[center][b]Windows XP mod 2021 - system build for the modern PC (edition

24.12.2021)[/b][/center]

The information doesn't fit into a forum post for a long time - so download the
text file and read it in Notepad. Always use the latest version of the methodology,
as the information is constantly changing and the methodology is supplemented.

TXT file (93kB, ENGLISH) - https://yadi.sk/d/oT91lk4Fgdostw

TXT file (105kB, RUSSIAN) - https://yadi.sk/d/YrCNoBaZOCIY8w

[img]https://i.ibb.co/D7t85TB/Windows-XP-mod-2021.png[/img]

[b]Prologue:[/b]
Technical progress? No, marketing! Every day Microsoft rakes and creates artificial
restrictions for installing outdated Windows 7 and Windows XP on modern PCs. With
Windows 7 the situation is much simpler. Installing Windows 7 instead of
preinstalled Windows 10 is usually not a problem if you read the recommendations on
the website https://www.win-raid.com/f52-Windows-Vista-Server.html and understand a
little about integrating 1-2 drivers into the installation distribution.

With Windows XP the situation is more complicated - installing it is real, but you
need the knowledge of a confident user. I suggest you get acquainted with the
mechanism of building Windows XP 2020 to support modern hardware. Many people think
that there is no browser available for Windows XP. Well there is! Read the
technical forums, not the marketing sites. For fans of the Chrome interface,
there's the 360 Extrime Explorer browser, based on the 69 and 78 engine, running on
Windows XP. For Firefox lovers, there's Basilisk, a browser on the 55 engine, with
full WinXP support. There are also plenty of solutions for other programs.

[b]Example of running Windows XP on a PC 2017 build:[/b]

OS - Windows XP SP3 RUS (update 02.2020 for Intel MB)
Processor - Intel i5-6500 (LGA-1151, [email protected])
Memory - DDR4 8GB (using PAE, all 8GB are available though the system is 32bit)
Graphics card - Radeon R7 360 2GB + driver from iCafe
SSD drive - Kingston SSDNow 240 GB
Network, sound, USB 3.0 - all drivers found, all devices are working

[img]https://i.ibb.co/yRysDQr/Win-XP-2020.png[/img]

[center][b]Memo for those who want to install Windows XP:[/b][/center]

1) You have to choose a good [b]Windows XP[/b] distribution which you want to use
as a "base". All sorts of crap assemblies from schoolchildren with modified
wallpaper, disabled services and messed up interface is better not to use. As a
Russian version you can use build of project nCore [LWGAME TEAM]
https://vk.com/lwgame_ncore of 02/03/2020 or its newer version from December 12,
2020 - Windows XP Pro SP3 VLK Rus LWOS v3 build 20.12 -
https://yadi.sk/d/2LtG5C8DCec-ig or https://yadi.sk/d/aFaJvH3WYG8SYA.
2) Download [b]nLite[/b] software - it allows you to easily repackage the
distribution and add (integrate your drivers) into an existing distribution
3) Download [b]GS CABer[/b] - you can pack files into cab-archive in whole folders.
Individual files are packed via the makecab command "file name".
4) Choose correct [b]ACPI driver[/b] (power management, frequencies, modes).
Without a modified acpi.sys you won't get your motherboard working correctly, and
you will see BSODs with an A5 or 0A error during installation.
5) Make sure you have the right [b]SATA AHCI driver[/b]. Newer motherboards do not
have Legacy IDE mode and your disk controller is only in AHCI mode. The driver is
needed to make your HDD or SSD drive work. Without the driver, the installer
crashes to BSOD with error B7. There are several variants, separate drivers for
Intel and AMD motherboards as well as a universal driver ported from Windows 8
which fits both cases.
6) Choose the right [b]USB 3.0 driver[/b]. As in the case of SATA, there are also
several options here, both separate for Intel and AMD motherboards, and a universal
USB 3.0 driver ported from Windows 8, which is suitable for two cases. For Intel
motherboards, the modified AMD driver is suitable. That's right, I'm not confused -
the AMD driver makes the USB ports on Intel motherboards work.
7) [b]Integrate the selected drivers into the distribution[/b] using the program
nLite and burn them to DVD directly from nLite. This minimum of drivers, allows you
to install Windows XP without seeing BSODs. All other drivers (videocard, sound
card, network, etc.) can be installed while the system is running. Integrating them
into the distribution is optional.

As a result, if you are installing to the MBR partition of an ordinary SATA disk
(HDD or SSD - no matter) with less than 2.2TB - then to successfully install it is
enough to choose the right distribution and integrate modified ACPI, SATA AHCI and
USB 3.0 drivers. If you suffer from nonsense and try to install Windows XP on a GPT
partition or on a 2.2TB+ or NVMe drive - this is also possible, but you are
guaranteed a tambourine dance, read below.

[center][b]Recommended drivers individually:[/b][/center]

[b]1) ACPI driver[/b]

This driver is needed for the basic functions of your motherboard to work properly
and to control the power modes. Without updating acpi.sys, in most cases you won't
be able to get the upgraded USB 3.0 or SATA AHCI drivers to work. If there are
problems with ACPI, the installer will crash with a BSOD error code A5 or 0A.

There are currently 12 modifications to the acpi.sys file, but I recommend looking
at the "acpi 6666 - 2019.10.20#2 (Intel&Ryzen) - OuterSpace, diderius6" file from
20.10.2019 if you have an AMD motherboard or the "acpi 5048 - 2019.11.1 -
diderius6" file from 01.11.2019 if you have an Intel motherboard. The acpi.sys file
should be placed in the installed system in c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\acpi.sys
and c:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\acpi.sys. When integrating into the installation
distribution file must be packed in cab and placed in the path \I386\ACPI.SY_ and
inside the archive \I386\SP3.CAB.

All acpi.sys files are taken from Integrator Files\Patches\ACPI drivers "WinXP-IE
Optional Patch Integrator v2.4.5.1" - https://www.upload.ee/files/13046283/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v2.4.5.1.zip.html
or new version v3.2.1 - https://www.upload.ee/files/13731701/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v3.2.1.zip.html

[b]2) SATA AHCI driver[/b]

The BIOS/UEFI of modern motherboards do not support "Legacy IDE" mode and hard
drives can only operate in AHCI mode. Installing Windows XP without the AHCI driver
causes BSOD (code 0x0000007B), you need to integrate AHCI driver into WinXP
distribution using nLite to eliminate BSOD. I'm describing the driver installation
instructions for Intel chipsets 100th, 200th, 300th (really was tested on Intel
H110 and Z170). For AMD motherboards use either universal driver (from "WinXP-IE
Optional Patch Integrator v2.3.3b20.zip") or driver from Integral Edition build
2020.5.5 or use "mod Fernando" drivers - look for instructions on win-raid.com.

For Intel motherboards, the RSTe AHCI/RAID driver v4.7.0.1098 is the best AHCI SATA
driver. The driver dates from 2017 and is newer than the 2012 driver that Fernando
modified. The developer wrote that he finalized a lot of features and provided
support for the latest motherboards (up to Intel Z390).
RSTe AHCI/RAID driver v4.7.0.1117" fully works in "Sleep mode". On other versions
of driver PC hangs with black screen on exiting sleep mode, also this driver has no
redundant red winking HDD activity LED. With other drivers there is short winking
of LED one time per second.

[b]Option #1.[/b]
Sequence of driver integration into the distribution, in order to avoid BSOD
0x0000007B on stage 1 of Windows XP installation.

1) Copy the storport.sys file (recommended version 5.2.3790.4485) to the \i386

folder of the Windows XP SP3 installation distributive. You should not be surprised
that most of the files in the distribution are packaged and our file should be
placed unpackaged. The file storport.sys is found in the archive, at the link at
the bottom of the post.

2) Edit file DOSNET.INF, look for line d1,scsiport.sys and put d1,storport.sys
below this line. There will be 2 such places, so let's do it 2 times, it will be
like this:
1
2
d1,scsiport.sys
d1,storport.sys

3) Edit file TXTSETUP.SIF, look for line storprop.dll and after not storport.sys =
1,,,,,,3_,4,0,0,,1,4 it should look like this:
1
2
storprop.dll = 100,,,,,,,,3,3
storport.sys = 1,,,,,,3_,4,0,0,,1,4

4) Next, integrate the driver from the attached archive (folder Driver\x86) using
the program nLite. Detailed instruction on integrating drivers with pictures -
https://www.dimexpro.eu/ru/computer-support/integracija_sata_nLite.htm

Download "Intel RSTe AHCI/RAID driver v4.7.0.1098" (345 KB) -

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/2ZfKTI3aY5cEbg
or
https://www.upload.ee/files/12999707/AHCI_SATA_RST_4.7.0.1098.zip.html

[b]Option #2.[/b]
Sequence of actions to update the driver already existing in the system.

1) Copy storport.sys file (recommended version 5.2.3790.4485) to the folder c:

{WINDOWS\system32\drivers This file can be found in the archive, see link at the
bottom of this post.

2) Run "Device Manager", go to "SATA Controllers" and update driver by pointing to

the driver inf file manually (Driver\x86\iaAHCI.inf file).

3) Reboot your PC to apply the changes

[b]Option #3.[/b]
Fernando mod driver "AHCI driver v11.2.0.1006 mod Fernando". Installation is done
using the nLite program and is similar to the driver integration instructions in
the pictures -
https://www.dimexpro.eu/ru/computer-support/integracija_sata_nLite.htm
Download "AHCI driver v11.2.0.1006 mod Fernando" and all goodies from winroid (ACPI
mod, Intel_AHCI_SATA, Intel_USB3, Intel_USB3_paefix, WinXPPAE_20) here -
https://www.upload.ee/files/12999709/From_winraid.zip.html or
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/oY68Lr1BQJPIfw

[b]Option #3.[/b]
Universal SATA/AHCI driver (ported from Windows 8), version dated May 24, 2020.
Archive composition:
1) ACPI drivers - 12 variants of acpi.sys file
2) Generic SATA+AHCI driver v1.3 - latest version of SATA/AHCI driver
3) Generic USB 3.0 xHCI driver v1.1 - latest version of USB driver
4) StorPort - 3 versions of storport.sys file
5) nLite-1.4.9.3.setup - program for integrating drivers into WinXP iso-
distributions
The new version of SATA driver has removed storport.sys, but this file must still
be in the OS. I tried to remove storport.sys - OS will not boot without it. With
"Generic SATA+AHCI driver v1.3" there is blinking of HDD activity 1 time/second,
even in idle mode. The bug occurs if more than one device is connected to SATA
interfaces, for example SSD disk + DVD drive.

Universal drivers dated May 24, 2020 (XP_drivers_24may2020.zip, 5.9 MBytes) -

https://www.upload.ee/files/13021764/XP_drivers_24may2020.zip.html
"WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v2.4.5.1" has a newer version of this driver -
Integrator Files\Patches\Microsoft SATA driver v2.0.

[b]Option #5.[/b]

On September 28, 2020 there is a new universal SATA AHCI driver, StorAhci version
1.0, open-source, by Kai Schtrom

The driver is modeled after Microsoft's storahci driver for Windows 8 and supports
Windows XP and WS 2003 operating systems with the basic storport.sys. Additionally,
txtsetup.oem is added to load the driver from a floppy disk by pressing F6 when
installing the OS. StorAhci is a universal SATA AHCI controller and supports AMD,
Intel and any other chipsets.
The project homepage is https://sourceforge.net/projects/storahci-for-windows-2003
Download the driver -
https://www.upload.ee/files/12999724/StorAhci_V1.0_20200928.rar.html

[b]GPT support:[/b]
Take disk.sys and partmgr.sys files from Windows Server 2003, put them into
Windows\System32\Drivers instead of XP's and voila, you have GPT. This method works
only for data disks, for boot disks we'll use Paragon GPT Driver version -
https://www.win-raid.com/t4035f45-Windows-XP-Bit-and-Server-Bit-on-Modern-Hardware-
295.html#msg110552
Disk.sys and partmgr.sys files from WS2003 -
https://www.upload.ee/files/12999731/Files_from_WS2003.zip.html

[b]NVMe support:[/b]
Use modified OFA 1.3/1.5 driver + storport.sys from Windows Server 2003 or MS
Windows 7 NVMe from daniel_k + ported storport.sys driver from Windows 7 or Samsung
NVMe driver + storport.sys.

