January 27, 200521 yr http://simplestas.nm.ru/w98hackThis tool hacks win98se registry/system files to make any app checking windows version install & run. Must work on any language.To check if tool worked propertly, run dxdiag.exe (DirectX7 and above) and check "Operating system:" line.Updated: works with Unofficial SP2. Edited January 27, 200521 yr by Tihiy
January 28, 200521 yr Thank you, Tihiy... How timely.... i was thinking about the usb2 problem in win98, and of the registry hack used in winxp that changes version reported-- used to install older hardware that only has win2k drivers, in winxp... and of possibly getting office2003 & the latest adobe installed in win98... hhhhmmmm........
January 30, 200521 yr Waiting for you to test it It dosen't work After changing it to xp pro mode i restarted & tried to install acrobat reader 7 & office 2003 which promptly said that i was using an unsupported OS.As far as i am concerned this utility is useless
January 30, 200521 yr Author You are too naive. I hope about 5% of unsupported on 9x programs will run with this tool, and it is more than 0%.WMP10,Office2k3,Acrobat7 and other programs can't run on 98/Me not because they aren't supposed to, but because thay CAN'T.
January 30, 200521 yr You know, re office2k3: i keep hearing every once in a while that somebody else's done it-- maybe another Loch Ness?
January 30, 200521 yr You are too naive. I hope about 5% of unsupported on 9x programs will run with this tool, and it is more than 0%.WMP10,Office2k3,Acrobat7 and other programs can't run on 98/Me not because they aren't supposed to, but because thay CAN'T.You see the reason why i ran these appz is to see how it detects the OS during setup. The setup quit there itself without continuing with the rest of the installation as it found that i am running an unsupported OS.Hope that clears your concern. B)
January 30, 200521 yr Author There are many official methods to check Windows platform id (9x or NT) and undocumented too. Office 2003 & other apps can check some undocumented functions. This tool hacks only official checking method, so...But, if "Viewer" versions of Office 2k3 programs can run on Windows 98, i think whole Office can. I'll explore this problem.
January 31, 200521 yr Office2k3 has in the root of the install cd, i believe setup.ini with a line like: min version check windows2k sp4 sic...But i don't think it's as simple as that--- also, as i've said before, standalone Publisher 2003 installed seamlessly for me.....
January 31, 200521 yr Office2k3 has in the root of the install cd, i believe setup.ini with a line like: min version check windows2k sp4 sic...But i don't think it's as simple as that--- also, as i've said before, standalone Publisher 2003 installed seamlessly for me........can someone describe the functinality which win 98 didn't offer to support office 2k3 ?
January 31, 200521 yr beats me, shaddam!!!btw i noticed the office23K disc comes with the 2k sp4 update-- maybe that's a clue...MS is again shipping to anyone requesting, a 360 day trial of the Pro version-- standard & most of its standalone components, can be freely downloaded: i suggest everyone take them up on it: http://www.microsoft.com/office/trial/default.mspx
January 31, 200521 yr Author MS is again shipping to anyone requesting, a 360 day trial of the Pro version-- standard & most of its standalone components, can be freely downloaded: i suggest everyone take them up on it: http://www.microsoft.com/office/trial/default.mspxthx for the link, i'll try it.
January 31, 200521 yr Yeah!!!!!! Come on Tihiy & pull through for us-- yet again!! We know you'll be able to install it in our new SpaceShip OS!!!!!!!!
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