Re: Win98 wonder (was: Cone, wizi & settings in Win98)

[jlipmanson <jlipmanson@idsonline.com>]

Gary:

Win98 had two patches preceeding SE. If you put in both you are running
ICM color management exactly as it is done in SE. In otherwords, all
changes to color management appeared in Win98 (first edition) patches.
If you are running unpatched Win98, first ed.) then color management is
different. The only difference between patched first edition and SE is
the home networking capabilities and a few other NON-color management
system items.

J. Lipmanson

Gary Robertshaw wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Terrie LaBarbera <Terrie_LaBarbera@HUD.GOV>
> > <<From: CDTobie@aol.com:  but according to  anyone working with color
> >> management; a whole lot, as the first edition of
> >> Win98 is completely disfunctional with color profiles.
> >
> > I'm running win98 first edition, printing to an epson 700 using Photoshop
> 5/5.5
> > and color management works for me...
> > Terrie
> 
> Same for me.  I have both 98 and 98SE networked to a shared 850, and the ICM
> produces very close to what's on the monitor with PS5.5.  I can't see any
> difference between what the 98 machine and the SE machine produce, and they
> each spool their own printing.  I tried tweaking the normal settings, but it
> took a lot to just get to where the ICM already was.  The SE machine was
> only recently upgraded, and I didn't see any difference as far as printing.
> 
> I just recently went to an 850 to replace a clogged 800, and noticed that
> the 850 is much improved on the 1440 dpi setting...two different 800's I
> used in the same place printed too dark at 1440, but fine at 720.  The 850
> doesn't have the same problem.  Again, this was identical whether printed
> using ICM from 98 and 98SE.
> 
> I'm also puzzled why Microsoft didn't publicize the ICM fix in 98SE...I do a
> lot of 98 support, and never heard of it until I joined this group.   I
> generally recommend against upgrading unless SE's internet connection
> sharing is needed, because that's generally believed to be the only real
> improvement that you don't get with the service pack and IE5, and there are
> some definite hazards to using the update CD.
> 
> Does anyone know of any reliable posted info on ICM not working in 98, but
> working in SE?  Or, has it been improved in some way?
> 
> Gary
> 
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