Despite being 20 years old, Windows 2000 is still highly serviceable as a Daily Driver OS. Here's how to do it:
!!!Please read the description fully!!!
VERY IMPORTANT: Windows update no longer works. You can use Legacy Update to automatically install all of the updates using a WSUS server instead.
Important: Not mentioned in the video:
Please install VC2008 Redist from MS on your 2000 machines, they're required for many things. You can install them whenever in the process, as long as it is BEFORE installing the kernel! My browser installer requires this, as an example.
Visual C 2008 Runtime: [ Ссылка ]
!!!Applications and tools mentioned here roughly follow the order in the video!!!
If you dont have SP4 preinstalled, you can download and install it from here: [ Ссылка ]
Once you have SP4 installed, you can enable access to larger hard drives, instructions here: [ Ссылка ]
Snappy Driver Installer, a great Win2k-comaptible driver installer (you can download driverpacks on a different PC if your Win2k one doesnt have network drivers yet): [ Ссылка ]
Boingo Wireless, the mentioned wireless utility: [ Ссылка ]
!!!Updates neccesary to get working windows update!!!
1st - IE6 SP1: [ Ссылка ].zip
2nd - Update Rollup 1: [ Ссылка ]Windows2000-KB891861-v2-x86-ENU.EXE
3rd - Windows Update Agent: [ Ссылка ]WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe
4th - Roots Certificates installer: [ Ссылка ]rootsupd201604.exe
5th - IE6 Hotfix: [ Ссылка ]IE6.0SP1-KB2817183-WINDOWS2000-X86-ENU.EXE
After completing this, configure IE and run windows update as shown in the video.
Exended Kernel by BlackWingCat: [ Ссылка ]
MSFN Project Page: [ Ссылка ]
Roytam1 Browser Installer (Install VCRedist 2008 first): [ Ссылка ]
Roytam1 Project Page: [ Ссылка ]
Application Compatibility Launcher: [ Ссылка ]
Firefox 52 ESR (not updated anymore): [ Ссылка ]
Flash Player - Firefox: [ Ссылка ] IE: [ Ссылка ]
Libreoffice 5.4.7.2 Portable: [ Ссылка ]
VLC Media Player: [ Ссылка ]
FCWin2k (located inside the archive-fcwin2k.exe): [ Ссылка ]
Lightshot Screenshot Utility: [ Ссылка ]
Trigger Rally (racing game): [ Ссылка ]
Telegram Messenger (slightly buggy): [ Ссылка ]
Chrome (Advanced Chrome 54): [ Ссылка ]
Some newer software may work on 2000 with kernelex than what I linked, but the versions I linked I know work.
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