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Hello, I've always dreamed of a Windows 9x netbook. I became inspired upon realizing the intel atoms and Thinkpad 60 were just *barely* out of reach. So, I became lucky to stumble upon this model that just happens to have unofficial 9x support. However, I have just a few problems now: USB - Fixed. I had to uninstall the USB devices after installing the chipset. Ethernet - While I don't use internet personally, is there a 9x model driver available? It seems this model uses a different version than my Dell Latitude D600. SD Card Reader - Oddly, using the Universal Driver Pack ended up installing a "Texas Instruments PCIxx20 Integrated FlashMedia Controller." However, Windows ME still won't recognize devices when I plug them in after boot.

Hello, I am seeking productivity software and am hoping to find the following for a Windows ME laptop: - A mind mapping and flowchart software - General softwares related to mind mapping - A custom glossary or dictionary maker Is there freeware available? Thanks!

Where can I find VMWare Player for Windows XP and Vista? I am alone having issue finding VMWare Player 15 for Windows 7 (have a copy archived though).

Ah, a bit late but I just used PHDGD Now drivers to fix the issue. Minecraft runs fine on my i7-3450s [I might be mispelling the model]

Voodoo Player https://sourceforge.net/projects/voodooplayer/ I have not tried DivX.

Has anyone ever tried Windows ME on this laptop? It might be a longshot, but ME contains an updated ACPI, memory management stack, and superior WDM driver stack than Windows 98SE. I've found Windows 98 to be quite buggy when it comes to these final, unofficially supported setups. 98 just hates WDM.

Hello MSFN, I had a similar topic a year or two ago, but now I am seeking software like keynote and goldensection notes. Any freeware suggestions similar to treepad would be nice. I enjoy goldensection notes, but the file sizes are quick to become bloated compared to the keynote app. The problem with keynote is that the app lacks tables and various features. Thank you for your time.

This honestly sounds perfect for those old 915 and 945 chipset machines Now, they can be repurposed into semi-functional 9x machines. The unofficial chipset driver by lone and Windows 3.1 HDA driver maybe hit-and-miss, but now there's a chance. ^O^

Hello, I've tried to install Minecraft with an unofficial launcher and multiple versions of java (21 and later) without any success. In my case, Minecraft hangs after downloading. The launcher freezes upon accessing Japanese fonts, it claims. Has anyone tried running the game on Windows 7 in 2025 with an Intel HD 4000? My OpenGL version is too old.

Where can I find this driver?

Okay, Where can I find USB 3 drivers for Windows Vista? Windows 7 and even XP gets love for this matter, but I cannot find a comprehensive source for Vista.

This is NOT an HDA driver. Cirrus Logic requires its own driver.

The title says it all. I acquired a 3rd gen intel AIO PC and thought I could use Windows XP on it. Unfortunately, the only driver missing is the audio driver. If there is any way to get a working sound driver, I'd be so happy. The only driver I could find is for Windows 8.

Does anyone know a good modern PDF editor for Windows XP? Even on Windows 7, I cannot stand adobe acrobat- it's so bloated and slow.

Using a 2.2.1 backport. It's not working. :thinking:

Okay, is there a modded version of this browser?

Seeking a video driver. Turns out this model requires a modified ACPI to install properly? Other integrations did not work regardless of SATA driver and often froze. I just need to find a working Windows XP driver for NVIDIA GT 230, yet it doesn't seem to work and the display settings states the driver was meant for an earlier version of Windows? Strange. Hopefully GeForce Release 185 for Notebooks 185.81 works...it didn't... EDIT: 285.58 installed. It seems NVIDIA removed it from later packages. However...I'm stuck at a lower resolution opposed to 1080... EDIT: This may not be worth the hassle. Had to use powerstrip to give XP the proper 1080 resolution. Attempting to find chipset drivers for this thing only causes issues. Something is also causing the device manager to constantly break.

Looks like this will be worth a shot with Windows 7 systems on hardware that lacks EUFI 2.0 compatibility.

I just pray a new company will overtake Windows at this point. There's nothing good or stable about Windows. Everything good about Windows is stuck on older versions. Whatever happened to efficiency? Windows 10 and later is nothing more than a trainwreck covered in a bit of glitter. There is literally nothing new or innovative. You can get all the same tasks done even on Windows 98.

I simply cannot stand Windows 11. What is there besides third party games that I can't do on even Windows XP? I remember back when Windows XP had an addition for legacy 9x PCs. Windows 8.1 functioned on even Pentium 4's. What happened to MS? Horrible UI, slow, bloated, buggy, lack of notable new features, why bother? I'm using Linux if I have to get a new PC.

