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4 hours ago, Bersaglio said:
2ND UPDATE ON MY PROGRES:
I have downloaded and installed the driver from your link, it's 93.71 and it does allow me to boot to desktop. However the driver caused 2 types of errors to show up and the PC is still useless because i f i do anything, it will restart.
I have captured the errors:
Explanation:
1st error is when Desktop shows up it's the picture with 3 opened windows and icons on desktop.
2nd error is the one that i had to recreate and then captured it with my phone because 3 seconds after it the PC reboots, so i couldn't paste it in Paint. It's the nv4_disp error (white text on dark blue background). I recreate the error by trying to run DxDiag, opening any game or trying to open NVIDIA control panel.
I have checked Device Manager, no conflicts anywhere and driver is properly installed.
Thank you for the effort, upvoting.
Any other ideas?
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Somebody help me, i can't believe this is happening on Win XP PROFESSIONAL SP3!
I can work in it for a limited amount of time, the more things i open, the less i can see, it's without video adapter driver. However if i print the screen and paste it in Paint, the picture is clear.
We must find a patch/hotfix/video driver for it.
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40 minutes ago, Dibya said:
1.400 MHZ? Come on dos cannot run on it . I had one sempron running at 2.8GHz from 2009
You refer to Win 98 SE?
Yes it works, in the past i used to limit RAM to 511 mb, but it works fine wit 1 gb. I use HIMEMX memory manager v34. UMBPCI also works. I played Call of Duty on best graphic settings for few hours without a single problem in 1024x768 32 bit color. Win 98 SE RULES i got mine pimped up for gaming.
That same graphic adapter just won't accept any driver in Win XP Pro SP 3, like it's cursed.
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1 hour ago, Dclem said:
I'm sorry to hear you are still having problems. If you are sure that all Nvidia software has been removed from your system prior to installing the 307.83 driver (did you check device manager for verification?) then it is quite possible there is corruption in your registry or, possible a corrupt driver download. You may try re downloading the driver just to be sure. I did double check the Nvidia site and the 307.83 driver does support GeForce 6200 cards on Windows XP 32 bit systems. Be absolutely sure you have downloaded the correct driver as the site lists several downloads for the 307.83 driver for various systems.
Driver was downloaded for the 2nd time, both downloads work fine and there's nothing wrong with registry, freshly installed Win XP Pro SP 3.
However i think that the driver is too new for this adapter, no matter what NVIDIA claims.
I'm thinking of downloading some older driver, but i ain't sure which one and dont know where from. The hardware and BIOS are all around year 2005 so the video driver should probably be from around 2006 or so. I don't think NVIDIA really cares as i have been reading about people having troubles with NVIDIA video adapters, it's all over internet.
Is there a way to invite someone here to this topic, some MSFN member?
Thanks for your effort, upvoting.
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On 3/10/2017 at 8:45 PM, DougB said:
Perhaps i can add a few observations.
> Why does everything related to computers seem to be getting worse?
Because some companies like and want absolute control? (I remember when the IBM PC (with PC-DOS!) first came out in the early '80s... it was being touted as "Freedom from a mainframe -- a PERSONAL computer on your very-own desk! The ultimate in security! The ultimate in productivity!"
Also consider that the biggest segment of the bell-shaped curve is under the middle (the average, not the excellent). So if a business targets that segment for their product, they can potentially generate more profit. But the middle of the bell-shaped curve is... mediocrity. (The further out to the sides, the more of a niche market it becomes.)
Then there's also the ideology of planned obsolescence -- change for the sake of change. ("Hey, it's not anything personal, it's just business....")
> I hate new computers. I'm going to keep using my Windows ME
> computer forever. Ta Ta.
At work, we each have some recent version of Windows in our offices, but i only use it when i can't avoid it -- i do most of my work at home, using my pimped-up 98SE ("pimped up" meaning USP3, 98SE2ME, KEx, RP, IEradicator, DX9, etc). For the 1% of what i can't do with that, i have an auxiliary XP system... set to classic interface, of course.
Most of my students are using Macs....
