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Look&Check here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=69569 Universal SVGA 8bit driver. Apply instructions to system.ini instead of system.cb to use it in normal mode. Hope this helps.

One byte can be changed to make it work on 9x, but why? Is is useless standalone. Sometime i'll make shell patch to fix those MS??-??? vulnerabilites, but i'm not sure when.

I haven't checked code, but project seems excellent. It is not needed to patch Kernel Update because it is patch itself and does not provide kernel32.dll But patch 4.10.2225!

One smaa-al request: Can you please parse filelist.mt and precopy.mt to see if files do exist in .\expanded and remove them from the list to make possible to remove components? If it isn't possible to do with MiniTrue or other program, i can write small program for you. Some answers: The problem is that sp2.cab was meant to contain only files which are suitable for replacing (preserving) in original distributive, without significal registry changes. Files in SUPP.CAB are optional or no need to preserve. There is no such files i'm aware of. Self-registering files *should* be registered with regsvr32 or something else, others can't. They're not compulsory, but highly recommended. [AddReg.Hotfixes] , registerdlls and tweaks better to be included.

1. If you installed 98SE2ME option 3, then all common dialog boxes will change to WinME style [because of newer COMDLG32.DLL from WinME setup CD]..... You're wrong, MDGx. SHELL.DLL [shell.new] is responsible for this!

Too bad no one tried. Noone to discover DeINF actually didn't worked! Because W98_Slip 0.1 makes filelist from .cab files, it will fail then it won't find original one. So, in 0.3 we remove inf/files traces from .mt and .ddf too. To actually try DeINF: run w98_slip and prepare slipped distro. place deinf into \expanded run deinf like shown in first post run w98_slip, select [do not update], [use existing script files], [delete slipped distro] What i've deintegrated: - mdacinst.inf (MDAC) - wavetop.inf (WAVETOP .WTF) - themes1.inf (THEMES) - themes2.inf (THEMES) ; themes.inf too but you'll lose theme support - ics.inf (Internet Connection Sharing) - icw97.inf (Internet Connection Wizard) - msjava16.inf (MS Java VM) - wsh.inf (Windows Script Host) - wbem.inf (Windows Based Enterprise Management) ; epg.inf (WEBTV) - SHOULDN'T, will remove msvcrt.dll,mfc42.dll and stuff :o - epg2.inf (WEBTV) (ooo slow) - oobeinst.inf (Out Of Box Experience Wizard) - wpwin98.inf (Web Publishing Wizard) - wab9x50.inf (Address Book) - oe9x50.inf (Outlook Express) - enable.inf (Accessibility) - oemreg.inf (Oem Registration) - mstask.inf (Schedule Agent) - msinfo.inf (MS Info 32 + help files) - ols.inf (AOL blahblah) - instcm16.inf (MSN Connection Manager) - cabpayie.inf (MS Wallet) - vdolive.inf (VDO Player) - cchat25.inf (MS Chat) - vgx.inf (Vector Graphix Support for IE) - swdir16.inf (Shockwave Director) - sampler.inf (MS Interactive Sampler) experimental: - mwdsp420.inf (big DSP drivers) - mwdsp460.inf - netcli3.inf (Netware support) ^^ With those infs removed, i got -2600 files, -60MB from distro!

Nope Yes and no. It will be modified further to allow per-section [per-component] INF removal, and some components will be made optional, but i'm not going to create 98Lite analog or cut-to-Mindows scenario.

DeINF 0.31 This tools allows you to deintegrate any INF that came with Windows 98. With it, you can automatically remove all files that are installed with that INF and remove all traces to that INF and files. You can remove: Old Drivers MDAC DirectX Themes ... and many many more. Usage: before repacking Windows 98 distro, place deinf.exe into EXPANDED dir. run from command prompt: [start /wait] deinf.exe inffile.inf [/Q] [/NOFILES] and wait... All program actions is logged in deinf.log! inffile.inf - inf file to be deintegrated. setuppp.inf is a good source of that infs. Optional: start /wait - you should know what it is. Because DeINF is actually a GUI application, you should use this command to know if DeINF working or not. /NOFILES - other INF files will not be scanned for files from our INF, only for our INF file name. Use this switch if you plan to install/integrate newer component version [DirectX, for example]. /Q - quiet No responsibility. Version 0.2 * Fixed files not being removed if comment (";") is after file name * Fixed CopyFiles not being parsed if comment (";") in line or spaces in line Version 0.3 * Should actually work (removes files/inf traces from .mt and .ddf files) * Shows calculated space freed * Added /Q [quiet] option Version 0.31 * Noticeably faster deinf.exe

Yes. It runs without problems after header patching. I'll write my researching later.

Are you blind or deaf? I've said in the first post hell why it should work? Google.

"If". RPLite5 does no longer provide kernel32.dll!

RPLite 5 *should* work under WinME, although it is not tested not supported.

It won't work under clean 98 because of some dependancies, however it may work with Kernel Update. So do you guys want me to try fixing MS06-15 for WinME?

Well, i've quickly explored other vulnerabilities and can say: MS04-024 - probably can be fixed, but it is controversal; MS04-037 - can be fixed simply; MS05-008 - not sure if it can be fixed but it is better to not use IE; MS05-016 - not sure if it can be fixed but it is better to not use msHTA; MS05-024 - can be fixed for ME by using 2000 patch.

Well, i've explored this, and found that it is not possible to use 2000' shell32.dll, but it is possible to make a patch for 98 and Me using same algorithms [unlike what M$ tells]. I could probably do it but i lack motivation.

REVOLUTIONS PACK 4 IS BAD, you're right. REVOLUTIONS PACK LITE IS ONLY THING for such purpose for expirienced people. Next version will include powerful and reliable skin engine.

Tatata! 2 updates released for RPLite V are NOT CRITICAL, NOT MAJOR and HIGHLY OPTIONAL. NUSB 2.3 mostly = NUSB 2.2 + NUSB Decorator. Relax.

I use Win98 SE in VMWare. - My old installation boots very slow. Using Boot Log Analyzer, i've found crazy (40 sec) delay between last DOS driver and VMM32.VXD boot. - New installation didn't suffer from this issue (delay was 2 sec max, boot was 12 sec). - But after several hours installing different programs and updates, problem raised again (20 sec delay). - I've tried to defrag and clean up everything; no effect. - I've tried to remove my svga logo loader; no effect. - Then i've deleted smartdrv.exe. It is only file being loaded between DOS and VMM32.VXD. - It helped! Delay lowered down to 4 sec. - It helped for old installation too! So, the question: did anyone have expirienced such issue? Has anyone tried working without smartdrv.exe? I haven't noticed slowdowns without smartdrv.exe.

Again Megaupload and again XP theme? Sux.

Can't download coz MegaUpload sux.

Use Revolutions Pack Lite.

It is possible to compile mfc42u.dll for 9x, but it won't be useful unless application using it will be recompiled: http://blogs.msdn.com/michkap/articles/276122.aspx

Try: rundll sysdm.cpl,DMREDETECT or rundll sysdm.cpl,DMRUNDETECTION

One more resident s**ker?? They're surely lost 9x code.

F***ing shame MS.