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rloew

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  1. Because of the server crash, nearly four months of my posts were lost. I solved the Optical Drive problem with my AHCI Driver for Windows 9x and it is now generally available. I have also written an AHCI CD/DVD Driver for DOS. The AHCI.SYS Driver from HP only works on some Intel Systems.
  2. Let me know the next time you read this thread so I can wait outside to catch it.
  3. The same can be done with 9x. I was able to run 32-Bit programs using a Windows 95 core and HX that fit on a Floppy.
  4. To use a 250GB Internal Hard Drive, you need a good BIOS and a Patch to Windows 9x.
  5. Megabyte or larger web pages are commonplace now. I am talking about the HTML, not the associated graphics. Even the latest browsers with the latest OSes on a less than 2 year old machine can take tens of seconds to load. The main page on my Website is about 3 pages, 4KB of plain HTML, loads in less than a second, and is compatible with every browser even Lynx.
  6. I have not worked with Windows 2000 to know how it performs. same with Linux. I have a Driver for AHCI which should also work for M2 SATA Drives. Making a NVME Driver would probably not be that difficult. I'm not sure what you are referring to by "limited" Multiprocessing. I haven't purchased any 2018 hardware so far. The improvements over the 2016 hardware I already have is not compelling. Windows 9x has so much less bloat than newer OSes that a lot of things run faster. When I install Windows 10, I can't even tell when it is finished without switching my Monitor back to it because the disk drive indicator is flashing just as much as when the installer is active. The speed improvements in the hardware are being eaten up by the increased overhead in the OS. I can watch SD Videos in full screen mode on a 6200 PCI Card with 98SE, not with Windows 10 in the same computer. Obviously software written to use newer OSes won't run on 9x, so of course you cannot make comparisons. You need to compare performance with programs that are compatible with both OSes.As far as difficulties with newer hardware is concerned, this is going to be a problem with any OS, not just 9x. The next generation chips will only support Windows 10 fully, so you will be playing catch up forever. Eventually the incompatibilities will be overwhelming for 9x but I don't think it will be in 2018. When it does, a lot of perfectly good hardware and software will be wasted. Attitudes like yours are why NASA cannot recover control of the IMAGE Satellite. They don't have the software or OSes they were using when they lost contact with the satellite in 2005. Incidentally, this topic is about 2013, so if you want to argue about 2018, maybe you should open a new thread for your rants. Or better yet, choose a different section of MSFN appropriate for your preferred OS where you can post some more productive comments.
  7. I can say 9x is faster with a "straight face" without any hesitation. I ran a Mathematical calculation last year using all 8 cores and about 29GB of RAM with far less overhead than would have been possible with any later OS.
  8. Thanks for the info. I downloaded it and it runs nicely on 98SE with my Wrappers.
  9. It doesn't work. I got the same result when I tried to compile the original code myself.
  10. The License has to match the XP Version (home, professional, etc.) not the service pack level. The Service Packs are free so you could always upgrade later if you started with older Media. Read the exact License terms on the CD. You may be able to sell the License legally if you destroy all your copies installed with that License.
  11. 9x can be installed to a SATA Hard Drive but will probably need my SATA Patch. Installing to an USB Drive would require some modification to the Installation process.
  12. Running USB 2, Keyboards, and/or Mice, on Windows 95 requires a very messy Hybrid Setup. You can run USB Keys at USB 1 rates using USB2STOP and my Driver from the latest XUSBSUPP.
  13. There is a brief description of RFDISK on my Website. The free Demo includes instructions. You would need to purchase it to create the Partitions. The Multi-Boot Profile is my implementation of Multiple Boot. It is installed in the MBR of the Disk and works with all operating systems.
  14. I have never used the "lite" versions of 98. You probably are using the 98 version of KERNEL32.DLL. KernelEx should be OK.
  15. You would need my RFDISK Partitioning Tool. The procedure would be as follows: 1. Install GPT and Partition as desired using Linux, Windows 7+, etc. 2. If a Bootable Disk or a Hybrid MBR/GPT is not recognized by any planned OS, Install a Multi-Boot Profile with RFDISK. 3. Install duplicate Partitions into MBR for Partitions below 2TiB. 4. Format FAT Partitions with my RFORMAT Tool to insure 4K Alignment and maximize performance.
  16. There is a known problem with KERNEL32.DLL. Do you have the "COPY2GB" Fix? If not, I have a free Patch on my Website.
  17. GSmartControl might be reading the information from the Disk Drive. If so, it is reading the Sector Size of it's SATA Interface, not necessarily the USB Interface. Try making a small Partition and format it with 512 Byte Allocation Units. If it works the Interface is 512 Bytes. Never mind CHKDSK, it doesn't provide what is needed.
  18. Assuming your enclosure is not translating to 4K, you would need a hybrid MBR/GPT. I have tools for creating them.
  19. The WD Enclosure might be translating to 4K. Use CHKDSK on the Drive Letter to find out. If so, you can Partition the entire 3TB with the proper Partitioning tool.
  20. There would be no performance advantage to simultaneous copying so I doubt anyone would try to do so. The main disadvantage is that you might not benefit from layout optimizations that some defragmenters provide. Also System files will be moved potentially breaking some old Copy Protection schemes.
  21. XP should see it but may under-report it's size. Linux or Windows 7+ tools should be OK. Connect using SATA unless you are sure that your USB enclosure does not translate to 4K. No hacks or drivers are needed if you are using SP1 or later.
  22. My 4Kn Drive is a Toshiba, not a Samsung. The brand should not matter. Many of the earlier USB Enclosures and USB/SATA Adapters translate 512e to 4Kn when a >2TiB Hard Drive is connected. These would be compatible with XP as a data Disk only. The Drive would not be unusable as an Internal or eSATA Drive with any OS as it would not be formatted properly. A 4Kn Drive should work with a modern USB Enclosure or Adapter. The Drive would not be usable internally or with eSATA with XP. You can partition your 3TB Drive as one or more Partitions, totalling 2TiB or less, and use it internally and with non-translating USB Enclosures with any OS. Some Partitioning tools may not let you do this as they may think you have less than 1TB. You will probably have to reformat if you expand the Drive later.
  23. There are a number of reasons: 1. Hackers weren't as sophisticated then. There weren't many ways to monetize their hacks so they mostly did it for boasting rights. States and organized crime were not involved as much. 2. Windows 9x was never promoted as a business OS so users were not particularly juicy targets. 3. In 9x Passwords are mostly in User Space so they don't appear in Kernel Space very often. Only 64-Bit OSes can map the entire Physical Space (including all User Spaces) into Virtual Memory. 4. Windows 9x was never secure, new hacks were never needed. The Thread Context hack has been around a very long time. I have found a few more that are easier to use. For a single user, the advantages are more limited. Level based access does reduce the impact of bugs. Higher levels of security also protect against many kinds of mistakes but also cause higher levels of frustration. This is probably the biggest reason why I develop using 9x. I can write code with less effort and debugging is far easier when the OS is not fighting me tooth and nail. I can then port the code to other OSes, with much less debugging needed, if I choose to do so.
  24. The Meltdown vulnerability is not an issue for Windows 9x because Kernel Memory was never protected in the first place. Only the Page Tables and maybe a few other areas are protected. Windows 9x was never secure with respect to the Kernel. The Spectre vulnerability is more relevant as it gives interprocess access that is not available to Meltdown. Windows 9x does not map "all" Physical RAM as does Linux according to the published articles. I don't know how hard it is to use these vulnerabilities through a Browser.
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