MDGx

Thanks a lot. I got your updates, I'll post them probably tomorrow, time permitting. Please send revised Q912919.EXE . I'll add USP10.DLL from WS919136 to RICHED*.EXE also tomorrow, time permitting. I also got your older NT updates. I'll post them in the near future. I'll let you know when. Thanks.

These are the MajorGeeks webmaster emails [at the top of this page]: http://www.majorgeeks.com/submitdownload.php HTH

I have tried the New York Mets official web page, and had no problems. I used Win98 SE + Flash 9 [latest] + Sun Java 1.50 update 2 [older]. I have tried this also on my WinXP SP2 computer, with same versions of Sun Java + Flash. No problems. Microsoft JVM is also installed on both my Win98 SE + XP SP2, but it is disabled from Sun Java control panel. Never had problems running either Java nor Flash. Java control panel always worked for me. The only thing is, I have not tried Sun Java 1.50 update 7 yet. Download links: - Sun Java [latest versions]: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#JAVA - Flash [all versions]: http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm#SHFL IMHO: I don't think this issue is related to either Java or Flash, but to bad/poor/sloppy design on certain web sites. I would contact the webmasters of such web sites and ask them to test their scripts in same environments as yours, and eventually revise/rewrite the scripts to make sure they are compatible with all [newer] versions of Java + Flash out there and all newer Windows OSes, and eventually put in place server side scripts to disable Java/Flash/old browsers/etc if detected older versions they consider obsolete/buggy/unworthy supporting/etc. HTH

The author of these 2 unofficial patches: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=77218 http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=58780 sent me this note [he prefers to remain anonymous]: HTH

ESDI_506.PDR 4.00.1119 for OSR2.x [Q175629] is here: http://www.msfn.org/board/?s=&showtopi...st&p=539414 HTH

When you installed Gape's SP2, if you haven't selected to overwrite newer USER.EXE + USER32.DLL files with older ones, this did not work.If re-installing SP 2.1a didn't fix this, you may want to replace USER*.* files manually, as quoted from READ1ST.TXT [the "98SE2ME.PIF COMPLETE GUIDE" section, under "* Option 2:"]: READ1ST.TXT The computer still doesn’t shut down with 98se2me installed. I have tried the above suggestion plus all the normal 98SE tricks including disabling system restore!!! Strangely the computer “system restarts” correctly. It hangs just before the message “it is now safe to switch off your computer” The computer is an AT type. Any more ideas.Sounds to me like your shutdown problem is not related to 98SE2ME, but to some buggy system file(s) and/or system setting(s).I've never heard before of any shutdown issues due to installing 98SE2ME. Most common setting that usually fixes this, is to disable "FastReboot", as described here: http://www.mdgx.com/98-1.htm#98ESS://http:.../98-1.htm#98ESS More tips here: http://www.mdgx.com/98-5.htm#FWUE://http://www.mdgx.com/98-1.htm#98ESS:...m/98-5.htm#FWUE</a> FYI: System Restore installs + works only in WinME, not in Win98, no matter the 98 edition. Troubleshoot shutdown issues in Windows 98 + 98 SE: * Microsoft Windows 98 SE APM Battery Computer Lockup VPOWERD.VXD 4.10.2225 Fix: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246817 Direct download [158 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/Q246817.EXE More info: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246615 Requires Windows 98 SE Shutdown Supplement below already installed! * Microsoft Windows 98 SE Shutdown Supplement TSHOOT98.CHM, MSCONFIG.EXE 4.10.2223, APMBATT.SYS 4.10.2223, CONFIGMG.VXD 4.10.2222, PCI.VXD 4.10.2223 + VPOWERD.VXD 4.10.2223 Fixes: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=239887 Direct download [504 KB, English]: http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/d...b2c/4756US8.EXE REQUIRED READING: - MSKB: How to Troubleshoot Windows 98 SE Shutdown Problems: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=238096 - MSKB: How to Troubleshoot Windows 98 + 98 SE Shutdown Problems: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=202633 - MSKB: Windows 98 Troubleshooters: http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/tshoot/ - James: Windows 98 SE Shutdown Troubleshooter: http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/shtdwnse.htm - James: Windows 95, 98 + ME Shutdown Troubleshooter: http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm * Microsoft Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE Power Management Troubleshooter PMTSHOOT.EXE 1.30 + PMTSHOOT.VXD 1.10.0001 Update: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=185949 Direct download [158 KB, English]: http://download.microsoft.com/download/win...US/pmtshoot.exe * Microsoft Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE Troubleshooter HTML Help TSHOOT.OCX 1.0.1.2123 + TSHOOT98.CHM Update: http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/tshoot/ Direct download [385 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/TSHOOT98.ZIP Unofficial Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE HTML Help Troubleshooting Guide Fix [178 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/98TSHOOT.EXE More info: - ERPMan: Windows 98 Troubleshooters Fix Guide: http://erpman1.tripod.com/current/98tshoot.html - Practically Nerded: Windows 98 Troubleshooter Fix: http://dundats.mvps.org/windows/win98/98_Tshootr.htm All updates + guides above found here: http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#98SE HTH

