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    How should the Win9x Power Pack be distributed?

    in Windows 9x Member Projects

    Posted

    I'll probably distribute the final build as a zip file, which will include an autoplay menu.

    If the demand for a 7zip archive is strong, I'll up it as a separate download. At the current moment, the near-complete package is 218mb uncompressed, but it is mostly compressed items, so no matter what compression format I choose to use, the size difference will probably be negligible.

    I hadn't thought of that when I created this thread. I really wasn't sure how much the dist. could be compressed, and at the moment, the answer to that question is 'not much'.

    I almost used INFex, but it doesn't do everything that I want it to do. I'd love to use NSIS, but then I'd have to create some helper apps, and it would take a few more months to get it out the door.

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    How should the Win9x Power Pack be distributed?

    in Windows 9x Member Projects

    Posted · Edited by jimmsta

    I'm burning a copy at the moment, to test tommorow @ work. I hardly see any Windows Me systems, but most people still have 98SE boxes, so I tend to use my CD every once in a while...

    Looks like the only thing I'm missing is the_guy's unofficial Windows Me Service Pack.

    I'll see about hosting the file on a box @ work - use edonkey and bittorrent at first, then use other hosting methods. ;)

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    can all windows32 compatible softwares run in windows 64 bit

    in Windows XP 64 Bit Edition

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    I've tried XP x64, and I liked it - it is based on Windows 2003 Datacenter edition (x64), and very efficient. Only problem was that my color laser printer was not compatible in the very least. I got rid of it due to the fact that I could not PRINT.

    What I don't get is the fact that any other x64-based OS will work fine with my printer (Samsung CLP-510, rebranded Xerox Phaser 6100). Heck, MacOSX x86 works out of the box with the printer, so I know it's not some random fluke. - What this says about 32-bit apps running on x64 is that DRIVER SUPPORT IS LIMITED.

    I guarantee that most printers will NOT have new x64 drivers available in time for Vista x64's release. Seeing as Vista 32bit is currently able to make XP drivers compatible with it, I think Microsoft may have figured out a way around the driver support issue.

    Hardware & driver support is what makes X64 a non-viable platform for consumers. It's great for developers that are writing apps for Vista x64, but for the average user, it's just not worth the pain.

    On the good side, XP x64 did run Doom3 about twice as fast on my gaming rig...

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    XP Taskbar in Win98

    in Windows 9x Member Projects

    Posted

    not possible by using XP's explorer exe - it references too many ntdll functions that aren't implemented in W9x kernels, as well as a heavily modified theme/scheme engine. If you're desparate, use Tihy's Revolutions Pack v5/6, which is currently available as a Preview. You can also create your own skins. (See sticky at top of this forum).

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    Windows 98 PowerPack v3.0 released [details itt]

    in Windows 9x Member Projects

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    Just the english edition is looking like it will weigh in at 230mb uncompressed.

    I'm including:

    IE6.0SP1 - repacked installation for Win9x.

    DX9c w/Managed DirectX (June 2006 release) - Stripped to bare minimum

    Various utilities (7zip for archiving, codecs for video and audio)

    More news to come. I'm still looking for various patches, and waiting on the_guy's WinMe Service Pack.

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    Service Packs - All Translations

    in Windows 9x Member Projects

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    As I get closer to finishing up the new version of Windows 9x Power Pack, I need to get a list of all the available translated versions of the Unofficial service pack.

    If anyone would like to help compile packages of tools for each language, It would make my workload a lot less, and make it so the Multi-Language aspect of W9xPP fullfilled.

    I'm looking for all translations for patches, SP's, various other things, in all languages aside from English.

    I'd also need download links to each. I'll be needing translators for the autorun app as well - that's in the future though.

    Windows 9x Power Pack v4.0 depends on members of this subforum to exist. I cannot undertake a project this large by myself. It's just too much work. :}

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    When a new "Full Release" with more Tools & Updates ?

    in Windows 9x Member Projects

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    The next version of Windows 9x Power Pack will include a mini version of my utility compilation called BHT. You can currently download the full edition here: http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4855, but it is out-of-date at the moment (currently working on a patch alongside this project). It will include many of the tools mentioned in this topic, as well as a simple batch script that will update the definitions for Spybot, AdAware, and a few other apps, then install them. (Already exists on BHT, just needs some tweaking).

    And, as it seems, someone else has already created an installer-like tool to work with the PowerPack, so you can select what you want, and click Go. I'll try to work with the author of that tool to get it in to the new edition of the PowerPack - this is essentially what the OP is asking for.

