Guest LilBambi Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Hmmm...check this out:http://forums.whatpc.co.uk/thread.jsp?foru...&message=132612 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 (edited) Yes, it is the Nvidia drivers. What exactly is this Nvidia card?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have a 800x600 in 64 colors, Nvidiia Geforce4 MX 420 ver 4.0 card. However, I do not see a disk for the drivers. The only disc I have is for the Asus mother board which also has the C-media Audio Drivers v5.12.01.0635 and Applications.BTW I do have the current drives for the Nvidia card and a driver from july (?) of last year. Edited March 31, 2005 by Shamgar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 Okay adding the Nvidia drivers first made a big difference. I have installed the the SIS from the Asus mother board cd. I DID NOT get the error message this time. :'( Okay I will do some updating of drivers then I will do the c-media section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Cool! :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 Thanks for all the help. I have even stopped threatening my computer with a very large and heavy hammer . . . . for today. :'( nice computer . . . . good computer. . . . ah Nvidia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 Okay, I made a mistake. . . . I am up too late. I forgot it was the C-media that caused the problems. I just tried installing that and kept on hitting the the skip button button:These are the files missing from C: windows\system\precopyksdataksinterf.axksproxy.axksvpintf.axmspclock.sysmskssrv.sysand the Kslockf.axIt still says it is waiting for the audio drivers.Where is that hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 http://support.gateway.com/s/issues/118013610.shtmlokay I found my own answer. You need to put the Win98se into the cdrom D:\win98 and it will copy the missing files to the precopy file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2cm Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Very good. :'( Now, throw the hammer into the trash can ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 You can download the latest drivers here:http://www.sis.com/download/You might want to install in this order. (No need for the safe mode approach.)1. SiS IDE driver (v2.04a)2. AGP (Gart) driver (v1.19a)3. Your AGP card drivers4. CMI audio drivers, USB drivers, LAN5. DirectX, codecs, Internet Explorer, etc.6. Unofficial Service PackDon't update your BIOS if your not having BIOS-related problems.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Okay I am up to here : codecs. What are my codec drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2cm Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Just install your multimedia apps or update your Windows Media Player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 Just install your multimedia apps or update your Windows Media Player.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks I have WMP9 installed now. I have installed the IESP1 and am working on installing the updates for IE SP 1. I hae this file downloaded. What is it? Some sort of zip file? I can't open it.http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=42259&st=10Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 MSXML v4.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:MSXML 4.0 SP2 [5.04 MB, right-click to save!]:http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/6...1629c/msxml.msi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 msi files take advantage of the Windows Installer 2.x. I do believe you will need to install Windows Installer 2.x before you can make use of the msi file.Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 95, 98, and Mehttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.as...isplayLang%3den Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 msi files take advantage of the Windows Installer 2.x. I do believe you will need to install Windows Installer 2.x before you can make use of the msi file.Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 95, 98, and Mehttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.as...isplayLang%3den<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for he reply. I am downloading now. So this installer will know where to put my updates? I am trying to decipher MS readme as we speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 codecs are the code that allow you to view / listen to different types or versions of media, such as mp3 or divx.downloading the latest divx player will allow you to view many files that media player (as installed) won't.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for the tip.I have the windows Installer installed and patches up to but not including MSXML Patch 2.6.I have an error now. Error occured MSXML Patch 2.6.Now I recieved and error message which says:"Error occured MSXML Patch 2.6. . . . either the version installed does not match the version of this hotfix or setup was unable to determine version currently installed." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 www.microsoft.com/technettype in the most significant part of your error:error msxml patch 2.6and search. that may help.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks I found out that the direct links from the Unofficial Windows Service Pack Forum were not up to date. I am remedying that situation right now. Besides this slight annoyance I am actually having fun getting this machine up and running by myself ("by myself" meaning with the forums help of course) Security Update, February 13, 2002U.S. EnglishPosted: February 21, 2002 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downlo...44/download.asp Download MSXML 4.0 Download FileSecurity Update 4.46 MB file 22 min @ 28.8 Kbpshttp://download.microsoft.com/download/xml...S/msxml4qfe.exe MSXML 3.0 Download FileSecurity Update 544 KB file 3 min @ 28.8 Kbpshttp://download.microsoft.com/download/xml...MSXML30_x86.exe MSXML 2.6 Download FileSecurity Update 381 KB file 2 min @ 28.8 Kbpshttp://download.microsoft.com/download/xml...MSXML20_x86.exeClick the Security Update link for your version of MSXML to download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rando Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 We all learn and give/get advice from others. I have been doing this for over 15 years and still learn a lot by joining places like this and participating. (my first day!)Codec stands for code decode, and you will need a lot of them if you watch videos on your computer. Try www.codec-download.com and get some of their packs. New ones come out all the time, so it is something you need to keep up with. Media player tries to find a codec if it doesn't have the one it needs, but usually fails, so you have to find them yourself. Keep with it long enough, and you can play 90% of the video you run across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 (edited) Okay it turns out I didn't find the problem. I looked in the c:\windows\dahotfix.log and it says"error MSMXL 2.6 is not installed on the machine." It can hardly patch something that is not on the machine. Maybe I need to Install the Windows 98SE Unofficial Service Pack next to see if that doesn't take care of this missing file? Or is it on the 98SE cdrom and I need to copy it like the Kxxxxxx problems?Thanks fo the tip, Rando. Edited April 1, 2005 by Shamgar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Looks like you no longer need the 2.6 update to MSXML if you installed the following 3.0 version from your list: MSXML 3.0Download FileSecurity Update544 KB file3 min @ 28.8 Kbpshttp://download.microsoft.com/download/xml...MSXML30_x86.exe Shouldn't need it now, right? Or am I missing something?Welcome to Scot's Newsletter Forums, Rando! