theme) to %systemdrive%\Windows\Resources\Themes, or use the shortcut provided in the same theme folder. Copy the Aero theme files (both the folder and the. Go in the Longhorn-Utilites folder and find the theme. Run devmgmt.msc and update the VGA device pointing to the SVGA folder. Back onto the desktop, Go to the Longhorn-Utilities folder and find the SVGA driver folder. Run the bat file, then return to the root folder and run TweakNT. Plug in the Longhorn-Utilities.iso disc into the VM Find folder "debomber" (In the disc) and open "easy patch". Since i wasn’t able to finish this topic (has been on hold for like a month) i’ll just paste in quick instruction for what were to be the next steps (no screenshots available): Your desktop after login should look like this: It’ll take around 2 to 3 minutes for it to boot up, so be patient.Ĭlick continue whenever the first stage of setup appears and type this product key:Īccept the EULA, click next for everything after that and then wait, it’s fairly simple. Press F10 to quit the bios and boot into the installer. Not doing so, will not allow you to log onto the os.
When creating a disk (yes, i’ve skipped a step), give it 15gb of space as it doesn’t require much space at all, 15gb is still fairly alot for longhorn:įrom this drop down menu, select “Power on to firmware” or “Power on to BIOS”, we’ll need this to change the date of our vm to somewhere in August 2004, as when we’re installing the VM, the timebomb will still be active. Keep it IDE, Longhorn does not like SATA at the time of this build:. Set to 2 cores if you have 4 cores, 1 if you have 2, it doesn’t really matter, i keep it at 2:. Guest operating system should be Windows XP Professional, as Longhorn does not support WDDM. Ignore the error, easy install won’t work anyway Point the disc file to your Longhorn ISO downloaded from WinWorldPC:. Drop down the version selecter and select "Workstation 6.5-7.x. Select “Custom” after pressing Create a New Virtual Machine:. Longhorn install image (x86, 64 bit versions of 4074 do exist but they lack alot of the interesting features):. Comes into an iso file for easy usage with VMware, as you can’t drag files in.): Longhorn-Utilities.zip (2,7,MB) Utilities (Drivers, Theme files, Timebomb remover, Registry files. As such, i’ll be linking all of the resources necessary, except the virtualization software we’ll be using, VMware Workstation (Any version after 6.5.2 will work, ideally, you should use 7.1.4 up to 11, but any recent version will work just fine. I will be using a run-of-the-mill vanilla 4074 iso, no “The Way It Was Meant To Be” or Sigma OS mod, as i believe that’s not the best experience.
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