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Has someone whole win9x sysinternals suite filtered for Windows 9x or NT to upload for download? If not afanite its license rules? Because download old versions and make it through all info in this thread would take hours or maybe days? Is somewhere some package of pre 2006 Microsoft acquisition of company?

Is there some FPScounter compatible with Windows NT4, or at least some tool to identify if game is running in early Direct3D or use software DirectDraw rendering? Maybe it could be detected by some Direct3D supporting process. For OpenGL and GLide its usually antialing enough to recognize that 3D is running for early Direct3D like 3 or 5 games im not so sure, because some games looks sort of 3D accelerated. Some games prints which 3D API is used in some ingame setup or have executable per API, but some dont. Also there is not often Readme or other info and info which games are using which api on pcgamingwiki: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_Direct3D_2-7_games is related to full version of games not demos, sometimes 3D API option was added through post release patches. Also some Glide wrapper for NT which are using OpenGL as output would be very nice.

I made Geforce 2 MX working with Lenovo quadro OpenGL drivers after uninstallation of KB891711 KB.. I need more debugging to check where was a problem.

I have tried Geforce 2 MX pci (maybe driver expect AGP only cards, but i doubt it 2D- DirectDraw test are running line) and lots of driver with the same machine same problem.. There are special NT driver with opengl dll included, but it never works.. Some OpenGL are just dummy for NT4. Or there is some problem with creating right key to make OpenGL ICD registry keys, or device creation, there are a lot of stories of failing with it. Maybe some OpenGL developer would know that needs to be done to make it working. Usual error in OpenGL initialization is SetPixelFormat failed.. There are some Nvidia NT4 OpenGL benchmarks on Anandtech so it has to work at least with some cards, somehow: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/athlon-kx133-motherboard-roundup,186-18.html

I fixed WIndows 2000 had somewhere deep in my memory that i was using for some time something called - Omega drivers so i tried it at 1st try - *_w2kxp_omega_38252_7.exe, i everything started to work, i tired before i lots of ATI drivers.. Registry entries seems to be the same, so problem is probably elsewhere. These 3rd drivers are always from people actually care, performance is nice and lots of settings as bonus. GLinfo + QUake 2 demo and Vampire Redemption demo, started to work right away.. Vampire has actually nice used drive info - so i that even for Opengl (i maybe Direct3D- but i really doubt it its using Quake 3 engine port) is ati2dvag.dll used, not atiglxx.dll as i suspected. I also found OneGL1 benchmark/test - which showed that before OpenGL worked somehow but probably only through Microsoft driver, so it was very slow. Quake 3 Demo(full game could have a bit better handling) still had problem to start - classic invalid Pixel format error, but i have google how to force different OpenGL.dll: quake3.exe +set r_glDriver "name.dll" // "" - real picture of command not some marker, you have to copy this dll to Quake3 root (it maybe not, but i had it for testing) so i tried 3 usual suspects, atioglx1.dll atioglxx.dll and ati2dvag.dll - atioglx1.dll was winner, who line: quake3.exe +set r_glDriver "atioglx1.dll"

Here drivers package right from cd.. It includes Win98 and Win2000 folders, im not entairy sure if installer does not use some files from them for WinNT4 too. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kfc2bunrfl75y98jscszh/SB0090-Drivers-ProvenBeforeRestart.7z?rlkey=8xdaurug2om1azwj6ze0hj7af&dl=1 // 16 MB

I know its 6 years, but i finally tested these more.. These are nice but removing some devices, si not working and i also missing classic HardwareID - i info to ease searching for drivers. I managed to remove drivers through registry in live OS, so it would be nice to add it too On similar topic, i have some Creative Audigy SB090 drivers, which from some reason could not be installed by pointing Multimedia - add Device wizard, something wrong with *.inf file, so only installation through *.exe is working and lots of bloatware is added to machine. i have problem that these drivers working only right after install before rebooting, and not after reboot so i would like to install bare drivers if possible. If remove them reinstall them, its again working only without reboot.. I created thread for it here:

