Re: A (Very Short) Guide to Having USB 2.0 in Windows 98 SE with a NEC-Chipset USB 2.0 PCI Card

Posted on 2020-06-04, 20:56

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There are also backported USB drivers from Windows XP + ME combined: http://www.mdgx.com/files/USB20DRV.EXE I usually just install the latest NUSB and after that, this package. Works well on a German 98SE with an otherwise pretty finicky NEC card. It's also got the added benefit that more USB …

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Re: What was your 90s nickname?

Posted on 2020-06-04, 20:00

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schmatzler 😀 ...but I always wanted to be called "Crash Override" or "Zero Cool".

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Re: Tell us about your 3DFX collection

Posted on 2020-05-25, 18:14

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I have three Voodoo II's, all working fine - although my PowerColor V2 has a tilted TMU from applying too much force when adding a heatsink. Whoops! 😁 And I also have a Banshee 16MB, but I never really use it - Schleichfahrt doesn't display some textures on a Banshee which makes it a bit useless.

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Re: Can Windows XP run a Geforce GT 710

Posted on 2020-05-22, 09:39

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Be aware that the GT710 and also the GT730 come in two variants with DDR3 or GDDR5 memory and it's not always obvious which type is on it. The first variant is painfully slow.

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-05-21, 18:52

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bjwil1991 wrote on 2020-05-21, 17:32: Anyone notice that the mouse icon got smaller after a Windows 10 update? I use a bigger mouse icon since it's hard for me to see a small arrow on the screen. Edge had a bug where it didn't apply the custom mouse cursor that this page is using - so I guess …

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Re: CD-ROM drives that "lose the strength" to open

Posted on 2020-05-17, 16:04

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Maybe the motor that drives the mechanism is seized up. Applying a bit of oil to its bearings might make it work again.

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Re: CD-ROM drives that "lose the strength" to open

Posted on 2020-05-17, 11:41

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You can also cook the belt in hot water, which will get it working if it's not too far deteriorated. It's the same problem old tape decks have. Repaired my Xbox drive tray and my old Hitachi boombox with that method! 👍

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Re: I wish I had discovered Windows ME sooner!

Posted on 2020-05-17, 00:37

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386SX wrote on 2020-05-16, 15:48: I didn't know such disc existed at all. But was it released only to companies, oem or what? It was available for order directly from the Microsoft website. At least here in Germany, the update CD was also bundled with one of the biggest computer magazines at the …

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Re: Low end power supply + 9800 pro cause black screen at start up ?

Posted on 2020-05-14, 19:18

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In German there is this saying: "Wer billig kauft, kauft zwei Mal." = "If you buy cheap, you buy twice."

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Re: Windows 98SE and USB, a tale of woe..

Posted on 2020-05-14, 16:34

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Make sure you remove all of the USB devices in the device manager after installing USB20DRV.exe - it will pick up the correct ones after a reboot. (Best way to do this is in safe mode, where you can also remove all hidden USB devices.) If it still doesn't work, I am out of ideas.

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Re: Windows 98SE and USB, a tale of woe..

Posted on 2020-05-13, 20:48

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Some USB keyboards don't work well with the original drivers. For example: my converted 122 key Model M will not be recognized properly, because the USB composite drivers lack features. There's a package with backported XP drivers for 98SE out there: usb20drv.exe. This is the only one that worked …

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Re: Sony ending downloads for anything prior to Windows 7

Posted on 2020-05-13, 17:03

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why are they removing FTP support? what has it been replaced with? FTP is a pretty shitty protocol imho. It's hard to implement this in a secure way because of all the port shenanigans and as soon as you run an FTP server you will get hammered with requests from idiots trying to get in and take …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-05-13, 16:57

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But what about us that don't have a windows key on our keyboards or are not running 10? - If you're still on Windows 7, you need to update anyway, because support has ended. - If you're still on Windows 8/8.1 you really love pain and you can't be helped anyway. - If your keyboard doesn't have a …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-05-08, 23:47

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Press the Windows key and the dot key (.) simultaneously. This will open up the emoji picker. If it doesn't, you might need to enable it: https://winaero.com/blog/enable-emoji-picker-windows-10/

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-05-07, 22:49

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I've only been in IT and writing scripts and programs for about 20 years. That doesn't automatically make you a good designer, though. Not having all transparent images magically work with the background of your website isn't reducing functionality - it's basic physics. The old Vogons had a …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-05-07, 20:33

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How is a designer supposed to make every user-uploaded transparent graphic compatible with their design? Even if the site was completely white, some of those wouldn't work - so that's impossible. Just edit the image and put a background color in, if it's so important.

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Re: Newest version of Windows for file transfer

Posted on 2020-05-04, 05:12

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oohms wrote on 2020-05-04, 03:12: If you enable SMB 1.0 in windows features, it works with windows 10 True, but that's really not a good idea if your machine is also connected to the internet. SMBv1 has already been used to spread WannaCry, Petya and other ransomware and should stay disabled on …

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Re: Newest version of Windows for file transfer

Posted on 2020-05-04, 02:35

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My NAS is a super simple setup: I have OpenWRT running on my router and a USB drive connected to it. All I need to do to have this drive accessible on Windows 98SE/ME/XP/7 and 10 was to mount the harddrives filesystem by following this tutorial here: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/storage/usb- …

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Re: "Setup could not detect any Sound Blaster Audigy 2 on your System."

Posted on 2020-05-04, 01:02

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filipetolhuizen wrote on 2020-05-04, 00:06: To avoid further problems, attach a heatsink to its main chip, as it also tends to overheat in DirectSound 3D. Are you sure it's not just your setup? I have no overheating problems with my Audigy 2 ZS.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-05-03, 03:37

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I've just finished Cloudpunk. This is easily one of the best games of the year for me. Intriguing story, beautiful graphics, amazing voice acting. I absolutely love games with that Cyberpunk feeling.

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