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MDGx Just to make sure you speak english and not chinese: Do you mean making a transition to an MS-DOS state between windows tasks end down and the power goes off, or do you mean restarting or sort-of restarting in MS-DOS mode, with a set of batch files? Then how do run windows "from withion a batch file" if you exited windows? In my conception, you can run only DOS program in DOS, windows program require windows... or that means that windows is still active somehow...

Of course. But don't you think that if it was possible to do so with graphic cards, it should also be possible to do so for other uses? Because w98 needs it, the main cpu will be always one, but secondary cpu could very well be used according we have the appropriate hardware and driver.

Try with Nero normal, and use "Burn proof" and "Disc at Once" If it fail everytime, it can be a hardware problem. Or the CD are bad, or the Cd-writer is too old.

Have a look at Sequoia Spotting large files on your HD can't be made easier...but you have to like exotic softwares! B)

Just for curiosity (because I may want to do it for myself too), can you post the error message here?Here the script have no error but I didn't try it to shutdown. Yes, you can copy-paste the code in the message and frame it with CODE. -------------------- MDGx Does autoexec.bat do anything before shutdown? Could you elaborate? Seems very complicated what you said. yes, very good stuff. You can also use AutoIt for adding functions to VBS.

Miko You started with this "hacked files" story that I found very stupid. But, ok, enough with this. I think you can easily explain to those who would have the idea of checking the files, that the modification concern only icons. If there were some legal problems with M$, I think we would know of it already. It would be interresting to know to what extent the guys at M$ are watching the progress of the SP...

Why should I do that?The only thing I know is that M$ decided after a lenghty debates and famous lawsuits to open its source code to public, or part of these codes. It's very hard for me to imagine that an open source code can be hacked. Of course "open source" doesn't means there is no liability toward M$. But anyway, here is the link http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/default.mspx Yep! Here you lost a good occasion not to look stupid on this forum. Now, a 2 cents question: Is the UK a member of the EU? First, unlike Gape, I do live in the EU. Second, what lawlessness are you talking about? Using SP2.0 is perfectely legal. It only cancel the M$ guarantee, something nobody serious would worry about. That's why I said, he is not merely doing only that. (please read)But I realy don't care if the file issued by M$ were modified or not. It's realy the least of my concern. And I don't understand why poeple worry about that. If there were some virus, spyware or very big mistakes, it will be known very fast and the SP would be short-lived. LOL! And you are afraid that SP2.0 will jeopardize your Windows-XP sale performance.

Xplorer2 There is a lite version that is free but you have to look for it a little bit at the site. The pay version is the one being developed now, and maybe better.

BWAAHAHAHA! M$'s Windows Operating System is open source. Everybody can freely crack it, hijack the code and do a pirated version (hmm such sweet words!) without any problem with the US law. If I'm not mistaken, unofficial modified versions of windows files can even be distributed on the internet, to the condition it's not sold for money and that the modified codes remain open source too.But if they are Russians, they even have not to think about such aspects. It remember me the time I bought a new vacuum cleaner. It was a 300$ expensive one, thinking is a known brand, I will have no problem, I invest long term. At about the same time I bought an old, used one, at flea market for 20 bucks. Guess what, the brand new one was already dead after 3 years, and the old used one, that I used for dirty cleaning is still working. It's a little bit the same with your supertition on M$ -original- labeled software updates. Also you are explaining that cosmetic stuffs can be changed without hacking the softwares... No explain me by which respect, modifying a registry key is less a hack than modifying another type of binary data such as dll codes... Also SP is not about cosmetic stuffs. these stuffs are maybe only 5% of the pack. The goal of the pack is to make w98 more stable. Why are they losing theyr time doing that? If I download an unofficial SP, I excpect it to be different than the official updates. Knowing that Gape is merely compiling updates from M$ website sounds quite like a disapointment to me. Fortunately he's doing more than that and I congratulate him. Now if you and your friends think that you will be damned if you use a version that are not bit-by-bit identical to the reasuring M$ release, then that's up to you. But I have a computer that works better after the SP and that's what matters to me.

So how come my TV capture software and 3D games can access to the second CPU that is on my graphic card? Of course with curent double-cpu motherbiorads, it's impossible, and no software will do it, but it should be possible to invent a hardware that gives the same effect on w98. Imagine we put a 2 Ghz processor on a graphic card and that not only 3D rendering and video software, but whatever program you choose will be able to use it. The only limitation being the speed of the CPI slot. But nobody ever tought of it or wanted to produce such a thing. B) We asked for ideas, not for solution.

BOld, try this VBS. set fso = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject") set folder = fso.getfolder("c:\WINDOWS\system32") For Each file in folder.files Filename = file.name If fso.GetExtensionName(file.path)="ini" Then If Filename <> "fileiwanttokeep1.ini" And _ Filename <> "fileiwanttokeep2.ini" And _ Filename <> "fileiwanttokeep3.ini" And _ Filename <> "fileiwanttokeep4.ini" And _ Filename <> "fileiwanttokeep5.ini" And _ '----add as many as you want...---- Filename <> "fileiwanttokeep6.ini" Then Set f = fso.GetFile(file.path) f.move c:\backup\WINDOWS\inf End If End If Next MsgBox "ok"

miko They, as well as your friends and your mom, were wrong. These files are not hacked. Tell them they are modified, edited, improved by specialists, re-written, fixed, corrected for errors, etc. After all, how do you excpect to have something better if it's not modified? HUH?! Who said they were hacked? Once downloaded and installed and tested by a few thousands users without any mass uproar, Sp2.0 will be safe to install on any place such as schools, small companies, worry-momy's PC etc The SP is also supposed to be safer, thus more fit for "Mission Critical" system. Not using it, and keep your system vulnerable to random crash risks is more dangerous.