I looked all around the Web and found only a lot of failed stories - yes also one of mine because i have bad memory.. only sucess was someone with ATI FireGL professional card: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=74707 Win2000 https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=92359 // NT4 https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/opengl-windows-2000-wrong.1066522/#post-18159157 // There is hint how to adjust registry to make Nvidia cards working with Win 2000 https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/opengl-and-radeon-7000.1639557/ https://retro.swarm.cz/nt4-opengl-mini-client-driver-model-matrox-millennium-i-ii-and-ati-rage-ii-pro/ NT4 - There is something like not full ICD driver, called MCD from microsoft its is working with Matrox and ATI Rage II cards https://web.archive.org/web/20001018100724/http://support.atitech.ca/drivers/nt4_opengl_4392.html // ATI article for Rage II about OpenGL https://blenderartists.org/t/does-anyone-have-a-working-ati-opengl-driver-dll/317455/61?page=4 // Aricle for Blender, how someone made it working with backporting / coping old ATI Opengl opengl dll into Blender directory https://bearwindows.zcm.com.au/winnt4.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com#p3 - There is hint form Bearwindows that some NT hotfix can break Opengl to work Warning: Security Hotfix KB891711 MS05-002: Vulnerability in cursor and icon format handling could allow remote code execution breaks hardware OpenGL support with some cards. To resolve this problem, replace \WINNT\SYSTEM32\WIN32K.SYS dated December, 2004 from KB835732 (or earlier one), or deinstall this hotfix.

I never fully understand how OpenGL is initialized within Windows.. Im trying to make OpenGL working on Radeon 7000 PCI (PCI-X slot, working at 66 Mhz regarding of Astra 32 ) within NT4 (SP6a) and Windows 2000. OpenGL is working fine with Windows98, WinXP, Windows 2008 server. I always install graphics drivers and after i tried some OpenGl game like Quake 2 /3 / Hexen 2 demos and if its working or not. Only other tool which i know to check GLinfo2, if there is nothing or Microsoft driver in info, OpenGL is not working, if there is data related to ATI / NVidia / Intel etc.. driver OpenGL is working. Aida - has also some OpenGL info, but it seems to related to what card is capable same as GPU-Z, but not what is actually related what currently installed driver can do... on Linux there is glxinfo and glxgears for testing. There was some utility called Glsetup distributed with some games like MDK2 but i not found yet, if there are versions for NT4 a Windows 2000, there are versions for Win9x + XP+ On Windows 2000 i have installed - ATI 6.14 driver, AMD web site is giving me 6.2 - its newer than 6.14 (2003-06) - it should be called 6.20 (2006) to remove confusion (but 6.20 is giving me boot bluescreen) , Windows NT4 - 4.3 - nt4-radeon-4-3-4013.exe I now there is some called like OpenGL ICD or minidriver, what is related to registry path and it seems that something has to be set here right.. and some drivers do it and dont.. Clean Windows install with some drivers pack is usually set it right, later driver installs, upgrades seems to have sometimes problem to set it right.. I made working Opengl with Voodooo Banshee and 86Box virtual machine fine, it could work at least with some videocards.. I would understand if OpenGl would not supported within some old OS, but there is allways some atiglxx.dll or atiglx1.dll creally OpenGl related drivers installed in Windows\system or system32.. so it seems that OpenGL should be supported. Sometimes helped me trick, remated atiglxx or nvidia nvopen.. to opengl32.dll and rewrite Windows\system* opengl32.dll but not with this case.. on Windows NT i was getting some dll call errors.. same with rewriting gl file within game folder with that from graphics driver.. because for example that within Hexen 2 install seems to be for Voodoo cards. There is also OpenGL setting as part of Display settings ATI catalyst enchancents, so it strange why these would be added to install if OpenGL would not be installed. Bellow are some screenshots, from working and not working setups.. i have tried manually has some keys to Windows 2000 or Windows NT install, but i never made it working.. and i read that change of settings need reboots to test, so its very time consuming. So question is can i make OpenGL on this card working with Windows NT4 or not. GLinfo, when its not working: WIndows 2000 registry not working: My tries, im not sure about keys data types and values and if it even can work: Windows 98 Opengl working: XP - Opengl is working:

Hi, im trying to make Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum SB0090 on Windows NT4 - SP6 on IBM x235 (socket 604) server converted to retro gaming rig. This machine has only free PCI-X slots so i cant use just some PCI sound card, i have only 2 PCI cards which are able to work in PCI-X slots (slot notches/holes) and Windows 98/ NT4 - SB0090 and SB0570 (this maybe can work within Win98/WinNT - have tried to force some drivers, there is not exclamation mark on devices - but only got noise sounds as at least 1 more user it the same situation ). Card is Working fine in Windows 98/XP/2000 - to Windows 2008. I so far have only find drivers in the form of bundled CD images - their date is - 2001, July 7, expected that there would be updated drivers with fixes, but so far i did not found some. Problem is strange, right after i install drivers, without reboot sound is working fine, but after reboot i there is second part of installation and after that no more sound, even after addition reboot. If uninstall drivers, reboot, install them again, sound is working again. Other problem is that i cant install drivers just by pointing them to drivers directory with inf file (Win NT had not Device manager or Add New Hardware Wizard) from Multimedia control panel, its simply not accept folder with driver as source, its like folder does not contain driver.. In sound device description is strange text Sound Blaster ... (emulated). So only way how i can install driver is use *.exe installer (CTZAPXX.exe). I checked devices - services which are running right after start, i have tried to simulate the same state but stopping device services, or removed devices right from registry to reach the same services state (only 2 are running after install when sounds are working), but sound is still not working even after reboot. There is no error in Event log, because system consider driver as running fine, device is processing data from Control panel Windows sounds, or Winamp, Diablo 2 demo etc as i case of working sound card, bu not real sound is produced. The i try Scitech audio driver installer (snapaudio-winnt-1.1.2-.exe) - recommended by BearWindows, i get only not supported card found message. Im no sure is problem is not connected to Direct X3, afaik NT4 are limited to DirectX3, newer versions (5 or 6) are supported only some unofficials installers. I have to dive yet into it.. When i checked some Dxdiag replacements there was not Sound devices with DX3 - only after i installed new DX hacks - but that threre was Primary sound card driver and SB Audigy 220 emulated, but sound was still not working. As WinNT are not Dos based, i guess some PCI registry hacking (save state right after install and upload it after reboot ) would probably not way how to fix it. I dunno if its matters. but before restart its name of Device in Multimedia control panel - Emu10Kx Audio [2200], but after restart its Sound Blaster audigy [2200] emulated. Pictures from the working state after install before restart, all CT* devices are related to Creative drives (only 2 device "services" are actually running):

Pata without SCSI test its working fine, after readding SCSI: 1) I have tried to remove SCSI and install Windows 98 and PATA worked fine. I returned SCSI controller and it was still fine. After i have tried to boot from Grub2 and it broke again. Next i have tried to install Grub4dos instead of Grub2 and again no error. I also tried to recover the old install disk image, it was still working fine with Grub4dos. Resource range in Windows 98 seems the same for both - working and not working situation: Conclusion: - It seems that MERCURY127 was right and problem was related to Grub2, or some other bootloader leftover, or some other settings problem.. I have checked Grub2 settings, there is possible to install at some Grub2 modules, for specific PATA and SCSI controllers and ad it to grub.cfg starting line, there also insmods to adjust Windows boot options but its only for Linux booting, grub2 Windows booting have not such options.. I also looked in Grub 2 WIndows 98 starting options, but not found anything what could cause it problem, or some additional parameters, it probably not expect that there would be only 1 channel on PATA controller. - i have also used - BootRepair CD (https://sourceforge.net/projects/boot-repair-cd/) to restore Grub mutiple times- machine is 32bit only, so i cant some recent version of Boot repair, im not sure if was used some older Grub2, or is used that from Debian 12 (i will check it later) Boot repair sometimes use its own version of Grub2, sometimes it use original Linux one version. Update: Used version of Grub2 is 2.06-13+deb12u1 (so from its name is recent Debian 12 one version, so problem is not outdate Grub2 version from Boot Repair disk) - maybe problem could only disk order - when i boot from SCSI - Grub2 - SCSI disk is first DIsk when i boot from second disk (Win98+NT4) disk disk0 is Pata Adaptec SCSI in Windows 98 working too: 2) Also adaptec 29160 is now starting without code 10 error, if start it without Grub2. Bootsec NT4 start: 2) Bootsec, how to use it, should i copy bootsec.? Should i copy it from Windows XP cd and run it from NT4, or boot from Windows XP boot install cd? What you mean by PM - some partition manager? I have tried different Plop boot loader and Grub4dos/Grub2/Xosl, but again the same error. I only able to start NT4, from Windows 2008 bootloader (BCD hell) or Windows XP/ 2000 bootloader.

