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You need to run 1.5 and then run 1.6 over it. Getting a 'bad command and or file' message tells me you are most likely trying to run 1.0 and then 1.6 over it. This won't work, sorry. If you have tried the above then i'm not sure why this is happening. If you ran 1.0 successfully then its certainly not your machine. I am nearly finished with 1.7 and someone has kindly offered to host it for me so if you have no luck then I would wait until 1.7 is available.

MDGx, i would like to include this update in autopatcher but the file is not completely unattended --- after you reboot, a text file opens that tells you about the update, but you need to close it before continuing... so the file will go into the manual installs folder for now. If you make any changes to the file again, maybe come up with a way to provide the info you have (good info) but still making it fully unattended??

Actually, thanks for the post --- i've had your latest updates page open all day but it was the earlier version - i wouldn't have seen the additions for days !! -- maybe you saw that I was looking at the page and thought that I hadn't refreshed.... well, you were right!! Good on you for posting ...

no worries ... am still looking into your original issue ... new additions: 13th Dec 2006: Added to main list: kb886677, kb928939, Servic9x

why suggest ....IE6/DirectX9c/Wmp9/Autopatcher.... when autopatcher does IE6/DirectX9c/Wmp9 automatically?? You're hurting autopatcher's feelings ... it wants to be able to do that for you! Its the whole reason for autopatcher even existing ... please don't give autopatcher existential angst, it could do without it. And I promise not to anthropomorphise a computer program in return... I obviously have to update the introduction to autopatcher...

Its coming in the next version .. I've started investigating what to install with regard to visual basic runtime files and I want some feedback before going ahead with coding .... Q1 -- is it worth offering v1-3 ?? I remember a very long time ago needing a vb3 file but that was in the last millenium it was that long ago. Q2 -- should I offer the rest as an all-in-one package? Or should I split it up into their individual versions. Q3 -- where can i see more info about v7 and above? Any help much appreciated! EDIT: well, I know its only been a few hours, but Ive gone ahead with coding the VBruntime 6 pack into AP --- I've decided to put it into the Critical & Recommended System Updates module. I suppose the alternatives would be: the Optional components module, or the system stability module. Any other suggestions or comments?

This has been removed from AP These should already have been fixed. Please check these are right when v1.7 is released. This should be right already: - checks for %windir%\system\jscript.dll ver 5.6.0.8831 - sometimes I pick the wrong file to check for but I'm very very sure I got the right file this time. Please check the file version of jscript.dll on your system and report back. - both have now been fixed This is still outstanding Of course!

Quick reply: this happens quite a bit with other hotfixes ... it happens when MS has a dodgy method for checking if the update is needed or not. If it doesn't pass whatever test it has setup, it gives that message about needing IE6 installed. I'll look into this a bit more and report back...

MDGx you are such a valuable resource ... i don't know what ANYONE would do without you ... ... ... i have to remember to keep coming back for your updates, i haven't visited this post for a week or so, and i'm the LAST person who should be doing that ... thanks again man for the latest stuff. I was wondering what you were talking about with the *2* time zone hotfix updates... when all along you had the info here. D'OH

bump (this thread is useless buried -- i like to access it instantly while browsing the forum -- so, i'm lazy, what's a guy to do?) (actually there was something to add, but the above still stands.) 5th Dec 2006: Added to Obsolete list: q308567 (but still should be installed if only have WMP 7.1)

