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The 828026 WMP update has some bugs, CLASYS so obtain the 832353 update instead which fixes the problems with the 828026 update. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832353 In fact, dump the 828026 patch as the 832353 updates are newer than the 828026 updates. See Mdgx's WMP updates page on how to install the 832353 WMP update under Win98se: http://www.mdgx.com/wmp.htm Look for the 'Script Commands MSDXM.OCX, WMP.DLL + WMPCORE.DLL Fix' on his page. Yes, it's true as I've tested the IE 5.5 SP2 834707 update for myself. If you double-click on the patch, it says 'This Update Requires Windows ME' if you run it on a non-ME system. Later this week I'll post how to install the IE 5.5 SP2 834707 update on non-WinME systems. Another good reason to install DirectX 9.0c is because it fixes some recent security problems with DirectX mentioned in MS security bulletin MS04-016: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/MS04-016.mspx MS only provided DX 8.1, 8.2, 9.0a, 9.0b security patches for Win2k/XP systems and NOT for Win98/ME systems. The only way to fix the DirectPlay security problems mentioned in that bulletin is to install DirectX 9.0c which includes the fixes for Win98, 2000, ME, XP & 2003. Microsoft is only releasing new 'Critical' security patches for Win98/ME. The DirectPlay security vulnerability in Microsoft security bulletin MS04-016 has a severity rating of 'Moderate' for Win2k/XP/2k3 systems and 'Not Critical' for Win98/ME systems.

if you won't download it, then it wasn't meant for people like you (and btw son an .exe or .rar file cannot be uploaded to the board) the file is ok of course, now available here: WinME.RAR WINME.RAR Checksum 0F333325 I cant quite find the time to make the second link work; the checksum number is there anyway though. I believe i read that Gape was wanting ppls support to help the development of sp2 rather than jackass comments towards fellow members. AND DO YOU NEED SOME VASELINE WITH THAT? ROFL C'mon people. Start acting like mature and civilized folks. AVOID downloading the WinME.RAR file. Go get the WinME Defrag along with the WinME Scandisk tool at Mdgx's Addons page instead: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm It's far better than downloading just the WinME defrag tool because both the Scandisk & Defrag tools of ME are faster than the 9x versions. Mdgx has packaged both of those tools in a zip file. Get it directly from his site.

Wrong, soldier1st. Microsoft will end support for both Win98 AND WinME on June 30, 2006 as noted on their MS support lifecycle pages.

Whoops, almost forgot. When downloading DirectX 9.0c, get the DirectX 9.0c Redistributable download at this Microsoft site: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en It's about 35 Mb in size but it has all the DX 9.0c setup files for Win98, 2000, ME, XP & 2003 so you don't have to download the individual DX9.0c components. Get it if you have more than one PC or if you need to re-install DX.

DirectX 8 has better support and speed for for old hardware than DirectX 9? ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE, burkgul! I installed DX 9.0c on a very old Pentium 1 [100Mhz] PC with Win98se and it works well & didn't suffer any performance losses. In fact, MS said in its DirectX FAQ that DX-based games that uses older versions of DX, run better with newer versions of DX. There are no new drivers for the S3Trio64V+ graphics card, which I used to have. Win98se has the latest drivers for that card. The latest WMP definitely requires a fast PC. Install WMP 6.4 from IE6 SP1 setup program which is slightly newer than the one from the MS web site. See Mdgx's Windows Media Player free fixes page on how to install WMP 6.4 build 1121: http://www.mdgx.com/wmp.htm As for IE 5.5, make sure you install IE 5.5 SP2 and install the 871260 update for IE 5.5 SP2. Newer IE 5.5 updates like the Oct. 2004 834707 update for IE 5.5 SP2 will only install under WinME because MS supports IE 5.5 SP2 on WinME systems only.

Not going to happen, CLASYS. IE 5.5 may be too old for some users but it still runs just as good as IE 6. Windows 2000 comes with IE 5.01, soldier1st. Win2k SPs update IE 5.01. Windows Millennium comes with IE 5.5. Windows XP comes with IE 6. About the Distribution of the Win98se SP on CD, NO WAY!

Try downloading the very LATEST drivers of the SoundBlaster Live 5.1 sounc card at their web site: http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/ Sorry, azagahl. You can only create a RAM disk up to 32 megabytes. The ram disk driver (ramdrive.sys) allows creating ram drives no greater than 32 Mb. You can also try removing the SoundBlaster Live Sound card and place it into another PCI expansion slot, which will use different system resources and may work better. By the way, soldier1st how big is your hard drive on your PCs?

A 'localized' version means a version provided in your native language. In your case, o_m_ar, you have to wait for the Arabic & Hebrew versions of the Win98se service pack to be developed. Gape is working on the English version of the Win98se SP.

It'll work that way. Though you should install directx 9.0c instead of 8.1b. Also dump the IE 5.5 SP2 cumulative Oct. 2003 patch. Install the Cumulative 871260 IE 5.5 SP2 update which is much newer than the Oct. 2003 update. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en Even though MS says it's for WinME, the IE 5.5 SP2 871260 update will work under Win98se. As for MS Office 97 Pro, upgrade to SR1, then install SR2b and then you can install the latest Office 97 SR2 security patches.

