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Ok so This summer I pulled out my dads old laptop and I realized there is a wireless network adapter. Which is called infrared or something like that and it scannes for connections every 3 seconds but can't find my network or my nieghboors. Is there a way to get it working again, like IDK upgrading the bios IDK.
ANYWAY this is my sys.
windows 98 SE
550 MHz proccessor
128 mg RAM
12 GB hdd
floppy
CD player................

P.S I already tried the computer throught a LAN connection and it worked but i need wireless?!

Any help would be useful. Infrared is not a wireless network card. Infrared can be used to communicate with some devices, but unfortunately it is not a wireless network card. You may still be able to add a wireless network card to the older laptop if there is a PCMCIA SLOT that functions.you sure It says it searching for wireless internet/networksI'm sure.Quote from: comda on April 27, 2010, 10:23:35 AM

you sure It says it searching for wireless internet/networks

example of infrared devices: bluetooth and remote....

like what kind of devices?

Hi!

I have one SIMPLE Q: Which LATEST version of JAVA works on Windows 95?

THANKS for every help.

Miro

I have HP Pavilion 4455...It was a little slow (in September) so I used the recovery disc that came with the PC...I cannot open any page because of "script error"....I was told by techies that W98 was not supported & was no longer WORTH using.....I had a friend load W2K Pro...It is very slow & I can't get the modem to work. I would rather go back to W98 if someone can help with the script error problem. If not, I'll need help with the modem on the W2K. Any help would be APPRECIATED. what is your problem with your modem? Are you conencting your computer strait from the modem or trought some sort of LAN? Because i still use win 98 and 95 for MANY dos games i don't have much experiance in w2k but i may be able to help.1. System RAM. How much is installed in the system?

2. Windows 98. If you reloaded from the "recovery" disc, what internet browser (and version number) were you using?

I thought you needed Internet Explorer 6 SP1 to access Window Updates. (Windows Update was "updated" to use newer browser technologies).

I also assume you would get script errors if you're trying to access modern web site using a really old version of Internet Explorer. You might try last version of Mozilla Firefox (version 2.0.0.20) that's compatible with Windows 98.

2. Windows 2000 Professional.
a. Modem.
(1) Dial-up, DSL, or cable modem?
(2) Is it integrated on-board the motherboard, a separate internal card, or an external modem?
ok now thats more clear of what he ment by script error. Ok I also had this problem on my 1999 Ibm Thinkpad a20m. Like dahlarbear said what explorer ver. are you using. Because i was using win 98 original which was like, well i don't know and in feb when i logged into youtube.com there was a message saying this
on march 15 or somethink like that this web browser will be no longer available so i just DOWNLOADED Oprah browser and everything works fine. Newest flash updates videos, e-mail.......... And fast!

here:http://en.utilidades-utiles.com/download-opera-windows-98.phpOk thanks for the replies...I finally gave up on the W98 for now....I got the driver for the modem....changed PCI slots....loaded the driver & removed the sound card....at last ..finally got on line....so I guess I'll run W2K...I don't really like it but SINCE W98 is not supported it seems all I can do...I'll work on the sound card later...thanks again for all the help

Im running windows 95 and my computer wont boot up when it starts it says Afatal exception has occurred 0137:00000013. Then it tells me to push Ctlr,Alt,Delete, when I do this it say Windows has DETECTED a Registry/ configuration error. And the only way I can get the computer to do any thing is to start it in prompt command only, safe mode and the other s dont workin they just give me a windows protection you MUST restart message. The catagory say to search for the error but Im not sure how to start a seach like that from a comand prompt. And what do I do about the registry it say I cant access it. 1 more thing is there any way to run a floppy disk from command prompt C:\ or A:\ prompt. Im completly lost. any suggestion beside shot my self or get a new computer. Thanks for your time [emailprotected]


EMail ADDY removed to prevent SPAMQuote from: Gpfuson on March 29, 2010, 09:50:27 AM

Im running windows 95 ... suggestion beside shot my self or get a new computer.

To copy, first insert a floppy disk (or some other removable drive). Make sure you know its drive letter (I recommend a floppy because its always A:). Type at the command prompt (I assume your documents are on C:\): copy C:\*.doc A: (replace A: with the drive letter of the removable disk)

That will copy the DOC files to the drive. If your documents are big, you may need more than one floppy (assuming you use a floppy). Now you can put your floppy (or other removable disk) into another computer and copy your documents over.

Make that copy C:\*.doc A: /S

copy does not have a /S switch...

Anyone want to sell me a retail Windows 98 SE installation DISC? I've got a product key already. My disc is all scratched up and I don't feel like trying to revive it. ebay doesn't SEEM to yield much on it.Would this work? http://tinyurl.com/yjdhlf5Did some modifications to board so thought I'd MAKE sure they didn't cause any havoc and reply with my ALT. thx Techno, but I'm not a bidding kind of guy. hee hee

In fact, I think I'm going to just try to restore my disc. I saw some stuff online that will probably work. But I'll have to buy some materials


@ Admin No havoc here. All systems go this may help: How to Fix a Scratched CD

I have a problem on a Win 98SE computer.

When I turn it on, this message comes up:

"Cannot find a device FILE that may be NEEDED to run Windows or a Windows application.

The Windows registry or SYSEM.INI file refers to this device file, but the device no longer exists."

I hit enter, Windows starts up and an error comes up saying it cannot find VSPUBAPI.DLL. I cannot get on the Internet or run my anti-virus program.

The program that CAUSED it, a Computer Associates anti-virus program, was DELETED a long time ago. I cannot reinstall it because I would have to buy it again.

The computer is a COMPAQ and did not come with a Windows disk, so I cannot get the dll file from there.

I there a way to fix this? Any help would be appreciated. If your able to get into Windows you can click start, run, type: msconfig

In msconfig you can disable the line containing this DLL file so it will not load and give you this error.

When I try to install Microsoft Scholastic's The MAGIC School Bus Explores the Solar System on my Windows 3.11 computer it GIVES me the error message, "File COPY operation failed - incorrect number of bytes written to disk - source file or destination disk may be corrupted - use ChkDsk " in the middle of the installation. Why? I have a theory that the disc is scratched so it cannot read. But I am not sure.
Can someone help me? P.S.-my computer is an Intel INSIDE 486DX-66. You may want to try cleaning the CD to see if it is just not dirty. Otherwise I'd suggest trying a CD polish / disc repair kit that can be FOUND at any computer retail store and try repairing the disc.

Hello:

I have someone who wants to use and old 486 system running 3.10. I got it to the command prompt C:. I don't know how to LAUNCH the os from here. Any suggestions?Quote from: McGuire on MARCH 21, 2010, 02:22:51 PM

Hello:

I have someone who wants to use and old 486 system running 3.10. I got it to the command prompt C:. I don't know how to launch the os from here. Any suggestions?

If windows is installed, the command is the very positive sounding "win" command.

So if you are dual-booting 2 Microsoft OSs of that era, you are in a "win-win situation"?

I am considering upgrading DirectX on the oldest computer in the HOUSE to version 9.0c. (I have Windows98SE installed as the operating system.) There is a graphics card installed, and it is the Diamond Monster 3D II from 1998. If I install DirectX 9.0c (the latest version of that will install on Windows98SE), will the Diamond Monster 3D II still operate properly? I currently have DirectX 8.0, and the card was working properly the last time I checked.Where did you see that DirectX would run on 98 ? ?Quote from: patio on MARCH 12, 2010, 09:34:31 AM

Where did you see that DirectX would run on 98 ? ?

