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 \
  --mount type=volume,src=qemu-win2000-disk,dst=/var/lib/qemu/disk/ \
  docker.io/hectorm/qemu-win2000:latest

Note

The --device /dev/kvm option can only be used on Linux hosts, it can be removed on Windows and macOS hosts at a significant performance penalty.

The instance can be accessed from:

• RDP (3389/TCP), user Administrator, password password.
• 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.