98MP10 Unofficial Killer Replacements: WMP10 XP + XP SP3 -> 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME
Updated · 11-20-2008

98MP10.EXE [7.5 MB].
Requires WMP9 already installed!
Windows 98 + 98 SP1 require Unofficial WMP9 [13.3 MB]:
http://www.mdgx.com/spx/WMP90_98.EXE
already installed!
98MP10 ReadMe Guide.
98MP10 Link.

98MP10 NEW Forum [this 1] = please update your bookmarks/favorites.
98MP10 OLD Forum = closed.

See 98MP10.TXT for complete details.

98MP10 installs ALL 98SE2XP + 98SEMP10 files!
98SE2XP + 98SEMP10 are both OBSOLETE!
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11-20-2008 Update

Added newer files from WinXP SP3:
WMV8DS32.AX 8.0.0.4000
WMVDS32.AX 8.0.0.4487
PLYR_ERR.CHM
WMPLAYER.CHM
BLACKBOX.DLL 9.0.0.4503
CABINET.DLL 5.1.2600.5512
MPVIS.DLL 9.0.0.4503
MSPMSP.DLL 9.0.1.57
MSSCP.DLL 9.0.0.4503
MSWMDM.DLL 9.0.1.56
WMPASF.DLL 9.0.0.4503
WMPCORE.DLL 9.0.0.4503
WMPDXM.DLL 9.0.0.4503
WMPLOC.DLL 9.0.0.4503
WMPNS.DLL 9.0.0.4503
WMSDMOE.DLL 9.0.0.4503
WMSTREAM.DLL 8.0.0.4487
MPLAYER2.EXE 6.4.9.1126
UNREGMP2.EXE 9.0.0.4503
WMPLAYER.EXE 9.0.0.4503
WMP.OCX 9.0.0.4503
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12-27-2007 Update

Added newer WMASF.DLL 10.0.0.4359 from WMP10 for WinXP SP2 Q941569 (MS07-068).

Enjoy.

Now, if I want the improvements of the newer version of 98MP10 do I just install this new one even though the last one was already installed? Or would I need to restore the original backed up files first? It would be nice if just installing the new one took care of things.

Does the backup process let me toggle it off if the original 98SE, WMP files have already been backed up so I wouldn't want this install to overwrite them? I know 98SE2ME has that option.

and what about http://www.mdgx.com/files/MP923689.EXE
a.k.a wmvcore.dll

1. Yes, 98MP10 installs all files every time you install it.
It's not [at least not yet] as sophisticated as 98SE2ME. ;(

2. No.
In order to keep your old files [backed up by 98MP10], you need to 1st uninstall 98MP10, and then reinstall it.
Again, 98MP10 is not [at least not yet] as sophisticated as 98SE2ME.

Maybe, in the future, I'll add file version check to make sure backups will not be overwritten.
Please note that this will add to the file size, and 98MP10 is already 7.5 MB.
BTW:
I'm actually considering deleting the entire backup section from the INF, because all files seem to work ok so far.

HTH

WMVCORE.DLL from this fix belongs to WMP9:
WMVCORE.DLL build 9.0.0.3353

Most files from 98MP10 are from WMP10.

But this WMVCORE.DLL belongs into the "ultimate" WMP9 build, which I'm [still] working on [soon...].

HTH

Am I supposed to see the difference?
In "About.." there is written Windows Media Player Series 9 after installation.

Hi. I'm new here and my english is not so good.

I would like to say that the problem with the menu in all explorer windows cited by Eck happened with me too after installing 98mp10. And so I uninstalled it..

Hello, rodrigo_rds, and welcome to MSFN forums.

As I have told Eck, to my knowledge the explorer problem is not related to 98MP10.

HTH

You need to read the ReadMe text file [98MP10.TXT = the "EXTREMELY IMPORTANT" section] for explanation why this happens:
http://www.mdgx.com/98mp10/98MP10.TXT
FYI:
98MP10.TXT always pops up whenever you install 98MP10 as 1st installation step.