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Professional Edition ; Windows 2000 Server; Windows 2000 Service Pack 2; Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows 7; Windows 98; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows Home Server; Windows ME; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1;

windows 98 COMES with DirectX would be the first clue.


Updating the DX would be pointless in this case, though. the Diamond Monster 3d is DX5 level card, and doesn't even implement Direct3d in hardware, only DirectDraw 1 or 2.

Consider for a moment that DirectX 9.0C has removed DirectDraw entirely and you can sort of understand that there will be no gain.


The only reason to install DX9.0c is to run a DX9.0c game. a DX9.0c hasn't a chance in *censored* of working very well on that machine anyway.

I'd just stick with DirectX 8 on a windows98SE machine.

Quote from: Veltas on March 12, 2010, 07:22:21 PM

If it can't run 98 then there's not much you can do other than INSTALL 95.

No matter what hardware, anything under 400Mhz will handle Windows 2000.

Well yeah, 98 was a real memory hog in its day. But if it can run 98, then do that cos 95 just isn't as good in my opinion.

Also, thanks, I had no idea explorer.exe was introduced in 98, I thought 95 had it.

No, 98 does have explorer, I was saying you can get a "lite" windows 98 (like, say for a low spec machine) by replacing the windows 98 version with a copy from windows 95.

Oh, well that has fixed my mental image of 95's kernal again I guess, thanks again.

heh, I had ot for a month or so on my Pentium... then the integrated graphics chip failed and I couldn't see anything on the screen. I learned what a heatsink was then, so it wasn't all bad.

Win98, is essentially win95 with all sorts of stuff preinstalled, but it also adds some system-level stuff like FAT32 (also supported by 95 OSR2) as well as USB support (much better with 98SE, absolutely none in 95 retail, and most vendors didn't support the implementation provided by OSR2).

Windows 95 was the first release of windows that had a "taskbar; all previous versions used program manager- including NT 3.51. NT 4 took the taskbar and used it for itself, as well.

It was a rather messy time to be programming windows- a lot more variables then there are now. In order to have coolbar/rebar controls, you'd have to either be running windows 98 or later, or running windows 95, and then check (i nthe win95 case) that Internet Explorer 4 or later is installed- and of course you need to change the functions you call if you discover your running on NT. Even big software companies couldn't get the version checks right.

Now all the "API" changes are really isolated to .NET, which is really more of a separate platform then the win32 API, too.

is there a WAY to stop win 3.11 wfw loading into windows when the win command is typed running on dos 7.1don't type the win command?that wont WORK because im going to have sevral 9.x os installed as WELL what exactly are you talking about?

why can't you simply not type the "win" command?I think he wants to run multiple versions of Windows under one version of DOS. That would explain why he is using DOS7.1 with WFW 3.11, which used DOS 6.22.Quote from: Computer_Commando on March 08, 2010, 04:08:50 PM

That would explain why he is using DOS7.1 with WFW 3.11, which used DOS 6.22.

I hope someone can help me on this. I have a Win ME OS, and recently put in a brand new hard drive (WD Caviar Blue 500GB) and it acted fine for a week, but when I tried to turn it on one day I got this ERROR message:
"Expression - IdxStart=nBlock<=MemBlocks / Source - Line 284 of Msprintf.c"

If I have to guess, I think it's talking about a string in the registry, but not sure?
If anyone can help, I wound GREATLY appreciate it, I have old family photos that I don't want to lose!1. Hard Drive. My guess is a hard drive access issue, but only because I came across the following reference on the Internet.
"Logical Assertion Has Failed" Error Message When You Install Windows (292763)

That's a large disk (WD Caviar Blue 500GB). I didn't think Windows ME would handle 500 GB. I thought there were capacity limits due to BIOS and operating system constraints.
a. Did you partition the disk or just setup one "big" partition?
b. How big is the operating system partition?
c. What did you USE to setup the disk (hard drive vendor utility, fdisk, something else)?
d. Are you using "drive overlay" software to access that "big boy"?

2. Backup Data. You should "backup" any data you cannot afford to lose.

3. Hard Drive Diagnostics. Most hard drive manufacturers provide "free" DIAGNOSTIC software to test their drives. From the manufacturer website, download the APPROPRIATE file for the bootable media you wish to use. See Top 7 Free Hard Drive Testing Tools or Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools and Utilities (Storage)

hi, 1st time here. hope you can help. can you use the convert now option, in properties, to edit mp3 files? it WOULD seem that way because you can select mp3 but you cant edit the file. can you or am i doing it wrong?
and does anyone know of a simple SOUND editor like the one in w98, not a wave editor i cant figure those out, to edit mp3 files if i cant get the w98 sound recorder to edit mp3s. thank you.I take it that you're using Windows MusicMatch, CORRECT?
If you are, you can convert mp3's to other forms, such as wave files, etc...
Go to www.majorgeeks.com, and look under the category of Multimedia, you can FIND some GOOD (and free) converters for the ME OS.

Talyn

A few days ago, for my oldest computer (HP Pavilion 7285 200Mhz with Windows 95) I had purchased an ISA Ethernet card that is still sealed in its original packaging that is to be used for multiplayer gaming. In the NEAR FUTURE I am planning on getting an ethernet hub to connect the computer through ethernet cables to the nearby Dell 2350 and the main computer I use in my family's library which is the HP Pavilion a1440n, to enable a three player game to be possible without additional computers being brought by friends. The issue at hand is that I'll have a need to connect the WAN port of the hub to the router near the library computer. (100 foot ethernet cables will be needed for connecting to the library computer and the router, as the hub will be in the basement closer to the other two computers.) If the oldest computer doesn't have a firewall, I believe it could be exposed to viruses and other threats if it connects to the internet.

I was told by evilfantasy in my Win95 anti-virus topic that an old computer like that one, being only used for old games, would not need an anti-virus, and it certainly doesn't need one if it doesn't have an internet connection. If I hook the hub up to the router, will the internet connection on the old computer work if it's hooked up with crossover cables for use in local multiplayer games? I need the answer to this question so I can determine whether or not to uninstall the anti-virus I installed on it earlier this evening.

Another good thing is that this will enable me to transfer files from the old HP Pavilion for backup if they're bigger than 1.44MB in size. The WAD files in the directory of the Doom games would be among them.

Now, the major question regarding installing the ISA Ethernet card is this: How will I set the card up after installing it?

EDIT: The first paragraph was edited after I saw Computer_Commando's response.Quote from: Ryan on February 17, 2010, 06:07:15 PM

...
1. If I hook the hub up to the router, will the internet connection on the old computer work if it's hooked up with crossover cables for use in local multiplayer games?
...
2. Now, the major question regarding installing the ISA Ethernet card is this: How will I set the card up after installing it?...

I don't fully understand.
Why do you need a crossover cable if you have a hub? The hub does the crossover.

2. Almost like any other Windows computer.

I guess I won't need a crossover cable if I get a hub then, as I did not know that the hub does the crossover. The crossover cable will only be used until I get one then. Regular ethernet cables will be used with the hub.

BTW, do you know anything about null-modem connections?

EDIT: Never mind. I'll look it up myself instead of waiting.