I will try full clean reinstall without onboard SCSI tomorrow probably, to be sure there are not some boot loader leftovers. I hope that is there so strict, i renamed topic to include NT4. 1) what is max limit nt4 boot loader from the start of disk, i have installed the last SP6a. So it something else, other error which i saw from other bootloaders is: Disk I/O: error: Status = 00000001 2) I already tried to use Xolt and Plop bootloaders.. and BootICE and Dualboot repair to fix it, all start fine only Win9x (and Xolt works for like every second try for WIndows 98 - boot menu freeze - blinking cursor, no keyboard and now menu timeout working).. I dual boot repair and BootICE have NT5 / NT6 bootloader options, but it never worked. I wonder can just manually rewrite, NTDLR -files to NT4 partitions or i need update MBR code too? If yes what is your proven tool to do it. Maybe its chipset broken, but from SCSI Grub2 bootloader is starting fine from partition at 200 GB or so, even from extended volume. The last thing which i have to try is Grub4Dos bootloader, BootIce could do it too.

Well, i actually saw some message about possible virus when i booted Windows 98 through grub, after some grub or partition changes, its not in every boot.. Im like to still fix grub2 start too. I was messing with some other bootloaders because i had problem to start NT4 without it, so maybe there some leftover.. Now im starting it through grub2 and Windows 2000+ bootloaders. In NT4 disc controllers is working fine, but with direct disk boot, i always getting: NTDetect V4.0 Checking Hardware.. NTDETECT failed I have tried bootpart to fix it, WinNT5 booloaders, fix from NT emergency floppy, Paragon boot corector, downgrade NTFS version, but i never bypassed it.. Maybe its still simply WinNT partition too far away of start of the disk (15GB). but bootloader is copied on first partition too. I have tried all possible boot.ini settings to start from 1 and 2 nd partition and number booting disk as 0 or 1. When i use bootpart or Windows 98 startup disk to fix Windows 98 boot its fixed fine and only Win9x -------------- Otherwise there is Grub2 settings for Windows98 boot it through grub2: menuentry 'Win98 SE + MSDOS 7.1 experiments (on PATA IDE /dev/sdb1)' --class windows9xme --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-7838-CD1A' { insmod ata insmod biosdisk insmod fat set root='hd1,msdos1' # select disk and partition number if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd1,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,msdos1 7838-CD1A else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7838-CD1A fi #parttool ${root} hidden- # Removes hidden attribute if some partition are hidden # Ensure than hdd is the first one drivemap -s (hd0) ${root} # It should helps with BIOS drive mapping chainloader +1 # Starts OS from 1st partition sector }

I cant delete secondary channel other way than simply send that controller has only primary channel, i already did it. I also tried Rloew purgehc which is removing channels, but after redetecting is the same - Controller in legacy mode, channels in dedicated IRQ as you wrote - but both have code 10 error. Sata.inf is from Windows98 - Quick install: https://github.com/oerg866/win98-quickinstall ,i also used some ultimate drivers pack for Windows 98/ NT/ XP from archive.org, but i think that Sata.inf is from quick install. https://archive.org/details/UltimateWindowsDriverPackforVistaxp9895me20002003 Here is IO.Log: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zjyiq6p3crlxqwbb9oy2h/IOS.7z?rlkey=5g5h5dfl80b2n5pq8ha2zxt98&dl=1

