FREE ESSENTIAL System
Components + Add-OnsALL downloads featured
here are on my •MUST HAVE• list, also found in SOFTWARE.TXT, part of my Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 + DOS 7.xx/8.00 ©Tricks + Secrets files [W95-11D.EXE], FREEware.
IMPORTANT:- ALWAYS BACKUP FIRST !
- Some of these files are archived in ZIP format. You need a file
decompression (unZIPping) tool to extract their contents. I recommend one of these "FREE
32-bit FILE SHRINKERS" (Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista users) or PK(UN)ZIP (DOS users, no nag shareware).
- STAY SAFE: Scan for viruses ALL files downloaded from the Internet!
- ORIGINAL Operating
System/software/hardware REQUIRED for installing ANY upgrades/patches/fixes/drivers!
- NEWEST at
the top -> OLDEST at the bottom.
- You MUST log on as Administrator/Power User to
install Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista upgrades/patches/fixes!
- Please let me know if you
discover any broken links.
- ALL software featured here is FREE(ware).
- Check back often for
UPDATES.
- Enjoy.
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- Links:
Windows Info + Help on the Internet:
- Time Zone DST Updates: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista 2006-2008 December 2007
(revised March 2008) Cumulative Daylight Saving Time (DST) Time Zone Updates (English):ALL these DST Updates MUST be
installed by ALL Windows users REGARDLESS of geographical or Time Zone location!
ALL Unofficial Cumulative DST Updates
above install ALL Time Zone Updates and also delete obsolete 2006 Australian
(Melbourne Commonwealth Games) DST registry entries (if any).
DST
Help and Support Center.
List of products affected by DST.
Preparing for DST changes in 2007.
How to Configure 2007 DST.
DST Changes.
DST Updates MSFN Forum.
Wikipedia: Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) Zones.
- HTML Help: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 + Internet Explorer
5/6/7 HTML Help 1.41 HHCTRL.OCX Security Vulnerability Fix (English):Microsoft Windows
9x/NT4 SP6a/2000/ME/XP/2003 + Internet Explorer 4/5/6 HTML Help Update 1.3x/1.41 HH.EXE, HHCTRL.OCX, HHSETUP.DLL, ITIRCL.DLL
+ ITSS.DLL Security Vulnerability Fixes:Requires MS IE 5/6 already installed!
MSKB: Changes, Limitations + Workarounds in HTML Help Update 1.41.
HTML
Help 1.41 is NOT compatible with Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2! LAST HTML Help release compatible with these MS OSes is 1.33:HTML Help - Tech Info.
HTML Help. - Microsoft Windows
2000/ME/XP/2003 Update 2005 installs .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) 1.1 + DirectX APIs 9.0c:
Direct download [745
KB, Setup only, English].
Requires an Internet connection for downloading and 40-45 MB of disk space.
- Web Folders: Microsoft Windows 98 SE/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista + Internet
Explorer 4/5/6/7 Web Folders Update (FP4AUTL.DLL, FP4AWEC.DLL, MSDAIPP.DLL, MSDAPML.DLL, MSONSEXT.DLL, NSEXTINT.DLL +
PKMWS.DLL) adds support for Secure Socket Layers (SSL), non-ASCII character encoding + additional security enhancements
(English):Requires Microsoft Installer (MSI) for Windows 98/ME [1.62
MB, free] or 2000
[1.73 MB, free]!
- Scripting (MSE): Microsoft Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/NT4 SP6a/2000/ME/XP/2003
Scripting Engines (MSE) v5.7 include: VBScript (VBS) 5.7, JScript (JS) 5.7, Windows Script Components (WSC), Windows Script
Host (WSH) 5.7 + Windows Script Runtime (WSR) 5.7 (English):MSE 5.7 requires MS IE 5.5 SP2 or newer already installed!
Windows Vista
includes MSE 5.7!
Microsoft Windows
2000/XP/2003 VBScript + JScript VBSCRIPT.DLL + JSCRIPT.DLL 5.6.0.8835 Security Vulnerability Fix:Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/ME Scripting Engines (MSE) v5.6
include: VBScript (VBS) 5.6, JScript (JS) 5.6, Windows Script Components (WSC), Windows Script Host (WSH) 5.6 + Windows
Script Runtime (WSR) 5.6:MSE 5.6 requires
MS IE 5.5 SP2 or newer already installed!
Microsoft Windows
98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 ActiveX Script Control MSSCRIPT.OCX v1.0 1.0.0.8825 extends application functionality through
scripts:
Direct
download [197 KB].
MSE 5.6 HTML Help
(SCRIPT56.CHM) Documentation [2.77 MB, right-click to save!].
Microsoft Do-It-Yourself
Script Center Kit v1.0 for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
Direct
download [1.04 MB].
Microsoft Script
Debugger v1.0 for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003:
Direct download [654
KB].
Microsoft
Script Debugger v1.0 for Windows 98/ME:
Direct download
[665 KB].
Microsoft Script Encoder
v1.0 for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
Direct download [128
KB].
Microsoft
Script Component Wizard v1.0 for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
Direct download [228
KB].
- Jet: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Jet v4.0 Service Pack 8 (SP8),
Updates + Tools (English):
Jet 4.0 SP8 Database Engine SQL Fix
for Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/ME/2003:Jet 4.0 SP8 Database Engine Fix for Windows XP
SP1/XP SP2:
Direct download [2.23 MB].
Requires Jet 4.0 Security Vulnerability Fix already
installed!
Jet 4.0 SP8 Database Engine
Security Vulnerability Fix for Windows 98/NT4 SP6a/2000/XP/2003:Jet 4.0 SP7/SP8 require
Jet Replication Manager (JRM) v4.0 Update for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 ONLY IF using MS Office 2000/XP or newer:
JRM 4.0 Update
[226 KB].
