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miko: Cool logo! Quoted from NEWLOGO.TXT, part of W95-11D.EXE:http://www.mdgx.com/95.htm Animated/static Win9x/ME logos: - XrX Animated Logo Collection: http://www.nucleus.com/~kmcmurdo/logos/ - Witt's SciFi Logos: http://www.wittswallpapers.com/SciFiLog/indexscifilogos.html - Logo.sys Replacements: http://www.angelfire.com/my/plinth/logos/logos.html - Windows Startup + Shutdown Screens: http://www.camtech2000.net/Pages/Logos.html - LitePC Logo Gallery: http://www.litepc.com/logo.html Free(ware) tools to create/edit/manage animated/static Win9x/ME logos: - 1st Impression [2.45 MB]: http://www.funet.fi/pub/simtelnet/win95/desktop/1st250.zip - WinLogo Changer: http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/jobbs/79/#Changer - Yer Winlogo 98 [976 KB]: http://www.filelibrary.com/cgi-bin/freedow.../132/ywl216.zip - OEM Logo Manager: http://www.seymours.freeserve.co.uk/oeminfo.htm - LogoSchemes manager: http://dave.gasaway.org/software/logoschemes.html - QTam Spin Palette BMP: http://www.qtam-computer.com/spinbmp.shtml - Coolbar Animator [175 KB]: http://www.virtualplastic.net/download/apps/cbanim10.zip - PC Magazine LogoMania [622 KB]: ftp://ftp.pcmag.com/archives/1997/0325/logoma.zip - XrX Logo Tools + Screen Saver [shareware]: http://www.xrx.ca/logoutils/ Sorry, forgot 1... ;-) My 17 Windows 9x/ME logos in .BMP format, RGB encoded, 320x400, 256 colors [551 KB]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/95LOGOS.ZIP Hope this helps.

Does autoexec.bat do anything before shutdown? Could you elaborate?Seems very complicated what you said. yes, very good stuff. You can also use AutoIt for adding functions to VBS.1. Autoexec.bat [if present] runs every time before Windows UI starts up.2. The RunOnceEx registry key runs any program you specify [even DOS BATCH files] every time while Windows UI loads, but before other programs/TSRs/processes load/run from "Run" registry keys, WIN.INI "load=xxxxx" or "run=xxxxx" lines or from the Startup folder. Example: this INF file adds a bunch of RunOnceEx commands which will be executed in the background next time Windows UI will load [CS.INF is part of 98SE2ME = http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=37302 ]: [Version] Signature="$CHICAGO$" [DefaultInstall] AddReg=R [R] HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\1","0",2,"%11%\SHDOCVW.DLL|DllRegisterServer" HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\1","1",2,"%11%\SHDOCVW.DLL|DllInstall|i" HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\1","2",2,"%11%\SHELL32.DLL|DllInstall|i" HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\1","3",2,"%11%\SHELL32.DLL|DllRegisterServer" HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\1","4",2,"%11%\WEBVW.DLL|DllRegisterServer" HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\1","5",2,"%11%\BROWSEUI.DLL|DllRegisterServer" HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\1","6",2,"%11%\BROWSEUI.DLL|DllInstall|i" HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\1","7",2,"%11%\MYDOCS.DLL|DllRegisterServer" [SourceDisksNames] 1=,,0 To add these commands into the registry, run CS.INF from a BATch file: @echo off START/W RUNDLL32 %windir%\SYSTEM\ADVPACK.DLL,LaunchINFSection CS.INF,DefaultInstall cls exit 3. Indeed, AutoIt is 1 cool app. Highly customizable, u can run anything, anytime. 4. Another way to run programs after Windows shuts down, is to follow the steps detailed at these pages: http://www.mdgx.com/last3.htm#DOS2DOS http://www.mdgx.com/lastweek.htm#MSDOSPROMPT http://www.mdgx.com/newtip1.htm#DOS http://www.mdgx.com/98-4.htm#98ATX in order to be able to exit Windows to native MS-DOS, like I do. Then you need to run Windows from within a batch file, I like to call WIN.BAT [in C:\ root = make sure to add C:\ root to your PATH statement into autoexec.bat or config.sys]. Example [deltemp.bat can contain lines to "clean out" all your TEMP, TMP, MS IE TIF, Cookies, History, Mozilla/Netscape/Opera Cache directories, delete APPLOG folder, scandisk all your fixed drives/partitions, scanreg the registry for errors + repair them, delete specific registry keys, upload keys/values into the registry, etc... use your imagination]: @echo off mem/c | find/i "vmm32">nul if not errorlevel 1 goto end %winbootdir%\win.com %1 %2 %3 call C:\deltemp.bat :end cls exit And if at the end of all this u want to shut down your computer, unload NOOFF.COM from memory [if present]: NoOff v1.4 16-bit DOS TSR prevents computer power off by disabling BIOS ACPI "soft-off" function forcing Windows 95/OSR2/98/98 SE to exit to native MS-DOS upon shut down on ATX motherboards: http://home.arcor.de/g.s/dostools.htm Direct download [279 B, freeware, right-click to save!]: http://home.arcor.de/g.s/nooff.com NOOFF.COM uses 336 Bytes of upper DOS RAM if loaded with LOADHIGH in AUTOEXEC.BAT (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS). Does NOT work with Windows ME! See "WIN98 ATX SHUT DOWN FIX" for details: http://www.mdgx.com/98-4.htm#98ATX and then run [from the same batch file] ATXOFF.COM: http://home.arcor.de/g.s/dostools.htm or: WIN.COM /Z