> Windows ME ... was the zenith of a nice looking user interface
> and having intuitive and elegantly designed menus and screens.
Did anyone notice back when XP and its apps came out, how the standard interface/icons looked like illustrations from baby books? Chubby, round, simple-looking, soft pastel primary colors? I wondered what kind of message that was sending about users....
> I remember the good old days of Office 2000, simple, elegant, and
> still usable to this day.
And then there's the free Open Office v3.2.1 (2010) under KernelEx (or v2.4.3 (2009) on straight 9x):
http://kernelex.sourceforge.net/wiki/OpenOffice.org
No problems using it on my system!
> They force you to buy a 1080p monitor for no reason!
I have 19" 1280x1024 monitors that i set to a 1024x768 res desktop with large fonts -- this works well for me. I actually prefer 4:3 AR for doing work -- keeps info more centered, eyes don't have to keep moving back and forth, far left and far right over widescreen. Of course, 16:9 AR is a must for watching movies.
> Competition from Linux is growing, I think.
Linux has much going for it, but recent distributions are no longer targeted to run on "older, low-end" (now defined as late-2000 decade) systems. I remember when Linux used to brag about running on even ye olde 386 machine.... There *are* a few current "lite" distros that attempt to run on late-2000 machines.
Most of my students are using Macs....
- Doug B.That's EXACTLY what i'm doing, Win 98SE for most of the stuff and on another Hard Drive Win XP Pro Service Pack 3 and when something REALLY won't run on Win 98 SE, even if i use KernelEX like Call of Duty 2, then i switch to Win XP Pro SP 3.
One question: when you installed Unoficial Service Pack 3 for Win 98 SE, did you lose the ability to read "help" files?
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On 3/2/2017 at 10:32 PM, rloew said:
What's going to change in 2020?
1. You will probably need a 2160p monitor.
2. RAM Patches still won't be free.
3. Browsers will perform even worse.
4. UEFI will be even more pervasive.
5. Microsoft is going to care even less.
USB 3 has proven difficult to debug so no guarantees there.
I have no opinion on NVMe as I have no hardware, so it is a maybe.I agree, rloew, i absolutely agree.
Not to mention the amount of bloatware included with new systems.
On 3/10/2017 at 2:45 PM, DougB said:Perhaps i can add a few observations.
> Why does everything related to computers seem to be getting worse?
Because some companies like and want absolute control? (I remember when the IBM PC (with PC-DOS!) first came out in the early '80s... it was being touted as "Freedom from a mainframe -- a PERSONAL computer on your very-own desk! The ultimate in security! The ultimate in productivity!"
Also consider that the biggest segment of the bell-shaped curve is under the middle (the average, not the excellent). So if a business targets that segment for their product, they can potentially generate more profit. But the middle of the bell-shaped curve is... mediocrity. (The further out to the sides, the more of a niche market it becomes.)
Then there's also the ideology of planned obsolescence -- change for the sake of change. ("Hey, it's not anything personal, it's just business....")
> I hate new computers. I'm going to keep using my Windows ME
> computer forever. Ta Ta.
At work, we each have some recent version of Windows in our offices, but i only use it when i can't avoid it -- i do most of my work at home, using my pimped-up 98SE ("pimped up" meaning USP3, 98SE2ME, KEx, RP, IEradicator, DX9, etc). For the 1% of what i can't do with that, i have an auxiliary XP system... set to classic interface, of course.
Most of my students are using Macs....
> Windows ME ... was the zenith of a nice looking user interface
> and having intuitive and elegantly designed menus and screens.
Did anyone notice back when XP and its apps came out, how the standard interface/icons looked like illustrations from baby books? Chubby, round, simple-looking, soft pastel primary colors? I wondered what kind of message that was sending about users....
> I remember the good old days of Office 2000, simple, elegant, and
> still usable to this day.
And then there's the free Open Office v3.2.1 (2010) under KernelEx (or v2.4.3 (2009) on straight 9x):
http://kernelex.sourceforge.net/wiki/OpenOffice.org
No problems using it on my system!
> They force you to buy a 1080p monitor for no reason!