Jet v3.51 Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME:
Jet 3.51
SP3 [1.29 MB].
Microsoft Remote Data Objects (RDO) 2.0 APIs with SQL
Server 7.0 support for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 (right-click to save CAB files!).
Jet Compact tool (JETCOMP.EXE) v4.0 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
JETCOMP.EXE [111
KB].
MSO: Repair Damaged Access Databases with Jet
Compact.
- Data Access Components (DAC): Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Data Access Components
(MDAC) include SQL Server OLE DB Provider + ODBC Drivers, Tools + Updates (English).
MDAC Downloads:MDAC Component Checker (COMCHECK.EXE) v2.0 with XML support
for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
COMCHECK.EXE 2.0 [413
KB].
MDAC Support Center.
- Java: Sun Java Runtime Environment Standard Edition 32-bit
includes: Java Virtual Machine (JVM) + Java Applets Plug-ins for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista and Microsoft, Mozilla,
Firefox, Netscape + Opera 32-bit web browsers (multilingual):Sun Java.
Java Tester
Guide.
- Java Virtual Machine (JVM): Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Update 3810
for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 + MS Internet Explorer 5/6 [discontinued :(] (English):
- JVM
3810 Update for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 + MS IE 5/6 [5.07 MB].
- JVM 3810
Fix for Windows 2000 SP2/2000 SP3 [2.31 MB].
JVM 3810 Fix requires JVM 3805 or 3809 already installed!
JVM 3810 Fix does NOT install on
Windows 2000 SP4!
Windows 2000 SP4 users MUST follow these steps to install JVM 3810 Update:- Download +
install JVM 3809 [5.07 MB] FIRST.
- Create C:\TEMP (example)
from a DOS box:
MD C:\TEMP - Download JVM
3810 Update into C:\TEMP .
- Run (example using C:\TEMP as target folder) to extract files:
msjavwu_8073687b82d41db93f4c2a04af2b34d.exe /C /Q /T:C:\TEMP - Run from C:\TEMP:
JAVATRIG.EXE /l /nowin2kcheck /exe_install /vercheck /wxret - Delete C:\TEMP .
REQUIRED:
If using Windows 95/NT4/2000/XP/2003 WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS JVM installed, MUST install JVM 3809 FIRST [5.07 MB], and ONLY after that install JVM 3810
Update above!
More info.
Windows XP, XP SP1a, XP SP2 +
2003 do NOT include JVM!
Windows XP SP1 installs OLDER JVM 3805 = BUGgy!
MS JVM Diagnostic Tool
(JAVADIAG.EXE) v1.0a for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
JAVADIAG.EXE
[5.48 MB].
MS JVM Removal Tool (UNMSJVM.EXE) v1.0a provides the only
supported method to properly remove JVM 3802, 3805, 3809 or 3810 from Windows 95C OSR 2.5/NT4 SP6a/2000/ME/XP/2003:
UNMSJVM.EXE [267 KB].
Run this command to uninstall JVM (any build) manually [%windir% =
usually C:\WINDOWS (Win95/98/ME/XP/2003) or C:\WINNT (WinNT4/2000)]:
RUNDLL32
ADVPACK.DLL,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\JAVA.INF,UnInstall
ONLY Windows ME owners who have already used UNMSJVM.EXE MUST run MEUJVM.EXE [137 KB] to properly uninstall ALL DUMMY JVM 5.0.7777 files BEFORE installing JVM
3810 Update!
MS JVM (discontinued, support expires
December 31 2007!).
MS JVM Transition Guide for IT
Professionals.
All you need to detect + install MS JVM.
How to Install + Uninstall MS JVM in Windows XP.
- OLE: Microsoft Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Foundation Class (MFC), C Runtime + OLE Automation Libraries (DLLs) ASYCFILT.DLL, ATL.DLL, COMCAT.DLL,
COMCTL32.DLL, MFC42.DLL, MFC42U.DLL, MSVCIRT.DLL, MSVCP60.DLL, MSVCRT.DLL, OLEAUT32.DLL, OLEDLG.DLL, OLEPRO32.DLL +
STDOLE2.TLB Update (English):Windows XP SP1, XP SP1a, XP SP2 + 2003 include MFC + OLE
Updates!
MS IE 6.0 SP1 installs OLE Update 2.40.4518 ONLY IF OLE DLLs are MUCH
older!
- Visual Studio (VS) + Visual C++ (VC): Microsoft Windows 9x/ME Visual C++ Foundation Class, C++
Runtime + ActiveX Controls Libraries (DLLs) ATL.DLL 3.00.9782, MFC42.DLL 6.00.9782, MSVCP60.DLL 6.00.8972, COMCT332.OCX,
COMCTL32.OCX, COMDLG32.OCX, MCI32.OCX, MSCOMCT2.OCX, MSCOMCTL.OCX, MSFLXGRD.OCX, MSINET.OCX, MSMASK32.OCX, MSWINSCK.OCX,
PICCLP32.OCX, RICHTX32.OCX + TABCTL32.OCX Updates for Windows 9x/ME as part of Visual Studio 6.0 (VS6) SP6 for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 (English):
Unofficial VS6 SP6 Runtime + ActiveX Controls Libraries
(DLLs) for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [2.17 MB].
Visual Basic 6.0
(VB6) Post-SP6 COMCTL32.OCX 6.00.8106 + MSCOMCTL.OCX 6.01.9786 Common Controls Update for Windows
98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
Direct
download [914 KB].
VS6 SP6 Full [60.8
MB].
