I don’t usually comment on forums but I have to say that
I used to run Windows 2000 on my main system until about early 2018.
Sadly I found games are the way back from 2012 (more info later) that are no longer compatible with it same as Windows XP. even some games like Otome ga Musubu Tsukiyo no Kirameki is struggling with Vista in 2017.
That it calls something in Sexur32.dll same as Windows XP but atless runs in Vista. also d3dx9_43 & sometimes ntdll.dll. That if is calling d3x11.dll so no platfrom Update. now as of d3dx9_43 was backported by blackwingcat. Which I also use with my Learning-Creative 64-bit Installation (Final V.3.6). If you're seeing this blackwingcat think you.
That is off-topic. In 2018 I was testing Windows 7 or Vista. The reason why I choice Windows vista was for Windows NT 4 compatibility. which does not work under Windows 7. I did read that Win32 that who is making the extended kernel climes NT 4 does not work. I do not understand why?
Back on topic. The game is Madeline Math 1st & 2nd grade also does not work with windows 2000. even though the game was made in 1999. even using the BWC kernel & updates also did not fix the problem. But worked on Windows Vista With NT4, I did over the years fix some of the Problems.
In that time frame in 2018, I did not know that Windows 2000 had Compatibility-Mode Technology.
Disabled until somebody emailed me about regsvr32 %systemroot%\apppatch\slayerui.dll.
I did test Madeline math again in November 2020. even some new ones like 12 no Tsuki no Eve.
Once more the originals refuse to install even with NT 4. now in that time Version 3.2 did install. However launching the game failed with a white screen, Compered to Windows XP & Vista it runs.
Even somewhat in that time frame manage to to get to Work With unstable Windows 7 in beta at that time.
As for 12, the no Tsuki no Eve game from 2013 did or could not install at all With Windows 2000.
So what I did was install it on Windows XP, That coped the files and regedit, To Windows 2000. it worked with server computability issues. I thought it was Windows Media Player 11.
so I used blackwingcat Windows Media Player 11 for Windows 2000 International Version(English) v2.exe.
Things like Lip Sync did somewhat work but not completely. It fixed and caused other problems.
In that time frame got so frustrated, I tried an older release called Natsuzora no Perseus.
Now the install did fully install. Again the game itself is as broken as 12 no Tsuki no Eve.
Point Who is if Windows 2000 does not work Against a 1999 Game with NT4 compatibility enabled or new games from 2012 2 years after its end of support by Microsoft. Even with BWC Kernel and support Updates From blackwingcat which I truly respect. I in my opinion think you should Run Windows Vista in 2021. even more so with updates on Server 2008. which I believe is supported in 2023 under the ESU program I am not positive about this, however. Even if it doesn’t Work on it. 1 year out of date compared to Windows 2000 11 years. And more so with Win32s extended Kernel on the way that our younger sister uses it for Window Server 2008 Web Editon. allthough the rest of our familly has fully moved to linux due to questionable direction with Windows 11.
I have to give Windows 2000 2 out of 10 it might be true that Windows 2000 is the last system with the classic style looks for windows 98-ME. But Windows server 2008 or vista is 2nd best to that classic style. Unlike windows 7 removed classic start and tons of features from the classic mode under Windows 7. if you read this post I have to say thick you for trying to red. if you respond i might not respond on a mouth since i'm basy helping out with 8 other foriums. Again Think you.