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Agreeing with soldier1st. You'll have to download the separate MSXML addons. Hardly anyone uses MSXML 4.0 so just get MSXML 3.0 SP5. XML 3.0 SP5 = great XML 4.0 SP2 = almost crap

For Win98 SE users using IE 5.5 SP2 and want to install the 834707 update for IE 5.5 SP2, download the patch and use WinRAR, Winzip or any archiving tool to view the patch's contents. Extract all the files inside the patch onto a temporary folder like 'C:\Temp\834707'. From that folder type the following from the Run dialog box: C:\Temp\834707\ieupdate.exe Q834707 That will install the files from the IE 5.5 SP2 834707 update and you must restart the computer in order for IE 5.5 SP2 to use the updated files. By the way, seraph00, Office 2003 Pro is only compatible with Win2000, XP and Server 2003 systems and O2K3 won't run under Win9x, ME & NT4. Running Linux systems has its own pros and cons.

I almost forgot. I recently came across an article written by Fred Langa on Dec. 23, 2004 about buying RAM chips. See his article here: http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2004/2004-12-23.htm Also read Fred's older article on whether to add more RAM here: http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2004/2004-12-16.htm#3 These articles should be helpful for PC users who want to add more memory onto their computers.

For CLASYS to say that 'ALL memory slows down with age' is NOT being realistic. I TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH THAT! They may seem slower as newer and faster PCs and memory chips are developed, but they still work good. The memory chips I installed in my HP pavilion PC work well as long as the computer supports it. If you install memory chips that your computer does not support, the computer may not recognize them or may cause problems with that computer. Heck, my old NEC computer that has Win98se that I gave to my relatives uses those old EDO SIMM memory modules and the PC runs fine. Ask the motherboard manufacturers of the computers you use to determine what kinds of RAM chips they support. It doesn't hurt to ask them. Yes, some but not all motherboards have BIOSes in their setup programs that allow users to adjust the timing settings of RAM chips. Just use the settings that cause minimal or no problems. I care a little more about reliability than speed.

Well, if your system can handle 98lite micro and doesn't cause problems with other 3rd party software installed, go ahead and use it. I DON'T CARE! As long as your system is stable, keep it. Like with xplite, not ALL Win98 users need 98lite micro. I don't install it because I am using programs that conflict with it.

Good points, zoem and soldier1st. Windows 98 AND ME will live on past mid-2006. Use your brain, CLASYS as to why MS won't release certain updates or 'hotfixes' as MS calls them. Think about it. Many of the Win98se hotfixes listed in Microsoft's support articles were designed to fix VERY MINOR problems and are NOT designed to be installed on every PC using Win98se. Not all Win98se updates will be featured in Gape's Win98se SP and some will have to be left out because they are either older or have cause more problems than fixing them. Microsoft would get criticized a lot more of releasing updates that do more harm than good. Take for instance the Q252187 fix for Win98se. This was featured in a much older version of the Win98se SP. In newer versions of the Win98se SP the updated file from MS article Q252187 was taken out of the SP because the fix from that article caused lockups before Win98se loads on many systems than fixing the lockups on some systems. The Q252187 patch was made to resolve a 'specific' problem for the SPECIFIED computers ONLY! Bottom line is that the hotfixes MS made were designed to resolve 'specific' problems mentioned in their articles and are NOT for everyone. My advice is to install the patches you think are essential and AVOID the others that are not needed for your machines. That should take some stress off downloading updates.

Some memory chips work better than others 'cause some aren't quite well designed. I have a HP machine using WinME and have installed RAM chips that work well and have no memory problems. My brother has a custom made PC with WinXP SP2 with 384 megs of RAM also haven't had any problems with the RAM chips installed. I just find ways to make my PC and my bro's PC work reliably. Gosh, CLASYS, can you make your comments a little more shorter and to the point from now on?

why don't you tell that to soldier1st, CLASYS? I agree with him on not needing 98micro. Changing the shell of win98se can actually break certain programs like Wordpad which requires the shell32.dll file of Win98se.

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.