Getting Windows XP and Vista ready to make them can launch WinPaletter

1. Windows XP

1. Download latest release of Skulltrail192/One-Core-API.

2. Install it in the target real\virtual machine.

3. Restart Windows XP.

4. Follow the documentation here to install .Net Framework 4.8 on Windows XP

5. Restart Windows XP.

6. Read the important notes below.

7. Try to launch WinPaletter now.

Notes:

1. WinPaletter is not stable with Windows XP at all, try it first on a virtual machine.
2. You might face unexplainable crashes on starting, during using, or during closing WinPaletter.
3. WinPaletter might not start correctly from the first time, always try again until it opens successfully.
4. Sometime, for unknown reason, WinPaletter remains open even if you close it. You should always check in Task Manager > Processes if WinPaletter is running or not.
5. If classic theme is enabled and you open WinPaletter, the preview won't work for other themes due to some limitations in Visual Styles Previewer. Apply another theme first then reopen WinPaletter.
6. External Theme\Visual Styles require a UX-Theme-Patched Windows

Known issue\s:

1. Updates by WinPaletter itself won't work as TLS 1.2 protocol isn't enabled in Windows XP

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2. Windows Vista

You won't do too much steps like Windows XP, you will install .net framework 4.0 first and restart your Windows then follow the documentation here to install .Net Framework 4.8 on Windows Vista

Important note for Windows Vista:

When you run WinPaletter you might face a KERNEL32.DLL error. If so, download a modified CLR.dll from either Framework or Framework64 folder from this link and then copy CLR.dll to %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Framework or %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Framework64 and replace. If you found both Framework and Framework64, then you will download two CLR.dlls and move them to their corresponding folders, and finally restart the target Windows.

Known issue\s:

1. Updates by WinPaletter itself won't work as TLS 1.2 protocol isn't enabled in Windows Vista