The Updated Mini List of Win98/ME Software

[Flasche]

I prefer http://www.oldversion.com since it seems pretty IE5 friendly so if you don't quite have Windows 98 up to snuff, you can still download stuff easily without much guff, especially if you're looking to grab a version of Firefox right off the bat.

 

That's another nice site. Almost forgot about them.

[MiKl]

IrfanView 4.38 and Plugins have recently been released and work perfectly.

[ZortMcGort11]

fixed some broken links... and updated version numbers...

Added 13 new items (FastStone Max View, a few calculators, a periodic table, Computer Profiler program, more image viewers, and more file managers).

Edited August 3, 2014 by LostInSpace2012

[sdfox7]

 

 

Thank you LostInSpace2012! :-)

 

A nice site to look at for latest updated versions of common programs is http://www.oldapps.com/ .

 

I prefer http://www.oldversion.com since it seems pretty IE5 friendly so if you don't quite have Windows 98 up to snuff, you can still download stuff easily without much guff, especially if you're looking to grab a version of Firefox right off the bat.

 

Windows 98SE is quite usable with Internet Explore 5 if you disable Javascript.

95% of the sites I use including MSFN will work even with Javascript disabled, it's the Javascript that crashes the site. The other 5% will work but limited functionality. Go into Internet Options and disable "active scripting".

[ZortMcGort11]

I tried IE5 a few months ago for the fun of it..... yes, it still works without javascript. Turn on javascript and you'll probably instantly crash your computer on any website more complex than, say, the Drudge Report.. It ain't pretty.

You can use the "Off by One" browser and still log into MSFN. And it looks even worse than IE 5. But for a 1 megabyte browser that could fit on a floppy disk, it's quite impressive.

I'd suggest "upgrading" your browser to at least K-Meleon 1.5.4 or SeaMonkey 1.1.19 and turn off javascript as well. I consider those the absolute bare minimum for Windows 98/Me. Anything more advanced requires KernelEx or a newer computer.

Edited August 9, 2014 by LostInSpace2012

[M()zart]

I have even posted here with D+ Browser from Pentium 1 computer with 16 megabytes of RAM

[sdfox7]

In my experience most if not all webpages utilize "graceful degradation" for browsers that don't support javascript or have it disabled.

In the last six months I have logged in and posted on this forum (and several other forums) with a Windows 3.1 machine with javascript disabled and very old versions of Internet Explorer and Netscape, both 16 bit browsers. These machines are not hooked up wirelessly and always behind a hardware router firewall.

A trick for Facebook and many modern webpages is that they will load in unsupported browsers simply by using the mobile "m" version, http://m.facebook.com.

[ZortMcGort11]

Concerning WinME updates, If you haven't already checked, you should also read these stickified threads:

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/95815-important-stickified-pinned-959898-seme-topics/

List of Windows ME Updates... (scroll to bottom for possible download sites)

Description, filename.exe, date, size

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AOL WDM Modem Connection Patch, 272016usam.exe, 8/23/00 , 159896

IDE Hard Drive Cache Package, 273017usam.exe, 9/19/00, 228504

WebTV for Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability, 274113usam.exe, 9/20/00, 184984

Malformed IPX NMPI Packet Vulnerability, 273727usam.exe, 9/22/00, 171160

Share Level Password Vulnerability, 273991usam.exe, 9/26/00, 195736

Windows Movie Maker Upd, 287564.exe, 2/8/01, 456344

WinMe System Restore Upd, 290700.exe, 2/26/01, 225136

Compressed Folders Passwords Recovery, 252694usam.exe, 3/20/01, 211608

Security Upd April 2, 2001, crlupd.exe, 4/2/01, 127608

OLE DB Provider for Internet Publishing Upd, rbupdate.exe, 4/13/01, 417736

WinMe Help and Support Upd, 299014.exe, 5/17/01, 370752

HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, 274548usam.exe, 5/24/01, 327680

Root Certificates Update, rootsupd.exe, 6/21/02 , 185184

Unchecked Buffer in Universal Plug and Play Vulnerability, 314757usam.exe, 12/19/01, 228928

Q323172 Security Upd, 323172usam.exe, 8/28/02, 217088

Q328145: Security Upd + (outdated), 328145usam.exe, 9/4/02, 340800

Q329048: Security Upd, 329048usam.exe, 10/2/02, 293184

Q323255: Security Upd, 323255usam.exe, 10/2/02, 505664

Q329115: Security Update, 329115usam.exe, 11/20/02, 376640

Q811630: HTML Help Upd, 811630usam.exe, 12/20/02, 509760

Q812709: Security Update, 812709usam.exe, 2/26/03, 300352

823559: Security Update, 823559usam.exe, 7/9/03, 311904

Security Update for Microsoft Windows ME: KB825119, 825119usam.exe, 10/14/03, 217680

The above list is from the following website:

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/ms-upd.htm#WinMe

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The following is from HPC Factor website

"Windows ME Patches and Updates Guide"

http://www.hpcfactor.com/support/patching/winme/

Windows Millennium currently retains active updates through the Windows Update Service. This information on this page is designed to be a reference for what updates are needed for the operating system. It is essentially the HPC:Factor recommended updates procedure for using your Handheld PC in conjunction with Windows Millennium Edition.