I have 19" 1280x1024 monitors that i set to a 1024x768 res desktop with large fonts -- this works well for me. I actually prefer 4:3 AR for doing work -- keeps info more centered, eyes don't have to keep moving back and forth, far left and far right over widescreen. Of course, 16:9 AR is a must for watching movies.
> Competition from Linux is growing, I think.
Linux has much going for it, but recent distributions are no longer targeted to run on "older, low-end" (now defined as late-2000 decade) systems. I remember when Linux used to brag about running on even ye olde 386 machine.... There *are* a few current "lite" distros that attempt to run on late-2000 machines.
Most of my students are using Macs....
- Doug B.That's EXACTLY what i'm doing, Win 98SE for most of the stuff and on another Hard Drive Win XP Pro Service Pack 3 and when something REALLY won't run on Win 98 SE, even if i use KernelEX like Call of Duty 2, then i switch to Win XP Pro SP 3.
One question: when you installed Unoficial Service Pack 3 for Win 98 SE, did you lose the ability to read "help" files?
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12 minutes ago, Dclem said:
307.83 is the last supported version of the Nvidia driver for windows XP. That is what I am running on my Windows XP SP3 home edition. NVIDIA always stated to first "uninstall any previous" video driver. Then, reboot and install the NVIDIA driver and reboot. Is this the procedure you are following? Make sure you do a clean uninstall of the previously installed video driver before installing the 307.83 driver. Finally, if you are trying to run this driver on windows 98SE, it does not support that operating system!!!
Hope you have some success with that procedure.
I know that, man, Windows 98 SE is working fine with (82.69 i think some unoficial driver), i never tried and i wouldn't ever try to install Win XP drivers in Windows 9x or vice versa.
By the way all NVIDIA drivers are 32 bit, like my Win XP Pro SP 3. I followed the NVIDIA procedure but it just won't work for me.
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I'm using a PC with 2 Hard Drives: Hard Drive #1= Win 98 SE
and Hard Drive #2 = Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3.
I choose in BIOS which one to boot.Hardware:
Processor: AMD Sempron 2500+ Curently set to 1.400 MHZ
Motherboard: GIGABYTE K8VT800 - 8237 chipset
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 6200 128 MB
RAM: 1 GB in 1 stick
CD/DVD: SONY CD-DVD ROM DVD-RW
Monitor: Samsung Sync Master 753s
I have tried to install these versions of NVIDIA Display driver,
however none of them work properly:71.89, 77.72, 93.71 and 307.83.
Version 307.83 gives just a blank screen for 20-40 seconds and
then restarts the PC. Other drivers give just the corrupted picture
or black screen and 93.71 restarts PC in loop.When there's no video drivers installed everything works fine so
hardware's fine.All versions of drivers have been tested on Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 2, none of them worked. Then a guy said he's using
Win XP Pro SP 3 and NVIDIA 307.83 and it works for him. Then 3Days ago i did a fresh full install (Formated the hard drive) of Windows
XP Pro SP3, and i'm unable to get any version of NVIDIA driver to
work so i figure that i should install something BEFORE i install
NVIDIA drivers, (Patch, Hotfix... ...something like that) but what?I have Driver Cleaner Professional Edition installed and from
SAFE MODE i cleaned all that has to do with NVIDIA until there was
nothing left. PC now works normally and asks me for a video adapter
driver when it boots.Anyone has any idea how to solve this?
In the meantime i've switched to my favourite system, Windows 98 Second Edition.
UPDATE ON MY PROGRES:
The 307.83 driver is installed and just before desktop should show up, a black screen shows up. I'm able to get to desktop only in VGA MODE or Safe Mode WHILE DRIVER IS INSTALLED and i'm unable to access NVIDIA control panel in Windows Control Panel neither in Safe Mode nor VGA mode. Video adapter is properly installed (checked in driver details) and has NO CONFLICTS in device manager. But it just won't let me boot to Desktop normaly.
While in VGA mode if i try to set higher resolution or higher color, i immediately get the black screen and for about 30 seconds it restarts the PC.
I downloaded "NVIDIA POWERMIZER MANAGER" v1.01 and when i tried to open it i get the error: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application."
