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^[14]. Due to his central role, Vader has entered the public consciousness as the quintessential villain. The server that RIS runs on must be Windows 2000 Server and the server must be able to access a network DNS Service, a DHCP service and the Active Directory services. Frankenstein) brings him to life still in the restraints, which Vader breaks out of. The remote computer must also meet the Net PC specification. The scene in which Vader is reborn as a cyborg is compared to the the creation of the monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein—like Frankenstein, Vader lies on a table to be rebuilt, and when the task is complete, his master (like Dr. ^[13] RIS requires that client computers are able to boot over the network via either a network interface card that has a Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) boot ROM installed or that it has a network card installed that is supported by the remote boot disk generator. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings; both Vader and the Witch-King dress in black, have a supernaturally fearsome presence and a hidden, pale form, are kept alive unnaturally, and serve at the hands of Dark Lords.

This is required so that local accounts are given the right identifier and do not clash with other Windows 2000 Professional computers on a network. A resemblance has also been noted to the Lord of the Nazgûl, also called the Witch-King of Angmar, from J.R.R. Images do not have to support specific hardware configurations and the security settings can be configured after the computer reboots as the service generates a new unique security ID (SID) for the machine. (This is further alluded in Stephen King's Dark Tower novels in which so-called "Doombots" appear that wear green hoods and iron wolf masks, much like Doom, and carry lightsabers.) Similarities have also been noted with the evil brother Hakaider, from the manga and tokusatsu series Kikaider, and the Mule, a villain in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy. Remote Installation Services (RIS) are a means to automatically install Windows 2000 Professional (and not Windows 2000 Server) to a local computer over a network from a central server. One is the classic Marvel Universe supervillain Doctor Doom. Using SMS allows installations to happen over a wide geographical area and provides centralised control over upgrades to systems. As Vader fits the classic stock character of the Black Knight, some have noted that Vader bears more than a passing resemblance to other villains.

Those operating systems that can be upgraded in this process must be running a version of Windows that can be upgraded (Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4, Windows 98 and Windows 95 OSR2.x) and those versions must be running the SMS client agent that can receive software installation operations. Lucas took the name "Anakin" from his friend and fellow film director, Ken Annakin. Systems Management Server can be used to upgrade system to Windows 2000 to multiple systems. Judging by the origin of the other Sith names, Vader may also possibly be a derivative of the word "invader." In the movie's novelization Darth Sidious conjures the name from the Dark Side—"Darth Vader" is supposed to mean him, supposedly a nod to his status as the Chosen One. If a system has different HALs, mass storage devices or ACPI support, then multiple images would need to be maintained. However, in the earliest scripts for Star Wars, the name "Darth Vader" was given to a normal Imperial general. The primary reason for using Sysprep is for deploying Windows 2000 to a site that has standard hardware and that needs a fast method of installing Windows 2000 to those computers. "Vader" is the Dutch word for "father", and the German word for "father" (Vater) is similar.

This means that all applications and system configuration settings will be copied across to the new Windows 2000 installations, but it also means that the reference and target computers must have the same HALs, ACPI support, and mass storage devices — though Windows 2000 automatically detects plug and play devices. So it's basically Dark Father." (Rolling Stone, June 2, 2005). Sysprep allows the duplication of a disk image on an existing Windows 2000 Server installation to multiple servers. And Vader is a variation of father. The Winnt.exe program must also be passed a /unattend switch that points to a valid answer file and a /s file to point to the location of one or more valid installation sources. In a 2005 interview, George Lucas was asked the origins of the name "Darth Vader", and replied: "Darth is a variation of dark. The hard drive does not need to be in the target computer and may be swapped out to it at any time, with hardware configuration still needing to be done later. The iconic breathing sound of his respirator was created by sound designer Ben Burtt, who created the sound by simply recording himself breathing into an old Dacor scuba regulator.

The Syspart method is started on a standardised reference computer — though the hardware need not be similar — and it copies the required installation files from the reference computer's hard drive to the target computer's hard drive. Vader's leitmotif is The Imperial March. Unattended installations can be performed via a bootable CD, using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), via the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep), via running the Winnt32.exe program using the /syspart switch or via running the Remote Installation Service (RIS). It also resembles a German World War II-era Stahlhelm. The Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe program then uses that answer file to automate the installation. Vader's head gear resembles a Japanese kabuto (兜), which is consistent with the samurai-like order of the Jedi and kendo-like lightsaber duels. Unattended installations are scripted via an answer file, or predefined script in the form of an INI file that has all the options filled in already. This was later made permanent and incorporated in the story.

