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Well, we never know if there isn't some nasty bug waiting to strike :P I just did a quick test with this same example. Regmon logs show a lot of regedit action, it was checking the existing user profiles and a few other places, but in the end i didn't notice anything new created.

You can use this to delete the key: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMWPAPosReady]

Just tested https://www.nomachine.com/ It starts fine, but i wasn't able to connect even once. The client just looped reconnecting. Also, seems to run only with direct connection - either local or with port-forwarding. The installer is very invasive - it adds an administrator account, installs a few trusted publisher certificates and several virtual devices. Fortunately the uninstaller is decent enough to remove all this. So far AnyDesk seems best. With its single, under 3MB executable, it beats both Teamviewer and Nomachine (over 130MB)

I am testing Anydesk now. So far it seems good. The file transfer tab shows empty listing for the remote side. Is it the same for you, @pcalvert?

Let me guess - you have 60 logical partitions and map the one you boot as primary? I think the same can be achieved with GRUB4DOS

I tried to update again, this time using the "check for new version" within teamviewer and it worked. I now have v14.2.8352 running on my XP. That was all the good news though... I tested connecting to and from my android phone. Both times it worked, but said "Commercial use detected, session limited to few minutes", WTF?! I run this only for personal use... Another bad thing - when i tried to update teamviewer on my Win7 install, it was offered v14.3.4730. That build always crashes with an invalid opcode exception (0xc000001d). They probably enabled SSE2 optimisations or something. I was able to install v14.2.8352 over that and it seems to run ok. But v14.3 will probably hit XP soon, leaving all AthlonXP and early P4 systems with a crashing teamviewer.

Thanks for the link, ED_Sln Unfortunately this is the same build that was having issues on my system.

There are many variants of VNC, which one you are referring to? RealVNC, TightVNC, UltraVNC, etc.? Also, AFAIK in order to use VNC, the system you connect to should have either a public IP or some sort of port-forwarding/NAT punching, etc. My ISP puts me behind a NAT of some sort, so i can't make a connection from outside to my home PC. I am looking for a solution which has a central server to help facilitate a connection, just the way Teamviewer does.

For triple boot 98-XP-10 you can try to copy the Boot folder and bootmgr of Win10 to the C: drive. Then use BootICE to edit the BCD file in this folder. Fix the entry for Win10 and add another one for the ntldr of XP. After that change the PBR of the C: partition to bootmgr. If this works properly, you should get a menu to either boot directly to Win10, or open a second menu to select between XP and 98.

With the recent Teamviewer team shenanigans, i think it is time to move to another solution. Any suggestions for remote administration software with a free version for non-commercial use? I am looking for something that don't need a public IP address and can run on AthlonXP system (no SSE2). Two-way usage ability preferred - same system should be able to connect to other systems and accept incoming connections. Please, suggest software you tried personally on 32bit XP - don't just list the first few results from a google search :D

My teamviewer 10 installs stopped working everywhere - on my main XP system, on my Win7 laptop, on my work XP... I cant even connect to those from android. Previously i've been limited to 5min. connections. I tried to install v13, but it turns out that all installers on the "Previous versions" page link to the v14.2.8352 installer. After installing that, it always crashes with an exception in the kernel. I got v13 from archive.org, but it didn't work either. Could anyone PM me the working v14 for XP, please?

Anyone still using these? I recently got an used Eten Glofiish x500+ from a friend. Now i find myself messing with this little gadget more than using my PC

Try GPass, UltraSurf or some of the other solutions listed here Trackerless torrents would be cool thou...

Distributed Link Tracking Client service running ?

Or try other driver versions, might be a bug.

Try what happens if you disable the automatic PNP monitor detection in the advanced dialog of the display properties. HTH

To save yourself some time, first delete the C:\Windows\ttfCache file and restart. Then, if it doesn't fix the buttons, proceed as jaclaz said. btw. sometimes just changing the appearance scheme helps, you could try switching to a scheme with different caption buttons size. HTH

