[PROBLEMCHYLD]

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[Dave-H]

Thanks!

[prowler]

Thank you PROBLEMCHYLD! You make my Pentium 2 and me are very happy

[tsampikos]

Thank you Problemchyld!

Great work!

[CharlesF]

PROBLEMCHYLD , thank you for your continued work !

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

Dave-H, on 15 January 2012 - 07:24 AM, said:

I read of your personal circumstances on another thread, and I really hope that things are OK for you.

This is what changed my mind. Not everybody is selfish. Give all thanks to Dave-H.
I will try my best to give you guys a final version but I can't do it by myself, and I'm not too proud to ask for help.

dencorso, on 14 January 2012 - 08:59 PM, said:

Together we've got here, and remain strong...

This is the attitude we all need to have. I'm not looking for sympathy or praise. I'm looking for a solid foundation so we can all build on it. And that's what Gape left us. So lets get closer to the final build.
This is my second home now that I finally have a new one for my family. Thanks to all.

This post has been edited by PROBLEMCHYLD: 17 January 2012 - 03:20 PM

[mrsk565]

Yes, I feel like this is a second home too. Everyone does a great job, granted sometimes no one is online. But most times people really like to help out.
I really want to further my training so i've taken up learning programing and coding. This may take awhile to get good at so for now I offer any advise I already
know, which isnt bad since I grew up knowing these systems. But hey, this is the best place to be and im really glad to be here

[dencorso]

PROBLEMCHYLD, on 17 January 2012 - 03:19 PM, said:

This is my second home now that I finally have a new one for my family.

Glad to hear it! All best wishes for you and yours in the new home!
And thanks for changing your mind: your presence with us and your contributions to the community are much appreciated!

[I41Mar]

Thank you PROBLEMCHYLD for your continued interest and for the great work, and best wishes for you and your family!
About the community: I can say that this is the best forum I've ever met!
I41Mar

This post has been edited by I41Mar: 18 January 2012 - 04:39 AM

[Prozactive]

Like Dave-H, I was saddened to read about your personal situation in another thread and I could definitely relate, having gone through many similar events in my life (like so many of us). I too am deeply appreciative of your work with the Service Pack and commend you for it, even though I haven't personally had a need for it yet, having piecemeal patched my Win98 SE systems over the years. That may change soon if I decide to do a new fresh install of Win98 SE in the future. Keep up the great work and best wishes for everything.

This post has been edited by Prozactive: 18 January 2012 - 11:50 AM

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

Thanks to all you guys. Your kind words has humbled me deeply and lifted my spirit.

[Dave-H]

PROBLEMCHYLD, on 18 January 2012 - 12:33 PM, said:

Thanks to all you guys. Your kind words has humbled me deeply and lifted my spirit.

Thank you PROBLEMCHYLD.
I'm glad things are getting better for you now.
Please don't ever think that what you're doing for us here is taken for granted by any of us.
Love the new avatar!

This post has been edited by Dave-H: 18 January 2012 - 01:06 PM

[CharlesF]

Dave-H, on 18 January 2012 - 01:03 PM, said:

Love the new avatar!

Thank you PROBLEMCHYLD, I really appreciate your contributions .

[loblo]

Dave-H, on 18 January 2012 - 01:03 PM, said:

Love the new avatar!

Yeah, glad you finally got rid of that hand grenade, I was afraid it would explode in your hand some day.

Btw there is an msxml3.dll version 8.90.1101.0 that would appear to be more recent than the one in the current pack and which seems to work OK.

http://www.search-dl...msxml3.dll.html

And since the pack is already quite big why not adding a bit of eye candy with the patched Vista screensavers? (I love Bubbles)

http://www.softpedia...ted-to-XP.shtml

This post has been edited by loblo: 19 January 2012 - 03:05 AM

[Dave-H]

loblo, on 19 January 2012 - 03:03 AM, said:

And since the pack is already quite big why not adding a bit of eye candy with the patched Vista screensavers? (I love Bubbles)
http://www.softpedia...ted-to-XP.shtml

Not sure I agree with that.
If you start putting that sort of thing in, it becomes more of an enhancement pack than a service pack.
I think things like that should be included in a separate package.

[bristols]

loblo, on 19 January 2012 - 03:03 AM, said:

Btw there is an msxml3.dll version 8.90.1101.0 that would appear to be more recent than the one in the current pack and which seems to work OK.

http://www.search-dl...msxml3.dll.html

The build from WildBill / tomasz86's 2079403 for Windows 2000 is newer.

