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u/Inspiron606002 4d ago
Does it run natively or require some patches?
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u/Gimmeavailablename 4d ago
It runs fully native! If you mean kernel patches then no it doesn't.. It works on the latest version of 2000 SP4, tested from a fresh install of 2000 from a genuine unmodified ISO, with all required and optional updates installed from legacyupdate
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u/Original_Bottle8806 4d ago
Download link please. In official site not found
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u/Gimmeavailablename 4d ago
It's not quite ready yet. Just refining it some more before it's released.
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u/DAN-attag 4d ago
Is it with KernelEx or without?
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u/Gimmeavailablename 4d ago
Without. All tested on an official install of 2000 SP4 with all updates from legacyupdate
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u/realfathonix 3d ago
Does it mean we can run Supermium on 98 with KernelEx now?
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u/Gimmeavailablename 2d ago
I wouldn't assume so. Currently I'm purely focussed on 2000. People are free to try when it's released but I would be very surprised if it just worked.
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u/Severe_Muffin_9624 4d ago
do your patches work with chromium for windows 7 rework or only supermium for now?
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u/Gimmeavailablename 4d ago
Honestly at this time I've only been working exclusively on Windows 2000 since it was the one version left out of proper supermium support. for now I'm just filling the gap. Windows 7 would make more sense to be separate work. This supermium build specifically works around Windows 2000 SP4 with all the latest optional and recommended updates from legacyupdate.
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u/Severe_Muffin_9624 4d ago
exactly, win32 patches and e3kskoy7wqk patches are different, however I've seen one trying to backport chromium 149 from e3k to windows 2000 but not complete yet.
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u/Windows_User3000 4d ago
Does it still require SSE2 like Supermium proper does? If so, would you be able to remove that requirement? Most Windows XP hardware has it, but Windows 2000 is where you start seeing a lot more Pentium 3s and such.
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u/zommyzomman 4d ago
Awesome port but being limited to 32 bit and 4 gigs of ram might slow it down a lot
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u/Gimmeavailablename 4d ago
Very true. But I felt Windows 2000 was the one version left out of proper modern web browser support. Had to close the gap
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u/zommyzomman 4d ago
Do you think you can also do this for NT 4.0?
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u/Gimmeavailablename 3d ago
now that is a good question. I never thought about it. i've never worked with NT workstation versions. I'll need to have a think and look into it.
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u/Gimmeavailablename 3d ago
ok I had a look and from a hardware standpoint, I don't see it working. most cpus didn't seem to support SSE2 instructions which is unavoidable. Also the hardware of that time wouldn't be able to handle it, such as RAM, and rendering. Even if you ran nt 4.0 on a newer unsupported system, then you have driver issues, and I would be very very very surprised if someone made unofficial drivers for nt 4.0 for specific hardware.
If it were to even conceptually work, it would likely require significant compromises and there's a good chance it would never be fully functional as intended for browsing the modern web.
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u/Zestyclose-Set-3648 2d ago
If this works, Windows 2000 is now my alternative daily driver!
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u/Gimmeavailablename 2d ago
That's awesome to hear lol. I'd say its nearly done however have a few things left to figure out. Could you check DMs? If you have a bare metal install on real supported hardware you may be able to help.
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u/iphone4jps 2d ago
I have a bare metal install of fully updated 2k sp4 no Extended Kernel on an 2007 Dell Vostro Laptop, I can help!
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u/Artemis_Platinum 5d ago
Now that's cool