very comprehensive feedback, thank you very much but what was your system like at THIS point? Because you say your system was screwed at the end ... then we would be testing your particular system with all the unofficial update packs and we can't really know which one is causing fuss. Can we really make many conclusions with these results? ... but we can still make some. And that is that I can't see the connection between the problems you've reported (esp. the one about powerprof.dll --- that file does not exist within any file in the autopatcher package) and autopatcher functioning ... i'm not saying there isn't, just that it doesn't really help ... What I did to test autopatcher (AP) was to try it out on a clean vanilla install of Windows 98se, but I also tried it out after installing all the service packs, which helped pin down what was missing from AP. But really, the most AUTHENTIC way would be to install all the official updates from MS you want to, and then try autopatcher. Maybe make a report before and after running AP ... The other thing to remember is the AP is just that an AUTO patcher ... its just installing the updates listed, in only a few places is there any modifications to the official method of installation. So if there's a bung update included in AP we need to root them out --- I've already fixed the problem with installing the q322656 hotfix, because it was pointed out to me... I've simply packaged the proper file and its installed after the official one. But all feedback is good so thanks a million, you're the best!! I'll move it from automatic to optional install and I won't make it default when you choose to fully autopatch. Problem fixed, so its staying in! -- this is the sort of feedback we need, little things like moving the XP codec from automatic to optional will make a big difference for some. Please keep the suggestions coming... Just think autopatcher for Windows XP and you'll get the idea of what it wants to be when it grows up.