Somebody sent me this bug report:

If anybody needs ESDI_506.PDR 4.00.1119 for Windows 95B OSR 2.0, 95B OSR 2.1 + 95C OSR 2.5: * Microsoft Windows 95B/95C OSR 2.x Compatibility Mode With Large Hard Disk ESDI_506.PDR 4.00.1119 Fix: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=175629 Direct download [153 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/Q175629.EXE

Possibly this ? http://www.mdgx.com/newtip9.htm#NUMTAIL Or you may have used scandskw /o : http://www.mdgx.com/newtip18.htm#SHS

You can (re)format your FAT32 disk/partition with 512 bytes cluster size using FORMAT.COM: http://www.mdgx.com/secrets.htm#FORMAT-Z ___________________________________ * Microsoft Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 IDE Driver ESDI_506.PDR 4.00.1116 + VOLTRACK.VXD (4.00.954 for Win95/OSR1 + 4.00.1112 for Win95B/95C OSR2) Fix: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=171353 Direct download [154 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/Q273468.EXE HTH

Sure.Please list here the current versions of all files in TEXTCONV folder that you know of. This is what I have so far: HTML32.CNV 2003.1100.6551.0 MSWRD832.CNV 2003.1100.6551.0 MSCONV97.DLL 2003.1100.6551.0 MSWRD632.WPC 2004.10.21.0 WRITE32.WPC 2004.11.7.0

Uploaded here: * Unofficial Windows 98 SE Native USB Drivers (NUSB) v2.3: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=43605 NUSB [649 KB, English, free]: http://www.mdgx.com/spx/NUSB23E.EXE

I think PROBLEMCHYLD needed to shut down ALL of the Mcafee software first before installing the packs.These are 2 different issues...I meant that 98SE2ME does not interfere with any software proper operation. But 98SE2ME [same as many other programs] must install/replace system files which may be protected by resident tools like McAfee, Symantec and other similar apps. Therefore, when one installs software which must replace/update/etc system files, such protection tools must be disabled, otherwise installation process may terminate, generate errors/lockups etc. 98SE2ME.EXE installer says clearly: Close all other applications (if any) before installing 98SE2ME. HTH

Created iexpress installers for 98 FE 2186, 98 SE 2225 + ME: Fix below also here: http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#MEU * Unofficial Windows ME 48-bit LBA (Logical Block Addressing) > 137 GB (E)IDE/ATAPI Hard Disk Driver ESDI_506.PDR 4.90.3000 Fix: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=78592 Direct download [148 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/ME48BLBA.EXE Fix below also here: http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#9SU * Unofficial Windows 98 SE 48-bit LBA (Logical Block Addressing) > 137 GB (E)IDE/ATAPI Hard Disk Driver ESDI_506.PDR 4.10.2225 Fix: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=78592 Direct download [80 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/48BITLBA.EXE Fix below also here: http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#W98 * Unofficial Windows 98 48-bit LBA (Logical Block Addressing) > 137 GB (E)IDE/ATAPI Hard Disk Driver ESDI_506.PDR 4.10.2186 Fix: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=78592 Direct download [80 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/9848BLBA.EXE These updates will be added to this list soon: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=46581 Keep up the good work.

I found DHTMLED.OCX fix here: * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 9x/NT4 DHTML Edit DHTMLED.OCX Security Vulnerability Fix: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms99-011.mspx Direct download [170 KB, English]: http://ftp.ncnu.edu.tw/MsDownload/win98/up...98/DHTMLED5.EXE WinME MSXML 2.5 patch install steps: http://www.mdgx.com/ietoy.htm#XML Thanks.

Looks like visitor reading is back in business. Thanks a lot, guys. Best wishes, MDGx

Thanks for the info, guys. I did notice the 4.0b change, but that's only for internal use, the actual iexpress INF update won't take in account the product version, only the file version. Edit: The product version should not be changed, 4.0 means the Win95/98/ME/NT4 line of OSes. There is no such thing as 4.0b WinOS. 2000 is product line 5.0, XP/2003 is 5.1 and Vista will probably be 5.2 or 6.0 [?]. And the file version must always be newer [larger number] than the previous release [M$ came up with that rule], so the INF installer can overwrite the older file with the newer one. IMHO, I strongly recommend to use 4.10.2225 [the most compatible so far, and already has all up-to-date patches] to create the 48-bit LBA driver. The original 4.10.2222 has bugs, which were already fixed by M$ in 4.10.2223, 4.10.2225 + 4.10.2226 [you can leave the last one aside, because that fix applies strictly to IBM portables]. If you patched the buggy 4.10.2222, the fixes implemented by M$ in 2223 + 2225 would be lost, and that's not a good thing. And, besides, proper patching should be cumulative. So, LLXX, if possible, at your convenience, let me know if you can patch 4.10.2225. And you can name it whatever you wish, as long as it's above 2226. Thanks.