An attended installation requires the manual intervention of an operator to choose options when installing the operating system. It was initially imagined that Darth Vader would fly through space to enter the ship, necessitating a suit and breathing mask. Installations can be attended or unattended. The current image of Vader was created when concept artist Ralph McQuarrie drew the opening scene where the Rebel ship Tantive IV was being boarded. It can be installed onto servers via traditional media (such as via CD) or via distribution folders that reside on a shared folder. The character of Darth Vader was not originally planned to be a suited cyborg. Windows 2000 can be deployed to a site via various methods. In 1978, Prowse and Jones returned as Vader in The Star Wars Holiday Special, as well as to shoot new footage that was released with the Star Wars: The Interactive Video Board Game, when it was released in 1996.

It also supports failover and load balancing. Andrew Nelson has also portrayed Vader at a number of events for Lucasfilm, as well as the videogame Rebel Assault II, and in new footage filmed for the Special Edition releases of the original three Star Wars films in 1997. ^[12] A limited edition 64 bit version of Windows 2000 Advanced Server was made available via the OEM Channel. The character of Darth Vader also involved several stunt doubles, most notably fencing instructor Bob Anderson, who handled all of Vader's fight sequences in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.^[8] Industrial Light & Magic employee C. It released Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Datacenter Server:. Mat Lucas supplied the voice for Anakin in the popular animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars, as well as for the Star Wars video games that have depicted Anakin as an adult. Microsoft released various versions of Windows 2000 to cater to different markets and business needs. Jake Lloyd reprised his role by lending his voice to various video games that have featured the young Anakin.

The types supported are mirrored volumes and RAID-5 volumes:. Several different actors have portrayed the character. Along with support for simple, spanned and striped volumes, the server family of Windows 2000 also supports fault tolerant volume types. However, perhaps in a show of foresight by Palpatine, the system is vulnerable to Force lightning, contributing to Vader's death in Return of the Jedi. It also requires that one or more domain controllers exist to hold the Active Directory database and provide Active Directory directory services. In the climactic duel of The Empire Strikes Back, a blow from Luke's lightsaber appears to bounce off Vader's armor, eliciting a yell of pain from the Sith Lord. It requires that a DNS service that supports SRV resource records be installed, or that an existing DNS infrastructure be upgraded to support this functionality. Besides the life support it provides his ravaged body, Vader's armor may also offer some moderate degree of protection against lightsabers.

Active Directory can only be installed on a Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server or Datacenter Server computer, and cannot be installed on a Windows 2000 Professional computer. The armor also enables him to breathe in vacuum while protecting him from the coldness of space. Groups of trees that do not exist within the same namespace can be linked together to form forests. The center buckle features an audio enhancement unit built into the electromagnetic clasp. Active Directory can organise groups of resources into a single domain and can link domains into a contiguous domain name space together to form trees. On his left, he wears a respiratory sensor matrix. Active Directory Networks can vary from a small installation with a few hundred objects, to a large installation with millions of objects. The one on his right featured a temperature regulation system.

This allows all of the information and computer settings about an organization to be stored in a central, organized database. On his belt, Vader wears two small system function boxes. Active Directory stores information about its users and can act in a similar manner to a phone book. Upon closer examination, the chestplate has Hebrew lettering which has been translated as, "His deeds will not be forgiven, until he merits."^[7]. Active Directory allows administrators to assign enterprise wide policies, deploy programs to many computers, and apply critical updates to an entire organization, and is one of the main reasons why many corporations have moved to Windows 2000. Three slot-like dataports offered diagnostic checks of his pulmonary, respiratory and neural systems. ^[11]. Vader's life support system includes a chest-worn, computerized control panel unit that regulates his respiratory functions.

The file and root information is replicated via the Microsoft File Replication Service (FRS). His famous mask and helmet, resembling the head of an ancient Sith droid, contain various vision- and auditory-enhancing equipment, as well as the respirator that causes the Dark Lord's ominous breathing sound. DFS roots that exist on a domain must be hosted on a domain controller or on a domain member server. His gloves and hands are made with a unique micronized iron that can deflect anything short of a lightsaber blow. Domain-based DFS roots exist within Active Directory and can have their information distributed to other domain controllers within the domain — this provides fault tolerance to DFS. He wears a suit of quilted, flexible, blast-dampening, multi-ply padding, and a cloak of armor weave. Standalone DFS allows for only DFS roots that exist on the local computer, and thus does not use Active Directory. More visible durasteel plates cover his shoulders, upper body and shins.

There can be two ways of implementing DFS on Windows 2000: through standalone DFS, or through domain-based DFS. Vader's armor is built around a plastoid girdle that protects his organic and synthetic internal organs. A DFS root can only exist on a Windows 2000 version that is part of the server family, and only one DFS root can exist on that server. A towering figure, the suited Darth Vader is nearly 6 feet 8 inches (2.02 meters) tall. When users try to access a share that exists off the DFS root, the user is really looking at a DFS link and the DFS server transparently redirects them to the correct file server and share. As a result of his later disfigurement on Mustafar, Vader was substantially augmented with cybernetic implants: he must wear his armor at all times when he is not meditating in his pressurized containment-chamber. The Distributed File System, or DFS, allows shares in multiple different locations to be logically grouped under one folder, or DFS root. Even before his transformation into Vader, Anakin was a cyborg: he had a prosthetic installed after his natural right forearm was severed while duelling with Count Dooku on Geonosis in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.

