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unfortunately, it's never going to happen, Graz. Gecko 1.9 based browsers like Firefox 3 seem to never work under Win9xME OSes, including the Seamonkey 2.0 alpha nightly builds I've tested. they keep crashing under 98se after launching them, even with KernelEx installed. But at least Firefox 3 and the Seamonkey 2.0 alpha nightly builds work with at least Win2000 and Win2k is more stable than Win98se. BTW - Firefox 3.0 beta 3 released last night: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0b3/releasenotes/

Thanks for the feedback. You should select OK, in other words, you should keep the newer files. I will try to improve version handling in the next version to avoid these popups. to prevent the file version popups, put either ",,,1056" or ",,,32" after certain files listed in the SPUPDATE.INF file. Example > "hh.exe" should be "hh.exe,,,1056" or "hh.exe,,,32" New OLE Automation security updates: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms08-008.mspx Please include OLEAUT32.DLL version 2.40.4520 dated 12/21/2007 in the next release of the 98se SP. Version 2.40.4522 dated 6/19/2003 in the SP does NOT resolve the latest security flaws mentioned in MS security bulletin MS08-008. And version 2.40.4532.0 of the OLEAUT32.DLL file from the Win2000 KB943055 security update does not work correctly under Win95/98/98se/ME/NT4. Also be sure to update the ASYCFILT.DLL, OLEPRO32.DLL & STDOLE2.TLB files to version 2.40.4530 listed in MS article 917423. Get MDGx's unofficial OLE Automation patch to obtain these files. Not a big deal, PROBLEMCHYLD. The dsound.dll file gets updated if DirectX 6.1 (bundled with Win98se) or DirectX 7 is installed. Including a DX9 release of dsound.dll in the SP may wreck a Win98se machine that does not have DX9 installed. So don't worry about it.

not true, fdv! I've just requested certain NT4 hotfixes from MS by email via a MS Hotfix Request Web Submission Form (instead of phone) and I have gotten them over the weekend. Here are the hotfixes I've obtained: Q280334 explorer.exe Q307866 Srpfixup.exe < run this file after installing NT4 Q299444 SRP pack Q319560 msimain.sdb for Windows Installer 2.0 < I have both Server and Workstation editions of this hotfix Q325986 tcpip.sys Q326643 Ntfs.sys Q872952 autochk.exe, chkdsk.exe, fmifs.dll, untfs2.dll Contact me either by email or send me a PM (personal message) if you need any of these NT4 hotfixes. I have about 50 more to go but many of them are still available. Forget the phone method of asking MS for NT4 hotfixes, use the email method by using the MS Hotfix Request Form. In the "Product and version affected" section, type in Windows NT 4.0 SP6a and the KB hotfix article number (ex. KB307866), select 32bit Operating System (x86) in the Platform section, select the language(s) you want for the hotfix and put in your email address. Then click the Submit Request button and wait for several hours for MS to respond by email. Most of the time, I get the NT4 hotfixes on the first try. Read Mike's blog here about the MS Hotfix Request Web Submission Form: http://theessentialexchange.com/blogs/mich...ssion-form.aspx If any of you are having trouble getting any existing post-SP6a hotfixes for Windows NT4 by email method, leave it to me. I can take care of this kind of hard work.

that's too much to ask for fdv. so the answer is simply no. But MDGx is pretty much close to almost 100%. Check out his NT4 Essential Free Upgrades/Fixes page: http://www.mdgx.com/wnt4.htm Any post-SP6a hotfixes for NT4 that are missing I can try to obtain them by using the MS Hotfix Request form.

Ok. here was the error message I got when attempting to install Adobe Shockwave v10.3.0.24 player on Windows 2000 from the Adobe web site: and the rest of the installation is stopped. pitiful, isn't it? But using Shark's version of the Adobe Shockwave 10.3.024 MSI installer from his web site worked perfectly under Win2k. Big kudos to Shark007 for making an MSI package that works, unlike what Adobe did.

I'm almost ready to release version 2.5.0 of the 98fe service pack which will come in two editions: a full and a lite edition. They will be posted after Valentine's Day. Full edition is about 50Mb while the Lite edition is around 27Mb.

RE-install the Merriam-Webster Dictionary program from your CD (hey, I have this kind of program). I'll have to check on the spupdate.inf and spuninst.inf files of the ME service pack and help the_guy correct problems with them. It looks like the wrong version of gdi.exe was restored (most likely from the mini.cab file when it should be restoring gdi.exe from any of the win_*.cab files).

