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Hmmm... I think I'm done at attempting to get uxtheme working under win2k. Your project is amazing, even if it isn't complete, it sure has a lot going for it. I'll be keeping my eye on this project.
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I have no idea why I pondered all that - I KNOW that 98SE2Me includes these fixes, yet I still pondered it. It's been a long month...
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Main Download link: http://www.majorgeeks.com/BHT_d4855.html [RAR, 278MB)
DIGG Link: http://digg.com/software/BHT_v2.6_Released...r_Tools_Package
- Please Digg this if you download! - (Bigpeeler did! :v: )
BHT v2.60
See the old v2.5 thread for more info: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthrea...hreadid=1799370
What is it?
It is a tools compilation for all computer users. It has various tools (most of which can be outlined in the old thread), as well as a bunch of new tools.
Why do I want it?
If you've ever had computer problems of any sort, or think your system is experiencing problems, or are just curious, BHT can serve you both meat and potatoes - There's tools for every aspect of computer problems and diagnostics.
Wait, what?
BHT will help you out in dire times of need. It is a computer toolkit.
Where can I download it?
From my personal webspace: http://bht.jimmsta.com/rel/BHT2.60.rar
From MajorGeeks: http://www.majorgeeks.com/BHT_d4855.html
What's NOT included?
Any Sysinternals tools, by default. If you want them, you'll have to run a batch file script located in the 'AUP/get_sysints/' directory, which will download a personal copy of their tools and auto-install them, as well as replace the html pages with updated pages that contain links to the applications.
What about BHT EXTENDED?
Extended v1.1 will work fine, with a patch, which is available here: http://bht.jimmsta.com/rel/BHT_Extended_v1.2patch.zip (172KB) - extract this into your Extended directory, and follow the updated instructions.
BHT Extended v1.1 can still be downloaded here: http://newsite.technicianx.com/BHT/Extended_v1.1.exe
So... I don't see x on the list of programs...
If you don't see a program on the list that you rely heavily on, post it here. I'll try my best and include it in the next release, just for you.
Will this help with spyware removal?
Yes. All common tools that everyone recommends are included, as well as several small specialized utilities for removing certain infections.
Will this help with virus removal?
Yes. I've included several virus removal utilites, as well as free antivirus installers.
Are there any apps in the compilation?
Yes, there's many applications, including the latest version of Firefox, and Java.
What's included?
Apps-RUN
Foxit PDF Reader - Free PDF document reader
Disk Cleaner - Temporary file cleaner
PuTTY - SecureSHell & Telnet client software
MiniAIM v0.3 *fixed* - Latest version of the miniature AOL IM app
VNCVewer - RealVNC remote viewing tool (May be detected as Hacktool)
Micro CD Burner 5.x - Free, single-file-based CD burning application (audio/data/ & dvd/cd)
Fab's Autobackup for Windows - Free backup application that gets the job done in 3-15 clicks. Highly recommended for quick-backup use.
Unstoppable Copier v2.11 - Free and Easy corrupted file copier. (NOTE: If you have issues with this version, use the older version below).
Unstoppable Copier v1.99 - Free and Easy corrupted file copier. Older version.
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Internet stuff
AIM AdHack 4.14 - AIM v4.9 installer w/o installed spyware
AIM AdHack 5.0 beta - AIM Triton-beta IM Client w/o spyware
Firefox 1.5.0.3 - Alternative WebBrowser made by the Mozilla Foundation
MozBackup 1.4.3 - Free Mozilla profile backup tool. Works with Netscape, Firefox, and Thunderbird in addition to Mozilla
Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 - Alternative Email Client made by the Mozilla Foundation
GhostWall - Free Firewall with lots of configurable options
Java Runtime Environment - Framework software to run Java-based applications
Liveupdate v3.0 - To ensure you have the latest updates for your Symantec products, install LiveUpdate v3.0
Multimedia
IrfanView - Free Image viewer
Irfanview Plugins - Additional plugins for IrfanView
PhotoFiltre - free photo-manipulation software. Very useful for scanning.
VideoLanClient (VLC) - Free Media player with its own codec libraries
BurnAtOnce - Free CD Imaging and Burning application. Can create ISO, BIN/CUE, and TOC images.
Daemon Tools v4.03 x86 - DVD/CD emulation software, new version - WARNING: When installing, be sure to uncheck the DaemonTools Toolbar, if you don't want any Adware installed!!!
ImgBurn v1.3.0.0 - from the author of DVD Decrypter, comes a free piece of software designed for burning DVD images and various other DVD tasks.
