Use Windows 2000 Today! | Win2000 With KernelEx In 2020

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: http://i430vx.net/files/misc/vcredist...

!!!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: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/W2KSP4_...

Once you have SP4 installed, you can enable access to larger hard drives, instructions here: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/bighdd.txt

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): http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/SDI_R43...

Boingo Wireless, the mentioned wireless utility: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Boingos...

!!!Updates neccesary to get working windows update!!!
1st - IE6 SP1: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Get%20w...
2nd - Update Rollup 1: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Get%20w...
3rd - Windows Update Agent: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Get%20w...
4th - Roots Certificates installer: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Get%20w...
5th - IE6 Hotfix: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Get%20w...

After completing this, configure IE and run windows update as shown in the video.

Exended Kernel by BlackWingCat: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Windows...
MSFN Project Page: https://msfn.org/board/topic/149233-k...

Roytam1 Browser Installer (Install VCRedist 2008 first): http://i430vx.net/files/XP/RoyTam%20B...
Roytam1 Project Page: https://msfn.org/board/topic/180462-m...

Application Compatibility Launcher: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Extende...

Firefox 52 ESR (not updated anymore): http://i430vx.net/files/XP/EOL/Firefo...

Flash Player - Firefox: http://i430vx.net/files/misc/install_... IE: http://i430vx.net/files/misc/install_...

Libreoffice 5.4.7.2 Portable: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Extende...

VLC Media Player: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Extende...

FCWin2k (located inside the archive-fcwin2k.exe): http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Extende...

Lightshot Screenshot Utility: http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Extende...

Trigger Rally (racing game): http://trigger-rally.sourceforge.net/

Telegram Messenger (slightly buggy): http://i430vx.net/files/XP/EOL/tsetup...

Chrome (Advanced Chrome 54): http://i430vx.net/files/XP/EOL/Advanc...

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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