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Old August 31st 08, 10:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Dot65
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Default missing drivers

had to re-install W982ND ED and the follwing probs reported
PCI Communications Device,USB, Multimedia Device, Ethernet Controller all
have Code 28 (0xic) indicated. Old desktop PC, old program, need help! Thanks
  #2  
Old September 1st 08, 12:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
philo
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"Dot65" wrote in message
...
had to re-install W982ND ED and the follwing probs reported
PCI Communications Device,USB, Multimedia Device, Ethernet Controller all
have Code 28 (0xic) indicated. Old desktop PC, old program, need help!

Thanks


You need to identify the devices
then get the drivers from the mfg or a place like www.driverguide.com

There are some utilites out there that may help you identify the devices
or else just visually examine the cards for product numbers etc


  #3  
Old September 4th 08, 07:58 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Dan
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I atill wonder about the end of 2008 when Mozilla Firefox 2.x will drop
support for Windows 98. I guess that mainly leaves Opera as a currently
supported browser and any others people may mention. It makes me wonder if
end of Mozilla Firefox support will sound another nail in the coffin for
Windows 98 but not for me at least not right away because I guess I will have
to use Opera or another browser -- sadly if any others support Windows 98
Second Edition -- I guess with the proper router and external security then
it will be fine. BTW, the most I have run into when running Windows 98
Second Edition with Internet Explorer on the Web is just Denial of Service
errors and who cares about that at least it doesn't bother me and actually
makes me smile at such feeble attempts to break a fully updated Windows 98
Second Edition. It is so much easier for XP to be broken due to
misconfiguration or broken updates or other problems. If you look at
secunia.com then you will notice that Internet Explorer and software such as
Windows Media Player are the main weaknesses of Windows 98 Second Edition and
the main attack vectors as well as having older non-supported and non-updated
software on Windows 98 Second Edition. It is still annoying that a user must
remove the older Java version after or before they install the new version so
that the user is not subject to their vulnerabilities. BTW, check out
us-cert.gov if you want and see that there already is a warning about using
Google's new web browser or just see below from a copy and copy --- {smile}

Google Chrome Download Vulnerability
added September 3, 2008 at 01:52 pm

US-CERT is aware of a vulnerability that affects the Google Chrome web
browser. This vulnerability is due to a default configuration that allows
files to be downloaded without prompting the user. In addition, downloaded
files can be opened with a single click, which could allow a user to
inadvertently open a malicious file.

US-CERT encourages users to enable the "Ask where to save each file before
downloading" option within the "Minor Tweaks" tab in the browser preferences.
Although this does not fix the underlying vulnerability, selecting this
option will warn the user before files are downloaded. Users should still
exercise caution when visiting and downloading items from untrusted websites.

US-CERT will provide additional information as it becomes available.

VMware Releases Security Announcement
added September 2, 2008 at 03:00 pm

VMware has released a security announcement to address multiple
vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware
Server, and VMware ESX. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to
execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, access the
system with elevated privileges, or obtain sensitive information.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the VMware security
announcement and apply any necessary updates.




"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Get Everest Home Edition and it should accurately identify hardware for you,
provided it isn't *too* new.
http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

PCI Communications device is a modem.
Multimedia Device is a sound card.
USB, well, I'm not sure precisely which device that would be referring to --
the chipset or a connected device.
Ethernet controller is a LAN card.

Once you identify them by make, model#, chipset or whatever, then you can
check the manufacturers' sites. Problem is, those companies are dropping
support to the point that they don't even provide the drivers, or have even
sabotaged previous installation files to remove or otherwise block 9x
support.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Dot65" wrote in message
...
had to re-install W982ND ED and the follwing probs reported
PCI Communications Device,USB, Multimedia Device, Ethernet Controller all
have Code 28 (0xic) indicated. Old desktop PC, old program, need help!
Thanks




  #4  
Old September 5th 08, 02:26 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
DaffyD®
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Gary,

What do you think of Belarc Advisor? It's also a free utility which
identifies all hard/software on the computer. I've used it for years. It
identifies which MS HotFixes and updates have become corrupted and need to
be reinstalled, and also gives detailed profile of the whole system.
--
{ : [|]=( DaffyD®

If I knew where I was I'd be there now.


