Thats OMG! MS made actual new patch for Windows? Where did you find it?! I can't see any info about it on page. Slovenian update still without new KRNL386.EXE...
Here is the small thingie: Idler is a very old thingie which i've found in the deeps of archives. Its idea is simple: it patches Windows 9x kernel when loaded to provide automatic cpu halt when idle, saving power. It occupies only 4KB and does not stay in memory! I haven't tested it well, but maybe u'll find it useful. IDLER.zip
While examining undocumented structures which are used by Eppie, i've found that standard Windows title buttons is also stored in strange blue-lighted state. Is there any undocumented buttons behaviour or registry key that can make such effect - blue buttons? I remember i saw something like that, but i don't remember where...
Io.sys from Q311561 reduced by 100KB. I've removed DOS configuration manager and standard boot logo. logo.sys still can be used. It can be interesting. WINBOOT.zip
According to Patch137 manuals, Windows scandisk and Defrag unable to work with big disks. However, DOS scandisk able. In Safe Mode, Windows uses only DOS to access HDD, so no pdr or other drivers loaded.
Maybe. The main problem with these applications that they're written to take advantage of Unicode functions which are't implemented in 9x/ME. KernelXP project (set of wrapper libraries) allow some simple applications to run, although complex application does not work correctly in most cases. Another big problem that KernelXP is uncompatible with Revolutions Pack - what's why this project is paused. I'll give Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 a try.
Gape, you're an oracle. This crazy address http://members.aol.com/__121b_HeNUO+UpHGm0...9g/v5yhhca3pTc= leads to patch for Esdi_506.pdr, which enables handling of 145GB [and more in full ver]; but it is demo and no even warez copies exist. Recently maximus have sent me a hexed copy of that patch which works with drives up to 400GB; i'm currently testing it now. Also some DOS/Windows tools can't handle this limit as well. It can be fixed by using Windows ME tools like scandiskw or defrag. New DOS tools can be used from FreeDOS. "DOS driveletter fix" is a patch for any io.sys which makes DOS to forget drive letter order when installing new drive.