Yep! In 1995 when Windows 95 was released, no one would have thought of ever having 2GB of RAM! I find it quite ironic that Microsoft have not updated or removed those 'accurate' docs! MS article 181594 was first published more than a decade ago, perhaps a year or two before Win98 ever came out. The info is most likely outdated and may no longer be accurate. At least MS article 184447 mentions similar things found in MS KB article 304943 but article 184447 does mention Win95 and Win98 FE: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/184447/EN-US/ Other "large RAM" problems were also described in MS article 253912 and this one mentions ALL Win9x OSes: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/253912/EN-US/ But it's nice that there is a "patch" for Win98 SE that can make it use 1Gb of RAM or more. It's not a "cure-all" but a major step in the right direction in solving most of the large RAM problems. I definitely HATE conspiracy theories! They're a complete waste of time & energy and a bunch of "cheap talk", IMHO. I'm mostly concerned with solutions to the large RAM problems whether be a patch or memory tweaks to make Win9xME OSes run with 1Gb+ RAM installed.

you're right on with the consequences of using the reg hack, Rick. that was galahs idea. Mine was editing the control.xml method which is the most reliable way to make WMP9 (and the WM891122 update) install correctly under Win98 FE and won't cause any side effects.

The Adobe Shockwave Player v10.3.0.24 from the Adobe web site does NOT install under Windows 2000. I get "procedure [GetSystemWow64DirectoryA] not found in kernel32.dll file" error message during install, then quits. Adobe's installer is flawed, bigtime. why it doesn't work is beyond me. But I've tested it in Win98, WinME, WinXP and WinVista and found no problems with the install. I'm sending my complaints to Adobe about their shockwave player 10.3.0.24 not installing under Win2k ASAP. Check out the Shockwave System Requirements page: http://www.adobe.com/products/shockwavepla...nfo/systemreqs/ It mentions Win98, WinXP, Win2003, Vista but not Win2000. I'll try Shark's shockwave installer under Win2k, if I can find it.

BUT that's the theoretical value that Win95 can use, RetroOS. In actuality (aka. in real life) the RAM limitation in Win95 can be much less than 2Gb due to motherboard/hardware limitations. So what MS is saying in MS article 181594 is just in theory. A blind assumption. In other words, believe it at your own risk. The info in MS articles 304943 and 181594 are almost inaccurate. The info posted in MS article 304943 also apply to Win95 as it also has problems with 1.5 Gb+ of physical memory installed, even though MS article 304943 does not mention Win95.

AND I even tried using galahs' registry hacks on changing the reg values to Win98se under an actual Win95 machine and setup_wm.exe STILL refuses to work. So galahs reg hacks turned out to work under Win98 FE but NOT under Win95 as I have fully confirmed it myself. Found an old forum thread at another forum site installing WMP9 under Win98 FE: http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/forum...player-9-a.html an old quote I'm responding to: wrong. Completely UNtrue! Even though I inputted the "correct" 98se registry values, I still could not get WMP9 to install & work under Win95 + IE 5.x as I've verified this. This is the error message I got when running WMP9 setup_wm.exe file after making the 98se reg changes in Win95:

eh, ditch those obsolete Task Manager tools and get AnVir's Task Manager Free tool here: http://www.anvir.com/taskmanagerfree/ AnVir's Task Manager programs can display info just like the built-in Task Manager program in WinNT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista AND Task Manager Free works under Windows 98 & ME. See these screenshots of AnVir Task Manager Free: http://www.anvir.com/taskmanagerfree/screenshots.htm

You may want to take a look at this for those wanting to use Win98se with 2gigs of RAM: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=24516 As for Max Monroe's RAM problem, try out the tips at the site mentioned above. If they work, great. If not, upgrade to Win2k or XP since they can handle large quantities of RAM pretty well.

some web sites don't work correctly with Opera browsers, regardless of whatever version of Opera used. Firefox can be a resource hog, but I've found ways to curb its appetite. Using these Firefox Memory Tweaks mentioned here: http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/26/firefox-memory-tweaks/ Firefox now runs better on my Win2k/XP machines. speaking of IE being crap, there IS a way to dump IE under Win2000; the steps to do it are little more complicated but possible. see here: http://www.vorck.com/windows/remove-ie.html and there's always 2000Lite which scrubs IE from Win2000 completely.

I believe the OAKCDROM.SYS driver is a DOS driver, which loads from the CONFIG.SYS file. Many Compaq based computers require it in order to access the CD drive, even in Win98se.