Yep, will try to get a better server ... I am an emule junkie so I may offer it on the ED2K network ... IE6 module has the following items in it. Sorry for just posting the code, but i'm a busy boy @ECHO OFF :: Internet Explorer 6.0 sp1 module ver 1.50.02 <snip> :: Title app modules go here. :IE6sp1 SET TRACK=IE6sp1 SET TITLE=Internet Explorer 6 sp1 SET PARTH=Files\IE6sp1 SET FILES=IE6SETUP.EXE SET ARGUS=/Q:A /R:N SET CHECK=Active Setup\Installed Components\{0fde1f56-0d59-4fd7-9624-e3df6b419d0f} SET CHEC2=6,0,2800,1106 SET USECH=REG2 %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 IF EXIST "%PATHZ%\@_GoBoot.tra" goto BootNow :: Hotfix modules go here. :: empty labels are to all be filled once they have been checked. :q322656 :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=N SET TRACK=q322656 SET TITLE=Msinfo32.exe causes an Access Denied error in Internet Explorer SET FILES=q322656.exe SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings SET CHEC2=Q322656 SET USECH=REG2 %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :q329115 :: confirmed reboot with update completed msg SET ABOOT=D SET TRACK=q329115 SET TITLE=Hotfix for Certificate Validation Flaw Vulnerability SET FILES=q329115.exe SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Updates\W98\UPD329115 SET USECH=REG1 %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb816362 :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=N SET TRACK=kb816362 SET TITLE=Hotfix for Bug in Mshta.exe With Multiple Modal Dialog Boxes SET FILES=kb816362.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\system\mshta.exe SET CHEC2=6.0.2800.1182 SET USECH=FILC %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb824220 :: also puts the inf to %windir%\inf\Q824220 :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=N SET TRACK=kb824220 SET TITLE=Hotfix for Images Not Appearing in some Web Pages in IE 6 sp1 SET FILES=kb824220.exe SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings SET CHEC2=MinorVersion SET CHEC3=Q824220 SET USECH=REG3 %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb834158 SET ABOOT=N SET TRACK=kb834158 SET TITLE=Hotfix for Bug in Web Page Printing Orientation SET FILES=kb834158.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\system\MSHTML.DLL SET CHEC2=6.0.2800.1443 SET USECH=FILC %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb870669 :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=N SET GONUM=1REG SET TRACK=kb870669 SET TITLE=Hotfix for vulnerability in ADOB Stream in IE SET FILES=kb870669.reg SET CHECK=Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{00000566-0000-0010-8000-00AA006D2EA4} SET CHEC2=00000400 SET USECH=REG2 %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb886677 :: confirmed reboot with NO update completed msg SET ABOOT=N SET GONUM=1EXE SET TRACK=kb886677 SET TITLE=Unofficial Hotfix for DBCS Corruption in MLANG.DLL SET FILES=kb886677.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\system\mlang.dll SET CHEC2=6.0.2800.1599 SET USECH=FILC %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb888113 :: confirmed reboot with NO update completed msg SET ABOOT=N SET GONUM=1EXE SET TRACK=kb888113 SET TITLE=Hotfix for Hyperlink Object Library Vulnerability SET FILES=kb888113.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\INF\QFE\W98\888113UN.INF SET CHEC2= SET USECH=FILE %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb893627 :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=N SET TRACK=kb893627 SET TITLE=Hotfix for Bug with Group Policies Not Applied in IE6sp1 SET FILES=kb893627.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\system\IEDKCS32.DLL SET CHEC2=16.0.2800.1500 SET USECH=FILC SET USEDP=none %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb896156 :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=N SET TRACK=kb896156 SET TITLE=Hotfix for bug when removing an HTML element from a Web page SET FILES=kb896156.exe SET USECH=FILC SET CHECK=%windir%\system\mshtmled.dll SET CHEC2=6.0.2800.1501 SET USEDP=none %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb891781 :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=N SET TRACK=kb891781 SET TITLE=Hotfix for DHTML ActiveX Control Vulnerability SET FILES=kb891781.exe SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings SET CHEC2=MinorVersion SET CHEC3=Q891781 SET USECH=REG3 %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb905495 :: old check: SET CHECK=%windir%\INF\Q905495.INF :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=N SET TRACK=kb905495 SET TITLE=Hotfix for Vulnerability in the Windows FTP Client SET FILES=kb905495.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\system\Msieftp.dll SET CHEC2=5.50.4956.500 SET USECH=FILC %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb908519 :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=N SET TRACK=kb908519 SET TITLE=Hotfix for vulnerability in Embedded Web Fonts SET FILES=kb908519.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\INF\QFE\W98\kb908519.INF SET USECH=FILE %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb911567 :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=D SET GONUM=2EXE SET TRACK=kb911567 SET TITLE=Unofficial Cumulative Update for Outlook Express 6 sp1 SET FILES=kb837009.exe SET FILE2=kb911567.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\INF\Q911567.INF SET USECH=FILE %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb913433 :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=N SET GONUM=1EXE SET TRACK=kb913433 SET TITLE=Hotfix for Vulnerabilities in Flash Player SET FILES=kb913433.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\SYSTEM\MACROMED\FLASH\flash.ocx SET CHEC2=6.0.84.0 SET USECH=FILC %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb918439 :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=D SET TRACK=kb918439 SET TITLE=Hotfix for Vulnerability in ART Image Rendering SET FILES=kb918439.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\system\JGDW400.DLL SET CHEC2=106.0.0.0 SET USECH=FILC %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 IF EXIST "%PATHZ%\@_DoBoot.tra" goto BootNow :kb916281 :: confirmed reboot with update completed msg SET ABOOT=G SET TRACK=kb916281 SET TITLE=Official Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 SET FILES=kb916281.exe SET ARGUS=/Q:A /R:N SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings SET CHEC2=MinorVersion SET CHEC3=Q916281 SET USECH=REG3 %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 IF EXIST "%PATHZ%\@_GoBoot.tra" goto BootNow :kb918899 :: confirmed reboot with update completed msg SET ABOOT=G SET TRACK=kb918899 SET TITLE=Unofficial Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 SET FILES=kb918899.exe SET ARGUS=/Q:A /R:N SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings SET CHEC2=MinorVersion SET CHEC3=Q918899 SET USECH=REG3 %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :DXMedia6 :: confirmed reboot with update completed msg SET ABOOT=D SET TRACK=DXMedia6 SET TITLE=Unofficial DirectX Media Update for IE 6 sp1 SET FILES=DXMedia6.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\system\proctexe.ocx SET CHEC2=6.3.2800.1471 SET USECH=FILC SET GONUM=1EXE %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :HHUPD141 :: testing installing both HTML help updates together. :: confirmed reboot with update completed msg SET ABOOT=D SET GONUM=2EXE SET TRACK=HHUPD141 SET TITLE=Unofficial HTML Help 1.41 Update SET FILES=kb896358.exe SET FILE2=HHUPD141.exe SET ARGUS=/Q:A /R:N SET CHECK=%windir%\system\HHCTRL.OCX SET CHEC2=5.2.3790.558 SET USECH=FILC %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :RunHelp :: confirmed NO reboot SET ABOOT=N SET GONUM=1EXE SET TRACK=RunHelp SET TITLE=Unofficial HTML Help Expired Security Certificate Update SET FILES=RunHelp.exe SET CHECK=%windir%\htmlhelp.htm SET CHEC2=1,604 SET USECH=DIR2 %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :un924191 SET ABOOT=D SET GONUM=1EXE SET TRACK=un924191 SET FILES=un924191.exe SET TITLE=Unofficial MSXML 3.0 SP7 Update SET CHECK=%windir%\system\msxml3.dll SET CHEC2=8.70.1113.0 SET USECH=FILC SET USEDP=MDAC %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 :kb925486 :: confirmed reboot with update completed msg SET ABOOT=G SET TRACK=kb925486 SET FILES=kb925486.exe SET TITLE=Hotfix for Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language SET CHECK=%windrive%\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll SET CHEC2=6.0.2800.1580 SET USECH=FILC SET USEDP=none %COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1 IF EXIST "%PATHZ%\@_GoBoot.tra" goto BootNow IF EXIST "%PATHZ%\@_DoBoot.tra" goto BootNow <snip> Its coming in the next version .. I've already tried a couple of times to understand how Gape modified the DUN 1.4 update but no success. I won't say no to any help with this ... re: will I include other unoffical service packs? The point of autopatcher (AP) is to provide a version for Windows 98se of a app like the AutoPatcher for Windows XP. The main thing is that its gotta be unattended. So any of the unoffical service packs that haven't got an unattended switch built in won't be included. Simple as that. News on AP progress: Now that I've got an alpha of the Boot CD project out the door, I can resume work on AP. Feedback still has been quite sparse though.... PS - i am still going through all the recent posts and preparing answers to all questions --- stay tuned...