Can anybody tell me what the recommended anti-virus and firewall programs for Windows 95 are? I recently purchased an ISA Ethernet card, and may eventually attempt to connect the computer through a hub to the router for use in multiplayer games, and will want to keep any unwanted intrusions out. Once I receive replies, I'll bookmark this topic so I can return to it later when needed. Just to let you know, the computer that this operating system is on has 128MB of RAM, so I need anti-virus and firewall programs that are light on resources.Avast! Home Edition 4.8.1368 is about the only one that will still update itself. Don't know if it works with WIN95. http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/tech/6635/
Without the updates, an anti-virus program is worthless.
Win95 and 128MB? Windows 95 Installation Requirements
Computer Commando, check this page out, and you'll see whether it may be compatible with Windows 95 or not.

http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Home-Edition-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-11125456.html

As a matter of fact, I'm going to burn the anti-virus program Avast onto a CDROM and see if it will run under Windows 95. If it doesn't, I'll have to get an older version than the one you mentioned.


However, after this burn, I will only have four burnable CD-Rs left, and so I must conserve them for burns that are absolutely necessary. I'll purchase them the next time I have the money to do so.

Old Edits:
I cannot SUCCESSFULLY install Avast onto my computer. The anti-virus is fully compatible with Windows 95, but I need at least Internet Explorer version 4.01. Do you know where I can get that? The computer has version 3. I'm downloading version 5.0.

I'm going to try to install IE5 first. If that does not succeed, I'll install an ISA ethernet card and a firewall first.

That IE5 installation was for Windows 3.1/NT 3.5. I'll have to keep looking.

EDIT:
I found the 32-bit version of IE5 through Wikipedia.Now Avast! is installed on the computer, but a DLL FILE is missing. I need WS2_32.

By the way, although I just found the DLL file, the anti-virus loaded and is scanning the memory at the MOMENT. At this time, it's in demo MODE, and I'll leave it that way until I get the ethernet card installed, as the computer has no internet connection available.


At this moment, that's as far as I can go until I get the ethernet card installed. I need a good firewall for Windows 95 now. (I won't download and install it until after installing the ethernet card.)It is highly unlikely that you will find a free antivirus that works with Windows 95.

I very rarely say this but. You need to get a new OS. None of today's technology is designed to work with a system that old.Sorry evilfantasy, but I can't get a new operating system for that computer. The processor is a 200MHz Pentium, and not fast enough for even Windows XP. The newest operating system I'm willing to install on it is Windows 98SE, and I'd rather not do that unless I don't have a choice. It is not the main computer I use, and is only used for old computer games from the mid-to-late 90s.

Besides, Avast installed successfully on it and is able to scan the computer. The only reason I'm doing this is so that I can get an ISA Ethernet card installed to be able to play multiplayer games in Jedi Knight, Mysteries of the Sith, Quake and Quake II, as well as the Doom series. In the future I plan on purchasing an ethernet hub and a very long ethernet cable to enable a three or four-player match. (A four player match isn't possible without a friend bringing a computer.) The anti-virus and firewall are there for protecting the computer. At least this version of Avast is updateable.Quote

and is only used for old computer games from the mid-to-late 90s.

200MHz Pentium with 128MB RAM will have no trouble at all with Win98SE, should you ever decide to change.

I am reverting an old Del XPS T750r from Windows XP back to Windows 2000 in order to run my favorite printer, a reliable HP 1175Cse. (There is no HP-supported XP driver for that printer and I now have a new Dell Studio XPS and printer as my main system- WHEW!)

Anyway, using a Win 98 SE boot disk I successfully reformatted the HD and then loaded that OS. From there, I tried to upgrade to 2000 using a legitimate 2000 Pro upgrade CD and would get 2 message boxes; the one in the rear contained the "Install Windows 2000", "Install Add-on components", etc. buttons. The msg box in front said 'This CD-ROM contains a newer version of Windows than the one you are presently using. Would you like to upgrade to Windows 2000?'

When I click 'Yes' both message boxes disappear!!! If I click 'No', the front box disappears, the second box remains, but the 'Install Windows 2000" button is disabled. However, the 'Browse This CD' button does work.

Specs: Intel x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1; 256 Mb RAM; Win 98 SE; 32 Gb hardrive; CD-RW; DVD-ROM; Zip-250; Floppy drive.There is no need to install Win98 1ST...
Format the drive again and go straight to the Win2K install...
When prompted for the upgrade put in the Win98 CD for verification and the install will continue.Did that and I got stopped again.

On blue screen background I received this message:

'Setup cannot access the CD containing the Windows 2000 installation files.
To retry, press ENTER. If you are not successful after several tries, quit Setup. then, to restart Septup, copy the Windows 2000 installation files to your hard drive.' >> This "solution" makes no sense to me whatsoever!!!

Now what? :-)You may have a bad CD drive...
DLoad a Win2K boot image from bootdisk.com and unzip it to a floppy and try again...I could read the contents of the CD just fine (prior to HD reformat and REMOVAL of Win98 OS).
In fact, I made Win 2000 boot floppy disks from my Win 2000 CD, disks that executed Windows 2000 Setup correctly.
Following the floppy boot's directions I eventually loaded the Win 2000 CD and then hit F8 to AGREE (with Win 2000 Licensing Agreement).

It asked for the legal OS copy (I loaded win 98 CD). It responded, 'To set up Windows 2000 on the selected item (C: FAT32), press ENTER.'

It responded 'Insert the CD labeled: Windows 2000 Professional CD-ROM.

I complied, hit return and it examined the C: drive. Then it gave me the same bad news -- "Setup cannot access the CD ...

that and was immediately directed to load the Win 2000 disk. Same result.Hate to have to ask but where is this Win2K CD from ? ?Our corporate systems administrator's archive. He has all legit stuff. I will get new copy tomorrow and also have him create a bootable version. Thanks for trying to solve what seemed to be an easy problem - but I won't let Microsoft win! Even if I have to bloody my knuckles!!! :-)
It may in fact be a bad image file/CD...Best of Luck with the new one and post back if you still have issues...Will do!

I can play a Kodak picture cd on our lap top, but can't play a picture cd burned on our desk top. I use slow burn SPEED and have tried several dc manufacturers. Suggestions? I think I've discovered what's WRONG. I had burned the still images on a dvd, not a CD as I thought. It won't play the DVD, but it will play the CD VERSION. The desktop drive may not be a DVD drive...that would explain it.SUCCESS!! I down loaded IMGBURN software and burned the photo's to a CD-R as a data file which is recognized by Ofoto on the lap top. Do yourself a BIG favor and un-install any Kodak picture software on that machine...
Unless you like apps that don't work properly and phone home for updates every 30 minutes or so...The Ofoto software is on a lap top that's never connected to the net so I've never experienced those problems.

Running a Dell inspirion laptop that originally had Win XP on it but now has Win 2000. Going through traditional channels doesn't work as far as adjusting the DISPLAY properties through the control PANEL.... Also have a debranded HP with the same problem-screen is too small for the screen...What can I do???Did you check to make sure u have the corect display DRIVER installed?Quote from: iamtonsoffun247 on February 02, 2010, 09:05:16 PM

Did you check to make sure u have the corect display driver installed?

After reading some of the old posts and replys....

