[Tommy]

You are very welcome! Thank you for keeping Windows 2000 alive for us!

I've been testing it and it seems stable, I haven't run into anything bad yet. I'm curious though, do you know offhand what benefits we'll get from the updated strings in the new Kernel32 v10?

[blackwingcat]

Sorry, what means 'updated strings '?

SearanoX, on 01 February 2012 - 12:12 PM, said:

I've been testing it and it seems stable, I haven't run into anything bad yet. I'm curious though, do you know offhand what benefits we'll get from the updated strings in the new Kernel32 v10?

[Tommy]

I'm sorry, I really shouldn't have said updated strings. Basically I meant to ask like what added benefits will we get from the added extensions in the new kernel32. For example, are there a few more programs that will work with this new v10 kernel that wouldn't before in the v5 kernel?

This post has been edited by SearanoX: 01 February 2012 - 04:23 PM

[blackwingcat]

SearanoX, on 01 February 2012 - 04:21 PM, said:

I'm sorry, I really shouldn't have said updated strings. Basically I meant to ask like what added benefits will we get from the added extensions in the new kernel32. For example, are there a few more programs that will work with this new v10 kernel that wouldn't before in the v5 kernel?

Following is update history, translated to English from my blog.

1. Windows 2000 is not supported InvariantCulture. so, any programs which based on Delphi or C++Builder show "Class xxxx not found" ( xxx is classname TBitmapImage , TEdit and so on)
Following functions use InvariantCulture. so if the application use parameter 'Invaliantculture' , it doesn't work.

CompareStringA
CompareStringW
EnumCalendarInfoA
EnumCalendarInfoExA
EnumCalendarInfoExW
EnumCalendarInfoW
EnumDateFormatsA
EnumDateFormatsExA
EnumDateFormatsExW
EnumDateFormatsW
EnumLanguageGroupLocalesA
EnumLanguageGroupLocalesW
EnumSystemCodePagesA
EnumSystemCodePagesW
EnumSystemLanguageGroupsA
EnumSystemLanguageGroupsW
EnumSystemLocalesA
EnumSystemLocalesW
EnumTimeFormatsA
EnumTimeFormatsW
EnumUILanguagesA
EnumUILanguagesW
GetCalendarInfoA
GetCalendarInfoW
GetCPInfoExW
GetCurrencyFormatA
GetCurrencyFormatW
GetDateFormatA
GetDateFormatW
GetGeoInfoW
GetLocaleInfoA
GetNumberFormatA
GetNumberFormatW
GetStringTypeA
GetStringTypeExW
GetTimeFormatA
GetTimeFormatW
IsDBCSLeadByteEx
LCMapStringA
LCMapStringW
MultiByteToWideChar
SetCalendarInfoA
SetCalendarInfoW
SetLocaleInfoA
SetLocaleInfoW
SetThreadLocale
WideCharToMultiByte

The function is embedded since v6 kernel.
I descripted the detail at my blog.

2. since v6 kernel extended following 9 APIs.

CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent
(It is used by Any games)

IsWow64Message
SetDllDirectoryA
GetModuleHandleExW
(It is used by Any applications)

InterlockedPopEntrySList
InterlockedPushEntrySList
InitializeSListHead
InterlockedFlushSList
QueryDepthSList
(It is used by Any game framework)


3. v6 kernel has a bug, so I replaced v7.


4. v8 kernel is released for MS11-025(v1). But microsoft replaced it, so I canceled this fix on v9 kernel.


5. since v9 kernel extended following 2 APIs.

AttachConsole ( some applications use for background debug.)
TzSpecificLocalTimeToSystemTime ( It is used by some applications)


6. v9 kernel includes wtsapi32.dll and it includes following 3 APIs(stub).

WTSQueryUserToken
WTSRegisterSessionNotification
WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification

Any application checked Terminal Service API. So they require these functions


6. v9 kernel has some bugs, so I replaced v10.

[tomasz86]

By the way, I quickly compared the new v10a of BlackWingCat's kernel with the newest version of WildBill's kernel.

