Re: USB Mouse windows 95

Posted on 2023-03-19, 15:49

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by asdf53

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Here's a way to use USB mice in Windows 95. You need: - Bret Johnson's DOS USB drivers: https://bretjohnson.us/ - UHCI capable USB controller (onboard or PCI). Only controllers from VIA and Intel are UCHI. - A compatible USB mouse (not all will work with USBMOUSE, in my experience it's 50/50). Make …

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Re: DOS32AWE - DOS/4G compatible DOS Extender with Sound Blaster AWEUTIL MIDI synthesizer support for Protected mode,V

Posted on 2022-12-01, 23:33

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by asdf53

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See, that was the problem. He uploaded his tool, but people couldn't be bothered to upload that little thing he asked for, he had to get it himself. That's when he felt disrespected. It may seem like a small thing but sometimes it can be the last straw. Just wanted to give a different perspective on …

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Re: DOS32AWE - DOS/4G compatible DOS Extender with Sound Blaster AWEUTIL MIDI synthesizer support for Protected mode,V

Posted on 2022-12-01, 23:06

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by asdf53

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It's easy to see why georgel became frustrated. He made this tool and helped others get it working, but when he asked for something in return (upload missing AWEUTIL version, or that sound font CD) he was ghosted. There was absolutely no need to gang up on him for reacting a bit grouchy. I just …

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Re: Windows 95 - prevent restoring the explorer session on reboot

Posted on 2022-11-29, 13:56

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by asdf53

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Installing IE6 should fix it. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=86087 Thank you. That's interesting, so this is when they changed it. I could have sworn that Windows 98 did not have this behavior and I never install IE6, but some of its files are probably installed with other Microsoft …

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Re: Windows 95 - prevent restoring the explorer session on reboot

Posted on 2022-11-29, 10:25

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by asdf53

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Maybe they have turned it off in the newest release (Win95 OSR 2.5), I am using the slightly older OSR 2.0. I had tried TweakUI as well, that was the first thing that came to my mind. But sadly it didn't have this option.

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Re: Windows 95 - prevent restoring the explorer session on reboot

Posted on 2022-11-29, 08:33

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by asdf53

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The instructions for Windows 3.1 worked, thank you! I'm not the biggest fan of the Windows 3.1 interface, but this makes it a lot better. And your tip gave me a good hint, I googled for "Windows 95" and "Save on Exit" and found the solution. This can be done using the Policy Editor which is not …

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Windows 95 - prevent restoring the explorer session on reboot

Posted on 2022-11-29, 06:23

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by asdf53

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When Windows 95 is rebooted, it will automatically reopen any explorer windows that were left open. Anyone knows how to prevent this? It's particularly annoying if there was a network drive / floppy / CD opened and it's throwing all sorts of errors if the media is not present anymore. Windows 3.1 …

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Re: List of Web Browsers For All Operating Systems

Posted on 2022-11-18, 21:06

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by asdf53

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I tried Opera 10.63 on Windows 95 from https://retrosystemsrevival.blogspot.com/ , but got an error message: "Opera has failed to access or upgrade your profile. This may have occurred because your computer has insufficient resources available or because some files are locked by other applications." …

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Re: Asus P5A SS7 Mobo - Stable w/ Pentium CPU, Unstable w/ K6-2's ???

Posted on 2022-11-03, 17:25

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by asdf53

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I've had this exact same error with the corrupted 3DMark files. I think it was on a Socket A system and had something to do with unstable AGP drivers. Did you try a PCI graphics card? Does it only crash in graphics applications? What happens if you run a CPU stress test such as prime95?

