[DosFreak]

I've compiled this 2 days ago. It's about 2.95M compressed. Lemme know if you want. It GREATLY helps game compatibility under Windows 2000/Whistler. (It can be installed under both.) I would send to Phillip for download straight from NTCompatible but since this package contains files from the Beta of Whistler I'm not sure if that would be allowed.


WHAT IS THE WHISTLER APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY TOOLKIT?

This package is a compilation of files from the Whistler Beta 2 2462 CD, the Windows 2000 Application Compatibility Toolkit and the installed Whistler files from \Windows,\Windows\SYSTEM32, and \WINDOWS\APPPATCH.

This program is for both Windows 2000 and Windows Whistler. Why would you want to use this program on Windows Whistler? The Whistler Application Compatibility Toolkit consolidates all the tools you need to easily fix an application. Windows Whistler standalone does not have all of the tools in one place and is not very informative on how to fix your own programs.

WHY

I compiled this package because I was tired of Microsoft not updating their Windows 2000 Application Compatibility Toolkit (The Windows 2000 Application Compatibility Toolkit is a program release by Microsoft that applies specific fixes to programs so that the programs can work under Windows 2000. These fixes basically translate commands that are different in Windows 2000 from Windows 9x,NT) and instead focusing their time on Windows Whistler. ALOT of people bought Windows 2000 expecting their programs to work. Many don't. Well with this program they do! I have the feeling that Microsoft will not update the Application Compatibility in Windows 2000 as often as they do in Windows Whistler because they of course want the $$$$. With the included files you will have the same level of Application Compatibility in Windows 2000 as you do in Windows Whistler!

Here's a good example of how outdated the Windows 2000 Application Compatibility Toolkit is:

Windows 2000 Application Compatibility Toolkit=5/24/2000
Whistler Application Compatibility Toolkit=3/20/2001

Windows 2000 Application Compatibility Toolkit=70 fixes
Whistler Application Compatibility Toolkit=160 fixes

[donald]

One Question will it work with "Rainbow Six" on Windows 2000?
If so, then please send me it, donald@deltaforcecommand.org.uk

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www.deltaforcecommand.org.uk
For all your Map Making Needs
www.specialforcesgames.co.uk
For all your Special Forces Game Needs

[clutch]

Kick a$$! I would like to sign up, please.

clutch@driventechnologies.com

Thanks!

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clutch

[Xiven]

Please pretty please

tifa@ffseven.com

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Xiven

[DosFreak]

YGM to those above. Except Donald for some reason email did not work.

I'd like ya'lls help in distributing this to those who need it. I'm not here 24hrs a day so a request will be hard to fulfill.

[Toby]

I would really want to check it out so if any of you guys clould send it (or a link) to me it would be great.

Great work Dosfreak !

Thanks in advance.

tobbe.eriksson@telia.com

/Toby

[miku]

I would certainly like to download it. I presented this idea a month ago and nobody listened.

Well, if you could just send the act.exe file in the whistler beta cd, I think that would be enough. That contains the latest patches in it and I guess you dont have to do anything yourself.

ARC

[DosFreak]

act.exe on Whistler Beta CD???? Not there.

[Xiven]

Hmmm... odd, haven't got the mail yet...

[DeadCats]

Man, I'd love that toolkit, DosFreak...but RoadRunner's email servers are fux0red right now.

[clutch]

That's why I host my own email server. Road runner (and ameritech for that matter) seem to have a lot of issues with email. So I just host one on my cable modem.



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clutch

[DosFreak]

Here ya go: http://www.geocities.com/d0sfreak/WHACT.cab

[Xiven]

You are not authorized to view this page

[DosFreak]

Right-click Save As or use Getright/Flashget

[Xiven]

Errrm... it tries to save WHACT.spl (a shockwave flash object). Odd.
Do you have irc or icq? If I can get hold of the file somehow it I'll post it somewhere better than geocities

[clutch]

Try this one...

www.driventechnologies.com/bookmarks/whact.cab



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Regards,

clutch

[Xiven]

Nice one mate

[clutch]

NP. I thought this might work out better.



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Regards,

clutch

[EddiE314]

DosFreak, do you have anything that i can use to extract files from an .exe that has been packaged with InstallShield?

[DosFreak]

Winzip extracts from Installshield executables. I also have Installshield .cab extractor's if ya need 'em.