Steven W
2023-12-13 03:27
Forum: Operating systems
Topic: No more VBEMP 9x DOS promt/progs screen corruption for me!
Replies: 84

One final thing, a quick and dirty test to see if this will work. Just create the _DEFAULT (aka default.pif) with Full-screen checkbox filled and either navigate to the Windows folder and double-click command.com or click the start button -- Run -- command (or command.com) if it comes up full-screen...
Steven W
2023-12-12 01:00
Forum: The lounge
Topic: The screenshot thread
Replies: 223

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Eh, not even gonna link it (original is webp...)
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Steven W
2023-12-10 15:02
Forum: Operating systems
Topic: No more VBEMP 9x DOS promt/progs screen corruption for me!
Replies: 84

Here, a bit of further reading for those who aren't familiar with why apps.inf exists on a 9x system: https://jeffpar.github.io/kbarchive/kb/130/Q130971/ I also forgot to mention that I figured out why I had a command.com file in my root directory (C:\COMMAND.COM). I used a Win98 Emergency Boot Disk...
Steven W
2023-12-10 06:49
Forum: Operating systems
Topic: No more VBEMP 9x DOS promt/progs screen corruption for me!
Replies: 84

Heh, I guess, luckily *most of the time*, when running a DOS program, there ain't no PIF involved. :lol:
Steven W
2023-12-10 06:25
Forum: Operating systems
Topic: No more VBEMP 9x DOS promt/progs screen corruption for me!
Replies: 84

Running Win9x on real hardware or a virtual machine? Using VBEMP 9x as your video card driver and getting a corrupted screen when you bring up anything DOS-related? How would you like to have all DOS programs, files, et cetera go full screen? Well, here's how: A word of warning: Doing this likely w...
Steven W
2023-12-10 01:37
Forum: Software
Topic: Software you find useful
Replies: 57

Been enjoying LTris on the Linux disto:

https://lgames.sourceforge.io/LTris/

I see there's a Windows build, not sure of the exact Window requirements. There's other games listed there too.
Steven W
2023-12-02 09:57
Forum: The lounge
Topic: The funny things and jokes thread
Replies: 198

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Steven W
2023-12-02 06:02
Forum: The lounge
Topic: The screenshot thread
Replies: 223

Had to chuckle after setting that up I got an email from Google congratulating me on my purchase of a Pixel 6. :lol: I don't think so, Gooble.
Steven W
2023-12-02 05:51
Forum: Hardware and engineering
Topic: Potential Fix 98/ME Broadcom Netxtreme 57xx shutdown issues
Replies: 3

Heh. I thought I was so clever. https://msfn.org/board/topic/154852-windows-98-shutdown-issues-with-integrated-broadcom-netxtreme-gigabit/?do=findComment&comment=996003 I was lucky to observe a perfect system shutdown, when the ethernet cable was unplugged. Following through, I did confirm, the syst...
Steven W
2023-11-29 02:57
Forum: Operating systems
Topic: Unofficial Windows 98 Second Edition Service Pack 3.66
Replies: 850

This may be helpful: F I L E V E R S I O N 3 , 6 6 , 0 , 0 P R O D U C T V E R S I O N 4 , 1 0 , 0 , 2 2 2 2 F I L E F L A G S M A S K 0 x 3 F F I L E F L A G S 0 x 0 F I L E O S V O S _ N T _ W I N D O W S 3 2 F I L E T Y P E V F T _ A P P F I L E S U B T Y P E 0 x 0 { B L O C K " S t r i n g F i l...