Windows 8 CPU Feature Patch (Bypass Windows 8 CPU feature checks)

I'm getting this 0x000000A error too when I try to boot normaly! I have a Dell M60 Notebook with Pentium M (no NX but SSE2, no PAE) and I did the PAE patch and "Remove winload patchguard x86" (winload.exe).. NoIntegrityChecks is set yes.. Please help

 

Patch on existing Windows 8.1 Installation?

Hello community,
has anyone ever tried to apply the patch for an existing installation of Windows 8.1?

Background:
I have a 64bit Windows 8.1 installation as a template (Image-File) with many Applications and want to distribute it on the PCs on my network.
The image runs without problems on newer PCs.
The image does not run on older PCs, it probably lacks a CPU feature (CompareExchange128).

Can I use the tool in this situation?

Thank you!

 

Are you sure Tito?
Aren't we already on 1.5?

Patches have been updated recently....

Cheers.

 

I already used V1.5.7. (downloaded yesterday).

Modifying the ntoskrnl.exe did not resolve the Problem.

Thanks!

 

Hi

I am currently running some tests on modified kernels, doing some debugging, and became curious how you solved it in your tool. Nice tool by the way. Point is I can't get it to work as I end in 0xc0000221. I've tried with and without renamed winload.exe/ntoskrnl.exe (as specified by PATH and KERNEL), but still the same. My initial tests are on Windows 8.1 x86 (6.3.9600), putting x64 on hold for the moment. Is the tool even supposed to work on this version of Windows? Or maybe I am doing something wrong.

On a side note I could add that I am able to solve it by patching 2 more instructions in winload.exe. It is 2 "js" instructions at:

Code:

OslpLoadAllModules+0x2D0 (4062ED)
OslpLoadAllModules+0x2E8 (406305)

 

Just adding another few cents to the thread. If you want to get rid of the requirement of NOINTEGRITYCHECKS in BCD store, you can patch these locations as well:

winload.exe

Code:

435740
435746
43574F

bootmgr.exe

Code:

40DB03 or 40DB0E
41A980
41A986
41A98F

Still on the same version as described in previous post.

 

I might have an easier way to change drive letters. Why not just use DISKPART [Enter]
LIST VOLUME
find the the volume ### you want to change the drive letter
then type
SELECT VOLUME [4] (or what ever drive you want to change the letter of)
then type
ASSIGN LETTER=Z (or what ever letter you want to assign the drive to)

I know for myself, navigating through the
"Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools\Computer Management\Disk Management"

I know, I'm lazy. I'm better at typing than going threw menus. This is for Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 [32-bit].

If I missed the subject matter, I will apologize for my interruption.

Correct me if I'm wrong, as I was reading this thread, it seems now it's possible to install Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 on a Pentium 4 without NX but SSE2, no PAE? If is possible to install Windows 8/8.1 how could I do a fresh install of Windows 8/8.1? This is my CPU info Socket 478 for Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 (Northwood) 3.00GHz and here is the Coreinfo.exe output (part of Sysinternals Suite):


Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel
HTT * Hyperthreading enabled
HYPERVISOR - Hypervisor is present
VMX - Supports Intel hardware-assisted virtualization
SVM - Supports AMD hardware-assisted virtualization
EM64T - Supports 64-bit mode

SMX - Supports Intel trusted execution
SKINIT - Supports AMD SKINIT

NX - Supports no-execute page protection
SMEP - Supports Supervisor Mode Execution Prevention
SMAP - Supports Supervisor Mode Access Prevention
PAGE1GB - Supports 1 GB large pages
PAE * Supports > 32-bit physical addresses
PAT * Supports Page Attribute Table
PSE * Supports 4 MB pages
PSE36 * Supports > 32-bit address 4 MB pages
PGE * Supports global bit in page tables
SS * Supports bus snooping for cache operations
VME * Supports Virtual-8086 mode
RDWRFSGSBASE - Supports direct GS/FS base access