No, and I think your explanation makes good sense from what I'm experiencing. I haven't bothered to add any code to check for spaces ... I'll deal with it if it comes up. Thanks for your reply ...

please re-read my post, because there is supposed to be humour there, not criticism. I have an ADSL2 connection --- 3mb/s in theory, and about 2mb/s in practice. That's right, more than a floppy disk every second. Which is why I made the calculations above based on the size of a floppy. SHEESH!!!

I won't be offended if you don't include the autopatcher, it probably doesn't make sense to (ie lots of duplication) --- but maybe include a folder with a text file in it with the URL to the MSFN thread that at least announces that it exists so then people can grab it if they think they need it.

I'm pretty sure it won't. A lot of the code checks for the english language version of certain registry keys and directory names. If you wanted to check for yourself, install a virtual machine application (ie VMware or MS virtual PC), install a clean copy of Win98 and then try to run the autopatcher. I for one would be very interested in the results. Glock_94 thanks for your second list -- I'm working thru it now...

Yes, yes & yes. Yes, from the point of view that I'd prefer my projects to work and not crash people's computers. If I go ahead and not restrict spaces in the computer name, this may occur. Yes because I haven't written any code to restrict spaces, and I'd prefer not to if I don't have to. And yes from the point of view that understanding stuff is always better than not understanding it. There's enough confusion already in the world!! I mean, most people don't recognise that capitalism is a system of exploitation and oppression when it totally is ...

