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Hello, what is cleanest way how to change Windows 2000 / XP system partition driver letter back to C? I usually because of it hiding or removing other partition, when i making multiboot systems, but sometimes i had no time / mood / tools for it,.. Is there some good tool to fix it? I dunno how mych Windows are clever to it, i help have someone some hardcoded pathes etc? System which i want to now fix, are almost clean install, so there would be problems, with other installed problems.

After some time with Anydesk its fine, luck of adress list is annoying so i had to create some online sheet.. and it has some issues with Linux - im using Mint 19.3 - cursor is sometimes invisible.. and sometime im getting stuck clicking (it could be quite dangerous.. , it able kill / freeze machine, drag and drop something etc..) and mostly working double click, when im using Qemu virtual machine within Linux through Anydesk.

Thanks, i tried it but im getting error like with lots of other drivers.. THe AudioPCI iterrupt has been routed incorrectly by the system. Sound inactive, Use Automatic seetting in the Device manager. - Im getting during installation - before any reboot, i maybe can try to change irq to another one, but i dunno which one is preferred by this card? I device manager i just see - Automatic settings - on, IRQ - 11 , Input and Output Range C000-C0FF no conflicts.

Thanks, these drivers could be installed without exclamation mark, but im not getting any audio such some annoying sound, or just bluescreens.. I cant be sure, but i blame Qemu more than driver, it could also work with some specific Qemu machine type.. but i didnt find any relevant info.

Thanks.. There is guide: https://www.win-raid.com/t6017f53-Windows-SE-on-Modern-Hardware-5.html#msg105633 You are welcome to join dissussion, im not so great at technical level either in Windows 98 things or Linux, or Windows 98 sounds, Windows 98 remote access, filesharing.. there are lots thing to discuss.

Thanks both im trying to get it working with todays Qemu. At least with other driver with i found on internet, im getting some for me unknow error, in device manager or direct BSoD. Ensoniq AudioPCI The AudioPCI interrupt has been routed incorrectly by the system. Sound inactive. Use Autotmatic settings in the device manager. I tried some random IRQ changes no luck. Default is if im not wrong 3. Qemu has not classic bios, im really unsure if there is any way to manipulate with IRQs. I will test it without AutoPatcher changes.. but in theory there should be something in conflict from there. BTW is someone some good clean pack of just official Win98 updates?

Do you still have these somewhere?

Hello, what is best Windows 98 remoting program (as Win98 as server)? Is there something better for Win98 remote access than TightVNC? I was using Teamviewer6, but they killed it because some security bla, bla.. new version is not more able to connect to these ancient version, maybe you get some older portable one.. if it can run alongside of installed version.

I finnaly made it working! vanilla KVM, Mint 19.3(Qemu 2.11) amdZ170 + Geforce 6 pass through. Quake 3 1600x1200 full 90+ FPS. networking virtualized, sound is working.. you can everytime tune it through pci soundcard passthrough or usb adapter. Its much better that any other Win98 virtualization options for gaming, i dont feel any additional input lag, so finnaly other option that real HW, where is very hard or impossible to make it fully working at least from gaming respektive.. i know that for someone people are some installs fests enough, but i want really use this OS from time to time.. Details and whole long progress and failing you can find here and its is just star, but its already working well: https://www.win-raid.com/t6017f53-Windows-SE-on-Modern-Hardware-5.html#msg105571

I made it, pass through of Geforce 6600 its finally working on GB Z170 ITX MB. For now i pass it to Win7 machine, i will later try with Win98, but from QEMu script it should be difference, it would plan with emulated 440fx. I also meantime made program with Qemu Win98 machine with emulated videocard (cirrus) to get ready for future passthrough what is good sound at least SB16 is working out of box, there is problem that only keyboard is working not mouse. I also need to setup networking - remote desktop / vnc would be quick mouse problem solution fix for machine setup. So if you now something about Qemu or Linux networking pleas help. There would be probably still option to solve network and sound through USB dongles passthrough or PCI / PCI-E cards pass through, but this could save slots.. and usb ones with Win9x would be always a bit clunky use.. we would able to do it, we would mitigate PCI slots or PCI-E to adapters need, what is big victory. There will stey need only for PCI-E gen1 videocards support.. which is issue to, im asking others for test PCI-E gen 1 videocards with need Intel and Amd boards, but no one bother.. because i have only Gigabzte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming (this ones has nice name, what is probably best feature of it..), there i tried quite few these and they are comply ignored as never plugged.. otherwise i would say that you can have now Win98 running with 3D, sound and networking on newest MBs and it would be big victory.. With dual boot you can still use Windows which you like, you would only use Linux KVM for as sort of dual boot for use of Win98 and WinXP.. and it be even crazier with enough cpu cores and mem (1 core and 512 MB for Win98 what it is now where 6/8 cores are mainstream nothing.. and it could be only better and you can every time just stop some virtual machine to get more performance for others..) you can run Linux, Win 7/10 and some legacy machine in paralel.. and even more crazier you can make it terminal like.. so be usable by mutiple people.. if you will for each dedicated monitor / keyboard and mice.. any other possible USB device with want. Is someone is scared of too much monitors, monitors with multiple ouputs working too, you just switch output depending of used real videocard.. but yeah, you can play with multiple people in parallel on other machine, who would do that:) Yeah, yeah, especially crashes of such machine would fun again I know, know that is partly possible with VMware Workstation, but 3D for legacy OS sucks, its no fast as passthrough and legacy OS options are more limited.