What does it mean? That the second processor will not be used at all whatever is the case. Or that Windows will only use one, while some app could launch the second one for some specific use. I think that if the second processor can work for a specific application only, it should be possible. Of course the hardware should support such configuration too. Look: when you put a graphic card, you also add a processor. And this processor works for the display software. It's already a multi-processor system. Some of these card and TV-tuner are even able to record video on the HD, encode these videos into a compressed format etc. In the same way, it should be possible to build additional-processor card to insert in a free bay. Then, when you open, for example, Ms-Word, the driver send the program data to this hardware and collect the result. The result, will only be transiting through the main processor just to be redirected to the output device. Maybe with the help of a mini sub-OS or something... A secondary motherboard, sort of.

I thought Gape fixed this bug in SP2.0 rc3. Was it rc3 or rc2? (This bug was still there in rc2.) But you were lucky to be able to boot in safe mode! Me, I even couldn't! The only way, if this bug happends, to get back to original windows, is to reinstall from the CD. Then, it's like it was uninstalled.

This script should launch Scandisk, wait 7 minutes, then shutdown the computer. There is a "yes-no-cancel" button. It should be possible to launch more apps one after one in the same script. Copy paste the code in notepad and save it as "MyShutdown.vbs" Then double-clic on it. To run the scripts you need maybe Windows Script 5.6. (included in Gape's unofficial service pack) Please tell me if it works. Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") BtnCode = WshShell.Popup("This computer will shut down."_ & vbCrlf & "Before shutting down, Scandisk will check your hard drive."_ & vbCrlf & _ vbCrlf & "Start ScanDisk before shutting down --> Clic ""Yes"""_ & vbCrlf & "Don't launch Scandisk --> Clic ""No""" , 30, Title, 3 + 16) Select Case BtnCode '---no answer case -1 WshShell.Popup "ScanDisk will now start. Don't touch the mouse or the keyboard!", 3, Title, 0 + 16 WshShell.Run("ScanDisk") WScript.Sleep 1500 WshShell.SendKeys("{ENTER}") WScript.Sleep 420000 '-------7 minutes = 420000 ms WshShell.SendKeys("{ENTER}{ENTER}") WScript.Sleep 250 '---yes case 6 WshShell.Popup "ScanDisk will now start. Don't touch the mouse or the keyboard!", 3, Title, 0 + 16 WshShell.Run("ScanDisk") WScript.Sleep 1500 WshShell.SendKeys("{ENTER}") WScript.Sleep 420000 '-------7 minutes = 420000 ms WshShell.SendKeys("{ENTER}{ENTER}") WScript.Sleep 250 '---no case 7 WshShell.Popup "ScanDisk canceled.", 3, Title, 0 '---cancel case 2 wscript.quit End Select WshShell.Run "C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 1", 2, false

FOXIT?

"Can you see any compelling reasons to ugprade? " I'm sure Un4Given has plenty.

All the tasks showed This program has performed an illegal operation box. Even Run32.dll, Explorer etc. It was even difficult to shut down my PC... I think I was clicking too fast to shut down Maxthon.

The best solution would be a VBScript that launch a BAT or another VBS script , then launch the shutdown the dialog box. While you move your mouse to the "shut down" button, the script should have had the time to do the task expected. It's easy to do, but I don't have the codes here, and I don't have the time neither, but i will look for something next weeK. Stay tuned...

-Actualy, only Gape's UNOFFICIAL Service pack 2.0 rc3 (cuz it's the last one) is the pack to look atfer. -Tihy's revolution pack is still in beta stage, and apply basicaly on cosmetic upgrades. Try if you want... Looks promising. -98se2me is for those who have the legal ME installation disc. Not so many packs.

Wonderbar!

... and I think many of the programming tools have this ability. Look for Notepad++ I think it does that.

There are a few programs that do that. Google "keyboard macro" or "keyboard hotkey" "hotkey manager"... Wirekeys is one. Most are payware but wirekeys lite is free. You can link the hotkey to a VBscript that do even more things, using the sendkey function. Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.SendKeys ("Hello World{ENTER}etc")

Pratapthml So you mean, we, w98 users are ignorants? But we base our choice on empirical experience, not on theories (such as ntfs is more secure etc).

DiGGitY if it's about documents, there are plenty of file encryption/protection software for w98, free or commercial. I dunno about theyr effectiveness on system files since I never considered the question. But then in this case there might be an advantage: paranoia. All this is very beautifull, DiGGity, but in practice it doesn't realy make any difference: on both W98 or XP, files are still poping up open when you doubleclic on them. It's been 7 years already and I still didn't met any problem with that respect. While NTFS is indeed newer, I hope that it has some advantages. But reading the whole debate, you will notice that the main argumentation for w98 is for home users like myself, NOT for server, network management, cyber-café platforms etc ________________ We often compare OSes to cars: XP is like a truck and W98 is like a car: the XP truck has huge advantages over the W98 car (can carry more), but does everyone need to drive a truck all the time?