LoneCrusader Posted December 27, 2010 Posted December 27, 2010 (edited) Hello everyone, as the title says I'm looking for old Windows 95 updates and tools. Anything and everything, as they are all but disappeared from the Internet.I know MDGx has several on his website, and I have archived most of these, but I know there are several others out there.In the second post of This Thread, Petr made a list of many updated 95 files, and said that he had collected the updates. I have attempted to contact him, but have not received a response. If anyone else has any of these files archived, I'd appreciate your help. Also, if anyone happens to have a copy of the early Cabinet Resource Kit that includes DIAMOND.EXE and the related documentation, that would be very helpful as well. (Windows 95 CAB's are compressed with QUANTUM compression, and Windows 95 Setup only understands QUANTUM or MSZIP, not the LZX format used by 98/ME)*DIAMOND.EXE FOUND! Thanks to submix8c.Thanks in advance!EDIT - Adding lists of updates. Will be updated/modified/rearranged as necessary.***List Updated 1-20-2011 6:00PM EST***Let's concentrate on updates for OSR 2.0 - OSR 2.5 for starters. Some updates include files for multiple Windows 95 versions however, so let's not lose any of those in the process.These updates I already have archived. If you have or are aware of multiple or different versions of any of these, or one of these updates with a different name, it may be worthy of further investigation.(In Alphanumerical Order)HotFixes: (Updates that only replace specific system files.)File Name(s): MSKB Article(s):168115US5.EXE Q168115 (KB168115.EXE)229670USA5.EXE Q229670245729US5.EXE Q245729266772USA5.EXE Q266772273727USA5.EXE Q273727256015USA5.EXE Q256015 (KB256015.EXE)AMDK6UPD.EXE Q192841, Q159153, Q234259ATAPCUPD.EXE Q194936CARDBUPD.EXE ???????CBMFIX2.EXE ???????CDVSDUPD.EXE ???????DISKUPD.EXE Q214522 (qfe-t8100-fdd.zip)EXPLUPD.EXE Q172648IOSFIX.EXE Q157924 (RMM2UPD.EXE)KB250876.EXE Q250876LINKIUPD.EXE ???????MSGSRVUP.ZIP Q188803 (qfe-microsoft-win95-vmsgsrv32-english-mt.zip)NWNBLUPD.EXE Q175055P3K4E5PC.EXE Q192067 (PCIUPD.EXE)PCCARDUPD.EXE Q172652PCIMPUPD.EXE Q174733PRNTUPD.EXE Q153461PRNT5UPD.EXE Q141919Q175629.EXE Q175629Q194827.EXE Q194827Q231942.EXE Q231942Q237493.EXE Q237493Q237956.EXE Q237956Q238853.EXE Q238853Q239918.EXE Q239918Q242193.EXE Q242193Q242934.EXE Q242934Q242941.EXE Q242941Q245213.EXE Q245213Q259110.EXE Q259110Q273468.EXE Q273468Q274175.EXE Q274175Q283032.EXE Q283032SECUPD2.EXE Q165402SHELLUPD.EXE Q160807SOCKSVUP.EXE Q161992SYNCEUPD.EXE Q146867SYSDMUPD.EXE Q170325VIPUP11.EXE ???????VPWRUPD.EXE Q162052VRDRUPD.EXE Q165403VTDAPI95.EXE Q216641WSIPXUPD.EXE Q171352Update Packages: (Updates that modify registry or other settings.)dun14-95.exeW95ws2setup.exeW95Y2K.EXEUSB