Internet Explorer home

From there, links are available for the win9x version of download of IE6 SP1.

DirectX download

From there, you can download the full re-distributable installer, for win9x of DirectX 9.0c

Hoping this helps...

For IE I've try downloading with a PC running XP, & I could run the installer (actually the downloader)

For DX, It's 9.0b

yes, the downloader offers to save all the CABs for the windows versions you choose. Then take the same to a win98se machine and installing will run fine.

About dX, the link was wrong, thanks for pointing it out - fixed it to link to 9.0c properly now.

When trying to download the IE (on the XP machine) it sais I already have a higher version of IE, & it won't start at all...

10 about the DX9c

About the Service Pack 1.61, I tried using "/Q:A /R:N" it shows some process in the middle, & asks for reboot... what sould I use instead?

About the Service Pack 1.61

So does it work then? I mean, does it do its planned tasks and then ask for re-boot at the right time (at the end, after completion)?

If that is so, then maybe one of the re-boot stoppers will work, I have no idea of which one will work.

The first one to try is the "/Z" switch. You can use it this way - "/Q:A /R:N /Z".

If that doesn't work, put "/norestart" in the place of "/Z" and try again.

If that doesn't work too, do it with "/noreboot" and try. Or, maybe "REBOOT=Suppress". Don't give up. Its all trial-and-error methods which tell us things. Do post back on the one you found to be correct.

About the IE download, yes that is to be expected on IE6SP2. Well, no way around it, except to download it from a Win98 machine itself.

I noticed that unless Netmeeting is installed, the installer will stop in the middle...

Been following this thread, I'm working on this myself...

Hope it helps B)

Hi,

by now I couldn't test the additional apps, cause I'm having problems with the hebrew language within the Batch file...

I'm installing Win98SE Enabled, & I want to have English as the default lang, but add the hebrew to the keyboard...

when editing the batch file with the Win98 Batch tool & setting the lang to hebrew, I get this:

Locale=L040D
SelectedKeyboard=KEYBOARD_0001040D

but I'm getting an error during setup...

any suggestion?

Hi, Donovan Welcome to the Forum & to my thread...

10x for the Tip...

@dennxyz

I forgot to ask.

You said:

WU shows no critical updates needed

When & How did you check the WU?

@prathapml

I've tried all your switches and non of them even started the installation...

I also got an error (look at this post): Win98SE Service Pack 1.61 Error

LOL, that's why I said "there might be a remote possibility of using that switches" and that's why I was surprised that it worked (some posts ago).

Well, I've not been around win9x much since YEARS! Maybe you could e-mail the author of that unofficial SP?

I hope you find your solution (and then post it here! ).

I already tried emailing the creator 2 weks ago, but got no answer...

& I did a few day ago again...

Hi MTK

Used the Q:U /R:N on sesp161 update and got the "reboot" message. The update installs but after rebooting I can no longer access the internet. The error I get is a missing or corrupt wshext.dll file. I am going to stay with the ses1.5 unofficial update for now.

I do not call the updates from the Windows 98 CD. I have made a

separate CD that contains unattended updates for 98SE, W2k, and XP.

The CD autoruns and checks the OS version and then calls the appropriate

batch file. The batch copies all required files and folders to the systemdrive

following the same layout as the unattended tutorials on this site. The first

batch is called from CD and then at the reboot, I remove the CD and the

remainder of the updates install from the hard drive. All updates go in unattended.

