[aarhus2004]

Thanks go to Tom (lotuseclat79) for the link in his post above (#120 this thread).

I attach a GIF of the TEST result once the patch is installed. And this quote is from the download page:

Download

A ZERT patch has just been made available for unsupported system versions (Windows 9x to 2000 SP3 and XP SP0).


For our original patch, it is IMPORTANT to rollback the ZERT patch, before OR after the Microsoft patch for it to work. Enter our test page again through our download page to make sure you are secure.

To download the patch for unsupported system versions (Windows 9x to 2000 SP3 and XP SP0), released under the GPL license, follow the link:
zert2006-01Win98.zip (176KB md5: 2bdd565b75d997202ff50deb502e5581)

So the steps to follow are these:

Follow this LINK to read the C/Net page concerning the ZERT patch.

Either click on these high-lighted words on that page "fill that void." to access the download or use this LINK.
Download the ZIP file (see quote above).
Extract All.
Open the folder.'zert2006-01Win98".
Open the ZPatch folder. And, after closing all your other windows: Click on the ZVGPatcher.exe and the click 'Patch' on the GUI - and it is done.

Test the patch by clicking the link found under the heading "Test your system once you are patched!" (and see my GIF below).

HTH.

Ben.

[Stoner]

Also using a different browser such as Firefox, avoids the issue that plagues IE.

[aarhus2004]

Also using a different browser such as Firefox, avoids the issue that plagues IE.

Whilst acknowledging those whose preference it is to run the Firefox browser on WinME I have to say that a debate about such an issue seems inappropriate in this thread - but in the general interest of all WinME users this link:

http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/9X...ipt-Flaw.xhtml

Ben.

[Stoner]

....or Opera


I guess my timing couldn't have been worse with that last post
It seems new problems are coming out all the time now,for IE and Firefox, just different attack vectors.

I'm using FF on a backup computer with Me installed. If I see that problem, Ben, I'll post it here.
Or if there's a soon to be, patch.

I'm not really interested to debate which to use, but it's always good to know there are alternatives

BTW, that instal of Me has been running for about 7 or 8 months with out a hitch
I don't use it as much because it's a backup, but it does get used.

[aarhus2004]

Hello Jack (and all who still have a WinME OS somewhere),

Just by co-incidence it was that I discovered the Firefox link in my above (previous) post and, lo and behold, Google this morning in its Sci/Tech News section has this article.

And two hackers agree! But we can bet that the majority of them will be drooling over the Vista prospect and the opportunities it presents even if - or especially because - MS is refusing to share its core coding with McAfee and all.

Cheers.

Ben.

[Stoner]

Anyone using Firefox on a Win Me machine( or any other MS OS ) can breathe a bit easier.
It turns out the claims by the hackers was a hoax:

Link

excerpt>>>>>>>>>.

One of the speakers at a Toorcon security conference session last weekend has admitted that claims he and an accomplice made regarding an "unfixable" flaw in Firefox, and a video of the two purportedly exploiting this flaw, were a not-so-elaborate hoax.

[ekim68]

I've been using FF with ME for about two years now and no hitches. Of course I've got
other security and only allow certain people on the computer.

[aarhus2004]

Hello WinME Users,

The experience of others is sometimes helpful so in keeping with the spirit of this thread (helping other WinME users make decent decisions for themselves) I offer an example of another's experience as it relates to the inadvisability of using Norton Anti-Virus in conjunction with Windows Millennium. This will probably evoke the wrath of one or two members of TSG but since I know who they are I will ignore them and so, I suggest, should you.

Please use this shorterlink to a recent thread in Microsoft/Communities/Newsgroups:

http://tinyurl.co.uk/vdg5 and expand the post "Computer locks up".

I extract part of one post - that of an MVP, by name Noel Paton - which (who!) is the 'old saw':

"...ANYTHING is better than Norton in ME - almost including 'nothing'! - My personal preference is for AVG (it's free, after all!), backed up by the usual tools such as AdAware, and occasional scans with other protection. (and the more 'common-sense' and 'learning' the better the eventual experience!)"

That I happen to disagree with his "almost" is almost neither here or there but having "nothing" is perfectly OK from my perspective . (See this post herein this thread).

Cheers.

Ben.

[ekim68]

Norton lost me about three or four years ago. It just became too ubiquitous.

[aarhus2004]

Originally Posted by ekim68

Norton lost me about three or four years ago. It just became too ubiquitous.

It's every red-blooded male's dream, Mike; as when he finds himself at a party populated by too many desirables and no space to roller-blade. Do you write the lyrics to your songs? I have forgotten. I was thinking of a title to the song of the r-b male. I am sure grand opera is full of such.

My latest musical love is a piece by the redoubtable rusky Shostakovich - his Ist Violin Concerto as played by Maxim Vengerov et al. There is ubiquity indeed.

Cheers, Mike.

Ben.

P.S. When I recall the foot, mouth and eye work I put into buying my first system 5 years ago - it took me about 6 months - and all the advice I was given, it was the sheer unrelenting presence of Norton which persuaded me to include it among my purchases. My best buy, in terms of threat-avoidance, was a router. It was an after-thought on the part of a young fellow who sold me a printer. So it goes

[ekim68]

Thanks for answering Ben. I really like violin pieces. And, the amazing artists that make the music come true...

I've written most of the lyrics to my songs, which are about a third of those on the site.

And, I have to admit, I need to dictionary-or-thesaraus my eloquence more.

And, IMO, Norton was good five years ago...

[ekim68]

And, BTW, Ben, if you ever want to collaborate on a song, let me know.

Music and lyrics...I just wish I was more of a poet, but, oh well....

[aarhus2004]

Hello Mike,

That's an interesting suggestion - the collaboration I mean - I was once a great scribbler of what I was prone to call poetry, I may be well dried up by now but if something 'comes' I will PM you . And thanks for your most appropriate use of 'ubiquitous' I think we share a love of the language.

Ben.

[aarhus2004]

Hello WinME users,

This forum (Tech Tips and Tricks) has a single Sticky at this time (October '06) - How To Show Hidden Files And Folders For Most Windows Operating Systems . It is useful and interesting. Thanks flavallee for the info it contains. As he points out it is sourced from a website originating in New Zealand.

As far as the entry for Windows Millennium is concerned and, in particular, the last line which reads "Select View the Entire contents of this drive." that line is misleading/wrong. It is incorrect in that there is no such a selection as "View the Entire contents of this drive". A double click (or single if you have chose that option) on the drive letter "C" in the Left Hand Pane will yield a few system folders and the now-unhidden files (their icons are 'faded' or ghostly!).

My 'C' drive yields a total of 25 Folders and Files in this exercise. A 'Search' for 'C' (via Start|Search) yields the entire contents of 'C' (Select 'C' drive click Search) - in my case this shows a total of 14000 items and includes the now unhidden files.

So that last line should, perhaps, read:
To view these hidden files double-click the O/S drive letter in the LH Pane.

Hope that clarifies the matter.

Ben.

[aarhus2004]

If Sun Java have issued an update we had better use it - and they have (I don't know when but mine was out of date). Is yours? Check it here

Follow Moderator dvk01's excellent instructions (I see he updates his post) here.

This is the current (Oct 06) version: Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 9.

Ben.