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Before buying a new card, check the drivers you downloaded. There are WHQL drivers avaible compatibles with all windows (6.39) but also a Win9x only drivers (6.35) that might be more appropriate. But maybe you already tested all that stuff... :

Oups ! Sorry. Just checked and my files were not updated. I tried reinstalling the update and it ended by a crash so I guess it was in my update folder but didn't install correctly the first time. I'm gonna dowload that again. Tell me if you have doubts about an other update, I'll check.

Come on, who DOESN'T know CS? Especially here ! Anyway, I agree with you. It's probably not a hardware problem. Try to check TCPview (should have given you the link. My fault). Ok. It's a modem, so you have to connect but you don't have drivers... What do you use to connect ? ISP program or just windows? Hmm. What difference is there between your XP system and your 98. Same AV for exemple ? Stupid question but Norton is not allowed to connect right ? : I don't want to be annoying and repeat myself but one thing to do is to update your system. There's everything you need for that here.

Hi Andreas! (cool, a Deus Ex fan) Hmm. You should really try to update your 98. Apart from that I don't know. Alcatel Speed touch you say? I know someone who had trouble with it. You have drivers for that I think. Are they recent? And to avoid rebooting, have you tried closing your connections one by one using a program like TCPview?

Thanks for the backup Max_04!

Ok...I said I would post a test on my real french Win98 so here it comes. (by the way if you want more feedback, warmer posts to those that provide some would be welcome ). Anyway, I've checked everything and here's what's installed but listed as missing in my report: - q240075: USB Devices May Not Work in Windows 98 Second Edition - Perform: High Performance Tweaks for Fast Computers -> done manually so that depends of what you check - kb913433: Hotfix for Vulnerabilities in Flash Player - kb918439: Hotfix for Vulnerability in ART Image Rendering - kb916281: Official Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 - q238453: Hotfix for Spoofed Route Pointer Vulnerability - q314941: Hotfix for Vulnerability in Universal Plug 'n' Play - q329048: Hotfix for File Decompression Function Vulnerability - kb891711: Hotfix for Cursor and Icon Format Handling Vulnerability - q323455: Directory Services Client Update for Windows 98 - q310695: Hotfix for DVD Player Program Cannot Access Data bug - q315575: Hotfix for DCOM Program Hangs After Server Reboot - Win982Me: Win98-to-Me by MDGx -> but you explained why Unicows is not listed this time (I can't check on my Virtual Machine as this install doesn't exist anymore) Hope that's what you need.

Andromeda43 is right about the RAM. Try to get some more. Anyway, about you question: install the SP2.1 first and then download the autopatcher. It's alpha but if you're afraid to use it, there's an option to list missing updates on your system. This way, you can find out what to download manually at MS (or better, on MDGx's site). And if you own a WinMe CD, SE2ME can be nice.

The french update is perfect. Thanks a lot for the work Petr! :

If this was true, Unofficial Service Packs, SE2ME, Revolution Pack (or even your 2gb patch!) wouldn't exist in so many languages.

Ok. What the update does is basically update "Wmnetmgr.dll" to version 9.00.00.3204. So you could try to compare the file in the package you downloaded with the one allready installed. Maybe a manual replace will do (of course backup the original before). However, what I understand from your post is that you can't even use WMP9 anymore. Reinstallation didn't work or did it work but running it ends in a crash? Can you explain a bit more what's happening?

I'll just add that usually, when you hit a NTDLL error, it means your trying to run XP only software.

Check this out : Wiki page on how to enable this fonts. Hope this helps!

This sounds like a good solution, except that I don't have a second hard drive. Would a second partition do? Unfortunatly this won't work as the BIOS only allow you to choose betwen hard disks and not partitions. So unless you find a disk, you'll need a bootloader.

Well, guess your right but I really think this is more a symptom than the illness. Ok. Those here who are parents, you know what to buy your kids now !

Another solution (the dirty way?) is simply to leave your Win98/95, install Linux on your second hard disk (of course, that's if you've got more than one HD) and then change the boot sequence in your BIOS when you wanna start linux. This way you avoid trouble with bootloaders and MBR conflicts if something goes wrong.

Come on. Playing for hours doesn't make you an antisocial geek. Don't you remember spending night on your Amstrad/Atari or anything you had. The trouble starts when you give up real life for games. But I guess kids who do that already have a problem. Might be their parents, might be themselves but games just reveal it. Anyway, maybe the Wii will make them move and lose some weight.

Ok, I don't want to go off-topic but Awergh, if you want LBA3, maybe you'll wanna check this site?

Man, my heart almost stopped for a few seconds . Then I started to read... That's a really good one !

For me, Relentless and its sequel were both as good. Bledd, you're so right C&C generals was so bad compared to the original. Let's hope the next one will be better. PS. Did you notive, nobody mentionned Doom.

Sorry, it's the frenh name of Twinsen's Odyssey. An old game that I really liked back in that time.

Yep. As you say, controller and price !

Basically, if you liked the originality of the Nintendo DS (with games that make you blow in your console, yell at it and look like a perfect id***), then you'll love the Wii. It's not very expensive and you can have lots of fun, especially in multiplayer. Now if you just want the best graphics ever or the last FPS then stick with your PC (or buy a Xbox/PS3 that will ruin you )

x800 are supported but at beta stage and it's not clear but I think only AGP cards are supported.