Well, thanks for the report.. i needed just this part though: The bold codes (vendor and device IDs) identify this device as Allegro.comm ES1988 Allegro audio + ES56CVM-PI modem. Open this page and get the Win98SE driver for it (it's the first device in the PCI Audio/Modem Combo Device group).Or you could try this direct link to the driver. Unzip it somewhere. Next, check if in Add/Remove Programs applet there are entries containing ESS, Allegro, sp15773 or 211680 in their names (the sound driver you currently have installed) and uninstall them. Reboot in safe mode. Open the Device manager and remove any leftovers from the sound/modem drivers. Search for *.INF files in the C:\Windows\INF folder containing VEN_125D&DEV_198, delete(or move to a folder not in your %PATH% variable) the found files if any. Reboot in normal mode. Now Windows should find new devices and ask for a driver. Just cancel the dialog. Open the folder where you extracted the driver and install it (start the Setup.exe file and follow the instructions there), it'll probably ask to restart, so do it. Do NOT remove new ESS entries from Config.sys and Autoexec.bat if anything got added there by the driver. On the next Windows startup the sound should work. HTH P.S. Just FYI, here's the release note i found in the Compaq driver on this page : #COMPAQ SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES: ; REVISION 1.64.00 ; ; COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY ; This document and the information it contains is the private ; intellectual property of the Compaq Computer Corporation. ; ; #*RELEASE NOTE PREPARED BY: Greg Young Program Manager Compaq Computer Corporation 281-514-8406 Office Gyoung@compaq.com #*UPDATED: 08/24/00 #*DESCRIPTIVE NAME: ESS Allegro WDM #SHORT DESCRIPTION: Certified ESS Allegro WDM WHQL #UPDATED RELEASE NOTE ONLY (yes/no) no #*BTO/CTO PART NUMBER: 211680-00A-006 #MEDIA/ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER: n/a #*LAST PMR INFORMATION: n/a #Last PMR version: (ex. 1.00 B Pass 3) n/a #PMR date: (ex. 04/09/97) n/a #What Cycle was this deliverable PMR'ed: (ex. 1C99) n/a #Does the Revision letter need to be changed (up from last PMR)? (YES/NO) No #*VENDOR VERSION NUMBER: 5.12.01.1088 #DMI Number: 07809 #*PURPOSE OF RELEASE: Re-released to include INF to show certified during PnP (no change to driver installation or core) #*PROJECT MANAGER: Greg Young Project Manager Compaq Computer Corporation 281-514-8406 Office 877-268-4460 Pager gyoung@compaq.com #*QE PERSON: Burt Beaudreau Test Engineer Compaq Computer Corporation 281-518-5080 Office burt.beaudreau@compaq.com NON LOCALIZED DELIVERABLE () ; US will be checked off, but won't need CIG translation. ; Testing and release (Intl.) for compatibility reasons still need to be done, and released. ; CTC = Component Test Complete (GM). ; ;Use the following two-letter codes to fill in the the following table. Please ;use both letters to maintain the formatting of the document. ;Please use the 'Other' platform column for sustaining issues and special projects. ; ; AC=Alpha Candidate ; AL=Alpha * ; BC=Beta Candidate ; BT=Beta * ; RC=Release Candidate ; GM=Golden Master ** ; ; * = QE Tested ; **= Final QE Tested and Regressed ; #*0/S-BUILD ENVIRONMENT: WindowsME *DT *POR BMW-M ELISE-M PIPELINE RIPCURL TONKA UWAVE AGASSI2 ARMSTR2 BORG SOSA2 TIGER2 Other 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C ALL ( )....( )....(GM)....( )....( )....( )....(RC)....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) US ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) GB ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) AP ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) AR ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) AU ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) NZ ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) ED ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) FC ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) BR ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) LA ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) LX ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) ME ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) TW ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) CH ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) DK ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) NL ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) FI ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) FR ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) GR ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) KR ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) NO ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) PT ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) SP ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) SE ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) JP ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) SG ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) SF ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) IT ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) TK ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) TH ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) BN ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) BF ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) AS ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) PH ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) SI ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) CE ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) EE ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) IN ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) HK ( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( )....( ) ;=================================== KEY =================================== Explanation for "other": ; Definitions of the above languages: ; ; AP APD (English) ; AU Australia (English) ; AS Austria (German) ; BF Belgium (French) ; BN Belgium (Dutch) ; BR Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese) ; CH PRC (Simplified Chinese) ; DK Denmark (Danish) ; US US (English) ; ED US Educational (English) ; EE Europe English * ; FI Finland (Finnish) ; FR France (French) ; FC Canada (French) ; CE Canada (English) ; GR Germany (German) ; HK Hong Kong (English) ; IT Italy (Italian) ; TK TURKEY (TURKISH) ; JP Japan (Japanese) ; KR Korea (Korean (Hangeul)) ; LA Latin America (LA Spanish) ; LX Luxemboug ; ME Malaysia (English) (Usually the AP SKUs are used) * ; AR Middle East Region (Arabic OS/ English SW) * ; NL Netherlands (Dutch) ; NZ New Zealand (English) (Usually the AU SKUs are used) * ; NO Norway (Norwegian) ; PT Portugal (Brazilian Portuguese) ; SI Singapore (English) (Usually the AP SKUs are used) * ; SP Spain (LA Spanish) ; SE Sweden (Swedish) ; SF Switzerland (French) ; SG Switzerland (German) ; TW Taiwan (Traditional Chinese) ; TH Thailand (Thai) ; GB United Kingdom (English) ; PH Philippines (PTT) ; SI Singapore (PTT) ; HK Hong Kong (PTT) ; IN India (DVD) ; PTT= Homologation of modems to countries ; DVD= Regionalization of DVD forces a new country to be called out separately ; SKU= These are related to SKU differences ;************************************************************************* #*CANDIDATE NOTES/KNOWN ISSUES/LANGUAGES SUPPORTED All #*CERTIFICATION DEPENDENCIES #*BTO/CTO Compliant? (yes) If no, what is not compliant : #Installation (yes), Uninstallation (yes), Reinstallation (yes), Script (yes): #Core Image (yes) and does it need to be there? (no): #Direct X Certified? DX2 () DX3 () DX5 () DX6 () DX6.1 () DX7 (no) and does it need to be? (yes): ;WHQL COMPLIANCE INFORMATION: ;PLEASE NOTE: COMPONENTS THAT REQUIRE WHQL LOGO MUST MEET PC99 SPECS ;YOU MUST PROVIDE WIN98SE, WIN2K AND MILLENNIUM DRIVERS. ; #PC99 Necessary? (yes) [Yes or No] ;If PC99 necessary, answer the following: #Submitted to WHQL? (yes) [Yes or No] ;If NOT submitted yet, answer the following: #Date submittal is expected ( ) ;If submitted to WHQL, answer the following: #PC99 Master ID: ( 31152 ) ;Please verify that the Master ID listed matches the vendor version of the component #WHQL test report available from vendor? ( ) [Yes or No] :if NOT available, answer the following: #Date test report is expected to be available ( / / ) #*WAIVER SIGN-OFF N/A #*INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Run setup.exe -s #*HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE DEPENDENCIES: BMW-M system board ESS Allegro audio Win ME #COUNTRIES AND LANGUAGES SUPPORTED BY THIS RELEASE: All #SOFTWARE SUPERCEDED: 211680-00A-005 (version -1079) #*BIOS TESTED WITH: BMW-2 (7/14/00) #*DISTRIBUTION ENVIRONMENT: () ZIP FILE (x) ISO 9660 CDROM () CDROM - Joliet (Win95) Filesystem (x) Network (path=\\consrel02\RELEASED\211680\00A\006) () 1.44M 3 1/2" DISKETTE(S) WILL THIS SOFTWARE BE PREINSTALLED IN AN IMAGE (yes/no) yes IS THIS A BOOTABLE DISKETTE (yes/no) no SOFTPACK (yes/no) WEBSITE (yes/no) ;NOTE: For Diskette Distribution, PLEASE make sure that the installation of ;the SW fits on a 1.44 diskette. If multiple disks are required, separate the files ;in directories labeled "Disk1" "Disk2" etc... The MUST be separated. #*LOCATION OF THE RELEASE DRIVE AND SOFTWARE NAME: \\consrel02\RELEASED\211680\00A\006 #SPECIAL NOTES: N/A #*DEFECTS FIXED IN THIS RELEASE: Re-released to include INF to show certified during PnP (no change to driver installation or core) WHQL Certified #NEW FEATURES/FUNCTIONS INCLUDED IN THIS RELEASE: N/A #FEATURES/FUNCTIONS NOT INCLUDED OR NOT COMPLETED IN THIS RELEASE: N/A #*KNOWN ISSUES & BUGS: N/A #*SYSTEM FILE/REGISTRY CHANGES N/A #*DISK AND/OR ZIP FILE CONTENTS (break down by disk): 01/12/2000 05:19p 379 uninstal.iss 10/27/1998 01:06p 27,648 _ISDEL.EXE 09/29/1998 05:34p 34,816 _SETUP.DLL 01/13/2000 04:10p 175,466 _SYS1.CAB 01/13/2000 04:10p 3,905 _SYS1.HDR 01/13/2000 04:10p 942 _USER1.CAB 01/13/2000 04:10p 4,281 _USER1.HDR 08/04/2000 05:16p 7,271 allem3.cat 01/13/2000 04:10p 128 DATA.TAG 01/13/2000 04:10p 469 DATA1.CAB 01/13/2000 04:10p 2,595 DATA1.HDR 07/10/2000 03:46p 209,672 ES198X.SYS 01/12/1999 11:34a 23,541 LANG.DAT 01/13/2000 04:10p 609 LAYOUT.BIN 07/27/1998 05:41p 450 OS.DAT 03/04/2000 10:25a 90 SETUP.INI 01/13/2000 02:26p 72,151 SETUP.INS 07/11/2000 03:06p 261 SETUP.ISS 01/13/2000 04:10p 49 SETUP.LID 02/23/1999 11:45a 296,674 _INST32I.EX_ 01/12/1999 12:42p 73,728 Setup.exe 07/28/2000 12:10p 31,468 a1.inf 22 File(s) ; ; COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY ; This document and the information it contains is the private ; intellectual property of the Compaq Computer Corporation. ; ; Copyright 1996 - 2000, Compaq Computer Corporation ; #END OF COMPAQ RELEASE NOTES I don't see Win98 mentioned inside, just WinME

