Re: WMA source filter - has anyone found a solution?

Posted on 2016-10-07, 21:36

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Yes, there are many threads about this already. Ford Racing 2 - anyone technical fancy trying to hack it so it can work on Vista/Win7? Ford Racing 2 - complete fix pack including music player Test Drive 6 - No music

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Re: Top private browsers

Posted on 2016-10-07, 20:39

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keenmaster486 wrote: I would assume using a DOS browser would be pretty private, right? Or not? 🤣 They could still track you using the methods in the article I noted above. In fact, a user with a DOS browser would be so conspicuous you'd stand out prominently in anyone's server logs.

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Re: Favorite MIDI game soundtracks?

Posted on 2016-10-07, 17:43

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Does FF7 count? :P I'd say so. IIRC, it was composed for the Yamaha XG MIDI standard.. Surely it was composed with the PSX synth in mind? Though it definitely gave me a new impression of what MIDI was capable of. Dare to Dream has stuck with me for quite some time. The documentation hyped up the …

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Re: Computer is in power off state but is actually in power on state

Posted on 2016-10-07, 15:34

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Maybe your power switch is just faulty? If you're determined to get to the bottom of this, I would suggest unplugging the power switch completely, and manually shorting the appropriate pins to turn the computer on and off.

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Re: Top private browsers

Posted on 2016-10-07, 15:12

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How about SRWare Iron? They seem pretty determined. https://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php But indeed, tracking methods get quite ingenious these days. http://boingboing.net/2016/09/06/how-surveill … italism-tr.html

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Re: Final Fantasy VII in Windows 95

Posted on 2016-10-07, 15:06

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Sometimes alterations to the "Upperfilters" and "Lowerfilters" registry keys can cause very strange problems with CD-ROM drives. Google should tell you more information about those.

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Re: Any good headsets for Windows 98

Posted on 2016-10-07, 15:05

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If all you need is a set of headphones with a microphone attached, then yes, there's no reason something like that wouldn't work.

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Re: Anyone familiar with Epiphany web browser?

Posted on 2016-10-07, 13:36

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_(web_browser) Thats a dead page. Nothing's there you know... :blah: The auto URL converter removes trailing parentheses. If you copy and paste the URL it works fine. Or just click here . Privacy as in being immune to Google spying/tracking and the like. AKA …

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Re: Corrupt VGA Graphics, Please Help Me

Posted on 2016-10-07, 05:03

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4. Therefor the card must be defective. The card is probably working exactly as it was intended to – it's just that the manufacturers didn't expect anyone would be running ancient DOS stuff. (A very common problem is that cards dropped support for the 8x14 font, such that many old DOS programs that …

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Re: Final Fantasy VII in Windows 95

Posted on 2016-10-07, 04:56

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Have you tried Googling already? The only thing I could find that suggested someone had actually solved the problem was http://ffxiv.zam.com/forum.html?forum=25&mid= … 453805112132157 , which suggested a virus scanner problem. Other threads suggested corrupted media, or a bad, pirated download.

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Re: DOS/98 KVM dilemma.

Posted on 2016-10-07, 04:54

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Does any one know if a 5-pin DIN MIDI cable will work as an AT keyboard extension cable? http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/5-pin-din-cable-audio-and-midi-15m-web-only-l55ba I don't see why not. I'd need to use something like that in order to plug in an adapter. Unless you can get male adapters, but I've …

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Re: Doom - Dosbox - Boom

Posted on 2016-10-07, 04:44

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by Jorpho

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I thought that's what "Chocolate Doom" was for. Or is that still not perfect?

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Re: No redbook audio in wmp, and more

Posted on 2016-10-06, 21:45

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Myloch wrote: Jorpho wrote: I'm confused. Are you running nero cd player on your "windows98se retropc" as well? Nope. I don't have nero suite on that system. So... If you're having problems playing audio CDs on that system, why are you saying that it can't be a matter of hardware failure?

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Re: The Old New Thing: MS-DOS games in Win95

Posted on 2016-10-06, 21:21

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Don't forget the Bonus Chapters from his book, available at http://www.informit.com/store/old-new-thing-p … e-9780321440303 : the classics "How To Ensure That Your Program Does Not Run Under Windows 95" and "Tales of Application Compatibility".

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Re: No redbook audio in wmp, and more

Posted on 2016-10-06, 20:54

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by Jorpho

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I doubt it's an hardware failure because nero cd player can correctly play audio tracks. I'm confused. Are you running nero cd player on your "windows98se retropc" as well? Sometimes strange problems are produced by programs adding lines to the "Upperfilters" and "Lowerfilters" registry keys. …

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Re: Compatibility of Win7/10/What games don't have fixes

Posted on 2016-10-06, 20:47

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by Jorpho

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Games: when do you stop using Windows 98, and start using Windows XP? Win9x games that don't work on XP

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Re: DOS/98 KVM dilemma.

Posted on 2016-10-06, 16:17

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Seems to me there's no reason you can't just live with two mice. Wireless mice are cheap these days; you can just chuck it somewhere when you don't need it. The DOS machine is a Pentium @ 200MHz, standard serial port, support for a single PS/2 port but not plugged in due to incorrect internal plug ( …

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Re: I have CPU emu question.

Posted on 2016-10-06, 15:46

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by Jorpho

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sorry i may be noob at this specific, the only thing i see NTVDM uses actual CPU Hz, dosbox emulates CPU "inside CPU"!?!? how that works, and it feels like i need option to emulate CPU and run on actual CPU If I'm not mistaken, DOSBox needs to constantly interrupt the CPU emulation to do things …

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Re: No redbook audio in wmp, and more

Posted on 2016-10-06, 13:04

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Cdplayer.exe from my windows98se retropc, it runs but it cannot identify audiocd discs, it says "please insert audiocd". Your drive may be experiencing hardware failure. You should see if audio CDs still play in DOS or from a Linux-based player like Geexbox or MoviX. Wmp9 correctly see disc as …

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Re: I have CPU emu question.

Posted on 2016-10-06, 12:59

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by Jorpho

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It's the "core" setting in DOSBox.conf: CPU Core used in emulation. auto will switch to dynamic if available and appropriate. There are a few very rare cases in which it has been useful to specify the normal core instead of the dynamic core.

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