They all have advanced functionality not found in Windows 2000 Professional, among these features are support for DFS, Active Directory and advanced fault-tolerant volumes. However, the most widely accepted explanation for the slower combat of the original trilogy is the lack of "film magic" in the 1970s, considering Obi-Wan also fought slowly in A New Hope at age 57 despite Count Dooku fighting with intense speed in the prequels at age 80+. The Windows 2000 server family consists of Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server. While most padawans were trained from early ages for at least a good 15 years, Luke started very late. The console can be accessed in one of two ways:. Luke's less-developed saber skills were ostensibly a result of his minimal training. The commands are limited to ones for checking and repairing the hard drive(s), repairing boot information (including NTLDR), replacing corrupted system files with fresh copies from the CD, or enabling/disabling services and drivers for the next boot. This a fairly accepted explanation for the less-elaborate saber fighting in the original trilogy as compared to the prequel trilogy.

It presents itself as a simple command line interface. This fighting style contrasted with Anakin's style before his disfigurement, which utilized more speed and acrobatics. It is usually used, however, to recover the system from errors causing booting to fail, which would render other tools useless. When striking with both hands on the grip of his lightsaber, he was able to pound his enemies with an onslaught of strong but somewhat slow strikes. The Recovery Console is an application that is run from outside the installed copy of Windows and that enables a user to perform maintenance tasks that cannot be run from inside of the installed copy, or cannot be feasibly run from another computer or copy of Windows 2000. He struck to kill and used psychology and his appearance to intimidate his foes. ^[10]. He was calm when fighting, rarely using acrobatics.

It can also repopulate and repair all the files in the Dllcache folder. His blows were forceful even when using only one arm to fight. It is a command line utility that scans system files and verifies whether they were signed by Microsoft and works in conjunction with the Windows File Protection mechanism. In battle, Darth Vader lacked the mobility and ease he once had, but his bionic suit gave him sheer strength. The System File Checker (SFC) also comes bundled with Windows 2000. Anakin was trained in Form V lightsaber combat by Obi-Wan, one of the greatest swordsmen in the galaxy, and quickly developed incredible skill in the form, which he retained even after his fall to the dark side. Windows XP was the first system to integrate these two programs into one, adopting the REGEDIT.EXE behavior with the additional NT functionality. The Expanded Universe has shown him punching through the skulls of savage animals and bludgeoning opposing Jedi to their knees with one blow.

Therefore, the only way to access the full functionality of an NT registry was with REGEDT32.EXE, which uses the older multiple document interface (MDI), which newer versions of regedit do not use. Vader also has great physical strength, which he demonstrates in his first and last appearances in the original trilogy: lifting a Rebel captain by the throat with one hand in A New Hope, and picking up the Emperor and hurling him to his death in Return of the Jedi. Because REGEDIT.EXE was directly ported from Windows 98, it does not support permission editing (permissions do not exist in Windows 9x). One explanation is that Vader used the Force (because there is a Force power in Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords called Force Deflection that allows the player to block blaster bolts without a lightsaber), while an Expanded Universe novel states that Vader's right glove was indestructible. REGEDT32.EXE was also written for the Win32 API and requires all actions to be performed from the top menu bar. In The Empire Strikes Back, Vader was able to block Han Solo's blaster bolts with his hand. REGEDIT.EXE was written for the Win32 API and supports right-clicking of entries in a tree view to adjust properties and other settings. ^[6].

REGEDT32.EXE represents them as a list of strings. Vader's lack of organic hands is the direct reason he cannot create Force lightning, as Dooku and Palpatine could (Note: In the Star Wars comic book: Splinter of the mind's eye, Darth Vader can be seen using Force lightning. REGEDIT.EXE represents the three components of a value (its name, type, and data) as separate columns of a table. Had he sustained none of his injuries on Mustafar, he would have been about twice as powerful. REGEDT32.EXE has a left-side tree view, but each hive has its own window, so the tree displays only keys. Lucas claims that, as a masked and suited Darth Vader, Anakin has roughly 80% of the power of the Emperor. REGEDIT.EXE has a left-side tree view that begins at "My Computer" and lists all loaded hives. However, Lucas states that his injuries on Mustafar cost Vader much of his Force potential.