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Hello everyone, i'm posting this here because i'd like answers from those who really know.
System specifications:
Processor: AMD Sempron 2500+
Motherboard: Gigabyte K8VT800-8237
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 6200 128 MB
RAM: 1024 MB, 1 STICK
Hard Drive: Maxtor IDE 40 GB
CD/DVD:SONY CD-DVD ROM DVD-RW (SATA)Most of hardware including the motherboard was made in China.
I have found that Gigabyte motherboards really don't like NVIDIA video adapters. So i decided to ask here what should i do because everything works fine without updates, drivers and service packs so i figure the hardware is fine.
I'd like to know what to do AFTER Windows setup and after i limit RAM to 511 MB:
1. Which patches should i get and in which exact order to install them (first to last) also before or after some or all drivers or service packs?
2. Which service packs should i install (i'm not sure because some claim i should get the latest while some say i should get a Service pack 2 2.03 Dutch or Danish version)?
Thank you in advance.
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Open up the PC and clean all dust without damaging anything inside. Then check out whether ANY CAPACITORS on ANY components have leaked and/or look like bulged. That's the first thing you should do. You probably have Pentium 1 or Pentium 2.
If capacitors are fine, proceed like this:
While you still have Windows ME, do these:
1. download AIDA 32 to find out which drivers you need. Then download and install them. (Win 98 se and Win ME versions)
2. to plug in USB you need a driver. Download Rloew's free USB driver, you need to establish some connection to the device which contains all the drivers, patches, utility... when you have it all, burn it to a CD to have it ready.
3. Format the C: partition and try to install Win 98 SE again.
Shoot me a message on your progres.
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5 hours ago, ragnargd said:
Gigabyte K8T800-8237? Funny, there are many places calling the MoBo like this... i second jaclaz finding, though, of course.
Drivers for the MoBo for both XP and W98SE are provided by GigaByte themselves:
http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-K8VT800-rev-2x#support-dl
6200: I'd still suggest using the older 77.72 driver for the card, as it is a bit more stable (no shutdown problems)...
...unless you use a widescreen-Monitor, whereas you should read about the unofficial driver provided on msfn.org (ask for it here, if need be).
Hi ragnargd. Tried the 77.72 driver for Windows XP, (it's got Win XP Service Pack 2 installed). The driver froze the system immediately after loading Desktop.
I have also tried 93.71 driver and this one doesn't freeze, it turns monitor on and off and the screen is often unreadable so it's useles.
I'm not using widescreen, i'm using Samsung Sync Master 753s, 1024x768, 32 bit color.
Any other ideas?
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9 hours ago, jaclaz said:
Are you sure of the model ?
K8T800 and 8237 are just the chipsets by VIA, the motherboard model from Gigabyte should have a different name, a Gigabyte should be something like GA-K8VT800:
http://www.gigabyte.sg/Motherboard/GA-K8VT800-rev-2x#ov
anyway the "base" drivers should be the VIA 4 in 1 drivers, but before using them it is better to double check the motherboard model.
As well the 6200 is officially supported AFAICT:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_archive.htmlmost probably these would do:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_81.98jaclaz
Hi jaclaz, what's up? I used AIDA 32 to figure out what hardware i have in that new rig. You were right, i went to GIGABYTE'S website and found that my board is
K8VT800, rev 2.x with 8237 chipset.
Also have tried 93.71 driver for Windows XP, they don't work properly. Right now Windows XP Service Pack 2 is on it, i'm keeping it maybe for 2-4 days more, to test it.
Thank you for the effort.
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Hi all. i just bought a used PC.
System specifications:
Processor: AMD Sempron 2500+
Motherboard: Gigabyte K8T800-8237
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 6200 128 MB
RAM: 1024 MB now (can be upgraded up to 3072 MB - 3x 1024 MB sticks)
Hard Drive: Maxtor IDE 40 GB
CD/DVD:SONY CD-DVD ROM DVD-RW
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (i bought the hardware to build a Windows 98 Second Edition with unofficial upgrades to year 2016).I'm looking for proper drivers for NVIDIA GeForce 6200 for both Windows 98 SE and for Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2.