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted April 3, 2005 Author Share Posted April 3, 2005 (edited) Well actually I started over and loaded 98SE with 98lite. Everything went so much better that way. I didn't start installing drivers first but the IE SP first. Now the system is up and running.I also found out I was partitioning incorrectly so I was getting a weird error.Okay I am formating drive c:, the command is A:> format c: /u /s ? In other words is it A:.format[space]c:/u[space]/s OR A:>format[space]c:[space]/u[space]/s? I was doing: A:>format[space]c:[space]/u[space]/s. That is what it looks like on thee xample given on my tutorial. So I did A:>format[space]c:/u and had no problems. The other partitions I did A:>format[space]c:/u , also.I also so another example of someone doing this: A:>format[space]c:/qWhat is the correct way? Edited April 3, 2005 by Shamgar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James M. Fisher Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I always use the last one with the 'quick' (/q) switch. If you prefer a full format, leave it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2cm Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 There should be a space between format and the drive letter, and spaces separating each switch.format c: /u /sAlways do a full format. If you are installing Win98 on this partition, do not forget to set this partition to Active (using FDISK).What exactly are errors you are getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Personally, I also always use the: format c: /u Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted April 4, 2005 Author Share Posted April 4, 2005 There should be a space between format and the drive letter, and spaces separating each switch.format c: /u /sAlways do a full format. If you are installing Win98 on this partition, do not forget to set this partition to Active (using FDISK).What exactly are errors you are getting?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for all the clarifications. I was getting an invalid command.com error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2cm Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I was getting an invalid command.com errorCheck your autoexec.bat file on boot floppy. There should be commands there specifying the command environment/path (must be changed to A:\command.com). This isn't related to disk partition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 (edited) Check your autoexec.bat file on boot floppy. There should be commands there specifying the command environment/path (must be changed to A:\command.com). This isn't related to disk partition.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> You mean if the message "invalid command.com" comes up and asks for where the command .com is I should type in "A:\command.com" ? Edited April 5, 2005 by Shamgar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 I went to bootdisk .com and downloaded a new boot disk for Windows 98SEhttp://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htmMost of the disk are "selfwriting" but for those that don't here is a free program to write to floppy here:http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/rawwrite.htmI would say a fresh boot disk will solve my problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2cm Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Windows 98 usually generates startup disks that assumes you have Windows installed and so set (in the autoexec.bat file) the command environment to C:\windows or some RAM drive. If Windows is not installed then you get that error. The quick way to avoid the error is to delete the autoexec.bat file and clear up contents in the config.sys file. You can also edit the file (if you need to load CD drivers or create a RAM drive and expand the ebd.cab) to point to a:\command.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I have never seen that type of error, however, I generally change to a: before making the 'format c: /u' (sans quotes) command when booting from a boot floppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamgar Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 Windows 98 usually generates startup disks that assumes you have Windows installed and so set (in the autoexec.bat file) the command environment to C:\windows or some RAM drive. If Windows is not installed then you get that error. . You can also edit the file (if you need to load CD drivers or create a RAM drive and expand the ebd.cab) to point to a:\command.com.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Okay what you are saying is when I put the boot disk in . . . that info from the disk is loaded into the computer. When Windows is not on the harddrive that I am loading it to it will give that error? So how do I "delete the autoexec.bat file and clear up contents in the config.sys file"? Am I deleting this from the floppy disk or from the C: drive? Remember I am two steps above hopeless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2cm Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 That's the purpose of the AUTO.EXEC.BAT file. In the Win98 startup disk, this file creates a RAM drive (%RAMD%, a virtual drive in the system memory) to where it extracts the contents of the EBD.CAB file (diagnostic tools) and copies COMMAND.COM. Then it sets this RAM drive as the location of your command interpreter: SET COMSPEC=%RAMD%:\COMMAND.COMMy suggestion is for you to create another (clean) boot disk if you have Windows installed. Open the floppy drive in Windows Explorer, right-click and select FORMAT and in the dialog, check COPY SYSTEM FILES. You can then copy the tools (in C:\Windows\Command folder) you use to that floppy, i.e. fdisk, format, scandisk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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