One acts like the Windows 9x REGEDIT.EXE program and the other could edit registry permissions in the same manner that Windows NT's REGEDT32.EXE program could. He was born with the highest known midichlorian count (a measure of Force-aptitude) in the history of the galaxy, surpassing that of both Yoda and the Emperor. Windows 2000 comes bundled with two utilities to edit the Windows registry. All of these skills, however, are secondary to his incredible mastery of the Force. Lastly, it also contains a services viewer, which allows users to view all installed services and to stop and start them on demand, as well as configure what those services should do when the computer starts. His talent with the lightsaber is legendary. It also contains a disk management snap-in, which contains a disk defragmenter as well as other disk management utilities. Vader still possesses his former persona's amazing engineering skills, having overseen the design of the TIE/Advanced fighter and the construction of the second Death Star.

This contains the event viewer — a means of seeing events and the Windows equivalent of a log file, a system information viewer, the ability to view open shared folders and shared folder sessions, a device manager and a tool to view all the local users and groups on the Windows 2000 computer. Darth Vader is a brilliant strategist and one of the greatest pilots in the galaxy. The main tools that come with Windows 2000 can be found in the Computer Management console (found in Administrative Tools in the Control Panel). Taking the proper lessons from his loss to Kenobi, he apparently learned how to control his emotions when in combat, finding a way to call upon the power of the dark side while not being blinded by emotions run amok. ^[9]. He also experimented in some Form II Makashi, used by Count Dooku, as evidenced by his formal one-handed duel against Luke Skywalker on Cloud City. User mode consoles can have full access granted user so they can make whatever changes they desire, can have limited access so that users cannot add to the console but they can view multiple windows in a console, or they can have limited access so that users cannot add to the console and also cannot view multiple windows in a console. For the remainder of his life, he would maintain his mastery of Form V Djem So and Shien.

User mode allows consoles to be distributed with restrictions applied. In his mechanical life-support suit, Darth Vader could no longer engage in the energetic acrobatics of Ataru. Author mode allows snap-ins to be added, new windows to be created, all portions of the console tree can be displayed and for consoles to be saved. At that point, Anakin's fatal mistake was not in his prowess, but in his mind. In order to provide the ability to control what snap-ins can be seen in a console, the MMC allows consoles to be created in author mode or created in user mode. But in the end of the ferocious battle on Mustafar, Anakin held the upper hand in his fighting skills until the point where Kenobi placed himself on higher, solid ground. Snap-ins can be either standalone (performs one function), or extensions (adds functionality to an existing snap-in). In both cases this resulted in the detachment of his opponent's limbs.

Each console can contain one or many specific administrative tools, called snap-ins. That is to rely on Soresu entirely until there is a hole in the opponent's offensive barrage, and to immediately slash away with some broad Ataru strokes. Each of the tools is called a console, and most consoles allow an administrator to administer other Windows 2000 computers from one centralised computer. Like his duel with Grievous, Kenobi would rely on his "wait them out" philosophy. Windows 2000 introduced the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), which is used to create, save, and open administrative tools. Frustrated by his inability to break this defense, Anakin would make mistakes that he wouldn't have made had he been able to remain focused and patient. ^[8] It also has support for many different locales, a list of which can be found on Microsoft's website. Obi-Wan was the greatest defensive master in the Order and his absolute dedication to Soresu would prove vital to his win.

It supports Arabic, Armenian, Baltic, Central European, Cyrillic, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Indic, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkic, Vietnamese and Western European languages. Whereas Anakin's strength lay in his offensive barrage, Kenobi's resided in his defense. Windows 2000 has support for many languages other than English. Though Anakin could call on the Dark Side to overpower his opponents, his mounting emotions could also distract him from executing as well as his master. They included several utilities designed to make the system more accessible:. Kenobi held a psychological edge since it was he who traditionally would win in their sparring days. Microsoft made an effort to increase the usability of Windows 2000 for people with visual and auditory impairments and other disabilities. Though younger, more athletic, and gifted with more raw Force power than Obi-Wan, he lacked the experience, calmness, and focus which his master possessed.

Windows 2000 also added support for iSCSI protocol. Anakin's fatal flaw was his rage. All versions of Windows 2000 support three types of dynamic disk volumes (along with basic storage): simple volumes, spanned volumes and striped volumes:. By defeating Dooku when Kenobi had failed twice, Anakin seemed to have proven his mastery of the Force, and established himself as one of the greatest swordsman in the Order, next to only Yoda and Mace Windu. Windows 2000 introduced the Logical Disk Manager for dynamic storage. In the rematch with Count Dooku at the Battle of Coruscant, Anakin's mastery in Djem So, combined with his young age, better physical condition, impressive strength, and considerable reserve of Force energy, enabled Anakin to tear through the precision and elegance of Makashi and break through Dooku's tenacious defense. ^[7] Also, in case of a user losing access to their key, support for recovery agents that can decrypt files has been built in to the EFS system. According to Count Dooku in Revenge of the Sith novelization, Anakin's mastery of Djem So was the greatest he had ever seen in his life.

