Windows 2000 on Docker
A Docker image for Windows 2000 Advanced Server with SP4.
Start an instance
docker run --detach \
--name qemu-win2000 \
--device /dev/kvm \
--publish 127.0.0.1:3389:3389/tcp \
--publish 127.0.0.1:5900:5900/tcp \
--publish 127.0.0.1:6080:6080/tcp \
docker.io/hectorm/qemu-win2000:latest
The instance can be accessed from:
- RDP (
3389/TCP
), userAdministrator
, passwordpassword
. - VNC (
5900/TCP
), without password. - noVNC (
6080/TCP
), http://127.0.0.1:6080/vnc.html docker exec -it qemu-win2000 vmshell
Additionally the contents of the /mnt/
directory in the container will be exposed on the Z:
drive via SMB.
Environment variables
VM_CPU
Number of cores the VM is permitted to use (2
by default).
VM_RAM
Amount of memory the VM is permitted to use (512M
by default).
VM_KEYBOARD
VM keyboard layout (en-us
by default).
VM_KVM
Start QEMU in KVM mode (true
by default).
The
--device /dev/kvm
option is required for this variable to take effect.
Why?
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn't stop to think if they should."
Dr. Ian Malcolm
Disclaimer
This project is not affiliated with and has not been approved by Microsoft. The Windows 2000 Advanced Server disk image used in this demonstration has been obtained from WinWorld and it is published for digital preservation and demonstration purposes only.
License
See the license file.