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Sorry then. Maybe someone else can help you as it works for me and so I'm out of ideas.

Can you be a bit more specific about what you did and what exactly happened please?

The first two got me rolling myself on the ground... Thanks for the link...

Thanks, but that would be cheating. I get what you're saying but do we have other solutions? Sure, open sourcing Win98 but at least until now, nobody has declared being volunteer. Ok, sure but what's the risk as long as you don't jeopardize M$. AntiWPA is directly affecting their policy. We're just trying to keep our Win98 working as we like it in our (quite small) community. We're not targetting basic M$ customer going to buy Vista. For me the priority would be: - to get KUP moving - correct the last Win98 problems (more than 512mb problems on many mobos...) - make Win98 drivers for new chipsets / PCI-e cards IMHO open source is interesting only if it helps doing this.

The fact is we're on a Win98 forum so we all already have it... Don't worry, this won't last. lol What did you smoke man?Seriously, that just proves you don't know what you're talking about... Just like there is no feasible argument in our eyes for using Win2k. The difference is we respect that. You're the one coming in a Win98 forum to make 2k proselytism...We really should have a sticky topic saying this forum is for Win98 USERS to avoid this...

1. Just extract the icon from cmd.exe and change the icon of the shortcut. (of course you need Xp for that. Can send you the icon if you want) 2. Create a file named desktop.ini in your folder with this in it: [.ShellClassInfo] IconFile=X:\Path\Filename.ico (which points out the icon you want to use for your folder) And finally, make your folder read-only. 3. What do you mean? Like opening a web page when you're finished playing? Only a firewall I guess. 4. Revolution Pack is your friend but without a pack? Ok, you'll have to edit resources in XP shell32.dll, extract the toolbar bitmaps, reshack 98 browseui.dll and overwrite the matching bitmaps. The problem is Win98 doesn't support XP toolbar 32bit bitmaps so you'll have to convert them. Quite long and painfull... 5. I don't know... refresh / rebuild icon cache?

You can still find configurations that supports Win98 and are recent (well it's true that it's hard and complicated but it worth it) Using a virtual machine is slow, does not use your PC capacities like a true OS and won't let you benefit from 3d acceleration. Anyway, if you really want to do this, you've got several solutions. Easiest one is probably to use your partition with Win98 as your VM hard disk (use physical disk instead of a virtual one). If you don't want to stay like this, then you can clone your OS on a virtual HD from inside the VM and disable physical HD support. You'll get your clone Win98 working on a virtual drive that will become primary HD. HTH

You did the right thing! But can somebody explain me how the f*** a web site can be OS dependant? Does M$ give them dollars to ban people who use OSes they don't wanna see around anymore? Because I don't see any other reason. I guess we can still spoof our user-agent... But really, why do they even waste their time creating an OS check just to virtually exclude people using Win9x?

Well... I believe this topic shouldn't be in the Gamers hangout as it's rather a network/internet issue. Anyway, yes, you should grant the site you're trying to connect "trusted site" status (go to config pannel, internet properties, security, trusted sites and add the link) and reload IE. And shut down Norton and Spybot temporarily.

huh? ...well I know it's supposed to work... I was just telling you I don't have trouble with Uli USB 2.0 drivers with an other chipset (actually, M1695). Oh, and you're right it's too bad that one of the last chipset vendor carrying about Win98 is bought by a Nvidia that only wants being Vista-ready! @ MDGx: thanks for the links, I always thought the audigy 2 platinum didn't have drivers working with Win9x.

Good to know it works fine. That leaves us the option to build a totaly PCI-e option and still keep Win98 ! It's weird your USB 2 doesn't work. I use Uli's drivers on my mobo and they work perfectly under Win98. (though it's not the same chipset...)

Yes !!! I remember that. It had really cool long cinematic sequences. Indeed, that game was almost a film !

More feedback for you Soporific! Ok. This time I didn't do things half-way. I created a brand new Virtual PC, installed Win98se followed by EVERY SINGLE update I have (even the english-only one that mess up my french installation) just for autopatcher test purpose. Then ran the report function, checked what was wrong, reinstalled the updates that should not have appeared in the list just to be sure and finally ran the report again.... Here are the problems: > q308567: Hotfix for Vulnerability in .ASF Processor in WMP > q238453: Hotfix for Spoofed Route Pointer Vulnerability > kb917344: Hotfix for Vulnerability in Microsoft JScript > q323455: Directory Services Client Update for Windows 98 > qfechkup: the Update Information Tool > q243199: Hotfix for bug in Win98se with NDIS Intermediate Drivers > q240075: USB Devices May Not Work in Windows 98 Second Edition > dun14-se: Dial-Up Networking 1.4 for Windows 98se From what I've read, you've already corrected some of them but I was too tired to compare. Of course, I can't test what I don't have so this test used version 1.5 of your autopatcher and for exemple, none of the unofficial updates have been tested. I'll download the missing hotfixes and stuff when I have more time and complete the list. Hope that helps !