1. APIs present only in WB kernel:

AddLocalAlternateComputerNameA
AddLocalAlternateComputerNameW
AddVectoredExceptionHandler
CopyLZFile
CreateMemoryResourceNotification
CreateNlsSecurityDescriptor
CreateSocketHandle
EnumerateLocalComputerNamesA
EnumerateLocalComputerNamesW
GetCPFileNameFromRegistry
GetDllDirectoryA
GetDllDirectoryW
GetExpandedNameA
GetExpandedNameW
GetHandleContext
GetModuleHandleExA
GetProcessId
GetSystemTimes
GetSystemWow64DirectoryA
GetSystemWow64DirectoryW
GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameA
GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameW
IsValidUILanguage
LZClose
LZCloseFile
LZCopy
LZCreateFileW
LZDone
LZInit
LZOpenFileA
LZOpenFileW
LZRead
LZSeek
LZStart
QueryMemoryResourceNotification
RemoveLocalAlternateComputerNameA
RemoveLocalAlternateComputerNameW
RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler
RtlCaptureContext
RtlCaptureStackBackTrace
SetClientTimeZoneInformation
SetHandleContext
SetLocalPrimaryComputerNameA
SetLocalPrimaryComputerNameW
SetThreadUILanguage

2. APIs present only in BWC kernel:

CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent

The rest of the included APIs are the same. This list is related only to kernel32.dll. There are other files included in WB kernel too but there's no wtsapi32.dll which BlackWingCat added to his kernel.

[blackwingcat]

Japanese Version v13e Extended Kernel was released.

Summary

Kernel32.dll(5.0.2195.7150) Supported following functions.
DecodePointer
EncodePointer
GetNativeSystemInfo
GetProcessHandleCount
SetDllDirectoryW
IsWow64Process
IsWow64Message
CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent
SetDllDirectoryA
GetModuleHandleExW
InterlockedPopEntrySList
InterlockedPushEntrySList
InitializeSListHead
InterlockedFlushSList
QueryDepthSList
AttachConsole
TzSpecificLocalTimeToSystemTime
RtlCaptureStackBackTrace
GetSystemWow64DirectoryA
GetSystemWow64DirectoryW
GetHandleContext
GetModuleHandleExA
GetProcessId
SetThreadUILanguage
WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId
RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler
AddVectoredExceptionHandler

ntdll.dll (5.0.2195.7083)
change for VectoredExceptionHandler
RtlCaptureStackBackTrace's bug fix

msvcrt.dll/msvcirt.dll(7.0.3790.4341) Supported following functions.

bad_cast::bad_cast(char const * const *)
bad_cast::bad_cast(char const *)
exception::exception(char const * const &,int)
void bad_cast::`default constructor closure'(void)
void bad_typeid::`default constructor closure'(void)
__uncaught_exception
__CppXcptFilter
__CxxCallUnwindDtor
__CxxCallUnwindVecDtor
__CxxDetectRethrow
__CxxExceptionFilter
__CxxFrameHandler2
__CxxQueryExceptionSize
__CxxRegisterExceptionObject
__CxxUnregisterExceptionObject
__DestructExceptionObject
___lc_codepage_func
___lc_collate_cp_func
___lc_handle_func
___mb_cur_max_func
___setlc_active_func
___unguarded_readlc_active_add_func
__crtCompareStringW
__crtGetStringTypeW
__crtLCMapStringW
__iob_func
__pctype_func
__pwctype_func
__wcserror
_abs64
_aligned_free
_aligned_malloc
_aligned_offset_malloc
_aligned_offset_realloc
_aligned_realloc
_cgetws
_cputws
_cwprintf
_cwscanf
_getwch
_getwche
_mkgmtime
_mkgmtime64
_putwch
_resetstkoflw
_rotl64
_rotr64
_scprintf
_scwprintf
_set_SSE2_enable
_snscanf
_snwscanf
_strtoi64
_strtoui64
_ungetwch
_vscprintf
_vscwprintf
_wcserror
_wcstoi64
_wcstoui64
_wctype
_wtof

Ws2_32.dll(5.0.2195.6605) supported following functions.

FreeAddrInfoW
freeaddrinfo
getaddrinfo
getnameinfo


setupapi.dll(5.0.2195.6909) supported following functions.
SetupUninstallOEMInfW(stub)
SetupUninstallOEMInfA(stub)
fixed DBCS Problem.


ADVAPI32.DLL(5.0.2195.7042) supported following functions.
SystemFunction036
TraceMessage


user32.dll(5.0.2195.7135)
fixed buffer check problem.


