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This computer has had Proxomitron running every day for 6 years and never once displayed the Windows 98 user agent. Yeah you two are right, that percenage of TOTAL 98/ME users isn't really so accuracy. When I used KUP for example to make FireFox 3 run, I wasn't displayed as Win98 , it was displayed as unknown OS, that's because you have to change the OS which the program your using is supposed to think you are using. For Example you set the OS to Windows 2000 in the KUPVER.INI to run FireFox 3 so you won't even be listed in the Web as Win98 althought it's an Win98SE system you are running. The numbers might be higher than stated, when people use KUP but I think the numbers are still shrinking althought there may be some shown not anymore as 98 but "unknown" instead. That's only a small part of the total 9x users. I think we 9x users are shrinking but there are still more systems using 9x than official are told(even not all use the internet).

Nope. The Win98 system which is used by grandparents for internet now also got infected some weaks ago by some kind of trojan/virus. Windows 2000 was installed later then,but with IE5 which really sucks. We can only bundle and use the Windows 2000 made IE6 SP1 updates which also run on 98 if we want to have an as save as possible Windows98 (SE). Or surf the web with non IE. I also wanted to compile new IE6 SP1 Cummulative updates for japanese version if I had time, because many visitors are also japanes on the website from x-mas. But I've got less time . So I've not even got time to check the newest one for my system yet. Well I can't find a reason for the high shrinking of visits except maybe people which came into the crisis now stopped using 98 or don't have the time anymore to look for updates on 9x systems, maybe thats a reason.

Hello I'm very concerned about the number of Win98 users visiting the website of the Windows 98 Upgrade Pack (http://bpa23.host.sk/wupg.html) I mean sure theres a world wide crisis since Autum 2008 but I think Windows 98 systems would rather not fall in the category of an victim of the crisis. Sure this didn't hapen the first time that the number of visitors shrinked drastically like from January 2008 to February 2008 where over 1000 visitors where lost (but that was because of the unavailability of the old domain www.wupg98.co1.at which doesn't exist anymore) in that time it was logical that the missing domain which everyone knew but didn't exist anymore lead to these visitor loses. The real global problem are the user shrinkings since autum 2008. The dropping visitor figure cannot be found logically by missing links of websites. SO DID ANYONE else notice shrinking visitor figures (maybe 98 users are much less than before?) ??? Or was it maybe just a website marketing mistake done Here you see the figures I mean: Statistics 2008 of the Upgrade Pack Website Jan 1339 Feb 273 (www.wupg98.co1.at is unavailable 70% of all visitors normally used the now missing link) Mar 521 (some visitors recovered through links on http://www.mdgx.com/ and the new http://www.w98upg.net.tf domain) Apr 656 May 510 Jun 762 (high point since february collapse) Jul 677 Aug 669 Sep 631 Oct 277 (ok the visitors shrinked quite that can happen sometimes) Nov 98 (but what's happening now?!!!) Dec 81 Year 2009 Jan 57 Feb 75 Mar 34 Apr 46

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KernelEx can be installed seperate after the Setup, it is in C:\wupg\KernelEx036 But it would be better first to uninstall it, then install WUPG, and then reinstall KernelEx from the folder (so that the functions are available in the newest version). EASIEST is: FIRST WUPG98 gets installed (Kernel32.dll is 4.10.2224, so if your's is lower, the file gets replaced and KernelEx functions must be readded), then afterward KernelEx ( so the new Kernel32 gets the KernelEX functions). And thats it. There is no other thing, to check before unistalling. KernelEx should anyway be installed after any unofficial SP, Upgrade Pack etc which updates the Kernel32.dll file, as last! So you would need to unistall it first, befor you install the WUPG98, if you want to use the KernelEX functions afterwards still.

Ok, I added it right now. Yeah very big thank you to you, that skin is really great!

good, there is also an english version^^

You have Windows 98 in german? Then you could try Windows 98 Upgrade Pack (WUPG98) see here! Check out the newest WUPG98 Carinthian LH -Edition, it should provide the best featues.