K-Lite Codec Pack [standard]- A small, efficient audio/video codec pack
Misc Apps
.NET Framework v2.0 - Latest version of .NET, for running BHT Launcher
Install Missing MSVC++/MSVB runtimes - contains controls and runtime binaries from Microsoft VC++ and Visual Basic
Context Menu Editor - allows you to edit your right-click context menu
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NxSensor - Free Temperature and Voltage sensor monitoring app.
MS06-015 update fix - Repair this malfunctioning Microsoft patch.
SIW - System information viewer
Hoster 3.1 - HOSTS file viewer/editor
NetAlyzer - Free app that allows you to collect network information. From the creator of Spybot Search & Destroy.
UnknownDevices - Find the correct drivers for harware with Question marks in device manager
CPU-Z - CPU frequency measurement and feature detection
Dawn - Free addressbook format conversion app
Dial-A-Fix - Free app that has many different fixes, including: Microsoft Installer service, Windows update repair, IE reinstall, and many others.
ieFix - Reinstall and re-register IE dll's and Executables. Useful with IE corruption.
Magic Jellybean Keyfinder - Find your cdkeys.
Regalyzer - A custom RegEdit-style utility, from the author of Spybot Search & Destroy
RegeditPE - A script that allows reading from and writing to a registry that is on another hard drive or OS installation
Testdisk - Free Partition recovery software
PhotoRec(overy) - Free Data Recovery application from the creator of Testdisk. Recovers more than just photos.
SigVerify(XP) - File signature verification application for Windows XP
SigVerify(9x) - File signature verification application for Windows 9x
Winsock-Fix - TCP/IP Stack corruption fix. Re-registers TCP/IP protocol files in XP/9x.
PageDefrag - Defragment the Windows Pagefile, as well as other boot-time files. Changed to an SFX for easier use.
PureText - a quick text selection without formatting-utility
Killbox - a utility to delete locked files, and replace locked files, on reboot, or right now.
InUse - a Windows2000 Resource Kit tool, which allows for files currently in use to be replaced
EzPCFix - A free utility with many differnt mini-utilities to perform on the locally running registry, or another system's registry
Undead Pixel - A free utility to try and find, and fix dead pixels in LCD displays
RescueMe v1.55 - A free set of tools to scan for viruses, & spyware. Features full updating and downloading from the internet, as well as several direct-downloaded free antivirus, and firewall applications. Highly recommended for a Quick and Easy repair.
Fab's Autobackup for Windows (PE) - Free application to backup data from a secondary or primary windows installation. Very easy to use, and very fast. Highly recommended
Windows File Protection Switcher - Toggle Windows File Protection on and off with this free tool from tcmagazine
Index.dat Scanner - View site history and cookies on a system
Prefetch Utility - Clear and set prefetch options/files
Symantec Product Removal - SymNRT included, as well as a batch file and registry file which are used to remove Norton Antivirus 2005/2006 entirely. Included here because of the overabundance of NAV2006 issues
Winsock Restoration util - Fixes corrupt TCP/IP stack problems.
AIDA32 - System information tool (discontinued)
UPnPTest - Free Universal Plug-and-Play testing utility
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7zip - Free Archiving Utility.
Unlocker - Used to unlock locked files in order to modify or delete them
Belarc Advisor - Computer Profile creation software. Great for retrieving CDKeys.
BHOScanner - Scans local and remote systems for installed Browser Helper Objects.
CCleaner - Temporary and Junk file remover, Registry cleaner
Ethereal - Packet Analysis tool
ERuNT/NTREGOPT - Registry Backup tool/Registry Optimization tool
JDiskReport - Data-size visualizer
NetStumbler - Free Wifi Network Monitor
Prime 95 v24.14 - Free Burn-in/benchmarking app
SiSoftSandra 2005 Lite - One of the Industry's standard benchmarkng and burn-in applications
WinPCap - Free Packet Capturing Software (used with packet analyzers)
TweakUI(XP) - Microsoft-issued tweaking utility for Windows XP
TweakUI(9x) - Microsoft-issued tweaking utility for Windows 9x
RescueMe v1.55 (April-16-06) - A free set of tools to scan for viruses, & spyware. Features full updating and downloading from the internet, as well as several direct-downloaded free antivirus, and firewall applications. Highly recommended for a Quick and Easy repair. Extract to a user-specified directory on system.
Virus-
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BlackLight Beta - From F-Secure, a free rootkit removing/discovering application. Expires June 1st, 2006.
VundoFix - Removes new varients of the Vundo Trojan (VX2)
Various Symantec Fix Tools - Symantec virus removal tools
ClamAntiVirus - Free Antivirus using the ClamAV scanning Engine. (SFX, updating will work fine).