I'm also looking for motherboard drivers for Windows 98 SE.
Thanks in advance.
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Lone Crusader, thank you for your interest. Here are the files:AUTOEXEC.BAT:
C:\NTFS\NTFSCHK.EXE /F /S
C:\DOS\CD-ROM\SHSUCDX /D:MSCD001 /L:X
CONFIG.SYS:
SWITCHES=/F /E
DOS=HIGH, UMB
FILES=90LASTDRIVE=Z
BUFFERS=11,0
FCBS=1,0STACKS=24,256
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEMX.EXE /NUMHANDLES=128 /VERBOSE
DEVICE=C:\DOS\CD-ROM\GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001 /C1
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\setver.exe
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\;C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM;C:\DOS;C:\DOS\CD-ROM;C:\DOS\LOCATE;C:\DOS\UMBPCI_E;C:\MSD;C:\DRIVERSRloew, thank you for interest. Does your modified "GCDROM.SYS" work with these hardware?
PCI to SATA Adapter: Silicon Image Sil 3112 Revision 2
BIOS version: 4.2.84 Date: 01.19.2007
BIOS is flashable, but not under Windows.
PCI to SATA adapter is currently linked to: CD-DVD ROMCD-DVD ROM: TSSTcorpCDDVDW 224DB
Firmware: SB01TSST - (Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology)
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I loaded GCDROM in CONFIG.SYS and in AUTOEXEC.BAT but id doesn't work:
"GCDROM V2.3, 8-24-2006
Driver name is "CDROM001".
No CD-ROM drive to use; GCDROM not loaded!"
That's the error i get.
I need to add SATA to PCI adapter driver to load from DOS, that must be why DOS doesn't see anything connected to the adapter.
I had a major system stoppage when i added the adapter driver in CONFIG.SYS - when dos tried to load it it stopped booting. I couldn't even get to boot menu to erase the path to driver. I fixed it when i booted to DOS from another hard drive and edited CONFIG.SYS on my other hard disk.
How to add adapter driver for loading from DOS?
I just edited the title.
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Thank you so much LoneCrusader, i downloaded gcdrom.sys.
The bootable cd which i have was home made with a boot sector from a Windows 98 startup disk (floppy) a long time ago. I think i used Nero 6 to create that bootable CD. I have Disc Juggler pro version and Alcohol 120% v1.9.5 installed and i will install Magic ISO to try to edit the image (with boot sector intact).
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On 2/15/2017 at 3:01 PM, MrMateczko said:
Why not just...get a different GPU?
Does the problem exists in Windows ME?
Can you try a different Motherboard with your GPU?
Did you try Xeno's Vcache patch?
Did you try removing NWIZ? You can do that by going to the MS-DOS Prompt within Windows, going to the System directory, and typing NWIZ.EXE /UNINSTALL Ask yes on the prompt, and reboot. This will remove ALL NWIZ bloatware, and KEEP only the display driver, it's a neat trick.
I don't have another (working) video adapter. I put away 2 pentium 4 motherboards and 3 video adapters because of leaky bulged capacitors.
I was so excited when Windows Millenium was about to come out on the market. After i installed it i was disapointed and after about 6 months of frustration i formated the disk and installed Windows 98 SE along with patches, hotfixes... and i didn't install windows millenium ever again. So i don't have windows millenium setup CD anymore.
I didn't remove NWIZ. You can also disable it in MSCONFIG/STARTUP.
What's Xeno's vcache patch? What does it do? All these years i tweaked vcache myself.
Thank's for suggestions.
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Hello everyone, i need some help to add my Silicon Image Sil 3112r driver on a bootable DOS CD. The driver belongs to a Silicon Image PCI to SATA adapter. The adapter has its own bios and shows a message after POST. (Works the way it's supposed to).
Whatever i connect on the adapter works without any problems if i boot Windows from my IDE hard drive.
Troubles start when i try to boot from anything connected to the adapter. I tried bootable Windows XP install CD, Super FDISK bootable CD, MEM TEST 86 CD and Bart PE bootable CD, all work on IDE CD-DVD drive.