Yeah, I totally agree, this is going to completely use up all my unused monthly data allowance, AND totally saturate my bandwidth for my ADSL2 broadband connection (with theoretical speeds up to 3mb/s). I mean, what were you thinking MDGx? The original reg file is about 14,000 bytes which is a whopping 1% of the size of a floppy disk, and your hotfix is 67,000 bytes, a massive increase of about 400% which now would take up over 4% of a floppy. Outrageous !!! (just in case: ) (just in case: the hotfix has already been added to autopatcher, thanks heaps for your efforts to provide easily installable hotfixes for the non-computer heads of the world, you are a legend) http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?gwp=13&s=huge

Latest info on the upcoming v1.7: Change log for v1.7 *not yet released* Buxfixes: - the ASPI installation has been improved to by-pass an unwanted message telling us that the .dll file has been "recently modified (yada yada yada)" Improvements: - the following installations have improved code (they should all now produce the proper report whether they have been installed or not) - hotfixes: q240075, kb913433, q323455, q238543, kb891711, q314941, q329048, q310695, q315575 Additions: - hotfixes: kb928388 (2007 Time Zones update), RunHelp (Unofficial HTML Help Expired Security Certificate Update) - Components: Username & Organisation Name Change Tool (vbScript) Planned additions still to come: - VB runtime files

Thanks for this hotfix MDGx !! But can i suggest a better name for the update --- it does more than update the USA Time Zone DST settings ... it seems to do the entire world!! People not living in the US might think its useless to install, but its not.... For example, the Greenwich time description is updated from just 'Casablanca, Monrovia' to 'Casablanca, Monrovia, Reykjavik' --- in fact this is what autopatcher looks for to see if the update is installed. I've called the update the "Unofficial 2007 Updates to Time Zone Daylight Saving Time Settings" --- I think having the word USA in the name would be a mistake. But this is a little thing really. Still, HTH. While we're talking about time zones ... For the Unattended Boot Cd for Windows 98se v4 that I'm working on, i've added the ability to choose your time zone before installing the OS. It's all done in DOS and i'm not really keen to include every single time zone there possibly is. The option screen is busy enough as it is... I'd be interested to know if the list I have so far would be sufficient for most (if not all) the people that might want to use it. This list is: CLS echo. echo. *** Time Zones *** (only the major time zones are shown) echo. echo. U1 Pacific Time (US & Canada) -08:00 A2 Islamabad, Karachi +05:00 echo. U2 Mountain Time (US & Canada) -07:00 A3 Bombay, Calcutta, Madras +05:30 echo. U3 Central Time (US & Canada) -06:00 A4 Colombo +06:00 echo. U4 Eastern Time (US & Canada) -05:00 A5 Bangkok +07:00 echo. U5 Atlantic Time (Canada) -04:00 A6 Hanoi +07:00 echo. U6 Brasilia -03:00 A7 Jakarta +07:00 echo. E1 Greenwich Mean Time +00:00 A8 Beijing, Hong Kong +08:00 echo. E2 Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome +01:00 P1 Perth +08:00 echo. E3 Brussels, Madrid, Paris +01:00 P2 Singapore +08:00 echo. E4 Athens, Istanbul +02:00 P3 Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo +09:00 echo. E5 E. Europe +02:00 P4 Adelaide +09:30 echo. E6 Israel +02:00 P5 Darwin +09:30 echo. E7 Baghdad, Kuwait, Nairobi +03:00 P6 Brisbane +10:00 echo. E8 Moscow, St. Petersburg +03:00 P7 Sydney, Melbourne, Canb. +10:00 echo. E9 Abu Dhabi, Muscat +04:00 P8 Hobart +10:00 echo. A1 Kabul +04:30 P9 Auckland, Wellington +12:00 echo. echo. Choice is currently set to: %Timezone%

Hi there I'm just finalizing some code for the upcoming alpha release of v4 of the unattended boot cd for Windows 98se and I've come across an interesting curiosity regarding computer names ... I didn't know what the limitations were for computer names in Windows 98se so I thought I'd test them out. I knew there was a character number limit (its 15) and so the code checks for that. Next, I thought that you definitely can't have any spaces in the name so I checked for that. It seems you can!!! I tried using "Blank space" (by going into Network Neighborhood properties , and then the Identification tab) and it accepted it with no worries. I was able to view shared folder files on the network with no worries. But when I tried to set a name with spaces using the Windows XP networking tool, it said that I couldn't use spaces in the name. My question is: which is right? Can you use spaces or not? My research threw up this page: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/w...4.mspx?mfr=true which says there must not be any blank spaces. So why does it seems to work? Any help much appreciated! Here's a screenshot of me being able to see via the network, the computer with the blank space in the computer name --- weirdness !!!! And yes i can view the files in those directories.

