RetroOS Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 (edited) Here's a useful Windows 9x system tweaker:Windows UtilitiesLAST - FREE - WareSoft Software 98 / ME Smoker 1.2 --- http://www.xp-smoker.com/98smoker.htmlMore tools:Hard Disk UtilitiesONGD - FREE - Disk Investigator (1.4) --- http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/dskinv.htmlONGD - FREE - Svend's Findpart Partition Utilities --- http://www.partitionsupport.com/utilities.htmFile RecoveryONGD - FREE - Recuva (1.22.384) --- http://www.recuva.com/Virtual MachinesONGD - FREE - DOSBox (0.72) --- http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p...ackage_id=46709CD/DVD Authoring ProgramsONGD - FREE - Active@ ISO Burner (1.7) --- http://www.ntfs.com/iso_burner_free.htmConnectivityONGD - FREE - RealVNC Free Edition (4.1.3) --- http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/index.htmlONGD - SHAR - RealVNC Personal Edition (4.4.3) --- http://www.realvnc.com/products/personal/index.htmlONGD - SHAR - RealVNC Enterprise Edition (4.4.3) --- http://www.realvnc.com/products/enterprise/index.html9x is the best! Edited January 21, 2009 by RetroOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightning slinger Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) If anyone is using Super AntiSpyware Free on 98SE, I would advise them NOT to update to Version 4.25.1012.This new version released in the past few days seems to run very poorly on 98SE, taking five to six times longer to open and freezing up upon downloading definitions updates. Sometimes it even takes Process Explorer a while to close the program.A look on the SAS Forum will show that this is not an isolated case with many 98 users reporting problems.Version 4.24.1004 works fine and continues to download definitions updates with no problem. If this continues and there should be no reason to expect it not to be the case then we will still have a least one decent malware scanner to work with after the recent demise of the Emsisoft A-Squared 9x version scanner.Whether this problem gets cured in a future version is unclear but we may well be looking at V.4.24.1004 being the last SAS Free version for 98 users that works.HTH Colin Edited January 23, 2009 by lightning slinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llaffer Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Looks like Shockwave Player 11 is now working again for Windows 98SE. Just installed the latest version 11.0.3.472 without any hiccups and it seems to be working fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drugwash Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Really? How come I'm getting this message then (Win98SE, no KernelEx)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llaffer Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I recently restored win98se from a backup and was updating all software with the latest official updates/versions before making a new backup. Then I was going to do the unofficial updates. Surprised that Shockwave 11 installed and worked. At this point, I don't have any unofficial updates installed yet so I can only guess that there is a conflict with one of them. I got Shockwave 11 from here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/#spIt even says Win98 on there, but not on the System Requirements link right above it. Weird.Before restoring, I did have unofficial updates installed (don't remember which ones but many of them) and Shockwave 11 did not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainyd Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Really? How come I'm getting this message then (Win98SE, no KernelEx)? Drugwash, this is indeed strange but looks like it's possible to install the latest version of Shockwave on Win98SE (for Firefox/SeaMonkey but not IE).On the other hand it doesn't work on the Adobe test page (listed as enable in about:plugins). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drugwash Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Tried again - no dice. I use SlimBrowser on top of IE6-SP1. That was just out of curiosity as I don't need SW anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroOS Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 There's plenty of software out there that works with 98/Me...It's just finding the time to compile the list (and search this topic for already existing posts)...Anyway, it will trickle through...I would say this is the best single application for video encoding/converting.Media Players + Encoders + CodecsONGD - FREE - SUPER Video Encoder/Player (v2009.build.35 Jan 5, 2009)--- http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.htmlFile RecoveryONGD - SHAR - Ondata RecoverySoft (3.2) --- http://www.ondata-recoverysoft.com/Rock on 9x Windows Me looks like... Windows 98SE with some unfortunate add-ons...Windows 2000 looks like... Windows 98SE...Windows XP looks like... Windows 98SE with UberSkin...Windows Vista looks like... MacOS... or Windows 98SE with UberSkin...Windows 7 looks like... KDE 4 (!)So... The only "real" Windows is 98SE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberformer Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 "Windows Me looks like... Windows 98SE with some unfortunate add-ons...Windows 2000 looks like... Windows 98SE...Windows XP looks like... Windows 98SE with UberSkin...Windows Vista looks like... MacOS... or Windows 98SE with UberSkin...Windows 7 looks like... KDE 4 (!)So... The only "real" Windows is 98SE! "INDEED!I am going to dedicate an entire month looking for as many programs as I can possibly find that work in 98SE!I've a feeling there are some odd and excellent ones yet to be discovered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenoitRen Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Windows 98SE looks like Windows 95 with oversized toolbars and a web browser rammed through its head.So the only true Windows is Windows 95!See where this is going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatever420 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Windows 95 looks like Windows 3.1 with a registry rammed up it's arse...So the only true Windows is Windows 3.1!Yep... I took it there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodgerOver Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) Looks like history seen from a global (world) perspektive. Some moments are decisive.WIN98 (SE) was a turning point.GLOBALLY (!), it looks like this:From a European historical perspective:From a Western European point of view, it looks like as if we were going backwards.From an Eastern European point of view we are going forward.From the other side of the world (rest of the world), Europe is West and the US are East, so it looks like this:From a Chinese point of view (Western part of the rest of of the world), it looks as if we were going forward.From an US (East of the rest of the world) point of view, it looks as if we were going backwards.And so on !BUT WIN 98 SE was decisive.Forgot to add the message from Flashplayer:"The features added to Flash Player use the technology in the latest operating systems for performance, functionality, and efficiency. These subsystems are not included in the older operating systems. Additionally, manufacturers will no longer fix issues in these operating systems, which makes it impossible to address Flash Player issues with root causes in the operating system".Roger Edited February 11, 2009 by RodgerOver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroOS Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 ...Forgot to add the message from Flashplayer:"The features added to Flash Player use the technology in the latest operating systems for performance, functionality, and efficiency. These subsystems are not included in the older operating systems. Additionally, manufacturers will no longer fix issues in these operating systems, which makes it impossible to address Flash Player issues with root causes in the operating system"....And yet Adobe still released another Flash 9.x update for 9x...See here for Flash 9.0.151.0: http://www.adobe.com/go/kb406791The version listed on the "official" flash download page is 9.0.124.0 which has various vulnerabilities(!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenoitRen Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Windows 3.11 was the turning point. The succeeding versions of Windows are just an evolution of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGx Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 ONGD FREE* GOM Player 32-bit v2.1.15.4610 for Windows 98 SE/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 stand alone + internet streaming multimedia Audio/Video player supports most popular multimedia formats, highly customizable:http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_Introduction.htmlDirect download [4.65 MB, freeware]:http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.htmlPlays DirectShow (WMV), Video/DivX/XViD (AVI, DIVX, MPEG, MPEG2, MPEG4), DVD (DAT, VOB) etc.GOM Player Manual:http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_Howtouse.htmlEnjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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