how install the Windows ME on modern laptop?

[Joaquim]

how install the Windows ME on modern laptop?
i installed, but(on 1st boot):
1 - if the laptop reboot, we must use the patchmem, because we have more than 1GB's of RAM;
2 - now we get an error about protection... how can i fix it?

[FantasyAcquiesce]

To install Windows ME on modern hardware, you'll need to do the following:

• Use the emergency disk/boot ability to run the ram patch
• Do the same with SATA drivers

I recall these are the two main components you will need to run Windows ME physically on a modern laptop. However, I have yet to find any laptops newer than the 915PM chipset that hold full driver support.

[SweetLow]

10 hours ago, Joaquim said:

error about protection

There are MANY protection errors possible in Windows 9x on modern hardware. It is far better to give exact message.

 

1 hour ago, FantasyAcquiesce said:

Do the same with SATA drivers

SATA on modern laptop? Are you joking?

[Joaquim]

correct me: if i update the Windows 98 SE to ME, i can lose the drivers?
there is a Windows ME installer with more drivers\updates?

my laptop is ACER Aspire 5630: https://www.driverscape.com/manufacturers/acer/laptops-desktops/aspire-5630/1366
like you see is for Windows XP... but i need install the Windows 98SE\ME...

i must re-try install it, the sound driver, again:
https://retrosystemsrevival.blogspot.com/2019/06/windows-31959898se-hda-driver.html

can i create a batch file for 'install' steps?

 

but how fix the Black Screen? it's a Graphic driver bug .... i installed the patch, but it's for ShutDown....
https://retrosystemsrevival.blogspot.com/2019/04/unofficial-nvidia-drivers-8269.html

i believe that the ERROR 'IOS protection' is about CPU speed... but i don't know.... i need a CPU patch for install it on MS-DOS.
message like these:
"While initializing device IOS: Windows protection error. You must restart your computer."
"While initializing IOS: Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer. "
"Windows protection error. You must restart your computer."
"Windows initializing device IOS: Windows protection error. IOS failed to Initialize, Please restart "
"Windows initializing device IOS: Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer."
"Windows protection error."
 

Edited December 5, 2024 by Joaquim

[Joaquim]

finally i get sound:
 

Quote

The instructions on Operating System Revival are correct for WinME only. In case of Win98SE use for manual installation (taken from Operating System Revival + corrections):

Instructions (Windows 95/98):
1. Download Watlers' driver HDADRV9J.zip
2. Place HDA2.DLL in C:\WINDOWS\System
3. Make sure HDATSR.EXE and WAVEOUT.EXE are accessible (place in "C:\WINDOWS" for convenience)
5. Add line "HDATSR.EXE" to AUTOEXEC.BAT (without quotes)
6. Add to SYSTEM.INI,[Drivers] "WAVEHDA=HDA2.DLL" (without quotes)
7. Reboot

If there is no sound, try my quasi-universal version of  HDAICOUT.HDA (found in DaveH's tread) and place in  C:\WINDOWS and reboot.

If there is sound but system is unstable try in SYSTEM.INI,
[Vcache]
MinFileCache=1024
MaxFileCache=1024
+ you can speed-up your system by adding line "SMARTDRV.EXE" to AUTOEXEC.BAT (without quotes). Always reboot in between.

from:

but:
1 - after several minutes i get audio(start windows audio);
2 - the explorer is in memory, but the desktop isn't showed

[SweetLow]

18 hours ago, Joaquim said:

my laptop is ACER Aspire 5630

Intel Core2 Duo. The modern system built ... 15 years ago.

[pangoomis]

Joaquim is a patient one, for over four years trying to make his wholely incompatible laptop to work with Win9x.
I've asked him plenty time to buy a cheap USB Sound Card to fix audio issues...

We are Win9x experts, but we can't make laptops made later than approx ~2004 magically work with Win9x, that's why we prefer desktop PCs.

[Joaquim]

i'm sorry @pangoomis, but  true
after several times, i get the audio... but  the OS seems very very slow and i can't see the desktop, even the Explorer been on memory... maybe the turtles win hehehehe

Edited December 7, 2024 by Joaquim

[SweetLow]

On 12/6/2024 at 6:42 PM, pangoomis said:

2004 magically work with Win9x, that's why we prefer desktop PCs

I run 98 SE on Acer Aspire V3-571G and HP 250 G7 (84A6). Without some functionality, of course, but OTOH without errors.

[pangoomis]

You know that by "magically work", I meant all drivers and all functionality  (high quality built in HD Audio drivers, GPU based 3D acceleration, non-NDIS2 ethernet drivers, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc...)

"without errors" - Win9x is an error by itself, but that's getting more philosophical  

I wonder if OP actually has a valid reason to run 9x on his laptop, other than "just because", "for fun", or "I am bored".
 

[Joaquim]

1 st - is for nostalgy
2 nd - "Joaquim is a patient one, for over four years trying to make his wholely incompatible laptop to work with Win9x." to be honest i was months trying programming Raycasting, on VB6, but i always was doing 1 mistake that i didn't knew after several months, with another updated  AI, i have seen my mistake without notice(i miss normalize the radians(the math trigonometry functions use radians and not angles) for work correctly) ... yes after several months hehehehehe

[pangoomis]

VB6 should work fine on Windows XP.

If still want to stick to Win9x, you can try SoftGPU on VirtualBox, or older version of VMware, or 86Box/PCem/DOSBox-X.