#windows2000 — Public Fediverse posts
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Run Windows 2000 on a DEC Alpha with a new es40 fork
https://raymii.org/s/blog/Run_Windows_2000_for_Dec_Alpha_on_a_new_es40_fork.html
#HackerNews #Windows2000 #DECAlpha #es40fork #retrocomputing #technews
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Run Windows 2000 on a DEC Alpha with a new es40 fork
https://raymii.org/s/blog/Run_Windows_2000_for_Dec_Alpha_on_a_new_es40_fork.html
#HackerNews #Windows2000 #DECAlpha #es40fork #retrocomputing #technews
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Ah, yes, the UI of Windows 2000—the peak of revolutionary design with its *riveting* solid background and those game-changing labeled icons. 🙄 Did someone seriously just write a love letter to a glorified beige filing cabinet? 😂 #NostalgiaIsntAlwaysGood
https://movq.de/blog/postings/2026-06-16/0/POSTING-en.html #NostalgiaDesign #Windows2000 #UIIcons #TechHumor #DesignCritique #HackerNews #ngated -
Ah, yes, the UI of Windows 2000—the peak of revolutionary design with its *riveting* solid background and those game-changing labeled icons. 🙄 Did someone seriously just write a love letter to a glorified beige filing cabinet? 😂 #NostalgiaIsntAlwaysGood
https://movq.de/blog/postings/2026-06-16/0/POSTING-en.html #NostalgiaDesign #Windows2000 #UIIcons #TechHumor #DesignCritique #HackerNews #ngated -
What was nice about the UI of Windows 2000
https://movq.de/blog/postings/2026-06-16/0/POSTING-en.html
#HackerNews #Windows2000 #UI #Nostalgia #DesignRetro #UserExperience #TechHistory
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What was nice about the UI of Windows 2000
https://movq.de/blog/postings/2026-06-16/0/POSTING-en.html
#HackerNews #Windows2000 #UI #Nostalgia #DesignRetro #UserExperience #TechHistory
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2000 Microsoft Windows: Commercial Break Classic
Remember that late-90s rush—when “Windows 2000” felt like the future clicking into place? This commercial leans into that bold, tech-heist energy: gauges, motion, and a countdown vibe that makes you want to hit restart. If you were there, you can practically hear the PC whirr behind every shot.
#windows2000 #microsoftwindows #microsoft #retrocomputing #pcgaming #windowslegacy #late90s #dotcomera #technostalgia #vintageadvertising #computercommer
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Dual Pentium III. Windows 2000. Yes, that's pretty darn cool. 💻🖥️
Two CPUs. One blue-and-gray interface. No bloat. No telemetry. Just pure productivity and the occasional Blue Screen of Death (but only when you deserved it).
The ultimate Y2K flex. A machine built for NT kernels, server tasks, and maybe a LAN party.
Not just a retro PC. A status symbol from the golden age of beige boxes.
#DualPentiumIII #Windows2000 #Y2KTech #RetroPC #BeigeBox #NTKernel #OldSchoolCool
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Dual Pentium III. Windows 2000. Yes, that's pretty darn cool. 💻🖥️
Two CPUs. One blue-and-gray interface. No bloat. No telemetry. Just pure productivity and the occasional Blue Screen of Death (but only when you deserved it).
The ultimate Y2K flex. A machine built for NT kernels, server tasks, and maybe a LAN party.
Not just a retro PC. A status symbol from the golden age of beige boxes.
#DualPentiumIII #Windows2000 #Y2KTech #RetroPC #BeigeBox #NTKernel #OldSchoolCool
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Installing Windows 2000… almost done!
#RetroTech #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech #Windows2000
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Installing Windows 2000… almost done!
#RetroTech #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech #Windows2000
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Make sure you store your Product Key in a safe location!
#RetroTech #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech #Windows2000
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Make sure you store your Product Key in a safe location!
#RetroTech #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech #Windows2000
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Having icons in menus on macOS is a good idea. The problem is that in Tahoe we're seeing a bad execution of it. It has way too many icons, they're rendered in very thin strokes and are all devoid of colour.
Windows had this figured out back in Windows 2000. It had icons in *some* menu items, in a clear and legible style and they had colour.
This meant that in Windows 2000 you could orient yourself in menus based on the presence of icons (they sort of worked like “anchors” for your eyes) and between the icons you had both shape and color to guide your eye.
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Having icons in menus on macOS is a good idea. The problem is that in Tahoe we're seeing a bad execution of it. It has way too many icons, they're rendered in very thin strokes and are all devoid of colour.
Windows had this figured out back in Windows 2000. It had icons in *some* menu items, in a clear and legible style and they had colour.
