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directorycache is invalid entry, does not exist anywhere.HTH

Posted MDCU 2.40 here: http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#MDC * Unofficial Windows 98 SE Cumulative Update (MDCU) 2.40: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=89232 MDCU [11.7 MB, English, free]: http://www.mdgx.com/spx/MDCU.ZIP HTH

Thanks for your feedback.I have a link to Windows Configurator [discovered it a while ago] under the "FREE 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 SYSTEM + REGISTRY TWEAKERS" topic: http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm#SYS * Windows Configurator v0.6 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME + MS IE 4/5/6 tweaks hidden Start Menu, Explorer, Hints, System, Icons, Restrictions etc settings: http://skorczyl.w.interia.pl/freeware/index_en.html Direct download [590 KB, freeware]: http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/simtelnet/win95/util/wndcfg06.exe HTH

If you connect directly thru your cable modem, make sure the modem driver is properly installed. For example: If using a Motorola SB4200 external cable modem: http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/products/sb4200/ has this driver: http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/su...ntinuedProducts - Win2000/XP: http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/pr...B4220_2K_XP.exe - WinME: http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/pr...s/SB4220_ME.exe - Win98: http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/pr...s/SB4220_98.exe Motorola modem FAQ: http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/su...rfboard_faq.asp If you connect your cable modem thru an internal [PCI or built into the mobo] or external Ethernet network card/adapter (NIC), which has a RJ-45 connector: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ-45 for your cable modem, make sure the NIC drivers are properly installed. If you connect your cable modem thru a USB [external] Ethernet NIC device, make sure the drivers are properly installed. If using a firewall router, make sure DHCP server is enabled from the router web-based setup interface. Routers usually have this IP [open it in Firefox and input your user ID + password]: http://192.168.1.1/ Most cable modems have this IP when connecting thru a firewall router: http://192.168.100.1/ In Windows 98 SE, make sure your Ethernet adapter + DHCP protocol are properly enabled: http://helpdesk.fsu.edu/internet/ethernet/win98dhcp.cfm and another guide: http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/cvesd/helpdesk/...ig_dhcp_pc.html Also, run: winipcfg and press the "More info" button to make sure your Ethernet adapter + DHCP server are properly configured. Also, run: IPCONFIG /release_all and then: IPCONFIG /renew_all or press Release and then Renew buttons while running winipcfg. Also: * Winsock/TCP/IP (DUN/RAS) + Layered Service Provider (LSP) 32-bit repair tools [free(ware)]: http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/NetworkingProblems.htm - XP TCP/IP Repair for Windows XP: http://www.xp-smoker.com/freeware.html Direct download [464 KB]: http://www.xp-smoker.com/downloads/xptcprep.exe - WinsockXPFix for Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP: http://www.iup.edu/house/resnet/winfix.shtm Direct download [1.37 MB]: http://files.snapfiles.com/localdl834/WinsockxpFix.exe More info: http://www.pchell.com/support/limitedconnectivity.shtml - SockFix for Windows 9x/ME: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ Direct download [33 KB]: http://digital-solutions.co.uk/lavasoft/whndnfix.zip - Winsock2 Fix for Windows 98/ME: http://www.bu.edu/pcsc/internetaccess/winsock2fix.html Direct download [60 KB]: http://www.bu.edu/pcsc/internetaccess/w2fix.exe - LSP-Fix for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003: http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm Direct download [179 KB]: http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.zip - Try these 2 commands if using Windows 95/98/ME: IPCONFIG /release_all IPCONFIG /renew_all MSKB: How to Use Windows 95/98/ME WINIPCFG to View TCP/IP Settings: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=141698 MSKB: IPCONFIG Windows NT4/2000 Diagnostic Utility: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=117662 MSKB: IPCONFIG Windows XP/2003 Diagnostic Utility: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314850 MSKB: How to Recover from Winsock2 Corruption in Windows XP/2003: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=811259 MSKB: How to Reset TCP/IP in Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299357 MSKB: How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP in Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314067 Also, make sure all your comcast cables/splitters/extensions/etc etc are properly screwed in tight. If also using comcast cable TV, make sure the cable that comes into your house is split into 2 using a dedicated splitter/atenuator [usually provided by comcast technicians for free at install/service time]. From the splitter, 1 cable should go directly to your modem, and the other to your (1st if more than 1) TV/monitor/VCR/DVR/HVR/Tivo/digital box/etc. Comcast help: http://www.comcast.net/help/faq/ Comcast internet connection help: http://www.comcast.com/corporate/customers...d_internet.html Sometimes the root DNS comcast servers might be under repair/maintenance, so you may need to connect thru alternative public DNS servers instead [temporarily until they fix the problem]. This is how to do this: If still no signal, you may want to call comcast for service [toll free number]:1-800-COMCAST or: 1-800-266-2278 Service is free for comcast subscribers. If a technician needs to be sent to your house, you [or an adult > 18 who is the (co)owner of the comcast account] must make an appointment with the service person you're talking to on the phone. HTH

