Sunday, December 5, 2021

YSI_Win2kPro_R3.3.iso

DOWNLOAD (R3.3)

MIRROR: NOT UP YET

Changelog:

R3.3 Update (2023-11-25):

Installing the Extended Kernel is now an option during first logon
Extended Kernel installer now has Visual C++ 2010 - 2019 Redistributables integrated
Fixed Extended Kernel installer requiring NTVDM to launch (would sometimes break installer on Skylake+ systems) 
Updated Root Certificates to 2023/09
Integrated Skylake+ RTC timer fix
Added Intel Raptor Lake/700 series chipset drivers 
Added "sc" command
General cleanup

This will most likely be my last custom Windows 2000 ISO unless something major happens that warrants a new ISO. 

R3.2 Update (2022-7-17):

Improvements to AMD USB 3.1 driver
Update ASMedia USB 3.1 driver to 2018 version
ASMedia AHCI (bootable) driver now included
"videoprt patcher" now requires no user interaction
Update srv.sys to newer version (patched against MS17-010)
Fully integrate Visual C++ 2005 and 2008 Redistributable
Add Intel 815 to 845 chipset driver
Add backwards compatibility support in usb.inf
Removed unneeded IDs in Intel AHCI/RAID driver
Revert back to vanilla TLS/SSL settings due to custom ones being buggy
Remove integrated Segoe UI fonts (still included on disc in extras folder)
Added "systeminfo" command
Add Desktop Themes to Control Panel
 
R3 Orignal Release (2021-12-05):

Extended Core now fully integrated (with videoprt.sys fix)
Base USB set backported from Server 2003 SP2
USB 2.0 and select USB 3.X (see users guide for supported controllers) now loaded in text portion of setup 
Integrated Root Updates
Add ASMedia USB 3.0/3.1 Driver (10g and 5g only, not functional in setup)
All cores are now detected after setup
Upgrade videoprt.sys to newer version (vs standard v16a Excore)
Disable SSL and enable TLS out of the box
Fix USB not working at all on Intel 5 Series Chipset (desktop)
Fix USB not working during setup on Intel 6-9 Series Chipsets (mostly... see disclaimer for more details)
Fix driver error on USB composite devices when used on a USB 3.X controller that uses AMDXHC driver
Fix most custom USB 3.X drivers
Removed Intel Chipset USB drivers entirely infavor of relying on built in drivers
Removed Null driver for USB 3.0 on Intel 8 series, X99/C612, and 100/C230 series chipsets
Changed bootscreen back to vanilla 
Segoe UI Fonts included out of box 
Included registry key to disable AutoRun for current user, Orca MSI editor, and some other updates as bonuses

Changes from vanilla Windows 2000 SP4 (for the uninitiated):

All the other changes mentioned in "Changes from HFSLIP_Win2kPro_R2.3A.iso and HFSLIP_Win2kPro_R2.2.iso"
Included a Users Guide file on the disc that goes over pretty much everything you need to know
USB 3.X driver slipstreamed for Intel 100 series chipsets (Skylake+) and newer along with AMD APU based systems and select other USB 3.X controllers
Newer ACPI driver (might fix 0xA5 on some hw) 
Intel Chipset driver up to recent chipsets
Intel AHCI driver, supports all chipsets up to latest (in theory)
AMD Chipset drivers for Pre-Ryzen systems
AMD AHCI driver for use on Pre-Ryzen systems
HPET and ACPI0004 Null driver included
Functional Quick Format in setup
Improved support for 137GB+ drives on IDE controllers
Included Blackwingcat Exteneded Kernel and other related stuff in a folder in the disc called "EXKERNEL+EXTRAS"
Included Dark theme and tweaked default theme in a folder on the disc
Included 7-zip 19.00 installer on the disc
Includes most updates slipstreamed in to the disc
IE updated from IE 5.0 to IE 6.0 SP1
Included WMP 9 (WMP 6.4 is also included)
DirectX updated to DirectX 9.0c (Feb 2010)


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