WTSAPI32.dll(5.0.2134.3) supported following functions.
WTSQueryUserToken
WTSRegisterSessionNotification
WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification


Soon , I'll release English version

This post has been edited by blackwingcat: 15 February 2012 - 07:29 PM

[ppgrainbow]

blackwingcat, on 15 February 2012 - 07:26 PM, said:

Japanese Version v13e Extended Kernel was released.

Summary

Kernel32.dll(5.0.2195.7150) Supported following functions.
DecodePointer
EncodePointer
GetNativeSystemInfo
GetProcessHandleCount
SetDllDirectoryW
IsWow64Process
IsWow64Message
CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent
SetDllDirectoryA
GetModuleHandleExW
InterlockedPopEntrySList
InterlockedPushEntrySList
InitializeSListHead
InterlockedFlushSList
QueryDepthSList
AttachConsole
TzSpecificLocalTimeToSystemTime
RtlCaptureStackBackTrace
GetSystemWow64DirectoryA
GetSystemWow64DirectoryW
GetHandleContext
GetModuleHandleExA
GetProcessId
SetThreadUILanguage
WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId
RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler
AddVectoredExceptionHandler

ntdll.dll (5.0.2195.7083)
change for VectoredExceptionHandler
RtlCaptureStackBackTrace's bug fix

msvcrt.dll/msvcirt.dll(7.0.3790.4341) Supported following functions.

bad_cast::bad_cast(char const * const *)
bad_cast::bad_cast(char const *)
exception::exception(char const * const &,int)
void bad_cast::`default constructor closure'(void)
void bad_typeid::`default constructor closure'(void)
__uncaught_exception
__CppXcptFilter
__CxxCallUnwindDtor
__CxxCallUnwindVecDtor
__CxxDetectRethrow
__CxxExceptionFilter
__CxxFrameHandler2
__CxxQueryExceptionSize
__CxxRegisterExceptionObject
__CxxUnregisterExceptionObject
__DestructExceptionObject
___lc_codepage_func
___lc_collate_cp_func
___lc_handle_func
___mb_cur_max_func
___setlc_active_func
___unguarded_readlc_active_add_func
__crtCompareStringW
__crtGetStringTypeW
__crtLCMapStringW
__iob_func
__pctype_func
__pwctype_func
__wcserror
_abs64
_aligned_free
_aligned_malloc
_aligned_offset_malloc
_aligned_offset_realloc
_aligned_realloc
_cgetws
_cputws
_cwprintf
_cwscanf
_getwch
_getwche
_mkgmtime
_mkgmtime64
_putwch
_resetstkoflw
_rotl64
_rotr64
_scprintf
_scwprintf
_set_SSE2_enable
_snscanf
_snwscanf
_strtoi64
_strtoui64
_ungetwch
_vscprintf
_vscwprintf
_wcserror
_wcstoi64
_wcstoui64
_wctype
_wtof

Ws2_32.dll(5.0.2195.6605) supported following functions.

FreeAddrInfoW
freeaddrinfo
getaddrinfo
getnameinfo


setupapi.dll(5.0.2195.6909) supported following functions.
SetupUninstallOEMInfW(stub)
SetupUninstallOEMInfA(stub)
fixed DBCS Problem.


ADVAPI32.DLL(5.0.2195.7042) supported following functions.
SystemFunction036
TraceMessage


user32.dll(5.0.2195.7135)
fixed buffer check problem.


WTSAPI32.dll(5.0.2134.3) supported following functions.
WTSQueryUserToken
WTSRegisterSessionNotification
WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification


Soon , I'll release English version

That sounds awesome! I sure hope that the English version of KernelEx is stable enough to use on Win2k!

[blackwingcat]

I released English version v13e.
But this version is still not tested.

[tomasz86]

Thanks BlackWingCat

I'll test your kernel and tell you if something doesn't work properly.

[blackwingcat]

Thx.

I replaced it to v13e2 kernel.

tomasz86, on 19 February 2012 - 08:42 AM, said:

Thanks BlackWingCat

I'll test your kernel and tell you if something doesn't work properly.

[ppgrainbow]

Okay, I tested KernelEx 13e2 and when I attempted to add or remove programmes, the Add/Remove Programs feature (appwiz.cpl found in \SYSTEM32 directory) no longer functions.

Additionally, when I tried to execute the installation of either the Flash Player plugin/ActiveX component, I get the following error message: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xC0000005). Click on OK to terminate the application."

Is there any way to fix this by setting the compatibility mode of the application designed for Windows XP or later?

