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06-09-2005, 12:28 AM
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W98se Cd
#1. I just bought a used Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDS Laptop with a 120 MHg CPU, 48 MB RAM, & a HD that I just upgraded from 500 to 800 MB. Since I've had a lot of trouble trying to work with the W95 that came on it, & since I'm only going to use it for email when I'm traveling, & since I've also got a desktop at home for larger applications, I'll probably install W98SE.
#2. I've found 4 models at MicroCity4Less, & except for the price, I can't tell the differance!! Can anybody tell me what the differanace is?? Should I buy the cheapest one for $35.99?? "Microsoft Windows 98 SE Compaq OEM CD - Full Version - Works On All PCs(P)" -- Item#: 730-00847CompaqOEM -- SKU: 730-00847Compaq -- $42.99 http://microcity4less.com/item.asp?PID=783 "Microsoft Windows 98 SE Compaq OEM CD - Full Version - Works On All PCs(P)" -- Item#: 730-00847CompaqOEM1 -- SKU: 730-00847Compaq -- $35.99 http://microcity4less.com/item.asp?PID=784 "Microsoft Windows 98 SE COA (730-00847COA)(P) -- Item#: 730-00847COA -- SKU: 730-00847Compaq -- $79.99 http://microcity4less.com/item.asp?PID=785 "Microsoft Windows 98 SE Compaq OEM CD - Full Version - Works On All PCs(P)" -- Item#: A6600038 -- SKU: 730-00847Compaq -- $79.99 http://microcity4less.com/item.asp?PID=786 |
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06-09-2005, 10:08 AM
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Works On All PCs – If they mean ALL PCs and NOT just all Compaq PCs then GREAT
Microsoft Windows 98 SE COA – this is probably Certificate of Authenticity ONLY and no cd.
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06-09-2005, 12:08 PM
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A Compaq OEM CD cannot be legally installed on a Toshiba, and may not even install without errors, the hardware is different.
There are plenty of Windows 98 SE full retail (not OEM) versions on Ebay with "buy it now" under $40. This place you are looking at is doing you no favors, believe me. |
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06-14-2005, 06:55 PM
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Re: W98se Cd
The following URL has many downloads for browsers in "ZIP" files, but it says that they won't work on W95 because "The .local trick wasn't added until Windows 98 and Windows 2000."!! Does anybody know what that means??
http://www.skyzyx.com/downloads |
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06-15-2005, 07:38 AM
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googling the dot local trick did not come up with a quick nswer, but these browsers do not appear to be viable as a primary browser for you -also in the FAQ is mentioed gaping security holes and if you are not a web designer looking for older versions to test your pages in then this site is not for you. You might try web design forums for the dot local trick as that is what the site is geared for.
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06-15-2005, 12:56 PM
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Are you trying to find a modern browser that will work with Win95? IE through 5.5 will work straight out of the box, IE6 is not compatible. You can download full installs at http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit .
Opera 8 is compatible, but Firefox is not. |
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06-16-2005, 03:55 PM
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#1. A person in another forum stated that I could download IE5.5SP2 from the following URL to my existing W95, but when I tried to do that, I found out that the download was ONLY an ie5setup.exe file of 499KB!!
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en #2. After doing a search for "Internet Explorer 5.5SP2" at the MS website, I found the following URL, but it was ONLY for a 2449 KB update!!: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...&DisplayLang=en #3. After doing a search for "Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2" at the MS website, I found the following URL which listed 20 other URL's for various other updates &/or "patches", but NONE for the full browser!!: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...xplorer+5.5+SP2 #4. After doing a search for "5.5 SP2" at the MS website, I found the following URL which listed 28 other URL's for various other updates &/or "patches", but NONE for the full browser!!: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...reeText=5.5+SP2 #5. I'd previously downloaded IE5.5SP2 from EVOLT to a CD at a local library, but it wouldn't open properly on my Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDS Laptop. I went back to the library again to download IE5.5SP2 from EVOLT to a CD again, but this time I opened the file on the library computer BEFORE I "burned" it on to a CD, & then after I got back home, I was able to install it on my laptop by opening the main file, & then by opening the Ie5setup file. http://evolt.org http://browsers.evolt.org http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit/5.5_SP2 http://browsers.evolt.org/download....SP2/ie55sp2.exe #6. Despite the fact that there was a message during the installation of IE5.5SP2 that said that DCOM95 was being installed, when I tried to install AVG from GRISOFT, an error message said that DCOM95 was missing!! I reopened the main IE5.5SP2 file again, & then opened the DCOM95 file, but the error message said that DCOM95 was still missing!! I then downloaded DCOM95 from the following URL to a "floppie", & then opened the file on my "floppie" to a folder on my HD [hard disk], but the error message again said that DCOM95 was still missing!! Finally, after I went to the folder on the HD, & opened the DCOM95 file there, I was finally able to install AVG!! DCOM95 URL: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en |
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06-17-2005, 11:51 AM
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F.Y.I., here's another URL for IE5.5SP2, & it appears to be a little faster than EVOLT:
http://www.citynet.net http://www.citynet.net/supportdownload.cfm http://www.citynet.net/ie5.5.zip Last edited by ARC172992; 06-17-2005 at 03:57 PM. |
