There are mainy two types of unofficial updates available:
1) XP/2003/Vista/7 updates or files which can be directly used under Windows 2000.
2) Updates that include modified original system files, either in order to port security fixes from new XP/2003 updates or to implement addtional functions.
In my opinion, it should be clear that the first category is safer to use as no 3rd party modifications are done to the original M$ files which are directly copied from other Windows systems. On the other hand, the second category provides updates that greatly enhance functionalities and add many new functions (API) to Windows 2000. By using them it is possible to launch many applications which would not normally work. The best example of such an update is the unofficial kernel.
The vast majority of the currently available unofficial updates is already listed and available to download at the Windows 2000 SP4 Updates List. This topic is not meant to be a copy of it so those update which are already present there will not be listed here.* On the site you can also find more information about the unofficial updates (and other types too) and the people who create them (see a note on the right side).
* One exception are updates available in more than one language.
Unofficial Updates Rollup (UURollup)
UU Rollup is a rollup type package of (almost) all currently available unofficial updates. It follows the structure of official M$ updates. You can either install it in a running system or slipstream using HFSLIP. The difference between the ENU and the Global version is that many unofficial updates are provided only in English, therefore they cannot be used in other language editions of Windows 2000. Such updates are included in the ENU version while they are not included in the Global version. The biggest advantage of the ENU version is that it has two unofficial kernels (WB & BWC) included. Unfortunately, these kernels are not available in other languages. The Rollup has been tested and confirmed stable although it is still being updated and will be updated in the future too as soon as new unofficial updates are available. If you find any issues with it, please report them in this topic!
DirectX 9, Internet Explorer / Outlook Express 6 and MDAC 2.81 updates are not included in this rollup. You should install / slipstream them separately.
For English system only:
Unofficial Updates Rollup v9b (ENU) [Details][Download]
For non-English systems:
Unofficial Updates Rollup v3a (Global) [Details][Download]
Requires: SP4, UR1
:!: Do not mix UURollup (ENU) with WB or BWC kernel. Files from both kernels are already included in it.
Addons
You can use HFSLIP* or nLite or RVM Integrator to slipstream the following addons.
*HFSLIP has problems with long filenames so you may need to shorten them, ex. use "NETFX11.cab" for .NET Framework 1.1, etc.
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 True Addon [Download]
Requires: UURollup (ENU)
Notes: This addon contains .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 True Addon [Download]
Requires: UURollup (ENU)
Windows Imaging Component (WIC) 1.2.0 True Addon [Details][Download]
Requires: UURollup (ENU)
Updates
Windows PowerShell 1.0 [Download]
Requires: UURollup (ENU)
Windows2000-UU-HBR-KB950305-KB977225-x86-ENU [Details][Download]
This post has been edited by tomasz86: 06 May 2012 - 11:32 AM



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