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GeminiAlpha

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  1. Once again... It may be possible that I reinstall Windows 98se, as I have found a way to do it AFTER installing Windows XP on a FAT32 partitioned drive (which I did). I have read it at Dougknox' site: http://dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm and it seems worth while trying it. But first I have to wait for the replacement of ESDI_506.PDR of which LLXX wrote some notes before. It's not my intention to buy a new interface board for 48-bit LBA HD access. I'll keep reading this thread, hoping LLXX comes up with a HD driver replacement. Bye, Rudolf.
  2. For LLXX and Eck, Although I read your reactions with pleasure, like I told, I have moved to the XP platform with no intentions to get back to the win98se platform again. When you, LLXX, finish your HD driver it will surely benefit other win98se users. Success in the final stage of developing. Again, thanks for reacting! Bye, Rudolf.
  3. Yes it is. Dont really need to do the 2nd part.Thank you jondercik! I succeeded in creating this and I got what I was looking for. At the Desktop boot or restart the complete map "...\...\content.ie5" is deleted. I also did part 2, hoping to achieve that the deletion is finished first, before firing up Windows. Have a nice day. Rudolf.
  4. Hi Jim, somewhere in this forum I saw this: Run Group Policy (Run GPEdit.MSC). Go to Computer Configuration->Windows Settings->Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) and double-click on Startup. Click on the button Show Files... and in the new opened window create new a batch file. Edit the file and put in it the following line: %SystemRoot%\System32\Blah.Exe Save & close the file, close it's folder window, and in the Start Properties dialog click Add... and put there the name of the batch file you just created (no path needed). Now close this dialog also. Still in Group Policy, go to Computer Configuration->Administrative Templates->System->Scripts and on the right pane, change the value of Run startup scripts simultaneously to Enabled (This will make sure the logon process will continue even though the script has not ended). Is this what you mean? Does this story need a little improvement? I could try it, but first I have some reading to do... Rudolf.
  5. I have Mustek ScanExpress 6000SP (scsi) Visiting http://www.mustek.de/eng_/html/treiber/sca...scanexpress.htm solved my install problem. Don't know if it helps. You can give it a(nother) try. Rudolf.
  6. I like this method, but don't know how to achieve it. Not all files are 'delete'able. Especially ONE file is 'blocked' because it is 'in use': index.dat. This is the so called 'Temporary Internet Files index-file'. Normally this file CANNOT be deleted from within the Windows environment. I want to delete any file(s) and/or directory(s) by means of a BATCH file at OS start up, before Windows XP start. In OS Dos/Windows98 I 'programmed' it in AUTOEXEC.BAT or by a CALL to another batch file. THis was very conveniant. Problem is: how to intercept the Windows XP startup sequence at the right moment, to insert a batch file that does the job. Can anybody describe the Windows startup sequence? Can it be interrupted? Rudolf.
  7. Hi, My search for info about a 200 Gb disk, driven by Windows98se, ended. By reading quite a lot on Internet, my only conclusion is that without a (commercial) driver to replace ESDI_506.PDR my system will never become a successful & reliable working environment. I just didn't know to buy a HD not bigger than a 120 Gb (smaller than 137 GB). So my win98se SP project has come to an end and I'm installing Windows XP Pro on my 200 Gb now. This for 2 reasons: 1) I finally found a XP driver for my old Mustek scanner and 2) Windows XP can drive my new 200Gb harddisk flawlessly. Thank you all for reading and some for their reaction(s) to my question. My (computer) life goes on, uh... in another forum. Bye, Rudolf.
  8. Hi Petr, back to my problem... My new 200Gb Maxtor drive was "fdisk'd & formatted" with Maxtor's MAXBLAST v.10.48 into 3 partitions: 40, 80, 80 Gb. (Bios recognizes the HD.) From what you wrote I understand managing this 3 partitions bij Win98se and it's accompagning Dos should be no problem. Correct? In my opinion the ASPI drivers 4.60 (1021) should be installed ASAP after 1st install the fresh Win98se. I think I wrecked my filesystem by NOT doing that and copying many files from second HD to the new one. But I'm not sure about that. Still struggling, Rudolf. Additional info. At the moment I study what MDGX wrote. Could it be that ONLY adding the XDMA driver to config.sys solves my described problem? If not, I'm eager to hear other opinion(s). Thanks, MDGx for adding your comments and tips! 14:00 Tested in an existing environment XDMAJR.SYS and got this: Message from Windows about a new DOS driver which might decrease system performance. Finally Windows shows up, it works slower and no CDrom drives are mounted. Tested with XDMA.SYS /O that's worse, much more time before Windows desktop shows up and also NO CDrom drives available. In the mean time I fdisk'd and formatted my 200Gb drive again with Maxtor utils. Hang on...
  9. Hi, could this have to do with it? Check the 'ASPI Layer'. Rudolf
  10. Hi Gape, When my HD got broke, I bought myself a new big one (200G) and decided to implement the win98 SE SP. Install win98se from my original CD cd first and the SP afterwards. I followed your implementation plan and got in trouble very soon. Long before the steps 7 and 8 on your list (installation order) every time the new HD was full of corrupted files in all 3 partitions. I didn't get a well working 'basic' installation. During file copying every time I ruined lots of files and I can't tell you how many times I have seen MS Scandisk processing. My search on internet to the cause of this took very much time. Searching Maxtor's KB, I found 2 items to check in relation to 'big' HD's: 1) ver. of Fdisk (MS KB263044) and 2) ver. of Esdi_506.PDR (MS KB243450). These were ok, probably because of the 'slipstreaming' trick? I digged some more in Maxtor's KB and found a hint that the ASPI layer should not be older than ver. 4.60 (1021). There could be conflicts between the Aspi driver(s) and the IDE driver(s). This link brings you to the KB article at the Maxtor site: KB article Maxtor After installing a new Aspi Layer (from Adaptic's site) my trouble finally ended after 10 days and now I can get on with the next step(s) of the implementation. I propose to implement a fresh ASPI Layer in your Win98 SE SP or (at least) indicate to fresh up the ASPI Layer yourself. The one on the win98se CD is way too old. I hope this contribution, in some way, may benefit you all. Bye, have a nice day. Rudolf. added info To test the stability, after the install of the fresh Aspi files, I copied "tons" of files back and forth, directly between HD drives & partitions and/or via the local network. No more corrupted files, nor corrupted directories. This extensive test gives me confidence for the rest of the win98 SE SP action.
  11. Hi everybody! Today I joined this forum. Why? Just because I'm a stubbern W98se user . I hope to learn from you and sometimes to contribute. SeeU, Rudolf.
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