HTH

@ MDGx do u know if DIVX.DLL 6.5.0.44 work on Win98SE we
have discussed this with older versions but this is the latest.Thanks

Have you tried it?
If you did, does it work ok in Win98 SE?

I have not tested it [yet].

I been working from a Win2000 machine so i'm not able to test at the moment

I tried running the enhancement to MP10 features but then my Zen Sleek Photo was not recognized by the player. I too didn't see a change in features (is it all under the hood, so to speak?) except that it wouldn't recognize my device. Returning to MP9, my device is recognized....

I've now tried it twice with same results. My Zen Sleek Photo is recognized fine with 9.0 but if I load this enhancement, then the Zen is not recognized...

Sorry, mate, I don't have such device, so I can't test it.

no worries, just though you (and others) may want to know. Maybe there are others that have devices and can verify if seen in 9 and 10. If you have any portable device that can be seen with 9.....etc....(maybe not just a zen sleek issue).

Keep up the super work you do!

Jeff

Sorry, mate, I don't have any portable devices.

Best wishes.

98MP10 doesn't work well on Win ME.

http://www.image-share.net/image/4199/29.JPG

First error is: "error during loading of powrprof.dll", second error is "setupapi.dll not found".
Infact after 98mp10 installation, in c:\windows\system there is only setupapi.mp9 and not .dll:

http://www.image-share.net//image/4199/setupapi.JPG

Renaming setupapi.mp9 in setupapi.dll, and rebooting the problem is solved.

Instead to be advpack.dll, there is only advpack.mp9

Renaming in advpack.dll, I can finally uninstall my unofficial SP.

Thanks for your feedback.
I have revised the installer.
Should work now.
Please try again on your WinME computer, and let me know how it goes.

98MP10.EXE [7.5 MB]:
http://www.mdgx.com/98mp10/98MP10.EXE
98MP10 Guide:
http://www.mdgx.com/98mp10/98MP10.TXT

PROBLEMCHYLD:

98MP10 = 4-11-2007 update:
I have removed SETUPAPI.DLL [XP SP2].

HTH

I downloaded WMP10 from other computer. Exists any way to use this file in installation (Offline obviously)?

What do you mean?
98MP10 is a complete package and installs everything you need on Win98/98SE/ME, which means installs all WMP10 files [offline, does not connect to any server to d/l files] compatible with 9x Oses, only if WMP9 was already installed, of course.
Please see the ReadMe for details:
http://www.mdgx.com/98mp10/98MP10.TXT

You don't need any separate WMP10 files.
And WMP10 on its own cannot install on 9x OSes anyway, WMP10 is only for XP/2003.
And you don't need to download WMP10 from any other computer, it is available from M$ servers:
http://www.mdgx.com/wmp.htm#WMP10

HTH [Hope This Helps]

Hi, MDGx:

Way back then, you used to distribute:

ADVPACK.DLL 6.0.2900.2180
ASCTRLS.OCX 6.0.2900.2180
BROWSELC.DLL 6.0.2900.2180

as part of 98SE2XP. Then you reverted to older
files, and they aren't part of the present 98MP10.

Could you please tell me what issues did they cause?
I've looked arround both the forum and your site, but
didn't find any hint on what happened. And I found no
version history for 98MP10 that reached to 98SE2XP
times. Can you please help me? Thanks.

I'd be grateful also if other members of this forum who
had/have experience with these files were willing to report
their findings on their use. Is there anyone that still does
use any of them? Thank you all!

Hey MDGX, I'm sure you remember my advice:

http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=82947

well it's no longer useful for those sites as you can read at the link above you may wish to remove the link from 98mp10.php.

Thanks!

I have removed your tip from 98mp10.php [98MP10.TXT].

Thanks a lot for your feedback.

Do you know if DivX.dll 6.6.1.4 works ok With Win98SE

Please do its annoying having to uninstall reboot then install reboot.
and this will be every time you make a new update.