I have also tried a SATA Hard Drive with installed Windows XP on it. It started booting and then stoped.
When i boot into Windows from IDE drive and after i installed Sysinternals NTFSCHK.EXE (SATA DRIVER for windows 98), all contents of SATA drive were accessible normaly.
I need to boot from the adapter because i'm getting a new SATA Hard Drive on which i wil install Windows 98 Second Edition.
Also i need to boot from CDs sometimes.
I also need to make a Bootable CD which contains Win98SE install directory and SATA drivers for my adapter.
This is the contents of SATA driver directory:
si3112r.cat
Si3112r.inf
Si3112r.sys
SiiSupp.vxd
SilSupp.cpl
SIWinAcc.sys
TxtSetup.oem
Total size 277 kb
I currently have a SATA CD-DVD ROM connected to the adapter.
Any help is welcome.
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8 hours ago, jumper said:
I don't think multiple EMMExclude statements are valid. If they are, then EMMExclude=0000-FFFF makes all the others superfluous.
Himem/Himemx aren't needed at all.
Stacks should probably be 0,0
Many other settings are highly questionable.
"I don't think multiple EMMExclude statements are valid." - What? Did you ever have Windows 98 SE?
Why should i disable all memory when i need to target only used adress ranges? And it's A000-FFFF, not 0000-FFFF.
"Himem/Himemx aren't needed at all." - Really? If that is so, then go to C:\WINDOWS and rename
"HIMEM.SYS" to anything else and make sure that no other MEMORY MANAGER is specified in CONFIG.SYS. If it is put ; in front of it and save CONFIG.SYS. Restart PC then come back here and tell us how far did you boot and what messages were on the screen?
"Stacks should probably be 0,0" - The Default DOS value is 9.256 therefore anyone who didn't
specify STACKS= in CONFIG.SYS is using 9,256.
"Many other settings are highly questionable." - And proven to have fixed the random screen
blackouts while at the same time provide great performance and system stability for 71 days
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Proven to work on:
Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition
RAM: 512 MB RAM
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-7VAX
VIDEO ADAPTER: 64 MB NVIDIA GEFORCE 4 MX440 AGP 8XThe Fix works if: Your display works normal if you boot in Safe Mode (without any drivers) and when you boot into Windows normaly, the screen will start going black at random times and without any message.
After restart many times you are unable to boot to windows desktop (the screen goes black) and if you get to desktop, you get a message that says something is wrong with your display settings and you get a lower resolution.
REQUIREMENTS (BEFORE YOU START DOWNLOAD TO HAVE IT READY ON Hard disk):
MSD - to find memory adresses
AIDA 32 - to find exactly which version of what you have (hardware and software)
Startup Cop - to block startup programs
Eusing Free Registry Cleaner - i'm using it for 2 years without a single registry problem
Video Driver - NVIDIA users with same adapter as mine should use v45.23
Nasty File Remover - to remove video driver remnants (if any)
HIMEMX.EXE - new and improved memory manager that handles memory better on new hardware
THE FIX
NVIDIA USERS: Create a BATCH file (copy and paste text below, then go to Save as and write "RENVIDIA.BAT" Move the batch
file somewhere like C:\DOS\ OR C:\ for easier access). In CONFIG.SYS add SET PATH=C:\DOS if you will keep RENVIDIA.BAT there.ALL OTHER VIDEO ADAPTER USERS: Find the paths and drivers of your troublemaking video adapter and then make a BATCH file
that does the same as my RENVIDIA.BAT. Save the file and name it "RENVIDEO.BAT"@ECHO OFF
ECHO.
ECHO THIS WILL RENAME NVIDIA DISPLAY DRIVERS!
ECHO.
ECHO USE ONLY IN EMERGENCY.
ECHO.
ECHO Press and hold CTRL+C to terminate . . .
ECHO.
ECHO Or
ECHO.
PAUSE
CD\
CD WINDOWS
CD SYSTEM
CD NVSYS
REN NVINST32.DLL NVINST32.BAD
CD..