ALAS I have figured it out those of you that give all the answers have a lot of dads money there fore you do as you please
STRIKE that comment
some of us are just now changing from one OS to a new OS MY old OS was me 2000 Now I have a win7 home premium why would I want a copy of or a pc w/ME OS in or on it so that I ma stil use the old cameras and software that I payed for 09 YEARS ago
I'M sorry I DONT age as fast as computersQuote from: alltools nobrains on February 05, 2010, 08:56:07 PM

ALAS I have figured it out those of you that give all the answers have a lot of dads money there fore you do as you please

error messg; on windows me i go to any web PAGE i get a error saying Internet Explore script error Line6 CHAR 1618 ERROR AUTOMATION SERVER CAN,T CREATE OBJECT CODE 0
WE ARE USING WAL MKT AS SERVER THANK you all.. any HELP out there.. PLEASE e mail .. try reinstalling windows ie on a USB stick or STORAGE device and intsall from a diferent computer and chpse E:\ as the download destonation put in to your computer and reinstall

I have a win 98 and when i have a password and someone turns the computer on they just press CANCEL and the computer logs on can i prevent this?I don't think there is any way to do that unless the computer is PART of a Windows Domain. oh thats sucks. I do rememver it was like that an the server we had running win 98 at our elementary school in 2001Maybe there's an option to set a password on the SYSTEM BIOS which a user MUST enter before they can ACCESS the machine.

Hi I have this computer RUNNING win 95. Anyway it has some great games on it but the os is currupted. the computer keeps scanning for errors and finds one every few seconds and won't boot up unless i go into safe mode. If i would reinstall win 95 or install 98 over it would i still have all my programs on start and my applicatons?

266 something processor
64 mg ram
3.5 GB hdd
First See Here...

If no luck the method for re-installing Win95 and retaining everything is to boot to safe mode...
In the Root directory rename win.com to win.old.
Power down.
Re-boot to the Win95 and follow the install info.

NOTE: It's been awhile since i've done this so to be safe backup any CRITICAL data before proceeding.Im sorry zi just want to know if i can install win 98 without damaging files. I want to upgrade. I kind of build this computer, it worked with the original motherboard which died. after scan disk it loads more and then says: insilizing device MSMINI Windows protection error You nedd to restart your computerQuote from: comda on January 29, 2010, 02:38:41 PM

Im sorry zi just want to know if i can install win 98 without damaging files. I want to upgrade. I kind of build this computer, it worked with the original motherboard which died.

First See Here...

If no luck the method for re-installing Win95 and retaining everything is to boot to safe mode...
In the Root directory rename win.com to win.old.
Power down.
Re-boot to the Win95 and follow the install info.

NOTE: It's been awhile since i've done this so to be safe backup any critical data before proceeding.

the computer keeps scanning for errors and finds one every few seconds and won't boot up unless i go into safe mode

anyone know any good car or adventure games for win 98?Windows 98 isn't that old, some games at Best Buy in the $10 area are Windows 98 compatible.

As for DRIVING games, I don't really play those so now sure what a good one would be.

Puzzle games. I like Jewel Quest, Mario games which are all available to download from CNET.com, just don't install the toolbars for some of those games. They play really well in Virtual PC, so on an actual Windows 98 machine they should work really well.

There is another option and that is console EMULATION. Turn Windows 98 into an Atari or NES, etc. A good place to go for that is http://www.emulator-zone.com/.Quote from: comda on December 13, 2009, 01:27:34 PM

anyone know any good car or adventure games for win 98?

why not?

ok i understand all the rules but theres noting about sharing places to get games?

Im trying to install 98 on my old computer. So I use the windows 98 setup cd and format the hard drive, after that it tells me to restart. I restart, boot from setup cd and it does a routine check on the system. After that it tells me to remove any floppy disks from the drive and restart. So when I restart and boot from the cd it says it has to do another routine check, after the check it tells me again to remove any floppys and restart. Its going in circles. If I boot from the hard drive I get the "Invalid System Disk" error. Also the computer just wont boot from the boot disk.

Ive been doing some reading online and Microsoft's solution is to use the sys command. I followed the directions but ALMOST every command i write gives me a "bad command or file name" error. The only command that seems to work is fdisk...

any ideas? Details please.
Make and MODEL of computer.
What CPU?
How much RAM?
What type and size of Hard Drive?
Are you using a real Windows 98 boot floppy?
oh sorry... I forgot:

Dell Dimension XPS R450
Pentium II 450mhz
512mb DDR ram
40gb HDD

yes real windows 98 boot floppy.Win98 bootable CD and/or Win98 bootable floppy disk?Ive got real copies of both.If you can get an A:> from the floppy, type: dir to verify sys.com is located on it, if it is, then type Sys C:Let's suppose two more details.
It is Windows 98. Not 98SE.
You have not pined the drive to force smaller size.

Original windows 98 can not install properly on large drive.

What is the model of the Hard Drive?
Does it have an option for use in a system that does not work with DRIVES?


Quote from: Computer_Commando on January 21, 2010, 05:54:27 PM

If you can get an A:> from the floppy, type: dir to verify sys.com is located on it, if it is, then type Sys C:

Open a command prompt on the laptop.. We are trying to connect the laptop to your router using your new pc card..so when we use the ipconfig command, it will tell us a lot about the state of your laptops connectivity... It doesn't MATTER if the laptop was never connected to a router before...


If it gives you a default gateway address (the default gateway address is the IP address for the router...You'll know what I mean when you use the command), ip address, and subnet mask... Then we have determined that your cable is good because if the cable wasn't good then the dhcp server on your router would not be able to assign your computer an ip address... In other words, it could just be that a link light is out on your router...

However, the cable could still be good if you don't have an ip address assigned to your computer (as indicated with the IPCONFIG command), we would simply have to isolate the problem further... However, having no link light on the router when connecting is a good sign that the cable is not send/receiving and that the cable could be bad...its not a new card, the prevous owner used the card 2 days before she gave it to me and about the router. When i hook up a connection the router light indicates theres a conection even when the computer is off. But it won't with this one. by the way do i do this in dos when i have it plugged into the net?While the router is on and the cable is connected...From the desktop, click START, click on RUN,

type: command

press enter


when you are at the prompt, type: ipconfig and press enter


What is the output? Does it give you a default gateway address, IP address, and subnet mask ?OH i'm sorry looks like the cable wasn't working for i'm using the laptop to type this now. Thank-you EEVIAC for all your HELP Just one last question. Will the same format work on a win95 NEC laptop? Glad it's working now


Honestly, the last time I used Windows 95, I was in high school and I'm not familiar with it, but I SUSPECT the configuration would virtually be the same..

I have a compaq computer presario 4100CA
I would like to know how to enter BIOS

Running windows me.
TIATry hitting F10 during startup. Actually, you should see the key for accessing the BIOS stated on your screen very soon after hitting the power ON button. But, that screen usually passes quickly and is easy to overlook.

I can't be absolutely sure F10 is the right key for your computer since this can vary by make and model. I have a Compaq d530 CMT for which F10 is the key, and F10 is shown in this reference: http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm.

If F10 does not work, it's probably F1, F2, or Del.Press F10 straight after power on

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How to Enter the BIOS on Presario Desktop PCs (2001 and earlier)

Use the following instructions to open the BIOS:

Immediately press the F10 repeatedly on the keyboard when the logo screen displays.

Try hitting F10 during startup. Actually, you should see the key for accessing the BIOS stated on your screen very soon after hitting the power ON button. But, that screen usually passes quickly and is easy to overlook.

I can't be absolutely sure F10 is the right key for your computer since this can vary by make and model. I have a Compaq d530 CMT for which F10 is the key, and F10 is shown in this reference: http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm.

If F10 does not work, it's probably F1, F2, or Del.

It could also be F8

Hi CH
I don't know when this change occured but when i open my computer and for EXAMPLE i GOT to drive C: the same window doesn't open C: a new window pops up. By the TIME i'm done i have all these windows instead of just one were i can go back and forwards on win 98 SE

ANy help?Yes, go into the control panel, then you want folder options.
Tell it to reuse the same window.In "My Computer" / Windows Explorer.

