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YAPS Port Scanner http://www.steelbytes.com/?mid=19 Freeware. This is the one I have.

There is a software called Proxifier, which should work for your purpose...

Edit MSDOS.SYS in the root of the drive and change BootGUI=1 to BootGUI=0, that way it'll always boot to a command prompt. Just type "win" and press Enter to start windows. This is the setup I have.

What about just changing the conditional jumps at 21106 and 21121?

Filesystem corruption can also be caused by failing hardware.

Realtek AC'97? Try the drivers at the official Realtek website: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dlac97...8&Software=True

The solution is simple, don't use Symantec's antivirus.

You might want to try logging in as SYSTEM and disabling it from there.

Are there any blank lines, leading, or trailing spaces in the HOSTS file? Sometimes that can cause the DNS client to misread it.

Next time you reinstall, change the setup file as described http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=74933 to OEM version so you can use your legit OEM key.

MSVC pure Win32 API program will do what you want. Link against the kernel instead of the C runtime DLLs and don't link in the startup code, this will reduce the size and increase the portability of your program.

What about a simple DOS-type ZIP extractor? I have a no-name unzip.exe that's 50Kb. Should only add a few seconds of download time for the dial-up users. Edit: my recommendation goes to LZH/LH7, it creates much smaller files than ZIP. In fact I repack downloaded zip files as LZHs to save space.

What about building a complete distribution of 9x (let's not call it 98se anymore ) by repacking the existing installation with new drivers and options? A "Windows 98 Third Edition"? Many of which could be integrated into this new edition could be: - updated files from uSP - selectable IE versions (5 - 6, I don't think 4.0 should be kept anymore) - "Skins and similar things" - optional of course, many of us still prefer original 9x style - "Add-ons and updates from Microsoft" - optional, but why not - "New and improved programs" - Notepad replacements - ok, but so many to choose from... - TweakUI : should be installed by default. very useful. - ASPI layer 4.6 and 4.71 - optional, I don't have one on my machine - Tihiy's Add/Remove programs - optional... - nUSB driver : should be part of the standard driver INFs - USB 2.0 drivers. : You mention that each different manufacturer has a different driver, but how different are those drivers? If they're almost exactly the same except for device IDs names and the such, then a generic version could be made of them, and the INFs made a part of the standard driver package. - 137GB+ EIDE driver : I haven't forgotten about it... Do you want to look into this issue and try solving it? (very long) thread about 137Gb limit is in this forum...- General chipset drivers: a good idea, to have the chipset drivers integrated into the standard driver package. - Drivers for other hardware : I'm not too sure about this. Many hardware already come with their own drivers on a separate CD, if 9x can boot without needing such drivers they can be installed later. - Default VCACHE limiter in SYSTEM.INI of 524288 to allow installation on systems with 1Gb+ of RAM without having to remove the RAM before installation. I don't think it's necessary.

It says the price right there in the description

You might have to search around a bit for the drivers, or do a little bit of INF modification - the other more knowledgeable members of this forum can help you with that, if you supply the exact hardware model numbers

Run MemTest86+ for a few hours to test the RAM, then run Prime95 for another few hours to test the CPU. Regarding the suspicious entries in the HiJackThis log, you can fix them by using the HiJackThis option to apply changes.

Try not to use filenames with foreign characters... it really makes them much harder to manipulate as many programs will be unable to process the filenames correctly. Use the short filename for the file.

Random data, 2 passes, is enough for most hard drives and security purposes (they will still be able to recover the data, but I don't think the buyer is going to want to buy your laptop just to get your data

If the files are located in a hidden partition then you'll have to unhide that partition and see what it holds.

Keep your scripting off and use Proxomitron to kill all the ad crap. Haven't had any problems with imageshack.us yet... though I think I'll try the xs.to mentioned above

This is a rather strange item in the Run key... O4 - HKCU\..\RunOnce: [Inetreg] "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{AC85CD9E-BC46-4874-90E6-ADB558DE7D9E}\Setup.exe" /i_again -s

The icon renderer can't do that. I think it uses 32x32 icons for standard size, 16x16 for detail view, and 48x48 for the tiles view.

I think you either need to disable SFC or update its file list so that it thinks your new version files are the original. Unattended install may use different files.

Possible Virus. More severe than simple trojii.

98se should run fine on that machine, provided you have the necessary drivers. Hard drive < 128Gb, no problem there. 1Gb of RAM, certainly alright (after VCACHE adjustment). Dual core, 98se won't use one but it doesn't need two cores to run well anyway