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  1. Stupid edit not working. I just mean if other people "spit on this program" why is that, it sounds like there's some problem I might want to be aware of before I commit to learning to use it is all or considering if there are other tools...
  2. Well I just haven't used it yet so I don't know what it can or cant do. And it's called the "easy" way to do it, so are there any harder but more powerful versions out there. :- P Like one specific example - can I make it auto block windows 10 crap at the end of everything else, and how do I set it up to do that. Because right now (was possibly hoping to tell work to use this) leaving an unattended PC to auto update apparently leads to a windows 10 screen or wastes of data auto downloading 10 or something auto clicking itself to update after all the work trying to make a best windows 7 install coming back the next morning. (I haven't been working on that lately so I don't know what they mean, just sharing what others said at work)
  3. But are there any alternatives or is that the only game in town? Even if I use the RTlite version now, is there any reason I might want to use something different later for a power user build or something...
  4. I'm aware of the Convenience Rollup Package - and it's not working for me and I cannot diagnose why it wont. So i'm back to square one unless I misunderstood the purpose of the CRP. I would like to build a single offline-only Windows 7 install disc or USB key that I can use on multiple computers (ie not tied to one serial number, I might need to punch in that unique to each system preferably at the beginning not something like 90 minutes in randomly the way it used to be, but then have it be hands free until complete) to put down a desired configuration. Which right now would basically be of course the basic OS, SP1, all security patches up to current (from an updated list/ie i'd keep adding in new patches relevant as they come out) and NOT any of the forced updating to windows 10 type crap which seems to automatically worm it's way in to an attempted single win 7 install disc that I borrowed from work previously. (at a small computer shop, their install disc just using my own private bought keys as I have several) Ideally i'd even be able to include certain drivers perhaps or other auto installed software, like a chosen antivirus, but most important is the core OS and the required updates and no windows 10. However I have no idea how to do any of this and no experience doing it in the past. :-P I'm sure this board already has multiple ways to do this but i'm not sure which is the best, or which is more suitable for different purposes. Could someone give me pointers or a quick overview of what the different options for this are? Ie what other posts I should read to learn about Method A, Method B, Method C? If the information applies to all windows versions and not just 7 that's even better - though at the moment i'm just trying to build a Windows 7 install. I know I could learn more searching myself over a few days of research but my main computer imploded and I literally am borrowing a friends computer to post - I only have a phone to browse right now so finding info at home is a bit of a PITA. :-P So yes I was hoping someone could give a little handhold/easy canned answers to what I want to do, so I can go and build an install image at my friends house maybe in a day or two and then get my own system back up with less hassle. If I wanted to build the install disc anyways now is as good as ever so I figured i'd just ask before even bothering to reinstall first. Thanks for followups in advance...
  5. Hi : ) This is my first post, if I make any noob mistakes please tell me. I'm seeking commentary on anything I say here, it's like a public stream of consciousness asking "do you know a better way for (x) than what I plan?" I'm the same guy at VOGONS if anyone is also over there. Since this seems one of the top win98 related hubs (if there are others please share?) I thought i'd ask for more insight and comments here. I'm sure there are a number of topics here in the past covering similar things - if anyone could point out some 'best' ones, or ones that may not be as obvious in a routine search i'd be grateful. But my specific interests may not match what others have done and the topic isn't so much asking about hardware (i'm aware of the sticky) but rather what "total package" configurations of hardware, software, and perhaps special setup others have come up with and why. Ie - "whats your best" and can you top what others suggest? I'm trying to design up a series of (since I assume just one will not be able to do everything perfectly) windows 95/98/ME era gaming rigs with the goal of playing games of the era which DONT run best on XP at the absolute maximum quality of the experience possible. (hence my name, "high fidelity gaming") Graphics, sound, and support for special user interfaces/certain controllers which existed in the past and were perhaps 'dead ends' or not used widely but still may have been the best way to play specific games. WHY 