[b]Nuances of versions 2.3.4bXX:[/b]

Drivers from v2.3.4bXX series apply with maximum caution and only if something does
not work for you. The developer does not give normal text descriptions. For
example, before installing the universal "Microsoft SATA driver v2.0" you have to
manually copy the files storahci.sys and storpor8.sys to c:\WINDOWS\system32\
drivers and only then install the driver. Installing the last SATA version, I even
killed Windows, I had to reinstall it. Although I blame myself, old versions (from
May month) worked fine and there was no need in new ones, I just decided to check.
[b]3) USB 3.0 driver[/b]

The USB controllers on modern motherboards work in XHCI mode. By default Windows XP
only supports EHCI controllers and you need a driver for XHCI support. In this
archive you will find a USB 3.0 driver ported from Windows 8 to Windows XP. USB
drivers must be used with a modified ACPI driver, without the correct ACPI, the USB
XHCI driver will not even install.

Advantages:
1) Modification of Microsoft driver.
2) High stability
3) Support for all xHCI USB controllers that Windows 8 only supports
4) Full RAE support (for x86 systems with more than 4GB RAM)
5) PC switch to Standby mode
6) High speed (100 MB/sec read from USB3 flash memory stick, I could see it
personally)

Installation:
When installing Windows XP from scratch, you need to integrate USB3_from_Win8 (NEW)
+ acpi.sys into the distribution using nLite. How to do this was previously posted,
read the forum. When replacing the driver in the installed system, first replace
ACPI, then use "Device Manager" to update both components: first "USB 3.0 Root Hub"
and then "USB 3.0 xHCI Host Controller". Note that the protection of the OS may
return old files, keep an eye on this.

First version of universal driver from May 3, 2020:

USB3_from_Win8 (NEW) - "new driver" for ALL chipsets, ported from Win8
USB3_x86_PAEfix (OLD) is "old driver" for new Intel chipsets with correct work in
PAE mode (RAM>4GB).
acpi.sys - modified ACPI, put it in c:{WINDOWS\system32\drivers
Download (840 kB) - https://www.upload.ee/files/12999746/USB_3.0_2drivers.zip.html

[b]Nuances:[/b]
v2.3.3.XXX = Generation 1 drivers are the most stable versions, I recommend using
v2.3.3b14.zip - https://www.upload.ee/files/12999745/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v2.3.3b14.zip.html
v2.3.4.XXX = Generation 2 drivers - newer versions, more complicated to install.
You need to manually copy files ntoskrn8.sys and storport.sys, taken from
Integrator Files\Patches\Miscellaneous and also files wdf01000.sys and wdfldr.sys,
taken from "Kernel-Mode Driver Framework 1.11" to folder c:\WINDOWS\system32\
drivers

Get the latest version of the 1st generation universal driver dated June 16, 2020
from Generic USB 3.0 xHCI driver v1.2 taken from "WinXP-IE Optional Patch
Integrator v2.3.3b20.zip" - https://www.upload.ee/files/12999751/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v2.3.3b20.zip.html

Take the latest version of the 2nd generation universal driver from the Microsoft
USB 3.0 xHCI driver v2.2 folder of the stable version of the WinXP-IE Optional
Patch Integrator v2.4.5.1 - https://www.upload.ee/files/13046283/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v2.4.5.1.zip.html
or new version v3.2.1 - https://www.upload.ee/files/13731701/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v3.2.1.zip.html

Tutorial How to build a write protected USB stick for any motherboard and boot XP
from it (14 April 2021) -
https://www.upload.ee/files/13060126/Manual_XP_USB.pdf.html

USB 3.0 driver for "ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming II". This driver does not use
Storeport.sys and not conflict with SATA StorePort.sys. Download -
https://www.upload.ee/files/13428381/USBnew.7z.html

[b]4) A set of INF stubs for system and useless devices[/b]

[b]System devices on the motherboard[/b]

I am laying out a set of drivers for Intel motherboards, for AMD motherboards you
have to build by yourself. This driver is not required, the system will install and
work fine without it, just in the "Device Manager" will be a lot of undefined
devices with a yellow icon. The set was unpacked from a package downloaded from
https://softreview.ucoz.ru/load/10-1-0-32.

There are a lot of small INF files and the Windows installer will not find the INF
file you need if you set the installation to look for the driver in a specified
folder. Then how to work with this package?
1) We look through the "Device Manager" ID codes of the required hardware. For
example it will be VEN_8086&DEV_34A3. Then use TotalCommander to find line
VEN_8086&DEV_34A3 in files "by contents" and find it in IceLakePCH-LPSystem.inf
file.
2) Copy it to a separate directory. Open it with Notepad and study the contents,
this file also refers to IceLakePCH-LP.cat, which we also copy and put next to it.
3) Then install this driver manually by selecting "Intel(R) SMBus - 34A3" device
from the list. Match the ID code with the driver name in the [Strings] section.
This section is usually at the bottom of the inf-file.

To not bother with every single device, just [b]integrate the whole set into the
installation distribution[/b]. When installing the OS, an in-depth driver search is
performed and you won't need to poke at each file individually.

INF Archive (194 KB) -

https://www.upload.ee/files/12999762/Null_other_driver_XP.zip.html

[b]Useless devices[/b]
The IME driver is basically a technology for remote PC control, in a first
approximation a telemetry service, useless to a user. A set of clever words like
Identity Protection Technology, Boot Guard, Rapid Start Technology, Smart Connect
Technology, Sensor Hub Controller (ISHC), Active Management Technology (AMT), Small
Business Advantage (SBA), Wireless Display, PlayReady, Protected Video/Audio Path,
again, is nothing more than pushing telemetry under the guise of unusual
technologies with pretty names. It's up to you whether you need it or not! Read
more on Vinrade - https://www.win-raid.com/t596f39-Intel-Management-Engine-Drivers-
Firmware-amp-System-Tools.html

As a "driver" of IME I recommend to use the empty driver (stub). The driver has no
functionality and removes the yellow icon for IME. If you don't have driver
installed on your OS, change digits of OS version from 6.1 - it is Win7, to 5.1 -
it is Windows XP by editing INF-file. Driver without functionality - it doesn't do
anything, it just tells system, that driver is installed and Windows doesn't need
driver.

[b]; NULL Driver[/b]

[Version]
Signature="$WINDOWS NT$"
Class=System
Provider=Intel_Home
DriverVer=07/05/2019,1.2.5.4

[Manufacturer]
Intel_Home=Intel, NTx86, NTamd64

[Intel.NTx86]
"IME x86 (NULL Driver)" = Intel_Inst, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A13A

[Intel.NTamd64]
"IME x64 (NULL Driver)" = Intel_Inst, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A13A

[Intel_Inst]
; the install section must be empty

[Intel_Inst.Services]
AddService = ,2 ; no value for the service name

The stub driver can be installed on any useless device, like Intel Management
Engine and the like. To install, you need to replace VEN_8086&DEV_A13A with your ID
codes. "Installed" device will have driver version 1.2.5.4 with date 07/05/2019 and
name "IME x86 (NULL Driver)". Everything can be edited with standard Notepad, by
entering your values. You will find complete file in archive -
https://www.upload.ee/files/12999783/Null_driver_and_patch_timer.zip.html

The archive contains hal.dll and intelppm.sys [b]timer fix for Intel
motherboards[/b], which files were taken from hardcore. I didn't find any
description of what's being patched. With these files we get up to 1-2% performance
boost on Intel CPU and significant speed boost on SATA AHCI controller which
increases speed of reading SSD disk up to 20-30%. According to some reviews this
fix also removes microlags in 3D games.

[b]5) REALTEK sound card driver.[/b]

From the official Realtek website, the driver "Realtek HD Audio v5.10.0.7510" from
06.08.2015 has already been removed. Although the site has a driver for Windows XP
dated 10.12.2013 and it works on my sound system too (ALC887 chip, motherboard
built on Intel H110M chipset), but this one is more recent -
https://www.upload.ee/files/12999787/Realtek_HD_Audio_ver5.10.0.7510__06.08.2015_.z
ip.html

Unfortunately after the Windows 10 interface cutout, a lot of hardware

manufacturers started to remove drivers for old systems. It seems that this is done
consciously and deliberately, so that people can not work on the old operating
systems, and were forcibly transferred to Win10. On the official sites there are no
driver files themselves, no information on what version is the latest. There are a
lot of fakes: it says one thing, but in fact the driver for Win10 or another
version. After a day of searching, I actually got the latest version of "Realtek HD
Audio" drivers for Windows XP - it's version 5.10.0.7514 of 23.08.2016.

The supported chips are ALC880, ALC882, ALC883, ALC885, ALC886, ALC887, ALC888,
ALC889, ALC892, ALC899, ALC861VC, ALC861VD, ALC867, ALC900, ALC660, ALC662, ALC663,
ALC665, ALC668, ALC670, ALC671, ALC672, ALC676, ALC680, ALC221, ALC231, ALC233,
ALC235, ALC255, ALC260, ALC262, ALC267 and others.

Realtek_HD_Audio_v5.10.0.7514 driver from 08/23/2016 for Windows XP (35 MBytes) -

https://www.upload.ee/files/12999796/Realtek_HD_Audio_v5.10.0.7514_23.08.2016.zip.h
tml
or https://disk.yandex.ru/d/ediZ4qZ50qKVfA

Warning, a known bug in the XP driver! If you have reinstalled the driver several
times, the driver may stop installing or the sound may disappear with the driver
installed. Treatment - in Device Manager -> System Devices -> try to remove
Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio and reboot to redefine the bus.

[b]6) The driver for network cards on REALTEK chip[/b]

You can find the driver for network cards with Realtek chips on their website. The
driver on Windows XP is fairly new (version 5.836.0125.2018 from 25.01.2018) and
supports most modern hardware. Since manufacturers very often remove drivers for
older operating systems like Windows XP, I have reposted this driver on the sharing
sites.

The driver "Realtek Ethernet PCIe Family Controller.zip" (946 kB)

https://www.upload.ee/files/12999800/
Realtek_Ethernet_PCIe_Family_Controller.zip.html
https://www37.zippyshare.com/v/OcTa8lst/file.html

[b]7) Drivers for Intel embedded network cards[/b]

My searches for the driver started with a Z87 chipset motherboard with an Intel(R)
Ethernet Connection i217-V on it. As it turned out, there is a driver, but it was
not easy to find. The latest driver package published for Windows XP by Intel for
its network cards does not include it (version 18.3, I think), in later versions
the support for Windows XP is discontinued. A comparative analysis of the latest
driver package for Windows XP and the driver package for Windows 7 32-bit showed
that if a driver for Windows XP existed, it would be called e1d5132 (meaning
e1d5132.inf, e1d5132.sys, etc.). Googled e1d5132.inf - came up with Intel Ethernet
Drivers for Microsoft Embedded Operating Systems, then googled Intel Ethernet
Drivers for Microsoft Embedded Operating Systems - came up with the Intel Download
Center, where you can download this driver package:
PROEmbSw11.exe file, version 11.5, dated 01/09/2013.
File PROEmbSw12.exe, version 12.0, dated 19.12.2014.

Now the files have been removed from the download center, but found on the
Internet. Both drivers are in the archive (9 MB) -
https://www.upload.ee/files/12999820/Intel_LAN_WinXP.zip.html
or https://disk.yandex.ru/d/ocNcrdgkt6tWrg

Mods driver for Intel Ethernet Connection i217/i218 -

https://www.upload.ee/files/13128490/Intel_i217_i218_WinXP.zip.html

If exactly your network card is not in the driver explicitly, it must be added by
replacing the DEV_ID of the neighboring, close in name. Why could not it be laid
out so that it could be found humanly (at least with the status of beta or
unsupported) - is not clear. More precisely, it is clear - we see Microsoft support
in conformation of old convenient operating systems - such as Windows XP.

[b]8) Drivers for Radeon and GeForce graphics cards[/b]

There are complete drivers for Windows XP for video cards up to and including
NVidia GTX 960 and AMD Radeon R9 370X. There are no drivers for newer video cards
on Windows XP yet. There are modifications for NVidia GTX 1060, but only 2D
acceleration works and gaming 3D doesn't work, so I don't lay out such crutches.