Forget it, o_m_ar! Gape isn't available right now. I think he's still not feeling well. The fixing of Enabled (Arabic and Hebrew) version problems may be left out, unless there is a localized version of a Win98se SP for Arabic & Hebrew versions of Win98se.

If you are one of the vast majority of internet users that still use slow dialup connections, adding monsters like IE6 and dx9c would force users to into a massive download of which they already might have anyway. If Gape included IE6 and dx9c in sp2, and then for sake of argument, say he released sp2.1 two months later with a few small fixes. That would force everyone to download IE6 and dx9c again, which would be a major kick-in-the-nuts for dialup users. For simplicities sake it is best if very large OS updates be kept separate, letting Gape concentrate on the smaller core updates/patches that everyone is going to want. If you want to grab the full IE6 sp1 admin install, there is very brief guide on how to do that here. After its downloaded, it can be easily added to a custom 98se cdrom. I totally agree with ssmokee. If you folks want to download large files with a dialup connection go install a third party download manager like Download Express, Star Downloader or LeechGet. These download managers can pause and resume downloads so you don't have to start your downloads over again if you lose your dialup connections. The creator of Spybot S&D has written an article about download managers here: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/article...d-managers.html The IE6 SP1 updates should be left out because MS always comes out with a newer update for IE6 SP1. Also if you want to delete or shred files, Spybot S&D has a built-in file shredding tool. I use it to 'shred' confidential files.

Ah, dump 98lite micro. Who needs it if you have a superfast PC with lots of RAM installed & using a large hard drive? That old classic Win95-style Explorer interface is pitiful and inefficient. Win95 is already obsolete and can't handle the hardware made in the 21st century.

Open registry editor and check to see if the registry points to mfc42u.dll. If it does rename the registry entry to point to mfc42.dll. The mfc42.dll file that is included in the Win98se SP is much newer than the one found at the dll-files web site. The mfc42u.dll file is for NT4, Win2k, XP & 2k3 systems only.

perhaps the RAM chips whocrazy installed may not be the right ones. Before installing new memory chips onto a computer, be sure to note the type of memory chips your system is using. For example, my HP Pavilion PC uses PC100 SDRAM memory chips. I go to Fry's Electronics and ask the folks there for PC100 SDRAM chips; it doesn't matter the brand name as long as you match the type of memory. If your system uses DDR PC2100 memory chips, buy that kind. Also, don't settle for the default swap file settings in Windows 9x/ME systems. I no longer like the idea of a swap file shrinking and growing and vice-versa. Now with large HDs out there with massive space, use your own swap file settings by setting BOTH the Minimum and Maximum amount of Virtual Memory by twice the amount of RAM installed. Ex. if you have 512 megs of RAM set the Minimum and Maximum amount of Virtual Memory to 1 Gb from the Virtual Memory settings dialog box. Restart the computer and you'll have a permanent swap file with a fixed size that neither shrinks nor grows and have better performance.

Yes, there are tools that can see NTFS partitions for Win9x/ME systems. It's just that you can't 'boot' from an NTFS partition when using Win9x/ME. The apps that recognize NTFS in Win9x/ME load AFTER a Win9x/ME OS starts up. Reason why I don't remove system restore in XP is because I may need it in certain situations such as testing out demo software or trialware. I enable SR before installing demoware, then whenever I'm done testing the demoware I use SR to restore my XP system to a time before I installed the demoware. I don't replace certain XP system files. That can risk breaking XP and I don't want to end up seeing any blue screen errors on my system. FAT32 too slow on W2k/XP systems? Not true if using at least a superfast 1Ghz computer with lots of RAM installed and using a large hard drive. Again, the goal is to achieve a 'balance' of speed and stability, which I said earlier at this forum. Large capacity hard drives are not only huge, but also fast. There are several ways to improve performance on a computer without sacrificing reliability.

That was already posted a while back here. MDGx has an older version of System Restore Remover Pro which is version 1.1 posted here: http://ftp.mdgx.com/files/SRP11.ZIP This one removes the WMI and WBEM features of ME which v1.5 can't do.

Then move on to more important things, soldier1st and don't waste any time making anymore posts here on this page. Let's give other people the chance to try out the tips of requesting MS hotfixes. So don't ruin it for everyone else. Now that I've asked MS for certain patches for Win98 & ME and got them, I too am moving on with my life. End of discussion.

I think Gape is too ill to use his PC and make a post on this forum. I agree with soldier1st as Gape needs a long break to get well. Get DirectX 9.0c if you use certain hardware like DV camcorders. My younger brother got a Sony Handycam DV Camcorder that contains a software CD bundling DX 9.0b. I think MS said in its DirectX FAQ that games, including older ones, work better with the latest version of DirectX available. It would be nice to include IE6 SP1 as part of the Win98se SP, as long as it does NOT contain the fix for the deletion of large files in Win98. I know about the problem of deleting a very large number of files in Win98/ME + IE6 causes a hang in Explorer. Just do NOT delete too many files at once. Deleting too many files that way can lead to 'incorrect free space' errors which must be fixed by running Scandisk either in DOS or Windows. Incorrect free space errors can sometimes cause Windows 9x/ME to hang and only occurs on FAT32 partitions. Windows 2000/XP systems can handle FAT32 a little better than 9x/ME systems. If you need to delete a ton of files with IE6 installed, use File Manager as it does a better job of removing files than Windows Explorer.