Nero InfoTool 4.04 and newer are not compatible with Win9x OSes anymore. Last version for Win9x is 4.03: http://www.mdgx.com/drv.htm#DTC * Nero InfoTool (INFOTOOL.EXE) 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista + Hardware Info (HWINFO.EXE) 16-bit for DOS detect + display CD/DVD drives and CPU, BIOS, RAM + motherboard chipset information + speed (freeware): http://www.nero.com/nero7/enu/Info_Tool.html - InfoTool 4.4 for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista [940 KB]: ftp://ftp6.nero.com/tools/InfoTool.zip - InfoTool 4.03 for Windows 9x/NT4/ME + Hardware Info for DOS [353 KB]: http://www.cdspeed2000.com/files/NeroInfoTool_403.zip HTH

Actually, I've tried this sometime in the past, and screwed up pic [gif, jpg] file associations pretty badly. So I've removed shimgvw.dll from all 98SE2ME options. Details in UPDATES.TXT: http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/updates.php Just open UPDATES.TXT in Notepad and do a search for shimgvw.dll . HTH

Those 2 files are specific *only* to NTx OSes: NT4, 2000, XP, 2003 + Vista.They have nothing to do with 9x OSes: 95, 98 + ME. This has been discussed here before. Please perform a search thru these forums for those file names. HTH [Hope This Helps]

I have tried your OLE DLLs on my Win98 SE. Everything OK, except that Internet Explorer web browser external links/URLs stopped working. Those DLLs are probably from WinXP retail or some Win2004 Service Pack. They are not meant for 9x OSes. Last versions known to work properly with all 9x OSes are these: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#OLE respectively this file: http://www.mdgx.com/files/OLEUP.EXE OLEUP installs these files: ASYCFILT.DLL 2.40.4528 OLEAUT32.DLL 2.40.4522 OLEDLG.DLL 5.0.1601.0 OLEPRO32.DLL 5.0.4528 STDOLE2.TLB 2.40.4528 Also, WinME COMCAT.DLL 5.0.1601.1 works ok with Win98 FE (retail/Gold/1st edition) + 98 SE. BTW, COMCAT.DLL 5.0.1601.1 is installed by 98SE2ME: http://www.mdgx.com/98-5.htm#KRM9S DAO350.DLL 3.51.1608.0 is installed by current MDAC patches: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#DAC to my knowledge. HTH [Hope This Helps]

This is a question for Xeno86, who co-created + maintains KernelEx in this forum: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=71476 Therefore, please post all KernelEx specfic ?-s in that forum. This 1 now closed.

Guys [and girls], Need to chill out a lil. And no insults, flames, ok? If you care to duke it out, please do so outside MSFN forums. Best wishes.

This patch is available here:http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#W98 * Microsoft Windows 98 CPU > 2.1 GHz NDIS Error NDIS.VXD 4.10.2000 Fix: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=312108 Direct download [213 KB, English]: http://www.autourdupc.com/Logiciel/WIN98/S.../312108USA8.EXE HTH [Hope This Helps]

Good point. Please post in the topic that is already open. This 1 is now closed.

Actually, I've noticed that the rapidshare link is dead.So I've uploaded the modded WinME regedit executables at my site: http://www.mdgx.com/files/REGEDITS.ZIP HTH

This may be due to your monitor changing resolutions/frequencies on-the-fly.Between resolutions, some monitors may make noises/clicks and/or display a black screen for a fraction of a second. This depends on monitor brand, manufacturer and/or model. Some are better than others. This is characteristic mostly to CRTs. HTH

All NVidia drivers I've tried shut down properly.But 81.95, 81.98 + 82.69 do not allow to restart Windows [by running WIN.COM], after closing Windows to native DOS [C:\ prompt].