Because this is done at the file system level, it is transparent to the user. Apart from Shien, Skywalker mastered Djem So during the Clone Wars, a Form V style beyond the classic Shien. It then uses the symmetric key to decrypt the file. Appreciative at last of how much he had to learn, Anakin spent the next three years of the Clone Wars honing his Form V skills. To decrypt the file, the file system uses the private key of the user to decrypt the symmetric key that is stored in the file header. No match for the seasoned focus and skills of Dooku's Form II Makashi swordplay, a style of elegance and precision, Anakin lost his right forearm and was only narrowly saved by Master Yoda at the end of Episode II. The symmetric key that is used to encrypt the file is then encrypted with a public key that is associated with the user who encrypted the file, and this encrypted data is stored in the header of the encrypted file. Ultimately Anakin would learn his lesson against Count Dooku at the Battle of Geonosis.

EFS works by encrypting a file with a bulk symmetric key (also known as the File Encryption Key, or FEK), which is used because it takes a relatively smaller amount of time to encrypt and decrypt large amounts of data than if an asymmetric key cipher is used. However, Anakin's frequent application of Form V, a style that tends to foster an inappropriate focus on dominating others, clouded his judgment and pulled him to the dark side of the Force frequently during his numerous battles in the Clone Wars. As of February 2004, its encryption has not been compromised. By the time of Attack of the Clones, Anakin began to believe he was one of the best swordsmen in the Order. EFS works in conjunction with the EFS service, Microsoft's CryptoAPI and the EFS File System Run-Time Library (FSRTL). With Anakin's exceptionally high concentration of midi-chlorians, he mastered Shien faster than any other Padawan in the Order. It allowed any folder or drive on an NTFS volume to be encrypted transparently to the end user. An aggresssive style which focuses on strength and lightsaber attack moves, Shien takes the defensive principles of Form III (Soresu), the style practiced by Obi-Wan Kenobi, and converts them to offensive moves.

The Encrypting File System (EFS) introduced strong encryption into the Windows file world. Anakin Skywalker was trained in classic Form V (Shien) lightsaber combat. Volume mount points and directory junctions allow for a file to be transparently referred from one file or directory location to another. Anakin's style featured elements of many masters that made him outstandingly talented at a very young age. Reparse points are used to implement Volume Mount Points, Directory Junctions, Hierarchical Storage Management, Native Structured Storage and Single Instance Storage. Through him, Anakin would inherit a rich tradition of lightsaber pedigree. Reparse points allow the object manager to reset a file namespace lookup and let file system drivers implement changed functionality in a transparent manner. Anakin Skywalker was trained by the Order's most promising Jedi Knight, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Sparse files allow for the efficient storage of data sets that are very large yet contain many areas that only have zeroes. Therefore the claim that in order to have "balance" in the Force that there should be no Sith is relatively justified based on this particular viewpoint. Microsoft released the third version of the NT File System (NTFS) — also known as version 5.0 — in Windows 2000; this introduced quotas, file-system-level encryption (called EFS), sparse files and reparse points. The presence of the Sith, it is believed, serves to once again tip the cosmic scale in favor of the dark side. In order to improve performance on computers running Windows 2000 as a server operating system, Microsoft gave administrators the choice of optimising the operating system for background services or for applications. Theoretically, a relatively small number of beings dedicated to pure good and service of the light side of the Force are able to balance against all the negative energy contributed by everyone else and maintain relative balance in the universe. Users have the option of dumping the first 64KB of memory to disk (the smallest amount of memory that is useful for debugging purposes, also known as a minidump), a dump of only the kernel's memory or a dump of the entire contents of memory to disk, as well as write that this event happened to the Windows 2000 event log. Multiplied by the trillions of beings in the Star Wars universe, this amounts to a massive dark side shift in the cosmic balance.

^[6] Microsoft recognised that the infamous Blue Screen of Death (or stop error) could cause serious problems for servers that needed to be constantly running and so provided a system setting that would allow the server to automatically reboot when a stop error occurred. They claim that the average sentient being contributes a sizable amount of negative energy to the universe throughout their lifetime by means of what we would call normal and natural emotions like anger, jealousy, etc. This prevents programs (with the exception of Microsoft's update programs) from replacing critical Windows system files and thus making the system inoperable. Instead advocates of this particular view believe that the "balance" in the Force is the balance between positive and negative energy throughout the universe. As well as these features, Microsoft introduced a new feature to protect critical system files, called Windows File Protection (WFP). Yet another view held by only a small amount of fans claims that the idea of "balance" in the Force has nothing to do with either there being an equal number of Jedi and Sith or neccessarily just the destruction of the Sith. Windows 2000 also has several standard system utilities included as standard. Indeed, at the conclusion of Episode I and Episode VI, a voice in the cheering crowd can be heard to cry out "The Son of Suns!", thus giving weight to this being a possible portion of the prophecy.