Visual C++
2005 (VC2005) Run-Time Components Redistributable for Windows 98/2000 SP3/ME/XP SP2/2003 installs NEWER C Runtime (CRT),
Standard C++ (SCL), ATL, MFC, OpenMP + MSDIA ATL80.DLL, MFC80.DLL, MFC80U.DLL, MFCM80.DLL, MFCM80U.DLL, MSVCM80.DLL,
MSVCP80.DLL + MSVCR80.DLL Control Libraries (DLLs):
VC2005 Redist
[2.56 MB].
Visual C++ 6.0 (VC6) Run-Time Components Redistributable
for Windows 9x/ME installs OLDER Control Libraries (DLLs):
VC6 Redist [1.74
MB].
OLDER ATL.DLL
2.0.7024 Redist for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/NT4 [1.95 MB].
- Digital Rights Management (DRM): Microsoft Windows 2003 Digital Rights Management
Services (RMS) Server v1.0 SP1 is required by DRM aware applications to access copyright protected media content through
DRM Services (English):
RMS
Server 1.0 SP1
[2.19 MB].
RMS
Administration Toolkit 1.0 SP1 [333 KB]. - Microsoft Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003 Rights Management
Add-on (RMA) v1.0 for Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0/6.0 SP1 (English):
RMA 1.0 [4.28
MB].
RMA
Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Pack v1.0:
RMA MUI Pack 1.0
[5.99 MB].
RMA FAQ.
Requires
Microsoft DRM Client (see below) already installed! - Microsoft Windows
98/2000/ME/XP/2003 Digital Rights Management (DRM) Client v1.0 + DRM Client v1.0 SP1 are required by DRM aware
applications to access copyright protected media content through DRM Services (English):Windows 98 + ME require Microsoft ADS Client (see below) already installed!
DRM Personal License Update Wizard:
Direct download [180
KB].
- Active Directory Services (ADS) Client: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4 SP6a/ME Active Directory Services (ADS) Client
32-bit allows connecting to Windows 2000/XP/2003 computers with ADS installed (English):
- ADS Client for Windows 9x/ME [2.95 MB].
- ADS Client for
Windows 9x/ME [3.09 MB, right-click to save!].
Requires Microsoft Installer (MSI) for Windows 9x/ME [1.62 MB,
free]. - ADS Client
for Windows NT4 SP6a [1.48 MB].
ADS requires MS IE 5/6 already
installed!
Windows 95 + 98 users MUST install DUN Upgrade 1.4 BEFORE
ADS Client!
Windows ME includes DUN 1.4!
Windows 2000, XP + 2003 include ADS Client!
More info.
How to
Enable Windows 9x/NT4/ME Clients to Logon to Windows 2003 Based Domains.
- Messenger: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4 SP6a/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista
Live Messenger (WLM), MSN Messenger (MSN WM) + Windows Messenger (WM) Client Updates (English):WM 5.1 for Windows 2000 SP4/XP SP1/XP SP2/XP
MCE/2003/2003 SP1:
Direct download
[7.07 MB, right-click to save!].
WM 5.1 Multiple Language
Interface (MUI) Pack [7.33 MB, right-click to save!].
WM
Home.
WM Support Center.
Microsoft MSN Web Messenger.
Unofficial Messenger Resources.
Stop Messenger Spam.
Mess with MSN
Messenger.
Unofficial MSN WM7 Patcher (freeware).
Unofficial Messenger Plus Live (freeware).
Shoot The Messenger (freeware).
Easy Message Express (freeware).
A-Patch
(freeware).
aMSN (free GPL).
MSN Messenger
Downloads + Patches.
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI): Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT4 SP4 Management Instrumentation
(WMI) v1.5 Core APIs 32-bit (English):Requires MS IE 5/6 or newer already installed!
Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2
require DCOM95 1.3 already installed!
Windows 2000, ME, XP + 2003 include
WMI!
Microsoft Windows NT4 SP6a WMI User Profiles CIMWIN32.DLL +
WINMGMT.EXE Fix:
Direct download [1.09 MB].
Requires WMI 1.5 already installed!
Microsoft Windows
95/98/ME WMI Does Not Return SMBIOS Data SMBDPMI.EXE Fix:- WMI
Fix for Windows ME [147 KB].
- WMI Fix for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/98/98 SP1/98 SE [190
KB].
Requires WMI 1.5 already installed!
Microsoft Windows 2000 Pre-SP3 WMI WBEMESS.DLL Fix:
Direct download
[511 KB].
Microsoft Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/98/98 SP1/98 SE POTS Modem
CIMWIN32.DLL 1.50.1085.0048 Fix:
Direct download [502 KB].
Requires WMI 1.5 already installed!
Microsoft Windows
95/NT4/98 WMI WBEM Script WBEMPROX.DLL Fix:Requires WMI 1.5 already installed!
WMI SNMP Provider
v1.5 for Windows NT4 SP4/2000:
Direct download [869
KB].
WMI SNMP
Provider v1.1 for Windows 95B/95C OSR 2.x/98/NT4 SP4:
Direct download [1.43
MB].
WMI Diagnosis
Tool (WMIDIAG.EXE) v2.0 for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
WMIDIAG.EXE [556
KB].
WMI
Scriptomatic Tool v2.0 for Windows 98/NT4 SP6a/2000/ME/XP/2003 tweaks hidden system + network Registry settings:
Direct
download [375 KB].
Script Center.
WMI Admistrative Tools
v1.1 for Windows 2000/XP/2003: CIM Studio, Object Browser, Event Registration + Event Viewer:
WMI Tools [4.74
MB].
WMI Code
Creator v1.0 for Windows 2000/XP/2003:
WMI Code
Creator [122 KB].
