Modern Apps for Legacy Windows!

 The first successful application I managed getting to work is CCleaner 5.64.7577 for Windows XP RTM and earliest as Windows XP Beta 1 (Build 2410).

Chrome 33.0.1707.0 Dev / Chrome 32.0.1700.107 Stable - last unofficial versions to work on Windows 2000 without Extended Kernel & Windows Whistler builds 2410-2475, if bwc's kernelxp.dll wrappers are used.

June 2025:

CCleaner 5.64.7577 (Windows Whistler Post-Beta 1 Build 2410+)

Chrome 23.0.1251.2 Dev / Chrome 22.0.1229.94 Stable (Windows 2000 SP4/Windows XP Build 2481) - OUTDATED

Chrome 49.0.2623.112 Stable (Windows .NET Server Build 3604 / Windows XP SP1 Beta Build 2600.1055)

Firefox 52 (Windows .NET Server Build 3604 / Windows XP SP1 Beta Build 2600.1050)

Firefox 48.0.2 / Firefox 45.9.0 ESR (Windows XP Pre-RC 1 Build 2474)

New Moon 27.10.0 (Windows XP Pre-RC 1 Build 2474)

iTunes 12.1.3.6 (Windows XP Pre-RC 1 Build 2474+)

Serpent (Windows .NET Server Build 3604 / Windows XP SP1+)

Mypal 68 (Windows .NET Server Build 36?? / Windows XP SP1 Beta Build 2600.1055

July 2025:

 Chrome 33.0.1707.0 Dev / Chrome 32.0.1700.107 Stable (vanilla Windows 2000/Windows XP Build 2419)

August 2025:

Firefox 35.0.1 Stable / Firefox 31.8.0 ESR (vanilla Windows 2000 SP4 + UUR1) 

September 2025:

Chrome 23-28 on Windows 2000 without Extended Kernel / Windows XP RTM! - msftedit.dll used from Windows 2000 Extended Kernel - OUTDATED

October 2025:

Chrome 33.0.1707.0 Dev / Chrome 32.0.1700.107 Stable (Windows Whistler builds 2410 & 2416) 

Chrome 49.0.2623.112 Stable on Windows XP build 2481!

November 2025:

Serpent and Mypal 68 (Windows XP Build 2517+) with using NTDLL.DLL from XP SP1

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