"Upgrade Pack 98" and the "1 minute freeze".

S

Sol

Hi there.

Way back on the 20th of June I made a post to this NG...

http://groups.google.com/group/[email protected]

....detailing a rather bizarre problem I was experiencing with IE6
freezing my Win98SE box for about 1 minute every time I closed a
browser window. Shortly after I made my last post in that thread, I
formatted my hard drive, reinstalled Win98SE, and haven't experienced
the problem since. However, I recently was sent for by friends to help
them with some trouble they were having with their old Win98SE PC...and
lo and behold, the same stupid IE6 freezing problem that I had been
experiencing was their trouble! Now, to cut a long story short, their
OS disk had been physically destroyed, making an OS reinstall
impossible, so I looked around in desperation to see if anything had
turned up since I last checked. As it turns out, over on
microsoft.public.win98.performance (where I had cross-posted my OP from
this NG), I found this:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.win98.performance/msg/a5755958bac9d19c

In disbelief, I went to

http://www.w98upg.net.tf

and downloaded the English version of the so-called "Upgrade Pack 98"
and ran the full installation of it on my friends' PC (after taking a
disk clone/drive image, of course!). Now, I'll be honest: Upgrade
Pack 98 messed my friends' PC up in a big way. It broke the whole UI
and introduced a level of instability into their system that I have
neither heretofore or since seen in any but the most malware-ridden
PCs. So, I uninstalled Upgrade Pack 98... But, to my shock, the IE6
freezing problem had gone away! I can verify, after repeated tests,
that the freezing problem was gone for good. I jumped for joy and left
my friends' PC to them, considering the matter closed. Later however,
they told me that unfortunately several things had broken since I had
worked on the PC (that's something you never want to hear...) and I was
called back to look at it. Apparently, Upgrade Pack 98 had trashed MS
Outlook's (not Outlook Express) ability to open IE6 when HTML web links
were clicked in emails. In fact, when they clicked links in their
emails, nothing at all happened--no errors, no hourglass mouse icons,
just nothing. So, disheartened, I restored their hard drive from the
clone I had taken (always backup!) and went back to the drawing board.

Now, if you're still with me at this point and not bored from my
lengthy prose, I can assure you that here's where my story gets
interesting.

Upgrade Pack 98 is a single file--a self-extracting exe--that was
created with WinRAR (I believe). The first time I installed it I
merely ran the exe which throws up a command prompt giving you the
installation options. However, on second examination, I found I could
extract the contents of the exe (I know, I know; it just didn't occur
to me before) and found, after some testing, that a registry patch file
called "installa.reg" stored in the exe was what was solely responsible
for curing the problem with IE6 freezing. Running this sole registry
patch doesn't appear to introduce any of the instability I mentioned
above into a Win98SE system; but it does add quite a few registry keys
and values, many of which don't appear to be responsible for fixing the
IE6 problem. While I'm extremely happy to have a fix for this annoying
problem, I'm not exactly thrilled that the fix involves introducing
more changes into the system than seem to be necessary.

So, to come to the ultimate point of this message, can anyone tell me
which of the changes made by "installa.reg" fixed this problem?
I spent as much time as I could adding/changing the registry keys and
values on my friends' system exactly as listed in "installa.reg" one by
one to see which one would fix the IE6 problem. Unfortunately, I had
to quit before I could discover which specific key or value fixed IE6,
but I did make a list of all the items I found that did NOT fix the
problem. However, I don't know if the keys and values needed to be
changed simultaneous for the problem to be fixed, as, when I was
testing, I changed the keys and values one by one and not
simultaneously... And frankly, I looked at each and every line of the
blasted file, even printing out a copy on paper, and NONE of the lines
looked like they were relevant enough... Yet, one or more of them DID
ultimately fix the problem without any question (I tested that twice)!
In any event, below I've listed the original contents of "installa.reg"
as they are in the file I downloaded, and below that I have listed the
lines from "installa.reg" which in my testing did not fix the IE6
problem. If anyone is interested or could shed some light on this
business, I'd be more than glad. I'll thank all you intrepid readers
who've made it this far now and beg everyone's pardon if I've gone on
and on a bit much and/or said anything really bizarre. I'm pretty
tired and weary right now as I post this, so I believe I'm entitled to
sounding a little weird. =) Thanks a million anyway, and cheers to
everybody.