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Re: FIC PA-2000 long beep (4 sec)

Posted on 2022-11-02, 17:27

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by asdf53

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20221102_144850.jpg 20221102_144902.jpg I've got another SIMM memory but it's still beeping. Can this be a CPU problem? Should this be empty? 20221102_144920.jpg Yes. The 8 chips are 256kb cache (32 KB each), the single chip below is 32 KB of TAG RAM. That's a common configuration. Did you check …

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Re: Turbo switch functionality on high end 486 & early Pentium 1 systems

Posted on 2022-11-02, 16:30

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by asdf53

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On my 486 board (FIC 486-VIP-IO) the turbo function does nothing. The switch makes the turbo LED go on and off, but that's it. There's an option "Boot up system speed high/low" in the BIOS, it also makes the turbo LED go on/off, but does nothing either. No difference in any of the CPU/memory …

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Re: Maximum Network Speed on Win 95/98/SE

Posted on 2022-11-02, 09:51

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by asdf53

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For raw throughput I would recommend iperf3, as it's simple, lightweight and powerful. You can run an iperf3 server on a known-good device on your LAN (i.e. modern PC) and then run the client on your Win9x. Server: iperf3 -s Client: iperf3 -c [server IP] Note: iperf3 seems to be unsupported on …

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Re: Best Windows 95 Disk benchmark tool?

Posted on 2022-11-02, 09:28

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I was having a really hard time getting any benchmark to run on Windows 95 (RTM version, oldest). Roadkill's disk benchmark, HD tach, SiSoft Sandra 99 and 01 all crash with various DLL or page fault errors. The only thing that worked for me was SiSoft Sandra 98 (somewhat hard to find. Found it on …

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Re: 486 randomly crashing when using Sound Blaster

Posted on 2022-11-01, 18:41

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I found the solution! I had noticed that the problem got progressively worse as I tightened the RAM timings in BIOS. Then I got a clue from the newsgroup discussion linked above: I took my Soundblaster and tested it with a friends computer. It worked fine. I tried every expansion card. They all …

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Re: 486 randomly crashing when using Sound Blaster

Posted on 2022-11-01, 17:12

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Yeah, spoke too soon. Tried a different game and it crashed pretty quickly. Did you ever solve this? I'm having the same problem on my 486. I also tried different sound cards, different IRQ settings, PCI and ISA graphics cards, but nothing seems to help. The computer is stable otherwise, it only …

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Re: Can the AMD K6-2 run on a K6 motherboard?

Posted on 2022-10-25, 15:20

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by asdf53

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I finally tried it, it works! Inspired by this thread: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=46348 - running a K6-2 at 3.3V on an unsupported single voltage board. I set the board to 2.8V, the lowest possible voltage, intended for Pentium MMX processors. This is how the board identified the CPU: u1 …

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Re: I undervolted my Athlon XP to save power, did it help?

Posted on 2022-10-16, 15:56

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by asdf53

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Wait, s2kctl does work under Windows 98! I had to use a slightly older version. After enabling the halt state and clicking apply, idle consumption dropped from 79w to 60w. That's so cool. How is this so little known? Here's a link to the author's website of s2kctl: https://web.archive.org/web/ …

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Re: I undervolted my Athlon XP to save power, did it help?

Posted on 2022-10-16, 15:40

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by asdf53

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To get the idle consumption down, research for tools enabling the stop-grant mode of the CPU/chipset, and check whether they work on your board. Possibly you can even find an option to enable stop-grant mode operation (allows the processor to disconnect the FSB and put itself into a static low- …

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I undervolted my Athlon XP to save power

Posted on 2022-10-16, 12:44

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by asdf53

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Socket A systems have a reputation as power hogs, but what about newer motherboards that can manipulate clock speed and voltages? Does it help or will the CPU fail to work at the slightest undervolt? I connected an ampere meter to the PSU to measure total power consumption of the system and did some …

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Re: Low peformance in Vietcong: Fist Alpha, on old PC

Posted on 2022-10-09, 16:59

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I'd say you need an Athlon 64 system to fully enjoy this game. Can confirm this helps. I'm now playing it on my WinXP box with an Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and GTX275, at 1600x1200. Vsync on, and it's like butter. GPU use is pretty low, occasionally spiking to 50%. CPU use generally much higher, and I've …

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