Aha, ok.. i tried to boot directly from disk to bypass grub, it was the same.. i also checked Grub2 - from Debian 12 and i disabled all drive mapping things. Here is devtree report and bunch of others from Windows98 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yx9t5iqelcfvo346oeoph/ibmX235-Reports.7z?rlkey=a7vtuziyoouz2gwl6cymyw2un&dl=1

Sorry, i dont fully understand. Do you mean without additional drivers - no QuickInstall version? Did not yet. Im not by that machine right now, i will probably tomorrow, but there is HWinfo report: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/go0489h4k030ycmolsedp/IBM-X235-HwinfoReport.MHT?rlkey=6muj48q9e16jea9og2wt9relp&dl=1 And some device manager resources pictures from Windows 98.. and Windows 2000 and XP, where its working. For some reason Adaptec 29160 has the same problem, i dunno maybe because its PCI-X machine.. It has only 1 PCI slot and it seems to be designed for Videocard or Remote control Videocard card (I removed it, it now, but it behaved the same with it). I have tried additional PATA controllers in PCI slot, i dont have PCI-X compatible one (im that with PCI-X voltage hole). I have only such Videocards (Radeon 7000, Matrox G200, Geforce 2 / Geforce FX ) + Soundcards (Audigy SL - SB090), they are working fine win PCI-X slots. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/q6oysvztxlw13sb5ue324/x235-Pata.zip?rlkey=d53ybbu8js90cp66xlmjlp2th&dl=0

Hi i have tried this trick, but in C:\Windows\temp or any other temp folder was not this directory, i found only some random UUID directory with Creative drivers, but some inf file was missing, so i have extracted file above with 7Zip and used Windows 2k files to install, drivers installed fine, after reboot on exclamation mark.. But right from the boot there is only ugly noise from soundcard, when i try to play sound, not noise of volume is more louder.. I have tried all jack output on the card.. It seems that driver would need some tweaking.. My id is the same.

I already tried..enable only 1 channel, no change. If there should be NoIde key, it inst. So far i allways make every PATA / SATA working with DMA - with Microsoft or Rloew driver, this first one where i failed, there should be something special. I searched for some universal PATA driver, but found only one for NT 3.51 to Windows 7: https://alter.org.ua/en/soft/win/uni_ata/uni_ata.php It seems that someone would have to convert Linux kernel 2.6+ driver to WIndows 98. I also tried to search for Serverwork CBS5 from other company like Supermicro, but it seems than such boards always support only Windows 2000+ where its working with Microsoft drivers. I also tried to use additional IDE PATA controllers - LSI / Highpoint / VIA and disable on board PATA controllers, but with some machine not boot at all, which others Grub - for multiboot is not able to find a disk on controller, on it take like 2-3 minutes to boot into grub. After slow boot - controllers are working fine in OS as not booting device.DD Yes i know, i can exchange PATA disc for Sata and use Sata controller.. still i would like to fix it..

I think that provide such file is not a problem. I experimented boot a find out that solution is in msdos.sys add logo=0 , so it seems videocard related. But now i have another problem with PATA IDE, im unable to find any driver with working DMA, so there are long freezes and slow disk operations. I have tried all Rloew drivers integrated in Windows 98 Quick edition and all microsoft drivers, but its always the same controller driver is loaded fine.. there is always error, exclamation mark for IDE channels - always code 10.. Only special thing on this controller is Broadcom CSB5 - that it has only 1 IDE channel, not 2, otherwise its the first board, where i did not make working PATA within Windows 98 - there is something unexpected with it.. In resource conflicts and IRQ seems same as in modern Windows - IRQ 14 and 15 is used. For some reason i have the same problem with Adapter 29160LP controller its working fine with all other Operating systems, i have tried multiple drivers, they should be fine - again code 10. In bios are not any PATA IDE options than disable it. In Windows 2000+, i see some strangers IRQ used like 20,24.40 etc..