REN NVARCH16.DLL NVARCH16.BAD
REN NVARCH32.DLL NVARCH32.BAD
REN NVCORE.VXD NVCOREVXD.BAD
REN NVDD32.DLL NVDD32.BAD
REN NVDISP.DRV NVDISP.BAD
REN NVIEW.DLL NWIEW.BAD
REN NVIEWIMG.DLL NVIEWIMG.BAD
REN NVINST32.DLL NVINST32.BAD
REN NVMCTRAY.DLL NVMCTRAY.BAD
REN NVMINI.VXD NVMINIVXD.BAD
REN NVMODE.DLL NVMODE.BAD
REN NVOPENGL.DLL NVOPENGL.BAD
REN NVSHELL.DLL NVSHELL.BAD
REN NVSVC.EXE NVSVCEXE.BAD
REN NVWDDI.DLL NVWDDI.BAD
REN NWIZ.EXE NWIZEXE.BADThe step above should enable you to boot to desktop (for those who's screen goes black before they can boot to
desktop and in case of any more trouble).Enter the BIOS and DISABLE EVERYTHING that you don't USE (Parallel port, Network...) And set AGP to 4X
Download Startup Cop and DISABLE: As much as possible but don't disable hotfix and patch files.
Download "HIMEMX.EXE" and get rid of HIMEM.SYS (rename it).
In CONFIG.SYS USE EXACTLY (Copy and Paste) these:
SWITCHES=/F /E
DOS=HIGH, UMB
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEMX.EXE /NUMHANDLES=128
LASTDRIVE=Z
BUFFERS=11,0
FILES=90
FCBS=1,0
STACKS=24,256
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SETVER.EXEOther CONFIG.SYS Parameters are your choice.
In SYSTEM.INI SET these values, however DON'T COPY ANY VALUE THAT STARTS WITH "EMMExclude":
[386Enh]
MaxPhysPage=1FEFF
DualDisplay=ON
PerVMFiles=60
MinTimeSlice=40
minsps=16
ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1
PageBuffers=32
32BitDiskAccess=ON
DMABufferSize=64
ebios=*ebios
woafont=dosapp.fon
mouse=*vmouse, msmouse.vxd
device=*dynapage
device=*vcd
device=*vpd
device=*int13
display=*vdd,*vflatd
keyboard=*vkd
EMMExclude=A000-FFFF, C000-CFFF,C000-CFFF
EMMExclude=C000-CC00
EMMExclude=D800-DC00
EMMExclude=F000-FC00
original_EMMExclude=C000-CFFF
EMMExclude=03B0-03BB
EMMExclude=03C0-03DF
EMMExclude=0061-0061
EMMExclude=E400-E4FF
EMMExclude=E000-E00F
EMMExclude=0000-FFFF
EMMExclude=E800-E8FF
EMMExclude=01F0-01F7
EMMExclude=03F6-03F6
EMMExclude=0170-0177
EMMExclude=0376-0376
EMMExclude=E000-E00F
EMMExclude=0330-0331
EMMExclude=DD00-EFFF
original_VirtualHDirq=<nil>
VirtualHDirq=0
original_SystemROMBreakpoint=<nil>
SystemROMBreakpoint=0
device=convmem.vxd[vcache]
MinFileCache=32768
MaxFilecache=131072
ChunkSize=2048The "EMMExclude" rows are here ONLY to give you insight into how many memory adresses need to be excluded. You may have to
exclude more to achieve stability.1. Download all files mentioned above, put them on a CD-DVD or USB
