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not exactly. if the "repair" installation uses Vista RTM files, you'll have to install SP1 first and then install SP2. Vista SP2 requires SP1 installed first and refuses to install on Vista RTM.

only for a brief time Q282901 was available in english language but they've revoked it a long time ago due to unforeseen problems. Microsoft is NOT always correct in which languages they provide certain hotfixes when they mention them in certain KB articles. they have not always been consistent in that, LoneCrusader. no, he did not have it in english. Petr didn't specficially state which language he has those updated files, so I'm not convinced that he has all those files in english language. if he did had the files from Q282901 in english, he would have told me & sent them to me a long time ago and I would have included them in the SP already - all which never did happen.

links to download unofficial Windows 98 Standard Edition (First Edition) Service Pack 2.58 final release: full edition (57Mb): http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/cfe3e10a lite edition (31Mb): http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/39fb737d changelog: changes from 2.58 RC to 2.58 final -updated SECUR32.DLL to 4.10.2228 (domestic US/Canada version instead of Export version) -updated USP10.DLL to 1.422.3790.4695 -packaged GRPFLT98.EXE with updated graphics filters instead of GRPHFLTS.EXE (PNG32.FLT v2003.1100.8329.0, JPEGIM32.FLT v2003.1100.8327.0 and GIFIMP32.FLT v2003.1100.8327.0 are included) -updated ROOTSUPD.EXE to April 2012 release changes from 2.57 final to 2.58 RC -replaced GRPFLT98.EXE with MDGx's GRPHFLTS.EXE package (for the time being) -updated ROOTSUPD.EXE to March 2012 release -updated ATL.DLL to 3.0.3794.0 (KB973507 for Win2k - it's an ANSI version) -updated MSVBVM60.DLL to 6.0.9832 (KB2575928) -updated DST/Time Zone package (DSTUPD98.EXE) to contain Dec. 2011 updates from KB2633952 -updated Windows Script Host 5.6 to version 5.6.0.8850 Update: new download links to the 2.58 SPs

and flash player 10.3.183.19 (released the same time as flash player 11.2.202.235): ActiveX for IE browsers Plugin for non-IE browsers

yes the OSR2 SP project is still alive but except very infrequent or few updates to it. I may plan to release an updated service pack near the end of 2012 when I find time. when I do provide a new version of the SP, it will not be mentioned here in this topic. it will have a separate thread. Version 4.00.1114 of configmg.vxd file is available in Japanese language only and is NOT available in English language as I was told by MS. I don't remember exactly where I found build 1113 of the configmg.vxd file but I must have found it in an update package for certain old IBM laptop machines with pre-installed Win95 OSR2.x.

@PROBLEMCHYLD: You should remove this patch from your list because Microsoft discovered some flaws with the mfc42.dll & mfc42u.dll files from the KB2506212 security update mentioned in MS KB article 2584577. You may want to create an unofficial KB2584577 patch for Win2000 when you get the chance.

PROBLEMCHYLD: Do NOT include the WINDOWS2000-KB2506212-X86-ENU.EXE in your list anymore. The KB2506212 security patches contained flawed MFC42.DLL & MFC42U.DLL files. Microsoft has made the KB2854577 hotfixes to correct some problems with the KB2506212 (MS11-024) security updates. 2584577 - FIX: An application that uses objects that are derived from the CArchive class may crash after you install security update 2506212 You may want to consider creating an unofficial KB2584577 patch for Win2000.

The change will effect all Mozilla-based apps, including Firefox, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird. Plus, developers are in the process of removing the now dead-support code for Windows 2000 from Gecko since MSVC 2010 is incompatible with Win2k. more specifically, Thunderbird 13 and Seamonkey 2.10.x will start using MSVC 2010 code, which will officially drop win2k & pre-XPSP2 support.

@blackwingcat, how to run Realplayer SP (12), 14 or 15 under Win2000 using KDW / FCWIN2K (if possible)?

Win98 FE SP1 was the only official SP released by Microsoft around mid-1999, a few weeks before Win98 SE (4.10.2222) was released to the public. The Win98fe SP1 file was called wucsp.exe but it's no longer available from Microsoft anymore. and yes, I'm still in charge of making unofficial SPs for Win98fe and Win95 OSR2.x (and maybe for WinME later on). I do plan to release updated versions of these unofficial SPs sometime between early summer and late fall of 2012. a longtime friend of mine used to have a custom-made computer with pre-installed Win98fe (4.10.1998) with a BCM KR632 motherboard, Intel Pentium 2 (333Mhz) processor and 192Mb of RAM back in the late 1990s and it was good. though several years ago, he's using a WinXP machine using an AMD Sempron 2500+ CPU and 768Mb of RAM. I may set up my next door neighbor's Dell Optiplex gx100 computer as a dual-boot system booting Win2000 SP4 and Win98 FE and later SE. I had some experience setting up dual-boot systems and they're pretty good.

