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one thing that may break it is leaving system partition mounted on Windows XP and Vista. I had xp or vista messing system attributes from each others causing both unable boot before manually fixed. Easiest way to do is use mountvol command (mountvol <vista drive letter for example D:> on xp side and same on Windows Vista side (xp should be d or e: if single hdd and partition). Second and likely easier way is to open disk management>select partition with currently inactive os>right click>select change drive letter>delete drive letter assigment and click ok (cannot attach screenshot since MSFN only allows me to have 14kb screenshot for some reason, likely posted too big screenshot before) Take that precaution and it will be fine

First of all I want ask few questions sound blaster emulation under MS-DOS mode to DOS games? define "more modern hardware". I want technical information about sound card, mainboard etc. Creative had driver for win9x compatible pci soundcards to emulate it, VIA audio cards got sb emulation too, fortemedia got sb emulation and ESS audio had sound blaster emulation too. So which soundcard you got now?

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NUSB includes english systems files replacing whatever os got. I had same issue on finnish Windows 98SE. One option is to manually replace files with right ones from extracted NUSB

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I got reactos currently on vm. It is not best possible on actual hw yet but impressed can run win32 sw on FOSS Windows clone

or set wsus server to anything non existing on gpo. For example stupid.update.stop as wsus server name. It will error out as no connection. I used it once to stop updates on win10 to one client (was required not to update automatically at any case while still have networking)

Only times I reinstalled were because hardware issues (Bad hdd as example) or because swappaed hardware and os refused play nicely on new. I used to require reinstall Windows multiplem times long ago due my limited security knowledge back and day and ended up getting all kind of nasty stuff like viruses, worms adwares (because free stuff sounded too good as kid ) before learnt more about security and stopped my download habits. Since it never had to reinstall or got serious virus attack. On other hand I need work with peoples who uses Windows 10 and need work with Windows 10 at work and it feels break after every major update. Hardware accerlation causing system crash on intel hd 4000 series chipset after update, start menu breaking, sound driver failing, network failing, system bootlooping and list goes on...this brings bad memories from Windows 98FE on 15gb quantum fireball LCT hdd. Windows 98FE on it kept hosing every week and really expected not to have same issue today, even less since OS updates hoses all up

Hello from finland . Welcome to MSFN. I am "legacy" os user too and also I am Linux nerd

there we go, it got 915 chipset. Have you installed inf driver for it or any other? There was 915 chipset driver somewhere for 915 chipset on web (need look it up). If it wont change thing is bug that cannot be fixed as far I know Also in future remember either quote (using button under comment) or mention with @ and user name of person you are replying to because I wont follow all topics and wont get notification from unquoted or unmentioned reply to comments

"It is because tablet/toy cellphone can do everything desktop pc can and pc is dead". I hate that argument. What they even mean by everything? Scroll facebook, twitter, watch videos? Sure but how about virtualisation or software developing properly. I am afraid market will more and more shift torwards locked down toy cell phones. Too many things require one already. Even as simple as ac devices lacks option to manually control and need smartphone and app to do simple task. I have gave tablets and toy cell phones shot once and they did not pass my test (was tired of advertising baked in and lack of easy user repairs *but clearly development in Microsoft since Windows 8.0 has been tablet or other touchscreen-oritented. i really hope my workplace would do the same. I am annyoyed by windows and it preinstalled bundleware. Candy crush, xbox or other apps got no place on enterprise environment. ^this. Windows XP or 7 had their bad things (ie: IE, Product activation etc.), but they made life so much easier on enterprise environments. Microsoft Deployment toolkit, remote install, system shadow copy for shared folders, software centre, windows update server. Some of those who did not like it likely had no pain deal without them on enterprise. Also some criticise it eye candy (Windows XP luna theme aka "bozo the clown theme" and Windows 7 Aero) but atleast it can be disabled on both Windows XP and Windows 7 so can choose eyecandy (like I do) or classic style. They forgave Internet Exploder forcing and bundling, DRM issue breaking some music on Windows Vista since bug, Windows Genuine advantage breaking and rendering all Windows XP (if wga tool was installed) and vista systems as non genuine, replacing proper UI with metro which is like using Windows 1.0 again, forcing Windows 10 upgrade against user will and breaking lot stuff, Windows 10 activation servers breaking, constant OS breakups and list goes on... Peoples are too blind to see fact it is not ok.

what is most stupid is removing some simple useless component ubuntu wants force to your causes whole DE flagged to be removal. Same wont happen on mint or debian or anything else with same it is because companies do not care about privacy, security or customer opinions. They care about increase shareholder value at any cost good examples being ads everywhere on windows, forcing ms account even to simple tasks and on ubuntu side was Amazon spyware preinstalled on systems. I wish companies and others here would do same and stop using Windows, but no since "Linux is unknown and nerd os". Redhat is way better than Windows 10 for security, privacy and reliability I personally run pure Debian with XCFE for having full control over my system. Volunteer made projects rarely does anything bad.