***********The original contents of "installa.reg" from Upgrade Pack
98:*********************

REGEDIT4

@="GIF-Image"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

@="JPEG-Image"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

"CLSID"="{3050F3D9-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}"
"Extension"=".mht"

@="MHTML Document"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

@="JPEG-Image"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

@="PNG-Image"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

@="SVG Document"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon]
@="%windir%\\Icon_1.ico,0"
"Current"="%windir%\\Icon_1.ico,0"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon]
@="%windir%\\Icon_18.ico,0"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon]
@="%windir%\\Icon_7.ico,0"
"empty"="%windir%\\Icon_77.ico,0"
"full"="%windir%\\Icon_7.ico,0"
"Current"="%windir%\\Icon_7.ico"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\DefaultIcon]
@="%windir%\\Icon_11.ico,0"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\desktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.art]
"Content Type"="image/x-jg"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.art\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.art\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cpd\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cpd\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp]
"Content Type"="image/bmp"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dib]
"Content Type"="image/bmp"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dib\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dib\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.GIF]
"Content Type"="image/gif"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.GIF\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.GIF\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jfif]
"Content Type"="image/jpeg"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jfif\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jfif\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpe]
"Content Type"="image/jpeg"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpe\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpe\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg]
"Content Type"="image/jpeg"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg]
"Content Type"="image/jpeg"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pcd\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pcd\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{1AEB1360-5AFC-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pct]
"Content Type"="image/pict"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pct\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pct\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{1AEB1360-5AFC-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pcx\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pcx\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{1AEB1360-5AFC-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png]
"Content Type"="image/png"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tif]
"Content Type"="image/tiff"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tif\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tif\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{1AEB1360-5AFC-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tiff]
"Content Type"="image/tiff"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tiff\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tiff\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmf]
"Content Type"="image/wmf"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmf\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmf\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Drag Full Windows"="1"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"DragFullWindows"="1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\openas\command]
@="rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"StartMenuScrollPrograms"="NO"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes]
"Windows
2000"=hex:04,00,00,00,1f,30,8c,d3,01,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,\

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00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,0f,00,00,\

00,f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,bc,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,54,61,68,6f,6d,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,12,00,00,00,12,00,00,00,f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,54,61,68,\

6f,6d,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,54,61,68,6f,6d,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,54,61,68,6f,6d,61,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,f5,\

ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\

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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance]
"Current"="Windows 2000"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors]
"Background"="58 110 165"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"MenuShowDelay"="0"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2500"
"HungAppTimeout"="3000"
"ShutDownWaitTime"=dword:000003e8
"PaintDesktopVersion"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DontDisplayLastUserName"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon]
"DontShowLastUser"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\fdc\0000]
"ForceFIFO"="0"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update]
"UpdateMode"=hex:00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"HideFileExt"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
"FullPath"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Hidden"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer]
"Max Cached Icons"="4096"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache]
"Text"="Icon Cache Size"
"Type"="group"
"Bitmap"="SHDOC401.DLL,6"
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Small]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="1024 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="1024"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="4096"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Medium]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="2048 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="2048"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="4096"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Large]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="4096 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="4096"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="4096"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Huge]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="8192 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="8192"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="4096"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Extra
Huge]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="16384 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="16384"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="4096"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag\Settings]
"DisableScreenSaver"="YES"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"Shell Icon BPP"="16"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\AlwaysUnloadDLL]
@="1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer]
"Always-UnloadDLL"="1"
"AlwaysUnloadDLL"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VMM]
"MapCache"=hex:00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000100
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000100

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP]
"MaxConnections"="256"
"EnableDNS"="0"
"EnableRouting"="1"
"BSDUrgent"="0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\QuickView]
@="*"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"SeparateProcess"=dword:00000001
"DesktopProcess"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess]
"BrowseNewProcess"="yes"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New]
@="{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Plus!98\Setup\ZipFldr]
"Installed"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\SCSIAdapter\0000]
"Polling"="0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\CDROM]
"Autorun"="0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDROM]
"Autorun"="0"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=hex:b5,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\CDFS]
"CacheSize"=dword:000009ac