About PCI slots... you have to open your PC and look inside (some programs might show it, but that's never reliable) VGA - most video cards need an IRQ in order to work optimal/properly. Same with USB. But try to set the VGA to IRQ 10 in BIOS, or if not possible, exchange the VGA and USB IRQs. I usually see VGA cards on IRQ 10 or 11, so i guess it's somewhat semi-standard. Besides, it's better to share USB IRQ with COM ports which are usually sitting on IRQ 3&4 (both USB and COM are serial I/O interfaces) instead of with other kind of hardware. DOS config programs - if you've downloaded the NIC drivers from http://www.dlink.com/products/support.asp?...p;sec=0#drivers (i posted this link before, have you missed it ?), then you should have the DOS program for the card (i think it was named DIAG.EXE). Write down the path to it, then reboot in DOS mode (restart, F8 before loading Win), type "CD \dlink\dos" (replace "\dlink'dos" with the path you wrote), type DIAG to start the program. As i can't test the program without the proper hardware, i can't tell you what exactly to do there. See what happens when you run it, and if you can't find an IRQ/config related option in there, post the parameters/menu options available within the program. Note that usually you need to power-cycle the PC if you change the settings with such programs. I can't tell you if there is a similar program for the sound card in it's driver package (i don't even know its exact model... you've never posted that Aida info i requested before, heh). Just examine the programs and docs within the package for any clue. MSGSRV32 behavior highly depends on the hardware & drivers installed. If you've forced it to close while installing a driver, the instalation might not be complete. P.S. do you play DOS games? Check if sound works in any of these under pure DOS (not in a DOS window) HTH

