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That is true if the balloons are cold, but if they are warmed over a sizzling fire they will zoom into the air. Cheers and Regards

Please provide a link where the program is described and available for download - NOT just a mediafire link. The program also must be free and available without redistribution restrictions. Cheers and Regards

Another option is ANSICON - http://adoxa.3eeweb.com/ansicon/ - and yes there are versions for both x86 and x64. Source is available and it has been updated as recently as June 12, 2012. EDIT: Sorry for the previous post, this is the one that I personally used, not the previous one. But http://www.robvanderwoude.com hardly ever steers you wrong. Cheers and Regards

FWIW, I have used ANSI.COM - http://www.robvanderwoude.com/ansi.php#AnsiCom - to restore the ability to utilize ANSI escape sequences even in Win7. -- (COMMAND.COM was not used) EDIT: - See my next post below - It ends up that I have not used this particular solution, but www.robvanderwoude.com is very reliable. Cheers and Regards

He could have been wanting to do that, if so, probably for nefarious reasons. My "interpretation" of what he was asking was to probably hack the Home Edition text to say BLASH's Special Edition, or whatever. Since you see this done on some warez releases, I've seen screenshots, it also made me assume this was for nefarious reasons. Granted, it could all be purely for his own use, to show off to his mom. Yes, I'm sure it can be done, though the next system update might revert the change. In any case, I don't know how to do it. I've never seen the reason why I should bother to learn since there is no practical legitimate use that I am aware of, but I feel that way about many of the customizations that some people like to do to their computers. Since, in my opinion, there is a greater likelihood of evil intent than good and the OP has been so rude and uncooperative, I wouldn't tell him even if I did know. Cheers and Regards

And still you neither clarify what you meant by "not worked!", nor did you respond to any of the previous answers given since your post #34, nor did you further explain either your problems or what you have tried yourself. In short, you did not respond to anything that I said. On top of that, your last post makes no sense in the English language. Like submix8c, I'm done. Have a nice day. Cheers and Regards

Since your last posted question in post #34 - http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/158158-bluetooth-design-replace/page__view__findpost__p__1010505 - three different people have responded to you - -X-, Tripredacus, and submix8c - all three giving you specific information. To which you responded: Which means what? WHAT didn't work? What exactly did you try? What exactly were the results of your attempts? What kind of response did you expect to "not worked!"? What exactly are you trying to do and why? We are more than happy to help you solve your problem, once we can understand what exactly you are trying to do and we are confident that what you are trying to do is legal. But, we will not do it all for you. If you are not willing, or able, to do some of the work for yourself and provide feedback when asked specific questions, then I'm sure you will very quickly find yourself on your own, if you are not already. Insulting the people who take the time to respond to your posts, even if you don't like the response, is not a way to make friends and influence people. Have a nice day. Cheers and Regards

So? [Just figured I'd give back just as much info as you supplied) Cheers and Regards

I would suspect this is the issue. There are usually options for everywhere from 100% all the time, to temperature monitoring settings that allow you to set a minimum speed that is then ramped up when the temp rises over a threshold. There are also sometimes power settings in the OS that could be effecting things as well. Cheers and Regards

And balloons! But no dirigibles.

Very, Very Cool, Larry! It really showcases a lot of the different treatments you have learned how to apply to an image since you've been playing with animated gifs. I really like the blue flame "halo". And you are right - the animated brightness highlight is nice and subtle. I'm honored that you chose my avatar to demo your continually growing skills. Keep up the great work! Cheers and Regards my friend

(3) Unlikely to work as stated above. (4) If the XP SP2 CD is x64 while the PC is "running Windows XP Pro SP3 x86" this is also unlikely to work. If the XP SP2 CD is x86 then hopefully Kel's example winnt.sif will help shed some light on the problem. Sorry if I have misunderstood anything. Cheers and Regards