Um... er.... I have no idea. Your best bet is to start a brand new thread and ask your question there... I could be wrong, but I don't think your question relates to this thread much at all. And so you aren't going to get the answers you want. re: more info from GlocK_94's list... q323455: code updated. q238543: code updated --- this is a funny one. q238453 has been superceeded by q269388 but autopatcher installs both to try and trick Windows update into ignoring that q238453 isn't installed (if q269388 is installed then q238453 ishould not be needed, but try telling that to Windows Update). I had actually changed the name of the install from q269388 to q238453 so people wouldn't get apprehensive about seeing that it was not in the list of system updates. Because this is going to cause confusion on this board at least, I've decided to go back to calling the install q269388. But just remember that q238453 is installed just before q269388, and that q238543 will never appear in the report of missing updates. If q269388 isn't installed, its a good bet that neither is q238453. FYI - when it says the code has been updated, most of the time the check has been changed from checking for the INF file left behind when the hotfix is installed normally, to checking for the file version of the latest file possible. Most changes to the code Glock_94 pointed out were made because in all of these instances, the updates were not installed using the official hotfix (most likely reason). This means that for all people using unofficial update packs to upgrade you computer, any new code I write from here on in will mean those installs will work for you guys. I say this because it is the regulars on this site that will MOST MISS OUT ON THIS AUTOPATCHER WORKING PROPERLY! For all those who use the official hotfixes from Micro$oft, the code will definitely work for you --- it is all the unofficial hotfixes (and this includes all the unofficial service packs floating around) that will cause the code to not function as intended. SO PLEASE DO WHAT GLOCK_94 DID AND POST THE LIST OF REPORTED MISSING INSTALLS that are erroneous, ie the report says they are missing but you have confirmed they have been installed. Then we can go BETA !!! Thanks to all those who have written even just one word of feedback, you are legends every single one of you. Bah humbug to the rest!!

29th Nov 2006: Updated file in Main list: kb891711

glocK_94, your list was invaluable!! The following is the result of my investigations: - q240075: USB Devices May Not Work in Windows 98 Second Edition - kb913433: Hotfix for Vulnerabilities in Flash Player - kb918439: Hotfix for Vulnerability in ART Image Rendering - kb916281: Official Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 - q238453: Hotfix for Spoofed Route Pointer Vulnerability - q314941: Hotfix for Vulnerability in Universal Plug 'n' Play - q329048: Hotfix for File Decompression Function Vulnerability - kb891711: Hotfix for Cursor and Icon Format Handling Vulnerability - q323455: Directory Services Client Update for Windows 98 - q310695: Hotfix for DVD Player Program Cannot Access Data bug - q315575: Hotfix for DCOM Program Hangs After Server Reboot kb891711: code & file updated -- I was still using the old official hotfix. MDGX's is much better. Code has been improved as well. q240075: code updated kb913433: code updated kb918439: the code should be right. It looks for %windir%\system\JGDW400.DLL and checks for file version 106.0.0.0 -- can you report back with the following info: do JGDW400.DLL or JGPL400.DLL exist on your system, and what are the file version numbers? q314941: code updated q329048: code updated q310695: code updated q315575: code updated I will keep going through the list but the rest will be done tomorrow --- I will edit this post when I have more info. All these changes will eventually be also listed in the appropriate change log entry. These changes will appear in the next update.

I just tried to download v1.6, and its fine. I used both Firefox 1.5 and IE 6. Maybe its something to do with v7 but I can't think what it could be... I'll put it up on another server ... its only 2.5mb ... stay tuned ...