Related:USBQFE.EXEUSBREADY.EXEUSBRegEd.exeUSBSTR95.EXEusbsupp.zipusbupd2.zipUSBVIEW.EXEusbviewJUL2004-3.exew95usbflash11.zipw95usbflash11.exeAdditional Components:DCOM:DC95Inst.EXEDCOM95.EXEKB240664.EXEQ269874.EXEDCOM95UP.EXEDirectX:DX80ENG.EXEDX8a_DevRT.EXEDXM9XIE5.EXEENDUSER.EXEDX904706.EXEInternet Explorer:IE 4.01 SP2IE 5.5 SP2Windows Media Player:WMP 6.4:MPFULL.EXEMPLAYER2.CABWMP6CDCS.EXEWMV9VCMSETUP.EXEWMP7 - 7.1:WMP7.EXEMP71.EXE (with WMP71WIN95.BAT & SETUP_WM.EXE)MP7195NT.EXEMPBONUS_FULL.EXEBlazingColorsViz.EXEColorCubesViz.EXEPulsingColorsViz.EXEWM9Codecs9x.EXEIntelliPoint:IP4_0EngALLMsi.EXE (Allows use of Wheel Mice)ADS Client, MS Installer, MS XML, MSAA, UNICOWS:dsclient.exedsclient9x.msiInstMsiA.exemsxml2.msiMSAA_13_SDK.EXEMSAARDK.EXEunicows.exeUnofficial Updates & Addons:3DCTRLS.ZIP48BLOSR2.EXEBHDD31.ZIPcdfs.zipcomctlzp.exedos-fix1.zipEXPLOR95.EXEFileOpenPatcher.zipFLOPFIX.EXEGDIPLUS.EXEGL240896.EXEGRPHFLTS.EXEHELPHLP.EXEHHUPD.EXE (MDGx Unofficial)HWINFO.EXEme_msconfig.zipmsconfig.zipMSINFO95.EXENOVOLTRK.RAR (Package including NOVOLTRK.ZIP and Documentation)NPUPDW95.EXEolddos.exeosr2fix.exePASSLOCK.ZIPPTCHCDFS.ZIPQ932590.EXEREGEDITS.ZIPREGEDT98.ZIPRICHED9X.EXESERVIC9X.EXESCANFRAG.EXEScanregsetup.exeTOOLS9X.EXETTFPAK.EXEU891711.EXEUDEL.ZIPUDF.ZIPwin95comctlfix.zipwin95_msconfig_setup.exeWIN96.ZIPWINFIL95.EXEWindows 95/95A Only:cdchnger.exeDsktsupd.exeFLOPUPD5.EXEhsflop.exeIosupd.exemspwlupd.exeopengl95.exeQ252215.EXESCSIPUPD.EXEsecupd.exeUNIDRUPD.EXEW95acmindoc.EXEW95BACKUPD2.EXEw95krnlupd.exeW95setup.exeww1247.exeUnsorted Files:236926usa5.exe2_4date.exe50comupd.exea5582.zipacuv415015hotfix.zipadiagmmx.exeassist.exedlc32upd.exeEuro3Fix.exeEuro5fix.exeEUupdate.EXEfm2paste.exeGROUPUPD.EXEhhupd.exeie401dbg.exeIE4SHL95.CABimgvie.zipIMMC.EXEiopat14.zipIOSYSUPD.EXEJet35sp3.exemsl2tp.exeMSRDPCLI.EXEMSWS2UPD.EXENM30.EXEnm3rk.exenwredup4.exeOLEUP.EXEoleview_setup.exePaint95.exepsinst.EXEPubUpd.exeQ154684.EXEQ175086.EXEQ247578.EXEQ247965.EXEq313829.exeqfechkup.exeRNR20UPD.EXESCR56EN.EXEsetup_C2171F2DDB41E6F39078294DFEFC909933E4A23C.exe (Going to figure out what this is and rename it!)shfinst.EXESPOOLUPD.EXEtahoma32.exetapi2195.zipTAPIUPD.EXEtelnet95.exeThemes.exetswebsetup.exettfext.exeTweakUI.zipTWEAKUI.EXEunimodv.exeVBVM60.EXEVMM2XUPD.EXEVS6SP6U.EXEVTDIUPD.EXEW95EURO.EXEw95gray.exew95ir.exeW95irxfer.exeW95KRNLTOYS.EXEW95LFNB.EXEW95policy.exeW95powertoy.exeWin32API.zipWing10.exeWinMDM.exeWPNPINS.EXE Edited January 20, 2011 by LoneCrusader
jds Posted December 27, 2010 Posted December 27, 2010 That's quite a list of updated files in the thread you cite, perhaps they're included in? :Another possible place to start looking is :http://web.archive.org/web/20030801182223/www.walbeehm.com/win95upd.htmlJoe.