Certain features are common across all versions of Windows 2000 (both Professional and the Server versions), among them being NTFS 5, the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), the Encrypting File System (EFS), dynamic and basic disk storage, usability enhancements and multi-language and locale support. In begetting Luke and defeating the Emperor in the Return of the Jedi he is fulfilling his massianic role, but none of this would be possible or even neccessary if he had not fallen from grace and become Darth Vader. The lowest level drivers are either legacy Windows NT device drivers that control a device directly or can be a PnP hardware bus.
On another level, the notion of balance and equilibrium which Skywalker was supposedly destined to restore could only exist if the force were disturbed in the first place. The Windows Driver Model (WDM) exists in the intermediate layer and was mainly designed to be binary and source compatible between Windows 98 and Windows 2000. A quote was originally to precede the "A Long Time Ago" text:. Kernel mode drivers exist in three levels: highest level drivers, intermediate drivers and low level drivers. One possible piece of evidence supporting this theory comes from an early draft of A New Hope.

^[5] The microkernel is also responsible for initialising device drivers at bootup that are necessary to get the operating system up and running. However, the exact text of the prophecy is never revealed in the films, so it may not be possible to conclude that the Chosen One must be born of a virgin. The microkernel often interfaces with the process manager. It is presumed that the Chosen One of the Jedi Prophecy must be born of a virgin mother (as Anakin allegedly was), since Yoda for instance, despite his historical number of midi-chlorians, is never regarded as a candidate for the prophecy. The microkernel sits between the HAL and the executive and provides multiprocessor synchronization, thread and interrupt scheduling and dispatching, trap handling and exception dispatching. He does it because he is redeemed by his son." Lucas gave a similar explanation in the final VHS release of the original trilogy in November 2000: "[In] Episodes IV, V and VI,...Anakin's offspring redeem him, and allow him to fulfill the Prophecy, and bring balance to the Force by doing away with the Sith, and getting rid of evil in the universe.". The HAL includes hardware specific code that controls I/O interfaces, interrupt controllers and multiple processors. He becomes Darth Vader; Darth Vader does become the hero, Darth Vader does destroy the Sith; meaning himself and the Emperor.

It was designed to hide differences in hardware and therefore provide a consistent platform to run applications on. Frequently cited as evidence for this interpretation is Yoda's warning to Obi-Wan that the prophecy "misread, could have been." In the Episode III DVD featurette "The Chosen One," Lucas summarizes as follows: "The Prophecy is that Anakin will bring balance to the Force and destroy the Sith. The Windows 2000 Hardware Abstraction Layer, or HAL, is a layer between the physical hardware of the computer and the rest of the operating system. Adherents of this view find it particularly noteworthy that, by the end of Episode III, there is a precisely equal number of Jedi and Sith: Obi-Wan and Yoda, Sidious and Vader. It contains various components, including:. In this viewpoint, the Jedi and the Sith metaphorically represent two opposing weights on a scale, with an excess of either disrupting the balance of the Force. It deals with I/O, object management, security and process management. Many fans argue that Anakin fulfilled the Jedi Prophecy by bringing a new "balance" to the Force by nearly eliminating the Jedi.

The executive interfaces with all the user mode subsystems. Still, Anakin's pivotal role is undisputable, ranging from his intervention in Windu and Sidious' duel in the Chancellor's office, to the enormous influence that his progeny wield in the original trilogy as well as the Expanded Universe. The kernel mode stops user mode services and applications from accessing critical areas of the operating system that they should not have access to. His role in the destruction of the Jedi was an ancillary one, as much of the plan was already underway long before Anakin's fall; indeed, it began with the invasion of Naboo, when he was only a child. Kernel mode in Windows 2000 has full access to the hardware and system resources of the computer. In particular, Anakin's status as the Chosen One is regularly disputed. It consists of a security subsystem (grants/denies access and handles logons), workstation service (helps the computer gain network access) and a server service (lets the computer provide network services). The Jedi Prophecy is a frequent source of debate among fans.

The integral subsystem looks after operating system specific functions on behalf of the environment subsystem. In the novel The Unifying Force of the New Jedi Order series, set 30 years after the Battle of Yavin in A New Hope, Anakin's voice would speak to his grandson, Jacen Solo, telling him to "Stand firm!" in his battle with the Supreme Overlord of the Yuuzhan Vong. There are three main environment subsystems:. Leia Organa Solo, who was initially horrified to learn that Vader was her father, eventually forgave him after learning her family's full history, and named her youngest son Anakin in remembrance of her father's redemption. These applications, however, run at a lower priority than kernel mode processes. Later, Vader transferred their services to Grand Admiral Thrawn. The environment subsystem was designed to run applications written for many different types of operating systems. In the Thrawn trilogy, it is explained that Darth Vader was the first representative of the Empire to find the Noghri, a race with exceptional combat skills, whom he manipulated into serving as his personal commandos and revering him as their master.