[b]NVIDIA graphics card (GeForce iCafe Graphics driver v368.91)[/b]

Supported cards:
GeForce 900 series: GTX 960, GTX 950
GeForce 700 series: GTX TITAN Z, GTX TITAN Black, GTX TITAN, GTX 780 Ti, GTX 780,
GTX 770, GTX 760, GTX 760, GTX 750 Ti, GTX 750, GTX 745, GT 740, GT 730, GT 720
GeForce 600 series: GTX 690, GTX 680, GTX 670, GTX 660 Ti, GTX 660, GTX 650 Ti
BOOST, GTX 650 Ti, GTX 650, GTX 645, GT 645, GT 640, GT 630, GT 620, GT 610, 605
GeForce 500 series: GTX 590, GTX 580, GTX 570, GTX 560 Ti, GTX 560 SE, GTX 560, GTX
555, GTX 550 Ti, GT 545, GT 530, GT 520, 510
GeForce 400 series: GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 v2, GTX 460 SE v2, GTX 460
SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, GT 415

http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/GRAPHICS-BOARD/NVIDIA/NVIDIA-GeForce-iCafe-
Graphics-Driver-36891-for-XP.shtml
http://cn.download.nvidia.com/Windows/iCafe/368.91/368.91-espresso-icafe-winxp-
international.exe

There is information on the net that drivers newer than the 322 version under PAE
no longer work, for PCs with more than 4GB RAM. But the test showed that the
v368.91 works fine with PAE. Probably the restriction was regarding drivers for
Windows 7 and not for Windows XP.

Download iCafe driver - https://disk.yandex.ru/d/s0AzahIWCDfC9w

[b]Support for GTX970/980/980TI/TitanX[/b]

Officially the drivers for Windows XP only exist for GTX960, while newer cards are
not supported. It turns out that there is a method to adapt driver for GTX970, 980,
980TI and Titan X cards - https://mattpilz.com/windows-xp-drivers-nvidia-geforce-
gtx-970-980-980-ti-titan-x/

[b]AMD graphics cards (Radeon iCafe driver for Windows XP)[/b]

Supported cards:
AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series: HD5450 / HD5550 / HD5570 / HD5750 / HD5770 / HD5830 /
HD5850 / HD5870
AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series: HD6450 / HD6570 / HD6670 / HD6750 / HD6770 / HD6850 /
HD6870 / HD6950 / HD6970
AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series: HD7750 / HD7770 / HD7850 / HD7870 / HD7950 / HD7970 /
HD7990
AMD Radeon R9/R7 200 Series: R5 230 / R7 240 / R7 250 / R7 250X / R7 260X / R9
270 / R9 270 1024 SP / R9 270X / R9 280 / R9 280X
AMD Radeon R9/R7 300 Series: R7 360 / R9 370 1024 SP / R9 370X
All AMD Radeon APU Series: HD7480D / HD7540D / HD7560D / HD7660D / HD8370D /
HD8470D / HD8570D / HD8670D / R7 series

http://radeon.ru/drivers/amd/xp/icafe-winxp-9.00.300.3010-beta1-br294594-sep24.exe
https://web.archive.org/web/20180817074127/http://support.amd.com/zh-cn/kb-
articles/Pages/icafe-unified.aspx

There is only the video driver in the archive, if you need Catalyst Control Center,
please install it separately.
Download - https://www.upload.ee/files/12999842/AMD_CCC_from_14-4-xp32-64-dd-ccc-
Pack3.zip.html

[b]Intel graphics cards (embedded in processors)[/b]

The latest Intel HD Graphics driver for Windows XP and 4th Generation Intel Core
processors (Haswell).
Version 14.56.0.5449 dated February 7, 2014 (graphics 01/30/2014, version
6.14.10.5449).
Download -
https://www.upload.ee/files/13002317/WinXP32_VideoDriver_4th_Generation_Intel_Core_
Processor.zip.html
Last driver -
https://www.upload.ee/files/12999940/WinXP32_Last_driver_4000_.zip.html

[b]9) Drivers kit (official drivers for different hardware)[/b]

DriverPack DrvCeo is one of the best free sets of drivers for different hardware.
There is a version for Windows XP as well as for other operating systems. In this
set you will not find those modifications for modern PC. These are the usual,
official drivers, just assembled into one set DriverPack DrvCeo x86 v1.9.18.0
(December 2019). Don't mindlessly install everything in a row. Use only in case of
inoperability of certain hardware. Be critical of this kit and others like it. The
author can not test on everything and the existing hardware, so there may be
erroneous drivers and confusion with versions. It is better to search for drivers
separately by VEN_ID and DEV_ID codes, but if you are lazy then this set is for
you.

Download (650 MB) - https://yadi.sk/d/UjXvo7n1mvgycg or

https://yadi.sk/d/RcnjQRXMerIhmA

[center][b]Installing any drivers manually (the most detailed

instructions):[/b][/center]

The majority of users got used to install drivers through the installer - run the
e.g. file, press the buttons and it's done. But what to do if the driver does not
have an installer? Among the modified drivers 99% go without the installer. I
describe in maximum detail the procedure of installation of the driver through the
"Device Manager", by pointing at the INF-file manually. As an example, let's
install universal AHCI SATA driver from "WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator
v2.3.3b20.zip".

Methodology:
1. Boot as an Administrator user. At the time of driver installation, do not run
unnecessary programs. It should use as few resources as possible. You may open this
text instruction in Notepad - this will not affect it, but you definitely should
not run heavy programs.
2. 2. Unpack the folder with driver "Generic SATA+AHCI driver v1.3" to the folder
"Temp" on drive "C". You can set it to any other path, it doesn't matter, just
don't forget where you want it to go.
As a result, we will get 3 files:
c:\Temp\Generic SATA+AHCI driver v1.3\storahci.inf - command file for driver
installation
c:\Temp\Generic SATA+AHCI driver v1.3\storahci.sys - system file, the driver itself
c:\Temp\Generic SATA+AHCI driver v1.3\Readme.txt - text description
After installing driver successfully, folder with files can be removed, files will
be copied to the system and this folder will be useless.
3. Go to Start - Settings - Control Panel, click on System shortcut, go to Hardware
tab, click on Device Manager.
4. In "Device Manager" find the category with the device, if the driver was
previously installed and you want to update it or the device will be with a yellow
icon in the category of other (not defined) devices.
5. 5. In my case SATA AHCI controller had already installed the driver of Fernando
modification, so SATA controller is already in the category "SCSI and RAID
controllers".
6. Open the category, double-click - go to its properties. Usually properties
window has tabs: "General", "Driver", "Details", "Resources", but there may be some
additional tabs, like power management
7. Go to the "Driver" tab and click on the "Update" button. The "Hardware Update
Wizard" window opens, asking if you want to connect to the Windows Update node. Our
driver is on the disk, so Windows Update will not help us anything, although I do
not know of cases where it would help. Choose the bottom item "No, not this time",
click "Next".
8. A window will open with a choice of "Auto Install" and "Install from Specified
Location". We clearly know where our driver is - so we choose the bottom item
"Install from Specified Location" and click "Next".
9. A window will open with the choice of the driver search path. You can select
"Include next search location" and use the "Browse" button to specify the path c:\
Temp\Generic SATA+AHCI driver v1.3, but it is better to do it manually. Sometimes
it happens that the driver consists of several INF files and the search can't find
the needed one. This often happens with unpacked motherboard drivers, where the
directory can contain more than 20 different INF files. Therefore the best option
is to click on the INF file "manually", for which we select "Do not search. I will
choose the right driver myself" and click "Next".
10. In the window that opens, click "Install from disk". The "Install from Disk"
window opens, where you click on the "Browse" button. Normally the default path is
to the lisette (drive "A"), but we go to drive "C" to the directory "Temp", then to
the directory "Generic SATA+AHCI driver v1.3" and point to the file storahci.inf.
Press the "Open" button. The path will be automatically filled in and then press
the "OK" button.
11. After that a window with the list of available devices will open. They can be
one or more. In our example, this device is called "Standard SATA/AHCI Controller".
Well, whatever, most drivers for WinXP do not have a digital signature, it is not
considered mandatory for WinXP. Press the "Next" button.
A window will open with the driver installation progress and copying files. If
during installation you will get a warning that the driver is not signed, agree
that you will use it anyway. If existing files will be replaced, agree to that as
well. When the installation is complete, a window will open saying that the
installation is complete but that the hardware will not be used by the system until
you reboot the computer. Click the "Finish" button at the bottom.
13. Close the "Task Manager" window, the "Change System Settings" dialog box will
appear asking you to "Restart your computer now". You can click "Yes" for an
immediate reboot, you can click "No" if you need to save any open documents. But do
not delay with rebooting, as soon as you close the documents you must restart your
PC immediately.
14. After restarting the PC, the new driver should work. You can go to "Device
Manager" again and look at the tabs "General", "Driver", "Details", "Resources" to
see the information about the installed driver

P.S.: When you install a driver "manually", something can go wrong. For example,
you may install a driver that is not compatible with your hardware and the system
may stop booting, dropping into BSODs or the installed device may start glitching.
In manual mode (by changing VEN_ID and DEV_ID) you can install any driver to any
device. Be prepared for such circumstances beforehand!

[center][b]Additional Features:[/b][/center]

1) Updating Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP

Unfortunately, IE8 browser has been inadequate for a long time, it is unable to
open most modern websites. This fix allows you to add 256-bit encryption to
Internet Explorer 8 (instead of 128-bit) which will allow to open most HTTPS sites
which previously could not be opened in IE8. Of course, you can't turn it into
Chrome 80, but the fix allows to somehow improve compatibility with modern sites.
Originally, the files were meant for correct work of the 7.X version of Skype in
Windows XP, as Skype used IE functions. The files can be copied automatically by
running the batch file, or manually scattered into folders (see the paths in the
batch file). After restarting your PC, run IE8 and in the "About" menu you should
see "Encryption Resistance: 256-bit".
Download the IE8 fix - https://www.upload.ee/files/13000572/IE8_AES256.zip.html
Edit UserAgent to IE11, so that sites don't scream that your browser is outdated,
through the registry editor:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\
5.0\User Agent]
"Version"="MSIE 11.0"

2) "Black screen" after restoring fullscreen Direct3D

No matter how I praised HP Radeon driver, but small problem was found in it. It
turned out that if you run the game in full-screen D3D mode (in OpenGL no such
bug), and then minimize it by pressing "Win" or "Alt + Tab" key, going to the
desktop and then switch back to the game - then instead of playing, we see a black
screen and the mouse cursor. If you go back to the desktop - everything works, the
system does not hang - just instead of game graphics we see a black screen. The
problem occurs only in D3D mode. In OpenGL used in most games there is no problem.
To fix the problem, it is enough to check and uncheck the settings "Enable GPU
scaling". These actions add some settings to the system registry, the necessity of
which seems to be forgotten by AMD scrapers. You can fool around and solve the
problem by importing a reg file, but for me it was enough to tick/uncheck the box.
One time check/uncheck is enough until the next reinstall.

3) Installing Windows XP from a USB flash drive

It is highly recommended to install WinXP from CD or c DVD disk, but if your PC
doesn't have optical drive - then read sites on installation from flash drive
http://comp-profi.com/kak-ustanovit-windows-xp-s-fleshki
https://remontka.pro/ustanovka-windows-xp-s-fleshki

4) One more way to install WinXP from a flash drive in 2 steps, they say if you
don't have an optical drive, this is the most effective way to install OS on modern
hardware
https://moscowfix.livejournal.com/30531.html

[center][b]Additional software:[/b][/center]

1) UltraISO CD or DVD burner - https://www15.zippyshare.com/v/hc1WGEM4/file.html

or https://www.upload.ee/files/12999863/UltraISO.zip.html

2) Software to unlock drivers from installed OS (Double Driver v4.0.1 +

DriverExtractor v2.0) - https://www.upload.ee/files/12999872/DriverSoft.zip.html

3) A set of tweaks for Windows XP (used in Integral Edition)

WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator (different versions)
Version of May 12, 2020 - https://www.upload.ee/files/12999875/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v2.3.1b1.zip.html
Version of May 17, 2020 - https://www.upload.ee/files/12999879/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v2.3.2b2.zip.html
Version of May 31, 2020 - https://www.upload.ee/files/12999881/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v2.3.3b12.zip.html
Version of June 10, 2020 - https://www.upload.ee/files/12999882/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v2.3.3b18.zip.html
Archive of 15 previous versions in one file (176 MB) -
https://yadi.sk/d/ZuyDv_sCG_zTqg
Version of June 16, 2020 - https://www.upload.ee/files/12999889/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v2.3.3b20.zip.html
Version of August 26, 2020 v2.3.4b17 - https://www.upload.ee/files/12999898/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v2.3.4b17.zip.html
Archive of all existing 24 versions for "May - August" 2020 (280 MB) -
https://yadi.sk/d/PfwRfP9yf-qnxA or https://yadi.sk/d/xDFDuZ0fzbC_VA
Version of September 9, 2020 v2.3.4 Stable - https://yadi.sk/d/W4qLlWOajxhOfw
Version of Vebruary 9, 2021 v2.4.1b4 - https://yadi.sk/d/Cxl4Qeupl4eLjA
Stable version "WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v2.4.2" -
https://yadi.sk/d/XjOTWHowSD7nUw or https://wdfiles.ru/84a8b7
Stable version "WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v2.4.3" of March 20, 2021 -
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/nNclNSgDKed3kA
Stable version "WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v2.4.4" of April 02, 2021 -
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/G1nmaFHk4lKkdQ
Stable version "WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v2.4.5.1" of April 11, 2021
(Final_v2) - https://disk.yandex.ru/d/BLblPyMkXrdyeA or
https://yadi.sk/d/BWmNVCx5QLhGlg
The extended version of May 07, 2021 "WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v3.1.5" -
https://www.upload.ee/files/13149840/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v3.1.5.zip.html

Archive of all existing 36 versions from May 2020 to September 2021 (485 MB) -
http://file.karelia.ru/877ns5

[img]https://i.ibb.co/6ZWv4NL/OPI-v321.png[/img]

The latest extended version of December 18, 2021 "WinXP-IE Optional Patch
Integrator v3.2.1" - https://www.upload.ee/files/13731701/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v3.2.1.zip.html

4) Russifier (turns English edition of Windows XP into Russian)

MUI (85 MB) - https://disk.yandex.ru/d/k4ouEXdpqH93cg

Complete set of all available language packs (size 5GB).

