prohibited by its licensing agreement from running "Office productivity applications": http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/d/0/ad040b81-9aec-4f75-9a7e-1fe12878baea/posready 2009_windows xp professional.pdf (comparison list between embedded and standard XP Pro)

@blackwingcat also made a blog post years ago where hyperthreading did provide improved performance on an X58 build (i7-920). It may depend on the platform; many of the hyperthreading issues seem to be associated with P4-era hardware and consumer-grade chipsets. Workstation and server stuff seems to handle HT on win2k better.

In my experience, very few people actually take advantage of the write cache policy options that Windows XP introduced and do the complete safe ejection process; though I think it's partially because Mac OS X took forever to implement them (or disabled by default). It's a real kick in the pants to see a feature introduced with XP being misappropriated as a "new" feature of a product released 17 years later; especially considering the timing of the former's EOS, it feels like the OS has been robbed of its place in the evolution of Microsoft Windows. It reminds me of the Server 2003 offline help files that claim that win2k didn't have an integrated compatibility mode module. :(

I can't believe we're approaching the end of the legendary NT 5.x platform. I've been hooked ever since XP SP1, and have since tried nearly every iteration (with the exception of the 64bit releases). Well it won't be the end for me, because I just bought an x58 workstation today! Perhaps it will follow the example of the 1989 Zenith VCR in my room and last me through at least 2040!! :) Then hopefully 3D acceleration/GPU emulation in VMs will be near perfection!

Even with the 5400 RPM HDD and 512 MB of RAM, XP SP3 was solid on my T41. Of course I could have used more RAM but for the older games I ran on it, I never ran into issues. And not only has it been exactly 5 years to the day since the loss of stock XP support, we are also counting down to the last POSReady 2009 update; one day to go. And of course, the OS will still be up to date until May 14, when Server 2008 and up get their new security updates. Those POS machines at my school were still running XP on Friday. I wonder how long they'll take to update.

I haven't been able to load PotPlayer 1.7.16291 on Windows Server 2003, being met with a "potplayer.dll has been modified or hacked" message. I used to able to load it on Windows 2000 (extended kernel), but I downloaded a newer copy of the installer (but still the same version) and it appeared. I don't remember finding an XP-suffixed executable though.

That may be the riched20.dll issue popping up. I had problems with VC++-written software and certain Windows Installers (like the one for Office 2003). Replace it with the one from KB953024 that tomasz86 mentioned above. @blackwingcat did update WordPad to work with his riched20.dll, though I still have Office 2003 setup failing until I replace the file.

Here is the last set of official Nvidia Quadro drivers for Windows 2000 (261.19): https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/25619/en-us (I just had the Wayback Machine crawl the direct link) Use @blackwingcat's unofficial driver package for newer Quadros.

As the OP says, all things NT 5.1 or 5.2 go here! Is Windows 2000 eligible, or will posting a sighting here get me banned? And the boot screen for POSReady 2009 says "Windows XP" anyway.

And I also found this (posted on 9/20/01): It turned out nearly the same way (with the exception of the requirement of a 7/8.x licence), and of course the subscription part only presently applies to Office (taken up by fools I say). Going back to Windows 10 as it is presently, I've noticed some more UI inconsistencies; at school, I usually right-click start to sign out of my account. But when using a laptop there, I only had the option to "shut down or restart" and apparently I had to go somewhere in the start menu to sign out instead. I use Open-Shell on my Windows 10, and make the menu work like Windows 95.

Was the message something like "Windows Product Activation can't check the activation status of winlogon.exe" after attempting to logon? I've gotten that after messing around with the OS identifier of NT 5.2 x86 VLK (Server to Professional). Perhaps applying fcwin2k to winlogon.exe would have caused this. I don't think Yandex could affect WPA in any way. if so, you can still access Windows in safe mode, where you can delete all the associations made by fcwin2k. If not, a backup of the registry that dates back to before using fcwin2k should fix it. P.S. this method should also work on Windows Server 2003 (x86 and x64). This program must be one of many that block NT 5.2 (or Server 2003 specifically).

I doubt it. According to statcounter, XP's market share was 1.75% in March; Windows 98SE's share was 2.7% in July 2006 when it ended support. Nonetheless. there is still the possibility that later today (4/1) M$ may make the decision to extend XP support forever...

This is Windows XP at the U.S, Customs and Border Protection checkpoint at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, as shown on a new episode of the TV series Border Security: America's Front Line. The episode did premiere this month, though there's been a 2 1/2 year gap between seasons, so this was likely filmed in 2017 or 2018.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm only using Firefox-based browsers so I think it should be the XP-compatible Winsock (I went from v2.8 to 2.9bG, neither of which had the option, and had no issues). In all cases I was only running ZoneAlarm 6.5 so it probably isn't that. I'll keep that in mind when the next kernel upgrade is due. I also discovered that MPC-HC 1.7.13 is now able to play videos with v3.0a, whereas it would just crash with previous kernels. :)

Yes, I kept it checked. To clarify, the shell is only slow when the browser is in memory; once killing the process it's back to normal. Sometimes the shell doesn't slow down however.