WINOLDAP is the memory resident portion of the DOS VM [Virtual Machine], a.k.a. the DOS box/session/window [a.k.a. DOS-inside-Windows], which is started by COMMAND.COM from within a .BAT file (for example), or from within a specialized .PIF (Program Information File) shortcut, which in turn starts a .BAT file or a DOS-based .EXE or .COM executable. WINOLDAP can be safely "killed" using CoolKill, for example [797 KB, freeware]: http://www.prowebsitemanagement.com/downloads/coolkill.zip unless the DOS based bat/pif/exe/com that is running does something important for your computer. Example: you should not kill a BAT that deletes/renames/moves/replaces/copies files/folders, because you will loose data this way. You should wait for the BAT to finish on its own first, and kill it later only if it locks up [Ctrl-Alt-Del should tell you if a program is hanging]. HTH

Everybody, This is the updated ZIP with all logos + avatars [150 KB]: http://www.mdgx.com/spx/ALIVLOGO.ZIP Posted here, of course: http://www.mdgx.com/spx/ Enjoy.

Brad,To install only 98SE2ME, you need *only* the CABs listed above, all into the *same* folder [see READ1ST.TXT, under the "EXTREMELY IMPORTANT" chapter]: READ1ST.TXT All CABs needed by the 98SE2ME install routine are recognized/found no matter where they are located, as long as that particular drive/partition is properly installed and recognized by your computer. This is detailed in READ1ST.TXT under the "EXTREMELY IMPORTANT" chapter: READ1ST.TXT On the other hand, to (re)install WinME OS, you need *all* WinME CABs from the WinME setup CD-ROM, from the D:\WIN9X folder [D: here is the CD/DVD letter, change if necessary]. Or you can copy all CABs from the WIN9X folder on the CD to a directory on your hard disk. Usually this is %windir%\OPTIONS\CABS [where %windir% is most of the time C:\WINDOWS]. %windir%\OPTIONS\CABS = used by OEMs/VARs/manufacturers/vendors to install 9x/ME OSes on customers' PCs. HTH [Hope This Helps]

Actually I just noticed that too. Using IE 6.0 SP1: - left-click = hex code downloads in the browser window. - right-click -> Save = saves only as HTM file. All other browsers I've used [Netscape, Mozilla, Seamonkey, Firefox + Opera] save the file correctly. I've also tried to tweak this by modifying the server .htaccess settings, without success. So I've created a self-extracting executable instead [152 KB]: http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/982MECHM.EXE This installs 98SE2ME.CHM into C:\9!M [default folder, where 98SE2ME is always installed] and a shortcut to it [98SE2ME HTML Help Guide + Manual] in Start -> Programs -> 98SE2ME folder [same as if it was installed by 98SE2ME.EXE]. Andf now if any1 tries to download the CHM file directly: http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/98SE2ME.CHM will be redirected to the EXE file instead. Please try it out. HTH

Your question is answered in 98SE2ME READ1ST.TXT, under the "FAQ" chapter:READ1ST.TXT HTH [Hope This Helps]

I have added a new topic in READ1ST.TXT under the "KNOWN BUGS + FIXES" chapter:READ1ST.TXT HTH

I'll think about it.Thanks for your feedback.

I'm assuming you're talking about the Fax tools.Fax tools are installed "normally", by running their executables, as explained here: http://www.mdgx.com/98-5.htm#F95T There is no need to use KernelEx for ME Fax tools, just run them, they should work ok with any Windows 9x/ME edition. ME Fax tools are compatible with all 9x/ME OSes, KernelEx was designed to make NTx OS apps/tools/games compatible with 9x/ME OSes. BTW: To my knowledge there are no Fax tools on the WinME CD-ROM [please see URL above for details]. HTH

... As it should.Updated SCANFRAG.EXE to install HWINFO.EXE in %windir% [811 KB]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/SCANFRAG.EXE SCANGRAG now also deletes HWINFO.EXE [if found] from %windir%\system . Thanks for noticing.

Please notice that ADDREMOV.EXE was replaced with [renamed to] TOOLS9X.EXE . Actually when some1 tries to download ADDREMOV.EXE, they actually d/l TOOLS9X.EXE [.htaccess server redirect]. FYI: About IE 6.0 [pre-SP1] patches: I have removed them from my web site on purpose, to encourage people to use IE 6.0 SP1 instead. This is because IE 6.0 pre-SP1 is full of bugs + security flaws, and is not updated anymore, for a long time now. And besides, IE 6.0 pre-SP1 has no advantages over IE 6.0 SP1, it has actually fewer features and is less polished to my knowledge. Therefore, I urge everybody still using IE 6.0 pre-SP1 to upgrade as soon as possible to IE 6.0 SP1: http://www.mdgx.com/ietoy.htm#6S1 and then d/l + install all current IE 6.0 SP1 patches: http://www.mdgx.com/ietoy.htm#BRO HTH