Discussion - https://www.zone62.com/downloads/software/operating-systems/147-
windows-xp-x86-language-packs-mui

5) Addon for Office - FileFormatConverters for opening docx in Word 97/2000/2003

https://www.upload.ee/files/12999992/FileFormatConverters.zip.html

6) Update Root Certificates v1.6 - a program with console interface to update root
certificates
https://www.upload.ee/files/12999970/Update_Root_Certificates_v1.6.zip.html

7) GS_CABer v1.1.5.7 packer and nLite v1.4.9.3 program for repackaging

distributions
https://www.upload.ee/files/12999996/GS_CABer_nLite.zip.html

8) Large archive of the main files used in this TXT

All_files_for_WinXP_mod2021_v2.zip (805 MB) - https://yadi.sk/d/i8ENAufldxUqFw
or https://yadi.sk/d/LWXV9JLWetKSvA or https://yadi.sk/d/EUO4zRAMO2iBkQ

[center][b]MultiBoot CD/DVD for any experiments[/b][/center]

I use the USB MultiBoot 2K10 by ConTy9/Korsak7, which is a multiboot flash drive
with Win7 + Win8 + Win10 + big set of programs (file managers, archivers, audio and
video players, viewers, office programs, utilities, testers). But exist (UL - Ultra
Lite) version 2k10_ul78mm_v4.1 (697 MB) with Win7 + Win8 + a set of programs placed
on the 700 MB CD. I recommend writing with UltraISO program to the DVD - it has
higher read speed than CD. On old PCs you can boot Win7 or Win8. The new PC is
better - Win8, because Win7 there is USB3 no support. Additionally, the disk has
basic programs necessary to restore the damaged system.

Download 2k10_UL78MM_v4.1 (697 MB) - https://yadi.sk/d/nT0pZoQciU9jGA or

https://yadi.sk/d/j8dkB1J4VssFKA

[center][b]Browsers for Windows XP:[/b][/center]

1) Browser 360EE (Google Chrome analog) - built on version 69 and 78 of Chrome.

360E works fine on XP, and the regular Chrome for XP ended up on version 49.
Description - http://forum.ru-board.com/topic.cgi?forum=5&topic=49673&start=1380#7

The modern (cheater) build 360EE based on the most reliable and stable version
v11.0.2216.0.
In the build UserAgent changed to "Chrome 86.0.4240.111", added options --no-
sandbox --disable-infobars
to prevent fonts from disappearing on Windows XP - this is the best chromeclone as
of October 2020.
Download - https://yadi.sk/d/3BJmzgQNrGi4Kw

[img]https://i.ibb.co/GkSjj9b/360-EE-v12.png[/img]

The newest browser build based on 360 Extreme Explorer v12.0.1053.0

(Chrome version 78.0.3904.108 is the real version, Chrome 87.0.4280.88 is a swap
via UserAgent).
This is the best and recommended version of the browser for December 2020.
Download - https://yadi.sk/d/mQ9tEMbEl9dicw or https://wdfiles.ru/jy2p

2) Browser Basilisk v55 ru-xpmod (analogue of FireFox) - the number of settings

exceeds 360E, has a large set of preinstalled plugins, including for cutting ads,
built-in TOR anonymizer.
Download - https://yadi.sk/d/HtCypk9HO_H1cw

[img]https://i.ibb.co/wKt4Bcn/Basilisk.png[/img]

3) TOR browser is a FireFox-based browser designed for anonymous browsing. Newer

versions of WinXP do not support it. The last version with WinXP support is version
7.5.6.
Download - https://yadi.sk/d/UGGKCzNJDEFvIg

Modernized version of TOR - browser based on the latest version (updated internal
components, added support for Node version 3).
Download - https://www.upload.ee/files/13002134/TB756_ru_0445.zip.html

Update from 05.06.2021:

[RU] - https://www.upload.ee/files/13208684/TB756_ru_0458.ZIP.html
[EN] - https://www.upload.ee/files/13208675/TB756_en_0458.ZIP.html

Update from 17.10.2021:

[RU] - https://www.upload.ee/files/13554477/TB756_ru_04510.ZIP.html
[EN] - https://www.upload.ee/files/13554440/TB756_en_04510.ZIP.html

[img]https://i.ibb.co/DW0tf0P/TOR-browser.png[/img]

4) Opera v12.18_45 (mod 06.11.20) - unofficial portable build of the latest classic
Opera browser, with fixes for correct sites display.
Download -
https://www.upload.ee/files/13000001/Opera_Unofficial_Portable_12.18_45.zip.html

Update 18.06.2021 -
https://www.upload.ee/files/13245464/Opera_Unofficial_Portable_12.18.zip.html
Details - http://forum.ru-board.com/topic.cgi?forum=2&topic=5030&start=3620#11

Update 17.09.2021 -
https://www.upload.ee/files/13479628/Opera_Unofficial_Portable_12.18.zip.html

[img]https://i.ibb.co/mXhtxqt/Opera-12-18-45.png[/img]
[b]Top 5 Browser Kit for Windows XP from December 12, 2020[/b]

- Older build of chromoclone 360EE v11

- The newest build of chromoclone 360EE v12 (December 2020)
- Modernized version of the TOR browser
- Modernized version of classic Opera
- Basilisk browser analogue of FireFox

Download the set (390 MB) - https://yadi.sk/d/hKAEuy4rivp96Q or

https://yadi.sk/d/ANkjyZ6Hfws34w

[b]Updated set of 4 browsers for Windows XP from July 31, 2021[/b]

- 360EE v12 - clone Chrome 78 (recommended browser, build December 2020)

- Modernized version of the TOR browser (2 versions - October 2020 and June 2021)
- Modernized version of classic Opera v12 (build June 2021)
- Basilisk browser analogue of FireFox (2 versions - September 2020 and July 2021)

Download (438 MB) - https://yadi.sk/d/vVYzQSpr3JNyLw

[b]Friezes in browsers[/b]
On some new systems, friezes are observed when using browsers. To troubleshoot
problems, measure 2D performance - a videocard must provide at least 1000 units and
use modified files hal.dll, intelppm.sys (correct working timer) -
https://yadi.sk/d/aAMdALaTUTOLSw

5) Other browsers for WinXP.

Forumer rodocop reminded about whole family of actual browsers for Windows XP on
Goanna engine.
MyPal - https://github.com/Feodor2/Mypal
Centaury - https://github.com/Feodor2/Centaury/releases by Feodor,
and a bunch of roytam builds:
NewMoon - https://o.rths.ml/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.2a1.win32-git-20201003-
8afdaa8c9-uxp-15acac52b-xpmod.7z
Basilisk - https://o.rths.ml/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.6.win32-git-20201003-ef27fbe-
uxp-15acac52b-xpmod.7z
IceApe - https://o.rths.ml/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20201003-id-eed0566-ia-41157bf-uxp-
15acac52b-xpmod.7z
Borealis - https://yadi.sk/d/e9i4Uzz56le-cQ
And also his favorite Vasilisque - https://yadi.sk/d/s8w31JCslJ5vbw and even more
favorite (yes, on an obsolescent engine, but the lightest of them all) K-Meleon -
https://yadi.sk/d/IUdnrsBfsMAzrA
The 3 latter are Russified by comrade vikmin (from browser Runet) with modest
participation of rodocop, and, along with MyPal, prepared for portable use.
Recommendation from vikmin - Vasilisque+v.0.13.0-ru-RU Portable_x32 (Custom build
based on Centaury 0.13.0) -
https://www.upload.ee/files/12402914/Vasilisque_v.0.13.0-ru-RU.7z.html

[center][b]Run STEAM games on Windows XP 2020[/b][/center]

Many people think that due to the update, STEAM games on Windows XP will no longer
work. It turns out that there are 2 ways to run STEAM games on Windows XP. The
essence of the problem - Steam detects the version of the OS, which he runs,
"understands" that it is XP, but still downloads the update, which breaks the whole
program. Disables it and does not even allow the user to go offline. As a result,
all the games in your library that the user honestly bought are no longer
available! It's like blackmail - buy Windows 10 (and a new hardware), or we take
away all your games, and it doesn't matter that these games work perfectly on
Windows XP.
[b]Method 1[/b].
Download archive and unpack it to the root of your drive
File SteamDreamXP.7z (57 MB) -
https://www.upload.ee/files/13002672/SteamDreamXP.7z.html
Windows XP STEAM reconnect fix https://yadi.sk/d/CX7-7GeClqeNfA
This version of STEAM perfectly works on XP and store and library, in short full
functionality.

[b]Method 2[/b].
If you still have a backup of an old version that worked on XP, it's enough to add
"STEAM.CFG" file with the following content "BootStrapperInhibitAll=Enable"
(without quotes) into steam folder before starting it. This will solve the problem
with STEAM not starting, since stym will no longer pull for harmful updates.

[center][b]2 programs for hardcore specialists[/b][/center]

The following 2 programs can harm your OS, so use only when you clearly understand
what you need it for.

[b]NNN Changer[/b] - OS ID spoofing. An installed "Windows XP" can be assigned any

identifier from "Windows 3.11" to "Windows 10". Use with caution, for example,
substitution of Windows XP SP2 on SP3, most likely to nothing bad will not lead.
But swapping to "Windows 7" can cause glitches on many programs. Why would you want
to do that? For example, some program, at the time of installation, requires at
least "Windows Vista". Before installing this program, replace the ID of your OS
with "Windows Vista", and after installation return it to "Windows XP SP3".

[img]https://i.ibb.co/4tr0YRB/nn-cngr18.png[/img]

[b]FIX128[/b] is a memory unlock program above 4GB with a graphical interface.

Works on all 32bit operating systems - WinXP, Win7, Win8, Win10. Creates a boot
menu with the option to boot with RAE and without RAE (as in normal mode). Patches
system files, so it is detected as a virus. Antivirus should be disabled for the
time of fix installation. After the patch is applied, it can be disabled again.

Download - https://www.upload.ee/files/13002194/NNN_Changer_and_FIX128.zip.html

[img]https://i.ibb.co/3skLcdr/winpae-v3.png[/img]

Download WinXPPAE_v3 - https://www.upload.ee/files/13002201/WinXPPAE_v3.zip.html

[center][b]Performance comparison WinXP | Win8 | Win10[/b][/center]

As it turns out, the performance results are different, depending on what the
tester's goals are. But I do not advertise anything, I do not engage in commerce, I
just test and lay out the results.

[b]Results:[/b]
On all OSes the result is almost the same. Tested with the same real hardware
(Intel i5-6500 processor with 4 cores at 3.2GHz and 8GB DDR4 memory at 2133MHz), no
virtual machines.