Two subsystems make up the user mode layer of Windows 2000: the environment subsystem and the integral subsystem. Vader also makes occasional appearances in Dark Horse's Star Wars comic books set between the movies, especially Star Wars: Empire. User mode in Windows 2000 is made of subsystems capable of passing I/O requests to the appropriate kernel mode drivers by using the I/O manager. The story also gives more insight into Vader's thoughts and ambitions, as it reveals that he knows there is some good left in him and that he wishes to heal his body through the force in an attempt to return his physical appearance to that of his former self (Anakin). All user mode applications access system resources through the executive which runs in kernel mode. In the story, Prince Xizor, leader of the crime organization Black Sun, plots to overthrow Vader as the Emperor's second in command. Such programs are limited in terms of what system resources they have access to, while the kernel mode has unrestricted access to the system memory and external devices. Vader also has a prominent role in the 1996 novel/comic/video game Shadows of the Empire, which takes place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

The user mode refers to the mode in which user programs are run. In The Star Wars Holiday Special, Vader searches for the Rebels responsible for the destruction of the Death Star, almost thwarting Han and Chewbacca's goal of reaching Kashyyyk in order for Chewie to reach his family for Life Day. Windows 2000 is a highly modular system that consists of two main layers: a user mode and a kernel mode. The extent as to which these new injuries may have worsened his condition (if at all) is somewhat disputed among the Star Wars fanbase. The worms have also had political consequences as many companies in several countries started to call for government action to prevent further damages from Windows worms. On Mimban, Vader suffers massive injuries when he falls into a pit. In August 2003, two major worms named the Sobig worm and the Blaster worm began to attack millions of Microsoft Windows computers, resulting in the largest down-time and clean-up cost ever. Later on, in the Alan Dean Foster novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye (which takes place shortly after the events in A New Hope), Vader meets Luke for the second time, and combats him in a lightsaber duel for the first time on the planet Mimban.

Code Red and Code Red II were famous (and highly visible to the worldwide press) computer worms that exploited vulnerabilities of the indexing service of Windows 2000's Internet Information Services (IIS). In the comic book Vader's Quest, he hires bounty hunters to bring him information about the author of the destruction of the Death Star, ultimately meeting his son Luke for the very first time. Several notable security flaws have been found in Windows 2000. Vader is expected to at least make cameo appearances in the upcoming Star Wars live-action TV series, which is slated for either a 2007 or 2008 release, and will run 100 episodes. The only elements of the Windows project which were included in Windows 2000 were the ability to upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98, and support for the FAT32 file system. The book Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, a sequel to Revenge of the Sith, focuses on Vader's mission to hunt down the remaining Jedi who were not killed in the Great Jedi Purge. Windows Me was released as a substitute, and the Neptune project was forwarded to the production of Whistler (Windows XP). In the young adult series The Last of The Jedi, Boba Fett, at the age of fourteen, is hired by Imperial leader Inquisitor Malorum to investigate Padmé's death at Vader's request.

However, the project lagged in production time – and only one alpha release was built. The Yuuzhan-Vong are mentioned in this novel also, though not by name. Windows Neptune started development in 1999, and was supposed to be the home-user edition of Windows 2000. The ships are also alive. Microsoft has replaced Windows 2000 Server products with Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000 Professional with Windows XP Professional. The inhabitants of the planet are famous for making the fastest ships in the galaxy. Windows 2000 has since been superseded by newer Microsoft operating systems. In Greg Baer's novel Star Wars: Rogue Planet, Anakin Skywalker, at the age of twelve, is sent with Obi-Wan Kenobi on a mission to Zenoma Sekot.

Microsoft phased out all development of their Java Virtual Machine (JVM) from Windows 2000 in Service Pack 3. The New Droid Army, a video game made for Game Boy Advance, also details some of Anakin's adventures during the war. Microsoft has stated that they will not release a Service Pack 5, but instead, have offered an "Update Rollup" for Service Pack 4. Despite Anakin's periods of separation from his wife, the twins Luke and Leia are conceived during the Clone Wars. Microsoft released Service Pack 1 (SP1) on August 15, 2000, Service Pack 2 (SP2) on May 16, 2001, Service Pack 3 (SP3) on August 29, 2002 and its last Service Pack (SP4) on June 26, 2003. During a mission to save the Nelvaanian Braves, Anakin goes through a cave that reveals what would become of him in the future. ^[3] On September 29, 2000, Microsoft released Windows 2000 Datacenter. He is later made a full-fledged Jedi Knight.

