[Windows 98se Doesn't Recognize Zip File/fonts]

I have just installed Windows 98SE.  The first thing I did before installing any drivers was to install the latest service pack.  When I boot up a cd the compter wilth a variety of programs I loaded for the install process, such as USB drivers, etc a percentage of the files are not recognized as zip files.  I either get an error meassage saying the file is not a valid Win32 application or I get the "Open With" Dialog. 

Thinking that the problem was from me burning the cd from Linux I download from my Windows XP and put the USB zip file on a floppy.  The Windows 98SE still did not recognize the file as a zip file.

Thinking I had a problem with the install I reinstalled Win98SE and tried the floppy again.  The floppy still registered as a "not valid Win 32 application." 

Can someone help me?

P.S. I tried to unistall the service pack and it refused to uninstall.

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One thing I've noticed, and I cannot say that it's connected to the service pack, is that although zip files remain associated with whatever program I've installed (IZarc and 7-Zip up till now), individual zips files lose the icon associated with the program. Even if I go into folder options|file types|zip files|edit|change icon and change the icon, it reverts shortly back to the insipid little nothing icon that comes with Windows.

Has anyone else experienced this?

ivman

[SP 2.0 RC3]

Gape, will this be available on any mirrors? I can't get to rapidshare from work where I have a faster connection for the download.

I just had to redo my computer because the Revolutions Pack made all sorts of programs no longer work right. Grrr! It came at a time when I could ill afford to do a fresh install of win98se.

I think you might want to rethink incorporating the things from the Revolutions Pack into the next SP.

ivman

2.0 RC3

RapidShare

(15.4 MB)

What's new in RC3?

- ADDED: 2 new hot-fixes (319571, 320798).

- UPDATED: MDGx's HTML Update.

- FIXED: Annoying restart bug.

- FIXED: Annoying reinstallation bug.

- FIXED: GDI.EXE uninstallation bug.

Thanks to bilemke, mitsubishi, ivman, ssmokee, zzirch, appp, kelzy, webmatze, x-pert, mamas6667 and all others for their bug reports.

Note: If we cannot find any major bug in it, I'll mark this RC3 as FINAL.

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[2.0 Rc2]

ivman & mitsubishi: This bug should be fixed on the RC2.

Thanks, Gape! The install worked flawlessly, and the reboot thing didn't even happen until after the installation was complete.

I just defragmented my machine and am wondering if RC2 has the same version of disk defragmenter as 1.62 had - it seems a lot slower.

Thanks for all your work on this. I really love 98SE and am glad to have it working so well.

ivman

[2.0 Rc2]

2.0 RC2

Softpedia

RapidShare

MDGx's Mirror

(15.4 MB)

What's new in RC2?

- ADDED: 2 new hot-fixes (192425, 246817).

Gape

I've been happily using SP 1.62. I finally checked out this forum the other day and learned about SP 2.0. I installed RC1 with no problems, other than the reboot issue. However, I've tried several times to install RC2 and get a *bazillion* messages saying that this file, that file, and the other file are missing. I've installed it after having installed only SP 1.62, after having installed only RC1, and even as only a "fresh install" after having uninstalled the other versions and rebooting. The result is always the same.

BTW, I followed the instructions in the "Installation Guide for Win98 SE SP 2.0" as pertained to what my computer had, didn't have, etc. So that should not be an issue in this.

Has anyone else shared this experience with you?

ivman