Does the BSOD point to any particular file or process? You could also try booting into safe mode and then switching to DOS, that might help rule out anything in your startup config. I think the last issue (rebooting instead of shutting down) is an ACPI issue. Maybe you have some BIOS options for …

Hi Estece! I would really like to try this. I created a bootable image using some PowerShell + nasm below, which is original & free to use. In your post you mention three modes: data entry mode which inserts data at 08000h, the default mode. To switch back, reboot and start all over. :D code entry …

I just think that Microsoft needs to stop trying to reinvent the wheel all the time and stick to what really works and has been working wonders for decades. I agree. I feel with every version of Windows I've been able to shape and mold it to my preference over time, and I'm sure 11 will be no …

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-lets-you-enable-the-classic-windows-10-start-menu-heres-how/ Don't need to thank me for that. I think it's great the Windows 10 start menu is called "Classic" in the registry key, "Start_ShowClassicMode". 😂 It's too bad it's not just a …

I also managed to get a NIB Evergreen MXPro 200. Hopefully that’ll find its home in my Socket 5 VLB build. Fingers crossed it’s a later revision with a WinChip2 or even a WinChip2A! It’s a late box, with Windows 98 benchmarks on the back, instead of the earlier release with data from Win95. Holy …

That's a nice system. A Q9650 would be a great upgrade, they're pretty inexpensive too, looks like around ~$50 USD right now. I have one right next to me and it runs cool at stock frequency. 4 physical cores at 3.00 GHz is pretty solid given its launch date (Q3 2008). The GT 1030 is a good idea too, …

In idle the temps reach 39/41°C but in seconds it goes up and down really so fast I can't say how this thing work. Would your OS let you run something like HWiNFO? It lets you enable a graph for any measurement or temperature, so maybe you could find something anomalous there. A water loop should …

I'm not sure I have a favorite time, but I definitely have some discrete game playing periods. Pre-school: I played a lot of DOS games with my dad and even learned my way around COMMAND.COM. Mostly Duke Nukem I and II, Kings Quest VI, and some learning games like Millie's Math House and Operation …

This is really cool, I love all the photos. How are you going to arrange the SCSI disks? Two separate disks or in a RAID?

I'm looking forward to my first proper Windows Me build. I like that it's the last 9x release but contains some later NT features and interface updates. And with some effort it seems like you can change/revert some of the more annoying features like no easy DOS access. I was given one of those …