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06-17-2005, 03:53 PM
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I reopened my IE5.5SP2 folder again to look at all of the files again, & there were some .exe files that I had questions about, & I couldn't find the answers in the "HELP" section:
#1. There was a 74.6KB file named IE5COMP.EXE, & when I opened it, it said "This will install the Internet Explorer Compatibility Option", & it asked for "Yes" or "No", but after choosing "Yes", nothing else happened. Do you know why, & do you know what it's supposed to do?? Was it automatically installed with the rest of the browser?? #2. There was a 2.67MB file named IEAK5.EXE, & when I opened it, it said "Do you want to install the Microsoft Internet Explorer Adminintration Kit 5.5?", & it asked for "Yes" or "No", & after choosing "Yes", it installed, & a message said "Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit 5.5 has been installed successfully". Do you know what it's supposed to do?? #3. There was a 2.69MB file named IEAK5CD.EXE, & when I opened it, it said "Do you want to install the Microsoft Internet Explorer Adminintration Kit 5.5?", & it asked for "Yes" or "No" just like the IEAK5.EXE file, but after a MUCH LONGER time than for the IEAK5.EXE file, TWO error messages said "Error Copying File Cannot copy cd: Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path & filename." AND "Error Copying File Cannot copy en: Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path & filename." Since the IE5.5SP2 CD was in the CDROM drive, do you know why this happened?? Do you know the differance between the IEAK5.EXE file & the IEAK5CD.EXE file?? #4. There was a 466KB file named OAINST.EXE, & when I opened it, a window briefly appeared which showed that some files or data were moving, but there were no messages. Do you know what that meant?? |
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06-22-2005, 11:53 AM
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Is buying OEM Software safe??
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6121-0....57&tag=nl.e497 |
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06-22-2005, 01:06 PM
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I'm re-posting Post #7 of this thread, because 4 URL's in the original post didn't work!!:
#1. A person in another forum stated that I could download IE5.5SP2 from the following URL to my existing W95, but when I tried to do that, I found out that the download was ONLY an ie5setup.exe file of 499KB!! http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en #2. After doing a search for "Internet Explorer 5.5SP2" at the MS website, I found the following URL, but it was ONLY for a 2449 KB update!!: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en #3. After doing a search for "Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2" at the MS website, I found the following URL which listed 20 other URL's for various other updates &/or "patches", but NONE for the full browser!!: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/r...plorer+5.5+SP2 #4. After doing a search for "5.5 SP2" at the MS website, I found the following URL which listed 28 other URL's for various other updates &/or "patches", but NONE for the full browser!!: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/r...eeText=5.5+SP2 #5. I'd previously downloaded IE5.5SP2 from EVOLT to a CD at a local library, but it wouldn't open properly on my Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDS Laptop. I went back to the library again to download IE5.5SP2 from EVOLT to a CD again, but this time I opened the file on the library computer BEFORE I "burned" it on to a CD, & then after I got back home, I was able to install it on my laptop by opening the main file, & then by opening the Ie5setup file. http://evolt.org http://browsers.evolt.org http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit/5.5_SP2 http://browsers.evolt.org/download.p...P2/ie55sp2.exe #6. Despite the fact that there was a message during the installation of IE5.5SP2 that said that DCOM95 was being installed, when I tried to install AVG from GRISOFT, an error message said that DCOM95 was missing!! I reopened the main IE5.5SP2 file again, & then opened the DCOM95 file, but the error message said that DCOM95 was still missing!! I then downloaded DCOM95 from the following URL to a "floppie", & then opened the file on my "floppie" to a folder on my HD [hard disk], but the error message again said that DCOM95 was still missing!! Finally, after I went to the folder on the HD, & opened the DCOM95 file there, I was finally able to install AVG!! DCOM95 URL: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Last edited by ARC172992; 06-22-2005 at 01:11 PM. |
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06-22-2005, 03:58 PM
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Hi all
Arc - for #1 -> that's the "Active Update" installer = you need an active Internet connection, then you pick and choose only those parts of IE that you want (there are many, many options). As for the updates being available for older versions, but not the full download itself - that's Microsoft's way of pushing you toward the latest, (theoretically most stable), version. [Doesn't help much when running Win95 on an oldie, though, huh!] Were the evolt files compressed? If they run a self-extractor first, you'd need to have a media with enough room to store everything. Neither IE nor DCOM would likely fit on a floppy. Those need to go to a hard drive, CDR/W, or USB key. Glad you stuck with it & got it all working. . . . Gary |
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06-22-2005, 05:22 PM
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If you'll read #5. in my last post, you'll see that I explicitly said that I downloaded IE5.5SP2 to a CD, & if you'll go to the URL in #6., you'll see that the DC95Inst.EXE file is only 1259 KB, which will fit on a "floppie". However, I think that the DC95Inst.EXE file was compressed.
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06-23-2005, 10:52 AM
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Want to eliminate a lot of headaches? Install 98SE.
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