bristols Posted December 27, 2010 Posted December 27, 2010 (edited) @LoneCrusaderTry this page - hopefully it can supplement those updates you already have:http://erpman1.tripod.com/w9xmeupd.htmlYou could also give this archived page a go:http://web.archive.org/web/20041229005517/erpman1.tripod.com/w95ntupd.htmlErpman (MSFN's erpdude8) previously listed far more patches and hotfixes here. I believe I have most of them archived, so that cover collectively they include most if not all the files referenced in the post made by Petr. Do you happen to have a list of the actual KB numbers of hotfixes and patches you need? If so, I can probably supply you with each one if you wish.Edit: I've PM'ed you with a list. Edited December 27, 2010 by bristols
LoneCrusader Posted December 27, 2010 Author Posted December 27, 2010 (edited) That's quite a list of updated files in the thread you cite, perhaps they're included in? :Erpman (MSFN's erpdude8) previously listed far more patches and hotfixes here. I believe I have most of them archived, so that cover collectively they include most if not all the files referenced in the post made by Petr. Do you happen to have a list of the actual KB numbers of hotfixes and patches you need? If so, I can probably supply you with each one if you wish.Thanks for the links, I'll be fighting with archive.org trying to see all of those sites and download anything useful. Many of the updates are no doubt included in the Unofficial Service Pack, and if all else fails I can extract some files that I cannot find elsewhere from it. I am not a fan of all-in-one service packs, they are appropriate in some cases but not in all. Especially if they contain "unofficial" updates, everyone has their own taste and may not want certain things. Meaning no disrespect whatsoever to erpdude8, I respect his knowledge and his work that he has contributed to the community, but I tried installing the Service Pack on one of my test machines during the development of FIX95CPU, and it rendered the system unbootable.I'm working on a list to be added to the first post, right now listing the updates that I have archived, and then I will list specific ones that I am lacking. Edited December 27, 2010 by LoneCrusader
dencorso Posted December 27, 2010 Posted December 27, 2010 Have you tried requesting them directly from MS? Even when the KB article is no more, if you know the KBxxxxxx number, just fill in this form (thanks to MDGx), accept the licence, and you'll be surprized to find out that MS still forwards them. This applies to hotfixes, of course, I don't think it'll work for updates that formerly were available through MS update. Then again, searches on the Wayback Machine can yield many good surprises.
dencorso Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 BTW, give a good look at the good old Franziskus's Site, which is preserved, at least in part, by the Internet Archive. Enjoy!
