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MDGx has a new DST Update dated Apr 23, 2010 at his Update Page. It starts to install for me and then it will just quit and disappear ... no finished update.

http://www.mdgx.com/upd98me.php

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4-23-2010 Update

Time Zone (TZ) DST:

New DST update from Q979306 WinXP Fix. Replaced obsolete DST update from Q976098 WinXP Fix. Fixed Reg2Inf bug: restored "normal" INF install:

• Unofficial Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME 2006-2010 December 2009 Cumulative Daylight Saving Time (DST) Time Zone Updates:

• Unofficial DST Update for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [120 KB, English].

• Unofficial DST Update for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [122 KB, Italian].

More info.

DST Update(s) for corresponding Operating System(s) MUST be installed by ALL Windows users REGARDLESS of geographical/Time Zone location!

ALL Unofficial Cumulative DST Updates above install ALL Time Zone Updates and also delete obsolete 2006 Australian (Melbourne Commonwealth Games) DST registry entries (if any).

Windows 98, 98 SP1 + 98 SE require ALL Year 2000 (Y2K) Updates + Q237493 TIMEDATE.CPL Fixes already installed!

DST Updates MSFN Forum.

.... has anybody else had this problem? I am downloading: Unofficial DST Update for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [120 KB, English].

thanks ...

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MDGx has a new DST Update dated Apr 23, 2010 at his Update Page. It starts to install for me and then it will just quit and disappear ... no finished update.

http://www.mdgx.com/upd98me.php

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4-23-2010 Update

Time Zone (TZ) DST:

New DST update from Q979306 WinXP Fix. Replaced obsolete DST update from Q976098 WinXP Fix. Fixed Reg2Inf bug: restored "normal" INF install:

• Unofficial Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME 2006-2010 December 2009 Cumulative Daylight Saving Time (DST) Time Zone Updates:

• Unofficial DST Update for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [120 KB, English].

• Unofficial DST Update for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [122 KB, Italian].

More info.

DST Update(s) for corresponding Operating System(s) MUST be installed by ALL Windows users REGARDLESS of geographical/Time Zone location!

ALL Unofficial Cumulative DST Updates above install ALL Time Zone Updates and also delete obsolete 2006 Australian (Melbourne Commonwealth Games) DST registry entries (if any).

Windows 98, 98 SP1 + 98 SE require ALL Year 2000 (Y2K) Updates + Q237493 TIMEDATE.CPL Fixes already installed!

DST Updates MSFN Forum.

.... has anybody else had this problem? I am downloading: Unofficial DST Update for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [120 KB, English].

thanks ...

Ahhh... shuks! [i mean guano]...

It worked in XP, but I guess the INF is too large to work in 9x. :(

So I had to revert back to REG install...

Please download again DST_9XME.EXE for English users or DST_ITA.EXE for Italian Windows 95/98/ME users.

Pls let me know if it works.

HTH

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MDGx ... Yes, the Feb 2010 DST update works for me. I think I had already put that update on in March but I put it on again to test it. Going back to the other update that didn't seem to work ... maybe it was OK, no one else reported any problem with it. I noticed when I went to shut down my computer there was a pop up window (for only a second!) with the word "Error" on it. I couldn't read anything else ... makes me "mad" when those windows only stay open for a second and a person doesn't have a chance to read everything. I thought I also saw "NT" but I can't be sure. I do have the last stable version of KernelEX installed on my computer, if there would be any connection there. thanks ...

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MDGx ... Yes, the Feb 2010 DST update works for me. I think I had already put that update on in March but I put it on again to test it. Going back to the other update that didn't seem to work ... maybe it was OK, no one else reported any problem with it. I noticed when I went to shut down my computer there was a pop up window (for only a second!) with the word "Error" on it. I couldn't read anything else ... makes me "mad" when those windows only stay open for a second and a person doesn't have a chance to read everything. I thought I also saw "NT" but I can't be sure. I do have the last stable version of KernelEX installed on my computer, if there would be any connection there. thanks ...

The problem is that 9x [95/98/ME] OSes read/execute INFs properly only if they are smaller than 64 KB. :(

The "converted" INF I'm using is ~ 100 KB, which NTx OSes [NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7] have no problem with.

This update doesn't need KernelEx extensions, it is a "native" INF installer [compiled using MS Iexpress tool] for all 9x OSes.

If you have some extra time, please test this experimental update, in which I "split" the single large INF into 2 smaller ones, each < 64 KB...

http://www.mdgx.com/files/DST_98.EXE

and let me know if it works [thanks].

If any1 is interested, this is the "conversion" tool I'm using... Reg2Inf [free]:

http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2169

Cheers

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MDGx ... yes, the new DST Update installed with no problem. I guess this update is then "newer" and "better" than the Feb 2010 DST update ... so I will install it on my computers. Thanks again for ALL you do for everyone!

*** Thanks for the conversion tool download.

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MDGx ... yes, the new DST Update installed with no problem. I guess this update is then "newer" and "better" than the Feb 2010 DST update ... so I will install it on my computers. Thanks again for ALL you do for everyone!

*** Thanks for the conversion tool download.

First, many thanks for testing the new "split" INF installer. ;)

I'm glad it finally works.

I'll convert the Italian update now...

BTW, this is not a new DST update per se, it is the same one from Feb 2010, I just made 2 INFs instead of 1 and ditched the primitive REG install.

Thanks for your time + concern.

Best,

MDGx

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