98? Some things run on best on XP and I plan on running those games on XP., these designs are solely to be systems for any game which does NOT run best on XP, or which for some reason has a higher quality or more immersive experience using older hardware, especially in the areas of sound an human interface/controllers. Support for the "dead ends" of gaming, some new technology for instance that game out, was supported (like the P5 Virtual Reality Glove in Hitman 2), but which died shortly afterwards is what interests me. I'm obsessed enough to track down hardware that only gives a better experience on even 2 or 3 games just because i'm a collector and find this stuff fascinating. : ) Plus most of this era hardware is fairly cheap to collect anyways. MY PROPOSED SYSTEM: ASrock Core 775 Dual motherboard will probably be in everything, simply because it runs PCI, AGP and PCIe. One of the only Core 2 Duo motherboards to work with windows 98 at all, although the CPU is overkill it should be more than ample for any win98 era game while using less power to boot. It also multiboots nicely to anything from XP and Vista to MacOSX so I plan to use it multipurpose. (ie - it's not exclusively for 98 gaming, just primarily) CPU/RAM unimportant at this level, let's be honest. The only thing that probably matters are graphics, sound and human interface stuff. GRAPHICS: Nvidia 7800 or so is what i'm planning in the primary system because of one special ability - 3d LCD shutter glasses. They were not to my knowledge supported in the 8800, so even if I can use that card in 98 I wouldn't. A number of games for the Nvidia 3d stereo driver do NOT work on the newer Nvidia 3D glasses. They should also work with the Wicked3D driver which may have supported games Nvidia did not. A GLIDE wrapper would be used to play older games (since i'm aware late 90 games play best in GLIDE) which AFAIK should be superior to even a 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 in terms of performance and quality, due to allowing modern AA modes and such. Games that support wide modes (like DX8.1 Parhelia era support that was added in some games) would experiment with SoftTH (software triplehead) to see if they can run 3x CRT's. Radeon 8500 AGP - this would be a separate PC, just for playing TruForm games. Though TruForm was emulated in later cards it was apparently at lower performance and compatibility. Yes there were not alot but I was interesed in them anyways. : ) Elder Scrolls 3 for instance. PowerVR - i forget the exact name and model of the cards, but some games of the mid 90's worked best with a PowerVR card, rather than direct x, open gl, or glide. Being PCI it could be added to either of the above cards as a secondary card. Were there any other proprietary graphics API's, supported in certain games to higher quality than the common 3 (open gl, direct X, glide), or any other specific card support (some mid 90's games didn't even support an API but just directly supported early 3d accelerators and thus wouldn't work with later ones, such as supported the Voodoo 1 but didn't even use glide so wouldnt run a Voodoo 2 or later) worthy of mention? SOUND: Aureal Vortex 2 card with support for A3D 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 This to me seems the main reason to have a win98 gaming box. To my knowledge this API does NOT work in XP at all and is unlikely to ever work. I haven't experienced this yet (never tried a card) though I recently got one to put in the proposed box. Sensaura - another 3d API which to my ears was vastly superior to anything Creative has put out, including new EAX 5.0 stuff, at least as far as 3d positional accuracy especially above/below the head. My experience in Dark Engine games was phenomenal and this is actually one of the main reasons for building this rig, since those games are somewhat b*tchy on XP and later. I'm told Aureal is even better, I plan to try both, i'd like to run both cards in one box if possible. Are there any Sensaura cards that actually support XP in the 3d audio API though? (ie using those algorythms) Was there any other 3d audio API that was worth hearing? I've heard of like two others (Qsound and something) but no clue if they were uniquely supported in games, better than either of the above two, or etc. CONTROLLERS: I'm still researching this one, but things like the SpaceOrb 360, earlier force feedback joysticks using gameport and MIDI and such would be on the list. Getting compatibility here should primarily be about just using gameport era stuff. CONFIGURATION: One thing i'm curious about is whether it is possible to force newer games (such as those perhaps supported by Kernel Ex?) to use Aureal sound API's and such, does the 3d positional audio just do calls to hardware using whatever you have or what exactly? I'd love for some mid 2000's games that normally needed XP to have the positional accuracy of the Aureal if possible but I dont know if it works that way... Can anyone improve any of the above plans or suggest further research in my pursuit of retrogaming perfection? : P
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