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Sfor

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  1. I've tested the SHELL32.DLL fix from the thead: http://www.msfn.org/board/98_FE_98_SP1_98_...137#entry572137 The results are very promissing. Unluckily, the fix is not working properly with other language Windows version. Apparently the country specific folder names are hard coded into the SHELL32.DLL.
  2. Xplorer2-free is not a solution for me, as it is free for home or educational use, only. In other words it is not completely free. As for the "98 (FE), 98 SP1, 98 SE + ME SHELL32.DLL fix, for Explorer lockups with IE 5.xx/6.xx" thread. There is no Polish language version of this fix. So, I did not tested it, myself. Also, I've readed this thread some time ago. The general feeling was, it is not a 100% reliable solution. ---------------- I've been experimenting with a LiteStep and Dark.Lua theme. It is almost 100% compatible with the standard windows interface. Unfortunatelly it uses Explorer for displaying desktop and file exploration windows. So, the result is even worse than without the LiteStep running (hangs without large file operations, as well).
  3. I would start from reducing the memory installed to 512MB maximum. There is a memory fix in the unofficial service pack. It would be good to install it, if it was not applied, already.
  4. IMO, those sites can go to hell. No site should require a third-party plug-in to be viewed. Perhaps you are right. But, trying to persuade the whole world to do something other way is like changing a direction of a river with a stick. If it is untested, it can't be deemed unstable.If the author says his solution is untested, and possibly unstable, I will not argue. Isn't the same true for Win98? No it is not. Windows 98 reports space taken by folders correctly, while Windows 95 starts from 0 after reaching 4GB mark. Well, true. The Windows 98 works. But there are a few things driving me nuts in it, while Windows 95 just works. And the Explorer freezing after large file related operations is the one I hate the most.
  5. Well. Windows 95 does have some advantages. Now here are the reasons to switch to Windows 98: - No newer Flash Player support. (Some sites do require this plugin) - Very limited USB support. - Problems with LBA 48 hard drives. I know there is a fix, but it is believed to be untested and unstable, still. - Some small nuisances like up to 4 GB file set size couter limit. It is not much, but the LBA48 limitation forced me to switch to Windows 98 a few years ago. Finally the Flash Player problems persuaded me to abandon Windows 95 as an Internet browser platform.
  6. The built in Windows 98 defragmentation utility does not work correctly with partitions exceeding 137GB. The solution is to split the drive to smaller partitions, or to use a third party defragmentation utility.
  7. Well.... If there is no problem, we will think of something.
  8. That's exactly what I was telling. Almost all hard drives can be clipped with the HPA function. According to the ATA specification its an optional feature, but all HDD manufacturers are using it as a standard function, today. Samsung does it as well, but their disk tool software is not maintained as good as others.
  9. There are motherboards unable to detect and use larger disk drives. Partitioning will not solve it. But, a HDD size decrease will.
  10. mobo = motherboard. That's exactly the reason to not to use slang on forums. Slang is not as popular as the english language.
  11. The LBA means Logical Block Adressing. Old disk drives were adressing a particular sector through a Cylinder Head and Sector values. At some point the CHS addresing was unable to cover the large disk drive capacity. Then LBA solved this problem by changing the way a sector is being adressed. The LBA is the way BIOS talks to the HDD. So there is no need for additional software. Windows can use LBA, as well. As for decreasing the capacity of a disk drive. LBA number is used to tell HPA what the capacity should be. So, LBA can not restrict the size of a HDD. It is just a measurement system (like address or size).
  12. this isnt an os problem it is a bios problem, llxx found out this ages ago thats why theres a 48bitlba patch for 95 No. It is not a BIOS problem.Windows 95 does use it's own drivers to access HDD without the BIOS support. In my case the BIOS was working fine with the drive. The DOS was able to work correctly while Windows 95 was doing terrible things with the data structure. HPA (Hardware Protected Area) is the feature used by the disk tools. It's a part of the ATA specification, and it is present in all new disk drives on the market.
  13. I've been using IAA2 with 160GB and 250GB hard drives for quite a time, already. I do not know if the older version works as good as the IAA2.
  14. Sfor

