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Have not had a lot of time to explore its capabilities, but recently-released freeware audio editor OcenAudio version 2.0.1 build 5882 (2014-Mar-07) installed ok and loads/plays/saves sound files on my W98SE+USP3x+KEx system. http://www.ocenaudio.com.br/ Needed to set "Windows XP SP2" compatability on installer, but "Default" seems ok on actual editor. (Site says "Windows XP SP2 or higher".) Haven't seen it mentioned here on MSFN. Looks impressive. An alternative to Audacity? (Which is also running ok on my system.) - Doug B.

> VideoLAN Forums: A solution for Windows 9x/ME users Thanks for that link. Interesting to read thru the history. Here's what the developer said there: > Re: A solution for Windows 9x/ME users > Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf Thu Feb 13, 2014 12:55 pm > > Newer gcc in 2.1.3 Hey now... that wasn't a solution! So i guess VLC is done for under Win9x? Unless somebody knows of a general fix for new gcc-compiled executables. - Doug B.

Ok then -- verified. So how open is the VLC development team to feedback from the Win9x community? (I know they don't officially support it, but iirc, back when an older version stopped working under KEx, someone contacted them, and lo and behold, they fixed it!) Just wondering.... - Doug B.

Yikes -- more bad news. New VLC media player 2.1.3 (2014-Feb-05) crashes in my Win98SE + KEx: VLC caused an invalid page fault in module LIBVLCCORE.DLL This was the executable from the .zip version. Running the .exe installer gave: VLC-CACHE-GEN caused an invalid page fault in module LIBVLCCORE.DLL The installer continued after this error, but whern the VLC executable ran, it produced the first error message above. http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.1.3/ - Doug B.

>>> resource conflict with "Motherboard Resources". >> Have you tried disabling ACPI in BIOS? >> Disabling Plus-and-Play in BIOS? > I have none of those BIOS options I first encountered similar problems when trying to install a video card on a Dell system where PnP/ACPI could not be disabled -- it gave me resource conflicts. Try to reinstall Windows with the following command line: SETUP /p i It's worked like a charm for me and others on this forum... maybe it will work for you. Let us know. - Doug B.

When i excise IE6 from my Win98SE, i use IEradicator: http://www.litepc.com/ieradicator.html and my WMP9 is always ok (altho i hardly ever use it -- better media players around). It did delete a couple of .DLLs that other programs have needed, but they were easily re-installed. VLC contains its own codecs, so that's why it can play your file. To play .WMA and .WMV files, try installing this pack of MS codecs (be sure to get the Win98 version): http://www.codecguide.com/windows_media_codecs.htm I don't think it will help with the interface problems though. (I'm assuming you already tried to re-install WMP.) - Doug B.

Apologize if i'm hijacking this topic (and i liked Notepad as well, for it's clean, simple, fast interface/behavior). But to me, the whole 64k/Wordpad issue just felt awfully kludgy, even with fixes. (After all, Wordpad isn't Notepad -- it's a primitive MS Word!) And i began to feel restircted in what i could do with Notepad -- i began wishing for a bit more functionality. So looking for a small, fast, general-purpose, increased-capability but not-overwhelming alternative, i found Win32pad: http://www.gena01.com/win32pad/ - Executable size: 55k (not that it matters all that much). - All Notepad menu items & shortcut keys (a few in different places). - Additional features/functions (including "Redo"). - Appearance very similar to Notepad (can be customized). - No 64k filesize limit (filesize limit is available memory). - Freeware. - Download as .exe installer or .zip archive. Note: Requires a few dependency .dlls (available on download page) if not already on your system. If desired, rename "Win32pad.exe" to "Notepad.exe" and copy to Windows\ folder like i did. Edit: Also copy "win32pad.hlp" and "win32pad.cnt" to the Windows\Help\ folder -- no need to rename these files. I've never looked back.... - Doug B.

Well, it seems my post (above) was short lived.... It looks like the last version of Redxii's "MPlayer-for-Windows" that works under Win9x was svn-r36563 (2014-Jan-01). The next build, svn-r36568 (2014-Jan-05), crashes with an invalid page fault (as does the next). So now i don't know of any current-ongoing builds of *raw* MPlayer (mplayer.exe) that work under 9x. Here's redxii's archive: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mplayerwin/files/MPlayer-MEncoder/ - Doug B.

VLC v2.1.2 runs on my 98SE+KernelEx system (with default compatability) as well. My MSVCRT.dll is v7.10.7031.4 from U98SESP3. You don't have to bother with the VLC .exe installer if you get the .ZIP download: http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/ - Doug B.

For general reference, here is a diagram of AGP cards and slots: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGP_slot#Compatibility The article addresses some "gotcha's". - Doug B.