I one 2 Unraid success stories, its already linked in my thread, second is mine, this is has flaw that cirrus graphics is used, because very similar Cirrus could Qemu also emulate and its dont support 3D Apis.. i made Geforce 7950 running. I can confirm that these cheap PCI-E PCI controllers are working for at least some cards and MBs, only thing which is impossible with them for sure is DOS sound, if main chipset doesnt support it, if it support it.. i really dont know. Now we trying to make same thing with KVM. KVM has also small advantage that you should save $60 what is not big deal.. at least some things easilly shared between community. My Unraid old story is here:

Unraid is has main start disadvantages: - it need intial setup - download settting, make booting USB, boot from it etc.. - setup user account for remote connection - sacriface whole HDD / SSD - setup pool with ISOs with for OS installing Advantages: - after that you can do all jus use nice wizard and setup pass-through with few clicks.. after you can work with pass through machine like with physical one - KVM - in general its more power full, you boot into full Linux OS as main hosting OS, Unraid has some very limited Linux OS functionality - its some terminal + browser, nothing else.. - if you are Linux guy you probably already know how to us it, if you want to be or are obsessed to learn low level stuff its, right thing for you - if you know QEMU, you need to only learn new pass through setup on Linux and add few parameters to Qemu command line - if you just want to make it working, its PITA (this is big disadvantage).. lots of variables o set right to get it working, terminal p*rn.., configuration files, very long guides t (just to get picture on pass through videocard).. after that it still nice some tuning for sound, optimal Mem / io performance - but it is not hard as video card setup, once you do it, its like setup Virtualbox (with some stupid text configs instead of nice GUI, medival times). I started with it few day ago and still failing, it could be 1 parameter, or i could be just unlucky with my HW, there are some lits of proven HW - most of HW is working, but there are lots of exception.. or you simply need some special parameters to make it working. You can watch my failing in Win-Raid Win98 thread: https://www.win-raid.com/t6017f53-Windows-SE-on-Modern-Hardware.html Im sure that once i will win, but if it would today, or with other computer i really can say. Proxmox - could be middle ground. Vmware ESX is able pass through too, if you are already use it for work its nice to go. - other is virt-manager (GUI) - but its quite limited its not working for me, i was able to pass through gpu to virtua,l install driver (after reboot all is right from windows perspective card is there) but still not picture.. there is quite chance that problem is not virt manager, but other stuff..

I know that is old story, but there is not much info, on the subject.. Which MB was used? Few notes: I made Geforce 7950 PCi-E to work with unofficial driver with Z68, but its not really good driver or card.. In general 512 MB videocards has lots of problems with Win98. Cirrus is working for someone: Protection errors, its common for installed Win98 machine, often but now everytime helps remove hidden devices in Safe mode, otherwise clean install with every new cards should fix it, unless its some additional Unraid bug. S3 - these cards are really old, i had similar problem that very old ATI Mach 64. Im not sure, but if memory serves also Vooodoo 3 PCI was no go. Make sense to try - some ATI 8xxx, 9xxx card.. Geforce 2/4.. Geforce 5/6 are still to new to most working Nvidia Win98 drivers, but still much better than Geforce 7, i personally dont know anybody who made Geforce 8 working, when it is listed as supported by unofficial driver.

Which drivers you have tried nUSB?

Thanks, i have lots of problems with not enough slots with my multi booting machines, does someone some experience with those strange combo cards with USB+SATA, or USB+LAN etc?

Yeah now with on board devices, but with addon you can make it and even then its worthy of informs other which devices are working. I can recommend Broadcom 5721 PCI-e NIC, which can be cheaply bough on ebay < 10$.. sound card its harder.. you need some addition cheap PCIE to PCI-E bridge.. which has hassle with its placement in or outside of case.. or you need make USB working too and use USB sound card. There are some USB-2 PCI-e adapters.. but i dunno if they can work in Win98 and if yes, if they would work with USB sound card.. but its worth of try.. If want using Win98 at least some from desktop for multimedia.