Kudos you say? I'd prefer euros actually ! Anyway, here's my report in my VM (on a french win98 BTW). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This report log for AutoPatcher for Windows 98se was generated on Thursday, 16 November 2006 - the time is now: 21:46:21 - the most recent report is at the end of this log file. - this text is stored in C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\AUTOPACH\logs\Report.txt - the program folder is located at: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\AUTOPACH - run the StartPch.bat file to start the program The following list of updates were not found on this computer: 21:46:21 -- AutoPatcher has started compiling the report. - dun14-se: Dial-Up Networking 1.4 for Windows 98se - q240075: USB Devices May Not Work in Windows 98 Second Edition - q318307: Update for vmouse.vxd - StopLogo: the Disable Boot Logo tweak - EnabMenu: the Enable Boot Menu tweak - DOSHere: Add 'Command Prompt Here' to Right-Click Menu - Perform: High Performance Tweaks for Fast Computers - MDAC281: MS Data Access Components 2.8 sp1 - kb837001: Hotfix for Vulnerability in the Jet Database Engine - kb916528: Unofficial MDAC 2.8 sp1 update with sqlsrv32.dll - kb918144: Unofficial Hotfix for various issues in the Jet 4.0 data engine - q322656: Msinfo32.exe causes an Access Denied error in Internet Explorer - kb816362: Hotfix for Bug in Mshta.exe With Multiple Modal Dialog Boxes - kb893627: Hotfix for Bug with Group Policies Not Applied in IE6sp1 (IEDKCS32.DLL) - kb896156: Hotfix for bug when removing an HTML element from a Web page - kb905495: Hotfix for Vulnerability in the Windows FTP Client - kb911567: Unofficial Cumulative Update for Outlook Express 6 sp1 - kb913433: Hotfix for Vulnerabilities in Flash Player - kb918899: Unofficial Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 - DXMedia6: Unofficial DirectX Media Update for IE 6 sp1 - HHUPD141: Unofficial HTML Help 1.41 Update - un924191: Unofficial MSXML 3.0 SP7 Update - kb925486: Hotfix for Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language - WMEncode: Windows Media Encoder 7.1 - kb817885: Hotfix for bug in the WMP9 OCX Control with Netscape Browsers - kb911564: Hotfix for Vulnerability in WMP Plug-in in Non-M$ Web Browsers - kb917734: Hotfix for Yet Another Vulnerability in Windows Media Player - LC3codec: Unofficial MP3 codec for WMP9 & WMP7 from WinXP WMP10 - LC3codec: Unofficial MP3 codec for WMP9 & WMP7 from WinXP WMP10 - kb920670: Unofficial Hyperlink Object Security Vulnerability Fix - DirectX9: DirectX 9.0c (October 2006) - kb904706: Hotfix for Vulnerability in DirectShow - q238453: Hotfix for Spoofed Route Pointer Vulnerability - q314941: Hotfix for Vulnerability in Universal Plug 'n' Play - q329048: Hotfix for File Decompression Function Vulnerability - kb816093: Hotfix for Vulnerability in Microsoft Virtual Machine - kb873374: Hotfix for Vulnerability in JPEG Processing - UCrypt9x: Unofficial 128-bit SSL Encryption Security Fixes - kb917344: Hotfix for Vulnerability in Microsoft JScript - TTFext: OpenType Font Shell Extension - q301540: Unofficial fix for bug in Installable File System Manager - q323455: Directory Services Client Update for Windows 98 - OleUp240: OLE Automation Libraries 2.40.4522 update - 98TShoot: Unofficial Windows 98se HTML Help Troubleshooting Fix - RichEd9x: Unofficial Rich Text Edit Controls Update - Unicows: Layer for Unicode version 1.1.3790.0 - UVS6SP6: Unofficial Visual Studio 6.0 SP6 Components Update - NPUpdW98: Unofficial Update for Windows Notepad - FdskFrmt: Unofficial Fix for Windows 98 SE Display Errors with FORMAT & FDISK - 48BITLB2: Unofficial Update for Drives over 137gb (for IBM portables) - kb925672: MSXML 4.0 SP2 Update - qfechkup: the Update Information Tool - q237493: System Date Reflects Changes While Date-Time Tool Is Open - q241052: Hotfix for bug with Password Synchronization - q241084: Hotfix for bug in ACPI S4 Mode with USB Device Connected - q242193: Hotfix for Bug in Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks - q243199: Hotfix for bug in Win98se with NDIS Intermediate Drivers - q249824: Hotfix for VOLTRACK Is Erroneously Unloaded bug - q258680: Hotfix for Bug in Screen Saver Activation While Suspended - q262232: Hotfix for Bug Using Floppy Disks with LS-120 Drives - q272137: Hotfix for bug with Long Filenames and Novell NetWare Server - q272621: Hotfix for bug in Reported Size in Virtual Memory Tab - q310695: Hotfix for DVD Player Program Cannot Access Data bug - q321467: Hotfix for bug in SWENUM.SYS with PortCls devices - ForcASPI: Force ASPI 1.7 - Win982Me: Win98-to-Me by MDGx - msl2tp: Microsoft L2TP/IPSec VPN Client - MMC12: Microsoft Management Console 1.2 - NetFrame: Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 - NetMeet3: Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 - ieak6: Internet Explorer 6 Administration Kit 21:48:12 -- AutoPatcher has finished compiling the report. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Weird thing is SE2ME and Unicows are installed. I'll test it on my real win98 soon.

I agree but the question is THE best game ever made. And there are good games in all categories. Civ is just my personnal favorite, after hesitating (with apples and oranges).