Novell, however, was not so impressed with Microsoft's new directory service architecture as they found it to be less scalable or reliable than their own Novell Directory Services (NDS) technology. In the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker goes through many battles in the war, earning him the moniker "The Hero With No Fear." One of such major events in it is his battle with Asajj Ventress on Yavin IV. ^[2] The public received the full version of Windows 2000 on February 17, 2000 and the press immediately hailed it as the most stable operating system Microsoft had ever released. During the victory celebration on the forest moon of Endor, Luke is able to see the redeemed spirit of Anakin Skywalker, standing once again with Obi-Wan and Yoda. From here Microsoft issued three release candidates from between July to November 1999 and finally released the operating system to partners on December 12, 1999. That night, Luke burns his father's Sith armor (and whatever remains inside^[5]) in the manner of a Jedi's funeral. The first beta for Windows 2000 was released on September 27, 1997 and several further betas were released until Beta 3 which was released on April 29, 1999. Luke escapes with his father's body as the Death Star explodes, destroyed by the Rebel Alliance.

^[1] It was also the first Windows version that was released without a code name, though Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 was codenamed "Asteroid" and Windows 2000 64-bit was codenamed "Janus" (not to be confused with Windows 3.1, which had the same codename). In his dying breaths, Anakin Skywalker is redeemed, finally admitting to Luke in his dying breaths that the good within him was not destroyed after all. Originally called Windows NT 5, Microsoft changed the name to Windows 2000 on October 27th, 1998. Through sunken eyes, he looks up at his son and back at a lifetime of regret. Windows 2000 originally descended from the Microsoft Windows NT operating system product line. Freed from the mask that had caged his head for half his life, Anakin is a sad, withered man in his mid-forties, his skin ghostly pale from not having seen natural light for more than two decades. . Luke complies and, for the first time, father and son look into each other's eyes.

Unattended installations rely on the use of answer files to fill in installation information, and can be performed through a bootable CD using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), by the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep). Moments from death, Anakin begs his son to take off his breath-mask so they see each other face-to-face. Windows 2000 can be installed and deployed to an enterprise through either an attended or unattended installation. By destroying both the Emperor and himself (as Darth Vader), Anakin fulfills the prophecy that claimed he would bring balance to the Force, but he is mortally wounded by the Emperor's lightning in the process. The Windows 2000 Server family has enhanced functionality, including the ability to provide Active Directory services (a hierarchical framework of resources), Distributed file system (a file system that supports sharing of files) and fault-redundant storage volumes. Unable to bear the sight of his son in pain, Vader turns on his master and throws him into a deep shaft, where he explodes in a fury of dark energies. Dynamic disk storage allows different types of volumes to be used. Luke writhes in agony under the Emperor's torture, begging his father for help.

All versions of the operating system support the Windows NT filesystem, NTFS 5, the Encrypted File System (EFS), as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. Seeing that the young Jedi is a lost cause, the Emperor attacks Luke with Force lightning. Support for people with disabilities has also been improved by Microsoft across their Windows 2000 line, and they have included increased support for different languages and locale information. As the Emperor approaches, encouraging Luke to finish Vader and take his place, Luke throws down his lightsaber, refusing to perform the killing blow. All versions of Windows 2000 have common functionality, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and standard system management applications such as a disk defragmentation utility. He controls his anger at the last minute, however, as he looks at Vader's cybernetic hand and then at his own; he realizes that he is perilously close to suffering his father's fate. The kernel mode provides unrestricted access to system resources and facilitates the user mode, which is heavily restricted and designed for most applications. Enraged, Luke nearly kills Vader, finally severing his father's mechanical hand.

Windows 2000 is classified as a hybrid-kernel operating system, and its architecture is divided into two modes: user mode and kernel mode. Aboard the Death Star, Luke resists the Emperor's appeals to his anger and fear for his friends, but snaps when Vader telepathically probes his mind, learns of Leia's existence, and threatens to turn her instead. Additionally, Microsoft offers Windows 2000 Advanced Server- Limited Edition, which released in 2001 and runs on 64-bit Intel Itanium microprocessors. On a mission to the forest moon of Endor, he surrenders to Imperial troops and is brought to Vader. Windows 2000 comes in four versions: Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server. By this time, Luke has nearly completed his Jedi training, and has learned from a dying Yoda that Vader is indeed his father and that Leia is his sister. It is part of the Microsoft Windows NT line of operating systems and was released on February 17, 2000. He meets with Palpatine onboard the half-constructed station to plan Luke's turn to the dark side.

Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K, W2K or Windows NT 5.0) is a preemptible and interruptible, graphical, business-oriented operating system that was designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor (SMP) 32-bit Intel x86 computers. In the final installment of the series, Vader is charged with overseeing the completion of the second Death Star, with Moff Jerjerrod as his immediate subordinate. Approximately 1 GB of available disk space. Luke, although shaken by this stunning claim, refuses to join Vader and escapes. 256 MB of RAM - up to 64 GB is supported in one machine. He then reveals his true identity of being Luke's father, trying to persuade Luke to join him so that they can destroy the Emperor and rule the galaxy as father and son. A Pentium-class CPU at 400 MHz or higher - up to 32 are supported in one machine. Vader corners and defeats Luke, cutting off his right hand.

Its system requirements are normal, but are compatible with vast amounts of power: