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how install or use win98 on modern laptops and how can i use NTFS disks?


Joaquim

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"VBEMP" only uses 16 colors... more i will get errors :(
"Joaquim, wolf4gw does not always automatically enable sound, when detected. You need to change the settings in the "Game's" sound options."

on speaker, and only sound effects :(

i'm trying get the VDMSound working... maybe your tips works ;)

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38 minutes ago, Joaquim said:

"VBEMP" only uses 16 colors... more i will get errors :(

You might have better luck with the newer versions. It could also be that there was an error installing the driver. VGA 16 colors is the default VGA driver that Windows reverts to, when there is a problem. Since VBEMP supports 32bit color, I would suspect the driver is not compatible or did not install correctly.

But even the windows VGA16 driver may be enough to tell if the issues is your ATI driver. Wolf/Sod should still work, even if only 16 colors. Remember, VBEMP and VGA16 is not meant as a fix. Just a test to determine if the ATI driver is the issue. If you get the same blackscreen with VBEMP/VGA16, then you know the ATI driver is likely "NOT" the issue; since the black screen affects all video drivers.

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can i change the sound volume on driver?(not on Windows, but on driver)

Not as far as I know. But I am glad you have sound.

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Which driver? VGA 16 Colors?

It probably does not matter, but could you type mem at the command prompt? Then tell me how much free conventional ram you have.

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heres the 'mem': https://imgur.com/a/4awn6o5

"Which driver? VGA 16 Colors?"

vesa vbemp9x driver. the black screen happens.. seems that no matter what driver, the black screen will happen.

now i must fix 1 patch for turn off the laptop ;)
thank you so much for all to all.

now i can use Windows 98 normally and MS-DOS sound.

thank you so much for all to all.
(i must try change these topic title)

 

 

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  • Joaquim changed the title to how install or use win98 on modern laptops and how can i use NTFS disks?

heres some steps:
1 - install Windows 98 with these MS-DOS command 'setup /pi'(or it will give you errors and not install... i think that will happen when when try detect the drivers) not use Windows 98 UBCD, because it will give you some errors more late... use the official installation);

2 - after copy files to disk, before 1st boot and driver detection, we will get the black screen or memory error... because we have more than 2GB's of memory... for resolve it we use 'PATCHMEM - Win9x patch to use up to 4GB of RAM' : https://archive.org/details/PATCHMEM ;
3 - now we can install the windows 98 without problems;
4 - now we need the drivers... for we get the ID's we use HP System Diagnostics: 

5 - and heres some drivers for Win9x packs: https://retrosystemsrevival.blogspot.com/2019/06/driver-packs-for-windows-9598me.html and https://archive.org/details/UltimateWindowsDriverPackforVistaxp9895me20002003 both links are very good;
6 - now we need audio driver: http://www.sierrahelp.com/Utilities/Emulators/VDMSound/VDMSound9x(Alpha).html (1st use install.bat and see if vcredist is installed... now add the dosdrv.bat shortcut on startup)... and use too the setblaster: https://retrosystemsrevival.blogspot.com/2019/04/dos-sound-blaster-setter.html. i'm speaking on both, because seems that it's the best way for work fine;
7 - now we need the USB drivers: http://startup.retropc.se/win98.html please descompact the 'NUSB36e' and search the driver for get the 2.0 ;) ;
8 - for NTFS we have several places: https://archive.org/details/ntfsdosand98 . now remember that some external disks need more power, and it can freeze the Windows;
9 - on http://startup.retropc.se/win98.html we have the SP3... please install only the core main updates... because it can change several things on Windows and some maybybe will not work... please use only core main(autopatcher is good, but it will reboot the windows several times and we must use several times the mem patch); install the IE6SP1 first;

10 - on these steps, if we see the black screen, on boot, or an error message, use the mem patch;
11 - for turn off the computer we need the ACPIOFF pack and patch for win 9x / 3x(only works with SP3 or autopatcher or both(please install the IE6SP1 first) : 

 

thank you so much for all to all.
if i miss something, please tell me for i add here ;)

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  • 5 months later...

is so hard make the NTFS working? :(
i did before but not now :(

when i connect the external disk i get an  error: "Explorer has caused an error on shell32.dll Explorer will now close"
i click on 'Close' button, but i must reboot the laptop :(

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Maybe, when you are setting up your laptop, install USB and NTFS; before everything else. If you are still having problems, then you know it is likely the USB drivers. If there are no problems, then install everything else. But check to see if NTFS still works, after each thing you install.

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