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TinyKRNL
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The command line interface when booted into TinyKRNL
Original OS	Windows XP
Forked from	PicoXP
Release date	Project start: Early 2006; CW Release: October 18, 2008
Author	Kenneth
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	2.88 MiB (combined)
Download link	TinyKRNL 1.img; TinyKRNL 2.img
Date added	December 8, 2022

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Latest revision as of 14:48, 18 June 2024

TinyKRNL is a bootleg live Windows XP environment, which was created by Kenneth. The project originally started in early 2006, but this build in particular released on October 18, 2008. It was added to the archive on December 8, 2022. It is based on PicoXP. It is currently the smallest XP bootleg in the collection, and one of the very few available on floppy disks.

Description

TinyKRNL utilizes Windows Native Mode, which is most notable for being used in the chkdsk tool in vanilla Windows, alongside a custom shell named the Native Command Line Interface (NCLI) to actually run things. Because the Win32 subsystem has been removed, no native Windows programs will run, even if they are command line. In addition, there is also no NTVDM, which means DOS programs will similarly not work. Programs would have to be written from scratch to be used with this OS.

Changes from Windows XP

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

New boot graphics

Look and feel

The banner and palette when booted is a darkish blue
Removal of pretty much everything

Notes

Bootleg quirks

The copyright text in the version information has a typo at the end - "TinyKRNL OS Projectn".

Gallery

Boot screen
Command Prompt

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 {{Infobox bootleg
-|title = TinyKRNL
 |screenshot = TinyKRNL-prompt.png
 |caption = The command line interface when booted into TinyKRNL
-|original_os = [[Windows XP]]
+|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP]]
 |forked_from = [[PicoXP]]
-|release_date = 2008
+|release_date = '''Project start:''' Early 2006<br>'''CW Release:''' October 18, 2008
 |creator = Kenneth
-|country = ?
 |language = English
-|arch = x86
+|arch = x86 (32-bit)
-|size = 1.44M * 2 (2.88M)
+|size = 2.88 MiB (combined)
+|download = {{link|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%20XP/TinyKRNL%201.img|name=TinyKRNL 1.img}}<br>{{link|https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%20XP/TinyKRNL%202.img|TinyKRNL 2.img}}
+|archiveadd = December 8, 2022
 }}
+'''TinyKRNL''' is a bootleg live [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP]] environment, which was created by Kenneth. The project originally started in early 2006, but this build in particular released on October 18, 2008. It was added to the archive on December 8, 2022. It is based on [[PicoXP]]. It is currently the smallest XP bootleg in the collection, and one of the very few available on floppy disks.
+== Description ==
-'''TinyKRNL''' is a bootleg live Windows XP environment by Kenneth, It is based on [[PicoXP]] with the Win32 subsystem being removed. Just within 2 3½-inch 1.44MB floppies making it smaller than [[PicoXP]].
+TinyKRNL utilizes Windows Native Mode, which is most notable for being used in the <code>chkdsk</code> tool in vanilla Windows, alongside a custom shell named the Native Command Line Interface (NCLI) to actually run things. Because the Win32 subsystem has been removed, no native Windows programs will run, even if they are command line. In addition, there is also no NTVDM, which means DOS programs will similarly not work. Programs would have to be written from scratch to be used with this OS.
+== Changes from Windows XP ==
-==Description==
+=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
-TinyKRNL uses Native Mode. the same one where the ''chkdsk'' tool is launched when it needs to check and fix errors in the system partition.
+* New boot graphics
-==Changes from Windows XP==
+=== Look and feel ===
+* The banner and palette when booted is a darkish blue
-*Removal of pretty much everything.
+* Removal of pretty much everything
-*The banner and pallete when booted is a darkish blue.
-*Supposedly only native programs run, no DOS or Win16. amdf.pp.ru has an excellent resource on Windows Native Mode
-==Gallery==
+== Notes ==
+=== Bootleg quirks ===
+* The copyright text in the version information has a typo at the end - "TinyKRNL OS Projectn".
+== Gallery ==
 <gallery>
 TinyKRNL-boot.png | Boot screen
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 </gallery>
-==See also==
+== See also ==
-*[[PicoXP]]
+* [[PicoXP]]
-<!-- Categories go here now. Do not prefix the Categories with colons, as those are for hiding them. -->
 [[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP]]
+[[Category:Bootlegs]]