Requires Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) [22.4 MB,
free]!
WMI Guide. - Microsoft Windows
95/OSR1/OSR2 SNMP Agent allows to monitor remote SNMP connections:
Direct download
[67 KB, English].
Windows 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP + 2003 include SNMP Agent!
- .NET Framework (NFR): Microsoft
.NET Framework Redistributable (NFR) 32 + 64 bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 includes: Internet Protocol version
6 (IPv6) support, Common Language Runtime (CLR), .NET Framework Class Library (FCL), ASP.NET, ADO.NET, ODBC.NET, VB.NET,
C#.NET, C++.NET, J#.NET + Security code necessary for running .NET Framework applications (English):MSDN Visual J# .NET.
MS .Net.
MSDN .NET Development.
MSDN NFR Technical Reference.
MSDN NFR Downloads.
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/ME
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)/Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client v1.0
32-bit:
Direct
download [3.9 MB, English].
Windows 95/98 require Winsock Upgrade
2.0, DUN Upgrade 1.4 + MS IE
5/6 with VPN enabled!
More
info.
Windows 2000, XP + 2003 include VPN Client! - Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 Illegal Operation THEMES.EXE 4.40.311
Fix:
THEMES.EXE [84 KB,
English].
Windows 98, ME, MS Plus! for Kids + MS Plus! for 98 include Themes Fix!
- Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM): Microsoft Windows 95/98
Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) v1.3 Internet Interoperability APIs (English):Windows ME includes DCOM98 1.3!
DCOM
Configuration Tools (CISCNFG.EXE + DCOMCNFG.EXE) for Windows 9x/ME:
DCOMCNFG.EXE [192
KB].
DCOM Configuration Tools require MFC42.DLL already installed IF using Windows
95/OSR1/OSR2!
- Rich Text Edit (RTF): Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Rich Text
(RTF) Edit Controls RICHED20.DLL 5.50.99.2014 + USP10.DLL 1.422.3790.3959 Security Vulnerability Fix (English):More info.
RTF
Updates MSFN Forum.
- Visual Basic (VB): Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
Runtime Libraries (DLLs) for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 applications + games written in VB (English).
More info:IMPORTANT:
VB1 16-bit, VB2
16-bit, VB3 16-bit + VB4 32-bit DLLs do NOT install automatically:- Run their self extracting archives (*.EXE)
above.
- Move VBRUN100.DLL, VBRUN200.DLL, VBRUN300.DLL + VB40032.DLL to %windir%\SYSTEM (Win3.1x/9x/ME) or %windir%\SYSTEM32
(WinNT/2000/XP/2003).
- Delete ALL MSVBVM*.DLL, VB4*.DLL, VB5*.DLL + VBRUN*.DLL files from ALL other locations (if
any)!
Windows XP + 2003 include VB5 DLL!
- Installer (MSI): Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Installer (MSI) Runtime
Libraries:MSI 2.0 DOCument [881 KB, right-click to
save!].
MSI 2.0
FAQ.
MSI Errors.
MSI SDK.
Advanced Installer (crippled freeware).
These free(ware) tools extract
files from MSI installer packages:ORCA: How to install + run ORCA database editor for MSI installer files
(.MSI):- How to install + run ORCA 1.10.1124 on Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME:
• Microsoft Windows
Installer SDK 1.1 (MSISDK11) 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME:
MSISDK11 [7.92 MB,
right-click to save!].
How to install + run ORCA 1.10.1124:- Run:
IntelSDK.msi - Run
[default location]:
C:\MsiIntel.SDK\Tools\Orca.Msi - Run [default
location]:
C:\Program Files\Orca9x\Orca.exe
- How to install +
run ORCA 2.0.3790 on Windows 98/2000/ME/XP:
• Microsoft Windows Installer SDK 2.0 (MSISDK20) 32-bit for
Windows 98/2000/ME/XP:
MSISDK20
[3.16 MB, right-click to save!].
How to install + run ORCA 2.0.3790:- Create C:\TEMP (example) from a DOS box:
MD C:\TEMP - Download msisdk-common.3.0.cab
into C:\TEMP .
- Open msisdk-common.3.0.cab in 7-zip (free GPL)
and extract Orca_Msi.FD66E721_5AA0_41BC_AA26_1EC8F7FA1175 into C:\TEMP .
- Rename Orca_Msi.FD66E721_5AA0_41BC_AA26_1EC8F7FA1175 to Orca.Msi .
- Run:
C:\TEMP\Orca.Msi - Run [default location]:
C:\Program
Files\Orca\Orca.exe
- How to install + run ORCA
3.1.4000 on Windows 2000/XP/2003:
• Microsoft Windows 2003
R2 SDK 32 + 64 bit for Windows XP/2003:
2003
R2 SDK [410 MB, CD ISO Image, right-click to save!].
Orca.exe 3.1.4000 [1.56 MB] installs as part of Windows 2003 R2
SDK.
2003 R2
SDK FAQ.
MSKB: How to use Orca database editor to edit Microsoft
Installer files [*.MSI + *.MSP]. - How to install + run ORCA 3.1.5299 on Windows
2000/XP/2003/Vista:
• Microsoft Windows Vista
SDK February 2007 32 + 64 bit for Windows XP/2003/Vista:
Vista
SDK [1.15 GB, DVD ISO Image, right-click to save!].
Orca.exe 3.1.5299 installs as
part of Windows Vista SDK.
Vista SDK Release
Notes.
- 3D Controls: Microsoft Windows
3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP 3D Control Libraries (DLLs) v2.31 for 3D effects: CTL3D.DLL, CTL3D32.DLL, CTL3D32S.DLL +
CTL3DV2.DLL [51 KB].
