MB 1,1-7,1 Windows 2000 on a MacBook4,1 (early 2008 macbook)

[Alexthetechie]

I’ve successfully gotten Windows 2000 on a black macbook4,1 with the modded NTDETECT.COM file from XP SP2

ISO: https://www.mediafire.com/file/uwurx93v81umt1x/Win2000+for+Macs.iso/file
Drivers: https://www.mediafire.com/file/83p9ek40bywzngq/Drivers.zip/file

What works:
•Intel GMA 965 graphics
•Realtek HD audio
•broadcom bcm4322AG 802.11a/b/g/draft-n
•Marvell Yukon Ethernet driver 88E8053 PCI-E
•Apple keyboard (except volume and brightness control keys)
•Microphone

Untested:
•FireWire
•Mini-DVI out
•Brightness control
•Standby
•bootcamp control panel

Not working:
•iSight camera
•Bluetooth controller
•Multitouch trackpad (trackpad works otherwise)

 

[Heindijs]

The nichest of niches

 

[TheShortTimer]

I’ve successfully gotten Windows 2000 on a black macbook4,1 with the modded NTDETECT.COM file from XP SP2

My favourite Microsoft OS. What's the appeal about Win2K specifically, was it the challenge of seeing whether it could be made to run on an supported unsupported machine?

 

[Alexthetechie]

My favourite Microsoft OS. What's the appeal about Win2K specifically, was it the challenge of seeing whether it could be made to run on a supported machine?

iirc Apple doesn’t support bootcamp for windows 2000 on apple products thus the modified ISO

 

[TheShortTimer]

iirc Apple doesn’t support bootcamp for windows 2000 on apple products thus the modified ISO

I had meant to write unsupported.

 

[Alexthetechie]

I had meant to write unsupported.

Oh lol but yes Apple machines don’t support windows 2000 booting off a regular Disc / iso so yea it was kinda cool getting it to run + the drivers to work too

 

[TheShortTimer]

Oh lol but yes Apple machines don’t support windows 2000 booting off a regular Disc / iso so yea it was kinda cool getting it to run + the drivers to work too

Very cool... Is it possible to share with us the process behind modifying the ISO and installing Win 2K? I for one would definitely be interested in knowing more about this on a curiosity level.

 

[Alexthetechie]

Very cool... Is it possible to share with us the process behind modifying the ISO and installing Win 2K? I for one would definitely be interested in knowing more about this on a curiosity level.

I used a program called NTLite to build an ISO, I used a windows 2000 fully patched w/ updates and IE 6 + more with a windows XP sp2 NTDETECT.COM file from the {CDROM}/i386 directory and overwriting it in the same directory but for the windows 2000 iso (just google “YSI v3.3 Windows 2000 iso” and you should get the iso you need)

 

[originaldotexe]

I assume only singleprocessing HAL? The Macintosh BIOS emulation usually doesn't have ACPI compatibility for multiprocessor on W2K.

 

[MacFoxG4]

Very cool. Always wished there was a way to run Windows 2000 on Mac without using a VM. I have a lot of nostalgia for that OS plus it doesn’t require that pesky product activation crap that XP does.

 

[TheShortTimer]

...plus it doesn’t require that pesky product activation crap that XP does.

On every copy that I ever installed, the pirates had always removed that nuisance.

 

[Alexthetechie]

I assume only singleprocessing HAL? The Macintosh BIOS emulation usually doesn't have ACPI compatibility for multiprocessor on W2K.

You have to manually select ACPI Bios in setup process before the set up starts

 

[swamprock]

I burned the image using hdiutil from the command line, but it won't move past the blinking cursor upon boot. Tried Toast Titanium under SL as well. What did you use to burn the image? I'll try that instead.

I'm trying to install on the same machine as yours.

 

[Alexthetechie]

I burned the image using hdiutil from the command line, but it won't move past the blinking cursor upon boot. Tried Toast Titanium under SL as well. What did you use to burn the image? I'll try that instead.

I'm trying to install on the same machine as yours.

i used the windows disc image burner tool in windows 11

 

[swamprock]

i used the windows disc image burner tool in windows 11

Tried it and it didn't work. Funnily enough, the ISO booted in Virtual PC 6 on my OS 9 Mini. Must be something weird about my Blackbook...