What does that have to do with what you quoted? You are not making any sense at all that I can tell. Can you give several examples of what you want? Maybe one of them will make sense. I assume your first language is not English. Can you get a friend who does speak English to help you explain yourself better? Or will you tell us what languages you speak? Maybe someone here also speaks that language and can help translate. Cheers and Regards

No one asked my opinion, but... I, like many others I believe, haven't used Win9x in a long time. But I admire the tenacity of those who are willing to put forth the effort to beat it into shape to work with both older and newer hardware and software and I hope this project will continue. It's nice to have an extra tool in your toolbox "just in case". It gives folks an option that they might not have otherwise. And I guess "option" has become the key word here lately. I definitely understand PROBLEMCHYLD's frustration. Some prefer a system as close to the original versions of either Win95, Win98, or ME as possible, just updated. They want to maintain the original look of whichever OS they like. And those versions are all different enough to matter to those that have a preference. Some have older hardware they want/need to utilize while others want to run on as modern equipment that they can find and afford. And darn those equipment manufacturers, they haven't maintained/created 9x drivers, or worse, some seem to be incompatible with others - USB and ASPI being two that have been mentioned here lately. Some want the minimal amount of things added or changed, some want things removed to emphasize speed for gaming or whatever, and some want the most functionality they can get in one package. Some want the convenience of as few pieces to have to install as possible, while others want the flexibility of being able to fine tune their install based on hardware or software circumstances or needs. And then there are folks, like me, who want it all - the Swiss army knife approach. We want ease of installation with the most power and capability we can get with the fewest amount of steps required. What can I say? We're lazy, too. LOL So we want a SP with as many things crammed into it that we can possibly get if there is even a remote chance we will ever use it, and we want it to enable us to use as many 3rd party apps that can possibly run on Win9x, and we want it to look good too. And be fast, and secure, and small, and run on any hardware that exists, etc, etc. And we're cheap, so we want it to be free, and available right now, and with full support and hand holding to get it to work. And we want to put in new requests when we think of something or read about somebody else having something and have those requests filled in a reasonable time period - a day or two should be plenty. And we're reasonable people. In order to accommodate those who have different needs than we do, it is perfectly alright to just make everything an option. That way it will work for everyone! In other words, a totally impossible task for ANYONE to ever do even if they had unlimited time, funds, and knowledge. So that just ain't happening, and we know it. Well, rloew and a few others might have achieved that resulting system, but not in one single SP. A few people, not enough, praise the work that has been done by PROBLEMCHYLD and encourage him, maybe even helping out with code, links, info, or just testing on their own system and providing feedback. Some just ask for more, some nicely with justification, examples, links, etc, and some rudely, complaining, belittling, whining, etc. Many, unfortunately, say nothing, just watching to see what happens. Either they don't want to be a bother if someone else has already mentioned what they were thinking about, they don't want to make anybody mad, they don't want to look foolish themselves, they don't know what they want, or they just don't have a strong opinion either way so they will go along with the majority because the majority must know what the best thing is, right? It is very obvious to all of us that there is absolutely no possible way to satisfy all of the folks described above and make them all happy bunnies. No way. No how. Ain't happening. Never. So what to do? I believe Gape began this project in the spirit of continuing what MS had been doing as far as releasing Service Packs - fixing bugs and occasionally adding features. Some people appreciated some of the extra features that were added, they would have added them anyway so this made it more convenient, while others thought it was getting away from the "pure" SP approach. So Gape couldn't please everybody either, but I don't remember many options available in his version. As PROBLEMCHYLD took up the torch, after it had lain dormant for a long time with no one else volunteering, and he added more features, that pleased one set of folks while making it less likely to be used by others - a bigger set of unhappy bunnies. But, admit it, the user base for this has gotten smaller as well, and more specialized. Win98 no longer is a factor for the average computer user. Some of our forum readers were in diapers when Win98 came out originally. I remember that PROBLEMCHYLD asked for opinions and requests for what should be added from the beginning of his involvement. There was a lot of give and take early on, but as SP3 progressed from 3.1 to the present 3.6, PROBLEMCHYLD has been trying to "finalize" his pack. After all, Win98 isn't going to change anymore, so other than an occasional bugfix, or an enhancement if anyone figures out how to add something to it from Win2K or