See "3D CONTROLS FOR 3D EFFECTS", also in MYTIPS95.TXT
(part of W95-11D.EXE) and in MYTIPS31.TXT (part of W31-11D.ZIP), for complete details! - Microsoft Windows
95/OSR1/OSR2/98/98 SP1/NT4 + Internet Explorer 4.0x Common Control Library v5.80 COMCTL32.DLL 5.80.2614.3600 Fix.
Direct
download [499 KB, English].
More
info.
Windows 98 SE + MS IE 5.0 include COMCTL32.DLL 5.80 Fix!
Windows 2000/ME + MS IE 5.01/5.5/6.xx include
COMCTL32.DLL 5.81 Fix!
Windows XP includes COMCTL32.DLL 5.82 Fix!
Windows XP SP1 + 2003 include COMCTL32.DLL 6.0
Fix! - Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP Common Controls ActiveX
Control COMCTL32.OCX 5.00.3828 Fix for applications written in Visual Basic, Visual C++ and Visual Studio.
Direct download [461 KB,
English].
Visual Studio (VS).
VS Downloads.
VS 6.0 Service Pack 6 (SP6).
- Unicode: Microsoft Windows 9x/ME
Layer for Unicode (MSLU) 1.1.3790.0 (UNICOWS.DLL) 32-bit provides a layer over Win32 API which allows to develop a single
Unicode version for all applications:
UNICOWS.DLL [261 KB,
English].
Place UNICOWS.DLL in %windir%\SYSTEM [%windir% = usually C:\WINDOWS].
More info. - QFECheck: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Quick Fix Engineering (QFE) Hotfix Checker
(QFECHECK.EXE) tools (English):MSKB: Windows ME Hotfix
info.
MSKB: Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE Hotfix info.
See "QUICK FIX ENGINEERING", also in TIPS95.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), for more details. - Microsoft Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 OLE/COM Object Viewer (OLEVIEW.EXE) 2.1.059 32-bit tool:
OLEVIEW.EXE
2.1.059 [656 KB].
Requires:
- Graphics Device Interface+ (GDI+): Microsoft Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME Graphics Device
Interface+ (GDI+) 32-bit Graphics/Video Acceleration Runtime Library GDIPLUS.DLL 5.1.3102.1360:
Direct download
[1 MB].
Place GDIPLUS.DLL in %windir%\SYSTEM (Win98/ME) or %windir%\SYSTEM32 (WinNT4/2000) [%windir% = usually
C:\WINDOWS (Win98/ME) or C:\WINNT (WinNT4/2000)].
Windows XP, 2003 + Vista include specific Unicode GDI+
builds! - WinG: Microsoft Windows
3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 WinG v1.0 16-bit GDI Graphics/Video Acceleration Runtime Libraries (DLLs) for older 16-bit
(Win16) applications + games:
WinG 1.0 [836 KB,
English].
- Forms: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME Forms ActiveX
Control FM20.DLL + FM20ENU.DLL v2.01 Security Vulnerability Fix:
Direct download [658 KB,
English].
MS Office 97 users MUST install MS
Office 97 SR-2b Upgrade BEFORE installing Forms ActiveX Fix!
More
info.
Windows XP + 2003 and MS Office 2000, XP + 2003 include Forms ActiveX Fix! - Microsoft Windows
9x/NT4/ME Process Status Helper PSAPI.DLL 4.0.1371.1 part of PSAPI SDK Redistributable: used by some internet +
network applications:
PSAPI SDK [122 KB,
English].
Place PSAPI.DLL in %windir%\SYSTEM (Win9x/ME) or %windir%\SYSTEM32 (WinNT4) [%windir% = usually C:\WINDOWS
(Win9x/ME) or C:\WINNT (WinNT4)].
Windows 2000, XP, 2003 + Vista include PSAPI.DLL! - Microsoft Windows
95/98 2 to 4 Digit Date Conversion Tool:
Direct download [88 KB].
- Agent: Microsoft Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Agent Services + Extensions v2.0 32-bit conversational speech interface extends, enhances and
supports software agents presentation (English):
Windows 2000 SP4 Agent AGENTDPV.DLL 2.0.0.3426
Security Vulnerability Fix:
Direct
download [967 KB].
Windows XP/2003 Agent
AGENTDPV.DLL Security Vulnerability Fix:Windows
2000/XP/2003 Agent AGENTDP2.DLL, AGENTDPV.DLL + AGENTSVR.EXE Security Vulnerability Fix:Agent 2.0 Core Components Engine [392 KB].
SAPI 4.0 Speech Runtime [825 KB].
Speech Recognition Engine [6.03 MB].
Speech Control Panel
[928 KB].
Agent Components for End Users.
Agent Components for Developers.
Windows ME, 2000,
XP + 2003 include Agent Engine!
- Accessibility: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4 SP6a/2000/ME Active
Accessibility Redistributables (MSAA) 32-bit include DLLs (MSAATEXT.DLL, OLEACC.DLL + OLEACCRC.DLL), documents, tools +
sample code (English):Windows XP + 2003 include MSAA!
- ActiveX: Cognitronix Active Xcavator v2.04
32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 + MS IE 4/5/6 examines and displays all ActiveX Controls (.OCX) Registry
entries:
Direct download [86 KB, free].
NirSoft ActiveX Helper v1.11 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003
+ MS IE 4/5/6/7 examines and displays all ActiveX Controls (.OCX) Registry entries:
Direct download [43 KB, freeware].
- NetMeeting: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/ME NetMeeting v3.01 SP2 4.40.3399 32-bit
real time collaboration and conferencing Client Add-On, includes web phone and corporate productivity tools:
Direct download [1.58
MB, English].