[img]https://i.ibb.co/5B6J9sG/Test-3OS.png[/img]

[b]Comments:[/b]
I thought that the results will be similar, in fact the testing is done on
hardware, not software. But some are trying to prove that the technology is not
standing still, and nowadays some "new instructions" of processor are used, which,
coupled with the new Windows 10, will give a significant increase in speed. Others
argue the contrary, that the interface crap can not give any gain, because it is
heavy and resource-intensive, but a fast Windows XP will show better results. But
the measurements we took show that within a mathematical error of 2% the results
are the same. The last x86 version of 7-ZIP v20.00 alfa dated February 06, 2020 was
used. I can not check the x64 version because I do not have 64-bit Windows XP
itself on the new hardware. WIN-RAID specialists are very angry about it and don't
modify drivers for it. Maybe individually some drivers can be found, but there is
no ready-made assembly. I don't want to spend 2 months of my life reading WIN-RAID
only to get the same result again (it's predictable).

[center][b]Why Windows XP on modern hardware?[/b][/center]

Some users ask this question. The answer is simple: "To work, to work comfortably!"
We know that WinXP is not a resource-intensive system and you can install it on a
computer from 2003-2010 and the system will run fine. But what about modern
applications?

When you play 4K video in the player or access YouTube in the browser, your old
computer won't be able to play it correctly, there will be lags and jerks. WinXP
itself is not to blame for this, it is banal that your old processor lacks
productivity. So the advice - buy an old computer and use WinXP on it - sounds
nonsense, except that the Explorer windows will move around the screen. In 2020 on
the old hardware will not be comfortable. Surfing the Internet requires modern
multi-core processors. AV software has become heavier, it puts a great strain on
the computer and eats memory. To make a long story short even for XP to work
comfortably in 2020 I will need modern hardware.

[center][b]Websites:[/b][/center]

1) https://www.win-raid.com/forum.php - profile forum dedicated to driver

modifications on Windows XP / Windows 7.
2) https://www.win-raid.com/t4035f45-Windows-XP-Bit-and-Server-Bit-on-Modern-
Hardware.html - a branch dedicated to Windows XP
This discussion is deleted. Offline backup -
https://www.upload.ee/files/13683020/WinXP_2003_x32_on_modern_hardware.rar.html
3) https://www.win-raid.com/f52-Windows-Vista-Server.html - branch about Windows 7
4) https://www.dimexpro.eu/ru/computer-support/integracija_sata_nLite.htm -
instruction on integrating drivers into ISO with pictures
5) https://www.zone62.com/downloads/software/operating-systems/123-windows-xp-
professional-sp3-x86-integral-edition - site where Windows XP Professional SP3 x86
- Integral Edition is built
6) https://www.zone62.com/downloads/software/operating-systems/123-windows-xp-
professional-sp3-x86-integral-edition#comment - discussion of Windows XP Integral
Edition
7) https://forums.mydigitallife.net/#microsoft-windows.60 - good site, an
alternative to win-raid.com
8) https://www.win-raid.com/t4035f45-Windows-XP-Bit-and-Server-Bit-on-Modern-
Hardware.html#msg61916 - list of solved problems for WinXP
9) https://www.wincert.net/forum/topic/17688-xpw2k3-x86-on-modern-hardware -
alternative to deleted discussion on win-raid.com

[center][b]Discussion forums in Russian[/b][/center]

For discussion, go to forums whose administrators do not serve Microsoft:

Forum #1 - https://www.modlabs.net/forum/topic/60346/
Forum #2 - Drivers and installation methods -
http://www.thg.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=103911
Discussion and off-topic - http://www.thg.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=103912
Forum #3 (all info in 1 post) - https://forum.simplix.info/viewtopic.php?pid=26559
Forum #4 - https://www.phantom.sannata.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=37537

[center][b]How to read OS share statistics[/b][/center]

Statistics collected by users who do not have the brains to turn off telemetry, so
as not to take part in stupid polls.

This stat should read like this - among those who participate in the collection of
information:
- 73% Windows 10 users.
- 19% Windows 7 users
- 0.9% Windows XP users

Conclusion - among the total number of fools, the overwhelming number of fools are
Win10 users, and the number of fools who use WinXP - tends to 0. With this
interpretation, this statistic is fully consistent with reality.

[center][b]About support for new programs in WinXP 2020[/b][/center]

Most of the software released before 2014 works in XP up to now, with no apparent
problems. And modern versions of archivers, antiviruses, video and audio players,
file managers, office programs, image viewers also support XP - which covers the
needs of most users. Browsers do not have any problems either. There are at least 3
popular browsers supported in 2020 Windows XP - for example 360E on Chrome version
69 and 78, there is Maxton used to be as an alternative to IE, there is Basilisk -
for those who prefer FireFox interface. I use 360E on the 69th engine - it supports
all plugins from Chromium market, goes to all sites, no problems with display of
"modern" sites. Also in chrome.dll you can correct number and write version 80 or
version 100 - it's very good that the developers do not crypt that file. It means
that the browser will last at least for 5 years even if the sites will demand a new
version of Chrome and the Chinese will stop supporting it and they are not going to
do it. )))

The highly specialized programs working only in Win8/Win10 usually have an old
version (normally working in XP) or even needed by 1% of users, and 99% of them do
not see the need in them. For example, specific design packages for 3D modeling
under Windows 10 - a couple of people work in them, the other 99% of users will
make do with Windows XP 2020, which is 20 times lighter, has a fast/responsive
interface and works fine on a PC whether it's 2005 or 2020. But there is also
specific software for Windows XP that doesn't work in the new Win10. I have a lot
of such software: on Windows XP 2020 it works, on Windows 7 it already has
problems, on Windows 8|10 it doesn't work at all.

There is nothing fundamentally new from 2014-2020. For example, Photoshop CS6 (2013
release) works without problems on XP, although I'm fine with Photoshop 7.0 (2005).
I just don't see the point of using Photoshop 2019. Functionally the 2005 level
program is enough, if it's not enough - I'll switch to 2013. Windows XP 2020 users
are quite conservative - they don't run for updates and rarely change versions. If
you consider that programs newer than 2016, have a smartphone-tailored interface,
ala Win10 style - minimalistic icons, huge white fields, built-in telemetry, very
non-optimal code with consuming 10 times more resources - then in Windows XP 2020
such programs - I would not use, even if they worked!!!

[center][b]The most common nonsense about Windows XP 2020[/b][/center]

In order to promote the Windows 10 interface crap, merchants launch all sorts of
nonsense, and the incompetent users pick it up and carry it to the world.
1) Windows XP has long been unsupported, there are no updates for XP
- Indeed since 2019 unsupported, but critical updates still come out occasionally.
The system has been so tested for 20 years, there is little critical to be found in
it. And garbage updates with telemetry, hardware and performance limitations - no
need for such updates
2) Windows XP has a lot of critical vulnerabilities, Petya crypto worm will corrupt
your whole disk.
- As of 2020 there is not a single known critical vulnerability and it is unlikely
that it will be found by now. Microsoft released a patch for the encryption tool in
2017 for all systems, including Windows XP
3) Windows XP can't support more than 4GB of RAM
- It can, use WINXPPAE 2.0 or FIX128
4) After PAE patch memory is visible but not working. You need special programs to
work in PAE
- Memory is both visible and working. The programs work without exception, because
they run in a virtual space and do not even know anything about the PAE. The
problems can only be with drivers, which support RAE specially corrupted (for
example the driver above version 332 of the video card NVidia)
5) No modern browser works on XP
- Use chromeclone 360EE (69 and 78 engine) or Basilisk - FireFox fork
6) Office 2019 does not work on XP, and other modern software
- But Office 97, 2003, 2007, 2010 work - it is enough and other soft also works,
who needs it he will find
7) Windows XP cannot use modern CPU
- The tests that have been made show exactly the same performance compared to
modern systems. Basically it is your hardware which determines the performance, not
the OS. New technology is 99% a marketing whack job rather than a technical
necessity.

8) There is no USB 3.0 driver on Windows XP

- There is a Generic USB 3.0 xHCI driver v1.2 which supports all motherboards
9) The forum member XXX recommends not to read about Windows XP, but to install
Win10
- Forum member XXX may be a person of interest. He does not care about your
problems, he cares about his business - he needs to sell new PCs and new OS
10) I saw so many modified drivers, my OS will work stable
- A modification is usually a fix of a few bytes, with restrictions disabled. An
upgraded driver works the same way, it just supports more new hardware
11) So much text, do I have to read it all?
- Yes you do, in this "sheet" you will find an answer to 99% of the problems you
will face when you install Windows XP on a modern PC
12) It would be better to install Windows XP on virtual machine or an old PC and
not to bother.
- If your PC is just for moving the windows of Explorer across the screen - then
just do it. But for normal operation, with maximum performance, you need to install
on real hardware. Old PC will lag even in YouTube, because for decompressing
quality video you need a modern CPU. So only installing Windows XP 2020 on modern
hardware will give you comfortable fast performance.

[center][b]The leaked Windows XP source code turned out to be real[/b][/center]

Who doubts the reality of the files - there are 2 distributions on ru tracker.

1) Handout #1 - 42.93 GB
Title: Windows XP Source Code, Windows 2003 Server, Xbox, MS-DOS, Windows CE 3; 4;
5, Windows 2000, Windows NT 3.5; 4

2) Handout #2 - 2.98 GB
Title: Windows XP 3790 SP1 x86 source code
[b]Repost of latest information I was able to dig up on the Internet[/b]

1) WinXP source code is nt5src.7z file. The rest is patents, videos, ads, etc.
2) Remote video from youtube about compiling Windows Server 2003, available via
torrent
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:7c370b5e00b91b12fc02e97bacdca24306dc12b5

[center][b]Attempting to turn shit into candy - petition for the return of the
classic interface[/b][/center]

Win10 set a new style and that flat, minimalist, smartphone-tinged crap can't be
changed. There are some people that are trying to bring back classic look of
Win8/Bin10 - but it's bullshit. For a person who has been using old OSes for years
this "classic Win10 theme" looks really stupid and absolutely useless. It's easier
for me to mess around with drivers and install WinXP on modern hardware than try to
change the (unchangeable) style of Win10. If you believe that you can make a
sweetie out of a crappy Windows 10, sign the petition to bring back the classic
interface.

Here's the link to the petition: https://www.change.org/p/microsoft-bring-back-the-

classic-theme-for-windows-10

[center][b]The real share of Windows XP is much larger than the

official[/b][/center]

All the internet stats are bullshit. For example I added to my browser's startup --
user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML,
like Gecko) Chrome/86.0.2840.120 Safari/537.36" to avoid shitty websites saying
that I have wrong browser and system.

As a result, I end up in all the stats as a Windows 10 user on Chrome 86, when in
fact I have Windows XP and 360EE.

[center][b]Time Gone "forward" on modern PCs with Windows XP[/b][/center]

When using Windows XP on modern motherboards, an annoying glitch was discovered -

the system time goes "forward", and the extent of the loss depends on the activity
of the PC and can run up to 5 minutes per day. The problem appears only in Windows
XP. On power off, under UEFI/BIOS or with modern OS the time is correct. Although
the RTC clock chip should be an independent part, it is not so on modern
motherboards. Apparently UEFI continues to interact with the installed Windows XP
and somehow affects the clock. Research has shown that the clock "goes forward" by
constantly switching the system timer period of 16ms to 1ms and back. In Windows XP
(by default), this timer runs with a period of 16 ms and if the PC is not active -
the system timer will continue to run with a period of 16 ms. But when you start
Chrome or multimedia applications, the timer switches to a period of 1 ms and can
go back to 16 ms. When the period is hard set to 16ms (or 1ms), the time is
accurate, but when the timer is constantly switching 16ms - 1ms - 16ms - 1ms, the
RTC real time clock crashes.

[b]Problem Solution:[/b].
As Win-Raid specialists were not able to solve the cause of this problem, no "nice"
solution (at the level of patch of system files) as of January 3, 2021 has appeared
yet. Available edited files hal.dll and intelppm.sys solve some other problem with
timers, but the described glitch has no effect. But we have a "crutch" solution - a
program Timer_Fix with source code, written in Visual Studio 6.0. The program has
no interface, after start it will switch system timer to period of 1 ms and leave
it unchanged, the program constantly hangs in processes until OS restart. To
terminate the work (if necessary) you just need to kill the process Timer_Fix.exe
through the "Task Manager". For convenience, it is better to put this program to
"Autostart" and completely forget about the problem with the loss of time. No bugs
were found when using this method. In general, this fix can be considered a
"crutch," but there is nothing better at this point.

Clockres - a program to control the system timer period.