"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
Get Everest Home Edition and it should accurately identify hardware for

you,
provided it isn't *too* new.
http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

PCI Communications device is a modem.
Multimedia Device is a sound card.
USB, well, I'm not sure precisely which device that would be referring

to --
the chipset or a connected device.
Ethernet controller is a LAN card.

Once you identify them by make, model#, chipset or whatever, then you can
check the manufacturers' sites. Problem is, those companies are dropping
support to the point that they don't even provide the drivers, or have

even
sabotaged previous installation files to remove or otherwise block 9x
support.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Dot65" wrote in message
...
had to re-install W982ND ED and the follwing probs reported
PCI Communications Device,USB, Multimedia Device, Ethernet Controller

all
have Code 28 (0xic) indicated. Old desktop PC, old program, need help!
Thanks





  #5  
Old September 5th 08, 04:37 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Gary S. Terhune[_2_]
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Posts: 2,158
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I use Everest to identify hardware. I recall, vaguely, that Belarc isn't as
reliable.

But I can tell you for a fact, that Belarc won't tell you if an update is
properly installed, it will only reflect what Windows thinks is installed.
The whole idea of this exercise is to read what's there, not what Windows
says is there.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"DaffyD®" wrote in message
...
Gary,

What do you think of Belarc Advisor? It's also a free utility which
identifies all hard/software on the computer. I've used it for years. It
identifies which MS HotFixes and updates have become corrupted and need to
be reinstalled, and also gives detailed profile of the whole system.
--
{ : [|]=( DaffyD®

If I knew where I was I'd be there now.


"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
Get Everest Home Edition and it should accurately identify hardware for

you,
provided it isn't *too* new.
http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

PCI Communications device is a modem.
Multimedia Device is a sound card.
USB, well, I'm not sure precisely which device that would be referring

to --
the chipset or a connected device.
Ethernet controller is a LAN card.

Once you identify them by make, model#, chipset or whatever, then you can
check the manufacturers' sites. Problem is, those companies are dropping
support to the point that they don't even provide the drivers, or have

even
sabotaged previous installation files to remove or otherwise block 9x
support.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Dot65" wrote in message
...
had to re-install W982ND ED and the follwing probs reported
PCI Communications Device,USB, Multimedia Device, Ethernet Controller

all
have Code 28 (0xic) indicated. Old desktop PC, old program, need help!
Thanks







  #6  
Old September 5th 08, 05:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Bill in Co.
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Posts: 1,335
Default missing drivers

They're quite different. Belarc basically gives you a one or two page
fairly detailed summary. Everest (or AIDA32) does more things, in
different and various categories. So how can you really compare them?
But both are useful. I think they are complementary.

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
I use Everest to identify hardware. I recall, vaguely, that Belarc isn't
as
reliable.

But I can tell you for a fact, that Belarc won't tell you if an update is
properly installed, it will only reflect what Windows thinks is installed.
The whole idea of this exercise is to read what's there, not what Windows
says is there.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"DaffyD®" wrote in message
...
Gary,

What do you think of Belarc Advisor? It's also a free utility which
identifies all hard/software on the computer. I've used it for years. It
identifies which MS HotFixes and updates have become corrupted and need
to
be reinstalled, and also gives detailed profile of the whole system.
--
{ : [|]=( DaffyD®

If I knew where I was I'd be there now.


"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
Get Everest Home Edition and it should accurately identify hardware for
you,
provided it isn't *too* new.
http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

PCI Communications device is a modem.
Multimedia Device is a sound card.
USB, well, I'm not sure precisely which device that would be referring
to --
the chipset or a connected device.
Ethernet controller is a LAN card.

Once you identify them by make, model#, chipset or whatever, then you
can
check the manufacturers' sites. Problem is, those companies are dropping
support to the point that they don't even provide the drivers, or have
even
sabotaged previous installation files to remove or otherwise block 9x
support.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Dot65" wrote in message
...
had to re-install W982ND ED and the follwing probs reported
PCI Communications Device,USB, Multimedia Device, Ethernet Controller
all
have Code 28 (0xic) indicated. Old desktop PC, old program, need help!
Thanks



  #7  
Old September 5th 08, 06:23 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Dan
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Posts: 1,089
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I agree with Bill and now use both tools but Gary makes good points as well
that are worth considering.