McAfee Stinger 2.6.0 (April 2006) - Find and remove 55 viruses, trojans, and varients
AimFix - AOL IM virus remover for Win2000/XP
GetAIMFix - Update your copy of AIMFix to the latest version, using this script
AimFix (9x) - AOL IM virus remover for Win9x.
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Avast Antivirus - Free antivirus scanner/runtime protection for Windows 9x/XP.
ClamAV - Free Antivirus Scanner for Win9x/XP. No Resident Scanner.
AntiVir v7 for Windows 98/Me - Free Antivirus Scanner
Antivir v7 for Windows 2k/XP - Free Antivirus Scanner
AVG Free Edition v7.1 - Free On-demand antivirus application
Spyware-
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Ewido_Micro - Free Ewido-Powered scan from Ewido/GriSoft. Needs internet access to work.
SpyAudit - Free SpySweeper-Powered scan from Webroot. Does not remove anything. Needs internet access to work.
SmitFraudFix - Remove infections from SmitFraud.C spyware (For Win2k/XP Only)
WinK.sys RootKit Remover - Removes Wink.sys rootkit and files associated with this hijacker
Ad-Aware SE (9x/XP) - Spyware Removal tool from Lavasoft (Auto extracts. Tested & runs on 9x/XP)
Update Ad-Aware SE SFX with latest definitions - Downloads and updates the above SFX file with the latest definitions.
Spybot Search & Destroy (9x/XP) - Spyware Removal tool from safer-networking.org (SFX-Runs on 9x/XP!)
LSPfix - Displays all the installed Winsock filters
CWShredder - Remove CoolWebSearch-based spyware using this tool from TrendMicro
ETRemover - Free tool from SimplyTech.it, finds and removes traces of EliteToolbar Trojan
L2MRemover - Another free tool from SimplyTech, finds and removes the Look2Me Trojan infection
X-Clean Micro - Free tool to quickly and easily detect and remove common spyware threats.
X-Cleaner Free - A more complex version of the above tool. Also cleans temporary files.
TrendMicro Web Scanner - Requires Internet Connection - Scans for and removes many trojans, and resulting spyware.
SpywareStrike Removal tool - Removes SpywareStrike v2.5 and lower
AboutBuster - Remove about :Blank page infections
Look2Me-Destroyer - Remove Look2Me infections (Shuts down system when done)
ViewPointKiller - Remove ViewPoint from your system. Note: May cause instability on systems that run AOL.
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AntiSpyware Silent Installer - Quickly install CCleaner, AdAware + definitions, Spybot + definitions, and Windows Defender, in only 3-4 clicks.
Ewido - 14-day Spyware Removal tool trial from Ewido/GriSoft. Specializes in Trojans and spyware.
Ad-Aware SE - Spyware Removal tool from Lavasoft
Spybot Search & Destroy - Spyware Removal tool from safer-networking.org
Microsoft Windows Defender (Beta2) - Free AntiSpyware tool from Microsoft
TrendMicro Antispyware - Free Trial from TrendMicro, of their own antispyware application.
SpySweeper - v4.5.5 (build 609)- still removes spyware without needing to register. See below for latest version. - Free 14day trial of Webroot's Commercial spyware removal tool. Highly Recommended.
SpySweeper (Latest Trial) - v4.5.9 (build 711)- Free trial of Webroot's Commercial spyware Scanner/Removal tool. Only allows for a system scan, no actual spyware removal.
Spyware Blaster - Free application that permanently blocks blacklisted ActiveX controls and applications from installing on your machine.
IE-SpyAd - Permanently block advertisement sites in IE (Per user)
IE-SpyAd2 - Permanently block advertisement sites in IE (GLOBAL)
IE-SpyAd for Norton Internet Security - Permanently block advertisment sites using the Norton Firewall.
ZonedOut - IE Internet Zone manager
SmitRem - SmitFraud-based spyware removal tool. Extract to Root drive and run 'RunThis.bat'
NoAdHOSTS - Block known-advertisment sites through the HOSTS file.
Failsafe-
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BruteForceUninstaller - A scripting program that can process BFU scripts
HijackThis! - A utility to remove hidden startup entries on a system (Scripts removed...finally)
ADSSpy - Alternative Data Stream object viewer/deleter.
BHOList - Browser Helper Object viewer/deleter.
SilentRunners - Scan system for all auto-running applications/scripts on bootup. (Log file is in %username%\Local Settings\Temp folder).
StartupList - View all startup applications
If you have any questions, comments, or complaints, please feel free to post them here. Recommend any apps you want added.
edit: fixed the bold titles that should have been standing out - easier to read...