CPU-Z - the bookmark About, Timers button allows to control the system timers
frequencies.
Neutron 1.07 - handy program to control and synchronize time over internet
Timer_Fix (with source code) - fixes problem with time loss (sets timer to 1ms)
Timer_bug.png, Timer_bug_2.png - screenshots to demonstrate problem

Download Archive - https://www.upload.ee/files/13002205/Soft_Control_Time.zip.html

or https://yadi.sk/d/KpTGDPITsNWn7w

[b]Program to demonstrate RTC bug (program for increase system time):[/b]

RTC_bug_demonstrations\Timer_v10\Timer_src_BCB6.0 - source codes

RTC_bug_demonstrations\Timer_v10\timeBeginPeriod.exe
RTC_bug_demonstrations\Timer_v10\timer.exe

Program Developer - Xenia.

This program is designed for a visual demonstration of the RTC Timer bug. It
establishes a period of system timer 1 ms (0.977 ms) duration 0.2 seconds, sets 16
ms (15.625 ms) duration 0.2 seconds and continues to switch the system timer with
specified durations. The program consists of 2 parts:
1. TimeBeginPeriod.exe - Console program for setting the timer mode. The specified
mode (period and duration) is transmitted in the command line parameters. The
program is presented with source code on Borland C ++ Builder 6.0.
2. Timer.exe is a GUI interface for timeebeginPeriod.exe. In graphic mode, you can
set the period 1, duration 1 and period 2, the duration 2 of the system timer. The
program is presented with source code on Borland C ++ Builder 6.0.
Attention! To work correctly, TimeBeginPeriod.exe and Timer.exe must be nearby, in
one directory.

[img]https://i.ibb.co/0qFzKf7/Timer-bug-demo.png[/img]

[b]Check RTC bug:[/b]

1. Verify the test on the freshly loaded system, without the ones of background
tasks. All background processes should be closed because they can hold a timer for
1 ms, which will prevent the work of the demonstration program.
2. Run the Clockres - a program for monitoring the system timer period. The
measured period should = 15.625 ms
3. Run CPU-Z, go to the ABOUT bookmark, press the TIMERS button and the START
button to control the frequency of system timers.
4. Run Timer.exe. Set the modes: period 1 = 1 ms, duration 1 = 0.2 seconds, period
2 = 16 ms, duration 2 = 0.2 seconds and press the START button. These modes are
specified by default modes.
5. In the default mode (default), the timer RTC time will occur approximately +2
seconds per 1 minute. With duration = 0.1 second, the increase system time will be
+4 seconds per 1 minute.

[b]Download (2 MB)[/b] -
https://www.upload.ee/files/13095203/RTC_bug_demonstrations.zip.html

At my request, the Xenia has developed the Timer_Interval_v4 - GUI equivalent

Clockres. The program measures the timer interval every 50 ms and outputs the
measured value to the screen on top of all windows.
[img]https://i.ibb.co/yyVYXKj/TI-v4.png[/img]

[b]Download Timer_Interval_v4[/b] (with source code) -

https://www.upload.ee/files/13142806/Timer_Interval_v4.zip.html

[b]Recommendations from user Strani:[/b]

My recommendations on the choice of drivers. Recommendations may be wrong, well-

reasoned objections are accepted with gratitude. You can contact with me in the
topic https://electronix.ru/forum/index.php?
app=forums&module=forums&controller=topic&id=156042 nickname Strani.

ACPI driver (acpi.sys file) - the most recent (acpi 6666 - 2021.8.28 - daniel_k,
diderius6) is contained in WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v3.2.0.2b -
https://www.upload.ee/files/13499655/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v3.2.0.2b.zip.html

SATA driver for AMD - I recommend AMD SATA driver v1.2.001.0337, contained in
WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v3.2.0.2b. But you need to comment out or delete
the line '%PCI\CC_010601.DeviceDesc% = amd_sata_inst, PCI\CC_010601' in the
amd_sata.inf file. And you need to comment out or delete the line 'id = "PCI\
CC_010601", "amd_sata"' in the txtsetup.oem file. This is to prevent a conflict
with the Intel SATA driver. The SATA driver for AMD requires pre-installation of
the storport.sys file, together with the ntoskrn8.sys file, taken from the same
place.

SATA driver for Intel - I recommend the universal Intel RST AHCI+RAID driver
v11.2.0.1006 -
https://mega.nz/file/U55TFAbY#cWBYGuYLkO2JOQs87CjNThy16rxSUX2ibFTkfMe6dTk or
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/IsaudK7ZwoCrTA from Fernando. The latest version is always
available at https://www.win-raid.com/t11f23-Modded-Intel-AHCI-and-RAID-Drivers-
digitally-signed.html

Driver for GPT disks - I recommend Paragon GPT Loader v8.0.1.2. Contained in the
archive with Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 - Integral Edition
https://yadi.sk/d/cGpNujgDqzXcwA

Driver for NVMe drives - I recommend a driver from Microsoft, ported from Windows
7. A multilingual version http://www.mediafire.com/file/7os0e1db59klk38 is
available at https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/drivers-and-tools-to-run-
windows-xp-on-newer-hardware.81607/ Requires pre-installation of the storport.sys
file, which is better to take not from the archive with the driver, but from WinXP-
IE Optional Patch Integrator v3.2.0.2b, together with the ntoskrn8.sys file.

Driver for USB3 and UASP support - I recommend a driver from Microsoft, ported from
Windows 8. A multilingual version http://www.mediafire.com/file/pgf5hspnlbfll10 is
available at https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/drivers-and-tools-to-run-
windows-xp-on-newer-hardware.81607/ Requires pre-installation of Kernel Mode Driver
Framework 1.11 - http://www.mediafire.com/file/eh7tny15b5czo0q ported from Windows
8, which is also taken from https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/drivers-and-
tools-to-run-windows-xp-on-newer-hardware.81607/

Timer Fix v1.1 utility to prevent incorrect system clock - I recommend taking it
from me, at https://mega.nz/file/Lq5GGDSZ#n-HNySBThTsTeo3QEBMeP-
CMabGxAn2tTb74tdqcjyc or https://disk.yandex.ru/d/jFoRiA8y6y2ZJA
Contains a batch file to simplify installation.

The intelppm.sys file, necessary to fix the problem of the impossibility of

switching Windows to power-saving modes on modern hardware. Contained in WinXP-IE
Optional Patch Integrator v3.2.0.2b - https://www.upload.ee/files/13499655/WinXP-
IE_Optional_Patch_Integrator_v3.2.0.2b.zip.html

The file halmacpi.dll. Solves some problems with the timer. This file is not needed
if WinXPPAE v3.5 is used. Otherwise, it is taken from WinXP-IE Optional Patch
Integrator v3.2.0.2b.

Patch WinXPPAE v3.5 so that Windows can see and work with more than 4 GB of memory.
I recommend taking it from me, at https://mega.nz/file/XqomHIxQ#6bN5-
KxvaVJnPTHA3mPnFlIwh542OiF5wVK1CwFkTZk or https://disk.yandex.ru/d/EDXIEPf492VuMg,
password 123. This is an assembly. In addition to the patch itself, the assembly
contains tools and batch files for maximum automation of applying the patch on a
live system. To apply the patch, you need to run the command file RunMeRus.cmd,
which at the first stage will create the modified files in a separate folder, and
at the second stage (after pressing a key on the keyboard) will deploy the modified
files into the system. The Backup folder will keep the backup copies of the files
before the changes. Replaced files: sp3.cab, ntkrnlpa.exe, ntkrpamp.exe, hal.dll,
usbport.sys. The usbport.sys file is not backed up. Replacing the usbport.sys file
is necessary due to the incorrect operation of the Microsoft USB1/2 EHCI driver in
PAE mode. The assembly was updated on 10/31/21. The batch file is now fully
automated. Fixed minor bugs.

[b]Windows XP UEFI Patch:[/b]

Source- https://archive.org/details/windows-xp-efi-patch
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSd2zTzRhKU
Patch - https://www.upload.ee/files/13703416/Windows_XP_EFI_Patch.iso.html

[center][b]=== Windows XP SP3 Ready Build [ENG] #1 (for Optional Patch Integrator)
===[/b][/center]

English build "Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 - Integral Edition 2021.12.19". This
build was released December 19, 2021 and is a sequential continuation of the
version 2020.9.9, 2021.2.14, 2021.3.20, 2021.4.24 and 2021.5.15. The build includes
the best versions of upgraded drivers, adapted specifically to work on modern PCs.
In its majority, drivers from manufacturers (Intel, AMD) are replaced with ported
Microsoft drivers from newer operating systems (Windows 7, Windows 8), which
provides maximum compatibility and full support for Windows XP on all equipment
supported by Windows 8, which is actually all PCs that exist at the moment.

[b]Main changes v2021.12.19:[/b]

- Added Compatible Windows Vista Update KB2756651-v2 (Replaces KB2616879).
- Replaced "Basilisk/UXP v2021.5.14" with "360 Extreme Explorer v11.0.2251.0".
- Updated Windows XP Root Certificates Update (KB931125) to "October 2021
v41.0.2195.2110".
- Updated Optional Patch Integrator script from "v3.1.5" to "v3.2.1" (Added
Backported AMD SATA/AHCI Windows 7 driver v1.1).
- Updated 7-Zip from "v19.00" to "v21.06-beta".
- Updated ImDisk Toolkit from "v2021.1.25" to "v2021.11.3".
- Removed Compatible Windows 7 Update KB2870165-v3 (Causes problems with the Remote
Desktop Connection sessions).

[b]Main changes v2021.5.15:[/b]

- Added a few cosmetic improvements.
- Updated Windows XP Root Certificates Update (KB931125) to "April 2021
v41.0.2195.2104".
- Updated Basilisk/UXP from "v2021.4.23" to "v2021.5.14".
- Updated Optional Patch Integrator script from "v3.1.4" to "v3.1.5"
[b]Main changes v2021.4.24:[/b]
- Updated Windows XP Revoked Roots Certificates to "March 2021 v8.0.2195.2103".
- Updated Basilisk/UXP from "v2021.3.19" to "v2021.4.23".
- Updated Optional Patch Integrator script from "v2.4.3" to "v3.1.4".
- Downgraded videoprt.sys file from "5.1.2600.5745" to "5.1.2600.2911" (Fixes a
reduction in 2D performance of around 150% and a slow browser scrolling when using
Physical Address Extension with a AMD Radeon graphics card).
- Downgraded Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable from "v14.28.29812.0"
to "v14.28.29213.0" (The last compatible version for Windows XP).
- Changed the Paragon GPT Loader to a Standalone Installer.
- Moved the Microsoft Visual Basic/C++ Runtimes to the Options Selector menu.

[b]Main changes v2021.3.20:[/b]

- Added Windows Movie Maker 2.1.4028.0 Plus - Setup v1.3 (Standalone Installer).
- Added Driver Pack WLAN (Wireless Ethernet) v15.01.23.1 (Standalone Installer).
- Updated Windows XP Root Certificates Update (KB931125) from "January 2021
v41.0.2195.2101" to "February 2021 v41.0.2195.2102".
- Updated Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable from "v14.28.29812.0" to
"v14.29.29917.0".
- Updated Basilisk/UXP from "v2021.2.12" to "v2021.3.19".
- Updated XP Codec Pack from "v1.1" to "v2.1" (Replaced MPC-HC with MPC-BE and
added ffdshow).
- Updated Optional Patch Integrator script from "v2.4.2" to "v2.4.3".
- And many other updates...

[b]Main changes v2021.2.14:[/b]

- Added KB4578623 Time Zone registry entries.
- Updated Windows XP Root Certificates Update (KB931125) from "September 2020
v41.0.2195.2009" to "January 2021 v41.0.2195.2101".
- Updated Windows XP Revoked Roots Certificates (SA3123040) Update from "September
2020 v8.0.2195.2009" to "December 2020 v8.0.2195.2012".
- Updated Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable from "v14.28.29213.0" to
"v14.28.29812.0".
- Updated Microsoft USB 3.0 xHCI driver from "v2.1" to "v2.2".
- Updated PAE Patch from "v2.0" to "v3.5".
- Updated Basilisk/UXP from "v2020.9.4" to "v2021.2.12".
- Updated HashCheck from "v2.4.0.55" to "v2.4.1.58-alpha".
- Updated Take Ownership XP from "v1.1.0" to "1.2".
- Updated Windows File Protection Utility from "v1.5" to "v1.6".
- Removed "Program Manager"
- And many other updates...