Tools->Options, on the General Tab, in the "Browse Folders" Frame, Change the option to "Open Each Folder in the Same Window"in the tools menu i have only find, map network drive, disconnect network drive. sync, folder options and there is no brose folders ok never mind I got I thanks a lot BC programer ANd Quantos for your help No problem, we're just glad that you got it sorted, even if it was a team EFFORT

I have a 98 Toshiba laptop and the screen has a slow RESPONCE TIME on games like doom and Doom2 and IGNITION. Is there a way to fix this?No.

Is it possible to add windows 2000 to a second physical HDD when the O/S is windows 98SE on the PRIMARY HDD (DRIVE "C")?truenorthYep.
Matter of fact one of my benchtest machines was set up this way not too long ago...
That's the cleanest arrangement...seperate drives...you can share data etc. but the boot process doesn't see each other.Use the BIOS to determine which drive you want to boot.

Remove the Win98 drive and install Win2k on another drive jumpered as MASTER...
When all drivers and etc. is running fine switch the Win2K drive to SLAVE...reconnect the Win98 as master and you should be good to go.Patio, Fantastic,thanks again. truenorth

I am almost sure I have a corrupt registry. It is running win98. This is a old computer that I use at the office for quickbooks only, and of course my dad never backs up his system so now I am a nervous reck we are going to LOOSE the entire businesses financial, please help! If nothing else can someone tell me how I get the files from dos before it completely crashes and I have nothing.

It starts up in dos prompt only, no safe mode or nothing. It first started with a Dynamic error, and now I believe the registry is corrupt because it stops right at system.DAT when doing the reg scan. I have tried restore/repair/fix....I think I have almost tried everything.

Please help

Thank you!

LisaQuote

how I get the files from dos before it completely
crashes and I have nothing.

...I am not very familiar with the abbreviation in doc...like...the "my documents" is really "my docu~1" in dos.....that is where I am confused....so where is quickbooks file I need?...

I haven't yet GOTTEN the DVD drive I ordered, but have everything else. There's one question LEFT. Does anybody know if there'd be a way to get it to read a 1998 game DVD under Windows 95? I was hoping somebody might have an answer.

The DVD-ROM drive is the Samsung SD-612. I need to find a Windows 95 driver for it.

The game I want to be able to get this drive to detect and run is "Riven: The Sequel To Myst". (The 1998 DVD version that REQUIRES Windows 95, as said on the box.)Do a search for OakRom CD/DVD drivers...they work on most units on Win95/98I did a search, but could not find what I need. A proprietary driver might be the better choice...

EDIT: Speaking of which, I went to Driverguide.com as I had originally planned on doing, and DOWNLOADED what I thought might be the driver for the DVD-ROM. When I downloaded a zip file for the drive's use, I saw a driver called "SSCDROM.SYS". The readme file was copyrighted in 1996 by Samsung.Quote from: Ryan on December 31, 2009, 12:01:54 PM

I did a search, but could not find what I need. A proprietary driver might be the better choice...

EDIT: Speaking of which, I went to Driverguide.com as I had originally planned on doing, and downloaded what I thought might be the driver for the DVD-ROM. When I downloaded a zip file for the drive's use, I saw a driver called "SSCDROM.SYS". The readme file was copyrighted in 1996 by Samsung.

Will the drive detect a DVD without a driver?

Hi Lately i have been working on my old windows 98 LAPTOP. I tried internet on it and it worked fine but when i tried hotmail it wouldn't load. The corner of the page said done with the little yellow triangle.

Any help would be very helpful.This seemed to work for others...No the newer versions of MSN Messenger don't work on Win98. DOWNLOAD the OLDER version MSN Messenger 7.0 Beta or MSN Messenger 6.2. I know 7.0 works on my WinME.

No version of LIVE will work on Win9x/ME. Sorry...i missed the Win98 PART.

The reason USB doesn't work as well as it does with 2000 and XP is simply because there was no provision for device classes; well, that's a lie... there was, but the only ones at the time were pretty much keyboards and mice- HID devices. Flash drives were pretty much just invented at the time; this is why every company pretty much has to MAKE their own driver; there was no abstraction of a generic "Storage device" class, so it's basically just a USB device.

I believe windows ME fixed this; it is no longer up to the driver to understand the device, but the device's job to understand the driver. (turns out that almost every mass-storage device did this already with draft specs)

the Generic Mass Storage Driver (Come to think of it, I'm not 100% sure it was included in the unofficial SP, I might have downloaded separately) either way, there is one available. (maybe it was this one?

Now, of course it's not flawless, I've had issues with hot-plugging and sometimes it takes a few tries before I realize that windows 98 doesn't make the beep-boop sound like XP and open explorer myself, but aside from that it has worked quite well for me.

regarding actually GETTING these onto the target PC, only thing I can think of is to burn a CD-R or split the FILE onto floppy disks.

That's the one I used, too. Worked on all devices except that one PNY.CC & BC,Thanks guys and very good input. Not very encouraging though. I have DEFINITELY come to the CONCLUSION that this is an O/S created issue. As you undoubtedly noted from my earlier post i DID FIND a driver for the supposed "fix on 98SE" but that it did not work. However given that it is probably an O/S issue i believe that dooms soybean's alternative hardware solution to be doomed as well. New PCI usb port card will not remove the overriding issue of the O/S i would think?
BC No the USB root hub does not appear in device manager. I will try the "this one" link and see if it does anything--will advise.Quote from: truenorth on December 21, 2009, 09:05:25 AM

BC No the USB root hub does not appear in device manager. I will try the "this one" link and see if it does anything--will advise.

Please help! Ok my computer worked fine lastnight...got up this morning and turned it on. Lights came on sounded like it was running except monitor was showing blank. Thought is was monitor WENT out and bought a new one....same thing happening. Any ideas? It's a Dell Dimension C521.Do the lights on the display indicate it is RECEIVING a signal from the computer? Do you have a spare video card you can try? Did anything unusual happen before you shut down the system last night?No nothing happened. It did this 2 weeks ago and I unhooked everything and just LET it sit because I didn't have time to mess with it...when I plugged everything back in it worked fine..then shut it off and got up and it was blank again. All lights are on computer, and the monitor goes on safe mode after 5 minutes. I don't have a EXTRA video card. But I wanted to see if that was the problem before I ran out and bought one. Are they hard to put in?No, it's not difficult at all. Make sure you can return the card in case that's not the problem.Ok thank you so much!sureckfulk,Had exactly this same problem today. If you have more than one ram stick try removing all of them then reinstall them one at a time. Obviously if the 1st one you reinstall still doesn't change anything don't leave it in.truenorth

Trying to help a FRIEND, he runs win98, scandisk found some bad files & stored it to files (FILE0000) but now his SYSTEM wont let him reload win98. Is there any way we can restore them ? ThanksQuote from: Tabucur on DECEMBER 02, 2009, 01:35:19 PM

Trying to help a friend, he runs win98, scandisk found some bad files & stored it to files (FILE0000) but now his system wont let him reload win98. Is there any way we can restore them ? Thanks

similarities, differenceS? quit asking for homework help without giving any information about what you have so far.

First, google can help PROVIDE some base references on nearly anything; including the differences between windows 9X and windows NT in many AREAS. Once you've done some base research, come back with what you've found, mention a few things you've discovered, and we can help CONFIRM or correct them for you as necessary.

Quote from: patio on June 26, 2009, 06:15:16 PM

It hasn't been BROUGHT up but i'm curious why someone would want to run ME...

It hasn't been brought up but i'm curious why someone would want to run ME...
Yeah i can't figure this out. If it's for particular program(s) then he should be looking for 98SE (or XP). Programs for ME normally work with 98 or sometimes XP.

In order to install Windows ME, you must know the product key of the Windows ME CD - ROM that you have bought. Windows ME is similar with Windows XP, in terms of activation. You must activate Windows ME in order for you to continue to use it.

can i get MICROSOFT PLUS for WIN 95/98 free anywere?Maybe here ...http://www.tucows.com/preview/32633

Hi resently on my laptop running windows 98 the SETTING changed and when i SHUT it it doesn't SLEEP the hdd is STILL running and their isn't a sleep option no more in shutdown any help?

Hi
I was useing my windows 98 yesterday and it has a ton of old dos games. Anyways dividing the FILES on floppys i got a few on my NEC VERSA 2000 laptop. (WIN 95) then i had doom i got all files until one which is a 4 mb file. Is there a program i can use to possible srink of divide that file?WinZipOr Dariolus can split files. (Its a program, google it)

Above post is better as it does both.I've had to do this too... but I rolled my own solution in the form of a QUICKBASIC program that splits the file. Putting it back together again was a simple copy /B COMMAND. Although I had to wipe that laptop due to system board issues.

Short answer...
Install DOS 1ST...
Then install WHATEVER you WANT after it....

Pls someone help with fixing a windows 98 system.ini FILE that woun't allow system to boot.More information needed1. What's the "exact" error message? Why do you think "system.ini" is the problem?

2. Registry BACKUPS. Default setting is to backup the "registry" each day system is booted. Last five backups are SAVED. I believe "win.ini" and "system.ini" are stored within the registry backup ".cab" files by default. Restoring to an older version of the registry should replace those files ALONG with the registry.

The "scanreg /restore" command is used to access the backups.

3. Boot Floppy. Can you boot from Windows 98 Startup disk (floppy)?

4. Safe Mode. Can you use the F5 or F8 FUNCTION keys during startup to select a"Command prompt only" or "Safe Mode" boot?

I have a computer with 98SE and 2000 dual-booted. I have 512 MB RAM right now.
However Windows 2000 would really benefit from more (Im thinking 1GB) of RAM.

I read that the maximum amount of RAM 98 could recognize is 512 (applies to all 9X systems) and if you have more then that 98 would not boot. I also read that there is a way to get 98 to work with up to 2GB's

Is this true? How can I PUT more RAM in this PC and yet have both systems work?Quote

1. Click "start", then click "run".
2. In the box, type in the following without the quotation marks, "C:\windows\system.ini notepad"
3. Scroll down until you get to the [VCache] section.
4. If the line "MaxFileCache = " already exists, then change it to read "MaxFileCache=524288" (without the quotation marks).

I have a computer with 98SE and 2000 dual-booted. I have 512 MB RAM right now.
However Windows 2000 would really benefit from more (Im thinking 1GB) of RAM.

I read that the maximum amount of RAM 98 could recognize is 512 (applies to all 9X systems) and if you have more then that 98 would not boot. I also read that there is a way to get 98 to work with up to 2GB's

Is this true? How can I put more RAM in this PC and yet have both systems work?

Not true. My P3 rig with 640MB RAM triple boots WinXP, Win98SE, Ubuntu. I used to have Win2k on it prior to Unbuntu. Will performance under Win98 increase with more RAM? No.

I don't think he wanted to increase performance under Windows 98.... just wanted to make sure WIN98 would still run with more than 512 so he wouldn't have to stick with just 512 for his other boot.

I read that the maximum amount of RAM 98 could recognize is 512 (applies to all 9X systems) and if you have more then that 98 would not boot.

Did you try the "Limit memory to xxx MB" option accessed through:
Start -> Run -> msconfig -> General tab -> Advanced button ?

Hello,
Installed win98 to have a true MS-DOS in native mode operating system. The best thing about it: Restarting in MS-DOS mode is not working when I click the shutdown menu and RESTART in MS-DOS. The display looses signal and the computer goes into an unknown state. I thought it may be something to do with the video CARD, so for the record I am using an ATI7000 AGPX4 Card. The motherboard has INTEL Chipset ICH2.
I tried to smooth out the installation as much as I know how. Installed all of the drivers I found online and on the disks, no problems in the device manager other than the onboard sound. Could not find a driver that works still searching.

The other thing, I did find in the COMMAND FOLDER several MS-DOS shortcuts for games. EMS and XMS support, or just XMS, and also a plain Restart in MS-DOS. So the first two seem to work and reboot while the latter does the same as when I click on restart in MS-DOS from the shutdown menu. I thought that it may have something to do with config.sys file or autoexec.bat, so, I checked the files and printed them out, except the latter file which is set to simply use "existing MS-DOS Configuration" and which does not show the contents, (program tab on the shortcut that is).

Another thing, I thought to check the config.sys and autoexec.bat files on the root of my drive, but they are empty. Only one line device=C:\windows\setver.exe

I tried making a few changes to the config.sys but immediately had a problem at boot, so I think that first line setver.exe is critical to windows starting.

Any suggestions, please help. If anyone knows where I can turn to, please do.
Perhaps your display doesn't support the text mode? Are you able to boot directly into MS-DOS Mode via the F8 at startup? (you have to press it before the boot logo appears)I don't think so, DOS will work when I hit F8 at boot. So the card must supports text mode?
The only problem I have is with the shutdown menu command to restart in MS-DOS.

Can this be anything with ACPI Power Management. I found out there is a special SWITCH to use when installing as in > setup.exe /PJ

Well, pressing F8 at startup should give a similar capability, as a workaround.

Is this Windows 98 SE, or FE? the original release had a LOT of bugs involving restarting in MS-DOS Mode. And both versions often had Conflicts with the video card drivers that prevented it altogether.

Sometimes it also takes quite a while to actually get to the DOS prompt- so maybe give it a few minutes at the blank SCREEN. if you haven't done so.

If you have SE you'll want the "Unofficial service Pack" as it rolls in a number of updates Microsoft released, including one titled "Shutdown supplement" specifically to fix "Restart in MS-DOS Mode" issues.I checked the video related bios settings, and there was one option to "reserve IRQ for VGA Card", and since I have AGP, decided I don't need to take up the extra resource. Enabling this to see if it would make a difference actually did, and I'm now able to restart in DOS from the shutdown menu. I wonder if I will need that IRQ for something else? OR it is funny how computers work.Does anyone know what this means.
Autoexec.bat
REM The following lines have been created by Windows. Do not modify them.
REM
C:
CD C:\Windows
CALL C:\Windows\command.com
C:\windows\win.com /wx

Couldn't reboot, so I blanked out the whole autoexec.bat file. This was in there, and not sure how it got there, since I think the whole thing was blank to begin with. Couldn't find what the /wx switch means neither. Not sure if I can/need to put them back now?
Any way I can regenerate the files.That's generated by Windows when you reboot into MS-DOS mode. It places that there so that you can type Exit and "return" to windows.

The /WX switch is undocumented. It will restart the computer and will restore config.sys and autoexec.bat from the "old" versions that windows replaced when the system was restarted in MS-DOS mode; these originals are CONFIG.WOS and AUTOEXEC.WOS.

Several reasons really, nostalgia being the foremost. However, the system I built it on isn't what you'd normally expect to see running Windows 98. Also, this post will serve as my "Hello, here I am!" post. If you don't understand my logic (or lack thereof) by the end of this post, you may never understand it. There is a madness to my method, wait, was it the other way around?

So I'll back up a LITTLE and say, first off, I've got old computers stacked around as spares because my father uses the "MagicJack" phone service, and every few years the system rigged up (Usually something close to 20 years old) decides to die, so I dig out another garbage PC from eons past and force it into service as a new host for the telephone. With all of this hardware laying around, none of it even powerful enough to really open a modern internet browser and check YouTube, I started to wonder "What on earth CAN I run with this stuff?".

So I set to it, my first choice for a Windows 98 system was a Dell Precision 360, 2.8GHz Pentium 4 with hyperthreading, 512MB DDR RAM, 128MB nVidia Quadro FX500, 40GB WD HDD. The install seemed to go well, though slowly. The first boot also went the same, however after that I was plagued with video card errors, pertaining to resource allocation mostly. I quickly learned that Windows 98 SE does not play well with ACPI BIOS', and this motherboard lacked features to disable the ACPI functions. So, I decided to abandon the Dell and began rummaging around, I dug up an old Socket 478 MSI 661FM2-LSR, I robbed the 2.8GHz Pentium 4 from another Dell, I wanted to use an older 1.6 P4 but that CPU is very dead.

To my surprise, and amusement, the BIOS settings in the MSI motherboard allow me to not only disable ACPI functions, but also enable USB legacy mode forcing the USB ports to 1.1 (Which was handy later on because Windows 98 doesn't like the controller operating in 2.0 even though Win98 SE supports USB 2.0), and it also allowed me to disable the usual onboard devices I would not be using, such as LAN, SATA, and the floppy controller (Surprisingly I didn't need a floppy drive, which is good 'cause while I have floppy disks up to my eyeballs still, I don't have a single working drive).

So, backtracking a little again, my first attempt to install Windows 98 SE on the Dell was by way of USB, it however only saw the USB drive and could not see internal drives. So I rummaged around some more and found a blank "Optimum" branded CD-R that I'm pretty sure dates back to the mid 2000's. Considering Windows 98 SE abandonware, I sought out finding a proper ISO, and succeeded. I had no issues burning the ISO as Windows 10 makes this pretty (Stupid) simple compared to Windows of the dark ages, (I'm looking at you, Vista, I know your true name).

Anyhow, now that I had the parts sorted and laying out across a table, and the parts being the aforementioned MSI motherboard, A 2.8GHZ Pentium 4 with HT, 512MB of DDR, a 40GB Western Digital WD400, a 48x Samsung CD-ROM drive (Dell OEM), a nVidia FX500 Quadro (Dell OEM), a Dell power supply, and an old 15 inch view sonic LCD panel I set out to install windows. The install went without too much trouble, except that, unbeknownst to me, it simply updated the failed install from the Dell with many issues. Much to my surprise, windows installed and booted with no issues, the first reboot however hung up. I went into safe mode, accessed the device manager and, uh oh, everything from the Dell was left over. So I painstakingly manually removed every single device from the device manager, even the ones for the system. Upon rebooting, I spent quite a bit of time going through the usual rigamarole of Windows 98 discovering new hardware on startup (A whole computers worth). I could not get the onboard AC'97 audio to work with Windows 98 for the life of me, I'm not sure why, this chipset is pretty common. I instead installed a Diamond audio PCI sound card (5.1 channel, strange for windows 98 yet again!)) (C-media CMI8738). I could not get the gameport working, which is a bummer, but I have no idea where my Microsoft Sidewinder is anyway, so not a huge deal.

After being sure the system was (Fairly) stable, I went about assembling this bizarre rig. I put away the Dell power supply and dug out an Antec 350 watt PSU (With the dual fans and gold fan grills, huzzah, 2003 again!) some mid 2000's HP case with a rear 80mm fan mount, a single 3.5" HDD bay, and dual 5.25" ODD bays. The floppy bay is missing, odd enough. Upon assembling this rig, I installed an old copy of Destruction Derby, and immediately realized I have no CD audio cable laying around, so that's on the "Where am I going to find THAT!?" list. Other games where abandonware and run off the hard drive, they function fine.

Everything seemed to be going great, until the computer froze while I was playing Blood, and would no longer display video after POST. I got several rapid beeps, the computer booted, but no video. The FX 500 had finally had enough and decided to exit stage right, I swapped it out for an entirely overkill (As if 128 megs in win 98 wasn't overkill) nVidia GeForce FX 5500 AGP 8x w/ 256MB of RAM made by BFG. I also, purely for my own amusement, threw in another 512MB of RAM (1GB total now). The fun didn't stop there though, no, not at all. The first attempt to boot with that FX 5500 went fine, except that the fan sounded like a coffee grinder. I robbed the heatsink (and fan) from the dead FX 500, applied some modern thermal compound that came with the Cryorig H7 I am using in my main rig. Same stuff I used on the Pentium 4 when I installed it in the MSI motherboard. The CPU needed a thorough cleaning, I think there where two kinds of thermal crap on it and the heatsink.

I rebooted into safe mode, removed the old GPU from the device manager, the last thing you want is a GHOST device in the pre-NT Windows. Upon rebooting, the drivers installed, as the legacy drives for any FX card are the same, much as most GTX cards now use the same drivers. I'm not going to say all because I know there is some one off oddball out there waiting to make me wrong. So, back to playing Blood, risen from the dead, uh oh, here I go a murderin' again! ... Or... Not... Random hangs, lag, frequent bluescreens stating that the system resource was occupied, the one that goes back to desktop rather than rebooting. Wasn't sure what was going on, sooo... I crawled through the BIOS, that's when I noticed something up to this point unknown. The Pentium 4 I installed supports hyperthreading, I literally facepalmed myself at this point. I disabled HT and APIC, as Windows 98 likes neither of these without some patchwork to the best of my knowledge (Though this is coming from information I learned well over a decade ago and haven't used in at least a decade). After disabling an alphabet soup of BIOS functions meant for NT era windows computers, windows 98 is now stable (And flying toasters across my screen )

So, now with that sorted, apart from a few software bugs like the version of 7zip I use, this system is rock solid and ready to go. I did a few things to make the system more USABLE, they are as follows:

First and foremost, I installed a universal USB mass storage controller, it works with most anything I've tried so far, even a USB to IDE adapter, and modern SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB Flash Drives.

Second, 7zip, crucial so I don't' have to unzip everything on my main rig before copying it to the win98 rig.

Third, I installed an older version of CCleaner to clean up the bulk of crap and registry issues that would follow if I didn't clean up after all the unzipping and installing.

Fourth, I updated the INBUILT windows installer to 2.0, this helps a lot with later programs and windows components you may need

Fifth, I installed DirectX 9.0C, most people don't' even know this runs on Windows 98, but it does run quite well, however I recommend installing the runtimes with the game you get, as it may be lacking certain run times for 6, 7, and 8.

I also plan on swapping out the slow 40GB drive for a faster IDE drive later on, I'd like to get my hands on a good late model 80 gig Western Digital or Seagate. The 137GB limit on hard drives in Windows 98 doesn't really bother me, I can't even see how I'd fill up that much space in Windows 98. I'm also going to dig up a genuine Sound Blaster 16 somewhere.