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    Windows 98 PowerPack v3.0 released [details itt]

    in Windows 9x Member Projects

    Posted

    The new autoplay exe file is in the works. I will probably be releasing different language-oriented versions, as a multi-language version will be too bloated. I've included the dependency walker log file from the new autoplay.exe. I've switched to a much better autoplay creation studio, which allows for full customization of practically anything, and full PNG support (All logos in my autoplay's are PNGs). I've included a screenshot of my work so far:

    73808261_ss_1.png

    WYSIWYG - The Resolution seen in this Screenshot is the original res.

    wow really? that many dependencies? dang i gotta check that out. ill try it in a virtual pc later on tonight. im so tired right now :blink:

    thanks for letting me know all that. :)

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    edit: im gonna test it now, with both 98 and 98 se. ill include the various DLL's itll need in the zip folder. then hopefully itll work. but i have a feeling its gonna put a ton of files on the root of the cd, and if thats the case. ill just delete it. i only tested it on my 98 machine After installing all the updates and such :blushing:

    the window is 512 x 360, i dont think it will cause a problem, the person can minimize it if they want/need to.

    98pp1rv.th.jpg

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    edit # 2

    updated the file, changed a few things (including order of installation) and changed the spelling errors. i havent loaded the copy of 98 into a virtual pc yet, my 98 se cd seems to be screwed up for some reason. ill get back on that as soon as i can.

    -brian

    Is this an autorun that has checkboxes, and a 'Go' button? I'd love to integrate that into the next release. I'd offer it as a simple installation tool. PM me.

    autorun.txt

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    Windows 98 PowerPack v3.0 released [details itt]

    in Windows 9x Member Projects

    Posted

    Hi, jimmsta.

    This all-in-one idea of yours is good, it saves a lot of headaches. I'm not sure though about adding all language versions to the same compilation. I mean, why would a german - for example - need the English, French, Polish and whatever other versions of the packages?

    This is a concern of mine at the moment, as I have no way of knowing exactly what patches are available for each language. Someone needs to compile a list (probably will be me), to make creation of the next PowerPack easier.

    Personally, I think language-oriented compilations would be preferrable, both in terms of bandwidth used on your host's side, and the downloaders' bandwidth, DL time and storage space. Just my personal opinion...
    This is also a concern. I've already gotten the English version down to about 175mb, from something like 350mb. I'm working on slimming it down even more, and getting it all working. Other language versions will have to take a backseat while I finish up on the English version.
    Another thing is, which would the contents be, exactly - language diversity apart? Could you post a list of all (or at least major) applications/packages that would be included in the compilation? This way there may come suggestions for improvements, additions or replacements.

    I'll be posting a list as soon as the contents are finalized. At the moment, the download contains slightly old versions of the Win98SE Service Pack, 98SE2Me, and various other applications. I'm really waiting on Gape now for the latest version of the SP.

    For example, I've been using for quite a long time Spyware Blaster from Javacoolsoftware.com, instead of Spybot S&D, which I found to be blocking a wanted site some time ago and also had some other issues with it. Could there be an alternative here?
    I may include my other compilation - BHT - into the PowerPack, as it definitley helps to have a toolkit available to all users when installing various applications off the PP cd.
    I have to mention that I just got to know about your package so I didn't get a chance to download and try it. I'll wait until the next release, which would hopefully include the upcoming RPLite 5, Kernel Update and Unofficial SP, as well as the ME Service Pack, while 98SE2ME is already included.

    Make sure to grab the latest version of 98SE2Me, as the version included on the CD (current edition) is very out of date. I'll be creating some sort of auto-updater for the final cd.

    Keep up the good work and stay out of floods. B)

    Thanks, I will!

    This project is not dead, but in active development. More details will follow.

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    [release] Windows Server 2003 - XP Conversion Pack

    in Windows 2000/2003/NT4

    Posted

    What's the status of the next version? I'm having problems getting iTunes 4/5/6 working, it keeps crashing due to something within shell32.dll (according to the event log).

    I've used TweakNT to test that route out, but it didn't help, so I went back to Win2k3 Standard.

    Yes, I have a legal license, from a Microsoft Action Pack, that I got through work.

    I also cannot play some older games, such as Battlefield 1942. I'm guessing that this is an incompatibility that cannot be fixed.

    If I cannot figure out how to solve these problems, I'll probably throw Vista Beta 2 on the system, and see how that works...

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    Is this legal software?

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    I don't trust any store that doesn't have a phone number/address listed. This site follows in that vein - no real contact information. Besides, Microsoft Does Not allow downloading of their products. In order to use their software, you're expected to have a legal licence and hard copy of media.

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    Imageshack now sucks!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    As a member of the SomethingAwful forums, I can tell you why ImageShack sucks... one of the lead guys, who goes by the name "Macbeth", decided to ban any referring links from forums.somethingawful.com, which meant that thousands of images went missing over the last weekend... The forums admin and he reached an understanding, which led to all those missing images being copied onto SA's image server, and all the links had to be reset to point to SA's server.

    Since then, some members have started up a distributed image hosting system, which is currently in the alpha stage, which will offer free image hosting for the SomethingAwful forums in the future....

    As for imageshack, they've gone downhill, and the amount of marketing that occurred on SA for it has been astronomical - Macbeth kept using the forum's IMG/URL BBCode tags to promote his website... which isn't normally a problem, except when THOUSANDS OF IMAGES point to the same URL.

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