I have removed those 6.0.2900.xxxx files because they are meant for MS IE 6.0 SP2 , which is installed by XP SP2.
I recall having some minor issues while using them a while back, so I reverted back to older XP SP1 [MS IE 6.0 SP1] files, which provide better compatibility with 9x OSes.

But if you'd like to use them, please feel free to do so.
Just download XP SP2 [266 MB]:
http://www.mdgx.com/xp.htm#SP2
and extract them using either WinZip 9/10 or PowerArchiver.
Then decompress the actual files from *.DL_ and *.OC_ by using EXTRACT.EXE.

Complete details on which files are installed by 98MP10:
http://www.mdgx.com/98mp10/98mp10.php

HTH

Thanks for the feedback, MDGx.

Well, I've actually been testing some MS IE 6.0 SP2 files for a while, so
here are my findings:

I've used BROWSELC.DLL 6.0.2900.2180 for some time but gave up on it,
because I found it to be too resource-hungry:
I'd get a Low Resource error message just by browsing around the MSFN
forum in Hi-Fi Version, and if I don't change to the Lo-Fi Version
quickly enough, my system would go down to 0% GDI resources with all
the usual associated bad things happening...
I've reverted to BROWSELC.DLL 6.0.2800.1106 and this issue went away.

It seems that PROBLEMCHYLD had found a similar problem with BROWSELC.DLL
6.0.2900.2180, in a rather different scenario. See:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...p;p=567490&

On the other hand, I've been using the 6.0.2900.2180 builds of
BROWSEWM.DLL SHDOCLC.DLL and SFOLDER.DLL for about a fortnight now,
with no apparent problems happening so far. However, if I ever find
any issues with any of them I'll sure post about them.

But, in view of your message I've decided to downgrade to build
6.0.2800.1106 ADVPACK.DLL and ASCTRLS.OCX, just to be on the safe
side.

I do realize that I'm perhaps somewhat off-topic with this message,
but since half the files here mentioned were once part of 98SE2XP, I felt
this would be the place to post. Should I have posted to the main updates
+ patches + (hot)fixes topic? Please advise.

Thanks once more.
Best wishes.

Many thanks for sharing your experience using these files.
It does help.

And no, you are not posting in the wrong place. Now that I've combined 98SE2XP + 98SE2MP into 98MP10, this makes perfect sense, this is the appropriate forum.

Please keep me up-to-date with your findings.

Best wishes.

WinXP has a Windiff.exe 5.1.2455.0
and Win98SE is 4.0.1381.1 has anyone noticed this and have tested
its in the support tools pack

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

Isn't that NT4 version?

Whats the status on this?

98MP10 · UPDATED · 8-27-2007

Added BROWSEWM.DLL + SHFOLDER.DLL from XP SP1.

Enjoy.

Hi MDGx!

I just got through a new 98SE install including 98MP10. I wanted to tell you about a thing in this program, and also a thing in 98SE2ME that I'll put up in that thread.

For this one, I got a missing DLL that apparently has to do with splash screens. After using 98MP10 and starting the SBLive 5.1 Liveware install I got a, ""required DLL file was not found MSASN1.DLL."

I ignored it and it all installed fine, but at restart after the Liveware install I got the error again, along with, "Ctavstub-illegal operation-exception in ASDXM.OCX."

Well, since it happened twice I went into System File Checker and extracted MSASN1.DLL from the 98SE install files and had it put it into the System folder.

Seemed to do the trick as on the bootup following I got the annoying Creative music and, "EAX," pronouncement.

I have no idea about that ASDXM.OCX and since I didn't get any more errors I'm ignoring that one.

I'll post the 98SE2ME thing in that thread. Hey! So far things are working.

Well now, things are still going nicely following using Auto-Patcher again to install the latest updates included in the new August version.

In addition to what I reported about earlier, I do want to mention that I had forgotten about that old Windows Media 7 Bonus Pack (or, even the 9 version one your pack used to install at one time). I've always wondered whether stuff from that had anything to do with assorted problems that I'd encounter, and also recall that running the 7 Bonus Pack installer after using 98MP10 resulted in it failing to complete installation.