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\BIOS]
"PCIConcur"="1"
"FastDRAM"="1"
"AGPConcur"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"TaskMonitor"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open in Dos window\command]
@="command.com /k cd %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c2-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c3-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c4-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}]
@="IHlinkTarget"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c4-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c5-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7BF80981-BF32-101A-8BBB-00AA00300CAB}]
@="Picture"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7BF80981-BF32-101A-8BBB-00AA00300CAB}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{00020420-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem]
"ContigFileAllocSize"=dword:00000200
"DriveWriteBehind"=hex:fc,ff,ff,03
"ReadAheadThreshold"=hex:00,00,08,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\USB\0000]
"IdleEnable"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"DontPrettyPath"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell\find]


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell\find\command]

@="Explorer.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell\find\ddeexec]

@="[FindFolder(\"%l\", %I)]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell\find\ddeexec\application]

@="Folders"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell\find\ddeexec\topic]

@="AppProperties"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS
Templates]
"NameCache"=hex:00,10,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:60,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Hearts]
"ZB"="42"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoInstrumentation"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Fault]
"LogFile"="%windir%\\Faultlog.txt"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\giffile\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\giffile\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\giffile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\giffile\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\jpegfile\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\jpegfile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\jpegfile\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pjpegfile\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pjpegfile\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pjpegfile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pjpegfile\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pngfile\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pngfile\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pngfile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pngfile\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\xmlfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\xmlfile\shell\Open\ddeexec\topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

@="&Open"
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\xslfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\xslfile\shell\Open\ddeexec\topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\Adobe.SVGCtl\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\Adobe.SVGCtl\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\Adobe.SVGCtl\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\Adobe.SVGCtl\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\artfile\shell]
@=""
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\artfile\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Zones\0]
"Flags"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\Uninstall\command]
@="%windir%\\rundll32.exe setupx.dll,InstallHinfSection
DefaultUninstall 4 %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy
To Folder]
@="{C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move
To Folder]
@="{C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowAttribCol"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion]
"RegDone"="1"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-]
"DrWatson"=-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"DrWatson"="Drwatson.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DirectDraw]
"DisableMMX"=dword:00000000
"DisableInactivate"=dword:00000001
"EnablePrintScreen"=dword:00000001
"DisableWiderSurfaces "=dword:00000000
"DisableDP2"=dword:00000000
"EmulationOnly"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Direct3D\Drivers]
"SoftwareOnly"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\Folder\SeparateProcess]
"Type"="checkbox"
"Text"="SeparateProcess for folders"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced"
"ValueName"="SeparateProcess"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\Folder\DesktopProcess]
"Type"="checkbox"
"Text"="Start Desktop in a new Process"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced"
"ValueName"="DesktopProcess"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\Folder\BrowseNewProcess]
"Type"="checkbox"
"Text"="Start Browser in a new Process"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\BrowseNewProcess"
"ValueName"="BrowseNewProcess"
"CheckedValue"="yes"
"UncheckedValue"="no"
"DefaultValue"="no"


***********END of the original contents of "installa.reg" from Upgrade
Pack 98.*********************

Below here are the lines from "installa.reg" that I added on my test
system that did NOT fix the IE6 freezing problem.

-------------Lines from "installa.reg" that did NOT fix the IE6
problem:-------------------------

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VMM]
"MapCache"=hex:00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoInstrumentation"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess]
"BrowseNewProcess"="yes"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000100
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000100

