Compaq Presario 5112EA

Compaq Presario 5112EA

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Techical Specs

Operating system

Running programs on Whistler

Downloads

Techical specs:

Manufacturer:	Compaq Computer Corporation
Model:	Presario 5112 EA
Processor:	Intel Celeron 850mhz
Memory:	256mb PC133
Hard drives:	80gb WD ide. 160gb Samsung Spinpoint sata (adapter)
Other drives:	3.5" floppy, DVD+CD-RW combo
Video:	Nvidia TNT Vanta PCI 16mb
Sound:	Sound Blaster Live! 1024 Value
Network:	Realtek PCI network adapter
Operating system	Microsoft Windows Codename Whistler Build 2267

Operating system:

Picture from Whistler startup.
It is bit different than in XP
but works same way

Most likely many people first question is what is Windows Codename Whistler. Whistler was codename for Windows XP during it development. I took off from Neptune and Odyssey projects. For me interest for that build in specific is because of it watercolor theme. It is interesting middle step between Windows 9x grey theme and XP Luna theme

You dont see this theme elsewhere

Personal start menu is pretty close to
one in Windows XP

Windows Whistler 2267 is user interface wise mix of Windows 2000 and XP. Some XP features had already been added but part of interface still worked same way as Windows 2000. Personal start menu is interesting for it colors. Because it is beta many features are still broken. If you want try install Whistler into real hardware I recommend to use gpu and others parts that were supported in Windows 2000 RTM. For example i440BX/i810 or VIA Apollo MVP4 chipset motherboard, Geforce TNT/TNT2/Vanta or Ati Rage 128/Radeon 7000 videocard, Sound Blaster 16/128/Live! (original) or ESS Solo1/ESS Allegro. Because third party drivers may not work in Whistler hardware listed above is best bet.

Running programs on Whistler

When you try programs on Whistler most likely first thing you encounter is following error:

"Windows was not able to process the application binding information. Please refer to your System Event Log for further information" error may cause confusion, but reason is simple. Almost every executable contains manifest. This format is different on Windows Whistler than on XP and because of it many programs released after XP release cause error above. Luckily fix is easy, all you need to do is create new manifest file for program and it can do following way, open notepad and paste following:

save file as <program name>.exe.manifest into same folder where program is. For example if program name retrozilla.exe paste file as retrozilla.exe.manifest. This will override program internal manifest. If you are unable to create file I attached example file into downloads below which you just have to rename.

RetroZilla in Whistler

Following programs I tested working: Retrozilla 2.3 (https://rn10950.github.io/RetroZillaWeb/ or if your browser does not support modern SSL encryption: http://o.rthost.win/gpc/files1.rt/retrozilla-suite-tls13-20240526.7z). Program requires modification into components folder GKGFXWIN.DLL file, file need have have mention about UXTHEME.DLL removed, else it crashes with watercolor theme enabled. If that operation sounds too hard I attached already modified file into this article.

TCPMP in Windows Whistler

TCPMP media player works just fine as long as you add manifest file into folder. Because finding right version of program and performing operation can be hard for those who never played Windows betas I attached copy of program into end end of this article. Pidgin 2.6.6 works fine as long as you add manifest file and use GTK 2.6.10 runtime meant for Windows 9x

Downloads
These files makes use of Whistler easier:

File name:	Description:
program.exe.manifest	Example Manifest file for Whistler. Change name to match executable name
GKGFXWIN.DLL	GKGFXWIN.DLL for Retrozilla without mention of UXTHEME.DLL
tcpmp-mod-whistler.zip	TCPMP media player with file needed added.

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