LoneCrusader Posted December 29, 2010 Author Posted December 29, 2010 List has been Updated.I must admit I wasn't expecting such quick responses for a Windows 95 issue, but I'm pleasantly surprised. I am in the process of organizing the files that I have. I spent a couple of hours at MDGx's archiving all of the updates he has listed, I found a few dead links that I have informed him of. I believe bristols has the files in those links, if not I will list them here.I have yet to cover all of the pages you all provided, still working on it.I do know of one specific HotFix that I have been unable to locate, so I will go ahead and list it. I used MDGx's HotFix request form, and only the Japanese version seems to be available from Microsoft. I have been unable to locate the English version.Q282901 - Drive Letters Are Not Assigned for SCSI DevicesThis particular fix is important because it contains the last known versions of IOS.VXD (4.00.1115) and CONFIGMG.VXD (4.00.1114) for Windows 95.Thanks for the help guys
submix8c Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) re: DIAMOND.EXEDo a google on "cabdevkt.exe" (with the "quotes"). It contains DIAMOND.EXE dated "02/14/1996".Also go here and look around... edit: and Cabpack has a GUI to use with "makecab" and includes MSZip Format as an option. Have to play with it a little to get the results you want...HTH Edited December 31, 2010 by submix8c
LoneCrusader Posted December 31, 2010 Author Posted December 31, 2010 re: DIAMOND.EXEDo a google on "cabdevkt.exe" (with the "quotes"). It contains DIAMOND.EXE dated "02/14/1996".Also go here and look around... edit: and Cabpack has a GUI to use with "makecab" and includes MSZip Format as an option. Have to play with it a little to get the results you want...HTHThanks for the links and the name of the file I needed to be looking for I have downloaded CABDEVKT.EXE and the companion CABRSCKT.EXE and looked through their documentation. It appears that the QUANTUM compression type is still not supported by these older tools. From the documentation:CompressionType=MSZIP Select compression engine.Default: .Set CompressionType=MSZIP ; Default is MSZIP compressorMSZIP is the only compression type supported by Microsoft.The typeCompress parameter specifies the type of compression to use, which may be either tcompTYPE_NONE for no compression, or tcompTYPE_MSZIP for Microsoft ZIP compression. Other compression formats may be supported in the future.There are several tools that can compress using MSZIP, but nothing seems to be able to duplicate the QUANTUM compression used for Windows 95 CAB's.
jaclaz Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) Just for the record Diamond.exe OFF-TOPIC posts/thread:Quantum compressor (pre-MS) here:ftp://ftp.sac.sk/pub/sac/pack/quant097.zipjaclaz Edited December 31, 2010 by jaclaz
submix8c Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 HUH! Found DIAMOND.EXE 1.00.0530 (03/29/95) which was used for Win95 CAB's (look inside LAYOUT.INF to see the version).Do a google on "mcabin10.zip" (with the quotes). HTH...
jaclaz Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) Do a google on "mcabin10.zip" (with the quotes). OW, comeon:1. GRANT OF LICENSE. This EULA grants you the following rights:- Installation and Use. You may install and use an unlimited number ofcopies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.- Reproduction and Distribution. You may reproduce and distribute anunlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT; provided that eachcopy shall be a true and complete copy, including all copyright andtrademark notices, and shall be accompanied by a copy of this EULA. Copiesof the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be distributed as a standalone product orincluded with your own product.Attached. Great find, BTW. BTW, with the "right" keywords, it seems like ther is also:http://www.freewarehof.org/hof.txtDCOMPKIT.ZIP 107801 05-08-96 Microsoft Office Document Compressor Kit to build small, efficient self-extracting EXE files containing one or more compressed Office documents. For any flavor of Windows but does not support long file names. Free from Microsoft. 04-15-96.I have no idea where to find it, the date seems "the same", but the size is much smaller. jaclazMCABIN10.ZIP Edited January 5, 2011 by jaclaz
submix8c Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 Great find, BTW. BTW, with the "right" keywords, it seems like ther is also:http://www.freewarehof.org/hof.txtDCOMPKIT.ZIP 107801 05-08-96 Microsoft Office Document Compressor Kit to build small, efficient self-extracting EXE files containing one or more compressed Office documents. For any flavor of Windows but does not support long file names. Free from Microsoft. 04-15-96.I have no idea where to find it, the date seems "the same", but the size is much smaller. jaclazTYVM (and redistributable, to boot! never saw that...). Odd about the size, tho... Missing "code"? Maybe just certain files within not present? LoneCrusader, got time to test it for the 'CompressionType=Quantum" (ref. specific posts jaclaz presented)? Got a little busy with payin' the bills, so not much time nowadays... Ummm, is there an INF to DDF utility somewhere (not sure, may have seen one somewhere)?"Out with the bad air, in with the tolerable.." - Happy New Year!