Also, Microsoft's version of their legacy JVM and Oracle's version of Java both cause both Internet Explorer 6 and Firefox 10 to hang. And that I can neither reinstall Java 6 Update 31 nor Java 7 Update 3...getting a "Internal Error 2753 - regutils.dll". But ironically, only the Microsoft Java VM works.

Can anyone confirm this?


On the bright side, I test out the 2012-02-20 nightly of Firefox 13 and it works and so does VLC Media Player 2.0.0!

This post has been edited by ppgrainbow: 20 February 2012 - 02:50 PM

[blackwingcat]

Thx to report it.

I may fix this problem by v13f kernel　(while ago).
You also may use firefox v13 on v13 kernel

ppgrainbow, on 20 February 2012 - 01:50 PM, said:

Okay, I tested KernelEx 13e2 and when I attempted to add or remove programmes, the Add/Remove Programs feature (appwiz.cpl found in \SYSTEM32 directory) no longer functions.

Additionally, when I tried to execute the installation of either the Flash Player plugin/ActiveX component, I get the following error message: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xC0000005). Click on OK to terminate the application."

Is there any way to fix this by setting the compatibility mode of the application designed for Windows XP or later?

Also, Microsoft's version of their legacy JVM and Oracle's version of Java both cause both Internet Explorer 6 and Firefox 10 to hang. And that I can neither reinstall Java 6 Update 31 nor Java 7 Update 3...getting a "Internal Error 2753 - regutils.dll". But ironically, only the Microsoft Java VM works.

Can anyone confirm this?

On the bright side, I test out the 2012-02-20 nightly of Firefox 13 and it works and so does VLC Media Player 2.0.0!

This post has been edited by blackwingcat: 20 February 2012 - 11:11 PM

[ppgrainbow]

blackwingcat, on 20 February 2012 - 08:45 PM, said:

Thx to report it.

I may fix this problem by v13f kernel.
You also may use firefox v13 on v13 kernel

ppgrainbow, on 20 February 2012 - 01:50 PM, said:

Okay, I tested KernelEx 13e2 and when I attempted to add or remove programmes, the Add/Remove Programs feature (appwiz.cpl found in \SYSTEM32 directory) no longer functions.

Additionally, when I tried to execute the installation of either the Flash Player plugin/ActiveX component, I get the following error message: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xC0000005). Click on OK to terminate the application."

Is there any way to fix this by setting the compatibility mode of the application designed for Windows XP or later?

Also, Microsoft's version of their legacy JVM and Oracle's version of Java both cause both Internet Explorer 6 and Firefox 10 to hang. And that I can neither reinstall Java 6 Update 31 nor Java 7 Update 3...getting a "Internal Error 2753 - regutils.dll". But ironically, only the Microsoft Java VM works.

Can anyone confirm this?

On the bright side, I test out the 2012-02-20 nightly of Firefox 13 and it works and so does VLC Media Player 2.0.0!

You're welcome! I can't wait for v13f to come out to fix the broken Add/Removal Programs control panel app as well as the latest version of Flash Player and Oracle Java not installing properly.

This post has been edited by ppgrainbow: 20 February 2012 - 10:24 PM

[blackwingcat]

I had already released it.
(It meant that I released it and the problem may be fixed.)

If you can't run Add/Removal Programs control panel app. You can uninstall old version from %SystemRoot%\$NtUninstallKB935839-v13e2$\spuninst\spuninst.exe.

ppgrainbow, on 20 February 2012 - 10:24 PM, said:

You're welcome! I can't wait for v13f to come out to fix the broken Add/Removal Programs control panel app as well as the latest version of Flash Player and Oracle Java not installing properly.

This post has been edited by blackwingcat: 20 February 2012 - 11:14 PM

[ppgrainbow]

blackwingcat, on 20 February 2012 - 11:07 PM, said:

I had already released it.
(It meant that I released it and the problem may be fixed.)

If you can't run Add/Removal Programs control panel app. You can uninstall old version from %SystemRoot%\$NtUninstallKB935839-v13e2$\spuninst\spuninst.exe.

ppgrainbow, on 20 February 2012 - 10:24 PM, said:

You're welcome! I can't wait for v13f to come out to fix the broken Add/Removal Programs control panel app as well as the latest version of Flash Player and Oracle Java not installing properly.