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GeoShell might be a viable alternative - allows skinning of taskbar and such as well. I'm working on a project to get XP's theming engine into Win2k, without much luck. I've managed to corrupt 3 virtual machines so far. luckily, I keep some form of a worklog as to what I've changed...
A heavily customized GeoShell might be the answer to all our problems.
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-hmm, this project really has me reconsidering my stance on winME...
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I was wondering if I could get some personal views/input from you guys, about why you would choose winME over, say, win98se *with* 98se2me installed?
What are the benefits of straight ME, since we (win98se+98se2me) are getting 700+ of winME's system files transplanted directly into the OS anyway?
I have the option of installing either OS; and I'm just about to start a new fresh install (was going to be 98se+98se2me again, for sure, but now I wonder...?)
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any input/personal feelings either way would be great!
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Hrm... WinME basically is a buggy patch for Win98SE. 98SE2ME enables you to use updated system files from WinME, with the added stability that the Win98SE kernel offers. Essentially, through all my testing, 98SE2ME is a LOT more stable than WinME itself.
Actually, I wonder if it would be possible to take this service pack and dump its contents onto the WinME CD, then use it as the source for 98SE2ME, so you get all the latest updates for WinME included with Win98SE. (You'd probably have to manually do all the killer replacements, as I believe MDGx's scripts are all CAB-File based, and aren't looking for individual files on the CD)
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I've editted the installer to run Defender on SP1/0... it works, somewhat, but autoupdates do not work.... And of course, I've removed the need for a WGA check to be performed... I'm just saying that it's possible to remove these checks and let the program run...
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In that case, expect the next version of the Win98/Me PowerPack in May or June... I'm not going to release anything new until then.
BTW, I have yet to have any issues with the SP, on NEW installs. Old installs of 98SE, which have been patched with random patches over the years, tend to be unruly when it comes to the SP. Then again, I really haven't had a good enough sample size to even justify my findings...
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Great app... I finally have an extremely stable XP-64-style system.
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I'll test it out today... I'm doing an OS drop on a buggy system, to try and figure out if the hardware is ok (ACPI problems and Soundcard issues - system came in with German Windows Me). Hope this works... if not, I'll just ghost my bare Me Image back on and try again.
unofficial ME service pack is currently for English edition of ME, not for German edition. do not use if you dont have the english version of ME.
Sorry, I should have been a bit more... descriptive. I was doing something that we call a drop - a ghost image with English Windows Me. It worked fine with the service pack - in a VMWare machine
... The customer's machine that I mentioned... well, it didn't get the service pack, because I figured it wasn't compatible at all... except I think I did something a bit more I did an install on top of the old version of Me, which was German, with an English version. The system wouldn't fully install... So, I ended up taking the backed up registry from before I tried installing it on top, and dropped that into place. I also grabbed a copy of the German Explorer.exe file, and the system worked fine....albeit, very strange -- a system with both English and German text labels, working perfectly with applications and such. I won that battle.
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I'll test it out today... I'm doing an OS drop on a buggy system, to try and figure out if the hardware is ok (ACPI problems and Soundcard issues - system came in with German Windows Me). Hope this works... if not, I'll just ghost my bare Me Image back on and try again.
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Just wondering if it's worth it for me to try and get this working on newer builds? I'll be installing VirtualPC just for this reason...
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Development has begun again.
Now, I need the following:
Every single variant of the unofficial servicepack. (Languages).
I have almost all of theme, except for French. I can only read so much (I know very little french).
I need every variation of all available patches.
I want to create a CD with ALL languages supported, which has been a big request from some people.
I want to slim down the size of the CD. I don't want another 350-ish ISO. Something along the lines of 250-300mb is where I want it to be. I may be creating a simple selector interface that allows for language selection -> language-specific packages. Either that, or I'll be compiling different Language-oriented versions of the Win98 PowerPack.
Any questions/comments, please post in this thread!
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Download links will be set back up later today/tommorow, for v3.0. v3.5 is not done yet.
Dude, a whole month has almost passed us by, where can I get a download link?
If a download link is not possible can someone who has it already at least seed a tracker and post the torrent in this forum?
Link put back up. I'm working on v3.5... it's a side-project for me, as I maintain something called BHT, a utility compilation, which is available here: http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4855
I've begun work on v3.5 again today... i'm working towards a April 1st release (not a joke).
I'm not sure if I'm going to keep the UI that I currently have, or dump it for a new ui. .... This brings up a good question - should I dump the current autorun in favor of a smaller, less-bloated approach, or should I stick with the current autorun?
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Awesome! I just re-started work on the Win98 PowerPack, and will be expanding it to include WinMe patches as well.