2. Create RENVIDIA.BAT (if you can't boot to desktop, restart and hold CTRL. A menu should show up.
choose "COMMAND PROMPT ONLY", go to EDIT and MAKE RENVIDIA.BAT)3. Run RENVIDIA.BAT
4. Search and erase all files with extension *.BAD
5. Boot into Desktop so you can bring files that you downloaded to the Hard disk (since you didn't boot into SAFE MODE,
you have access to CD-DVD drive and USB)6. Install and prepare/set up the files
7. Uninstall and Remove remnants of existing Video adapter driver
8. Go to Device Manager and DISABLE Advanced Power Management Support
9. Go to C:\WINDOWS\SYSBCKUP\ and remove ALL Rb00X.CAB files and then clean the registry with Eusing Free Registry Cleaner
10. Tweak CONFIG.SYS and SYSTEM.INI
11. Run MSD from PURE DOS (Press and hold CTRL and Choose COMMAND PROMPT ONLY and WRITE DOWN MEMORY ADRES RANGES TO EXCLUDE)
12. Install video adapter driver
13. Run MSD again and this time add Video adapter memory ranges for excluding
14. Tweak SYSTEM.INI (under [386Enh] Exclude memory with EMMExclude=XXXX-XXXX)
Keep RENVIDIA.BAT in path on hard drive so you can use it if need be.
This is a complex problem so the fix is also complex. The cause of blackouts was attempts to write on top of used memory.
Any tampering with used memory would make a blackout and corrupt the video driver.
I'm using these settings for 70 day's without a single blackout. I consider this complex video adapter issue FIXED.
Keep Windows 9X alive.
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On my Windows 98 SE i had a very similar problem with my Samsung DVD Drive which destroyed 7 DVD-R discs. My DVD ROM hooked to my motherboard via PCI to SATA adapter could read and write CD and only read DVD. I fixed it by downloading firmware for it here:
http://www.firmwarehq.com/index.php
After i downloaded the file i figured it was the same version i had but i decided to install it regardless to refresh it. After restart i decided to try another test burn and it worked just fine.
You may need a small screwdriver to get the drive out and read THE EXACT Manufacturer, MODEL, speed and anything else important.
There's no drivers for DVD drives, Windows got native support.
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Alright it seems that DRWATSON just captured another error:
"NVIDIA Compatible Windows 95/98 Display driver, Version 45.23 attempted to access memory that does not exist.
Module Name: nvdisp.drv
Version:4.14.10.4523"
But for almost 2 days i had no errors of any kind. The only thing that was different was that both USB ports on motherboard were taken at the boot time. I'm gonna plug those again to see if it fixes anything.
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submix8c, do you have Conexant (Riptide) combined card Audio & Modem or Audio only (i don't know if Conexant made audio only cards)? If Hewlet Packard installed combined audio & modem cards, no suprise there, they know what's cheaper for them. If you give it volume near or maximum, can you constantly hear something (buzz noise)? Did you solve any Riptide problem?
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I disabled AC97 audio in BIOS. And put that combined audio and modem PCI card. It's Riptide from manufacturer Conexant. Driver: "Riptide North American driver update: Audio 2.12.01.2156 / Modem 2.2.2.164.015 Resolves Music Match Eject issue, Milleniun compatibility, and improved V90 fallback" - that's what driver setup says. Now i remember why i put it away in some box. It's because when it's installed, every time a keyboard key is pressed or mouse moved i hear buzzing noise and cracking from desktop speakers and / or headphones. So now i'm rewarded with cracking, buzz noise and random blackouts - just had a blackout. (That combined card was tested on 3 motherboards with that driver and always makes noise.)
I downloaded and installed (with KernelEx) AW EDID Editor v01.02.06 it installed successfully, however it's not working. The errors: Window 1: "C:\Program Files\ANALOG WAY\AW EDID Editor\AWEDIDEditor.exe
A device attached to the system is not functioning."
Window 2: "Error Starting Program
The ICUUC53.DLL file is linked to missing export KERNEL32.DLL:GetGeoInfoA."
The 2 errors always come together. Tried Windows xp and Vista mode in KernelEx.
Anyone got a Windows 98 SE driver for Samsung Sync Master 753S? Maybe that will solve this.
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How to get NVIDIA GeForce 6200 drivers to work
in Windows XP
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It's finaly fixed. I had to delete all of Win XP, REINSTALL it and then:
1. Install VIA HYPERION PRO v524a, all options should be installed.
2. Install NVIDIA 93.71 video driver and restart. After that all other drivers.
I didn't want to post too soon, i played Call of Duty 2 and played the whole Russian campaign without any trouble.
I'm gratefull to anyone who attempted to help me with it.