MSKB: NetMeeting Support Center.
Windows 2000 SP3,
2000 SP4, XP + 2003 include NetMeeting 3.01 or newer!
NetMeeting 3.0 Resource Kit
(RK) [2.36 MB, English].
- PC Magazine Image Viewer (ImgView) v1.0 32-bit Windows 95/98
Microsoft QuickView enhancement adds: GIF, JPG, PCD, PCX, PNG, TGA + TIF formats to Windows Explorer QuickView
right-click context menu [450 KB, free].
Windows ME does NOT include QuickView!
Universal Viewer (ATViewer) v1.5.7.0 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 improved Microsoft QuickView replacement, supports many file types:
Direct download [644 KB, freeware].
CobView v1.0.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 improved
Microsoft QuickView replacement, supports many file types:
Direct download [3 MB, freeware].
Universal Viewer (ATViewer) Lite v2.8.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista
improved Microsoft QuickView replacement, supports many file types:
Direct download [857 KB, freeware].
- Office Viewers: Microsoft Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista
Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Visio + Outlook Converters + Viewers (English):
MS Office Updates, Service Packs, Viewers + Converters
Archive.
MS Office Viewers + Converters.
MS Office Viewers for Windows
NT4/2000/XP/2003.
MS Office
Viewers for Windows 95/98/ME.
- Defrag + ScanDisk: Microsoft Disk Defragmenter
(DEFRAG.EXE 4.90.3000 from Windows ME), Hardware Diagnostic Tool (HWINFO.EXE 4.90.3000 from Windows ME), System
Configuration (MECONFIG.EXE 4.90.3001 from Windows ME Q272719 Hotfix), Disk Scanner (SCANDSKW.EXE 4.90.3000 +
SCANDISK.EXE from Windows ME), Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE 4.90.3000 from Windows ME = modified to work with
all Windows 95/98 releases), Registry Scanner (SCANREGW.EXE 4.10.1998 + SCANREG.EXE from Windows 98 SE),
SCANREG.INI Editor [SREDIT.EXE from Windows 98 Resource Kit (RK)], MSDOS.SYS Editor [BOOTEDIT.EXE 1.0.0.1 from
Windows 98 Resource Kit (RK)], System File Checker (SFC.EXE 4.10.2222 from Windows 98 SE) + File Manager
(WINFILE.EXE 4.10.1999 16-bit from Windows 98 SE Q267375 Hotfix = modified with custom 256 colors bitmaps + icons)
Tools for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/98/98 SP1/98 SE:
Direct download [811 KB,
English].
This NEWer DEFRAG.EXE does NOT recognize/defragment DrvSpace/DblSpace compressed/doubled
drives/partitions!
See "USE WINME DEFRAG + SCANDSKW WITH WIN95/98" + "SCANREGW, SCANREG + SCANREG.INI", also in TIPS98.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), for more details.
Big Hard Disk Drive (BHDD) 3.0 tools
for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/98/98 SP1/98 SE [347 KB]. - Microsoft Disk Defragmenter
(DEFRAG.EXE 4.90.3000 from Windows ME), Dr. Watson Diagnostics (DRWATSON.EXE 4.03 from Windows 98 SE), System
Configuration (MSCONFIG.EXE 4.10.2223 from Windows 98 SE Q239887 Hotfix), MS System Information 32-bit
(MSINFO32.EXE 4.20.2000.2521 from MS Office 2000), Disk Scanner (SCANDSKW.EXE 4.90.3000 from Windows ME),
Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE 4.90.3000 from Windows ME = modified to work with all Windows 95/98 releases), Registry
Scanner (SCANREGW.EXE 4.10.1998 + SCANREG.EXE from Windows 98 SE) + System File Checker (SFC.EXE
4.10.2222 from Windows 98 SE) Tools for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 [1.24 MB, English].
This NEWer DRWATSON.EXE does NOT
work with Windows 95B OSR 2.1 IF USBSUP already installed!
This NEWer DEFRAG.EXE
does NOT recognize/defragment DrvSpace/DblSpace compressed/doubled drives/partitions!
See "USE WINME DEFRAG + SCANDSKW WITH WIN95/98" + "SCANREGW, SCANREG + SCANREG.INI", also in TIPS98.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), for more details. - Helix DiskMinder Hard Disk
Scanner + Repair tools v1.03 improved Microsoft ScanDskw for Windows (SCANDSKW.EXE) + ScanDisk for DOS (SCANDISK.EXE)
replacements DMindr32 32-bit (DMINDR32.EXE) for Windows 9x/ME + DmDOS 16-bit (DMDOS.EXE) for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8:
Direct download [478 KB, English].
- Improved Tools: Unofficial Windows 95/98/ME 32-bit
improved Add/Remove Programs (PROGRAMS.EXE), Connection/Network Status (IPTEST.EXE) + Shutdown/Reboot/Logoff
(SHUTDOWN.EXE) replacement tools:
TOOLS9X.EXE [614 KB, English]. - Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit (RK) SCANREG.INI Editor (SREDIT.EXE)
32-bit for Windows 98/ME Registry Backup/Recovery tools: SCANREG.EXE (native DOS mode) + SCANREGW.EXE (Windows GUI
mode):
SREDIT.EXE
[64 KB].
See "SCANREGW, SCANREG + SCANREG.INI", also in TIPS98.TXT
(part of W95-11D.EXE), for more details.
- RegEdit 98: Microsoft Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE
Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE) 4.10.1998 16 + 32 bit tool modified to work with ALL Windows 95/98 releases except
Windows ME:
REGEDIT.EXE 4.10.1998 [53 KB].
