LoneCrusader

Oh no! It's doing it again!

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zShare seems to have deleted by original ZIP. Oh well. Here it is again. IE6SP1 Full Package No. You need the .MSI I already linked. Right click - Save As.

Have you tried using Vista drivers (if they exist) or XP drivers? Not me, I'll use Linux first!

If you can download drivers for Windows 9x for a board, that's really all you need. If you want something that is natively supported by Windows 9x without having to download drivers, youre going to have to go waaayy back... CPU speed is not an issue. Windows 95 and Windows 98FE were affected by a processor clock speed bug at 2.1GHz, but both of these issues have long been solved. Microsoft issued a HotFix for 98FE that fixes the problem, and 95 is solved by FIX95CPU. Windows 98SE and ME are not affected. The computer you refer to is/was terrible for two reasons - Celeron is garbage. Get rid of it and use a P4 chip. Also 512MB of RAM is just not enough for modern machines, especially if you use them for everyday computing tasks. I use Intel 845/865/875 boards + P4 processors for all of my 9x machines and have never had any issues. Also - last ATI AGP graphics cards supported under 9x are the x800/x850 series. Not sure about nVidia, but others here can help with that.

You know, if everyone follows this *flawed* logic, there will soon be none of these left to pick up either...

Hmm... I wonder if they are also "backwards compatible" to USB 1.1 ports?

i875. It's just that there seem to be very few boards actually using this chipset. But I can verify that the Intel D875PBZ (the REAL Intel version, NOT the "WASP" ones used by OEM's, they seem to be unpredictable) works 100% with 98SE. (Note that the D875PBZ does not have integrated sound, which I thought was very odd for a "modern" motherboard. ) Searching for i865 boards will give a much wider range of choices though.

Cross-posting here and in the NUSB thread. Due to the repeated problems some users with VIA Chipsets are having, I have created an automated installer for the VIA USB 2.0 Driver Stack. This can be used to replace the Microsoft Windows 2000 files installed by NUSB and the Unofficial Service Pack on systems that have VIA chipsets and have problems using the Microsoft files. This package supports the /Q:A and /R:N syntax for silent or scripted installations. It will overwrite the Microsoft files installed by NUSB in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS and C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS without prompting. This package is intended for use with NUSB and the USP ONLY. It does NOT provide an INF file, and can NOT be uninstalled. To restore the Microsoft files, you must re-add them manually, or reinstall NUSB/USP. ONLY USE THIS PACKAGE IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE MICROSOFT DRIVERS! VIAUSB2.ZIP - 180.7 Kb

Cross-posting here and in the U98SESP3 thread. Due to the repeated problems some users with VIA Chipsets are having, I have created an automated installer for the VIA USB 2.0 Driver Stack. This can be used to replace the Microsoft Windows 2000 files installed by NUSB and the Unofficial Service Pack on systems that have VIA chipsets and have problems using the Microsoft files. This package supports the /Q:A and /R:N syntax for silent or scripted installations. It will overwrite the Microsoft files installed by NUSB in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS and C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS without prompting. This package is intended for use with NUSB and the USP ONLY. It does NOT provide an INF file, and can NOT be uninstalled. To restore the Microsoft files, you must re-add them manually, or reinstall NUSB/USP. ONLY USE THIS PACKAGE IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE MICROSOFT DRIVERS! VIAUSB2.ZIP - 180.7 Kb

Now I feel like a fool but I never expected to find a 95 RTM HotFix on the 95C CD... Who knows, it's Microsoft after all. I figured you or jaclaz would turn it up about the time the rest of us had given up...

I found it. Turns out that particular version is actually buried in a folder on the 95 OSR 2.5 CDROM... in the same folder with a copy of the newer REMIDEUP.EXE. So it may actually have never been in REMIDEUP.EXE at all, even though the various KB articles linked with REMIDEUP.EXE refer to version 4.00.956. Thanks for the help!

It seems to be version 4.00.954 rather than 956 But it's definitely a big step in the right direction. At least it is in the RTM .95x codebase rather than the OSR2 .111x one.

Yes, I think I already ended up with 7 copies of that one. Problem is that version is completely useless, unless the included VOLTRACK.VXD is the last version for 95 RTM. MS apparently issued 1116 for RTM and OSR2, but it does not solve the "Windows Protection Error" on fast CPUs. 1118 was issued for this, once again in packages for both RTM (FLOPUPD5.EXE) and OSR2 (AMDK6UPD.EXE). However, while 1118 and the final 1119 work fine on OSR2, they cause crashes on 95 RTM. EDIT: Incorrect information struck through. 1119 and 1119 work on 95 RTM.

It contains ESDI_506.PDR version 4.00.1112. EDIT: Ugh, who knows how many "updates" REMIDEUP.EXE has gone through. :wacko: This is an earlier copy of a KB article about it. With a different KB number, and references to even earlier versions for 95 RTM, but still listing the 1116 version.

No problem. I have a VM specifically for that. Thanks for the link, on my way to get it and investigate.

Yikes... Even this old copy of the MSKB article references the version I need, but then proceeds to claim the package contains 1116.

Time to resurrect this thread. I'm searching for a specific HotFix file for Windows 95 RTM, ESDI_506.PDR version 4.00.956. It was part of the original REMIDEUP.EXE (and possibly other packages) before it was later edited to include ESDI_506.PDR version 4.00.1116 instead. Anyone out there happen to have this?

I can download the 98FE version without problems. The 98SE version loops back to the page jaclaz linked. This is under XP using FF 3.6.27. Spoofing the User Agent to garbage has no effect.

IMMC WIN98SE - Don't know what this is offhand? MICROSOFT PLUS 98! - I always add this to my systems, just be sure not to install the old McAfee Antivirus that is included in it. (I also don't add the "compressed folders" extension because I use WinRAR, but it's up to you.) MSAA20_RDK WIN98SE - Should be OK, never used it. MSBCKUP 98SE - Should be OK, never used it AVIRA NTFS FOR DOS_H98SE - Paragon NTFS may be a better choice... RP9 98SE - Personal choice. I don't use it. SYSPLG98 - Not needed. Already in NUSB. USB20DRV 98SE - DO NOT! I repeat DO NOT! Install this. NUSB covers this and this package is buggy.

hmmm never get to the page where it actually downloads. Am I clicking the wrong links? Don't know what's going on there. I'm getting the same loop. You can get NUSB from here as well. It's really funny when USB device manufacturers start distributing NUSB as a driver for one of their products from their official website...

As I mentioned in the other thread, MDGx hasn't been answering my messages for over a year. I've sent about 4 emails over that span, and all have gone unanswered. Entire portions of the site; the /spx directory, (other parts linked from the bottom of one of the pages you linked ), and who knows what else have simply vanished, and I don't think we should "expect" it to get fixed at this point.

You're not alone if those "RAM tweaks" for Windows 9x above 512MB given here and elsewhere didn't work for you. They have never worked for me either. I purchased RLoew's RAM Limitation Patch, and have never looked back.

OK. That's finally solved.

Wow, I don't know how I missed that, given the current state of things and my current project. I guess it just goes to show how much we depend on MDGx's site, without even thinking about it. I retrieved most of those links from there, except my own link for Flash Player.