Hey, NOT everyone can use XPLite, soldier1st. I DONT need it anyway. Disabling WFP in XP makes is LESS reliable because some 3rd party programs that use older setup installers can overwrite some XP system files with older versions and can potentially break XP. I'm not sure why I made a big deal whether to remove or disable System Restore, it actually makes NO difference doing either one. For XP users that use XPlite and want to remove system restore, go ahead. For XP users that DON'T have XPlite disabling system restore is good enough. Thanks for clarifying what I said of Win98 not having 'native' NTFS support, ssmokee. ALL 9X versions of Windows including Win95 and WinME do not have native NTFS support. NTFS is definitely better than FAT32 for Win2k/XP systems. Only Win2000 Pro & WinXP Pro support EFS [encrypting file system], which has native file & folder encryption on NTFS partitions. XP Home edition doesn't have EFS.

Oh well. Then leave it up to people like me and sybesma who know how to follow directions closely on how to ask MS for patches and get results. Guess you don't know how do follow what sybesma said earlier on this page or just afraid you won't get what you want if you actually tried asking MS. At least sybesma and I are the ones who are actually DOING something, unlike you soldier1st. Hey if MS actually says no to you, at least you got a response. I have asked MS if they're still offering hotfixes for Win95 a few days ago and they said Win95 was no longer supported. THERE. At least I got a response from MS. So no more existing patches for Win95 are no longer being offered. But the Win95 patches that are still posted at the Win95 Downloads page are still available. As for the Workstation & Server editions of NT4, MS ended support for NT4 workstation on June 30, 2004 and ended support for NT4 Server on Dec. 31, 2004. So MS is no longer offering hotfixes for NT4 as well. Support of NT4 Server Notice posted here: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean3 for NT4 Workstation Support posted here: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean5 So Windows users can ask for hotfixes for Win98, 2000, ME, XP & Server 2003. See this page on why Microsoft extended support for Windows 98 & ME here: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifewinextndfaq

You're wrong on the softpub.dll file, MDGx. Version 5.131.1880.14 of the softpub.dll file is from the NT4 MS04-011 (835732) update. It can work ok under a Win9x system after you register the newer softpub.dll file with the regsvr32.exe tool. Uh, Gape are you close to releasing v2.0 of the Win98se SP. The year is almost over. Forget about the Win95 files. All versions of Win95 are in the graveyard and MS already ended ALL support for it.

XPLite is not freeware, and I don't like the idea of disabling WFP under XP. Guys, if you're going to run a Win9x OS along with a Win2k or XP OS on separate hard drive partitions, make sure that BOTH partitions are using FAT32. Win9x systems can NOT recognize NTFS partitions. Perhaps that's why ssmokee had problems getting a Win98 OS to work and only Win2k/XP OS.

What version of AOL is your friend using, SeanGil? I am currently using the latest version of AOL which is 9.0 optimized. AOL 9.0 requires a fast PC with at least 128 megabytes of RAM. Try upgrading to the latest version of AOL. To solve part of the floppy drive problem, right-click on the My Computer icon and choose Properties. Click on the File System button and click on the Floppy Disk tab, and uncheck the option of searching for floppy drives. Click OK on all the open dialog boxes and reboot. Try downloading the latest US Robotics drivers at the U.S. Robotics site instead of the Gateway site. Here's the U.S. Robotics support page on where you can try to find the exact model of US Robotics modem you are using: http://www.usr.com/support/s-main-menu.asp

Why not ask MS yourself, soldier1st? If sybesma and I can do it, so can you. MS has extended support for Windows 98 and Windows ME until June 30, 2006. See this MS support page on the extension of Win98/ME support: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean1 As long as MS is still supporting Win98 & ME, even when they are in extended support, users can still ask MS for existing hotfixes for those versions of Windows. No new hotfixes for Windows 98 & ME will be made during this time. During the 'extended' support period, MS will only release NEW Win98/ME security patches that have a severity rating of 'Critical'. New non-critical security patches are not available for download during the extended support period.

Just seems to me like its a hidden feature. It was a 'hidden feature', sort of; back in the time of Win95/NT4 + IE4 w/ Active Desktop, before Win98 came out. I think if you copy certain registry settings from Win2000, ME or XP and input them in Win98's registry editor tool, you'll be able to have the Thumbnails view option without having to enable the option from the Folder properties dialog box. I just have to figure out which registry settings to copy & then test them on a Win98 PC. Enabling Thumbnail view on a folder enables the option on that folder only and NOT including the subfolders within that folder. I don't mind removing the system restore files in ME, but in XP NO WAY do I do that. The windows file protection feature [WFP] of XP may restore the system restore files. To shut off System Restore completely in XP, I just set the 'System Restore Service' from the Services MMC dialog box to Disable.