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More info?)
Hello Calvin,
I'm new to NT (~didn't care for XP at all). Thank You so much for your NT reference pages (you will see how important they are)!
I seem to have OpenGL working on an nVidia GeForce2 Go w/ the latest universal drivers from nVidia (-- thank you nVidia!).
The following MS updates and patches have been installed (note: this is a new install & is yet a work in progress):
NT 4.00.1381
SP6a
IE 6.0 SP1 Q833889; Q823353; Q889293
MS Data Access Components KB870669
MS VGX Q833989
Outlook Express Q823353
Win KB823559
Win KB840315
NT 4.0 Hotfixes:
Q299444 (SRP)
Q304158
Q312895
Q313829
Q318138
Q320206
Q323172
Q326830
Q810833
Q815021
Q817606
Q819696
NT 4.0 Workstation Hotfixes:
KB825119
KB828035
KB828741
KB835732
KB839645
KB841872
This list was taken from ADD/Remove programs list & about dialogues. The installation of the patches & updates was done through the Windows Update site (~ I now believe doing it this way may have been a mistake ~~). I suppose there could be other patches or updates (uninstallable) that are not listed here.
The patching/updating was all done within the last couple of days. With the exception of the two patches mentioned below (KB867801 & KB841873), this list represents essentially (afaik), if not completely, what was offered at Windows Update to patch a Windows NT 4.0 SP6a Workstation w/IE 6.0 SP1 installed. (As yet, there are no 3rd party apps other than a firewall & virus protection installed on the machine.)
Perhaps this information is of some use to you? I hope it is. So far, at least with the updates mentioned, the OpenGL on this machine works.
Perhaps too, my list is incomplete? After I get the Sysinternals tool you recommended, I most likely could make a better list, if you wish.
///////////////////////////// >additional comments:
One item installed by Windows Update I uninstalled: Security update 889293 (because, on reading its description, it appeared to apply to NT 4.0 SERVER). Then, on reading a bit more & reconsidering, I re-installed it. Perhaps I missed where it indicates NT 4.0 Workstation, or, perhaps, the distinction is not relevant here? On the whole, all of this is confusing/confused to say the least. Same is true for the MS05-002 patch (-- it did not appear to apply to NT 4.0 Workstation) -- so do I apply it or not?
Two patches that were on the list of downloads at Windows Update would not install:
KB867801 (cumu. update for IE6 SP1 -- giving the error that ~ "IE 6 SP1 must be installed ... etc." -- It _is_ installed!?)
KB841873 (errors with: ~"NT4.0 SP6a must be installed...etc." -- It _is_ installed!?).
I have, as yet, not found the patch, 307866 (srp repair tool --- the link in the MS article references a general index page), but haven't made a thorough search yet.
Softex drivers associated w/3Com mini PCI combo Modem/NIC give error on startup (as expected), but I don't need or know too much about the Network -- modem part of this combo appears to work fine. I suppose I'll be able to fix this when I understand it a little better?
As queried in another newsgroup, I have some sort of error in the setup: the geneal dialogue of system properties reports an incorrect value for the version of IE 6 SP1: instead of "IE 6.0.2800.1106", it reads, "IE 5 6.0.2800.1106". I don't know whether/how significant this error is or how it might be fixed. (I guess I did something bad to create this ....)
Otherwise, this setup is working great (so far), without any indication of instability.
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"Calvin" <nospam@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:4213cd71$1@duster.adelaide.on.net...
> Hi Dave,
>
> unfortunately, I'm half a world away in Australia, and Microsoft Australia don't
> want to know about it - all you get is the standard "Windows NT4 is no longer
> supported - upgrade" mantra - something I could well do without hearing frankly !
>
>
> Update:
>
> After running the patches on a few more machines, the pattern as to what brings
> about the problems with OpenGL has actually become LESS clear - I'm now not
> certain it is MS05-002 that is to blame - and the symptoms only seem to appear
> on SOME systems. I'm reaching the conclusion that it is actually an interaction
> between a recent hotfix (not sure which one though), NT 4 and the Video card
> drivers. FURTHER INFO from ANYONE on this topic appreciated greatly !!
>
> For most people this whole problem is really a bit of a 'storm in a teacup',
> because OpenGL to a great degree is basically a dead standard anyway. The only
> OpenGL my systems deal with is a few screen savers, which have been removed to
> prevent their future use. Elsewise the system operates normally and all other
> video features appear to function correctly.
>
> Calvin.