re: Browsers Question
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 4:34 am
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ed
(741 messages posted)
I'm so sorry: I was in a hurry last time, and in consequence I unintentionally overlooked
one part of your question.
If you install the Kernel Extender (KernelEx.exe) in Windows ME it will *not* prevent
you running any of your existing programs, such as your favorite Opera browser.
The Kernel Extender allows you to run additional programs, that were intended for
Windows XP. It will run just about any program that will run on Windows XP, because
it adds to Windows ME the ability to interpret certain functions (technically, function
calls used by the Windows kernel) that exist in Win XP but don't exist in Win ME.
It extends the capability of Windows ME, by extending the type of function calls
which it can understand. It doesn't lose the ability to understand Windows ME functions;
but it does get the ability to handle a whole bunch of extra functions found in Windows
XP programs.
Sometimes Windows ME programs don't like this.
If that happens, you just add the Windows ME program in question to a list of programs
(stored in the Windows registry) that the kernel extender will ignore. It then doesn't
allow that program to interact with the new settings, and it functions as an ordinary
Windows ME program.
More information about the Kernel Extender is at: http://x86.neostrada.pl/KernelEx/
Ed
On Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 1:09 pm, elmoticky wrote:
>Ed, thank you for the interesting information with
>respect to browsers. As I wrote earlier that I was
>having difficulties viewing videos with firefox, I
>switched to Opera and I still cannot view most of
>the videos posted by bloggers on my favorites web
>sites. When I go to the video, it has the loading
>circle going round and round but the video never
>shows. While your recommendation with respect
>to downloading a Kernel Extender to give my WinMe more power, I must tell you that
>I am now
>becoming accustomed to my new Opera browser
>and would find it inconvenient to switch again so
>soon. Sometimes I get lucky though with videos. It
>is when they appear on screen with the spot to click
>and it opens. Other than that, I thank you for your
>advise. As to the Kernel, as good as it sounds, I
>wonder if it works for Opera also. Feel free to give
>your opinion, it is greatly respected.
>Thanks
>
>
>
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