"KSP.exe is not a valid Win32 application", says Windows 2000.

[Guest]

Anyone know how to get KSP working on (please don't judge me) Windows 2000?

[sal_vager]

Good luck, the Unity3D engine is not supported for Windows 2000, and requires DirectX 9.0c which was never released on that platform, the last being DirectX 7.

Linux is available for free you know...

[hawkinator]

I don't think it's even possible. Good luck.

[RAINCRAFTER]

Um... I'm on Mac, and I think I will still have better luck than you when running KSP.

[cantab]

If DirectX is the problem, I guess you could run KSP in OpenGL mode.

Whether your hardware is up to it is another matter. If it's a period computer I can't imagine the game being remotely playable.

[Farex]

Do yourself a favor and get a Win7 Copy as long as they are still sold.

Or go linux if you are into this kind of stuff.

Win2000 is older than XP and both are not supported any longer, meaning it's only a matter of time before you have lot's of viruses on your pc.

It may sound mean but this seems like the best advice in this situation for me :/

[panzer1b]

Win2000 isnt that bad, heck, i still have a old laptop running win98 on it that i use as a MP3 player and for opening PDFs in classes (it has over 6 hours of batter life, and it fits nicely into my backpack.

[sal_vager]

It's not just the OS though, hardware manufacturers are not providing Win2000 drivers for current graphics cards, sound cards etc.

Also if the hardware is of similar vintage then it won't be capable of features that were developed later and which the Unity engine requires.

Not to mention that the error message is Windows2000's, and not something from KSP.

While this may be an interesting project for curiosity's sake it's not realistic to expect much support, so it's time to move this to a more appropriate home.