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You're still wrong soldier1st. Even if you use non-IE apps that does NOT mean you're out of the woods with security problems. Even non-Microsoft software can have potential security flaws. But at least they're harder to exploit than with IE. Tarun, try using IEradicator to remove IE6. Get it here: http://www.litepc.com/ieradicator.html I use this tool to uninstall IE when IE's uninstaller doesn't work. The IE uninstaller in WinME won't work if WinME's system file protection feature is disabled. I found that out several months ago when I prevented 'Statemgr' from running by disabling it from the MSConfig tool and restarting WinME, I couldn't remove IE. When I re-enabled Statemgr and run the IE uninstall tool, it worked. Forget about the Q249973 update, CLASYS. It's CRAP! Go to Axcel216's addons page: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm And click on the links to download newer riched20.dll, riched32.dll & usp10.dll files. They're better than the ones found in the Q249973 patches.

NO, soldier1st. Only time if the vmm32.vxd file causes problems is if it is corrupted by a computer virus, PC crash or a hard drive malfunction or when trying to fix the HD problems & the vmm32.vxd file with Scandisk in DOS mode when Windows is not running.

Never mind Tarun. I may have misunderstood your point. Bottom line is MSDOS 8 was written specifically for Windows ME and attempting to use the MSDOS 8 files under a non-WinME system like Win98 can cause more problems. MS-DOS included in all versions of Win98 is 7.1 and runs well. Like I said before, I never had any problems with the vmm32.vxd file and if that file goes bad just re-install Windows.

Um sybesma. What should I put in the Subject line? I followed your post when emailing Microsoft last Friday and I have NOT received a response from them. How long does it take for MS to respond?

I have also encountered the problem when deleting a large number of files in Explorer and it hangs when running WinME. Or it stalls for a few minutes and then recovers & I can continue on normally. Workaround is to delete the files in good old-fashioned File Manager tool. Go to the Windows folder and double-click on the winfile.exe file to run File Manager. Even though File Manager doesn't handle long filenames, it deletes files faster than Windows Explorer and doesn't lock up Windows. You can even change the 'System' attribute to a file which cannot be possible under Explorer.

Sorry to disappoint you soldier1st & Tarun but MS-DOS 8.0 is not available as a standalone download. Attempting to use the MSDOS 8 files from WinME under a Win98 or Win98se system can actually make things worse. Mentioned at Axcel216's Windows 98/98 SE ©Tricks + Secrets - Part 5 page: http://www.mdgx.com/98-5.htm In the 'KILLER REPLACEMENTS: ME -> 98 SE' section he mentions NOT to replace the COMMAND.COM & IO.SYS files. And I haven't experienced any problems whatsoever with the vmm32.vxd file under my old PC using Win98se. If there are problems with the vmm32.vxd file in Win98 it's usually a corrupted or damaged vmm32.vxd file in which can only be fixed by re-installing Win98. Tarun says it's better to have an empty or non-existent vmm32? I don't agree with that. Read the posts by HSI and Gape here about vmm32: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=32526&st=0