Old Apps site says true?

[RacerBG]

For example this site says that IrfanView latest version for Windows 2000 is 4.33 BUT IrfanView says that the latest version STILL supports even Windows 9x. I think only the supportfor Windows 95 was dropped but the main question remains: Can I trust to the Old Apps site?

[CharlotteTheHarlot]

You can trust them whenever they happen to update a particular page. Looks like they haven't updated it since 4.33 though.

But if you want to be accurate, always go by what Irfan's website says. I have 4.36 and it still works on everything since Win98se ( earliest version I tried ).

[tomasz86]

I generally don't trust this kind of websites. Of course, it's really nice of them that they provide easy access to previous releases of wide variety of applications. However, in plenty of times the system compatibility info is either inaccurate or simply wrong.

When I was still using Windows 2000 as my main system the only way to be absolutely sure whether a specific programme supported the system or not was to install and check it by myself.

[RacerBG]

Thanks for the answers. I was asking because Im planning to migrate into 2000 after the fail with 98. Just one question:

Can Windows XP drivers work with 2000 fine?

[tomasz86]

Not really

There are some drivers that might work out of the box but:

1. Some drivers are indeed compatible but their INF file has to be edited first so that Windows 2000 will accept it.

2. Some drivers will work only if you have BWC / WB kernel installed.

3. Some drivers won't work but blackwingcat created Windows 2000 compatible versions so you can just use the unofficial ones.

4. Some drivers won't work at all and there are no unofficial versions available.

Generally speaking, I'd recommend checking in advance whether compatible drivers are available for your hardware before switching the OS. When I used Windows 2000 on my desktop PC the only real problem was with USB 3.0 for which no compatible drivers existed. The newer the hardware is, the more problems you will experience.

Edited December 27, 2013 by tomasz86

[ironman14]

If you plan to use Windows 2000, you should install UURollup (latest daily version) and Update Rollup 2.

Download Links:

UURollup: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bw_nt4aAJIoPRnNrdWQ3MlMtTkE&tid=0Bw_nt4aAJIoPaWJsUXQ4NGdWdjQ#list

Update Rollup 2: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bw_nt4aAJIoPbll1LVhQcEloTDQ&tid=0Bw_nt4aAJIoPaWJsUXQ4NGdWdjQ#list

And for compatible applications:

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/170528-considerding-going-back-to-windows-vista/

NOTE: If you choose to download Chrome, DO NOT install KB915985v2. It will cause your system to shut down before even booting up.