Good old Ben Jos Walbeehm's web site [which exists now only as a memory ] has something like this: http://web.archive.org/web/20030801072309/...m/win98upd.html So does his Win95 Updates page: http://web.archive.org/web/20030801182223/...m/win95upd.html Hope this helps.

... Or u can read all about it here: http://www.mdgx.com/newtip2.htm#EXIT!

Ways to run stuff before Windows 9x/ME [ME needs mfd4life Real DOS patch] shuts down or before it starts up: 1. Add lines to C:\autoexec.bat if appropriate for your programs to run from native MS-DOS. 2. If they need to run from within Windows UI, run them from the RunOnceEx registry key by running a REG or INF file from within a BATch file, which [bATch] can also shut down Windows as last command: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx 3. Get AutoIt v3.1.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 BASIC-like scripting language automates Windows + DOS session tasks + software installations, simulates commands, key presses, mouse movements + clicks, includes script to executable converter, highly customizable: http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/ Direct download [1.7 MB, free, open source]: http://www.autoitscript.com/files/autoit3/...it-v3-setup.exe Hope this helps.

There is a known bug in SR, but MS fixed it: Microsoft Windows ME System Restore Checkpoint SMGR.DLL Fix: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=290700 Direct download [219 KB, English]: http://download.microsoft.com/download/win.../290700usam.exe If u want to install other WinME system patches: http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#WME Hope this helps.

How to use Regedit + REG files to change system security policies: http://www.mdgx.com/newtip9.htm#RESTRICT Hope this helps.

Here are all valid ScanDskw.exe switches: http://www.mdgx.com/newtip18.htm#SHS Use Scandskw.exe + scandisk.exe from WinME with 95/98/98SE: http://www.mdgx.com/98-5.htm#WDIW Unattended Defrag + ScanDisk: http://www.mdgx.com/lastweek.htm#UNDEFSCAN Start.exe switches: http://www.mdgx.com/last4.htm#SMU Hope this helps.

If u plan on installing DX 9.0c only on Win98/98SE/ME, u only need these 5 files: BDA.CAB DIRECTX.CAB DSETUP.DLL DSETUP32.DLL DXSETUP.EXE and they don't need to be from the February, March or April 2005 DX release, they can also be from original DX 9.0c release [these 5 are identical]: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...en&Hash=VB346XB Removing all others will not impair DX installation on 9x/ME.

I recommend [in this *exact* order]: 1. Restore from backup [if any] original 98SE files. 2. If no backup, reinstall 98SE over into the same folder. 3. Install 98SE SP 2.0: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=45359 4. Install 98SE2ME: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=37302 5. Install Maximus-Decim Native USB 2.0 Drivers: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=43605 6. If all of the above doesn't work, install drivers specific for your USB flash stick from their manufacturer web site. Start by installing their drivers made for WinME, if that doesn't work, install their drivers made for Win98SE. Hope this helps. PS: This requires that you use English Win98SE, because all these updates/patches are only for English 98SE.

Good tool, also free(ware): ActivIcons v3.33 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP replaces default system folders/items/shortcuts icons, animated/static mouse cursors, Start button graphic/text, MS IE/OE spinning logos, startup/shutdown logos, increases/rebuilds Shell icon cache, removes shortcut arrow overlays, allows animated icons on Desktop, makes Desktop icon labels transparent, saves/restores Desktop icons layout etc, highly customizable: http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_aifw.html Direct download [2.6 MB, freeware]: http://www.funet.fi/pub/simtelnet/win95/icon/actic333.exe Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/NT4 require MS IE 4/5/6 with Active Desktop (View As Web Page) enabled: http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm#IEX

Good find, Petr.Original VNETBIOS.VXD from Win98SE setup CD is build 4.10.1998 , same as Win98 FE. I don't think Gape has this hotfix [yet]. Because nobody I know has it, we should request it from MS. As far as I know the only other fix is for WinME, and way back when I tried it on Win98SE it didn't work: Microsoft Windows ME Networking Errors VNETBIOS.VXD build 4.90.3000 [identical with the one on the WinME setup CD] Fix: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=272991 Direct download [148 KB, English]: http://download.microsoft.com/download/win.../272991usam.exe Gape: Petr and I recommend to add VNETBIOS.VXD 4.10.2223 from hotfix Q265528 to next SP 2.0 release.