Windows Installer 4.5 seems to be a prerequisite for recently made programs out there. you may also want to install the Windows Installer 4.5 KB981669 update to fix some application compatibility problems with MSI 4.5.

here are updated instructions on how to slipstream Office 2007 with the newly released Office 2007 SP3 update: http://www.howto-outlook.com/otherprograms/slipstreamo2k7sp.htm

blackwingcat, read the following on Mozilla ending Firefox support for Win2000 & WinXP RTM/SP1: http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2012/01/end_of_firefox_win2k.html the upcoming Firefox 12 release will be the last one to officially support Win2k. Firefox 13 nightly builds and greater are created from MS Visual Studio 2010 and will require WinXP SP2/SP3 or higher to use. even with the latest version of KDW used under Win2k, the current FF 13 nightly builds may not work on Win2000.

build 1113 never existed, not even through a win95 hotfix. Benoitren will have to retrieve v4.00.1111 of the msgsrv32.exe file on the dutch osr2.5 cd that's sometimes the problem when devices have to share IRQs, whether using either a win9x/me or win2k/xp system. I'd try removing the network card driver in device manager, shut down the computer and remove & re-insert the network card in a different PCI expansion slot (which means unscrewing the computer cover after disconnecting all the cords connected to the computer). Placing the network card in another pci expansion slot may allow win95c or the bios to re-detect the network card and assign a different IRQ that won't be shared with USB. USB devices work best when the USB controller doesn't have to share IRQ resources with other devices.

I had a similar experience with using Crystal CS4299 WDM drivers on a 98se/ME system. Certain versions of it (v6.13.10.4140 and earlier) seem to support 98se/ME/2000/XP. anything higher than that one (like 6.13.10.4141 or greater) would only work under W2k/XP and not under 98se/ME.

and Firefox 3.6 will soon be EOL'ed after Mozilla plans to release FF 3.6.19 later on as I read on the Google Groups site. And with Firefox 5.0 final being released a few days ago, FF 4.0.1 may suffer the same fate as FF versions 3.5 & 3.6.

although Anolis Resourcer requires MS .NET Framework 2.0 or greater for it to work.

Joe, have you tested Flash 10.2.159 or some of the other 10.2 versions? they're found on the Adobe Flash Player Archive downloads page.

Neither recognizes the GPT format. GPT Partition scanning code would have to be added. It would be easier to replicate the GPT Partitions into an MBR replacing the dummy bridge MBR normally used in GPT Drives. and GPT based partitions require 64bit operating systems! they won't work on 32bit OSes speaking about the 2TB hard drive limit, FAT32 and NTFS can support up to 2TB volumes and no greater than that

Or you can download older versions of Firefox from either OldApps.com or FileHippo.com

I concur with Benoitren as win95a and orig. win95 is slow and problematic (and has no usb support and no DMA option for hard drives & CD/DVD drives for faster performance). I know from experience with an old NEC computer that bundled a pre-osr2 version of win95. Anyways, there is a way to install Win95B (osr2.0 or osr2.1) or Win95C (osr2.5) without installing the embedded IE files [link to the instructions to install Win95 OSR2 without IE]. I've tried it a few times on an old machine and Win95 SR2 worked great.

uh frogman, Mozilla dropped support for FF 3.0 in March 2010 after FF 3.0.19 was released. and Mozilla plans to end support for FF 3.5 after FF 3.5.19 was released. also, Firefox 5.0 beta 1 will be available on Mozilla's Beta channel coming May 17 and the final release of FF5 is scheduled to be released on June 21. you may want to stick with the FF 3.6 series as there will be an upcoming FF 3.6.18 release once FF 5 goes final.

dencorso is right on when advising to install NUSB. This Sony Microvault 4Gb USB Flash Drive my mom bought a few years ago worked flawlessly under win98se with the NUSB drivers installed.

speaking of Spybot S&D, version 2.0 beta has just been released today. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/news/2011-05-11.html can you guys check to see if Spybot S&D 2.0 beta works under Win98/ME? I know its help file still mentions Win9x/ME.

have you tried uninstalling/removing shockwave player 10 before installing shockwave player 11? read my latest post in this shockwave player thread. and make sure the GDI+ DLL file (gdiplus.dll file) is installed under win98se. I think Shockwave Player 11 requires GDI+.