I accesssed Windows Update tonight (I am in Canada)after doing a clean install of 98SE to check

for required updates after installing Direct X9C and IE6 SP1. FYI they are:

List of Critical Updates

Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express 6 Service Pack 1 (KB837009)

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB867801)

Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB833989)

Critical Update for ADODB.stream (KB870669)

Security Update for Windows 98 (KB840315)

823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows

816093: Security Update Microsoft Virtual Machine (Microsoft VM)

814078: Security Update (Microsoft Jscript version 5.6

Q329414: Security Update (MDAC 2.1)

Q329115: Security Update (Windows 98)

Windows Share Level Password Update

Q323172: Security Update (Windows 98)

Q323255: Security Update (Windows 98)

Security Update, May 19, 2000 "IP Fragment Reassembly"

Security Update, November 12, 1999"File Access URL" vulnerability in Windows 98

Security Update, March 7, 2002"Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Lead to Code Execution"

Security Update, March 17, 2000"DOS Device in Path Name" security vulnerability

Security Update 1, November 29, 1999 "Spoofed Route Pointer" and "Fragmented IGMP Packet"

811630: Critical Update (Windows 98)

OTHER Updates

Windows IDE Hard Drive Cache Package

Root Certificates Update

Mapped Drives Shutdown Update

The required updates after installing Direct X9C, IE6SP1 and the sesp1.5 unofficial update are as I said in a previous post to this thread.

10x, I managed to access the WU, which I couldn't do before (that's why I started this thread)

Can you show me the way you first run your batch files?

& maybe some batch examples?

10x...

Hi MTK

The first batch file is in the root of the CD, appropriately enough called "FindOS.bat"

It's contents are:

**************************************

FindOS.bat

cls

@echo off

ver |FIND "Windows 2000" > nul

if not errorlevel=1 goto 2000

ver |FIND "Windows 98" > nul

if not errorlevel=1 goto 98

ver |FIND "Windows XP" > nul

if not errorlevel=1 goto XP

echo Your operating system is not supported.

goto eof

ECHO.

ECHO.

cls

:98

ECHO Install Updates for Windows 98 Second Edition ONLY

ECHO Press "Ctrl-C" to exit Installation

pause

ECHO.

CALL \98\98.bat

EXIT

CLS

cls

:2000

ECHO Install Updates for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

ECHO Press "Ctrl-C" to exit Installation

pause

ECHO.

Start \2k\2K.CMD

EXIT

CLS

cls

:XP

ECHO Install Updates for Windows XP Service Pack 2

ECHO Press "Ctrl-C" to exit Installation

pause

ECHO.

Start \XP\XP.CMD

EXIT

CLS

:eof

exit

cls

********************************************************

Pressing any key calls the second batch "98.bat", which copies the Install folder and

contents to the root of the system drive. This batch then calls Direct X 9C batch

********************************************************

98.bat

CLS

@echo off

ECHO.

ECHO.

IF EXIST C:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=C:

IF EXIST D:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=D:

IF EXIST E:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=E:

IF EXIST F:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=F:

IF EXIST G:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=G:

IF EXIST H:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=H:

ECHO.

ECHO Copying Files from CD to System Drive

ECHO Please be patient...

ECHO.

XCOPY "\98\Install" "%systemdrive%\Install" /i /s /h /y /q

ECHO Copying sleep and wizmo to Windows folder

COPY "\98\Install\Windoze\*.*" "%systemdrive%\WINDOWS"

ECHO.

ECHO Calling RunDX9C batch file...

CALL %Systemdrive%\Install\04-DX9C.bat

EXIT

CLS

**************************************************

04-DX9C.bat

CLS

@echo off

IF EXIST C:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=C:

IF EXIST D:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=D:

IF EXIST E:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=E:

IF EXIST F:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=F:

IF EXIST G:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=G:

IF EXIST H:\COMMAND.COM set systemdrive=H:

ECHO.

COPY "%systemdrive%\Install\05-Run.bat" "%systemdrive%\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp"

ECHO Installing DirectX 9.0 C

ECHO Please wait...

start /wait 98\install\DX9C\dxsetup.exe /SILENT

ECHO Cleaning-Up Directory Structure...

ECHO Windows 98SE will restart in 20 Seconds...

ECHO DO NOT END BATCH FILE!!

Sleep 20

ECHO.

wizmo reboot

EXIT

CLS

***********************************************************

The Run.bat file calls the next update which deletes the previous run.bat and copies

the next run.bat to the startup folder.

As I said, it isn't very elegant, but it is unattended and also lets me update any 98SE computer.

Dennxyz