XP, or it is decided to add another feature or function, it seems like it should be able to be finalized. So I'm sure some of the recent requests for changes caught PROBLEMCHYLD somewhat off guard. Why the requests weren't brought up earlier, or by others, I don't know. I, like jaclaz, thought that the request by jds was reasonable and made politely and with concrete examples as to why. That was jds's right to do so. PROBLEMCHYLD declined, as was his right as well. He probably should have been a little more tactful in his refusal, but he might have been having a bad day, and like I said, it seemed like it caught him off guard. Since then, people have chimed in on both sides of the argument, but the discussion has been reduced to "name calling" type arguments by both sides, and as submix8c has said, I hope both sides will just hush, drop back, and start over calmly and respectfully. Most of the folks involved in the latest part of this thread have contributed to this project in one way or another over the years, if in no other way than providing constructive input or feedback so we all deserve a better class of discussion than what this has turned into. Both sides should treat the other with the same respect that they wish to be treated. I hope we can turn this around. Where do we go from here? This is PROBLEMCHYLD's project. He can do with it whatever he wants, in any way he wants, on whatever schedule he wants, with whatever distribution method he wants. PERIOD. He has asked for input. Until he decides that he no longer wants any input, anyone that has any requests or opinions should state them clearly and respectfully with as much documentation and justification as possible and I'm sure that PROBLEMCHYLD will carefully consider them. EVERYONE who agrees with the request, especially if they can add any information, should also do so respectfully. If you disagree with a request or opinion you should post that as well, along with reasons why. That way PROBLEMCHYLD can get a better feel for how widespread an issue truly is. No this isn't a popularity contest, but if PROBLEMCHYLD wants to make his SP useful for the largest group possible he needs this type of feedback. If something can be made into an option he might consider that, but options increase the complexity of the pack and he is only one guy. If anyone can help implement an option, or provide examples of other places it has been done, assist in testing, debugging, or in any other way, perhaps even a donation, I'm sure he would welcome the help. If PROBLEMCHYLD decides he no longer wants any input, then he should state that and we must respect that. It is still OK to let him know about issues your particular hardware or software has with the SP, or even make a request, but if he says that it is going to stay like it is he does not have to give any reason why, we just need to drop the request. He could also just ignore the post, but I hope he will at least acknowledge it, even if he just politely says no. Either way, we all must participate in this project. If you read the thread, then post and say something. Positive or negative (respectfully), but say SOMETHING! PROBLEMCHYLD, or any creator of any product, cannot operate in a vacuum and be expected to turn out a product that meets anyone's needs but his own. I agree with rloew that I think it will be better if PROBLEMCHYLD does not limit distribution of his SP. Even if he only cared about his own use for the pack, feedback from others could help find bugs that he might otherwise have missed. Also, the Win9x community is shrinking so much that it needs all the help from as many people as it can get. The user base is shrinking so much that rloew's point of the possibility of multiple versions of the pack being created as a result of the limited distribution of the SP would probably not happen. Instead, I think it is more likely that more people would either not be able to put together a working system or decide it just wasn't worth the trouble and the Win 9x community would shrink even further even faster. Not that it matters, and maybe a little OT, but for comparison, we could look at a couple of projects that are being done for other versions of Windows. tomasz86 is doing work toward a SP for Win2K. Up until now he has been doing it in several pieces with the eventual goal of combining it into one. I'm sure that will also please one group while alienating another that would prefer the pieces be kept separate, but we'll see. He is also just one guy doing this, but BlackWingCat and Wild Bill are both doing kernel extension work and Bristols and others provide and update information regarding hotfixes. acus helps repack XP hotfixes for Win2K use and there are several folks that help with testing and feedback. HFSLIP can still be used to slipstream and update Win2K with the SP pieces and individual hotfixes. Overall, tomasz86 has a fair amount of support, and a presence on several forums. XP has many, many options for updating and modification. Two different update packs are available with different approaches, a "minimalist" approach by user_hidden, and an "AIO" approach by OnePiece. Several different tools can be used, including nLite, RVMi, HFSLIP, along with other update scripts, with many forums available with feedback, advice and support. The level of support is legion. PROBLEMCHYLD is just one guy and is only here, AFAIK. Anyone that wants Win9x to continue for whatever reason should support whoever is willing to do any work at all toward this goal in anyway that you can. Sorry, I didn't mean to carry on quite this long. .-::[/End of Rant]::-. Cheers and Regards