If there is any interest in this post, I will post further on the topic and see if anyone can come up with some creative ways I can use abandonware to use and abuse this thing. I've installed my old copy of Flatout (derby racing game), it runs it quite well and that game is from 2005. I've tried out Doom, Doom 2, they both have sound issues I'd like to sort out, a few DOS games don't like the sound hardware too much actually. Everything else seems to work fine however. Most games from the Windows 95, 98, and games that supported 98 up into the 2000's work fine.

So, I have this system hooked up to a Dell 17" 1708FP LCD monitor, 1280x1024 @ 75Hz, it has a built in USB hub which I use as front USB as the USB ports are missing from this case. I now have two keyboards and two mice on my desk, until I find a cheap USB keyboard / mouse switch later on. So, that's it for now, as I said ,if there is interest in this bizarre experiment of mine I may continue to post on it.

I've learned something from this mess too, and that is, how much I'd forgotten about Windows 98.

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Considering Windows 98 SE abandonware

You are mistaken.

No Windows for Workgroups ? ?

Greetings CH!

Its been a while, but I have finally completed (at least the hardware part) of my classic gaming PC! I will list specs down below for those interested, but I need your help in the software department a bit.

The computer seems to struggle at unzipping files, odd for a 1ghz Coppermine CPU, and often times even freezes. So far, I've installed Windows 98 SE, got USB drivers, GPU and Chipset drivers installed, Got DX9c installed and attempted to install the unofficial windows 98SE Service pack update, when I received an error that states the following,

"Extracting File Failed. It is most likely caused by low memory (low disk space for swapping file) or Corrupted Cabinet file."

Now I've used computers with slower Cpu's in Windows 98SE and I had no issues like extracting the update, opening files on USB, or in the case of this computer, it freeze when even coping data from my USB.

I have one suspicion and thats my CF card "hard drive" but im not sure how id fix the issue. Instead of using a traditional hard drive, I decided to get a IDE adapter, and it has a 16gb CF card for its drive. I had my last two IDE drives fail on me, so im not really in the mood to trust any more.

Specs are

Spacewalker AV11 Motherboard
1ghz Coppermine Pentium 3 CPU
Chaintech Nvidia 4200Ti GPU @ 128mb
16gb CF card
256 + 128MB of SD RAM
And I think its a AWE 32 SoundBlaster card.

I plan to use this rig to play some of my classics like my classic need for speed collection, GTA VC, DOOM series, Titanic adventure out of time, GTA2 etc. So getting it running smoothly would be great. Appreciate your help in advance. Thanks.

It's the card...suprised you even got it to work on that setup

2 choices,,,back to an IDE HDD...or give up the ghostThe motherboard is of the vintage it may have bulged capacitors.
Also your ram of 256mb and 128mb seems a little strange for the motherboard when it was most likely to have worked best with 3 * 64 mb modules. If the motherboard supports the 384 mb of memory you will need to set the swap file size to at least this size.
I seem to remember running Windows 98 on 32 mb of memory. So perhaps try with just the 128 mb memory installed.
this link may give you some info https://www.techrepublic.com/forums/discussions/max-ram-for-windows-98-se/Quote from: patio on September 02, 2019, 07:21:05 PM

It's the card...suprised you even got it to work on that setup

2 choices,,,back to an IDE HDD...or give up the ghost

The motherboard is of the vintage it may have bulged capacitors.
Also your ram of 256mb and 128mb seems a little strange for the motherboard when it was most likely to have worked best with 3 * 64 mb modules. If the motherboard supports the 384 mb of memory you will need to set the swap file size to at least this size.
I seem to remember running Windows 98 on 32 mb of memory. So perhaps try with just the 128 mb memory installed.
this link may give you some info https://www.techrepublic.com/forums/discussions/max-ram-for-windows-98-se/

I haven't had much luck with CF Cards and Adapters. The problem is most of the ones you can get nowadays still identify as a removable device which seems to mess up some Operating Systems. In my case, I didn't run Windows 9x on it but neither 2000 nor XP were able to create or use a pagefile and any Windows Installer installation would always fail. You may be running into a similar set of limitations with your CF Card and adapter setup.

memory scan won't cost you anything but time. Getting another Standard IDE drive to try could verify if the problem is related to the CF Card or CF Card Adapter.

Hi

You would be better sticking with the Chaintech Nvidia 4200Ti GPU @ 128mb as it has drivers for Windows 98.
Surprised you were able to get the ECC memory working in your motherboard. Perhaps download and make a CD of Hiren's from here https://www.hirensbootcd.org/hbcd-v98/
This contains all the diagnostic testing tools you need to check your various configurations. And perhaps find out where the problem is.

Not sayin i'm confused but if all runs well on XP why be stubborn about gettin 98 to do what works ? ?
Just sayin.

Hello,

I'm paying Resident Evil Original successfully, however whenever I reach a .avi video cut scene the screen either freezes or goes black, i hear the audio and then then the game continues. I never see the picture. I tried opening the files in window's media player and again heard the sound but got no picture. Media player said I as missing the CVID Codec.

So i went online got the codec file called iccvid.DLL and then attempted to install. I placed the file in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 and ran "regsvr32 iccvid.dll" in the Run on the START menu and got:

"iccvid.dll was loaded, but the DLLRegisterServer entry point was not found.

DllRegisterServer may not be exported, or a corrupt version of iccvid.dll may be in memory. Consider using PView to detect and REMOVE it."

I tested the video and RESTARTED with no succes. So i went on to some additional instructions i found having to do with the registry. I created a string value in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32" named "VIDC.CVID" with value
"iccvid.dll" and create a string value in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc" with name "iccvid.dll" and
value "Cinepak Codec by Radius Inc."

This didnt fix it either. I've have tried different iccvid.dll files as well and had no succes. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!I'm guessing you got a bad version of the DLL i.e. a custom written version or just a renamed DLL. Anyone can rename VIRUS.DLL to ICCVID.DLL

If you are sure it is corrent, you might be missing some required DLL files. For example, a file DATABASE.EXE could require a DLL MSACCESS.DLL, but if you only download that DLL, you still need MYSQL.DLL. This is just an example, not to be taken as actual requirements.Go to Start/Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter...
Have your Windows CD handy as it will ask for it.
Do NOT interrupt it...
When it finishes remove the CD and re-bootthank you for the help. VERY annoyingly that computer is now suffering from an even more serious problem (which I am succesfully fixing) but makes it currently unbootable. My apologies for not being able to follow up but currently that computer doesnt even start up in SAFE mode.

Hopefully it will be back by next week and i will certainly test out that recomendation.

Thank you and sorry,

Resident EVil

When I delete a file, a FOLDER, .rar, vid, MP3 ect. It auto deletes INSTEAD of sending to recycle bin. It's annoying if I delete SOMETHING I did not mean to delete.

My recycle bin setting is:

Use one setting for all drives. Checked

Do not move move files to recycle bin.
Remove file immediately when deleted. Unchecked.

Maximum size of recycle bin (percent of each drive) 25%

Any solutions?Is capslock or numlock on ? ?Quote from: patio on August 19, 2009, 05:12:13 PM

Is capslock or numlock on ? ?

Yes it does...try it and see,

My recycle bin setting is:

Use one setting for all drives. Checked

Do not move move files to recycle bin.
Remove file immediately when deleted. Unchecked.

Maximum size of recycle bin (percent of each drive) 25%

does windows 95 support computer 2 computer cabled network sharing
where ONE computer receves the wireless INTERNET
and shares with with win 95This DEPENDS on a lot.

What OS will the primary computer be running?
By primary I mean the computer with the actual internet connection. If memory serves me right ICS wasn't introduced until Windows 98.windows vista premiumI'm pretty sure it would work.