Hey RS, the problem is that most of the IRQs say they can't be changed.Also , in checking every one of them, there seems to be no conflicts listed. Use the DOS programs included with the drivers, NOT Device manager. MSGSRV32 problems ?! When did that started, lol ? Probably problem with some device (ESS sound ?) Tell me, which devices are installed as PCI cards (not built-in on the mobo)? Do you have free PCI slots currently? I doubt it that the sound device itself requests this IRQ, i think it's the BIOS or the chipset forcing it to use IRQ5. My system does it too, i've a TV tuner, onboard USB and the IEEE1394 part of my Audigy 2 sound all on IRQ5 (at least the sound subsystem is on IRQ3),this with the COM ports disabled. If i enable the serial ports, the whole group moves to another IRQ. HTH

OK, in summary: Try to change the IRQ using any additional programs included with the drivers for the sound and network card. Try to move the cards to other PCI slots. Don't bother with the BIOS setup, since it affects all these devices at once. HTH

You can get the DLLs in DOS from Win98 install cabfiles using the EXTRACT.EXE program included.

Have you tried the DIAG.EXE program from the D-Link driver package as i told you before? It may have an option to change the IRQ used by your NIC. The drivers for your sound card may include a similar program or optional parameter, can't check this myself though. And last, try what happens if you configure the LPT port to use IRQ 5, it might push some of the other devices to a different IRQ. HTH P.S. you may want to re-read this thread, i already told you all this

Already using NTFS for Win98, all i'd like to have is a way to de/compress files (some Win9x variant of compact.exe from XP would do) and to create/delete hardlinks. This on data partitions of course, no need to use NTFS on the C: drive.

System info still pending... What happened, all fine?