These 2 are available:Microsoft Windows 98 GPF/IPF During Setup DBLBUFF.SYS Fix: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=209321 Direct download [75 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/Q209321.EXE Microsoft Windows 98/98 SE WBEMPROX.DLL Fix: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=282949 Direct download [194 KB, English]: http://www.autourdupc.com/Logiciel/WIN98/S...82949_win98.exe Hope this helps.

Go here:http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#WME and scroll down to Microsoft Windows ME SCSI Miniports Shutdown Error SCSIPORT.PDR build 4.90.3001 Fix:

You're perfectly right.I just didn't care to elaborate at that time. Anyway, there is more info [related mainly to WinME issues] here: http://www.mdgx.com/me2.htm#WWWBF which explains WBEM, WMI and their "relationship". I don't care much for Gibson's opinions either, but he had a good point *before* MS fixed UPnP [as you also said]. That's the only reason why I linked to his site for. Hope this helps.

Actually Windows 98SE + ME support: * up to 4 GB RAM with the "right" patches, all found in MSFN forums. BTW: which MSFN forum do u think is the most active? Hint: Unofficial 98SE Service Pack http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=91 * HDs > 137 GB up to 2 TB. * Intel P4 > 3 GHz + newest AMD [with VIA 4-in-1, of course] CPUs. * WiFi, FireWire, USB 2.0, UPnP. * newest NVidia [not SLI, at least not yet ] + ATI cards. * Doom 3 was "rigged" before the day it was officially released to allow installing on 98SE + ME, and guess what... works just fine. * Some of the newest system files [not unicode, of course] released with Win2003 SP1 RTM + WinXP SP2 work perfect with 98SE + ME. Should I go on? * I've created a script to install WMP10 on 98SE [also on MSFN]: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=35997...ndpost&p=256708 and works flawlessly. * WMP9 from XP SP2 [and other XP SP2 system files] can also be installed on 98SE successfully: http://www.mdgx.com/98-5.htm#KRM9S * USB 2.0 external devices native drivers for 98SE MSFN forum: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=43605 * 98SE Service Pack 2.0 allows > 1 GB RAM: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=43080 * Updated Intel microcode recognizes newest P4 CPUs: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=44388 Besides, we can't forget the millions who still use these OSes on a daily basis, no matter how old/new their computers are. Different people use Win9x OSes for different purposes: business, internet, gaming, tweaking, fun etc. Example: a good friend of mine is a gamer. I just upgraded his PC to a 3.4 GHz P4 CPU + ASUS SATA RAID mobo, 2 GB DDR400 RAM, GeForce 6800 Fx 256MB DDR2 AGPx8, Seagate 120 GB ATA133, FireWire, WiFi, USB 2.0, NIC, AC3 [Dolby Digital] sound, etc, you name it, the works. And can you guess which OS is he using? Windows 98 SE, with all the "right" patches. I asked him about installing XP Pro on his PC. He said no way! He now plays Doom 3, SimCity 4, Call Of Duty + expansion, NOLF2, and many other games I don't even remember. And all the 98SE/ME PCs I've maintained/upgraded/repaired recognize > 1 GB RAM and HDs > 137 GB. I'm not bashing XP or Longhorn, I am perfectly aware of the superiority of the WinNT5 kernel, NTFS5 + SMP [more than 1 CPU], I'm just saying we shouldn't bash others only because they still use 98SE or ME. I'm sure they have their own good reasons for doing so: can't afford new CPUs or WinXP, hate XP mainly because activation, hate change, don't care, etc. But I'm also aware of the advantages of running Linux kernel 2.4.6 on a Hyperthreading P4 dual core. And I run all these OSes [fully patched] on a 3.4 GHz P4 + 2 GB RAM + two 120 GB RAID HDs, Audigy2, GeForce 6800 computer: - 98SE with SP 2.0 + 98SE2ME + USB 2.0 + P4 microcode - ME - 2000 Server SP4 - XP Pro SP2 - 2003 Server SP1 - Knoppix Linux 3.4b - Mandrake [sorry... Mandriva ] Enterprise Linux 9.3 - MS-DOS 6.22 - MS Windows for WorkGroups 3.11 [those were the best days... LOL] - BeOS 5.0 Personal Edition Last year finally deleted Windows 95C OSR 2.5. To each his own.