@MrMateczko I suppose no sound and networking on X230?

I can confirm H67 and B75. First without native PCI, second with native PCI.. see this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_chipsets#LGA_1155 // PCI column I im not expert, but i would go for native PCI, just to be sure. There was some afraid that EFI could be problem, but on my B75 all seems to be fine. And these are also last ones (+X58,X79) with pure Dos PCI Sound blaster sound working. These board still has IDE/AHCI switch in bios, so you can use great rLoew SATA/AHCI drivers for Win98, which are now free. If you someone would to good boy he can make some summary post or online sheet with chipset table and we can add here what was tested. I managed to install Win98, up to Z170, what means that Z270 will run too.. But because of no native Dos sound in dos windom, no big deal for me.

Thanks very much.

Thanks, i had problem to find it, because Address book, when i supposed that such list would be its behind Paywall.

HimemX or Burnmem are obvisious. Are somewhere some details, about bios settings and what is working and what not? Because Ryzen MB probably does not have IDE mode, was some additional Sata controller used? Are rloew Sata / AHCI drivers working? Its possible to install vanilla Win98 SE iso (+HimemX fix in middle of install) or some mods were needed? Or installation was just copied from other machine? Was sound working with additional PCI or usb sound card? What about networking, stability? Videocards are interesting too.. i have problem no more modern Intel board with its completly ignoring Gen1 PCI-E videocards, was it working with Ryzen? Where games working, or just 2D with generic Vesa drivers? There are lots of interesting details...

Hello, is able some modern VNC package to transfer files from one machine to other? Because this was always its main flaw and main Teamviewer advantage. Otherwise is some way how to make Teamviewer working 15 on XP or we reached end of the line? I know that even with version 13 were some problems and in newer version is blocked connection to older versions, before that i was using even connection to Win98 with Teamviewer 6. Does AnyDesk (free) - has list of computer- with info if there are online as Teamviewer etc?

Vmware is running on Z370. Physical on X58 - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5, why are you asking?

When i try to add component for example IPX protocol support on network Working instance.. i get dialog requesting the file, i point it to C:\Windows\System (or C:\Windows) and other folders.. i see in diaglog and Source is: SP3.Cab.. Destination C:\Windows\System\.* ..its also requesting.. rpcltc6.dll which is not i Windows folder.. so i point it to C:\Temp\Win98 - where i have copy of orignal Win98SE eng folder from cd. Now i get restart dialog. Network is still working, so add IPX is still safe.. Same file and printer sharing. NetBeUI - also need some file from original Win98 CD - im not really sure if need this one, if im rember is used for some Win-DOS networking, which im from time to time using. IPX - enable netbios - also some files from orignal Win98 CD directory. But when i just open Control Panel - Network and click ok - im getting again file copy dialog.. no prompt anything just some files are copied automatically (i can simulate it multiple times), its some SP3 specific behavior or sign that something is already broken? But even there network is still working, even after every file recopy. I tried to be sure also cold boot.. Im dont now too much about networking.. but maybe is something wrong with DHCP it need more time to some router session to expire and after that its maybe no able because of some bug create now connection.. Because when i comebeck to snapshot, which was yesterday broken, its now working.. its very strange, but before that, not working was consistent.. i dont believe that is Vmware bug (or snapshots are not working how i thing that they are), but i have some behavior - see first posts even on at least 2 physical machines.. But i wonder is ok rpcltc6.dll from original cd? Second my idea that networking can be broken by some installed app, is there some Win98 program to just create report of all installed apps and maybe even some system settings to compare it? Im not aware bout installation anything fancy.. before its broken, only maybe to add some network protocol and even there im not sure about it.. Only related network thing which i sure i installed is network time synchronizer (NetTime ). Update: Check apps list - only Nettime is difference, i have to test insall it again, but i doubt that it is problem. Conclusion: - That file recopy just after just open Network configuration is strange, anyway. - How can ping google.com working when TCPIP is DNS disabled its strange, its Vmware thing.. or i dont understand networking?

Ok i check driver on working and non working machine its the same one, Vmware (Workstation 15.5 - host is Win 10 1909) network configuration is same one (additions installed), its the same machine Win98 with SP3. Network configuration (Control panel-network) is just minimal: Client for Microsoft Networks AMD PCnet Family Ethernet Adapter PCI-ISA TCP/IP - IP - Obtain IP Address automatically, DNS - disable DNS (im not expert, but its strange that network is working? When i enable it give it my router IP its working too.), Gateway - eveything is empty, Bindings - Client for MS networks (checked), Netbios - setting is not available, but its checked, Wins - Use DPHC for WIn resolutions, File and Print Sharing is not checked. Can someone give the list of files or registry keys etc.. which is involved in Win98 networking to check where is the difference?