I have no idea why this happens on your computer, never happened on anybody else's as far as I'm aware.

Could you please post here the autoexec.bat code and the exact messages [file names, if any] you see upon every boot?
If I could see it, maybe I can try to fix it.

Thanks in advance.

Welcome to MSFN forums BPoller, and I hope you find something useful here.

To my knowledge, nobody so far translated 98SE2ME into German.
If you have the time, please do.
All you need is here, in this small ZIP:
http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/INNOFILE.ZIP
Unzip, and then read INNOFILE.TXT.
In case you need to view 98SE2ME ReadMe 1st:
http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/read1st.php

If you wish to translate/update/modify/recompile 98SE2ME HTML Help file (98SE2ME.CHM), you need:
- MS HTML Help SDK 1.4 (free):
http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#HHS
- 98SE2ME.CHM HTML source files [258 KB, ZIPped]:
http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/982MECHM.ZIP

Also, if you'd like to translate the main Inno Setup BMP logo, here are the fonts you may want to use [small ZIP]:
http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/TREKFONT.ZIP

Greatly appreciate your time and concern.

Best wishes.

Hi,

one more question (also it might be unnecessary):

Is there a freeware dos tool, with which i can compare the version number of 2 same-named Microsoft files?

For example:
If already some patches are installed (e.g. with DirectX 9.0c), some of the ME files would be out of date.
It would be great, if there is a dos tool (with return code) which compares 2 files, saying which version is newer. I dont believe, just watching the date code is enough.


Thanks,
Bjoern

If by DOS tools you meant tools you can use from within a DOS box inside Windows [not native MS-DOS outside Windows], this is what you need [free GPL]:
http://lbrisar.htmlplanet.com/e_cmd32.html#getver

I use GETVER.EXE in 98SE2ME, just use it from the C:\9!M directory after you have installed 98SE2ME.EXE [do not need to install any options, press N at the first screen during install]:
http://www.mdgx.com/4

HTH

Can you add Winpop and all its files?

Thanks for this explanation MDGx. I was being over-cautious in my concern about the consequences of replacing the GDI files via DOS.

As it happens, I did replace (via DOS) the 4.90.3002 versions of those files with the 4.90.3003 versions. So far I have experienced no problems, but I'll bear in mind the power management issues PROBLEMCHYLD experienced.



Here's hoping he does. Is the anonymous author still around? More to the point, is he still interested in 9x? Haven't seen any word from him on these boards for a while.

I recently installed CutePDF Writer (the freeware version):

http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

on a fully-patched 98SE2ME (option 2) system, and found that the installation updated two system files to WinME versions:

PSMON.DLL: 4.10.1998 to 4.90.3000
PSCRIPT.DRV: 4.10.2222 to 4.90.3000

Both CutePDF and these files seem to be working fine, so far. Is there any reason you know for why these ME files are not included in 98SE2ME?

TIA.

I have counted 827 files including option 3
anyone care to challenge this count?

This post has been edited by Hu$tle: Sep 16 2007, 04:28 PM

Unfortunately, the hard disk for that computer has failed since I wrote that, and I can't access anything on it.
Worse off, I've bricked the CD drive, so I can't reinstall Windows and 98SE2ME to recreate the file, unless I can somehow network install from DOS....
Fortunately, I do remember the message displayed:



also, the actual AUTOEXEC.BAT had a bunch of "@IF EXIST filename COPY filename"statements ,
except on the last line where it said something like "@IF EXIST C:\9!M\O2DOS.BAT C:\9!M\O2DOS.BAT" (not sure I have the right batch file - I might have been 5 instead of 2, and there may have been two lines like that).
I remember that the autoexec had 13 or so total statements in it, all related to 98SE2ME.

Finally, I had tried a step-by-step confirmation boot, and I was able to boot without any noticable side effects by skipping the execution of AUTOEXEC.

Sounds like your HD was in the middle of crashing [bad sectors ?], that's why the 98SE2ME "customized" autoexec.bat didn't get deleted after reboot [as it was meant to], and replaced with the original one (if any).

The error messages involving "C:\9!M not found" were due to the fact that you have uninstalled 98SE2ME from C:\9!M [probably after you finished installing 98SE2ME].
All batch files that install 98SE2ME options depend on the files from the C:\9!M folder to work properly.
And like you said, if those files were not found, no harm was done to your system.

Sorry to hear about your troubles, and I hope that after you get your HD back [or a new one], you will be able to test 98SE2ME again, without problems this time.

HTH

Thanks for your feedback.

No reason, just never crossed my mind those files could make any difference.
Sounds like CutePDF installs the Post Script driver for compatible printers [?], that's why it needs those 2 files, and obviously you do have such a printer.

I'll do some tests, and eventually add them to 98SE2ME one of these days.

Thanks.

I'm working on inserting 98SE2ME into an unattended disc, but I just had a quick question - is it totally impossible to integrate option 3 with all the others without a reboot in between? If so, out of interest, why is that?

Thanks,

Wrayal

Hy! I am guy that tested all the packs and all the stuff that exist on this forum and i can say that 98se2me it's very unstable, the explorer crashes very fast and it slows the computer, all the revelation packs are the same, very unstable. The best thing is Unoficial SP2 for win98. That's all i can say.

Depends how do you have applied these packs.
Never had particular problems with all packs in this board, except windows explorer patch to 256 colors and few things.

I installed them like the book....but still explorer crashes.

Another problem: i have a cable internet conection PPPoe and after the 98se2me instalation my conection can't conect to the internet. So? How can i fix this?