Installing Windows 2000 on Qemu

Windows 2000 install is a little complicated as there is an issue with a 0 level install and the Qemu IDE controller..

create a 4GB disk...

qemu-img create -f qcow2 windows2000.disk 4G

Then its a simple matter of giving it enough 'hardware' and the right parameters for the install.

qemu -L . -hda windows2000.disk -net nic -net user -cdrom windows2000-pro-server-advanced-MSDN.iso -boot d -win2k-hack -rtc-td-hack -soundhw sb16,adlib

And on the second GUI boot:

qemu -L . -hda windows2000.disk -net nic -net user -cdrom windows2000-pro-server-advanced-MSDN.iso -win2k-hack -rtc-td-hack -soundhw sb16,adlib

With Windows 2000 installed, you can safely install service pack 4..

• Express install
• Network/Download install

You can also now run Windows 2000 'normally' like this:

qemu -L . -hda windows2000.disk -net nic -net user -rtc-td-hack -soundhw sb16,adlib -localtime

That's about it!