See
"SHRINK THE REGISTRY!", also in MYTIPS95.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), for more details. - RegEdit ME: Microsoft Windows ME Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE) 4.90.3000 16 + 32
bit tool modified to work with ALL Windows 95/98 releases:
REGEDIT.EXE
4.90.3000 [107 KB].
- Paint + Filters: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Paint (MSPAINT.EXE)
5.00.1523.1 32-bit fixed tool (English):
- MSPAINT.EXE for Windows 9x/ME [736
KB].
- MSPAINT.EXE for Windows
NT4/2000/XP/2003 [1.14 MB].
MSPAINT.EXE for Windows NT4 can be used with Windows 2000/XP/2003 ONLY IF installed into
ANY folder OTHER than %windir%\SYSTEM32 [%windir% = usually C:\WINDOWS]!
Graphic
Filters: Unofficial MS Paint Add-on Import + Export Graphic Filters Pack for
Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 [2.25 MB].
Supported graphic formats: BMP, CDR, CGM, DXF, EMF, EPS, FPX, GIF, JPG (JPEG),
MIX, PCD, PCX, PIC (PICT), PNG, TGA (TARGA), TIF (TIFF), WMF + WPG.
Similar MS Paint Graphic Filters.
More info.
MSPAINT.EXE does NOT recognize
EMF or PNG graphics files in Windows 9x/NT4/ME!
GIF and JPG graphics files can be used as Desktop Background Wallpaper
ONLY IF Active Desktop (View As Web Page) already enabled IF using Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME!
Active Desktop requires MS IE 5/6 already installed ONLY IF using Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/NT4!
These Graphic
Filters are part of:
- MSConfig: Microsoft Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003 System
Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG.EXE) 32-bit tool (English):Place MSCONFIG.EXE in %windir%\SYSTEM (Win95/OSR1/OSR2) or %windir%\SYSTEM32 (Win2000)
[%windir% = usually C:\WINDOWS (Win95/OSR1/OSR2) or C:\WINNT (Win2000)].
Windows 98, 98 SE + ME MSCONFIG.EXE work with
Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2.
Windows XP MSCONFIG.EXE works with Windows 2000.
Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, XP + 2003 include
MSCONFIG.EXE!
More info.
Even more info.
- WinAlign: Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit (RK)
WinAlign (WINALIGN.EXE) 4.10.1572 32-bit tool for Windows 98/ME recompiles compatible (large) 32-bit Windows
executables to force them to launch using less memory:See "FASTER APP LOAD", also in TIPS98.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), for more details.
- Notepad: Unofficial
Windows 95/98/ME Notepad (NOTEPAD.EXE) Fixes correctly switch to WORDPAD.EXE if opened file size > 64 KB (English):Alternative Notepad Fixes
[require Metapad already installed!].
- Microsoft Windows 95/NT4/98/ME Internet Print Services (IPS):
Direct download [187 KB, English].
Requires
connection to server running Windows 2000 or 2003! - Seagate
Windows 9x/ME Backup Tool (MSBACKUP.EXE) 32-bit from Windows 98/98 SE/ME Setup CD:
MSBACKUP.EXE [1.33 MB, free, unsupported]. - Microsoft Windows 9x/ME Long File Names (LFN) Backup
(LFNBK.EXE) 32-bit tool from Windows 95 Setup CD backs up + restores entire disk(s)/partition(s) LFNs:
LFNBK.EXE [31 KB, free, unsupported]. - Microsoft Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME Messaging + Fax Tools (WMS.EXE + AWFAX.EXE)
32-bit from Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE Setup CD:
Direct download
[2.76 MB, free, unsupported, right-click to save!].
Windows 98
WMS-FAX.TXT.
Do NOT install Messaging + Fax Tools IF using MS Office 2000 or newer!
MUST SEE "FAX 95 TOOLS", also in TIPS98.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), for more details!
- PolEdit: Microsoft
Windows 95/98/ME Policy Editor (POLEDIT.EXE) allows network administrators to control/restrict users access level by
creating Policy files [*.POL] which can override Registry settings (English, free, unsupported):More info.
POLEDIT.EXE can be
installed as optional component from Windows 95/98 Setup CD-ROM: Windows Explorer -> right-click on
\Tools\Reskit\Netadmin\Poledit\PolEdit.inf -> select Install.
Microsoft
removed POLEDIT.EXE from Windows ME!
PolEdit Info.
MS TechNet: System Policy Editor Tutorial.
MS
TechNet: Protecting Users from
Themselves.
Alan: Using Policy Editor to Secure Windows
95/98/ME.
Network Computing: Profiles, System
Policies and the Registry.
O'Reilly: Windows System Policy Editor Top 10
Tips.
- Remote Desktop Connection (RDC): Microsoft Windows XP SP2/2003 SP1 Remote Desktop Connection Terminal Services
Client (MSTSC) v6.0 Update (English):Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003
Remote Desktop Connection Terminal Services Client (MSTSC) v6.0 32-bit connects Win32 computers with Remote Desktop
Connection Protocol (MSRDCP) already installed:
MSTSC.EXE [3.42
MB].
Windows XP SP2 includes MSTSC 6.0!
Windows XP Professional Remote Desktop
Guide.
- Remote Desktop Web Connection (RDWC): Microsoft Windows
NT4/2000/XP/2003 Remote Desktop Web Connection (RDWC) ActiveX COM Control 32-bit connects Windows 98/ME computers to
Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 computers with IIS 4/5/6 or newer already installed:
RDWC.EXE [456 KB,
English].
Requires MS IE 5 or newer already installed!
RDWC Overview.
MSKB: Install RDWC.