HALLOWEEN (31st October 2008) : WUPG98 NEW VERSION AVAILABLE NOW !!! The currently released version of Halloween 2008 is now named "WUPG98 Carinthian LH Edition" The Windows 98 Upgrade Pack aka WUPG98, W98UPG.. etc., now offers more than a decade of updates! Addons: *Taskbar Shuffle v. 2.5 (offers moving and ordering of Windows in the Taskbar, what not even Vista can) *Windows Media Player 11 SKIN *FAST-USB-Removement Special Extra: > 137Gb HDD (manual activation in the "Config" Folder) KernelEx v. 0.36 (see "KernelEx036" Folder, improves Compatibility so you can use FireFox 3, Macromedia Flash 8 Professional or play DOOM 3) What the Upgrade contains: Windows 2000 Sheme and Win ME Desktop Icons. A bether version of the Defrag program and Windows 2000/ME startsounds. Audio CDs can be viewed as Wav-Files the Explorer. HTML Files and Pictures (gif,jpeg) that can be opened with Internet Explorer are opened in a new Internet Explorer window now, instead of been opened in one of the Internet windows which are already opened. Internet Explorer 6 Bug Fix (against hanging and long delay problems on deleting or moving of many files) Fast removing of USB mass storage devices(read in "C:\wupg\config" folder) Bether Regedit and Notepad. Solves "Out of Memory" Error Messages with Large Amounts of RAM Installed (512 MB Patch) Solves Error "There Are No Spare Stack Pages" Multi-coloumn und faster opening Startmenu,no interruption while defraging through Screensavers anymore, 256 Color Systray Icons ,Recyclebin can be renamed,fixes some Bugs, USB-Mass Storage Device Drivers, ,speeds up the floppy drive, more safety through emptying the Recent Docs list in the start menu after shutdown, the last logged on user is'nt shown at the logon, shows the full name and it's extension of files,no AUTOPLAY of Data CDs and Audio-CDs, automatic unload of DLLs,speeding up of Zip-Drives , Actice Desktop can be disabled, adds the "open in Dos window" command in the context menu of folders,command Uninstall in context of Inf files, and also a Reg file to disable the "Cancel" button at logon and more. Microsoft Updates: wucsp Windows® 98 Customer Service Pack 1 (only Windows 98 Standard) 236926 Windows 95/98 TCP/IP May Retransmit Packets Prematurely 243199 NDIS Intermediate Drivers Errors NDIS.VXD build 4.10.2224 263044 Fdisk doesn't recognise Harddisks larger than 64 GB correct. 273017 Windows IDE Hard Drive Cache Package 273727 Malformed IPX NMPI Packet NWLINK.VXD VSERVER.VXD Security Update 811630 Security Update for Internet Explorer 823559 Security Update for Microsoft® Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition 814078 JSript 5.6 Secutity Patch 243450 ScanDisk-Flaw on IDE-Harddisks larger than 32 GB TelnetUp Telnet Update 4756 Shutdown Supplement 329048 Unchecked Buffer in File Decompression Functions May Allow Attacker to Run Code 323255 Unchecked Buffer in Windows Help Facility May Allow Attacker to Run Code 323172 Flaw in Certificate Enrollment Control May Cause Digital Certificates to Be Deleted 314147 An Unchecked Buffer in the SNMP Service May Allow Code to Run 274548 Patch for "HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow" Vulnerability 260067 Windows 98 Second Edition Mapped Drives Shutdown Update 259728 Windows Hangs with Fragmented IP Datagrams 256015 Fatal Exception 0E with Multiple MS-DOS Device Names in Path 249973 Default RTF File Viewer Interrupts Normal Program Processing 245729 Windows 98 File Access URL Updatet 311561 MS-DOS Does Not Properly Process Hard Disk Hardware Errors hhupd HTML Help Update (1.4) crlupd Erroneous VeriSign-Issued Digital Certificates Pose Spoofing Hazard - Security Update 313829 Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Lead to Code Execution 329115 Certificate validation flaw might permit identity spoofing scr56 Windows Script 5.6 891711 Vulnerability Patch instmsia Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable 240075 USB Devices May Not Work in Windows 98 Second Edition 870669 Disable ADODB.Stream object from Internet Explorer 833989 Internet Explorer Update 245682 IDE-Controller disabled in Device-Manager 287564 Security Update for Movie Maker 1.0 896358 Update 888113 Vulnerability in Hyperlink-Objectlibray could allow remote code execution 891781 Security Update for Internet Explorer 249635 USB Update hidclass.sys 4.10.2223 unicows Microsoft Layer for Unicode 253697 USB Enumeration Problems with OpenHCI Controller on Fast Computers rootsupd Root Certificate Update 249146 Sounds May Be Disabled Using PlaySound API with USB HID Devices Present 241084 Computer Hangs Entering ACPI S4 Mode with USB Device 306453 You Receive a Bugcheck in Usbhub.sys When You Remove or Add a USB Device 274370 Windows 98 Second Edition Patch for Error Message on a Blue Screen When You Try to Play Digital CD Audio 290831 Windows 98 Second Edition SRB_FUNCTION_SHUTDOWNRequests Not Sent to SCSI Miniports During Shutdown Patch 269601 Windows Driver Model Audio Update for Windows 98 Second Edition (WDM) 272137 GetShortPathName() Does Not Work When It Is Passed a Long File Name from A Novell NetWare Server 288430 Laptop Computer Hangs During Docking or Undocking 259253 ACPI Computer with Anti-Virus Software Installed Stops Responding When You Restart Computer 904706 Security Update for DirectX 9 908519 Vulnerability in Embedded Web Fonts Could Allow Remote Code Execution 918439 Vulnerability in ART Image Rendering Could Allow Remote Code Execution 917344 Vulnerability in Microsoft JScript Could Allow Remote Code Execution 918547 Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution KB936782 Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (2007) KB941569 Vulnerability in Windows Media file format could allow remote code execution (2007) KB923789 Security Update for Flash Player (2008) KB953838 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (October, 2008) ======================================================================= For the additional Features and addons the credits go to MDGx,Xeno86 (KernelEx) and Jay E (Taskbar Shuffle), marxo (WMP 11 Skin) so a big thank you guys off your offering these great freeware and GPL License products !!! @MDGx Can you please re- stickify the topic so it appears in the "Important Topics" ? For all else, Feedback are welcome. See Website Direct link: http://www.bpa23.host.sk/wupg.html