Windows Millennium Edition Patches and Updates Guide

The following list of updates will provide you with the highest level of security available to Windows Millennium. The Approximate total download size of all the listed updates is 53.18MB.

Prerequisites

This guide assumes a certain level of system components have already been updated. These are the prerequisites for the installation:

* DirectX 9.0c

* Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1

* Windows Media Player 9.0

* Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 SP1

Critical Updates:

Q273991 Windows Share Level Password Update

Q290700 System Restore Update

Q323172 Flaw in Certificate Enrolment Control

Q323255 Unchecked Buffer in Windows Help Facility Code Execution

Q329048 Unchecked Buffer in File Decompression Functions Patch

Q329115 Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing

Q329414 Buffer Overrun in MDAC Might Lead to Code Execution

Q811630 HTML Help Update to Limit Functionality When It Is Invoked in IE

Q812709 Vulnerability in Help and Support Centre May Permit Code to Run

Q814078 Flaw in Windows Script Engine May Allow Code to Run

Q816093 Java Virtual Machine Security Update

Q823559 Buffer Overrun in the HTML Converter Could Allow Code Execution

Q873374 GDI+ Detection Tool

Q888113 Vulnerability in hyperlink object library code execution

Q891711 Cursor and Icon Handling Remote Code Execution

Q891781 DHTML editing ActiveX control code execution

Q896358 HTML Help code execution

Q904706 DirectShow remote code execution

Q908519 Web fonts remote code execution

Q911562 MDAC function could allow code execution

Q917344 JScript Remote Code Execution

Q918547 Graphics Rendering Engine Remote Code Execution

Q917344 JScript Remote Code Execution

Q892211 Update for Web Folders

Recommended Updates:

Q273017 IDE Hard drive Cache Package

Q287564 Windows Movie Maker Update

Q311311 Invalid UPnP Request Can Disrupt Computer Operation

Jet 4.0 SP8

Root Certificates Update

Windows Installer 2.0

Windows Automatic Updating

MSXML 2.6 SP3

MSXML 3.0 SP7

Internet Explorer QFE's:

Q319303 Internet Explorer Navigation Sound Update

Q870669 Disable ADODB.Stream object from Internet Explorer

Q887797 Cumulative Update for OLE

Q916281 Cumulative Patch June 15 2006

Q918439 ART Image Rendering Remote Code Execution

Windows Media Player QFE's:

Q828026 Windows Media Player URL Script Command Update

Q917734 Windows Media Player Remote Code Execution

Here's another list from a MSFN user:

"323172USAM.EXE" Sha1Hash="4D83C11DBC956B4B8097971B0FB661F63C6ED562"

"323255_ME.EXE" Sha1Hash="E1DD90C4278177762399BCCF33B4B58D6B193FA5"

"329048.EXE" Sha1Hash="91A09CD72AAED57C58C4AF3B5594CD3CF16D13E0"

"329115_ME.EXE" Sha1Hash="2AA0214F231C897760684BFF3044AF71CA849392"

"812709USAM.EXE" Sha1Hash="1148174010306CC2D82B42DFA8F50BE343FA2DA9"

"814078js56men.exe" Sha1Hash="DF03F6B7141C445944C7D981A29297B97636A5A5"

"823559USAM.EXE" Sha1Hash="908A13240672687F2F89F34AD0C87F9B18C8514C"

"888113USAM.EXE" Sha1Hash="3AF29F957D5E9B46C65DF1CE707EB2C19B07BD10"

"europatch.exe" Sha1Hash="86903C68C692AF6ACFD573C556CFDAA197E0C50A"

"GDI_873374_ME.exe" Sha1Hash="ED2557BB0905A05A62826AA7D9B62351C4113D1A"

"HD Cache 273017.EXE" Sha1Hash="6C715C3EACAD598B787D078EDE2E274E8A3BED3D"

"IE Nav Sound Update ME.EXE" Sha1Hash="C781082590FFC701D6E40176C981C9E3FB846AEF"