"Bill in Co." wrote:

They're quite different. Belarc basically gives you a one or two page
fairly detailed summary. Everest (or AIDA32) does more things, in
different and various categories. So how can you really compare them?
But both are useful. I think they are complementary.

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
I use Everest to identify hardware. I recall, vaguely, that Belarc isn't
as
reliable.

But I can tell you for a fact, that Belarc won't tell you if an update is
properly installed, it will only reflect what Windows thinks is installed.
The whole idea of this exercise is to read what's there, not what Windows
says is there.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"DaffyD®" wrote in message
...
Gary,

What do you think of Belarc Advisor? It's also a free utility which
identifies all hard/software on the computer. I've used it for years. It
identifies which MS HotFixes and updates have become corrupted and need
to
be reinstalled, and also gives detailed profile of the whole system.
--
{ : [|]=( DaffyD®

If I knew where I was I'd be there now.


"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
Get Everest Home Edition and it should accurately identify hardware for
you,
provided it isn't *too* new.
http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

PCI Communications device is a modem.
Multimedia Device is a sound card.
USB, well, I'm not sure precisely which device that would be referring
to --
the chipset or a connected device.
Ethernet controller is a LAN card.

Once you identify them by make, model#, chipset or whatever, then you
can
check the manufacturers' sites. Problem is, those companies are dropping
support to the point that they don't even provide the drivers, or have
even
sabotaged previous installation files to remove or otherwise block 9x
support.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Dot65" wrote in message
...
had to re-install W982ND ED and the follwing probs reported
PCI Communications Device,USB, Multimedia Device, Ethernet Controller
all
have Code 28 (0xic) indicated. Old desktop PC, old program, need help!
Thanks




  #8  
Old September 5th 08, 02:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Gary S. Terhune[_2_]
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Posts: 2,158
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Is there anything in my previous that says otherwise? I thought that's what
I pretty much said. But please explain what is useful about a Belarc report
that I can't gather myself in a short period of time? Tell me that Belarc
doesn't take the information it gathers from Windows at face value, rather
than checking to make sure that what software and patches Windows *says* is
installed actually *is* installed, as opposed to being a crippled or broken
pile of detritus, perhaps destroyed by some other application. Tell me that
it doesn't simply read ENUM and report that at face value, without actually
polling the hardware to see what *it* says it is, rather than simply what
drivers Windows has installed for the hardware, right or wrong.

Belarc Advisor is no more useful than a report generated by MSINFO32. And
both are flawed.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
They're quite different. Belarc basically gives you a one or two page
fairly detailed summary. Everest (or AIDA32) does more things, in
different and various categories. So how can you really compare them?
But both are useful. I think they are complementary.

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
I use Everest to identify hardware. I recall, vaguely, that Belarc isn't
as
reliable.

But I can tell you for a fact, that Belarc won't tell you if an update
is
properly installed, it will only reflect what Windows thinks is
installed.
The whole idea of this exercise is to read what's there, not what Windows
says is there.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"DaffyD®" wrote in message
...
Gary,

What do you think of Belarc Advisor? It's also a free utility which
identifies all hard/software on the computer. I've used it for years.
It
identifies which MS HotFixes and updates have become corrupted and need
to
be reinstalled, and also gives detailed profile of the whole system.
--
{ : [|]=( DaffyD®

If I knew where I was I'd be there now.


"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
Get Everest Home Edition and it should accurately identify hardware for
you,
provided it isn't *too* new.
http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

PCI Communications device is a modem.
Multimedia Device is a sound card.
USB, well, I'm not sure precisely which device that would be referring
to --
the chipset or a connected device.
Ethernet controller is a LAN card.