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"SeparateProcess"=dword:00000001
"DesktopProcess"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DirectDraw]
"DisableMMX"=dword:00000000
"DisableInactivate"=dword:00000001
"EnablePrintScreen"=dword:00000001
"DisableWiderSurfaces "=dword:00000000
"DisableDP2"=dword:00000000
"EmulationOnly"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP]
"MaxConnections"="256"
"EnableDNS"="0"
"EnableRouting"="1"
"BSDUrgent"="0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\Folder\BrowseNewProcess]
"Type"="checkbox"
"Text"="Start Browser in a new Process"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\BrowseNewProcess"
"ValueName"="BrowseNewProcess"
"CheckedValue"="yes"
"UncheckedValue"="no"
"DefaultValue"="no"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\Folder\SeparateProcess]
"Type"="checkbox"
"Text"="SeparateProcess for folders"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced"
"ValueName"="SeparateProcess"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\Folder\DesktopProcess]
"Type"="checkbox"
"Text"="Start Desktop in a new Process"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced"
"ValueName"="DesktopProcess"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Direct3D\Drivers]
"SoftwareOnly"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\USB\0000]
"IdleEnable"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update]
"UpdateMode"=hex:00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\BIOS]
"PCIConcur"="1"
"FastDRAM"="1"
"AGPConcur"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\SCSIAdapter\0000]
"Polling"="0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\openas\command]
@="rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer]
"Max Cached Icons"="4096"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache]
"Text"="Icon Cache Size"
"Type"="group"
"Bitmap"="SHDOC401.DLL,6"
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Small]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="1024 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="1024"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="4096"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Medium]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="2048 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="2048"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="4096"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Large]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="4096 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="4096"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="4096"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Huge]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="8192 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="8192"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="4096"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Extra
Huge]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="16384 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="16384"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="4096"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\fdc\0000]
"ForceFIFO"="0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\QuickView]
@="*"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\CDROM]
"Autorun"="0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDROM]
"Autorun"="0"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=hex:b5,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\CDFS]
"CacheSize"=dword:000009ac

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem]
"ContigFileAllocSize"=dword:00000200
"DriveWriteBehind"=hex:fc,ff,ff,03
"ReadAheadThreshold"=hex:00,00,08,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"DontPrettyPath"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Hearts]
"ZB"="42"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Fault]
"LogFile"="%windir%\\Faultlog.txt"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\giffile\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\giffile\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\giffile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\giffile\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\jpegfile\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\jpegfile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\jpegfile\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pjpegfile\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pjpegfile\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pjpegfile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pjpegfile\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pngfile\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pngfile\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pngfile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\pngfile\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\xmlfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\xmlfile\shell\Open\ddeexec\topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"
@="&Open"
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\xslfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\xslfile\shell\Open\ddeexec\topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\Adobe.SVGCtl\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\Adobe.SVGCtl\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\Adobe.SVGCtl\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\INTERN~1\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\Adobe.SVGCtl\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\artfile\shell]
@=""
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\artfile\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Zones\0]
"Flags"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy
To Folder]
@="{C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move
To Folder]
@="{C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowAttribCol"=dword:00000001





[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Hidden"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"HideFileExt"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
"FullPath"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag\Settings]
"DisableScreenSaver"="YES"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"Shell Icon BPP"="16"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New]
@="{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Plus!98\Setup\ZipFldr]
"Installed"="1"





[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"TaskMonitor"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open in Dos window\command]
@="command.com /k cd %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c2-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c3-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c4-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}]
@="IHlinkTarget"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c4-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c5-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7BF80981-BF32-101A-8BBB-00AA00300CAB}]
@="Picture"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7BF80981-BF32-101A-8BBB-00AA00300CAB}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{00020420-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell\find]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell\find\command]
@="Explorer.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell\find\ddeexec]
@="[FindFolder(\"%l\", %I)]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell\find\ddeexec\application]
@="Folders"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\shell\find\ddeexec\topic]
@="AppProperties"



[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\Uninstall\command]
@="%windir%\\rundll32.exe setupx.dll,InstallHinfSection
DefaultUninstall 4
%1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion]
"RegDone"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS
Templates]
"NameCache"=hex:00,10,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:60,00,00,00

-------------End of lines from "installa.reg" that did NOT fix the IE6
problem.-------------------------
 