If the Integral Edition build works, then you can easily extract the necessary
modified files and drivers with specialized programs DoubleDriver v4.0.1 or
DriverExtractor v2.0 and transfer them to any Russian edition of the OS, which I
recommend to use build from project nCore [LWGAME TEAM] as basis. All the rest,
that I met in network - are shit assemblies of schoolchildren with changed
wallpaper and beautiful descriptions, but having no changes in essence.

Since this new build, stuffed with universal drivers - it is recommended to use it
as a test, to confirm the ability of Windows XP to work on your hardware. You can
get russified interface by installing MUI (85 MB) to the system -
https://yadi.sk/d/k4ouEXdpqH93cg or https://yadi.sk/d/NcquzBVKxdN2Fw

The old version [b]v2020.9.9[/b] - https://yadi.sk/d/jJCx7lh4nwApRw or

https://yadi.sk/d/eW2vIybkmgvg7A
The old version [b]v2021.3.20[/b] - https://yadi.sk/d/2CJ1NoD1307cIA or
https://yadi.sk/d/PzvHUjqhOwi3GQ
The old version [b]v2021.5.15[/b] - https://yadi.sk/d/lPWYi7vTitvP1g or
https://yadi.sk/d/pL3tBygTGl63yQ

The latest build version [b]v2021.12.19[/b] (746 MB) -

https://www.zone94.com/Downloads/Software/Operating%20Systems/Windows%20XP
%20Professional%20SP3%20x86%20-%20Integral%20Edition%202021.12.19.zip
or https://yadi.sk/d/cGpNujgDqzXcwA

[b]Instructions on how to use "Integral Edition" builds[/b]

Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 - Integral Edition" is a "Build Your Own

Distribution" build. In the downloaded archive you will find a basic ISO image of
the English Windows XP system and a set of drivers/patches "WinXP-IE Optional Patch
Integrator". To build the distribution for your hardware, you need to create a
directory with English letters (without spaces), for example C:?WINXPOPI, where you
put "WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator" and the ISO distribution itself.

As a result, next to each other should be:

- folder "Integrator Files"
- WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v2.3.4.cmd" file
- Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 - Integral Edition 2020.9.9 (Vanilla).iso".

If you use another/third-party ISO, rename it to "Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 -

Integral Edition 2020.9.9 (Vanilla).iso" because the cmd file has a specific
template for the file name. The main advantage of the complete distribution is the
fact that all the drivers and tweaks were tested on it. If you use a third party
distribution you can get problems on the spot, just because of the different
versions of certain files. First you need to make sure that WinXP can work on your
hardware, and only then do you build it for you.

Integration of modified drivers and tweaks is done by running the command file
"WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v2.3.4.cmd". After that, you select the options
that you want to modify in the existing distribution. For example, I chose options
1,4,6,8,P to integrate the SATA/AHCI and USB 3.0 drivers ported from Windows 8 into
the distribution, and to write a modified ACPI and PAE memory patch up to 128 GB.
The rest of the checkboxes were installed automatically, when selecting the
specified ones.

[img]https://i.ibb.co/51RDpGF/OPI-v234-work.png[/img]

To start the integration, press the X key - the process will start. Depending on
the number of selected items and the performance of your PC, the process will take
a few minutes. When it is finished, you will see a window with the following
content.

[img]https://i.ibb.co/8gq8pHL/OPI-v234-work-finish.png[/img]

The repackaged image with the modified drivers, you can burn it to an optical disk
and start installing the system. To burn the CD/DVD, I recommend using the UltraISO
program. For the Russian-speaking user, the distribution "Windows XP Professional
SP3 x86 - Integral Edition" is not the best choice. I recommend it only for finding
a working set of drivers. After you get an idea of what drivers to use for your
hardware, you manually integrate these drivers into the Russian-language edition of
Windows XP. The original MSDN image WinXP SP3 from 2008 - not the best option for
modern hardware, much better results are obtained on the assembly in 2017 by
Sharicov (file WINXP_SHARICOV_20170619.ISO) or build project LWGAME nCore (file
WLWSVOL_RU.ISO) from 2020. On the Internet you can often find builds by yahooXXX
with beautiful description, but for modern hardware - nonsense.

If you are too lazy to build, there is a ready to build based on "Windows XP
Professional SP3 x86 - Integral Edition v2020.9.9" with already integrated basic
drivers - ACPI driver, AHCI driver, USB3 driver (selected items 1,4,6 in "WinXP-IE
Optional Patch Integrator"). Download WinXP_20.9.9_with_AHCI_USB3_ACPI_drivers.iso
- https://yadi.sk/d/f7fba0aktnA_IA or https://yadi.sk/d/RBUjgmkrJ7pD8A

Ready to build based on "Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 - Integral Edition

v2021.3.20" with already integrated ACPI, AHCI, USB3 drivers and PAE patch
(selected items 1,4,6,8,D,K,U,T in "WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v2.4.4") -
https://yadi.sk/d/DqQQT6Z7XpK4eg or https://yadi.sk/d/8wuYSY0XYeQqyg

[center][b]=== Ready to Build Windows XP SP3 [RUS] #2 ===[/b][/center]

Russian version of Windows XP SP3 RUS update 02.2020. Based on nCore project
[LWGAME TEAM] build https://vk.com/lwgame_ncore of 03.02.2020. Original version
(Windows XP Pro SP3 VLK Rus LWOS v2 build 20.02) without modified drivers, you can
download here - https://yadi.sk/d/u4G9oQajqTSeGQ or https://yadi.sk/d/tA-
pQaypNwTDvg

The distribution integrates:

1) Modified ACPI.SYS driver (from 01.11.2019) with support for the latest
motherboards. The driver is necessary for proper power and frequency management of
the newest chipsets. Without this driver the installation will crash into BSOD with
error code A5
2) Modified driver for SATA AHCI hard disk controller. Without this driver the
installation will crash to BSOD with error code B7
3) Modified USB 3.0 for Intel 100/200/300 series motherboards. Without this driver
all USB devices will not work. Although if you have a PS/2 keyboard or UEFI support
for PS/2 over USB (Enabled by Port60/64 = Enabled in BIOS/UEFI), you can do without
the driver.
4) Patched kernel files to support more than 4GB RAM through WINXPPAE v2.0 program.
If after installing drivers start BSODs - then PAE support must be disabled or you
need to look for drivers that support RAE. The most frequent problems occur due to
NVidia driver video cards newer than GeForce 332.21.
5) The driver is a stub for the IME. This is a useless telemetry device, built into
newer chipsets

[b]Situation with videoprt.sys[/b]

It was noticed that using videoprt.sys taken from "WinXP SP2" AMD Radeon drivers
have much better 2D performance (up to 200-250% gain) than the file with SP3.
NVidia users answered that they do not see any difference between SP2 and SP3 -
that is why the ready builds #2 and #3 include the file with SP2 as a more
productive one. Checked file should be copied to c:WINDOWS\system32\drivers\
videoprt.sys replacing the original one and reboot your PC. After the restart make
sure that the file protection system does not give back the old version. Measure
the 2D performance with Tom2D_Ru (2D GDI Benchmark) and videoprt.sys (versions from
SP1, SP2, SP3) - https://www.upload.ee/files/13039545/Videoprt_2D_Test.zip.html

[b]Old version WinXP_SP3_Rus_2020.iso (March 2020)[/b] -

https://yadi.sk/d/tl8JPF565MEI1Q or https://yadi.sk/d/3WeODn7yPTBm8A

Update of the ready-made "assembly #2" from November 01, 2020. Drivers changed:
universal SATA AHCI open source driver by Kai Schtrom from September 28, 2020,
universal USB 3.0 driver (Windows 8 port) from "WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator
v2.3.3b14" and new ACPI driver from October 23, 2020 to support the newest
chipsets, up to Intel Z390.

[b]New WinXP_SP3_Rus_2020_11.iso (November 2020)[/b] -

https://yadi.sk/d/lf44n51UTM3Obg or https://yadi.sk/d/BXqQdgg0K60coQ or
https://yadi.sk/d/iqxI3KdeKDIFew or https://yadi.sk/d/DR7iYKRsbmCzEw
Please note - the installer has a modified interface, but it's not a crap assembly
- the output will actually be a default system. Install from BIOS/UEFI only from CD
or DVD. During installation there will be a long "Register Components" stage, where
(in silent mode) they are installed: Microsoft Visual C++ x86 Redistributable (2005
+ 2008 + 2010 and up to 2019 inclusive, all releases), MSXML 4.0 Parser, Flash
Player v32, DirectX 9.0c (June 2010), Microsoft .NET Framework (versions 2.0 + 3.0
+ 3.5 + 4.0). As a result, the "Register Components" stage will take 15-20 minutes
longer, and that's ok. The working principle was checked on Gigabyte GA-Z170-D3H
motherboard (Intel Z170 chipset, LGA-1151 socket, i7-6700K processor, 8 cores 4GHz,
16GB RAM DDR4).

Update the basis for the "Complete Build #2". - A system from the nCore project
Windows XP Pro SP3 VLK Rus LWOS v3 build 20.12.

This Windows XP LWOS v3 is one of the most stable, quality and time-tested builds
based on Windows XP SP3. In this version we have preserved the stability and
integrity of the original, but at the same time optimized the operating system,
applied the optimal set of improvements and fixes. And all garbage and unused non-
critical components were removed. The build now runs even faster and more stable.
If you suddenly want to install Russian Windows XP PreSP4 on your old PC or
notebook, don't hesitate to install it!

Download (550 MB) - https://yadi.sk/d/2LtG5C8DCec-ig

or https://yadi.sk/d/aFaJvH3WYG8SYA or https://yadi.sk/d/ZnY6AA8iWuQ5Ag

The changelog from 12.12.2020:

- Added Required DLLs (VBA60 Licensed) 0.0.0.4 (evgen_b)
- Root Certificate Lists updated v43-December 2020 (zlocorp)
- Updated Revoked Certificate Lists v10-December 2020 (zlocorp)
- Updated Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.465 Full + SSE2 support (apavs)
- Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable libraries updated 10.12.2020 (Lisabon)
- Renewed WinRar 6.00 (mPaSoft)
- Updated main installation and OS image (hellfpv)
- Small changes in package design and settings
- Deleted RuntimePack Lite (jameszero)

Windows XP LWOS v3 has no support for new hardware, but it is pretty well updated
"programmatically" and was the basis for "Ready Build #2". (from March and November
2020). Supplementing this ISO image, with nLite, with the necessary drivers to
support modern hardware - you can get a good result. For example, replacing
ACPI.SYS with the upgraded one, adding universal SATA AHCI open-source driver by
Kai Schtrom and universal USB 3.0 driver (Windows 8 port) from "WinXP-IE Optional
Patch Integrator" - it's possible to make pretty good Russian-language builds to
support the latest chipsets.

[center][b]=== Ready-made summer build of Windows XP SP3 [RUS] #3 ===[/b][/center]

This is a rebuilt June 12, 2020 distribution, from a well-known software builder,
adapted for installing Windows XP on modern PCs. It is based on the distribution
from Simplix, with many plushies from the developer and patches from the famous
win-raid.

[b]Build features:[/b]
acpi.sys - ACPI driver (2019.11.1) to support Intel 370 and AMD Ryzen
uxtheme.dll - patched file to apply unsigned themes
kbdur.dll - corrected ukrainian keyboard layout with apostrophe [`] put by " "
button and hrivna put by Shift+[`] button
tcpip.sys - patched file to increase number of half-open outgoing TCP connections
(Half-open limit) from 10 to 1000
msconfig.exe - patched file removes the nag-screen that appears after using
msconfig and rebooting the system
sfc_os.dll - allows you to use the registry key to completely disable Windows
Protection Files - disabled by default. Disabling WPF allows to reduce the
installation time (copies of system files in "%SystemRoot%system32\dllcache\" are
not created) and to avoid conflicts during installation of drivers which are not
signed with the same name in the distribution
NTDETECT.COM - disabled USB controller reset, so as not to crash USB flash
drive/USB-CDROM/USB-HDD from which the installation is done
intelppm.sys - fixes the timer on new Intel motherboards. With this file we get up
to 1-3% performance gain in CPU, and also significant gain in speed of SATA AHCI
controller, which increases speed of SSD disk reading up to 20-30%.
videoprt.sys - v5.1.2600.2180 improves 2D performance on Radeon video cards
Generic SATA AHCI driver v1.3 - universal SATA AHCI driver for Windows XP ported
from Windows 8
Generic USB 3.0 xHCI driver v1.1 - universal USB 3.0 driver for Windows XP, ported
from Windows 8

[b]Download Win_XP_SP3_VL_Simplix_SATA_12.06.20.iso[/b] -
https://yadi.sk/d/8RijYYT9RG-jfA or https://yadi.sk/d/vDGDtf06GhhcPw

[center][b]=== Prebuilt Windows XP SP3 [ENG] #4 ===[/b][/center]

This build was made to support Intel Z390 chipset (motherboard AsRock Z390M Pro4).
On other builds the installation crashed with BSOD code 0A. The builder was able to
figure out that the problem was due to ACPI incompatibility, before that ACPI
problems were mostly accompanied by an A5 code. Next, the builder found a working
acpi.sys on win-raid, which is not among the known 12 versions of the kit "WinXP-IE
Optional Patch Integrator v2.3.4 Stable". According to the builder, this is the
only ACPI variant that worked on the Intel Z390 chipset.

