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

[Bill Troop billtroop@xxxxxxxx]

Thanks for the reminder that any internet access on W2K is to be avoided.



I think the main reason to try to have a workable browser is to get the
necessary updates if your distro doesn't have them, but if I recall, it
is next to impossible to download them with a (semi-working) IE anyway.
The upgrades will probably have to be downloaded from the host machine
and then transferred to the VM through a shared folder. Best is to have
everything you need on the distro to begin with.


At 21/07/2014 17:17, you wrote:

I have been helping out a couple
users who are clinging to XP for the time being, trying to keep older and
failing desktop rigs going for just a few months more, at which point
they intend to switch over to new Mac rigs.  (I'm hoping their
hardware does not give out before that happens, or this will really be a
mess.)  Anyway, XP was capped at IE version 8: that's the end of the
line.  They are regularly getting error messages to the effect that
IE is unsafe, unsupported, out of date, or cannot handle certain sites or
do various things.  (Much of which involves Adobe Flash or embedded
video.)  My workaround has been to push them to use FireFox for this
instead, but it's an uphill battle.  I would just point out that if
you are stuck at IE 6 for W2K, such problems would be even worse. 
But in reality, given the security aspects, one should probably not be
allowing W2K (virtual or otherwise) to access the internet **at
all.**  Instructions for arranging that in one's VM of choice should
be in hand at time of setup, to avoid serious problems later.




   Jordan






From: Kari Eveli 


To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx


Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 8:29 AM


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




Regarding W2K installation:



To be on the safe side and for best results, use a W2K CD or an


equivalent ISO and patch it with the following:



Here are the service packs and IE for W2K (I am quoting a previous
post


by myself on this list):



There are four service packs and one "Update Rollup 1 for
Windows 2000


SP4 (KB891861)". The latter is needed for installing VMware
tools


(guest-host integration). All can be downloaded from MS.



Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Network Install for IT Professionals



(contains all 4 SPs):



http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4127
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4127



Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 (needed for using VMware
tools):



http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18997
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18997



Latest MS browser for W2K is a must:


Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 SP1 (KB916281)



http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6624
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6624





Best regards,



Kari Eveli


LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)


lexitec@xxxxxxxx



*** Lexitec Online ***


Lexitec in English:
http://www.lexitec.fi/english.html
http://www.lexitec.fi/english.html


Home page in Finnish:
http://www.lexitec.fi/



21.7.2014 15:17, Bill Troop wrote:


> As has been discussed here earlier,
http://winworldpc.com/is one


> source. My advice is to install from one of the many ISOs
available. I


> have not been as happy using pre-installed VM images. It is
important


> to get a version of W2K that includes ALL possible additions and



> service packs. You will be letting yourself in for hours of



> unnecessary tinkering if you don't.