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systray.exe 4.90.3002 from WinME web-based hotfix is available here:* Microsoft Windows ME Audio Mixer Volume + Incorrect Battery Charge Icon SYSTRAY.EXE 4.90.3002 Fix: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=298058 Direct download [157 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/ME298058.EXE More info: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=271264 FYI: This file installs as part of 98SE2ME options 1 + 2. After you have installed 98SE2ME [no options, just the installer], you can find this file inside the C:\9!M folder. HTH

USBSTOR.INF can be reduced to an even smaller size [15 KB], by deleting unnecessary spaces and quotes.Please see attached... usbstor3.zip HTH

Actually my web site was almost the same as it is today, 4 years ago. Exceptions: - there was no 98SE SP2 - there was no 98SE2ME automated executable [only do-it-yourself guide] - there was no Win2003 Server Gold/RTM, so I had no updates or tips for it - I had no Linux page - my web site was still hosted on AOL [got my own domain in 2003]: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/ http://members.aol.com/maxspeeed/ The only difference is that I wasn't on MSFN yet. I have discovered this forum in November 2004. FYI about my site: - is up since August 1996 - I get ~ 6000 unique hits a day - ranks the 223,611th most visited web site according to Alexa.com traffic report: http://alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=mdgx.com - over 4000 other web sites link to my site [old axcel216 on AOL + new mdgx.com] - has been published at PC World, CNN, PC Plus, PC Format, Langa.com, WinXPCentral.com, TechSpot.com, LockerGnome.com, c't Magazine, L.A. Times, ShellCity.net, PC Mechanic, Shell Shocked, Scott's Newsletter, Dmoz.org, Google.com, X-Setup.net etc... http://www.mdgx.com/reviews.htm - pages that put my site "on the map" [ranked 5 on Google PageRank, sometimes 6]: http://www.mdgx.com/newtip.htm http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm HTH

What exactly can the Rich Edit Control do anyway? http://www.chami.com/tips/delphi/013097D.html HTH

I have uploaded the INF + Iexpress guide here: http://www.mdgx.com/INF_web/ If you prefer to read the INF + IEXPRESS guide offline, download the ZIP, unZIP it + open index.htm in your favorite web browser [html Format, 378 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/INF_web/INF_WEB.ZIP Linked from here: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#INF HTH

I have uploaded NUSB 2.2.1 Update here [10 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/spx/NUSB221.ZIP HTH

Same here. I tested Win98 SE fresh install [no updates, no tweaks whatsoever], and I got average download speeds of ~ 800 Kbyte/s. I have an 8 Mbit/s cable connection [DHCP on LAN]. This is because Win98/ME OSes have by default a built-in MTU [a.k.a. IPMTU as "renamed" by M$] of 1500, ready for broadband. FYI: To adapt the MTU for analog/dial-up modems [548] on Win98/ME, one needs to tweak the registry: http://www.mdgx.com/98-3.htm#98FAST http://www.mdgx.com/98-1.htm#98SURF or use a MTU tweaking tool: http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm#MTU Measured with NetMeter 0.9.9.9 beta 2 [freeware]: http://www.readerror.gmxhome.de/ HTH

Thanks, I just finished downloading 98FE SP2, after 4 tries and 3 hours. Mytempdir.com sucks, their server is extremely unreliable, and slower than a 56k modem! But everything is cool, I've uploaded it at my site... * Unofficial Windows 98 Service Pack 2 (SP2) v2.01 Beta 1: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=44732 98 SP2 [18.9 MB, English, free]: http://www.mdgx.com/spx/FESP201B.EXE HTH

Thanks for the 98FE SP2 update. BTW: Takes forever to d/l from MyTempDir [~ 56k speed or even slower]. I guess they only allow paying members to d/l at full speed. I'll upload it to my site later today. I'll let you know the location when it's done. Suggestion: Now that you are the new maintainer of the 98FE SP2, maybe you can create a new web page for it at your site. And you can link to the file on my site if u wish. Please let me know if/when you do this, so I can add a link to your SP2 page at my site. Thanks. P.S.: The download interrupted, I'll try later. Will let u know if I can d/l it successfully.