I'm off to test this out on a VMWare install of Me... if I can find my installation CD, that is...
Great job!
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I'm not done with the latest release. The current thing that I'm trying to go after is managing different languages - right now, the powerpack is ONLY english. I'm hoping to get as many other languages in the pack, so ANYONE can download it and be satisfied.
Download links will be set back up later today/tommorow, for v3.0. v3.5 is not done yet.
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not NEVER... I think that the majority of people that try this out either has good results, or disasters like this. Unofficial doesn't mean bad... it just means non-production quality, and possibly also alpha-quality bugs... It's a luck of the draw, I guess. (Although it seems that most people DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM with the pack).
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I too, have not had any problems on it, and have installed it on several virtual pc's, and Pentium 133-through Celeron 2.0GHz machines. I have yet to have any problems like emarkay.
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You have to realize - This pack is unofficial for a reason, and it may not work for everybody. This is true for most unofficial patching projects. Saying "Thanks - for nothing" is just pointless - it is entirely your fault, your curiosity, that your system is screwed up. If it didn't work the first time, and you had your drivers installed (IAA), and you still had issues, it's probable that your system will not work with the unofficial patch. The fact that Petr & erpdude8 took time out of their day for you, and all you can say is thanks for nothing, well, you have a lot to learn about this community, and how hard it is to patch things that Microsoft left for dead.
It isn't a guaranteed fix, and isn't waranteed under any warantee. You cannot expect an unofficial patch to fix your problems. If anything, you can expect anything unofficial to screw something up - it wasn't made by the original proprietor, and thus, might have problems with some hardware.
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Whoa... holy crap. I didn't expect for something like that to happen... I think I'll stay away from that file for now...
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I'm working on it, slowly but surely. It currently weighs in at 172MB uncompressed, which is a great deal smaller than v3.0. I do need to get it out the door asap, as I actually use this with many old systems @ work, and using the USP v2.0 probably isn't a good idea... I think older machines benefit from the latest updates.
So, I figure, I'll try and push for a release Next Week.
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I'm going to try again with a new install. for now, I really don't think it has anything to do with 98se2me. It's probably something to do with my way of installing things...
On a completley different topic, I was wondering if you've tried getting the Windows Me program "tuneup.exe" working on a 98se machine? The dependencies are listed if you try running the executable in WinXP. It seems that tuneup.exe contains a few reg entries, and a script file that runs scandisk, disk cleanup, compression agent, and disk defragmentor. The file itself is tagged as being copyright 1998, but has the WinMe name. as far as I can tell, the program itself was kept hidden, and unused... or at least, I've never seen it run...
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I think I made the mistake of using option 2 on a 2GHz machine... Now it takes ~ 3 minutes to boot, the usb wifi adapter wifi manager application crashes after 5 minutes... and the system performace is slow, overall. This is on a 2GHz celeron w/640MB RAM, and a fully tested hard drive/ram... My testbed for these sorts of things.
Seeing the newly released 1-16-06 release, I'll have to test it out and see if any issues are due to some of the new files (however, I doubt it, and it's probably related to ndis.vxd). Also, msgsvr32 crashes at random... but I have always had that crash on ALL WinMe systems I have ever used... even in vmware.
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v3.5 is in the works.
I've just aquired a 2GHz celeron machine, of which I put ~$80 into to make into a decent testbed machine.
Here's my current list of ideas for v3.5:
*Will include a batch script to silently install Ad-Aware, Spybot Search & Destroy, as well as several updates.
*Will use my 'BHT' launcher application, instead of the graphics-intensive launcher from the last version.
*Will NOT use the Options Pack, as I've only observed problems with it more times than not. (IE: directX installation fails, IE installation fails, random errors on bootup after installation of the pack)
*Will include individual packages, such as IE6SP1, DirectX, and various other packages.
*Will be smaller than the last version, and compressed using RAR, set to BEST+SOLID+Recovery Record.
*The ISO should NOT be as large as the previous release.
My website has gone from 100GB/month transfer, up to 1TB/month transfer... gotta love Dreamhost.com.
I'll be distributing from my site, rapidshare, and possibly bittorrent.
I do not have a release date as of yet, as I'm creating the pack from scratch, so as to remove all the bloat that cropped up in the last release (344MB ISO...)
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I've experimented with this. It does not work. Try installing a program that says 'designed for Windows XP'. Come back with the results. I doubt it'll run.
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[release] Windows Server 2003 - XP Conversion Pack
in Windows 2000/2003/NT4
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Any updates? I've got a system that's been running with this for the past 2 months, no problems at all. Great conversion app!