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    Rocky Moore
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    Since Microsoft no longer gives access to these through MSDN, does anyone know where you can dowload a VM of them off MS? I have an old scanner that will not work with XP or above, but would still like to get it going. Any ideas?

    Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: CubeTube – Power work are from ambient light!

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      Since Microsoft no longer gives access to these through MSDN, does anyone know where you can dowload a VM of them off MS? I have an old scanner that will not work with XP or above, but would still like to get it going. Any ideas?

      Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: CubeTube – Power work are from ambient light!

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      Dalek Dave
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      Isn't Windows 98 fourteen times worse than Windows 7? Why would you want it?

      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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        Isn't Windows 98 fourteen times worse than Windows 7? Why would you want it?

        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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        Iain Clarke Warrior Programmer
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        Dalek Dave wrote:

        Why would you want it?

        Maybe on a VM for a short periods he wants to use his old scanner? Iain.

        I have now moved to Sweden for love (awwww).

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        • R Rocky Moore

          Since Microsoft no longer gives access to these through MSDN, does anyone know where you can dowload a VM of them off MS? I have an old scanner that will not work with XP or above, but would still like to get it going. Any ideas?

          Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: CubeTube – Power work are from ambient light!

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          adgonz
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          Maybe it works under linux: http://www.sane-project.org/[^]

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            Dalek Dave wrote:

            Why would you want it?

            Maybe on a VM for a short periods he wants to use his old scanner? Iain.

            I have now moved to Sweden for love (awwww).

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            Dave Parker
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            If it's USB I'm not sure the USB pass-through would work in Win 95. I've had problems with many USB devices on even the versions of windows 95 that actually say "with USB support" on the CD (though it's probably more to do with crappy software). So prob best to go with win 98 for this purpose (assuming the VM extensions for USB passthrough are compatible anyway).

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              If it's USB I'm not sure the USB pass-through would work in Win 95. I've had problems with many USB devices on even the versions of windows 95 that actually say "with USB support" on the CD (though it's probably more to do with crappy software). So prob best to go with win 98 for this purpose (assuming the VM extensions for USB passthrough are compatible anyway).

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              Iain Clarke Warrior Programmer
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              You're probably best letting Rocky know your advice. I would not go near Win9x with a bargepole! That said, I did need to make a NT4 VM recently. That was straight forward. Getting a service pack for it... Yikes. Luckily some nice CP person emailled it to me! Iain.

              I have now moved to Sweden for love (awwww).

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              • R Rocky Moore

                Since Microsoft no longer gives access to these through MSDN, does anyone know where you can dowload a VM of them off MS? I have an old scanner that will not work with XP or above, but would still like to get it going. Any ideas?

                Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: CubeTube – Power work are from ambient light!

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                Shog9 0
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                • Old MSDN CDs.
                • A friend with a copy.
                • Various shady bittorrent sites.

                None of which are terribly convenient, but if you really need it...

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                • R Rocky Moore

                  Since Microsoft no longer gives access to these through MSDN, does anyone know where you can dowload a VM of them off MS? I have an old scanner that will not work with XP or above, but would still like to get it going. Any ideas?

                  Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: CubeTube – Power work are from ambient light!

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                  ragnaroknrol
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                  Step 1: Take old scanner, give to company that recycles this sort of stuff. Step 2: Buy new scanner for $50 (US) Step 3: Save yourself around 10+ man-hours.

                  Mike Mullikin wrote:

                  Step 4: Go home and enjoy a beverage of your choice as a reward to yourself for doing your part in helping a poor economy!

                  If someone complains, figure out the cost of tracking down Win98, VMing it, getting it to work and then using it, and then using scanner vs 15 minute drive to Staples and cost of scanner which will likely scan around 10 times faster.

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                    Step 1: Take old scanner, give to company that recycles this sort of stuff. Step 2: Buy new scanner for $50 (US) Step 3: Save yourself around 10+ man-hours.

                    Mike Mullikin wrote:

                    Step 4: Go home and enjoy a beverage of your choice as a reward to yourself for doing your part in helping a poor economy!

                    If someone complains, figure out the cost of tracking down Win98, VMing it, getting it to work and then using it, and then using scanner vs 15 minute drive to Staples and cost of scanner which will likely scan around 10 times faster.

                    modified on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 1:31 PM

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                    Amen! But don't forget the final step. Step 4: Go home and enjoy a beverage of your choice as a reward to yourself for doing your part in helping a poor economy!

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                    • R Rocky Moore

                      Since Microsoft no longer gives access to these through MSDN, does anyone know where you can dowload a VM of them off MS? I have an old scanner that will not work with XP or above, but would still like to get it going. Any ideas?

                      Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: CubeTube – Power work are from ambient light!

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                      David Crow
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                      Do you have access to TechNet? Even Windows 3.x is available from there, so I'd assume Windows 9x would be too. Depending on how much of the OS you need, see here.

                      "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                      "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                      "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                        Do you have access to TechNet? Even Windows 3.x is available from there, so I'd assume Windows 9x would be too. Depending on how much of the OS you need, see here.

                        "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                        "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                        "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                        Shog9 0
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                        Windows 3.x is on MSDN too - it's just Win9x that's missing. Something about an included implementation of Java that they lost a lawsuit over...

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                          Do you have access to TechNet? Even Windows 3.x is available from there, so I'd assume Windows 9x would be too. Depending on how much of the OS you need, see here.

                          "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                          "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                          "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

                          modified on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 3:36 PM

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                          CPallini
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                          There is even MS-DOS, but not Win 95 or Win 98. I really don't know why...(However it looks like Shog9 does). :)

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                            Step 1: Take old scanner, give to company that recycles this sort of stuff. Step 2: Buy new scanner for $50 (US) Step 3: Save yourself around 10+ man-hours.

                            Mike Mullikin wrote:

                            Step 4: Go home and enjoy a beverage of your choice as a reward to yourself for doing your part in helping a poor economy!

                            If someone complains, figure out the cost of tracking down Win98, VMing it, getting it to work and then using it, and then using scanner vs 15 minute drive to Staples and cost of scanner which will likely scan around 10 times faster.

                            modified on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 1:31 PM

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                            AspDotNetDev
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                            ragnaroknrol wrote:

                            Buy new scanner for $50 (US)

                            Got my printer/scanner for $40 + tax at Walmart (or Target) a few weeks ago. They are really cheap these days.

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                            • R Rocky Moore

                              Since Microsoft no longer gives access to these through MSDN, does anyone know where you can dowload a VM of them off MS? I have an old scanner that will not work with XP or above, but would still like to get it going. Any ideas?

                              Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: CubeTube – Power work are from ambient light!

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                              Rocky Moore wrote:

                              Since Microsoft no longer gives access to these through MSDN, does anyone know where you can dowload a VM of them off MS? I have an old scanner that will not work with XP or above, but would still like to get it going. Any ideas?

                              Buy a new scanner.

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