FPU * Implements i387 floating point instructions
MMX * Supports MMX instruction set
MMXEXT - Implements AMD MMX extensions
3DNOW - Supports 3DNow! instructions
3DNOWEXT - Supports 3DNow! extension instructions
SSE * Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions
SSE2 * Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 2
SSE3 - Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
SSSE3 - Supports Supplemental SIMD Extensions 3
SSE4.1 - Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.1
SSE4.2 - Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.2

AES - Supports AES extensions
AVX - Supports AVX intruction extensions
FMA - Supports FMA extensions using YMM state
MSR * Implements RDMSR/WRMSR instructions
MTRR * Supports Memory Type Range Registers
XSAVE - Supports XSAVE/XRSTOR instructions
OSXSAVE - Supports XSETBV/XGETBV instructions
RDRAND - Supports RDRAND instruction
RDSEED - Supports RDSEED instruction

CMOV * Supports CMOVcc instruction
CLFSH * Supports CLFLUSH instruction
CX8 * Supports compare and exchange 8-byte instructions
CX16 - Supports CMPXCHG16B instruction
BMI1 - Supports bit manipulation extensions 1
BMI2 - Supports bit maniuplation extensions 2
ADX - Supports ADCX/ADOX instructions
DCA - Supports prefetch from memory-mapped device
F16C - Supports half-precision instruction
FXSR * Supports FXSAVE/FXSTOR instructions
FFXSR - Supports optimized FXSAVE/FSRSTOR instruction
MONITOR - Supports MONITOR and MWAIT instructions
MOVBE - Supports MOVBE instruction
ERMSB - Supports Enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB
PCLULDQ - Supports PCLMULDQ instruction
POPCNT - Supports POPCNT instruction
SEP * Supports fast system call instructions
LAHF-SAHF - Supports LAHF/SAHF instructions in 64-bit mode
HLE - Supports Hardware Lock Elision instructions
RTM - Supports Restricted Transactional Memory instructions

DE * Supports I/O breakpoints including CR4.DE
DTES64 - Can write history of 64-bit branch addresses
DS * Implements memory-resident debug buffer
DS-CPL - Supports Debug Store feature with CPL
PCID - Supports PCIDs and settable CR4.PCIDE
INVPCID - Supports INVPCID instruction
PDCM - Supports Performance Capabilities MSR
RDTSCP - Supports RDTSCP instruction
TSC * Supports RDTSC instruction
TSC-DEADLINE - Local APIC supports one-shot deadline timer
TSC-INVARIANT - TSC runs at constant rate
xTPR * Supports disabling task priority messages

EIST - Supports Enhanced Intel Speedstep
ACPI * Implements MSR for power management
TM * Implements thermal monitor circuitry
TM2 - Implements Thermal Monitor 2 control
APIC * Implements software-accessible local APIC
x2APIC - Supports x2APIC

CNXT-ID * L1 data cache mode adaptive or BIOS

MCE * Supports Machine Check, INT18 and CR4.MCE
MCA * Implements Machine Check Architecture
PBE * Supports use of FERR#/PBE# pin

PSN - Implements 96-bit processor serial number

PREFETCHW - Supports PREFETCHW instruction

Logical to Physical Processor Map:
** Physical Processor 0 (Hyperthreaded)

Logical Processor to Socket Map:
** Socket 0

Logical Processor to NUMA Node Map:
** NUMA Node 0

Logical Processor to Cache Map:

Logical Processor to Group Map:
** Group 0


I would really like to install Windows 8/8.1. I've been waiting for this "fix", "patch" for some time now. Everytime I attempt to install Windows 8/8.1 I receive the same ERROR 0xc0000221. Any assistance on this matter would really be appreciated.
Thank you.

 

I'm using 1.5 now it still says "patch location not found".
Since it looks like that the changed files are winload.exe, ntoskrnl.exe & hal.dll can you post the binary changes you made.
Thanks

 

How to use patch

Dear all,

I am a little bit lost . I have a pentium 4 and i followed Jan1 manual but at the end I miss something.
When I open the tools V.1.5 I want to remove pae check but i do not know how to apply the patch.
It opens windows Explorer and I do not know the next step
the same for remove sse2 eco,
pleas help .i need somo more sleep....

