another possible angle on this: when I first found the scan was missing out I searched around Micrisift to see if there were any "known...
I tried just now (IE6SP1 W98FE) using the Tools>Windows Update method: the scan just went to 100%, didn't show any of the language packs etc...
sorry for the muddle! but it's a really tortuous way of getting at it... there was quite a good bit on errorlevels in old DOS / Win3.x help but...
sorry I didn't get that at all clear did I! it's trying to end up with a letter to give to the RAMDRIVE which is about to get created. It needs...
Hi BB it's very round-the-houses... the key to it is the shift loop in SETRAMD.BAT which has been handed a number from FINDRAMD.EXE as an...
nice one, merlin! - HJ
Hi Newt recommended the BigFix thing to me a couple of days ago and yes, indeed it seems the way to go. It's the end of Windows Update for me,...
mark, thanks for the pointer towards kerio; I finally got round to giving it a go... and promptly discovered that ZoneAlarm 2.1.44 won't...
acelightning, Steve, it's the space in the middle of Program Files which makes the quotes imperative, more so than the length... whitespace -...
Welshjim, still having the same results (the other thread mentioned in Jim's first post), so I had a look at the Windows Update log file. 'Tis...
Newt, I tried the DUN upgrade but it misfired; so I've restored from the backup it did give me an idea of what may be wrong though... but I want...
Newt thanks for your reply, I'll go track down the DUN as you suggest. All backed up now, so no worries about trying things out. Why did it...
Welshjim... I find no file matching dxd*.* anywhere on C:\ (inc subfolders) but, I find C:\Program Files\DIRECTX with nothing in it apart...
early days and crossed fingers, Christer, but it's much better than the direct IE4 > IE6 route. (4%CPU plays ~60% CPU; also, doesn't prang all...
reporting back with results: although it's a big download if you're on a dialup (84MB) it's very well worth upgrading IE4 to IE6 via IE5.5SP2;...
Welshjim, that is one very useful link. thanks again, HJ.
thanks Christer, one speedy reply there! I'm off to have a good read, from a quick glance it looks highly relevant. Welshjim, you're ahead...
Hi I would like to upgrade from IE4 (as shipped with W98 first edition), to end up with IE6SP1 is it better to attempt IE4 > IE5.x > IE6 or...
acelightning, yes I'm aware of the non-DOS underpinning, my suggestions were mainly from the logic that any fake DOS would probably try its best...
hi acelightning setting it to what you want: does your new zappy version of Windows let you run a batch file like W98 does? if so you could...
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