Since it's not a need, I haven't bothered with it. But I remember there were some nice skins and visualizations, file converters, etc that would be nice to have. But again, not a necessity.

Was there a reason you took that newer 9 Bonus Pack out of the set at some point? Perhaps it caused some problem? I also remember that your version was the only way to get the 9 version of it to install on 98SE. Only the 7 version's installer would run on 98SE but you got around that somehow.

98MP10 · UPDATED · 12-27-2007

Enjoy.

Woohoo! - You 'da man MDGx! - Another nice XP transplant.

98MP10 has worked well for me for some time now - it rocks!
Keep up the good work with 9x!

Happy New Year All! - Windows 9x alive and kicking in 2008!

UPDATE: I installed the lastest 98MP10 and got a problem with two missing files.
I installed 98MP10, rebooted when prompted, and then got a missing CABINET.DLL file error when the desktop appeared.
I looked in the WININIT.BAK file and noticed that it had renamed CABINET.DLL and MSHTML.TLB to their .MP9 backup files but had not replaced them with anything...
I recall having the same problem when I installed the last August update but was not sure if it was a one off...
I have resolved the issue by copying the two .MP9 backups to their original files.

RetroOS, which version re u using? I still have the version from February last year because no releases since seem to play well. I should have mentioned to MDGx but never got around to it. Hey MDGx, what RetroOS said, i get the same messages. And i've tested this quite a bit, there's always the messages.

I believe I have fixed the CABINET.DLL + MSHTML.TLB install errors.
I have no way to test, because I don't have access to 98 SE after the computer crash 2 weeks ago.
Thanks for noticing those glitches.

Please install again:

* 98MP10: Unofficial Windows Media Player 10.0 (WMP10) XP + XP SP2 WMP9 + XP SP1 IE 6.0 SP1 Killer Replacements for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME:
http://www.mdgx.com/98mp10/98mp10.php
Direct download [7.5 MB, English]:
http://www.mdgx.com/98mp10/98MP10.EXE
Windows 98 + 98 SP1 require Unofficial WMP9 [13.3 MB]:
http://www.mdgx.com/spx/WMP90_98.EXE
already installed!
Requires WMP9 already installed:
http://www.mdgx.com/wmp.htm#WMP9
Do NOT install 98MP10 IF already installed WMP9URP:
http://www.mdgx.com/wmp.htm#URP
More info:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=89934

HTH

soporific, I was using August 2007 release, then December 2007 release. Both had the problem.


As always, MDGx delivers!
Much appreciation for another superlative release!
That fix worked a treat.
Thanks a lot MDGx.

I have a updated version of wmvcore.dll 10.0.0.4054 thats installed with my WMP9 WinXP
version have you tested it?

No, wmvcore.dll 10.x.x.x [any build] does not work with Win9x OSes.
You must use wmvcore.dll 9.00.00.3355 , the most recent 9.x.x.x build to my knowledge.

HTH

Will you add MSVBVM60.DLL 6.0.9802 since it is a WinXp update?

PROBLEMCHYLD, this topic is for Windows Media Player.
MSVBVM60.DLL is a Visual Basic library and is not really part of any package.
It will probably be included in Auto-Patcher and Unofficial Service Pack.

When you have time can you update this pack with the WMP files for WinXp SP3?

Also which Wmpband.dll file should i delete the one in the
Windows Media Player folder or the System folder.I feel as if i don't need both.

and can you please add a option to uninstall drm files

Hello, the new MP9URP9X June 2008 release install files more recent than those contained in the package 98MP10.
When a new version?
Bye.

Mcv'93

BUMP!

I will have to test which files work from MP9URP9X + XP SP3, so I need some spare time... soon I hope.

About removing DRM:
I will add an INF file anybody can run from a simple batch file, to remove DRM files + reg entries [move them to a backup folder] and another INF to restore them, if any1 cares to do so.

I will post here the updates when I have them.

About WMPBAND.DLL:
The 1 u need should be in "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player" .
Delete the 1 in %windir%\SYSTEM .

Thanks.