"IE-KB891781-Windows-98-ME-x86-ENU.exe" Sha1Hash="2C7B14CA73FBC1AA5A128964811D656B39367832"

"IE6.0sp1-KB833989-x86-ENU.exe" Sha1Hash="B1839CFE7A928F461564224A8BD1E4DE3BFF2AD7"

"IE6.0sp1-KB916281-Windows-98-ME-x86-ENU.exe" Sha1Hash="88861152A18BD42F8C3FAF7B4CE7705BBDFDBFC7"

"IE6.0sp1-KB918439-Windows-98-ME-x86-ENU.exe" Sha1Hash="B6F9015EEFC808702BAEECE66FB1A9FFC14331AD"

"Movie Maker_287564_ME.EXE" Sha1Hash="AF5E0641C80BA89C82472244A58A7031E18E605A"

"NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe" Sha1Hash="74A5B25D65A70B8ECD6A9C301A0AEA10D8483A23"

"NDP1.1sp1-KB886903-X86.exe" Sha1Hash="535F57E5A8ECEAB18533C50C0B0E1469ED45331F"

"OE6.0sp1-KB837009-x86-ENU.exe" Sha1Hash="D71A46EF9D139B626355C959D5E7894F65EF9F2F"

"OE6.0sp1-KB887797-Windows-NT4sp6a-98-ME-x86-ENU.exe" Sha1Hash="61BD8CB160F70A72BE1369F394409CE37EE439D8"

"q329414_mdacall_x86.exe" Sha1Hash="EBA6AED2DCA3DCC344E4BD7606A1632F7C5D7ED6"

"Q811630_WINME.EXE" Sha1Hash="483042093272166647BB6B4BFC717D6B8FC1C316"

"Share Level Update 273991.EXE" Sha1Hash="A2ECEB89418158950CAED10A98A6928BE08B7BE5"

"Sys Restore Update 290700.exe" Sha1Hash="5B292FBAE40E608246B81D37BE512477234336B2"

"UPNP 311311.exe" Sha1Hash="6349D7B4DF7641875F34B582A05C3690276CC038"

"Windows9X-KB917344-x86-enu.Exe" Sha1Hash="E8F43F0688EE4C1A1426FAB9769BC02ADF6A35A8"

"WindowsME-KB891711-v2-ENU.EXE" Sha1Hash="E1FDB4E585970E6B3D49D59A0DBF8AC045E583D9"

"WindowsME-KB896358-ENU.EXE" Sha1Hash="E497688C3A3761563661AE30F0AE28B0CCCAFCB3"

"WindowsME-KB908519-ENU.EXE" Sha1Hash="F303A00071C9DD7E8B5490CA5E7EEFB03046A24B"

"WindowsME-KB918547-ENU.exe" Sha1Hash="746A928FFE15FC9D7FDCB7EA879B39A16E7EEF19"

"WindowsME.Windows98SE-KB904706-DX9-x86-ENU.exe" Sha1Hash="53CF577148518D6EF67200D96745D7B028B6666C"

"WindowsMedia9-KB828026-Me.EXE" Sha1Hash="2E6A54F839E338944EE5D0477413F5B9A763447D"

"WindowsMedia9-KB885492-x86-ENU.exe" Sha1Hash="40FB17E82725ECC09EF65A2355612D4A5DAC2185"

"WindowsMedia9-KB911565-Win9x-x86-ENU.exe" Sha1Hash="117204DB161B955949142FA855C19FE1B58ECBAD"

"WindowsMedia9-KB917734-Win9x-x86-ENU.exe" Sha1Hash="545109D513743C2D13B728E1938F3B5EE8495F4A"

You may or may not find the files, but those are the names (as I have them stored, I might have renamed some of them slightly) and SHA1's of the official updates as offered once upon a time through Windows Update.

and from another thread there's this list....

This does not include the IE6 SP1 package for ME.

Not all of them appear to be useable or needed.

au15.cab

crlupd.exe

directx_9c_redist.exe

dotnetfx.exe

js55men.exe

MDXSetup.exe

MPSetup.exe

msjavwu.exe

setup.exe

wm9codecs.exe

273017.EXE

273991.EXE

274113usam.exe

q279328.exe

290700.EXE

Q317244.exe

wm320920_64.exe

wm320920_71.exe

NDP10_SP_Q321884.exe

323172_ME.EXE

323255_ME.EXE

329048.EXE

329115_ME.EXE

q329414_mdacall.exe

811630USAM.EXE

812709USAM.EXE

WindowsMedia71-KB817787.exe

IE5.5sp2-KB823353.exe

823559USAM.EXE

Q823718_MDAC_SecurityPatch.exe

WindowsMedia-KB828026.exe

DoomCln-KB836528-v4.exe

NDP1.1sp1-KB867460.exe

NDP1.0sp3-KB867461.exe

888113USAM.EXE

KB891711-v2.EXE

IE-KB891781.exe

KB896358.EXE

KB904706-DX8.exe

KB904706-DX9.exe

KB908519.EXE

MDAC28RTM-KB911562.exe

MDAC28SP1-KB911562.exe

KB913433.exe

KB917344.Exe

WindowsMedia9-KB917734.exe

KB918547.exe

q813951.exe

KB833989.exe

KB837009.exe

KB887797.exe

KB916281.exe

KB918439.exe

And yet another site:

ERPMan's Windows 9x and ME Services Packs, Patches/Addons Updates Page

http://erpman1.tripod.com/w9xmeupd.html

Windows ME Installation tutorial, with some (useful) undocumented command-line arguments:

http://winsupersite.com/article/windows-95/install-me-successfully-install-or-upgrade-windows-me-128028

Windows ME Unofficial Service Pack Thread

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/61407-service-pack-for-windows-me/

Potential download sites (subject to change at any time... or, they used to work):

1. http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#WME

2. http://www.mdgx.com/

3. http://www.hpcfactor.com/support/patching/winme/

4. http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/security/vendor/microsoft/winME/Security_Bulletins/

5. http://www.mmnt.net/

6. https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.mdgx.com/

7. And of course, you can Google the individual filenames

8. Or you can try Googling the following:

"windows millenium" kb site:microsoft.com

Finally, this entire list is now linked at the top (first post) of my "Updated Mini List" for future reference. Also, bear in mind that the contents of the above lists overlap with each other.

(WinUpdatesList version 1.32)

Can't vouch for accuracy, but this program apparently lists the installed updates (if any) to your Windows ME system:

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wul.html

Edited August 27, 2014 by LostInSpace2012

[honeyman1876]

Hi all,

I am new to the forum and have just built a new win98 box. I use it as my office workstation with CAD program and lots of graphics software which will not run on newer versions of windows.

So i will run spybot 1.6.2 which still updates.

I thought I would add 2 more items of software to the list.

Solo antivirus from http://www.srnmicro.com/ I have used it for some time on the previous box. 30 day free trial with an annual licence fee. Well worth supporting. Runs on 95 98 me, nt4 2000 xp and up.

Fortop FLV player from http://download.cnet.com/Fortop-FLV-Player/3010-13632_4-10786885.html

[JorgeA]

^^

 

This is amazing -- they even offer AV protection for Windows 95 and even DOS.

 

Where are they based? I couldn't find any location info on their website.

 

--JorgeA

[honeyman1876]

A few more random bits of software. I used to use Iconedit32 for creating new icons but I cannot locate the installer. However some interesting ms tools here:- ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/services/technet/samples/ps/win98/reskit/desktop/ - Download these groups of files into the same folder: ( ANIEDIT.CNT, ANIEDIT.EXE + ANIEDIT.HLP. IMAGEDIT.EXE + IMAGEDIT.HLP. )

Some old software links here not all of them work - http://www.oocities.org/gafoortc/soft.htm :

Eraser current version - http://eraser.heidi.ie/ plus check out notrax secure browser :

Plant studio freeware 3d - http://www.kurtz-fernhout.com/PlantStudio/index.htm :

Ziprepair - http://www.diskinternals.com/zip-repair/features.shtml :

I struggle finding a good media player that will play any file. Gom player is useless

as is vlc player. Media player classic and wmp9 play some files. So I use a portable version of SMPlayer - portable 0.6.4. Installer works but nags about needing win2000. Plays most files but has a bug I can live with. When you open a file the program opens a dos box which if you then click the player window the dos box sits behind. Error message on shutting down the player. But as it does not install anything to the system

does not appear to be a problem.

[ZortMcGort11]

Bumping this topic because I'm rebuilding/fixing it.

Will add lots more in upcoming days/weeks. Going to list as much Win9x software as possible, before it all disappears for good or becomes too hard to find.

Edited March 15, 2015 by ZortMcGort11

[CharlesF]

You could add:
Greenfish Icon Editor Pro 3.31: http://greenfishsoftware.blogspot.fr/2012/07/greenfish-icon-editor-pro.html

Many Notepad replacement, like: metapad 3.6: http://liquidninja.com/metapad

mp3DirectCut 2.20: http://mpesch3.de1.cc/mp3dc.html

Cdex 1.70 b2

Edited March 15, 2015 by CharlesF

[ZortMcGort11]

Added. Thanks, CharlesF.

[farfigs11]

I think ccleaner v 2.36.1233 is the last with windows 9x support