It's been a while, but I should mention that bluetooth 1.1 and 2.0 dongles are a perfect direct workaround. I copied text files from my smartphone to Windows ME laptop without a problem. Now, if only Windows 95 had anything newer than bluetooth 1.1 xD

But, doesn't this sys driver file require these APIs? If not, someone needs to experiment and see if adding the Windows ME code to the INF file will change anything. If we're lucky, it could work. The oldest driver dates from 2004. The broadcom driver is known to hold fewer if no dependencies exclusive to the NT kernel. I have asked the AI, and a video driver is more coupled to the kernel opposed to a simpler wireless card. There is still a chance of the driver itself written with a driverbase of early WDM, but 9x still lacks a ton of these fundamental functions without equivalents. In theory, it could work if we tweak the INF then install on a physical machine but the odds of this working are like using a bunch of candles to make deep fried chicken. Even worse, if throwing Windows 2000/XP and ReactOS DLLs on 9x somehow stubbed all the needed functions, I'd be doing the equivalent of using an easy bake oven for a wedding cake.

Trying to figure out a breakthrough. When looking at the INF of the file for the 945GM graphics (GMA 950), chipsets down to the 855 series are supported? Consulting with ChatGPT, it suggested modifying the INF to force the video driver to Windows ME-specific components. This maybe worth a shot considering Windows ME and 2000 did have interchangeable WDM drivers very early on: [i915GM0] DelFiles=CUI.DelFiles, CUISDK.DelFiles CopyFiles=ialm.Miniport, ialm.Display, Copp.Copy, CUI.Copy, Resource.Copy, CUISDK.Copy, Uninstall_Copy, OpenGL.Copy, UDlg.Copy AddReg = Driver.AddReg, CUI.AddReg, Uninstall915GM0_AddReg, OpenGL.AddReg, Rotation.AddReg, CUISDK.AddReg DelReg = PC.DelReg, Driver.DelReg, CUI.DelReg, Rotation.DelReg, CUISDK.DelReg DriverVer=02/07/2006,6.14.10.4497 %Intel915GM0% = i915GM0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2592&SUBSYS_00131179 [i945GM0] DelFiles=CUI.DelFiles, CUISDK.DelFiles CopyFiles=ialm.Miniport, ialm.Display, Copp.Copy, CUI.Copy, Resource.Copy, CUISDK.Copy, Uninstall_Copy, OpenGL.Copy, UDlg.Copy AddReg = Driver.AddReg, CUI.AddReg, Uninstall945GM0_AddReg, OpenGL.AddReg, Rotation.AddReg, Decode.AddReg, CUISDK.AddReg DelReg = PC.DelReg, Driver.DelReg, CUI.DelReg, Rotation.DelReg, Decode.DelReg, CUISDK.DelReg DriverVer=02/07/2006,6.14.10.4497 %Intel945GM0% = i945GM0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3582&SUBSYS_00131179 "Add your device ID line at the end of the [i945GM0] section:" %Intel945GM0% = i945GM0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3582&SUBSYS_00131179 I need to get a 915 or 945 chipset laptop to test this modified INF on. The modded NVidia Drivers 82.69 held many NT series drivers not intended for 9X...though used VXDs. Need to see if I can use dependency walker or something with the driver. This driver holds a ialmnt5.sys rather than a bcmwl5.sys (few true Windows 9x and W2k cross-compatibility). This driver might work if it's hacked further- Windows ME meets the DirectX 9 requirement, the driver works enough to fall go into VESA/VGA fallback, and hasn't given any error messages regarding dependencies. There might be hope. ati2mtag.sys - Older Radeon series graphics cards nv4_disp.sys - GeForce FX (5xxx) Drivers for 9x held no .vxd file Broadcom Wireless - Problemchild's mod got this file to work Things seem grim now if this applies to drivers.

It's great to see the community backport Firefox and Chromium onto Windows 7. It should be criminal these browsers aren't world famous. https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Chromium-for-windows-7/releases/tag/135.0.7049.72 https://github.com/Blaukovitch/GOOGLE_CHROME_Windows_7/releases/tag/Chrome_134 https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox Patched NVIDIA Driver for Windows 8.1 https://github.com/dartraiden/NVIDIA-WIn7-Win8-Signed-Driver/releases/tag/475.14-legacy

Hello, I finally found a suitable, modern replacement for keynote but the problem is activation does not appear to work? Before WinOrganizer (GoldenSection Labs) was taken down, the website gave away the software for free but lacked a username to input. Is it still possible to activate this software? I tried using ChatGPT for archive names and keys, but none of those appear to work. Original Link to Software and Keys: https://web.archive.org/web/20190320232725/http://tgslabs.com/en/purchase/index.html https://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Diary-Organizers-Calendar/GoldenSection-Notes.shtml Version 5.3???? It was apparently so obsolete the internet didn't archive it: https://web.archive.org/web/20200804000340/https://www.tgslabs.com/download/ EDIT: Found the keys 😀 I used: BWBNNQ-TBGTG-MUDBC-YUX5V-9M9F8-5AQX2-1 **Original Keys** For individuals BWTNNQ-TBGTG-MW4YP-7BVZT-7XXJZ-V44GJ-1 For legal entities and commercial use BWBNNQ-TBGTG-MUDBC-YUX5V-9M9F8-5AQX2-1 Family license BZBNNQ-TBGTG-LNX3Y-ESWBF-K3MDB-Y2V4H-1