Congratulations + thanks for the driver. Mr. R. Loew is not going to be happy his $10 "shareware" driver now has better freeware competition. I can't test it either, all my drives are < or = to 120 GB. Question: Which ESDI_506.PDR version did you use, 4.10.2225 or 4.10.2226 ? Best to use 4.10.2225 because this is the most compatible and up to date. Suggestion: No matter which version you used, file version should be changed to reflect the update and to install properly over any other older version that might exist in %windir%\system\iosubsys . Your new driver should have 4.10.2227 [1 notch above the newest one by M$]. FYI: I have created an iexpress installer with backup [original file (if any) renamed to ESDI_506.ORI], uninstall + restore [original file (if any) restored from ESDI_506.ORI back to ESDI_506.PDR] Control Panel Add/Remove Programs capabilities. I took the liberty and changed file version to 4.10.2227 using XVI32 [freeware hex editor]: http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/free...xvi32/xvi32.htm I also took the liberty and added the links to your 2 forums into the README.TXT: README.TXT opens for reading whenever one installs the driver. Posted here: http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#9SU and here: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=46581 * Unofficial Windows 98 SE > 137 GB Hard Disk IDE Driver ESDI_506.PDR 4.10.2227 Fix: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=78592 Direct download [80 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/48BITLBA.EXE Keep up the good work.

Yes, it is.Download W95-11D.EXE [or ZIP]: http://www.mdgx.com/95.htm install the EXE or extract the files from the ZIP, and then look inside SOFTWARE.TXT, under the "FREE WINDOWS 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 INTERNET BROWSERS" section. Online, you'll find this inside the toy.htm page, under the "FREE 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 INTERNET POWER TOYS" section: http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm#WEB HTH

For all your Firefox needs: http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm#MOZ HTH

If you're looking into finding a good + cheap host for your web site: http://www.mdgx.com/html.htm#HOS I use PowWeb [Linux based]: http://www.powweb.com/ Check them out. HTH

I've seen Tarek's Unicode links. Thanks. Looks like most of those tutorials + tools are for developers/programmers who wish to make their apps Unicode compatible under 9x OSes.

Yes, the_gui sent me revised patches for MP917734 + Q909363 an I've posted them. Thanks for the Unicode links. Most of those Unicode tutorials/tools/programs are for programmers/developers who wish to build apps with Unicode support for 9x OSes. Thanks.

Another forum member sent me this: Visitors banned from reading... http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=78928 because of [?]... http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=78584 IMHO: This is not the right approach [to ban reading through forums by visitors who are not subscribed or by members who are not logged in] and does *not* solve the email harvesting problem. One of the solutions would be in my opinion [probably by Invision Board owners/developers MSFN purchased the forum software from] to encrypt all email addresses and possibly all email body messages, especially the email headers. This way in the future spammers won't be able to harvest emails/headers/etc anymore. Forcing occasional visitors to subscribe just to read postings is the wrong thing to do. Most free forums [similar in scope with MSFN] do not do this, they allow visitors to browse freely through all their public topics. Sure, some restrictions need to be set in place to promote/increase subscription, attract new members, respect privacy and save server bandwidth, like anti-leech not-logged-in-member/visitor scripts for viewing pics/avatars, downloading attachments/member-only-files etc. This change will probably result in bad publicity, reduced membership over time, and eventually decrease MSFN popularity among existing members, because a lot of people [like myself = this is the *only* forum I trust to post my projects, frequent and participate actively into since 2004, because I believe it is the *best* support software forum on the internet] found out about and liked MSFN only because they were allowed to read freely without having to subscribe. Subscription should be the [potential] future member's choice, not forced by forum restrictions. Please correct me if I'm wrong... I thought MSFN was meant to be a *public* forum for everybody to find answers to their computing problems and exchange opinions freely. Best wishes, MDGx

Thanks, got it. Just to make sure... file size should be 19691520 bytes. Just checking, because there is a huge difference between this new [18.7 MB] and last release [27.5 MB]. I guess this is because you removed Flash + Shockwave. [?] Posted here: * Unofficial Windows ME Service Pack 1 (SP1) v2.02 Beta 5: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=61407 ME SP1 [18.7 MB, English, free]: http://www.mdgx.com/spx/MESP202B5V2.EXE Linked here [under "Windows 98/98 SE/ME Updates + Patches"]: http://www.mdgx.com/ and here: http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#MEU