Also, version 0.98 has been released: http://www.clamwin.com/ - Doug B.

Ok, i'll join in with some feedback too! I'm typing this with Pale Moon v3.6.32 (a Win-optimized FF fork). To reply, i have to "Temporarily allow all this page" with NoScript (a FF add-on), which makes this site significantly-more sluggish, but still do-able. (With NoScript fully engaged, *reading* this site is just a bit sluggish.) It does seem, however, that each time this site's software changes (upgraded?), it becomes more sluggish and harder to use for us Win9x folks. Just something i've noticed.... - Doug B.

FLAC, MP3, WAV, WV, WMA all playing ok for me. I'm using the portable/zip version of VLC 2.1.0. For MSVCRT.DLL, i have v7.10.7031.4 copied over to MSVCRT.DLL in the Windows\System\ folder. Here's the VLC on-site URL for the portable (.zip) download: http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/ Have you tried setting VLC to run at a higher priority in Tools > Preferences? - Doug B.

I don't know anything about that m/b, but you might give a try to Pale Moon 3.6.32: http://www.palemoon.org/archived.shtml It's a fork of Firefox optimized for Windows (he also trims some stuff out), plus it's a bit newer than the last 3.x FF. See if it acts the same way. If it does work ok, then you might also want to check out IEradicator (from the good folks at LitePC): http://www.litepc.com/ieradicator.html Your system may smile! - Doug B. P.S. I assume you're also using the latest KernelEx (4.5.2): http://kernelex.sourceforge.net/ If you're not using KernelEx, i doubt that FF 3.x would even start.

Sherpya's MPlayer build has crashed since version svn-r36443 (2013-Sep-14) on my Win98SE + KEx system with the following error: MPLAYER caused an invalid page fault in module MPLAYER.EXEThe last sherpya version to work was r36349 (2013-Jun-14). However, i just discovered Redxii's compilations, which continue to work! The 'original' MPlayer (version at the time of my original post svn-36496-4.6.3, 2013-Oct-28): http://code.google.com/p/mplayer-for-windows/and the 'new, improved' MPlayer2 (version at the time of my original post git-6ce3c2a, 2013-Feb-22): http://code.google.com/p/mplayer2-for-windows/- Doug B.

Kallon, TmEE, and CharlesF - Thanks for the links! CharlesF - Special thanks for the work of putting them all together in one package and for the mods. TmEE - Yeh, looks like lots of good stuff there on your server! As you said in another post, I agree that it's becoming increasingly important to mirror 9x files, as the "traditional" sites seem to be entropy-ing. Any chance you could whip up some kind of index page with (short) descriptions of the files? Some of them, i can't tell from the filenames what they're for or their version numbers. Thanks again to all! - Doug B.

Could someone please post a working link? Thanks! SpeedySharenot found: RP9-Skin-collection-v2.rarFile not found. It has been deleted or it never existed at all.

Yes, informative article. If anyone's interested, Matthias Paul has created a registry patch that will prevent Windows from engaging in this "naughty" behavior. For documentation and zip-file download: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/win9x/ This is the latest version that i'm aware of (v1.37, 2004-08-25). Does anyone know of a more-recent version? Reading thru the .REG-file entries is interesting in itself.... - Doug B.

Agreed. I mostly use the Pale Moon browser, a Firefox branch that is optimized specifically for Windows. To get started quickly and with good functionality, i would suggest v3.6.32, the final in the PM 3.x line (slightly more recent than the final FF 3.x v3.6.28). To use it, you must also install KernelEx (which allows *some* Win2k/XT-type programs to run under Win9x) beforehand. The major FF/PM 3.x issues seem to be printing and newer Java-version support. In my experience, i'm able to access about 98% of the sites i visit without issue, 1% with minor rendering issues, and 1% with major issues (i.e., non-functional). But i don't visit a lot of Java sites, and every individual has their own unique needs. Pale Moon archive: http://www.palemoon.org/archived.shtml KernelEx: http://kernelex.sourceforge.net/ You might also need to install the Shockwave Flash plugin if you want to view FLV movie clips. But that's a whole 'nuther story as they say.... The main KEx browser alternative seems to be Opera 12.02, which i haven't spent a lot of time with, but which some folks speak highly of -- i'm sure they'll chime in! Others have spoken favorably of K-Meleon which uses the same rendering engine as FF and PM and is highly configurable. There also seem to be some newer upstarts in development, but at this point, they don't have the functionality of the major players. A final thought might be to consider screen size. Could your current browser be choking when trying to fit a complex high-density page on a smallish screen? (I know theoretically it shouldn't make a difference, but....) I've gotten better results moving from a 15" -> 17" -> 18" 4:3 display. (I personally/aesthetically/perceptually don't care for widescreens.) Good luck.... - Doug B.