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Downloading a pre-made Windows 2000 QCOW2 image is difficult due to licensing, so the most reliable way to get one is to create it yourself using a Windows 2000 ISO windows 2000 qcow2 download
Create a shell script run_win2k.sh :
Windows 2000 cannot use standard VirtIO block drivers. You must stick to e1000 for networking (not virtio-net-pci ). Have a trusted source for Windows 2000 QCOW2 images