Compaq Contura CX430 486DX4-100 32MB ram (8mb onboard + 24mb addon module) 6gb IBM travelstar HDD 4200rpm Windows 95 OSR2

So I am not only "crazy" to slap ssd to netbook. I got Asus EEEPC 900 with 900mhz celeron M. Installed 256gb kingston UV500 Msata ssd (which was cheapest Msata SSD here) with adapter to it propieraty SSD connector. Cpu cannot run many videos or codecs fine but it makes very nice small portable movie player with Kodi with dvd quality videos. It also sounds like drill if do anything using cpu due fan desing.

I only speak 3 languages, finnish, bad swedish and bad English so my grammaring ain't best possible either

Same here, only way access on switch control panel on web is using Active X and Internet Explorer. Could use old FF if it could work on java but no. Only where need use it. Atleast they got rid of outlook 2003 web and Project server 2003 since needed Internet Explorer and had some issues on newer IE. Web is built on open standards but open standards are not compatible with internet explorer. I hope we would finally get some proper open web standard and not invent new ones every day (like google does now causing sites on other browsers/older Google chrome to break after every new HTML5 standard they make) that is most annyoing thing about unneccessary depencies. Whenever they drop IE it might even render some games unusable. Internet Explorer depency to everything was huge mistake in my opinion. Outlook 97 did fine with no IE

all uninstall does is removing Iexplorer.exe stub since it is baked in to windows deeply since 1997. Microsoft edge will replace on upcoming update then have different thing baked in to OS unremovably. Is it outlook 2010? If so it uses Internet explorer render engine and may not like stub being removed so can you try with IE enabled?

unless you use microsoft applications that needs internet connections (as far as know all those dropped xp support) there is no worry. Just use MyPal or Newmoon webbrowser and Mailnews email client and you will be fine

reminds me from Y2K lol

Only issue I could see is possible driver errors (due signatures) on any newer drivers made after that date to xp but it will likely just trigger signature warning about not passing XP logo test (like some devs actually cared sign their drivers to XP after 2014). Second may be warning on starting application made after date that will happen anyway in 99% of sw but it wont kill XP. mine is still kicking strong. It did not explode, can still access web, install files

Can I ask specs of your hardware? What chipset, what board, any external usb controllers? Also is system OEM prebbuilt or custom build? I have found that exact issue on DELL and IBM/Lenovo boards (thinkcentre m62, optiplex gx260, optiplex gx620) with intel 845, 915 or 945 chipsets. It hangs on reboot if usb pendrive, usb modem or other is connected on Windows 98SE. It has not happened any other of my boards only those OEM ones. Only answer I found is not to have usb plugged in. It is bios bug likely

I hate any ad that is repetive and intrusive. Good example is one loan company which advertises on Kutonen (tv channel owned by discovery) now. During everytime commercial breaks starts and it shows channel intro it keeps playing longer and on bottom of screen shows smartphone with slider with amount of load above (since it must be smartphone to sell loans to new gen) then advertising starts "Do you need get a loan? We here in <company name> want help you save on loans (and of course not squeezing extra profit off you). Visit at <website>". Same is showed during every single commercial break begin and end. They must have had very bad sales on loans since they been trying 2 other channels already, company logo changed multiple times and peoples on finnish board are annyoed to it advertising. I do not need loan and if I would I would get it from my bank not from some small company which owners were previously failed IT company. Nowadays I recored that channel on DVR and remove adversiting using video editor. Now all ads are either loans, buy streaming service or operators trying push me new contract and smartphone constantly. I miss TV commercials from normal things like food, decorations etc. On mobile I do not see ads since got old symbian phone with only few apps installed. On pc I use adblocking scripts for safety and privacy so only places I hear/see commercials are on TV/Radio and side of roads while driving

and lot of win9x comptaible working hw is tossed out since "old" and "toxic" since someone on internet said so increasing prices even more. add word retro or vintage to anything makes it worth lot more

Was that to client or was required by you to something? I have seen dual sound card but never 4 on any system (well never worked on studios)

Also I think this belongs to Windows 2000/2003/NT4 section and should be moved there by moderators since topic is aboutwindows 2000