I have lots of systems where bootlog.txt or ntbootlog are simply not working,. So im not surprised that its not working in this case too. Im sure if because im using using grub at the top of Windows boot loaders, Himex, or pached io.sys or because some fixing of booting because of multibooting fixes. Also i case of USB booting of Windows it does not seems that bootloging is working. It was always hit and miss on my machines and even when it froze it often hard to find out where was ther problem, but it could be a lot of lines above the last entry. Its server there is not much options at all, there 2 SCSI controllers with im using 1 for Win 2000,XP and Server 2008 + Debian, second Adaptec 29160 is for tape drive. Windows 98 and NT are loaded for 1 single port PATA controller this controller does not support RAID at all. NT bootloader booted fine from the same disk, now its rewritten by WIndows 98 bootloader and i have to restore it, maybe it will bypass that WIndows 98 boot freeze. I had problem to restore Windows NT4 boot loader, because boot cd needed for it NT4 server emergency floppy (not some install start floppy), but this floppy is not some standalone to download, but you have to create it when you have running system, i had not time yet install WinNT4 server into some virtual machine.. I want to keep SCSI enabled, yeah it could be root cause. Because SCSI controllers afaik as understand often using IRQ 13 which are often used by IDE PATA disk controllers too. I can just select first boot device.. and options are Harddisk 0 - IDE, Hardisk 1 - SCSI controllers.. Only thing which can do is change IRQs for SCSI controllers ant there priority - select primary slot. PATA Disks on these systems are mostly mentioned for failover and CD ROM drivers. There are some strange things this like IRQ 40.. Im not even sure if can disable on board SCSI, because its realized by some on board chip + addon card combo with own CPU and memory, i so far i did not wanted to do it because its not fast machine to restore installations from backups. There are another strange thing, which could be problem, like addon Remote management card (RSA), which is per IBM machine line specific and its used as video card, it has some Radeon 7000 chip (on Board is ATI Rage XL, but its autodisabled when RSA card, or addon Videocard is added and there is not any option to select videocard). If i place some PCI videocard into system, when i place it in slot a top of RSA card, its booting but there are is error about shared resources, so RSA card is not working at all, when i place it in slot under RSA card, only RSA is working and im getting error code 1802. This code is know in IBM knowledge base, there is paper to it its explained that there has to be enough place for ROM between 640 Kb and 1024 kB and there is info that only solution is remove some other addon cards and still in some cases like mine is unsolvable because Roms are too big (i removed all expect videocards and primary SCSI it was still not enough). There is mentioned that is hard PC standard limit. Im sure that newer machines somehow bypassed it, but not this machine. I have tried to transfer Dos 7.1 / Windows 98 boot menu which are working on all other machines and tried to load Windows / MS 7.1 from it, because there is even not bypassing also loading files working, i just get into boot menu, select some options and get freeze, because any message is shown on the screen, not even step by step.. I guess that is because a bit different msdos.sys settings. Well i got this server exactly because i wanted to check some of these server oddities.. and i wanted to install Windows 98 on it just because all other more modern OSes were running fine.

I have checked bootlog its as usually not outdated, probably from some previous successful boot. There is some display error and some fonts errors - it could be related to Revolutions Pack 9.7, it not sure if these are critical or not. LoadStart = DISPLAY.drv LoadFail = DISPLAY.drv Failure code is 0002 LoadStart = vga.drv LoadSuccess = vga.drv LoadStart = DISPLAY.drv LoadSuccess = DISPLAY.drv InitDone = DISPLAY Init = Display Resources InitDone = Display Resources LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\MARLETT.TTF LoadFail = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\MARLETT.TTF Failure code is 0016 LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\serife.fon LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\serife.fon LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\sserife.fon LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\sserife.fon LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\coure.fon LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\coure.fon LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\symbole.fon LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\symbole.fon LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\smalle.fon LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\smalle.fon LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\LUCON.TTF LoadFail = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\LUCON.TTF Failure code is 0016 When i try bootlog boot menu option 2, it return me after while back to boot menu, after i select normal start, get classical freeze and bootlog is not update at all. Yeah exactly.. Himex, may help, because when i tried to load win after start from classic Win98 floppy i got freeze.. That is probably because of 512 MB+ memory, which Rloew patch bypass i checked autoexec and config, there is virtually nothing. So you are saying that i should add into in himemX? I have tried BootGUI=0 but behavior seems the same i logo is shown and freeze after if im not wrong, maybe i need add some boot options etc, create some boot menu items.