LoneCrusader Posted January 6, 2011 Author Posted January 6, 2011 Just for the record Diamond.exe OFF-TOPIC posts/thread:Well, really it isn't far off topic.. I am collecting updates and tools to archive them, but I am also working on building myself a slipstreamed Windows 95C install with plans to do the same for 98SE later on.Found DIAMOND.EXE 1.00.0530 (03/29/95) which was used for Win95 CAB's (look inside LAYOUT.INF to see the version)....LoneCrusader, got time to test it for the 'CompressionType=Quantum" (ref. specific posts jaclaz presented)? Got a little busy with payin' the bills, so not much time nowadays... Ummm, is there an INF to DDF utility somewhere (not sure, may have seen one somewhere)?"Out with the bad air, in with the tolerable.." - Happy New Year!I'd also like to say thanks, and great find. You seem to have a knack for finding things, I remember the MSBATCH thread.Now for the details.Honestly, I'm in over my head here. Completely new to working on CAB files, and I'm having to learn as I go. So I don't have any results yet.It was brought to my attention that the Windows 95 CAB files used the QUANTUM compression, and while one can rebuild 95 CABs using MSZIP, the compression is less efficient. Not that it's a major issue, it just irked me that the proper tool for the job seemed? to have disappeared. Using the newer LZX compression crashes the Windows 95 SETUP.EXE.
jaclaz Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 Trying to put some sense to it, this is the "other" (slightly later) version found:Maybe it is possible to find IEAK3.2 and check if there is any "support" file.The .txt document I found explicitly talks about "CompressionType" being switchable between MSZIP and QUANTUM.This document is seemingly much earlier than both the files and the .htm: the reference is last modified file which is 8/5/94 1.00.21 (Build 507)The version found by Petr in IEAK3.2 is 1.00.0540 (02/01/96).It contains at least one reference to Quantum, as there is embedded in it an error message: "Quantum Compression Level not in range (%1..%2)".The version found by submix8c is 1.00.0530 (03/29/95).And it contains the SAME error message.The .htm document I found is dated July 10, 1996 and misses ANY reference to Quantum.Without knowing in advance that also Quantim is supported, the "CompressionType" part becomes seemingly senseless:CompressionType=MSZIP Select compression engine.Default: .Set CompressionType=MSZIP ; Default is MSZIP compressorMSZIP is the only compression type supported by Microsoft.MSZIP is a PKZIP-compatible compression engine, achieving compressed file sizes almost identical to PKZIP v2.04g with the -ex switch. Examples:.Set CompressionType=MSZIP ; MSZIP compressorAn option with just one value to chose from ...and there is no reference to two seithces that are in the .txt: Compressionlevel and Compressionmemory (the latter probably not being anymore a problem )The pseudo-code is nice : get initial product files; while (have not yet shipped) //** Figure out smallest possible size Compress file set using: CompressionType=Quantum CompressionLevel=7 CompressionMemory=21 If near a disk boundary Consider tossing files to save a disk (especially clipart & samples!) If near shipping Relax CompressionMemory and FolderSizeThreshold and CompressionLevel to improve access time at decompress, as well as to speed up compress time. end-while Ship it!I am pretty much sure (knowing how the good MS guys tend to re-use code) that some info can be still gathered (by an actual C programmer) from the actual FCI and FDI sources inside the (MAKECAB related) cabinet SDK:http://yumsn98.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7A1111C0D6CB4DC4!172.entryActual file courtesy of the Wayback Machine:http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/cab/2.0/w98nt42kmexp/en-us/cabsdk.exethe FCI.H (online here):http://yumsn98.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7A1111C0D6CB4DC4!178.entryand FDI.H (online here):http://yumsn98.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7A1111C0D6CB4DC4!179.entryare seemingly explicit enough.The actual docs:http://msdn.microsoft.com/ja-jp/library/bb417343.aspxonly talk of MSZIP and LZX.jaclaz
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