    gdi resource

    How much RAM do you have now? What service pack and autopatcher did you installed? When the GDI resource problem started to appear? Was it right after the installation, or in some other moment?
  15. Sfor

    gdi resource

    But, what caused the problem? Did you copy or delete files, before it happened? Explorer is known to lock resources during large file operations. With IE6 installed the locked resources are not released, and the system becomes unstable. With older IE versions the problem is less annoying, as the resources are released, after a while.
  16. The file is a proper one. It opens properly on Windows 2000. The exact message is: "Wystąpił błąd podczas otwierania pliku". Also. Without a KernelEx update, there is no error message, at all. The file is opened, but the data is damaged (looks like binary).
  17. Well. Not exactly. During my research I found out the LiteStep works quite good. There are no file operations related problems, then. But, not all themes are working with Windows 98. I've been playing with the austerity theme. It works quite good, except for the "find" feature. It is possible to rearrange menu to be more like Windows 98 explorer. It is possible to translate it to other languages, as well. (I did not finished the translating to Polish, however). LiteStep is a good solution, but the interface is quite different from the Explorer style. With a fully operational Explorer like theme, LiteStep would be a very good solution. Why I'm so much concerned about Explorer look and compatibility? Well. People got used to the Explorer. It makes easier to switch between computers, if the user interface is similiar. If I am to change the shell of all computers under my management, I have to consider what users will say.
  18. Well. I played with Total Commander, lately. Looks like it does not use the Explorer for file operations. So, it is possible to evade the file operations related problems by using alternate file managers. Sadly the Total Commander is not a free application. It does have a nagging start screen, as well. But, there could be other file managers. Looks, like not all file managers are a solution. FreeCommander is using Explorer in file operations. So, there is no improvement, in it's casee.
  19. I tried to add .the DOCX support to Office 2000 on Windows 98. But, I failed. Both Office 200 and Windows 98 are Polish language versions. Without KernelEx installed, an attempt to open a .DOCX file gives a binary data in the document. I think there is something wrong with decompressing routine. With KernelEx patch, all I'm getting is an error message. (Error in the file, or something like that (Translation from Polish)) I tried Your procedure on multiple compatibility package versions. The result is always the same. It istalls on Windows 98, but it works on Windows 2000, only.
  20. All problems were gone, when I switched the system shell from Explorer to LiteStep. It is possible to restore the Windows 98 using DOS, only. But, this requires a proper backing up process. If there are no file names with OEM code page untranslatable characters, it is possible to restore the system from DOS using LfnDosMS driver.
  21. With Windows 2000, yes. With Windows 98, no. The /d switch is not supported in Windows 9x.
  22. Interesting, it does work, indeed. It is not possible to change multiple folders arrtibutes with a single command. The DOS does not process folders with wildard based operations. It is necesary to run a separate command for every folder. It is possible to do it in Windows 2000/NT system. But this will require a small batch program. In case of a Windows 9x system a VB script could do it, I think.
  23. SYS command can not change attributes of folders. It works with file attributes, only. In general dos is not able to change attributes of folders, such a possibility came with the Windows GUI. Still, the system attribute of a folder requires disk editor, or some other special application. In order to get a folder with a system attribute set without additional application, the simplest solution would be to make a copy of some other system folder. Luckily, Explorer is able to change a system folder name.
  24. The same patched pack works on Windows 2000, but not on Windows 98. Looks like the decompression part of the DOCX format converter does not work with Windows 98. It would be explanation of the binary data instead of text, I'm receiving on Windows 98. Since the XML is a text format, the only source of binary data is compression. --------------------------- I decided to test the KernelEx update. And the result is different now. So, no binary data, any more. There is an error message instead. DARN!!!
  25. I patched the Office Compatibility Pack 3.0 and installed it on a Windows 98 Office 2000 system. Unfortunately it does not work correctly. The DOCX document opens in the Word, but the result looks like a binary file, or something. I know there were successful attempts with older Office Compatibility Pack versions.
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