Hi, i have old iBM x235 server with 32bit Xeon 2.8 Ghz and 3GB RAMand 6 SCSI disk array + PATA IDE 80 GB disk + CD-ROM to experiment to experiment, i managed to install NT4, Windows 2000, XP and Windows sever 2008 x86 + Debian 11 on it. I have tried to install Win98 SE (vanilla + rloew 512 MB patch and Quick install version)on it, on IDE PATA disk, to by pass maybe not existing IBM ServeRaid SCSI i5 driver (Its Adaptec 320 based, but so far i did not found working non IBM, Adaptec driver for it).. Some questions: 1) There is some driver for DOS for this SCSI controller, i dont tested it yet.. Maybe in could be loaded at the start Windows 98.. im not sure it would bypass missing Win9x driver or not full Win9x driver is needed.? 2) Windows 98 install first part copy of files is running fine, but after first reboot, its stuck on Windows 98 logo loading (Rloew >512 MB RAM driver is already included in install cd image), when i try to use the safe mode its the same, i dunno why maybe because of SCSI controller is present, or im using IBM RSA II PCI addon card (Radeon 7000, plus ethernet and some USB port) as display card. Im not sure i can just disable SCSI controller in bios or remove temporaly raid PCI-X card, without losing data.. I can remove RSA II card and use onboard video (Radeon XL) or addon PCI card with PCI-X compatibility - i have couple of them.. If use some DOS 7.1 boot on floppy or CD-ROM boot, im able to boot into Dos fine.. its used to start Win98 install too. Otherwise there is just addtional Adaptec 160 controller (without any device) addon card, besides of RSA card and ServeRaid.. Yes i know i can try to connect some SCSI disk to it too and install Windows 98 on it. Update: I was able to finish install by using F8 and command prompt and win /D :X :S etc.. command.. , problem is that i still have to start WIndows this way, i have tried to win /D :X or win /D :S.. it seems that it does not matter what is used, but there is something in standard boot what needs to be bypassed.. Hmm even win without parameter just works, but i have to go command prompt first, direct normal boot is stuck.

6150 on Board on WIn98SE with patches failing.. I tried to modify - original 81.xx inf files and 82.69 abd 82.69 Maximus decimus tweaker drivers to make Geforce 6150 - Nforce430 on ECS MCP61PM-AM board working. i can install drivers fine. I but always hit classic Windows protection error wall, SIV is reporting that Video card is Nforce 405 (with this name its detected in Windows Xp), it should be 430, but it tried both same with forcing Geforce 6200 driver. Nvidia is not mentioned in original drivers.. In original i tried to add as NV30 same codename as Geforce 6200. I have some more modern board with Geforce 7050, when i expect the same result.. I wonder have someone even working nforce on board videocard like this in WIndows 9x.. My experience is that sometimes clean install can do such things, but more used machine is starting to hit Windows protection error, more and more.

Superium is nice, great idea.., but its like that is working fine good on 3 of 5 computers and it still has not SSE2 version. There is also Thorium, so not tested it much so far.

I have tried this way, its no go.. 7zip - 7z or zip max compression is ignoring cabs.. When extracted all cabs - which im not sure if supported by installer and repackages them again.. I was able on second disk data get from 50 MB to 45 MB, so only 10% removed. So this is not way. I seems that used compression is pretty good, especially for year 1998.. If it would work yes i can add on zip some partitioning tools like fdisk do partition and formatting and after copy files.. And if use 2 zip media i can after avoid zip media switching, but it could be done with some deeper data knowledge too, but need to unpack and copy files. So it would really need some deeper knowledge. I have some old minimal CD image thread, but it seems that links are dead: Best what i could find is this: https://www.litepc.com/98micro.html Not its not mainly about installer size, but about install size.. and its possible only with 98lite Profesional, which is still paid SW: https://www.litepc.com/98lite.html