Unfortunately, in the MS world only WinNT5 [+ newer] kernel [XP Pro, 2003 + Longhorn Pro] supports SMP [symmetrical MultiProcessing]. But in the Linux world most distros [even 4 years old] support SMP out of the box.

98SEMP10 98SEMP10 forum moved here: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=53286 Enjoy.

Bummer. I guess there's no point in adding it, then. Thanks for trying, anyway.

1. Fixed xcopy32 + resvr32 problems: please cut + paste new CODE below as 98SEMP10.BAT.2. Of course it says WMP9, a few core files must be kept from WMP 9.0, otherwise won't work. Enjoy.

This fix is only intended for WMI (WBEM) installs. WMI is not installed as part of original 98 + 98SE. Only ME installs WMI as mandatory component.Available here: Microsoft Windows 98/98 SE WBEMPROX.DLL Fix [194 KB]: http://www.autourdupc.com/Logiciel/WIN98/S...82949_win98.exe WMI/WBEM for 9x is available here: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#WMI ----------------------------------- UPNP [universal Plug and Pray ] was added by MS later in the game, and is not installed by original 98/98SE/ME setup CD-ROMs. Only XP, 2003 + Longhorn install UPNP. Not long after they released XP [sept 2001], UPNP has been discovered to be a serious security risk, leaving a back door for malware/spyware thru an open port. MS issued [December 2001] fixes a.s.a.p. for this critical vulnerability, and they found out 98, 98SE + ME were also affected: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms01-059.mspx This is the similar ME hotfix: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314757 which has the same [hex identical] 3 files as the 98/98SE fix: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314941 More info: UPNP features in WinME: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=262458 GRC UPNP fix: http://grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm Wikipedia UPNP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPNP

Thank you for your detail explanation, and yes, it was typo, I meant INF, not INI file, annd I haven't noticed the BAT file.Petr HHUPD.EXE is build with PowerArchiver [ http://www.powerarchiver.com/ ], using the self-extracting CAB format [LZMA algorithm for highest available compression ratio]. You can open it with any "unzipper" [ http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm#ZIP ] that supports the CAB format.Hope this helps.

Gape: I was notified by Folkert that there is a newer MSIEFTP.DLL [build 5.50.4807.2300] available as part of IE 5.5 SP2 [84 MB, English]: http://downloads.planetmirror.com/pub/brow...SP2/ie55sp2.exe MSIEFTP.DLL is contained inside IE_EXTRA.CAB . The problem is that original 98SE file from setup CD [build 5.00.2614.3500] is buggy, one cannot have FTP folders view properly turned on [iE -> Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced tab -> "Enable folder view for FTP sites" check box], unless MSIEFTP.DLL is newer. BTW: WinME build is 5.50.4134.100 = older, also works ok. IE 5.5, 5.5 SP1, 6.0 + 6.0 SP1 install build 5.50.4522.1800 = older, also works ok. Only IE 5.5 SP2 [for some obscure reason, on some systems only ?!] installs the newest build 5.50.4807.2300 . All MSIEFTP.DLL builds [from 98SE CD and up to the newest one] work with 98SE and ME without errors, except the original one from the 98SE CD I mentioned above [tested by me on 4 PCs and by Folkert on 1 PC], independent of which IE build is installed. Folkert and I would like to suggest that you include MSIEFTP.DLL 5.50.4807.2300 from IE 5.5 SP2 into the next SP 2.0 [RCx] release.

My bad.I thought you meant Gape's file from SP 2.0 compared to the one from 3DCTRLS.ZIP. I have no idea why MS updated ver number but kept the rest of the code intact. All files from 3DCTRLS.ZIP are genuine MS files, not hexed.

Excellent work, Petr. I've added links to iexpress installers [exe] for your drivers: - Windows ME - Windows 98 SE Respectively: * Unofficial Windows ME Updated CPU Microcode UPDATE.SYS 4.90.3001 Fix includes most current Intel CPUs: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=44388 Direct download [190 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/MEUPDSYS.EXE * Unofficial Windows 98 SE Updated CPU Microcode UPDATE.SYS 4.10.2223 Fix includes most current Intel CPUs: http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=44388 Direct download [100 KB, English]: http://www.mdgx.com/files/98UPDSYS.EXE I'm also going to add the WinME driver to 98SE2ME. Thanks.