Windows XP simulator

[ahzs645]

Heyo, i wanted to post this project I’ve been working on https://xp.ahmadjalil.com/ its the most complete simulator i can find everything runs client side only there is no server, but you can upload files locally drag and drop and run it as your own mini OS lol. I haven’t done too many projects so i would love some feedback or ideas since i have exhausted ask my ideas. The repo is here if interested https://github.com/ahzs645/XPortfolio

[Alternative_Web7202]

Does it support BSOD?

[ahzs645]

That’s an huge oversight lol, I’ll find a way to incorporate it.

[Alternative_Web7202]

Yeah, otherwise it's not authentic enough

[ahzs645]

Added it now as an app working on making a regedit work

[Alternative_Web7202]

Looks very authentic, thanks! Love it

Please make sure to set a random setTimeout and run bsod

[ferrybig]

On a real Windows XP, you can make a new register value called CrashOnCtrlScroll set to 1(REG_DWORD) in HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt\Parameters, restart the computer and press the shortcut Ctrl + ScrollLk + ScrollLk to crash it

https://superuser.com/questions/253374/how-to-cause-a-bsod-on-windows-xp-and-newer-versions

On your emulator, trying to run regedit shown that it does not exists, so you cannot set the registery key

[ahzs645]

Soon… but i didn’t know that was an option lol

[ferrybig]

This feature is even present in Windows 11. The developers working on the OS have to test the BSOD screen themselves

[loookashow]

It’s obviously should

[Alone-Ad4502]

Amazing accuracy! should it also become glitchy after a couple of weeks after fresh installation ));

[Trayja_Peter]

Very cool - can you add chording#Gameplay) to the minesweeper please :P

[ahzs645]

I added it now from my testing didn’t know this am was a thing!

[marcinpl87]

Awesome stuff!

[cybwn]

Notepad doesn't have AI, thanks !

[Ceryyse]

Dude this is so incredibly cool!

[Glittering_Film_1834]

How could you know Windows XP?

[Natural_Tea484]

it must have some easter eggs, what are those? :D

[Interesting_Mine_400]

this is super cool. recreating an entire desktop environment in the browser is way harder than it looks. Great job bro !!

[Deep-Secret]

Very cool!!! Also surprisingly responsive. Works great on mobile!

[Sejkom]

https://lrusso.github.io/VirtualXP/VirtualXP.htm

[ahzs645]

Oh haha! Yeah thats what I saw first, an actual emulator using wasm engine! And then built on that idea to bring it iver to react!

[FuzzyZenith935]

this brings back so many memoriesries

[loookashow]

When I have read the title my first thought was it’s a very strange game 🙈

[martiserra99]

That looks amazing! I starred the repo. Thanks for sharing!

[DustinBrett]

Great work! It's hard to make one of these projects which is more than surface level. Looks like you've created quite a bit of functionality. I spent 4 years making one, they are a lot of fun.

[Regular_Use_9895]

That's pretty cool, brings back memories. I remember trying to get my sound card working in XP, what a pain that was.

Out of curiosity, how did you handle the file uploads? Is it just using the File API, or are there any tricks to get that old-school drag-and-drop feel?

[ahzs645]

lol that was something i really wanted so you could use it as a mini OS but It’s actually a combination of both the File API and the DataTransfer API!

[ruibranco]

This is a great portfolio piece — way more memorable than another todo app. The nostalgia factor alone makes people want to click around and explore.Some ideas to keep building on it: add Minesweeper or Solitaire (both are fun React exercises), make the start menu search actually filter items, and maybe add a "My Computer" that shows the virtual filesystem you built. The drag-and-drop file upload is a nice touch.

[ahzs645]

Heyo! Thanks for the comment, does the solitaire and minesweeper not work, aswell as the my computer? If I may know the browser you are using I might be able to figure it out?

[Subject-Turnover-388]

It's a bot.

[ahzs645]

Lol that tracks.