Dave-H, on 19 January 2012 - 05:46 AM, said:

loblo, on 19 January 2012 - 03:03 AM, said:

And since the pack is already quite big why not adding a bit of eye candy with the patched Vista screensavers? (I love Bubbles)
http://www.softpedia...ted-to-XP.shtml

Not sure I agree with that.
If you start putting that sort of thing in, it becomes more of an enhancement pack than a service pack.
I think things like that should be included in a separate package.

FWIW I agree with Dave-H.

This post has been edited by bristols: 19 January 2012 - 07:53 AM

[loblo]

bristols, on 19 January 2012 - 07:52 AM, said:

Dave-H, on 19 January 2012 - 05:46 AM, said:

loblo, on 19 January 2012 - 03:03 AM, said:

And since the pack is already quite big why not adding a bit of eye candy with the patched Vista screensavers? (I love Bubbles)
http://www.softpedia...ted-to-XP.shtml

Not sure I agree with that.
If you start putting that sort of thing in, it becomes more of an enhancement pack than a service pack.
I think things like that should be included in a separate package.

FWIW I agree with Dave-H.

Do you mean guys in a separate pack along all that is in this pack and is enhancement/add-on and not hotfix/security update such as:

Agent Server
Distributed Com Configurator
Euro Conversion Tool
IExpress Wizard
IPP Client
Paint Graphic Filters
Smart Card Base Components
New Animated Boot and Shutdown Logos
Ole Viewer
Power Management Troubleshooter
Remote Desktop Connection
True Type Fonts
True Type Properties Extension
TweakUI
UPnP
WBEM/WMI
Windows 2000 Theme
Wintop
Xbox 360 Controller Drivers
Zip Folders



A couple more suggestions:

VC++ 2005 SP1 runtime files: http://www.microsoft...ls.aspx?id=5638

Windows 7/Office 2010 Gabriola true type font: http://www.fonts2u.c...orporation.html

[JorgeA]

A quick question (and I hope it's the right place to ask it):

Does any comparable pack exist, incorporating all of the official Microsoft updates, for Windows 98 Standard (first) Edition?

Thanks!

--JorgeA

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

loblo, on 19 January 2012 - 10:34 AM, said:

Agent Server
Distributed Com Configurator
Euro Conversion Tool
IExpress Wizard
IPP Client
Paint Graphic Filters
Smart Card Base Components
New Animated Boot and Shutdown Logos
Ole Viewer
Power Management Troubleshooter
Remote Desktop Connection
True Type Fonts
True Type Properties Extension
TweakUI
UPnP
WBEM/WMI
Windows 2000 Theme
Wintop
Xbox 360 Controller Drivers
Zip Folders

Everything listed above is (ALL) optional. They are there for completeness. Also remember before I took over the SP, Gape had his own options for things that might be needed for certain individuals. I just expanded those options. Files included in the Service Pack are Microsoft only. I agree the pack has gotten bigger, so has some of the updates thats inside too. I have to say this is probably the smallest most up to date service pack for Win98SE. With all options selected, the service pack installs in less than 5 minutes.

loblo, on 19 January 2012 - 10:34 AM, said:

VC++ 2005 SP1 runtime files: http://www.microsoft...ls.aspx?id=5638

Service Pack already includes a newer version MSDIA80.DLL 8.0.50727.4053

JorgeA, on 19 January 2012 - 11:51 AM, said:

A quick question (and I hope it's the right place to ask it):

Does any comparable pack exist, incorporating all of the official Microsoft updates, for Windows 98 Standard (first) Edition?

Thanks!

--JorgeA

Try this link. Scroll to the bottom until you find the first edition
http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#SPX

This post has been edited by PROBLEMCHYLD: 19 January 2012 - 01:50 PM

[loblo]

Problemchyld, I didn't mean to criticize the SP by making this list, I find it's all cool, I was just pointing out to those who criticized my suggestion to include the Windows Vista screensavers that the SP contains already many items that would equally fall under their criticism.

As for the VC++ 2005 SP1 runtime files, they are not only msdia80.dll so why not including also mfc80, msvcp80, msvcr80, atl80, vcomp, etc... since the equivalent earlier VC++ runtime files are already in the pack, eg.:xxx60.dll, xxx70.dll, xxx71.dll.

Your call anyway.

Cheers.

Edit: And btw, links for your SP are hard to find, I think you should ask dencorso for taking ownership of the first post of this thread or get a new sticky so it can be found easily.

This post has been edited by loblo: 20 January 2012 - 08:54 AM