 

Succesfully installed windows 8.1 Enterprise 32bits on P4 2.8gb HT system with 2gigs of ram.
Everything went good except command, after booting to w8.1,

Code:

bcdedit /set {current} RecoveryEnabled No

administrator command prompt on w8.1 said that was an invalid-unknown command.

Searched for something like that on command info, without succes.
Then updates downloaded en after instalation system falls to recovery and then error.
Reapplied the patch with succes, succesfully runed

Code:

bcdedit /set {default} NoIntegrityChecks Yes 

but on reboot falls again to recovery and error.

Command

Code:

bcdedit /set {current} RecoveryEnabled No

booting from windows 7 disk also is not working.

It seems to me that the problem is to disable the recovery mode, but how?
Anybody has a clue? or am i doing something wrong?

Edit:
I did the whole installation again, i created 350mb system partition
and direct after first booting to w8.1 i elevated a prompt command
with shift plus f10 buttoms, gave the command bcdedit /set {current} RecoveryEnabled No
and it seems succeded disable the recovery mode.

Now i download again updates, lets see what will happen after patching again the files...
Continuing....

Edit 2:

YES, applying the patches after windows updates, and after several errors using the patch,
succeded to boot again. System is uptodated and activated together with office 2013,
runs smooth and stable. Seems to me smother then on windows 7.

All credits to Jan1 who made all these possible...

 

Great work on the patch, and they say it needs it. (lol, just trying to make people buy newer hardware they not need and what not.)
I'm going to try this what on my 2007 PC, using a P4 3.8Ghz, 3Gb RAM and see if it works well on 64-bit as I can do 32 np. (I think as it say it does have all but the other two that's only in 64-bit)

Edit:
Only used two patch for 8.1 Pro and worked great. I'm also updated, it funny how the 32bit and 64bit are not the same. (Not Bit part)

 

hi falkee

tried this as per your instructions using windows 7, it worked like a charm.

now using windows 8 9200 rtm with a p4 2.66 and 2gb of memory.

good instructions, well done and thanks.

rochdale

 

With P4 3.8ghz and 3gb ram, 32bits w8.1 sould be running smooth like butter.
My old p4 2.8, with at the moment 2.5gb ram and clean w8.1 instalation,
seems to run better then a recent w8 friends laptop with all that preinstalled crap...

 

Hi!

First, i whant to thanks to Jan1 to make this great tool. Also thanks to all the community to share your



knowledge to make this possible.

I successfully installed Windows 8.1 Pro VL on my Pentium 4 2.8Ghz (no NX) - 1GB RAM - NVidia FX5200
and works like a charm! (i used windows vista/7 drivers without problems)

One more time, THANKS!

 

Hi guys!
Does any one made any iso of windows 8.1 x86 ready for installation on old computers and upload it?

 

Will the patch work on other languages, or is it language dependent?

EDIT: Just tried the following method on a P4 2.4Ghz + 40GB HDD with Windows ThinPC and Windows 8.1 x86 pt-PT (Portuguese):
- Created 3 primary partitions (150MB active, 10GB, 27GB)
- Installed ThinPC on C: (10GB);
- Ran imagex.exe /apply install.win 1 D: (27GB);
- Copied winload.exe and ntoskrnl.exe to a folder;
- Applied "Remove PAE Check", "Remove SSE2 and NX check" and "Remove winload patchguard x86" to required files, all 3 patches were successful;
- Took ownership of both files on D:\WINDOWS\System32 and copied over the patched files;
- Copied ThinPC boot entry with bcdedit /copy {current} /d "Windows 8.1";
- Fixed new entry with bcdedit /set {id} device partition=D: and bcdedit /set {id} osdevice partition=D:
- Rebooted and selected "Windows 8.1" from the list;
- Got 0xc0000428 error because windows cannot verify the digital signature of winload.exe.

Did I do something wrong or is the patch not compatible with other languages other than en-US?

EDIT2: Solved! All it was missing was bcdedit /set {id} NoIntegrityChecks Yes (mentioned below). Now up and running!