To create shortcuts, you need to use INF files, otherwise the dirs won't be detected correctly. It may be a way to do this in VBS, but I have no experience with VB. Example, adapt to your needs [excerpt from 2G.INF, part of 98SE2ME]: HTH

Please see this post for WMF bugs + fixes details: http://www.msfn.org/board/?s=&showtopi...st&p=525695 9x OSes WMF bug fixed: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=77218 HTH

WMP directory to use in INF files is 49301 . Download 98SE2MP10: http://www.mdgx.com/98mp10/98SEMP10.EXE and extract the INF. Open it in Notepad to see details on how to copy + regsvr32 WMP files. HTH

MFC42.DLL for NTx OSes [unicode] also uses MFC42U.DLL, which is Unicode only. There is no counterpart in 9x OSes for mfc42u.dll. BTW: Older MFC42D.DLL [ANSI] for 9x OSes is DEBUG version [D], and should be deleted [back it up if u like], unless you have any older program(s) that require it [?]. Then replace it with MFC42.DLL RETAIL version, which should be properly registered: regsvr32 %windir%\system\mfc42.dll after being copied to %windir%\system . FYI: It's actually pretty easy to test if MFC*.DLL and/or MSVC*.DLL files are compatible with 9x OSes: copy the DLL you wish [1 at a time] to test into %windir%\system , then regsvr32 it, and then run a Visual Studio, Visual C++ and/or Visual Basic app. Make sure your VC/VC++/VS/VB apps were developed for 9x OSes. If the app works properly, then you have an ANSI version, otherwise it's Unicode. HTH

VC8 [a.k.a. VC2005] is here:http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#VS6 Official from MS, final RTM version, not beta/RCx. From page above: Visual C++ 2005 (VC2005) Run-Time Components Redistributable for Windows 98/2000 SP3/ME/XP SP2/2003 installs NEWER C Runtime (CRT), Standard C++ (SCL), ATL, MFC, OpenMP + MSDIA ATL80.DLL, MFC80.DLL, MFC80U.DLL, MFCM80.DLL, MFCM80U.DLL, MSVCM80.DLL, MSVCP80.DLL + MSVCR80.DLL Control Libraries (DLLs): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...99-220B62A191EE VC2005 Redist [2.56 MB]: http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/3...credist_x86.exe HTH

6-27-2006 Added unofficial U918547 fix for Windows 98 (FE)/98 SE/ME. U918547 has its own forum: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=77218 Please post all/any related comments/bugs/tips/etc in U918547 forum.

KRH: Most monitors need only INF files to install drivers, in fact most of these drivers are fake, not actual files. Majority of monitors are automatically detected [PnP] and install ok from within Windows INF files, which are already installed into %windir%\INF [usually C:\WINDOWS\INF] by Windows setup. These files are: MONITOR.INF MONITOR2.INF MONITOR3.INF MONITOR4.INF MONITOR6.INF MONITOR7.INF MONITR10.INF MONITR11.INF But depending on what monitor [type/make/model, CRT, LCD, plasma etc] you have, you may need a specific driver [and/or INF file] from your monitor manufacturer/vendor/developer. Check their web site(s) for details. Also, please keep in mind that some system files installed by 98SE2ME [like USER32.DLL + USER.EXE] may not be compatible with stand by/resume ACPI/APM power saving features. These BUGs + their FIXes are all detailed in READ1ST.TXT: READ1ST.TXT under the "KNOWN BUGS + FIXES" section. Basically you need to (re)install USER32.DLL + USER.EXE 4.10.2231 from Win98 SE hotfix [English]: http://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/CPatch/msupdate/.../291362usa8.exe When prompted to overwrite newer files [the ones from WinME = 4.90.3001], answer Yes , and then reboot. Win98 SE USER*.* files are also installed by Gape's SP2: http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html HTH

I believe [?] that... - winboot.sys [110080 bytes = renamed to c:\io.sys] is installed by WinME normal setup. Should say "Starting Windows ME". - winboot.ebd [116736 bytes = renamed to a:\io.sys] is installed by WinME emergengy boot floppy setup. Should say "Starting Windows ME in emergency mode". - winboot.lf [108544 bytes = renamed to d:\io.sys] is installed by WinME boot CD during normal setup. Should say "Starting Windows ME". These 3 files are from US English WinME setup CD-ROM inside CABs. There is also a 4th file [? bytes = fake floppy boot drive e:\io.sys which seems to load in RAM (RAM drive)], which is created by WinME CD setup during normal install. It doesn't seem to exist [or at least I couldn't find it] inside the WinME CD-ROM CABs. This IO.SYS should say "Starting new computer". In this case the [default] computer has: - 1 HD drive: C - 1 floppy drive: A - 1 CD-ROM drive: D HTH