Because the system needs less files and so the OS installs faster than Win2k,XP.... And I can run Win98SE very fast with 256 MB RAM, if it crashes I'm Immedietly on the Desktop again, on XP I need to wait many minutes ... Also because my old Win98 computer had never to be installed again later when I knew 98 very well. Thought the old machine was made irreperable later by breaking the bios battery slot.... The good things are u still get updates 4 Internet Explorer 6 and they can be installed on WIn98SE and that IE6,WMP9, and DirectX 9.0c are all running on Win98. Since KernelEX there comes also many movement, as now FireFox 3 also can run 98 over KernelEX. To finish in a sentence, many of the common used progs are capable to run Win98 so why run XP or Vista with 256 MB RAM, you loose speed.

You could try the Upgrade Pack for Windows 98. http://www.bpa23.host.sk/wupg.html (by time also the newest IE6 cumulative updates are available for download) But the question is, if you are using IE 6, WMP 9.0 DirectX 9.0c...all the newer progs or just the common pre installed IE 5.0 and so on? If you're using the program versions up there I think WUPG98 could be a soultion. In that situation you might check if a new cumulative Internet Explorer 6 update is available to install on 98SE, you should check what the newest is. But in fact for IE 6 security updates come out very often. Check the forum for further announcements or info.

Yes, officialy FF 3.0 doesn't work with Win98/ME but if you install KernelEx you can run it. Err...are you sure? I tried it once, but FireFox 3 couldn't be started. Although even Photoshop CS2 can be installed through KernelEX, but it just doesn't start!

Just found out that on this site: http://www.firewallguide.com/software.htm You still find few amount of FW-Software suppport Windows 98. For example: Look 'n' Stop Firewall 2.06 (http://www.looknstop.com/En/index2.htm) Well so it doesn't look so bad anymore with security on Windows 98, did it ever?

THX for the info. I'll try that now and tell if I'm successfull . Edit: Well December 06 and November 07 did work but March 08 still shows the same error message.

No idea why the say about GoldWave "Windows NT/95/98 are not supported and will not work (please download v4.26 instead). " GoldWave v5.23 works fine on Windows 98, don't know if it KernelEX is the reason, but it works!

So recently I tried to install the newest "DirectX End-User Runtimes (March 2008)" . I could install the pack but furthermore it wasn't even displayed why it couldn't be installed. It didn't say non compatbile with Windows 98/ME althought only systems since Win 2000 are listed in the downloads so I just wonder why no message comes up whats wrong. Any ideas what to change? Yah the download file is: directx_mar2008_redist.exe

And a second try..... What is the name of the programm to get Vista Icons and Start menu? Thanks in advance.

Err.... guys were do you got the Vista Skins (Start menu and all the Vista icons and so on...) from? Can someone tell me, lol I'm kinda not up2date. I've only got this Windows Media Player 11 skin so far but it's cool. That sidebar is great btw.

LOL, yes it seems to be the same. I didn't see that over all these topics. But nevertheless I produced something. And who needs it in german, can now download the german version there.

Hey, hey guys the Internet Explorer 6 Update KB944533 (February 2008 Patchday) is now available for Windows 98SE! It should probably also work on ME. I finished it today. English http://files.filefront.com/IE60sp1+KB94453...;/fileinfo.html German: http://files.filefront.com/IE60sp1+KB94453...;/fileinfo.html

Yeah, lol "it makes no sense"...that's really the Chewbacca defense like in Southpark *g*. It does make sense, to show if Microsoft is only dropping support on older systems that would still run. Maybe "Changing windows version with regedit" using Orca could help? http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...&pid=568281 @NoNameNeeded Heast euda, were just making fun!

Is there a way, getting the Hibernate Mode working on Windows 98SE? I know it would be better to use Standby but I just wonder why it was possible on my Windows ME that was installed on the same pc like Windows 98.

Oh, can somebody mention the Software versions that work on using KernelEx, I think Adobe Photshop CS does or?

Can these NT/XP guys try stopping to tell that it's not good to use 98/ME. You can write much longer negative text but nobody will read it. Please let it in peace.

These could be names that include what the pack does: Changer Pack 98FE (CP98FE) Tranformation Package for 98 First Edition (TP98) 98FE Upgrader (98FEUPG)