So, as has been said several times in this thread, and echoed in the most recent link Kel posted, if the OP slipped SP2 while in Win7, that very likely could have caused his problem. The integration will appear to have succeeded, but the product key will not be accepted when the OS is actually installed. To eliminate this possibility, the integration, and any use of nLite, needs to occur under XP, either within a VM or on an actual XP install. The OP might want to try this and see if it indeed solves all his current problems. Cheers and Regards

Yes - Google would have answered your question with pages full of links with exactly that search term that you pasted above. Please do some very basic searches on your own. We are more than happy to help you learn, but if we always have to do it for you, you will very quickly find yourself ignored. Cheers and Regards

Sorry, Tripredacus. Yes, TheWiz, you will also have to just provide links to MS for the hotfixes so that folks can download them directly from MS themselves if you wish links to your site from MSFN. Cheers and Regards

I just downloaded both AMD64 and I386 versions of ABE directly from MS - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17510 using SRWare Iron. No problems. Cheers and Regards

AHH! I think I understand now. Was this the problem Tripredacus? Sorry, TheWiz, I know you are trying to do a service to provide pieces of the AIK so folks don't have to download 2GB, but even though the AIK is offered by MS for free, MSFN does not allow you to provide pieces of it through a non-MS approved site. Each user must download the file directly from MS themselves. If you provide a subset of the MS file on your site, or even a link to it, MSFN will consider that warez - part of a copyrighted work from an unapproved source. Even though it is free, it is still copyrighted. However, somewhere here on MSFN is a thread that I think might solve your problem. There is a script that has been created that allows the user to only download a small piece of a much larger file from MS. Can some kind mod or user with better memory/search skills than I point us to what I think I remember, and explain if that script might can do for TheWiz what I think it can, or perhaps provide an alternate solution to his problem? Cheers and Regards

Sent you a new bunch of icons PROBLEMCHYLD. Cheers and Regards

@Tripredacus, I'm afraid I also am not clear what the illegal content is on the OP's website. I perfectly understand the care that MSFN takes with questionable links, and that is fine, good in fact, but in this case I'm not clear what exactly you were concerned about. If we are going to help others abide by the rules here, we need to understand exactly what those rules are and what breaks them. I'm really not trying to be argumentative, I'd just like to understand. If you saw something that tomasz86 and I missed, we would appreciate you pointing it out to us so that we can help you catch objectionable posts in the future. It is in all of our best interest to be equally vigilant. If it's more appropriate, feel free to edit or delete this post and respond via PM. Just trying to help. Respectfully, Cheers and Regards

Seems like it was probably a spam bot. Cheers and Regards

While this has sometimes worked for some people, there are just too many possible ways this can go horribly wrong. Hence it is almost always recommended to start from scratch with a fresh, clean, "virgin", official source and run nLite once with everything you wish to do on it. (The exception to this is running nLite to slipstream SP3 onto an earlier official source is usually a safe stand-alone step.) The method described above is one of the proven ways to make sure you end up with all the required updates you need in order to end up with an updated OS. Cheers and Regards

Larry, I think your enjoyment of simultaneous HarpTwin songs will increase at least linearly with as many as will fit on your screen ... as long as you have the sound turned off. LOL Enjoy! Cheers and Regards

submix already gave you some info on (3) in post #3 above. Cheers and Regards