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Windows 98 is the successor to Windows 95. It's notable for improved USB support, the ability to use multiple monitors, and the introduction of the Windows Driver Model (WDM). An update in the form of Windows 98 Second Edition was released a year later. It was superseded by Windows Millennium Edition.

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Accessing py2exe program over network in Windows 98 throws ImportErrors

I'm running a py2exe-compiled python program from one server machine on a number of client machines (mapped to a network drive on every machine, say W:). For Windows XP and later machines, have so far had zero problems with Python picking up…
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.bat Works in NT-based Windows But Not DOS or 9x?

I wrote a batch file for a legacy DOS system for games that do not run on Win32. The code works fine under XP x86 but when I run it in 98SE or in DOS I get a Syntax Error after the first prompt. The file runs through into a loop thanks to goto. How…
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Can Delphi 4 Pro be installed and used reliably on Windows XP (or later)?

Several years ago I used Delphi 4 Pro on a Windows '98 SE machine to create Delphi projects. Would it be feasible to install the same Delphi 4 Pro on a Windows XP machine (or later OS, such as Windows 7) to view and update older Delphi projects?
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Last SDK to fully support Windows 98?

I need to do a quick port to windows 98. My code is raw C/C++, I just need the headers, the compiler, and preferably some documentation to clarify what is supported by Windows 98 API. What is the latest SDK (with a compiler) that still fully…
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How did Microsoft Works 4.5 style the window title bar with a gradient and italic font?

Today I fired up a copy of Microsoft Works 4.5 on Windows 98, and realised that I still don't know how they styled the window title bar to have Microsoft in italics, and a gradient colour. The gradient is not from the theme, as it displays like this…
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Skip entering new date in windows 98 batch file

I create a test.bat file , edit , write DATE and save it. when i run the bat it show current date then ask for new date , to skip this step i should press enter . I want to skip entering new date or make it auto press enter .
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Is there a way to compile program with RAD Studio XE7 to work in windows 98?

I uninstall delphi7 For a while and i install RAD Studio XE7 Is there a way to compile program with RAD Studio to work in windows 98 without reinstall delphi 7?
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VESA / int86 functions in mingw (cross-dev)

Before anyone tells me that in86 and VESA is a dos thing and it will not work on modern system. I know, I'm working on a game that works both on old and new systems. My game works on windows 9x with SDL1, but it's very slow (166Mhz, 640x480@256…
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What Are The Implications of Dropping Windows 98 Support?

Up to now in my application, I've been supporting all flavors of Windows from Windows 98 to Windows NT/2000 to XP to Vista. But because of adding Unicode in my next version, support of Windows 98 would still be possible, but very difficult. I know…
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InterlockedCompareExchange in windows 98 environment

I am forced to run some applications in windows 98 se. vc6 has strange InterlockedCompareExchange definition: void* InterlockedCompareExchange(void**, void*, void*); msdn defines it like this however (since windows xp): LONG…
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Per-process CPU usage on Win95 / Win98 / WinME

How can you programmatically measure per-process (or better, per-thread) CPU usage under windows 95, windows 98 and windows ME? If it requires the DDK, where can you obtain that? Please note the Win9x requirement. It's easy on NT. EDIT: I tried…
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How to read and display file data using int86 function with REGS struct for 8086 in C-Language

I have a text file with some content I have to move the cursor in from relative to the BOF and display its content on the screen using int 21h/42h. here is the code I am working on. I am using windows 98 (16-bit DOS)in VM and it's part of my system…
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Random Number Generator Windows 95

I am making a Windows 95 CD Key generator. It uses a random number generator to generate a windows 95 CD Key. NOT an OEM key. I am having a problem. Here is my code: int main() { win95cdkey(); return 0; } int win95cdkey() { …
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Is there any way to disable and enable device in windows 95/98?

I have an old industrial PC with windows 95/98 installed. For some reason I need to have an script or utility which can disable, wait for few seconds and then enable a device (serial port controller). I can do it manually using Windows Device…
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How can I check and compare a folder size to a known size and echo pass or fail - Batch Script?

I've started with this script for use on a Windows 98 machine. It does what I need it to do for a specific file but I need to have this same function results with the size of the folder and it's sub-folders combined. I'm sure coding is completely…
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