This meant that in Windows 2000 you could orient yourself in menus based on the presence of icons (they sort of worked like “anchors” for your eyes) and between the icons you had both shape and color to guide your eye.
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I set up a Windows 2000 VM in VMware, as one does, and now I'm trying to boot it with QEMU.
Turns out the CHS geometry set up by VMware is a bit unusual (56 sectors) and different from the QEMU defaults, and now Windows 2000 fails to boot.
So I tried to copy the geometry settings from VMware, but QEMU allows for only 16 heads - VMware used 255.
I guess I'm going to edit the partition table with a hex editor to update the CHS values according to QEMU's default geometry
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I set up a Windows 2000 VM in VMware, as one does, and now I'm trying to boot it with QEMU.
Turns out the CHS geometry set up by VMware is a bit unusual (56 sectors) and different from the QEMU defaults, and now Windows 2000 fails to boot.
So I tried to copy the geometry settings from VMware, but QEMU allows for only 16 heads - VMware used 255.
I guess I'm going to edit the partition table with a hex editor to update the CHS values according to QEMU's default geometry
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Microsoft released an IPv6 Technology Preview for Windows 2000. It works! Management is all done with the command line and you're limited when it comes to support, but it does work! My Compaq Deskpro EN is now talking to the modern IPv6 world.
#ipv6 #windows2000 #retrocompuing -
Microsoft released an IPv6 Technology Preview for Windows 2000. It works! Management is all done with the command line and you're limited when it comes to support, but it does work! My Compaq Deskpro EN is now talking to the modern IPv6 world.
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THIS happens when you allow a #windows2000 such high resolutions like 4k
you only have to find WHERE thre progress bar is 🤣 -
Windows 2000 (Windows 2K) came in the mail today.
#windows2000 #windows2000pro #windows2k #retrocomputing #windows #computing #amazon -
Windows 2000 (Windows 2K) came in the mail today.
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If #Copilot was added (along with its AI tech) to #Windows2000 and #Windows Millennium Edition, it would extend the life, security, and grace of those 2 operating systems.
It would also upgrade and improve #Clippy as well, thanks to AI improving/changing the old operating systems.
Microsoft shoves AI into Windows 2000 and Windows ME, and it gives both new life, new improvements, and modernization.
Depicted via Copilot AI.
Your respect for this work is appreciated.
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Joan Mastodon trying on hats at the hackerspace!!!!! c:
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Joan Mastodon trying on hats at the hackerspace!!!!! c:
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(Old video - April 28, 2015) Dell Latitude C600 in Pristine Condition
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Found the little embedded Vortex86 boxes I acquired some time ago and they pair beautifully with this 4:3 screen I found in a charity shop for £4 😻
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Found the little embedded Vortex86 boxes I acquired some time ago and they pair beautifully with this 4:3 screen I found in a charity shop for £4 😻
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Evolution of the Windows Operating System
#windows #windows10 #windows8 #windows7 #windowsxp #windows2000 #tech #newtechnology #microsoft #windows11 -
Evolution of the Windows Operating System
#windows #windows10 #windows8 #windows7 #windowsxp #windows2000 #tech #newtechnology #microsoft #windows11 -
Windows ® 2000 Professional 1-2 CPU
End-User licensed for one operating system only.
Product Key:
FJE7J-KCMV2-DCB92-VKKXC- JMB2M -
Windows ® 2000 Professional 1-2 CPU
End-User licensed for one operating system only.
Product Key:
FJE7J-KCMV2-DCB92-VKKXC- JMB2M -
#Windows2000 has a great reputation, but after running into this bug today, I'm not feeling it! 😬 #windows #retrocomputing
https://www.betaarchive.com/wiki/index.php?title=Microsoft_KB_Archive/329316
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А Windows 2000 та со всем хабаром, который я в неё засунул, всё равно занимает чуть больше 4 гигабайт места.
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Узнал про сайт https://legacyupdate.net/
Попробовал с него обновить Windows 2000 на виртуалке. Даже заработало через несколько ребутов после установки всякого.
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Winfile for Windows 2000.
https://github.com/blackwingcat/winfile_nt5 -
Winfile for Windows 2000.
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Yep, I’ve got one of these too! It’s been a bit of a guinea pig for me, and has a dedicated video card in it (because I could). #compaq #compaqdeskpro #retrocomputing #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #oldcomputer #windows2000 #crt #90snostalgia #2000snostalgia #bluescreen #deskpro #compaqdeskproen
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> My story wasn’t an isolated incident
Lol, definitely not! When I got my first "real" IT job 20 years ago, I inherited a room full of #Windows2000 #servers. Most services were migrated to #Linux. But there were two servers with proprietary #databases that the entire company depended on, but nobody really knew anything about. The company that had developed the software had long since gone out of business. Rumor had it that the main developer had even died!
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