[b]Download completed build #4[/b] - https://yadi.sk/d/a_SSNY2WhcpFdg or

https://yadi.sk/d/yp7lA4bIVEy9fw
or https://mega.nz/file/UYVEABwb#tkfb1STY4aUuG36IfLFJLjNMEElArlFD-vDSTIr_x3o

A separately modified acpi.sys (version 23.10.2020) for Intel Z390 -

https://yadi.sk/d/9Dqc2ZdL5H1RBg
Testing has shown that this ACPI variant works fine on Intel H110 as well.

AsRock Z390M Pro4 motherboard, Intel i3-8350K CPU, DDR4 32GB memory, SSD NWMe, GTX
980Ti graphics card.
Video demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=PkxZr6o1N20 (sorry, the file
has been already deleted)

[center][b]Overview with Windows XP installation on Intel Z390 +

i9-9990KF[/b][/center]

There is a review with a Windows XP install on an Intel Z390 + 4.9GHz i9-9990KF.

Basically the man did everything right. True, he lacked a bit of zeal to get the
full buzz, but he got the result. If he had had modded ACPI for Z390 (file from
10/23/2014) + ported USB driver from Win8, he would have had USB 3.0 ports working
and the hassle would have been much less. And if I had at hand ready to build 2
from 01.11.2020 - the installation of XP would have gone smoothly, vat no remarks.
And for WinXP I need to get my GTX 960/970/980 for maximal games or Radeon R7/R9
300 series. The video is informative. The kits for XP drivers are updated literally
every day and at the time of recording his video there was no complete solution for
the ACPI driver for Z390. So well done the guy - he did the best he could. But at
this point the video can be rewritten to indicate the problems solved.
The review is great, I recommend watching it and commenting on it:
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieyKcYmJi68[/video]

[center][b]Most advanced Windows XP PC as of December 2021[/b][/center]

Motherboard - chipset Intel Z690

Videocard - GeForce GTX980 Ti
RAM - 32GB DDR5
CPU - Intel Core i9-12900K (Alder Lake, Socket LGA1700) 16 cores, basic 3200 MHz,
boost 5200 MHz (liquid nitrogen up to 6900 MHz).

The record of graphic performance has been established (239874 points in 3D Mark
2001).
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOhQ0LBkPrg

[center][b]Most advanced Windows XP PC as of January 2021 = i9-10900K processor (10

cores @ 3.7GHz) +
Asus ROG Maximus APEX XII on Z490 chipset + 2 16GB DDR4 cards + GTX 980Ti + NVME
drive[/b][/center]

Forumer Jeeves, built a PC on super modern hardware and was able to install Windows
XP on it. Previously there were reviews about successfully installing Windows XP on
the Z390 chipset, but there were no reviews about the 400-series. At the moment it
is the most advanced hardware configuration.

Let's understand what problems he encountered, how he solved to get a positive

result. Maybe this information will be fully or partially useful to someone,
because landlord wrote a pretty complete riport and provided a working ISO image
with the necessary integrated drivers for Z490 + made a TIB image for deploying
acronis.

[b]PC config: [/b]

Motherboard - Asus Apex XII with Z490 chipset
Processor i9-10900K (10 cores @ 3.7GHz)
2x16 GB DDR4 memory
Graphics cards - RTX 3080 (not working in WinXP), GTX 980TI, GTX 780.
Drives are a bunch of SSDs + 1 NVME.

Everything works with drivers except Ethernet (alas, couldn't find x86 driver for
Intel I225-v Ethernet Adapter), there are only 64 bit ones ported from Win10. Well,
no driver for RTX 3080 respectively either. Everything else works fine, sees all
drives including NVME.

When installing from the ISO, there is a peculiarity: doesn't recognize AHCI
chipset drivers at the installation stage, although after installing all the
drivers are installed and seen by the Windows. But on my motherboard there is also
Asmedia ASM1061 controller (SATA_E1 and SATA_E2 ports). The drivers are integrated
into the image, so during the installation phase the disks connected to these ports
are seen without problems. In the same way NVME disks are detected without problems
and it is possible to install XP on them. That is why both ssd/hdd and CD/DVD-Rom
drive should be connected to Asmedia controller ports, otherwise we will get an
AHCI driver 7B error. So Windows XP SP3 x86 on Z490 chipset (specifically in my
case Asus ROG Maximus Apex XII. My bios is version 0088 (not factory default).

Build is based on WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL SP3 X86 - INTEGRAL EDITION 2020.9.9:

http://www.zone94.com/downloads/software/operating-systems/123-windows-xp-
professional-sp3-x86-integral-edition
[b]With WinXP-IE Optional Patch Integrator v2.4.0b3 and NLite the following is
integrated into the image:[/b]
- ACPI.sys version 5.1.2600.6666 of 18.10.2020, compatible with Z490 chipset
- Microsoft USB 3.0 xHCI driver (Backported Win8 driver) universal driver, all USB
ports work without problems.
- Samsung NVMe driver (Backported Win7 driver), an NVME driver for Samsung drives.
Disks are detected during installation (also if GPT partitioning) and it is
possible to install XP directly to NVME disk.
- PAE 128GB RAM Patch (May have stability issues), an address space patch which
allows a 32-bit system to see more than 4GB of RAM. Possible compatibility problems
with drivers above version 332 for NVidia video cards.
- Kernel-Mode Driver Framework 1.11 (Backported Win7 driver). Driver needed for
Microsoft's universal USB driver.
- UAS/UASP driver (Improves USB storage device performance)
- The Intel xHCI controller driver from Stavros. Allows WinXP to detect devices
connected to the Intel SATA ports on the motherboard (Sata1-6) after the system
installation. (Alas, the Intel RSTe AHCI/RAID driver v4.7.0.1117, recommended as
the best AHCI driver for Intel on XP, produces BSOD 0xdeadbeef when integrated into
the image in spite of editing the dosnet.sif and txtsetup.sif image files according
to the instructions. However after installing the system you can without problems
replace the driver from Stavros with Intel RSTe AHCI/RAID driver v4.7.0.1117.)

[b]Installation process:[/b]
1) Installed only from CD/DVD-Rom, all my attempts to install the image from a USB
flash drive failed due to the many and varied errors, as I have not tried.
WinSetupFromUSB , Easy2Boot, Firadisk + Firahelper, Yumi - none of these allowed to
install the image from the flash (maybe the problem lies in the bios). In all cases
the image (either full or ISO) stored in RAM, passed two steps with F6 and F2
sentences, and then when start should start installation files from RAM, errors
appeared (most often ntkrnlmp.exe error code 7, errors in TXTSETUP.SIF line, or
just some corrupted files).

In my opinion it has something to do with bios and memory reading errors (even
though memory passes all error tests and is absolutely fine). May be the problem
with memory capacity or something else, I don't know. Anyway, I have absolutely no
problem to install the same image from my DVD-RW, what I recommend for you, to
avoid various headaches during the installation. Second option (for those, who have
no disk drive) - attached installation image of TIBX format, taken from ready
installed system by Akronis 2020. Just use this image for booting or in bios to
select this drive as bootable. There should be no problem.

2) The disk you want to install, and drive in case you install from CD/DVD, must be
connected to ports of ASMedia Asm1061 controller (in case of my motherboard these
are SATA-E1 and SATA-E2 ports). If you plug either the drive or the drive into an
Intel controller port (even though ahci drivers for Intel are integrated in the
image), you get bsod 7B during the install. For some reason all devices connected
to the Intel controller ports are not detected during the Windox XP install. Only
the ASM106x and Samsung NVME drives are detected during the installation.
Nevertheless, after a successful system installation you are free to switch the SSD
to the Intel controller port and WinXP boots from it without any problems.

[b]Files:[/b]
ISO image:
https://mega.nz/file/MJZB2CoA#uPgJY8HNq4Y2mCIuNLrk3ApwOsvo437pqvVpOLAn3hE
TIBx image for Acronis 2020:
https://mega.nz/file/BUx2yDyB#mIU3OjDxmlipnDAkD5UrMceCJhFVl90x5NMR8VgZlew

3) After installing system, Device Manager will look like below screenshot. Drivers
for 3 PCI Device as well as SM Bus can be installed via Snappy Driver Installer
(SDI).

4) Summary view in case of using integrated Intel AHCI driver from Stavros (located
in IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers branch):

5) In the case of updating the Intel AHCI driver from Stavros to Intel RSTe
AHCI/RAID driver v4.7.0.1117 (the driver is moved to the SCSI and RAID controllers
category.

[b]Solutions to the video driver problem:[/b]

After installing and restarting the video driver I get black screen. The driver is
368.81 last supported by XP, I modified inf to let installer see 980ti. My first
system had PAE 128, I thought it was because of that. Then I rolled the system with
PAE 4 and it was the same. Now the last try without PAE at all.

The problem was solved. Everything works on PAE128. The problem is in the drivers,
more specifically in the available resolutions and refresh rate. The native
resolution of my monitor is 3860x1600, although it is displayed, but trying to
activate it leads to a black screen. The same situation with all resolutions that
use a refresh rate of 75Hz instead of 60. As a result, only working resolutions
with 60Hz refresh rate, like on the picture below from nvidia panel list. Maybe
this problem is also caused by the fact that Windows only sees 4GB of video memory
even though it has 6GB. Everything else works. I left it at 1920x1080. Then it
turned out that the problem was in the GTX 980ti video card display port - it has
1.2, and my monitor needs 1.4, hence the fuss. Switched to HDMI and it worked fine
as HDMI bandwidth allows - 2560x1080 120Hz

[center][b]Video on how to turn Windows 10 interface into Windows XP[/b][/center]

The video is informative in that the guy keeps repeating that there is no way to
get the full XP look out of the 10. Then he shows how to make the interface
"closer" by using a bunch of third party programs, but you can't get the normal
Windows XP style look.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVTA2rNcaaE[/video]

Please write your feedback. Please test on real hardware and specify your
configuration.
We are not interested in tests on virtual machines.

[center][b]List of sites that dislike Windows XP[/b][/center]

List of sites whose administrators, by their actions confirmed a negative attitude

to the development of Windows XP. Every user who was in any way helped by the
information posted in the "sheet" of solutions - is obliged to crap the mentioned
resources. No excuses that the site happened to be on the blacklist should be
accepted. These sites have repeatedly confirmed their dislike and blocked
information.

[b]Blacklist resources:[/b]
https://forum.ixbt.com
http://forum.3dnews.ru
https://forums.overclockers.ru
https://4pda.ru/forum
https://wasm.in
http://forum.oszone.net
http://www.imho.ws

For ACC registration, it is best to use Yandex mail, because 1 real mailbox allows
you to have multiple duplicate addresses. For example, by registering "my-best-
[email protected]" we get more than 20 different e-mail addresses: my-best-
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], my-best-
[email protected], [email protected]. Additionally, by replacing the "hyphen" with a
"dot", we can expand the number of available e-mail addresses, e.g. my.best-
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. As a result, we
have 20 different e-mails from the 1st real one.

[b]P.S.:[/b]
Professionals, who have unused (little used or not needed) accounts on technical
sites, forums, in social networks and others - please share! Accounts will be used
only for posting information on configuration / installation of Windows XP on
modern PCs. Not an option to register from scratch - most sites have restrictions
for newbies - the posts are premoderated, the length is limited to a number of
characters, then need to post a certain number of posts, then take for the
advertising-bot. A couple of people who gave me their ACC 2 years ago, can confirm
that nothing I broke yours (settings, passwords have not changed) - that is, you
can go at any time in your ACC and write in parallel with me.

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