RE: Finding W2K was Re: La Machine Est Morte, Vive La Machine!

[Bill Troop billtroop@xxxxxxxx]

> But the W2K CD won't install w/o the driver. I've tried. Found out
> about the driver issue by Googling the problem.


In my experience, everyone who has tried to install a VM OS from a CD
has come close to success but ultimately failed. What works -- easily
-- are the commonly available ISOs. I am inclined to think that the
SCSI issue is a red herring that will disappear when you go to an ISO.


The known-to-work ISO I have used with any problems has the filename

Windows 2000 SP4 Final 2011 Edition (all updates)\W2K-2011.iso

If you google the file name above, you will find numerous torrent
links. As I have noted before, Microsoft acknowledges that
downloading W2K from such sources is permissible.


I use the client utorrent and in several years have never had a virus problem.

In the UK, using BT, you will find that the torrent sites which
constitute the first hits to the search query above are blocked. The
solution is to use OPERA in offroad mode.


As insurance, before doing anything of this kind, I always make sure
I have a current, complete, ShadowProtect backup.



At 21/07/2014 21:53, you wrote:
> Kari,
>
> But the W2K CD won't install w/o the driver. I've tried. Found out
> about the driver issue by Googling the problem.
>
> Regards,
> Harry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx
> [mailto:xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kari Eveli
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 1:05 PM
> To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Finding W2K was Re: La Machine Est Morte, Vive La
> Machine!
>
> Harry,
>
> You should get your W2K up and running without SCSI drivers. There
> should not be any problems. Download the latest VBox for your
> platform:
> https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
>
> Then make a new virtual machine using the defaults for W2K.
> Put the CD in your drive and go.
>
> Install Guest Additions on the W2K machine. This has been
> discussed earlier on this list. Please search archives.
>
> Make a shared folder so that you can transfer files. Idem.
> Machine, settings, Shared folders
>
> Or, for once, connect to the MS site using W2K. Download and
> install.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kari Eveli
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>
> 21.7.2014 19:11, Harry Binswanger wrote:
> > Maybe this is what I need to get that SCSI driver in so that I
> can set
> > it up. Do you mind telling us how to patch the updates in?