- Management Console Center (MMC): Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/ME/XP/2003 Management Console Center
(MMC) 32-bit allows administrators to manage Windows applications remotely (English):
- User State Migration Tool (USMT): Microsoft Windows
98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 User State Migration Tool (USMT.EXE) 32-bit migrates user files + settings during
automated/customized Windows 2000/XP/2003 deployments, supports unattended migration, multi-user profiles + compression,
includes Scanstate + Loadstate command line tools and 5 default .INF migration rules, highly customizable (English):
- USMT.EXE
3.0 for Windows 2000 SP4/XP/2003 [4.15 MB].
- USMT.EXE 2.6.1 for
Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 [1.65 MB, right-click to save!].
Requires Microsoft Installer (MSI) for Windows 9x/ME [1.62
MB, free] or NT4/2000 [1.73 MB,
free]!
- Font Smoother: Microsoft Windows
95/OSR1/OSR2 Font Smoother COOL.DLL 3.00.000 + PLUSTAB.DLL 4.40.310 uses pixel antialiasing to enhance font character
edge visibility especially on LCD displays + small CRT monitors:
Direct download [174
KB, English].
Strongly recommended to install MS IE 5.xx BEFORE installing Font
Smoother UNLESS already installed MS Plus! 95.
IF already installed Font Smoother WITHOUT MS IE 5.xx installed: uninstall
Font Smoother from Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs and ONLY after that (re)install in this EXACT order:- MS IE 5.xx.
- Font Smoother.
This does NOT apply IF already installed
MS Plus! 95.
Windows 98, NT4, 2000, ME, XP, 2003 + MS Plus! 95 include Font Smoother!
- TTF Extension: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista shell True
Type Font (TTF) Extension (TTFEXT.DLL) adds extra info tabs to all TTF Properties right-click context menu (English):
- Euro €: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista Euro Currency
Symbol + True Type Fonts (TTF) Updates, Fixes + Tools (multilingual):Using Euro as Currency
in Windows XP.
Microsoft Office Support for
Euro Character.
Euro Symbol FAQ.
- True Type Fonts (TTF): Unofficial
Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 67 True Type Fonts (TTF) Pack [5.76 MB, English].
These TTFs are part of:
- MSBATCH.INF + INFINST.EXE: Microsoft Install Windows 95/98/ME Unattended Guides,
Tools + Scripts (English):
Deploying
Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE Using Batch 98 + INFINST.EXE.
MSBATCH.INF Guide.
MSBATCH.INF Parameters.
How To Use Batch 98 to Install Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE.
Entering OEM Product Key In MSBATCH.INF.
Time Zone Requested During Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE Install.
BATCH98 DOCument:
Direct download [81 KB, DOC
format].
Install Windows 9x Using MSBATCH.INF Guide.
Windows 98 Unattended Boot CD Guide + Scripts.
Example of MSBATCH.INF.
Batch 98 tools reside on Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE
Setup CD in \TOOLS\RESKIT\BATCH .
INFINST.EXE + INFINST.CHM reside on
Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE Setup CD in \TOOLS\RESKIT\INFINST .
INFINST README.TXT.
BATCH98.CHM HTML Help is
installed by Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE in %windir%\HELP [%windir% = usually C:\WINDOWS].
Unofficial Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE Unattended Boot CD (UBCD98).
- INF + SED: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Setup INFormation (INF) files guides +
resources:
- HTML Help SDK: Microsoft Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 HTML Help Workshop
Software Development Kit (HHW SDK) v1.40 32-bit includes: HTML Help Compiler, HTML Help APIs, Help Viewer, HTML Help
Update 1.40 + HTML Help Java Applet and allows creation of HTML Help (.CHM) files or content used for local or remote access
(English):
HTML
Help SDK 1.40 [3.34 MB].
HTML Help DOCs
[1.31 MB].
HTML Help - Tech Info.
HTML Help.
Free(ware) Help Authoring
Tools.
- Cabinet Software Development Kit: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Cabinet
Software Development Kit (CAB SDK) v2.0 32-bit includes: LZX/ZIP Data Compression formats, Cabinet File Docs + allows
creation of self extracting executables or compressed CAB files used for local/remote software installations (English):MSDN: Building and Packaging
Reference.
- Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK): Microsoft Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Internet Explorer
Administration Kit (IEAK) v6.0 SP1 32-bit includes: Customization Wizard, Profile Manager, Toolkit + Help and allows
creation of Internet Explorer self extracting executables or compressed CAB files used for local/remote software
installations (English):
IEAK 6.0 SP1 [2.56
MB].
Windows Media Player
Enterprise Deployment Pack (MPEDP) includes NEWer IEXPRESS.EXE, MAKECAB.EXE + WEXTRACT.EXE versions:
MPEDP.EXE [575
KB].
Windows XP SP2 + 2003 SP1 include NEWer IEXPRESS.EXE, MAKECAB.EXE + WEXTRACT.EXE versions!
MS TechNet: IExpress Technology +
IExpress Wizard.
MS TechNet: IExpress Batch Mode Setup
Switches.
MS TechNet: Working With Setup Information
(.INF) Files.
MSKB: How to Create Single EXE Install of Internet
Explorer.
MSKB: IExpress Packages Command Line
Switches.
Helpful Solutions: Silent IE5
Install.
IExpress: Self Extraction Directive (SED) + Diamond
Directive File (DDF) Files Guide.
- IExpress Deployment Kit (IDK) + Outlook Deployment Kit (ODK):
Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME IExpress Deployment Kit (IDK) 99 32-bit includes: Profile Designer, Profile Generator +
Outlook Deployment Kit (ODK) 98 Add-Ons and allows creation of Exchange/Outlook self extracting executables, compressed CAB
files or user specific profiles used for local/remote software installations or patching (English):
- Driver Development Kit (DDK):