Thanks for the help. I uninstalled KernelEx v13e2 and tried out v13f. Here's what has happened so far. I would like to update that the KernelEx project for Win2k is starting to seriously improve!

I was able to use the Add/Remove Programs control panel applet and install Flash Player 11.1.102.62 without any problems.

I even managed to reinstall Java 6 Update 31, however when I installed Java 7 Update 3, I was told that the previous version of Java was already reinstalled. To get around this, I used the NT Registry Optimizer to clean out any unused entries, restart the computer and Java 7 Update 3 installed and ran sucessfully!

Awesome work so far!

Is it possible to install a newer version of KernelEx ontop of the previous version without uninstalling it first?

As for the effects on USB devices and older hardware that I have installed, I'm gonna post a separate forum thread before I apply KernelEx on the host PC.

This post has been edited by ppgrainbow: 21 February 2012 - 03:13 AM

[DanR20]

blackwingcat the latest version 13f works great for installing the updated flash, java, and VLC player on W2k. Great job. Firefox 13 UX nightly though is giving me this error:

"The procedure entry point SHParseDisplayName could not be located in the dynamic link library Shell32.dll."

Any chance this can be fixed?

Also is there any hope for including these newer programs:

Skype 5.8.0.154
Quick Time 7.71.80.42
Adobe Reader 10.1.2

Skype 5.8 installs but is giving me an error when trying to open it.

Your ATI Radeon drivers for my AGP 4600 card have been excellent, been using them for a few years no problem.

[ppgrainbow]

DanR20, on 28 February 2012 - 11:00 AM, said:

blackwingcat the latest version 13f works great for installing the updated flash, java, and VLC player on W2k. Great job. Firefox 13 UX nightly though is giving me this error:

"The procedure entry point SHParseDisplayName could not be located in the dynamic link library Shell32.dll."

Any chance this can be fixed?

Also is there any hope for including these newer programs:

Skype 5.8.0.154
Quick Time 7.71.80.42
Adobe Reader 10.1.2

Skype 5.8 installs but is giving me an error when trying to open it.

Your ATI Radeon drivers for my AGP 4600 card have been excellent, been using them for a few years no problem.

It looks like that Mozilla developers have added another new dependency that doesn't exist on Win2k and that they recently removed the support code for Win2k from Gecko.

Are you still getting the same error message in the regular Fx13 nightly as well?

I sure hope that blackwingcat fixes this as I'm ready to test it out on this PC!

[DanR20]

ppgrainbow I'm getting the same error with both the UX and regular 13 nightlies.

Hopefully blackwingcat will update this for us. If not we may have to rely on a fork like Pale Moon. They may or may not continue the 3.6 series when Mozilla stops support in April.

[blackwingcat]

I already have tested Skype from 5.3 to 5.8 with KDW.
They worked on Windows 2000, but we can't use audio devices on Skype with Unknown reason.

Plese see following topic
http://www.msfn.org/...00/page__st__40

If anyone find out the reason then I'll embedded it.

(KernelEx v14 already has 'SHParseDisplayName' in shell32.dll.
It is japanese only. English version is Coming soon)

DanR20, on 28 February 2012 - 11:00 AM, said:

blackwingcat the latest version 13f works great for installing the updated flash, java, and VLC player on W2k. Great job. Firefox 13 UX nightly though is giving me this error:

"The procedure entry point SHParseDisplayName could not be located in the dynamic link library Shell32.dll."

Any chance this can be fixed?

Also is there any hope for including these newer programs:

Skype 5.8.0.154
Quick Time 7.71.80.42
Adobe Reader 10.1.2

Skype 5.8 installs but is giving me an error when trying to open it.

Your ATI Radeon drivers for my AGP 4600 card have been excellent, been using them for a few years no problem.

This post has been edited by blackwingcat: 28 February 2012 - 06:26 PM

[ppgrainbow]

DanR20, on 28 February 2012 - 04:13 PM, said:

ppgrainbow I'm getting the same error with both the UX and regular 13 nightlies.

Hopefully blackwingcat will update this for us. If not we may have to rely on a fork like Pale Moon. They may or may not continue the 3.6 series when Mozilla stops support in April.

The version of KernelEx is already up to version 14c and I'm hoping that the OP in question gets the English version up soon. As for Pale Moon itself, they will most likely not continue support after Mozilla pulls the support plug for Firefox 3.6 on the 24th of April and support for Win2k on the 5th of June.