Winamp for music, WMP 6.4 for videos.

Whow! That IS bad... My mistake? I pluged a USB front port the wrong way in a Mobo... That killed the flash drive I inserted a few minutes later...

Really, 10 or more? How much time do you spend on that ??? For me, 2: - Win98 SE - WinXP Pro

Hi Roman. Yeah, you're right, it's not exactly the same. Here's what's new: -C-Media CM6501 7.1 channel audio -Support for "Hot Plug" SATA functions -CPU Quiet Fan Capability -2.8v Vdimm Option The audio card is why I would have prefer the Dual-sata2 but it was sold out. So I just use my Sound blaster. However I've tried the integrated chip for a while and it works fine on Win98. It's recognised as an USB sound device which is exactly what is is. B)

That's what I call games !!!. For me... Civ1, Sim city 4, GTA 1, LBA, C&C... wait, I've already mentionned these in an other thread !!! Ok then...for the real oldies: Wacky wheels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacky_wheels Jagged Alliance 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagged_Alliance Sam and Max Hit the Road http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_%26_Max_Hit_the_Road (and other Lucas art but the list would be long) Quatantine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine_%28game%29 The incredible machine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Machine

To go along with this thread, here's an exemple of recent hardware config that works on Win98: my own system. Ok. I'm a gamer so I "need" XP as long as KUP isn't totally complete. So I made a config that can dualboot WinXP and my good ol' main system: Win98. I bought a Asrock 939 Dual-VSTA (new version of the Dual-SATA2) with both AGP and PCI-E ports. It supports 939 CPUs and even 940 with an add-on card. So it supports everything from Athlon 64 to X2, FX or even Opteron. Officially the card doesn't support Win98 (weird, it used to until it was renamed Dual-Vsta... ) but it's based on Uli chips. It's fast and different drivers are avaible at Asrock or at Uli. Anyway here's the trick: I kept my old AGP card (Fx5600) and got myself a PCI-e card. Win98 uses the AGP and XP the PCI. The only thing I needed to make that happen was a switcher to commute signal from both graphic cards to one monitor (it's cheap so no problem). The only problem I got was when I tried to add more than a gig of ram. Impossible to boot Win98, no matter how many tweaks I used. I'll try again with XMSdsk some day. But for now, 1 go is enough. I can play every game I want today and if needed I can upgrade my AGP GPU to some nice card like a 6800 (except it's still expensive and quite hard to find), a X800 (well, when I'll but 100% sure it works) or at least a 6600GT / 9800 Pro (that I'm sure). And if some day PCI-e cards work on 98, the system will be ready. This is my solution, post yours !

Your opinion is not a fact. Now again... you want to say you don't like Win98. Fine, you have the right to do that but DO IT SOMEWHERE ELSE! At least do what DukeBlazingstix did and write your thoughts in a dedicated thread. The question is Windows 98SE on the lastest hardware so if you're not trying to help, GET OUT OF HERE !!! It's a Win98 forum where people have made their choice to stick with 98. And we don't have to justify everytime some XP fan wants to start a fight. Thanks for ruining this thread.

Yeah cool, and I want... a winning lottery ticket! Ok then Dear Father christmas...: -a nice numeric camera (finepix 5600 maybe...) Too expensive? ok, next time then. -a Wii (I'm more a PC player but it looks fun) Later? When price will have come down? But it's only... Ok ok. -a nice graphic card 8800 GTX? no? ok 7900 GTX then ? Still no? 5600 Maybe?.... ...Ok ok. I'll buy myself a good game and that will do.

Oh really? So why do you come to says that here. Why do you even bother to come in the Win98 thread anyway? Do we come trash the XP forums to say how bad we think it is?We've had enough with win98 haters here. If the only thing you can answer to the question "latest hardware for Win98 ?" is "get XP", then go wait for Vista and give us a break!!!

I found the end of Fear XP confusing. So those that finished it, what do you understand ? (Apart that it's clear there's gonna be a sequel )

Ati Xpress 200 is officially supported. X800 have indeed beta drivers but people have already tried it with success. WinMe/98 drivers are the same. The beta stage is probably to warn users that they won't get any support. I think somebody on this forum even made a PCI-e x800 work on Win98 but I can't remember who. However you obviously had a bad experience. Maybe more opinions could be usefull to know if it really isn't supported correctly or if you were just unlucky with your cards.

Never heard of a Canon ML-2510. The only ML-2510 I know of is a Samsung. Is it rebadged? Where can we find info about it?