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[peteski]

Hello everybody.

I still happily use Win 98SE (jokes are welcome). I decided to take Netscape 8.1.2 for a test drive.

So, I downloaded the nsb-insatall-8-1-2.exe file from Netscape's website and I ran it.

Well, a window pops up stating that my Operating System is not supported. Then it gives me a list of supported OSs (which includes Win 98 and Win 98SE). Funny!

I do have Win 98 SE. Sysinfo shows it to be version: MS Windows 98 4.10.2222A .

Anybody has a clue why this is happening?

TIA,
Peteski

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[peteski]

Hmm... nobody has any ideas?

Does anybody know how I can get in touch with tech support at Netscape? I looked at their tech support page and only way seems to be a fee based phone support. Any way to contact Netscape for free? Via email maybe?

Thanks,
Peteski

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[beanboy89]

What are your system specs? Netscape 8.x's installer is very restrictive when it comes to checking your system to see if it meets the system "requirements."

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[Fulvio]

The system requirements are below:

Operating Systems
Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98 SE, ME

Minimum Hardware
• 233 MHz processor (Recommended: 1 GHz processor or greater)
• 64 MB RAM (Recommended: 256 MB RAM or greater)
• 35 MB hard drive space

Your version is Win98SE, which I have, but not online, so I don't know if I could help. So, if your system is within specs, it should work. I, just noted that you are using a Sun OS, so is it another computer that you are talking about?

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[peteski]

Well the installer specifically errored out stating that I'm running unsupported Version if OS. I have plenty of resources.

Windows 98 SE
1.8 GHz AMD processor
256Mb RAM
C drive has over 1Gb free space.

As far as the machine I'm posting my messages from - it is my Solaris machine at work. Win 98 is my home PC.

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[Fulvio]

You may want to try the Netscape Browser newsgroup. You will need an @aim.com, or @aol.com address to be able to post.
I would test it myself, but it is a pain to switch my two computers, as Win98 SE is not on line.
If you wish, I may post for you, quoting the entire thread.

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"I've got a very poor sense of direction. I keep forgetting which way is forwards."
WinXP, SP3, 512 MB, FF3.6, 3.6 portable, TB 3.0.3, TB2.0.25, FF3.5.9, FF3.7, SM2.0.4 nightlies, Google Chrome, IE8.0, Zone Alarm Firewall; AVG9.0, JRE1.6_18

[richard mitnick]

Hi folks,

I do not have AOL or AIM, or any of that, but I am registered at Netscape Browser Community, just in the hopes that something might happen to replace 8.X with something that works.

Just go to Netscape.com, click on Browser, Community, Message Boards, I just did it on another tab and went right in.

Address Jay Garcia, he's The Man.

::RSM

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[peteski]

[peteski]

I finally stumbled upon a fix for this issue and I'm posting it for future reference.

Win 98 SE (out-of-the-box) comes with IE5.

I just applied the Service Pack 1 (including IE6) to this machine. Now, I was able to install Netscape!

But the Netscape's installer error was very vague. At least when I tried to install Adobe Acrobat it specifically failed stating that it needs the IE6.

Peteski

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[Ramona]

Peteski,

For what it's worth, I run Windows 98SE, and have never had any problems installing Netscape 8 (any version). I have IE 5.5 SP1 installed, but no IE 6.

Have you checked out the AOL Forum yet? I don't think it is the OS or IE that is the problem, unless it is the Sun OS box that you're having the problem with...

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RAMONA
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[peteski]

Hi Ramona,
thanks for the info. No, I'm not installing Netscape 8 on my Sun box. I sometimes post from work, that is why SunOS shows up in some of my posts.

I didn't go to the AOL forums as my problem is resolved. Before I installed the Service Pack along with IE6 I had a plain Win 98SE (no service packs installed). Maybe that was the difference between your Win98SE and mine.

I suppose that I could try to uninstall the IE6 and SP1 and see if the Netscape install fails again. But I don't want to bother. Besides, I didn't much care for Netscape 8 so I uninstalled it. I'm back to using Mozilla and Firefox.

Peteski

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