Once you identify them by make, model#, chipset or whatever, then you
can
check the manufacturers' sites. Problem is, those companies are
dropping
support to the point that they don't even provide the drivers, or have
even
sabotaged previous installation files to remove or otherwise block 9x
support.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Dot65" wrote in message
...
had to re-install W982ND ED and the follwing probs reported
PCI Communications Device,USB, Multimedia Device, Ethernet Controller
all
have Code 28 (0xic) indicated. Old desktop PC, old program, need help!
Thanks





  #9  
Old September 6th 08, 06:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Dan
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Posts: 1,089
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I don't post under an alias any longer so anyone who wants to block me can
block me and I think Gary is talking about me but I don't know. I have made
it clear in the past that posting under Art Wilder using his computer was a
mistake and the reason I did it was I had fear of man and fear of identity
theft but this is no longer the case but since I have been so unpredictable
in the past I bear no ill will towards Gary and am truly sorry for the pain
and suffering I caused him in the past because he took me under his wing and
taught me a lot about computers. I was the student and Gary was the teacher
and the world was so new and full of life to me in the 98 general newsgroup.
Then, I went going through so much pain and suffering that it just is not
worth mentioning because this newsgroup is about Windows and mainly Windows
98. It was wrong for me to take out my pain and suffering in the 98 general
newsgroup and I should have just kept a journal which I keep now and write in
it when I want to and this helps me a lot as well as my thyroid medicine and
counseling so I hopefully someday I can mend my ways, lies, sin and deceit of
the past, which I know none but the Higher Power or Force if you will can
cleanse me of fully so I just have faith and keep on trucking along now day
by day. Dan W.

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Wouldn't know. Don't actually read his stuff when I can avoid it. He's near
the top of my Blocked Senders list. Sometimes he just can't stand it and
takes on an alias for the sole purpose of getting me to read him, which I am
sometimes caught by, but usually I recognize who it is right away and after
pointing out how and where he is wrong (usually several ways and
everywhere), block that sender, too.

And he really, REALLY wants me to listen to his BS. I understand the desire
to impress one's betters, but why me, someone who has made it clear that
there is nothing the man can say that I have any desire to read. He wants
someone to argue with, mostly. Doesn't care what the argument is about so
long as he can argue.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"
Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
Is there anything in my previous that says otherwise? I thought that's
what I pretty much said. But please explain what is useful about a Belarc
report that I can't gather myself in a short period of time? Tell me that
Belarc doesn't take the information it gathers from Windows at face value,
rather than checking to make sure that what software and patches Windows
*says* is installed actually *is* installed, as opposed to being a
crippled or broken pile of detritus, perhaps destroyed by some other
application. Tell me that it doesn't simply read ENUM and report that at
face value, without actually polling the hardware to see what *it* says it
is, rather than simply what drivers Windows has installed for the
hardware, right or wrong.

Belarc Advisor is no more useful than a report generated by MSINFO32. And
both are flawed.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
They're quite different. Belarc basically gives you a one or two page
fairly detailed summary. Everest (or AIDA32) does more things, in
different and various categories. So how can you really compare them?
But both are useful. I think they are complementary.

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
I use Everest to identify hardware. I recall, vaguely, that Belarc isn't
as
reliable.

But I can tell you for a fact, that Belarc won't tell you if an update
is
properly installed, it will only reflect what Windows thinks is
installed.
The whole idea of this exercise is to read what's there, not what
Windows
says is there.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"DaffyD" wrote in message
...
Gary,

What do you think of Belarc Advisor? It's also a free utility which
identifies all hard/software on the computer. I've used it for years.
It
identifies which MS HotFixes and updates have become corrupted and need
to
be reinstalled, and also gives detailed profile of the whole system.
--
{ : [|]=( DaffyD

If I knew where I was I'd be there now.


"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
Get Everest Home Edition and it should accurately identify hardware
for you,
provided it isn't *too* new.
http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

PCI Communications device is a modem.
Multimedia Device is a sound card.
USB, well, I'm not sure precisely which device that would be referring
to --
the chipset or a connected device.
Ethernet controller is a LAN card.

Once you identify them by make, model#, chipset or whatever, then you
can
check the manufacturers' sites. Problem is, those companies are
dropping
support to the point that they don't even provide the drivers, or have
even
sabotaged previous installation files to remove or otherwise block 9x
support.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Dot65" wrote in message
...
had to re-install W982ND ED and the follwing probs reported
PCI Communications Device,USB, Multimedia Device, Ethernet Controller
all
have Code 28 (0xic) indicated. Old desktop PC, old program, need
help!
Thanks





 




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