Re: Generic Win98SE Installation & Setup Guide

Posted on 2021-05-22, 16:12

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by KT7AGuy

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Do what works best for you. I still don't recommend IE6 in Win98SE because of its serious bugs. I cannot think of a single scenario where IE6 is necessary over IE 5.5 or an improvement over Firefox 2.x. Then again, as you mentioned, nobody should be using Win98SE for browsing the net in 2021 anyway. …

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Re: Sidewinder Precision 2 is feeling loose

Posted on 2021-04-19, 03:35

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by KT7AGuy

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It sounds like you did something similar to this guy: https://web.archive.org/web/20180107032258/ht … der/repair.html ... except you used wax paper instead of mylar.

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ABIT BM6 and Celeron 700

Posted on 2021-02-11, 23:16

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by KT7AGuy

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The ABIT BM6 is basically the same thing as a BH6, except it has socket 370 instead of slot 1 and it only works with Celerons. After updating the BIOS to the most current version, the fastest CPU it supports is the Celeron 600 with B0 stepping. Over the years I have read occasional comments …

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Re: Notoriously difficult-to-run DOS games?

Posted on 2021-01-24, 20:01

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by KT7AGuy

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A few that I can remember as being difficult to run: Jane's ATF Air Power Noctropolis Falcon 3.0 is also very hardware-sensitive.

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Re: Best WinXP Video Card

Posted on 2021-01-24, 17:30

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by KT7AGuy

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Serious question: It seems like you guys are willing to use older ATI/AMD drivers to make things work, so why not older NVIDIA drivers? The v2XX.XX range work fine with the 500 series cards. 600 series and newer need v3XX.XX drivers. I've had good luck with v285.58 and my 560 Ti card.

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Re: Best WinXP Video Card

Posted on 2021-01-16, 22:03

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A dual-core E8600 is already a very high-performance XP system. I3 or I5 Sandy/Ivy Bridge is extra overkill. Besides Alan Wake and Falcon 4.0, are there many games that truly take advantage of more than one core? Do people still have faith in hyperthreading? I'm currently putting together a "new" …

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Re: Airpower: Battle in the skies - a config guide and game review

Posted on 2020-12-22, 00:03

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by KT7AGuy

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Sorry to necro-post, but I too wanted to say THANK YOU to ragefury32 for the Air Power guide. I loved this bizarre flight sim in the mid 90s. I concur with your assessment that it was a bitch to get running in SVGA mode on real hardware. If you like flight sims, it's worth the effort. It has to be …

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Re: Generic Win98SE Installation & Setup Guide

Posted on 2020-09-26, 00:02

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by KT7AGuy

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DosFreak, I intentionally did not link to certain items like Real Alternative and Quicktime Alternative so as to avoid angering the copyright gods. If you and the other mods are OK with it, I'll try to find working links for them as well. I cannot find any working links to EndItAll whatsoever. It …

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Re: Generic Win98SE Installation & Setup Guide

Posted on 2020-09-25, 22:33

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by KT7AGuy

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Thanks! I checked my original post and found that over half the links were dead or broken. I've fixed them all and everything is currently working again. Save a copy of this stuff while you still can.

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Re: Is a Voodoo 2 worth the cost

Posted on 2020-09-09, 18:31

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by KT7AGuy

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If I didn't already have my Voodoo 2 and 5 cards, I wouldn't be buying them now. To me, the price is way too high. Wow. I just revisited this thread and checked prices after 3.5 years. The cost of various 3dfx cards has at least doubled; tripled in most cases. For V5 cards, prices have more than …

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AGP and WinXP - Any Real Advantage?

Posted on 2020-06-02, 07:50

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by KT7AGuy

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I've got a socket 754 Athlon 64 system with AGP and a 6800 GT. Right now it dual-boots Win98SE and WinXP. However, I think I'm going to replace the 6800 GT with a Quadro FX 3000 and just have it single-boot Win9x. I just can't think of a good reason to use AGP in a legacy WinXP box when PCI-E boards …

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Re: PLOP Boot manager+DOS+WIN98+Win ME

Posted on 2020-04-28, 18:41

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by KT7AGuy

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I'll also recommend VCOM's old Partition Commander / System Commander. It works great for Win9x and DOS systems. If you have access to the OS/2 Warp 4 boot disks, the included boot manager also works very well. My favorite by far though is PLOP. The ability to isolate partitions and drives from each …

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Re: I don't understand all the hate for the Nvidia FX series

Posted on 2020-03-12, 07:27

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by KT7AGuy

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I do remember that I never got FF7 and FF8 8-bit paletted textures test to pass in winxp with my radeon 9700 pro back then. That is why I am surprised by people talking now about them working in winxp. Initially, the 8-bit textures and table fog were disabled in both Win9x and XP. Later drivers …

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Re: I don't understand all the hate for the Nvidia FX series

Posted on 2020-03-12, 04:28

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by KT7AGuy

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is there a significant disadvantage for Fermi over GT200s? because the GTX 460 1GB is basically equal to the 280 but using 100W less From what little I understand of the issue, Fermi and previous generations of NVIDIA cards are susceptible to solder joint failures over time due to thermal expansion …

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Re: I don't understand all the hate for the Nvidia FX series

Posted on 2020-03-11, 20:37

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by KT7AGuy

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... would there be any reason compatibility wise to use some other card that has come after FX5950 Ultra with winxp? For early XP builds, the Radeon 9600 and 9800 cards are also great. Especially so if you also have an HDTV Wonder installed as you get a few features that are unique to that …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2019-12-28, 05:26

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by KT7AGuy

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You'll get over it. /Old Farker

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Re: Dimension 4100 Intel BIOS

Posted on 2019-12-17, 00:50

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by KT7AGuy

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mbliss11, Did you have to use a modified BIOS in your 4100 to make it all work? How about mounting the HSF? Was there any issue with that? There used to be a guy on eBay selling modded Tualatin 1400s. Is he still around? I can't find that listing anymore.

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Re: Windows 98 SE & internet connection via WiFi?

Posted on 2019-11-30, 21:09

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by KT7AGuy

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In my previous comments I mentioned a few USB WiFi adapters that work with Win98SE, but I forgot one. The WiBee XS-2204S is another cheap piece-o-crap USB WiFi adapter that also works under Win98SE. However, awhile back I came up with a better solution. While USB WiFi adapters exist that work with …

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Re: Windows 98 SE & internet connection via WiFi?

Posted on 2019-11-27, 05:52

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by KT7AGuy

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I can confirm that the Trendnet TEW-424UB, Rosewill RNX-G1, and Rosewill RNX-G300LX all work fine under Win98SE.

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Re: How many Retro PCs do you have in your house?

Posted on 2019-09-29, 21:13

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by KT7AGuy

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I'm curious, do you guys do something with your retro machines at least from time to time? Or are you just collecting them for the sake of it? It's been about six years since I last posted in this thread. In that time, my collection has expanded, changed, and morphed. The computers I listed in my …

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