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Kevin Berry wrote:
> I wonder if anyone else has experienced this problem...

> I've tried to install the 8/12/98 patch under 98 and NT 4 (with IE 4.0) and
> this is what happens:

> 1. package starts extracting
> 2. CAB files, readme files etc. are extracted
> 3. setup prompts me for registration key (I diligently enter my key)
> 4. setup starts installation (0%.... 0%.... 0%.... frozen)

> I've left it running for 5 mins and the setup program won't refresh and in
> the task manager it says: not responding.

> I've got an AMD-K6 200MHz machine, 64MB memory, Diamond Stealth 3D 2000
> video card if that makes any difference.

> Is there any way I can verify whether the patch is 100% okay and not
> slightly corrupted - like some program I can run to do get a checksum?
> However, I don't think this is the problem because it would then have failed
> at the extraction stage saying that the package was corrupt.

> One other thing... I've installed the BDE 5.0 update because that is the
> only way I've been able to get Delphi 3.02 C/S and Delphi 4.0 professional
> to run on the same system.  Before I installed the BDE update I had problems
> where D3 DB apps would freeze up, after I updated the BDE both D3 and D4
> were happy... until now that is!!!!

> Cheers,
> Kevin.