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Is there any way of fooling Windows 98 to let me install the Adobe Flash Player 10 as I need this in order to play some streams.

Hi lightning slinger, Actually I already have that version on my computer, and I can concur what you say about the time it takes to load, I do have those sections ticked too. By the way, which anti virus do you use, and more importantly, which one after we lose Avast support for 4.8. The only AV I can see is ClamWin, but it's only an on-demand scanner.

Anyone have a free easy to use program that will check my 98 system for Malware? I ask as recently my CD Rom drive opens and shuts for no reason, and I have read that it could be Malware that is causing this. Thanks

Cheers mate.

Dear herbalist, Thank you for your help, actually it was my own fault why it wouldn't accept to burn wave, I had replaced a driver and never backed the original one up. It works fine now. I will certainly keep your advice to hand. Thanks again.

Anyone know of a free simple program that will let me burn a WAVE file to CD as audio? My Nero version will not allow the burning of wave files period. Regards

Is 7 out in the UK yet?

I appreciate your short reply, but the question was directed at BenoitRen, and I still would like to hear his answer.

I take it you go on-line, so you just don't bother with AV protection, and just take a chance that you don't get a virus? Sorry for asking, but it's that I may be doing something similar, and I want to know what it's like from someone that doesn't use an anti-virus program, but that still goes on the internet to browse etc. You use 95 right? I get slated on other forums for using 98. but I do so for the stability and ease of use.

Dear Mod, Could my opening post be moved to that thread please? Thanks

I know this has been talked about by many forums, but as Avast are very near to releasing their new Avast 5 and will eventually drop support to 95/98 and ME. As there aren't many anti virus real time programs available now for those older operating systems I am now concerned for users that want to keep using their system as to what they will use in this instance once they can no longer use Avast that is. I have been informed that they intent to keep Avast 4.8 running for this year anyway, beyond this they don't know, or perhaps they just don't want to say at this time. Unless you have any other ideas I would be interested to hear them. The time to be thinking about this is now, as we may not have that long come December. I will start off by listing ClamWin which will apparently support 95/98/ME but unfortunately it is a resident program and not real time, but at this point in time beggars can't be choosers it would appear. Also SAS superantispyware, again the free version not real-time, but a very good scanner for spyware cookies etc. Please list as many types of programs, whether it be anti virus real time or resident, and spyware and Malware progs again real time or resident that you know will work and be supported for the older systems, this will help our community and hopefully keep those systems alive. Many thanks in advance.

I see you use windows 95, can I ask what you intend do do when Avast eventually drops support?

Did what for a reason? Dropped 9x, and without even adding .zipx browsing! jaclaz Yeah, but who?

Did what for a reason?

That's good then, and I have also asked Igor so we will see what he thinks.

Done.

Will there be anything on here if and when 7-zip has been upgraded to be compatible with .zipx files?

See how you tie the implementation of the zipx spec to possible incompatibilty. This does not make sense. The only data file format that could be incompatible with 9x I can think of would be a format whose spec specifies that the filesize must be at minimum bigger than the maximum file size a 9x system can handle. Other than that I can't see anything that would make a data file format intrinsically incompatible with the given system. But we are not talking about the file format not being compatible, it's the actual program itself when and if this guy upgrades it. Let me supply an example of what I am trying to say to you. At the moment Avast supports windows 98, right, but very soon they will be upgrading it to Avast 5, and I know for a fact that it will not be compatible with windows 98. So if we take this on the same ground as the 7-Zip program, and when it's been upgraded then perhaps this will fall into the same category. Of course I am aware that Igor may just make it compatible with windows 98 as before, but my worry was and is that it wont be compatible.

I am not trying to make any point. You made a question (pretty much conjectural BTW and IMHO ): The only known fact is that Igor Pavlov is aware of the problem and that he may add support to the .zipx format, as per given links, I guess that if and when this will happen, then we will see if support to Windows 98 will be kept. As said, my personal advice if you are interested in such features, would be to post on the 7-zip Forum saying so. jaclaz Because if igor makes 7-zip compatible with .zipx then the new update may not support windows 98, and that was the point I was trying to make.

I don't see why it shouldn't. Currently 7-zip: http://www.7-zip.org/ jaclaz I don't know why you posted this again, we do know that 7-zip works for windows 98, but it don't work for the new zip format .zipx, so I don't see the point you are trying to make.

Things appear to be in the works : http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=7488010 http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=7498208 http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=7488138 http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=7488238 I guess one should give Igor Pavlov some time, the specs are public: http://www.winzip.com/comp_info.htm You may want to issue on the said Sourceforge thread a request, so that the importance of adding the format to 7-zip is notified to to Igor. jaclaz Yeah, but will he support windows 98?

Yeah, but the problem will be that when winrar starts to support it we won't be supported by that either. It does look like we are going to be forced to upgrade 98 eventually doesn't it.

Nope, it says Unsupported compression method.

As some people are now using the latest winzip that uses smaller files when extracting, this is now causing a problem for users like myself that are unable to extract these files with their current extraction programs such as Winrar, and Winrar 8. I fear that we are going to miss out, and wondered if there was an alternative? This post concerns files that have the .zipx extention. Any ideas folks?

Mijzelf, Where will I find a USB2 controller? is this similar like when I added an ethernet card to my motherboard? thydreamwalker, Do you know if you do indeed have a USB2 controller?