P

PCR

I'm not 100% convinced it was just a Registry entry that cured his
sleepy mouse. Anyhow, there must be trillions of Registry keys &
combinations of keys in there! Similar symptoms for me seem always to be
cured by turning off McAfee's auto-System scan. But it used to be worse
than it is now. So, usually I let that stay on. The other 3 McAfee
auto-scans I let be— Download, Internet Filter, & E-Mail. However, I'm
fairly sure E-Mail scan isn't working.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
(e-mail address removed)
| Forwarded to Win98 General via crosspost.
| --
| ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
| MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
|
| Sol wrote:
| > Hi there.
| >
| > Way back on the 20th of June I made a post to this NG...
| >
| >
http://groups.google.com/group/[email protected]
| >
| > ...detailing a rather bizarre problem I was experiencing with IE6
| > freezing my Win98SE box for about 1 minute every time I closed a
| > browser window. Shortly after I made my last post in that thread, I
| > formatted my hard drive, reinstalled Win98SE, and haven't
experienced
| > the problem since. However, I recently was sent for by friends to
help
| > them with some trouble they were having with their old Win98SE
PC...and
| > lo and behold, the same stupid IE6 freezing problem that I had been
| > experiencing was their trouble! Now, to cut a long story short,
their
| > OS disk had been physically destroyed, making an OS reinstall
| > impossible, so I looked around in desperation to see if anything had
| > turned up since I last checked. As it turns out, over on
| > microsoft.public.win98.performance (where I had cross-posted my OP
from
| > this NG), I found this:
| >
| >
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.win98.performance/msg/a5755958bac9d19c
| >
| > In disbelief, I went to
| >
| > http://www.w98upg.net.tf
| >
| > and downloaded the English version of the so-called "Upgrade Pack
98"
| > and ran the full installation of it on my friends' PC (after taking
a
| > disk clone/drive image, of course!). Now, I'll be honest: Upgrade
| > Pack 98 messed my friends' PC up in a big way. It broke the whole
UI
| > and introduced a level of instability into their system that I have
| > neither heretofore or since seen in any but the most malware-ridden
| > PCs. So, I uninstalled Upgrade Pack 98... But, to my shock, the
IE6
| > freezing problem had gone away! I can verify, after repeated tests,
| > that the freezing problem was gone for good. I jumped for joy and
left
| > my friends' PC to them, considering the matter closed. Later
however,
| > they told me that unfortunately several things had broken since I
had
| > worked on the PC (that's something you never want to hear...) and I
was
| > called back to look at it. Apparently, Upgrade Pack 98 had trashed
MS
| > Outlook's (not Outlook Express) ability to open IE6 when HTML web
links
| > were clicked in emails. In fact, when they clicked links in their
| > emails, nothing at all happened--no errors, no hourglass mouse
icons,
| > just nothing. So, disheartened, I restored their hard drive from
the
| > clone I had taken (always backup!) and went back to the drawing
board.
| >
| > Now, if you're still with me at this point and not bored from my
| > lengthy prose, I can assure you that here's where my story gets
| > interesting.
| >
| > Upgrade Pack 98 is a single file--a self-extracting exe--that was
| > created with WinRAR (I believe). The first time I installed it I
| > merely ran the exe which throws up a command prompt giving you the
| > installation options. However, on second examination, I found I
could
| > extract the contents of the exe (I know, I know; it just didn't
occur
| > to me before) and found, after some testing, that a registry patch
file
| > called "installa.reg" stored in the exe was what was solely
responsible
| > for curing the problem with IE6 freezing. Running this sole
registry
| > patch doesn't appear to introduce any of the instability I mentioned
| > above into a Win98SE system; but it does add quite a few registry
keys
| > and values, many of which don't appear to be responsible for fixing
the
| > IE6 problem. While I'm extremely happy to have a fix for this
annoying
| > problem, I'm not exactly thrilled that the fix involves introducing
| > more changes into the system than seem to be necessary.
| >
| > So, to come to the ultimate point of this message, can anyone tell
me
| > which of the changes made by "installa.reg" fixed this problem?
| > I spent as much time as I could adding/changing the registry keys
and
| > values on my friends' system exactly as listed in "installa.reg" one
by
| > one to see which one would fix the IE6 problem. Unfortunately, I
had
| > to quit before I could discover which specific key or value fixed
IE6,
| > but I did make a list of all the items I found that did NOT fix the
| > problem. However, I don't know if the keys and values needed to be
| > changed simultaneous for the problem to be fixed, as, when I was
| > testing, I changed the keys and values one by one and not
| > simultaneously... And frankly, I looked at each and every line of
the
| > blasted file, even printing out a copy on paper, and NONE of the
lines
| > looked like they were relevant enough... Yet, one or more of them
DID
| > ultimately fix the problem without any question (I tested that
twice)!
| > In any event, below I've listed the original contents of
"installa.reg"
| > as they are in the file I downloaded, and below that I have listed
the
| > lines from "installa.reg" which in my testing did not fix the IE6
| > problem. If anyone is interested or could shed some light on this
| > business, I'd be more than glad. I'll thank all you intrepid
readers
| > who've made it this far now and beg everyone's pardon if I've gone
on
| > and on a bit much and/or said anything really bizarre. I'm pretty
| > tired and weary right now as I post this, so I believe I'm entitled
to
| > sounding a little weird. =) Thanks a million anyway, and cheers to
| > everybody.
| >
| > ***********The original contents of "installa.reg" from Upgrade Pack
| > 98:*********************
....snip
 
