LoneCrusader

NUSB (version linked is not the newest but it will handle everything), Direct X 9.0c, IE 6 SP1, WMP7 (or WMP9, or even MDGx's Unofficial WMP10, depends on your preference). Firefox 2.0.0.20, Adobe Flash Player 9.0.289.0, Java 6 Update 7 (right click to save). Also take a look at the Adblock Plus, PlainOldFavorites, and User Agent Switcher addons for Firefox. You will probably have to search older versions of those, especially Adblock Plus, to get one that works with FF2. I don't use any AV software myself, but other members here can advise you better than I can on that issue.

No, the HTML documents are just for reference. Have you checked the BIOS settings to verify that the onboard sound, etc is all turned on? Have you already added the other sound card? If so, you should remove it for this... Also if the onboard sound was turned on during your Win98 install, you may have to remove any "unknown devices" from the Device Manager in order for it to be redetected.

Now, after Multi-Quoting myself ... I present another quote from a well-informed member that all of us have somehow overlooked. In the event I have the opportinity to verify this or my earlier guess, I will just update this post with the answer to my original question. Not yet and no plans either ... If my mind is not too hazy, I believe the last that works on w95 out-of-the-box would be 61.76 but that was many moons ago the last I tested ... If I'm not mistaken above 66.94 has cpl api issues ... Apparently ..... but highly probable only the driver sub-system will still work if at all ... The highest that I got to work properly on w95 was 77.72 ... driver sub-system (VxDs) will work fine but certain modules like control panel uses win98 api and those need patching ... However, I do believe 82.69 will also work if we remove cpl modules ... Rgds EDIT: The last version of nVidia drivers FULLY compatible with Windows 95 is version 56.64. Later driver versions (actual display driver itself) including the final 81.98 work but have errors with the nVidia Control Panel.

According to this page, the last 9x drivers have "Support for the GeForce 6 series GPUs" As for the rest of your question, I'm not experienced with nVidia, so maybe someone else can help you.

No problem. But you should have the option somewhere to choose other Operating Systems besides XP... At any rate, the links jaclaz gave will provide the correct packages as well. The only advantage to using the Service Tag over the general download page is that using the Service Tag will filter out packages that do not apply to your machine. For example, sometimes Dell may have produced the same model of computer but used different Video Card manufacturers in some of them, so the general Downloads for that model will give you both video driver packages, while the Service Tag option will only give you the ones for your specific machine.

Now we can have a war about who is "die-hardest!"

Somewhere on the machine there will be a sticker with a letter/number code on it. Usually it is even labeled "Service Tag." This is a unique identifier for each machine. When you enter it at Dell's support site, it will automatically give you all of the downloads for that particular machine. See these: (I know your machine is older and will look different. ) If the sticker is missing, then it is usually encoded in the BIOS as well and can be read at the top of the screen there.

For this one you should be able to go to Dell's website and enter the machine's Service Tag number. I haven't used Dell's site for a machine that old in a very long time though... I actually have a friend who used to use that same machine. I have all of the drivers for it archived somewhere. If you can't get what you need from Dell with the Service Tag, then I'll see if I can find them.

We're just poking fun at one another. There was never a "war" over it, but I once took exception to being "encouraged" to use it along with some other tools I did not care for. Agreed 100%.

Yep. And MSCDEX has yet to fail me, so still I plan to keep it.

Well, I don't see how you can say there is no "disagreement" when we still each recommend the opposite program. However I do agree there is no reason to debate it. But since you "quoted for the record," so must I.

It's not that simple. The old "Dial-Up Networking" updates for Windows 9x contained updates for all "networking" functions in general. So one should install these whether you use dial-up or not.

All those files are included as part of the Dial Up Networking 1.4 Package. You seem to have an inordinate amount of trouble getting these updates to find themselves. Seriously though, I don't know why the installer can't manage to find them itself. Try the advice I gave earlier (below), if that doesn't work, use 7-Zip or whatever to unpack the dun14-95.exe package and you will find those files inside msdun.cab.

It's probably been updated since dencorso made that post. The new version should be fine. You actually do not NEED that file. MSCDEX.EXE is provided with Windows and should work for your CDROM. There is some disagreement about MSCDEX vs. SHSUCDX among myself, dencorso, and jaclaz. I prefer to use MSCDEX, they prefer SHSUCDX. But either will work for your project, so it's for you to decide.

Sounds like a hardware issue, rather than a software issue since neither NUSB or USP3 are making any difference. Check in your BIOS settings and be sure that no USB devices settings are disabled. Also be sure that when you first connect a header to the onboard ports that you do not have anything plugged into the header. Do a reboot after connecting the header and before you attempt to connect anything to it.

The more the merrier. Thanks!

Still getting these various errors, and they are getting more frequent...

You mean... like this? Yeah something to that effect.. lol. Thanks! Although from a quick glance it seems to be "long on the Vista/XP/2K files, short on the 9x files." I will investigate further as soon as I can find the time. I will have to "decode" some of the file names, looks much messier than the nVidia packages.

Probably this depends heavily on the system configuration where it is used, and how "old" the card is... note that M()zart is referring to performance of the older official driver version vs. a newer unofficial driver version for an "older" card. Personally, I see no reason (other than a bugfix of some sort) to use a later unofficial driver with a card that was already officially supported... I would only use the unofficial driver if it added support for a card which isn't supported by the official release. But, different strokes for different folks. I just finished archiving all of the packages and documentation from the nVidia page I linked. You don't happen to know of any such repositories for ATI Radeon driver packages, do you?

I don't think you would need to go back that far to find a 95 compatible driver package. Windows 95 OSR2.x was supported by most drivers even after the official end of Microsoft support (12/31/01). Granted, not nearly as long as 98SE and ME, but it's not like one would have to go all the way back to 1997 to find compatible drivers. If this page is a reliable source, it looks like the place to begin is 66.94. (Noted this version specifically says "95/98/Me" whereas later versions say "9x/Me.")

I think (hope? ) that one would not have to go back that far, but it is always a possibility. I would run such experiments myself, but I would have to disassemble and/or modify existing machines to do it. I don't have any extra nVidia cards lying around, and for that matter only have 2 in my whole arsenal. Maybe if no one knows then I will find time to investigate someday...

Quotes from another thread, but my question fits better here. Both the 82.69 and the 81.98 drivers do not work OK with a a GeForce 2 MX (I shoulld know... I use an MX 400). You can get the 77.72 and/or even earlier drivers either here or here. Regarding nVidia drivers - does anyone know which package version was the last to be 100% compatible with Windows 95 OSR2.x? By 100% compatible I mean a version where the nVidia Control Panel still worked as well.

So it would have to be run from a floppy? A floppy would work, provided there is enough room on the floppy for the files it will create. Better to just run it from the HDD as I suggested before.

Get a full IE 5.5 SP2 package from here. Official WMP 7.1 (mp71.exe) will not install on 95. MDGx had an unofficial version that fixed this, but it has vanished from his site. I have it archived on another machine but not here. Go here to get version 7.0, which will complain, but install anyway. Not sure about the Winsock2 issue. Never had problems with it...

Probably springs from this post and my responses.