Ninho: Thanks for the heads up. I've, now, corrected my post. But I forgot to answer your question, so I'm doing it now: Yes, you've got it right. That's exactly what I meant. And XMSDSK is just a good example of a program that allocates XMS from DOS (run from autoexec.bat or from config.sys), before Windows even begins to load. There are other examples, but I think ramdisks are the most useful nowadays. I think Igor Leyko didn't cover this subject in his article because it would render even more complicated a subject that, as you yourself have said, is not easy at all. But in the present thread it is unavoidable to consider the case of ramdisks, because, IMHO, they are a must for systems having more than 1GB of RAM installed. Speaking of RAMDisks, the max size you can create is 2Gb. see this MDGx tip on how to use RAMDisks: http://www.mdgx.com/newtip12.htm#RAM thanks to GreyPhound and dencorso for the english translation.

You want stone age? Get a computer with an early version of DOS. That's stone age. My oh my, someone is in a cranky mood today... B) We certainly can go back to the Spectrum, the punched tape, or Babbage if you wish, but let's not, shall we? I arbitrarily define as stone age version any software that does not enable me to use features considered standard these days, features that my hardware would otherwise be quite capable to perform. And most software today is a GENERATION beyond their last version that supported win98, usually more than fulfilling the criteria above. I could even live with that, I suppose. But when a properly set-up memory upgrade wrecks the runnability of a quarter of my programs, plays tricks with the audio with the rest, and the best advice I get is to shoot the ACPI too to solve all this, I start having second thoughts, pardon me. So. You say all this isn't very constructive? Excellent observation. Perhabs you have an idea then why is a 128MB Radeon allocating 512MB of virtual address space, given that most people's video adapters take a QUARTER of that...? ...Thought so. Thank you. eh don't mind Benoitren. he can sometimes act like a punk! some of us are really fed up with his immature childish behavior; one of these days, if he "crosses the line" he might get banned from this 9x forum

Upgrade to Spybot 1.5.2 when it is officially available. I'm currenty beta testing Spybot 1.5.2 RC1 which fixes numerous problems with Spybot 1.5.

Where are you getting this from if I may ask ? Clam Win is not good IMO. If you want something good go for Antivir/Avira. As for substitutes for AdAware, there is Spybot S&D, Doctor Alex and SuperAntiSpyware. And don't forget to run a good firewall. I would recommend Jetico 1.1. Dr. Mac's comment about Win98se not handling 256Mb of RAM is WRONG. Win98se handles 256mb+ of RAM well without any memory tweaks. It's when you get to 512Mb or greater that Win98se may choke at startup. I'm currently beta testing Spybot 1.5.1.18 which you can find at the Spybot Beta forums site: http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=12 The official Spybot 1.5 release has some major kinks to work out such as the "floppy drive" scan when loading spybot 1.5; also it takes way too long to load when having the latest spybot detection updates installed. Both problems fixed in the latest Spybot beta. Ditch any commercial antivirus programs you have installed and get NOD32 which also retains Win9x support.

I guess you are "blind" to see it. My cousin's Win2k system NEVER crashed with a BSOD message, with or without any updates applied to it. I get a few BSOD errors using Win98se, even with all of the 98se updates installed. Not exactly, judging by this table: http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/sea...Filter=FilterNO MS is dropping Win2000 support in mid-July 2010. And Win98se has major problems handling 512Mb of RAM or more without any memory tweaks. Win2000, on the other hand, can handle 512mb, 1Gb, 2Gb of RAM just fine with NO memory tweaks involved.

Run Scandisk with the Thorough option in Win9x, or run Scandisk in DOS with the /surface option to check the hard drive for physical damage (aka. bad sectors). A LOT of bad sectors on the hard disk mean that the drive is about to be headed towards the afterlife and will need to be replaced. If you live in an area where repeated power spikes occur I suggest you buy a UPS (uninterrupted power supply) unit. UPS units can supply power to your computer even in a black out, brown out or other power problems and prevent damage to your computer and other electrical appliances. Happy New Year 2008 to everyone!

You can also find the unofficial OSR2 URP at MDGx's web site: http://www.mdgx.com/spx/OSR2URP1.EXE I will be releasing OSR2 URP 1.0 RC2 sometime next week. I DO plan to release an unofficial OSR2 SP by this summer of 2008. Unlike the URP (which give you NO options of what to install or not), the SP will give you options to install certain components just like with my unofficial Win98fe SP.

WinAmp 5.51 has been released and its updated installer now refuses to install under Win9x/ME/NT4 systems. If you guys want to download old versions of Winamp that still function under Win9x systems go here: http://www.winampheaven.net/old.php I'm no longer bothered by new types of apps abandoning Win9x support as I'm starting to slowly "let go" of Win9x; that's part of my new year's resolution of 2008 and beyond.

Firefox 3.0 Beta 2 now posted. See here: http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=22782 Release Notes for Firefox 3 beta 2: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0b2/releasenotes/ Merry Christmas, everyone!