S

Sol

PCR said:
I'm not 100% convinced it was just a Registry entry that cured his
sleepy mouse.
Click to expand...

Believe me, it was "installa.reg" and nothing else that fixed it. This
freezing problem was really weird and specific; I've got no solid
explanation for why it was happening or why this fixed it, but it
definetly did fix it--without a reboot or anything else, the problem
was just solved immediately after applying the patch. I verified that
the patch fixed the problem several times by restoring the hard drive
from the disk image/clone I had taken as a backup before first running
Upgrade Pack 98.
Anyhow, there must be trillions of Registry keys &
combinations of keys in there!
Click to expand...

True enough. I did look up many of the items using MS's knowledge base
and googling in general, but I couldn't find any single line that
looked like it conclusively could fix ANYTHING let alone my specific
issue. I was pretty tired the other night, but I now realize I'm
probably asking the impossible. Sigh. Oh well.
Similar symptoms for me seem always to be
cured by turning off McAfee's auto-System scan.
Click to expand...

I can assure you the problem wasn't caused by any antimalware/antivirus
apps running in the background, or any other apps for that matter. The
problem just started happening one day without any warning or
indication of trouble and remained until I ran the registry patch,
"installa.reg". At the very least if anyone else reading this is
experiencing the problem I expounded upon in my OP from June 20 of this
year, then maybe this will help them too.

Cheers everybody!
 
P

PCR

|
| PCR wrote:
| > I'm not 100% convinced it was just a Registry entry that cured his
| > sleepy mouse.
|
| Believe me, it was "installa.reg" and nothing else that fixed it.
This
| freezing problem was really weird and specific; I've got no solid
| explanation for why it was happening or why this fixed it, but it
| definetly did fix it--without a reboot or anything else, the problem
| was just solved immediately after applying the patch. I verified that
| the patch fixed the problem several times by restoring the hard drive
| from the disk image/clone I had taken as a backup before first running
| Upgrade Pack 98.

Well, now you say the whole patch again. I thought you isolated it to
just that incredibly massive "installa.reg"? Of course, running just the
..reg without updating files might lead to problems, if there's a new
file or location in the full patch. Anyhow, I'm convinced enough now.
Sorry to have doubted you, Sol. Sounds like you are onto something, BUT
it may take a lifetime to isolate just what. And PA Bear is too close to
a hibernation!

| > Anyhow, there must be trillions of Registry keys &
| > combinations of keys in there!
|
| True enough. I did look up many of the items using MS's knowledge
base
| and googling in general, but I couldn't find any single line that
| looked like it conclusively could fix ANYTHING let alone my specific
| issue. I was pretty tired the other night, but I now realize I'm
| probably asking the impossible. Sigh. Oh well.

I'm afraid I must agree. All I can think is... If you can find PA's
Antarctic cave, perhaps play a 3-month long subliminal message to the
contrary!

| > Similar symptoms for me seem always to be
| > cured by turning off McAfee's auto-System scan.
|
| I can assure you the problem wasn't caused by any
antimalware/antivirus
| apps running in the background, or any other apps for that matter.
The
| problem just started happening one day without any warning or
| indication of trouble and remained until I ran the registry patch,
| "installa.reg". At the very least if anyone else reading this is
| experiencing the problem I expounded upon in my OP from June 20 of
this
| year, then maybe this will help them too.

You'd have to keep a very close watch on the system & see exactly what
changes on the day it begins.

| Cheers everybody!
|
 

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