This is Windows Codename Longhorn 3706 (3706.Lab06_N.021029-1731) in VMware Workstation. This is a Milestone 3 build which was compiled on 2002-10-29 and expires on 2003-10-24. This build was made public on 23 May 2006. This build has DCE available, but you need VMware Workstation 6.5 as backwards compatibility is not enough. So since I could not run Workstation 6.5 on my Windows 11 host, I did nested virtualization instead. So basically I made a Windows 7 Pro x64 VM and installed VMware Workstation 6.5 just for this video (I could have used the server indeed, but this video is pretty much a test to see if I can abandon the Windows Server 2008 R2 server I am renting and switch to nested virtualization instead which would essentially be free). If you try nested virtualization, please note that you need a good CPU for it to work well (I have a Core i9-12900K so it’s no problem). Also there are some hurdles to installing VMware Workstation 6.5 due to VM detection, but there are easy to bypass with the right tools.
But DCE is pretty buggy on a VM either way so I kept it disabled throughout the video, but I do at least show it can work.
How I got this to run:
VMware Workstation 6.5 (only necessary for DCE to work)
If running in a newer version of VMware, be sure to set backwards compatibility to 6.5-7.0, but note that DCE will not work
OS set to Windows XP Professional
40 GB IDE HDD
1 GB RAM
1 CPU core
Be sure 3D acceleration is enabled (if you want DCE to work)
For drivers, use VMware 6.5.2 SVGA driver for video and the 6.5 audio driver.
Music:
1. PlayStation 2 & Windows Longhorn Remix:
2. Windows XP welcome music remix (By Stray Objects):
3. Happy (Windows XP Remix):
4. Whistler Tour Music:
5. Windows XP Welcome Music (Reversed):
6. Windows 2000 Random Remix 7:
7. Windows 95 Random Remix:
8. Windows Whistler Remix:
9. Windows 11 Random Remix 2:
10. Windows XP Tour Music:
11. Windows Classic Remix:
12. PlayStation 2 & Windows Longhorn Remix:
13. Whistler Tour Music (Reversed)
Timestamps:
0:00 Timestamps
0:05 Installation
3:28 Drivers
4:37 DCE
7:20 Display Properties
11:52 Control Panel
17:50 System Sounds
19:43 Control Panel (2)
36:41 Applications
52:07 Hidden Features
58:48 Media Folder
1:00:08 End
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