To my knowledge msvcrt.dll 7.xx.xxxx [all builds] are only for XP/2003/Vista. I don't think they would work properly with 9x OSes. Most newer XP patches contain the "xpsp_sp2_rtm" or "xpsp_sp2_qfe" or "xpclient" identification strings, but there are some 9x patches [probably the ones for MS IE 6.0 SP1] that contain similar strings, because they were built by same developers [?] at the same time, and they didn't care to remove them. Newer Win2000 + Win2003 patches have similar id strings. I believe MSVCR71.DLL 7.10.3052.4 installs as part of NFR 1.1 and/or NFR 2.0: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#NFR and is compatible with 9x OSes. Same goes for: ATL71.DLL MFC71.DLL MSVCP71.DLL Msvbvm60.dll, msvcp60.dll + mfc42.dll should be in %windir%\system on all 9x OSes, not in %windir%\system32 . If these [and other files] have been installed in %windir%\system32 , that means that those programs were meant for NTx OSes, and their authors didn't account for/care about users installing on 9x OSes. On 9x OSes, the only files you should have in %windir%\system32 are *.SYS files [WDM drivers] + GM.DLS [and eventually a GM TXT file]. Triedit.dll should be in "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Triedit" [default]. eidenk: If you already tried newer msvcp60.dll + mfc42.dll with WinME [must be located in %windir%\system], then they should work with all 9x OSes. Make sure you tried apps that use those files. Examples: Msvbvm60.dll installs as part of VB6 SP6 [or newer] package: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#VB6 Install and run an app that makes use of VB6. If it works ok, then it's ok to use it. Msvcp60.dll + mfc42.dll install as part of VS6 [or newer]: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#VS6 Install and run an app that makes use of VS6. If it works ok, then it's ok to use it. HTH

There was a Russian forum a while back, where somebody posted a stripped 98SE Russian IO.SYS, without the Bitmap [logo]. But that was along time ago, and I don't have the URL. I do have the file though. IONOLOGO.ZIP HTH

I suggest to copy such files [iexplore.exe for example] using INF code, which will properly detect actual location of installed OS components such as MS IE. Example: All other methods mentioned here do not properly detect actual location of "C:\Program Files" [default location, but it may also be "D:\Programs" , "C:\PROGRAMS" , "C:\PF" or whatever else]. And short file name C:\Progra~1 accounts for only the 1st successful OS install. If same or different MS WinOS was also installed [more than 1 time], C:\Progra~1 becomes C:\Progra~2 , C:\Progra~3 , etc, depending on how many times the WinOS was installed. HTH

Be careful, NT4/2000/XP/2003 [NTx] DLLs may be Unicode, which means they won't work on 9x/ME.On the other hand, if you install various software packages, some developers don't account for other OSes than the ones intended to install their software on, so if they bundle Unicode versions of DLLs/OCXs/etc, some of those might install on 9x/ME [because some setup packages don't include OS version check], but the problem is that they won't work unless installed on NTx OSes. And the bigger problem is that when they install such unicode DLLs, they don't even check for previous versions, so if theirs are newer, they will overwrite the older ones you might have. That's probably how you ended up with newer versions of those DLLs. If you wish, I can check them if they work ok on 98SE + ME, just send them to me in email, please [you know my email]. BTW: Shockwave has been updated last week to new version: http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm#SHFL FYI: All Adobe packages installed from the internet now bundle Google toolbar for respective OSes. Example: Shockwave 10.1c [10.1.3.018] bundles Google toolbar 3.0.131.0 [last release for 9x OSes]. I guess by 916216 you probably meant 906216: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=906216 HTH

HTH = Hope This Helps HTH

To convert REG files to INF files, you may want to consider REG2INF [free]: http://www.paraglidernc.com/12142.html Download ConvRegToInf. But this program requires you to learn proper registry H_KEY abbreviations valid for INF files, because REG2INF has its own template code, which is valid only for Bart's PE Builder scripts [apply to Windows 2000/XP/2003]. Online convertor: http://vb.nl.eu.org/homepage/reg2peinf.aspx Inf-tool can convert reg 2 inf too: http://www.msfn.org/board/?s=&showtopi...ost&p=79777 HTH

You need to add only these files from cryptme.exe:CRYPT32.DLL CRYPTDLG.DLL ENHSIG.DLL MSASN1.DLL XENROLL.DLL which BTW is now fixed: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=46581 Please download cryptme.exe again: * Unofficial Windows ME CRYPT32.DLL 5.131.2133.6, CRYPTDLG.DLL 5.00.1558.6072, CRYPTUI.DLL 5.131.2133.2, ENHSIG.DLL 5.00.1877.8, MSASN1.DLL 5.00.2195.6905, MSCAT32.DLL 5.131.2133.2, MSSIP32.DLL 5.131.2133.2, RSAENH.DLL 5.00.2133.2, SCHANNEL.DLL 5.131.2133.2, SOFTPUB.DLL 5.131.2133.2, WINTRUST.DLL 5.131.2133.2 + XENROLL.DLL 5.131.3659.0 128-bit SSL Encryption Security Vulnerability Fixes: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms04-011.mspx Direct download [721 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/CRYPTME.EXE All other DLLs are from WinME setup CD-ROM = notice the 6-8-2000 date stamp for all files extracted from CABs. You can cut + paste lines from CRYPTME.INF into SPUPDATE.INF if you wish. FYI: Practically you can use the start + nircmd sections for all other files in your SP, so you don't have to prompt users to manually disable system restore. HTH