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    One Clean Install?

    in Windows 9x/ME

    Posted · Edited by ack-hh

    To replace, let's say, Notepad by Metapad, simply do the following:

    o copy Metapad into the Win98 installation (source) folder

    o rename Metapad to Notepad

    All files in the Win98 installation (source) folder take precedence

    over the files which are packed in the .CAB files.

    That way all programs which do not require a setup or installation

    can easily be "installed".

    This also holds true for MS system and security updates. One can

    extract all files from these Qxxxxxx.exe files (simply run Qxxxxxx.exe /q:a /c /t:c:\updates\Q\xxxxxx),

    and then copy the relevant files to the Win98 installation folder.

    To find out the relevant files have a look at the [sourceDisksFiles] section

    in the Qxxxxxx.INF file.

    Other programs or drivers which come with an .inf file can (should)

    be installed via the INFINST program which can be found in

    the TOOLS folder on the W98 cd. INFINST creates a file named

    CUSTOM.INF, which will be processed by the win98 setup.

    Individual registry settings can be implemented through

    custom .REG files. To merge these .REG files into the registry

    add a RUNONCE entry in the "delayed.batch" section of

    the MSBATCH.INF. I don't remember the exact wording -

    search MSBATCH.INF for "runonce" or "delay".

    These RUNONCE entries are also useful to call

    setup programs for other applications.

    An unattended setup including the nVidia Detonator (graphics) driver,

    TweakUI, 3Com network driver, Q243199 NDIS update, RASPPPOE network driver,

    some personal registry tweaks and some additional utilities

    can be done within 15 minutes. :)

    The only thing which I still could not get rid off are 3 mouse clicks

    to confirm the PC name, the serial number, and a last confirmative click

    in the early stage of the setup process. Any idea for that?

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    mod txt file with vbs .. noob needs help

    in Programming (C++, Delphi, VB/VBS, CMD/batch, etc.)

    Posted · Edited by ack-hh 

    strComputer = "."
    Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
    Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
       & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
    Set colSMBIOS = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
       ("SELECT * FROM Win32_SystemEnclosure")
    For Each objSMBIOS in colSMBIOS
     Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
     SourceFile="bios.cur"
     DestFile="bios.new"
     Set MyFile = fso.OpenTextFile(SourceFile, 1)
     Set NewFile = fso.OpenTextFile(DestFile, 2,True)

     status = 0

     do while MyFile.AtEndOfStream <> True
       Zeile = MyFile.ReadLine

       Select Case vbTrue
         Case InStr(UCase(Zeile), "ASSET TRACKING NUMBER") <> 0
           status = 1
         Case status = 1
           wrtstrg=Replace(Zeile, objSMBIOS.SMBIOSAssetTag, WshNetwork.ComputerName)
           status = 0
       End Select

       NewFile.WriteLine wrtStrg
     loop
    Next

    When a line containing "asset tracking number" is found,

    status changes from "0" to "1", thus indicating the NEXT

    line has to be modified. After mod has taken place, status

    gets reset, so no other line will be changed.

    HTH

    Andreas

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    Windows Icon Restore Program

    in Windows 9x Member Projects

    Posted

    Danger, Will Robinson... Danger... :o

    I like MS layout.dll too [use it all the time], but you may want to know about the bugs:

    http://www.mdgx.com/newtip20.htm#LDI

    I'm using "layout" for five years or so, and I never have

    experienced the problems mentioned above.

    IF there should be a bug though, reinstalling isn't required IMHO.

    Deleting the following registry value should help:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop\ViewView2

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    Windows Icon Restore Program

    in Windows 9x Member Projects

    Posted

    Do you know where Icon-Restore saves the icon positions ??

    I would like to make a separate backup.

    I recommend Microsoft's "layout.zip". You can find it for example here:

    http://www.preuss-home.de/downloads/Layout.zip

    Copy the DLL to windows\system, then right-click the .reg file

    and select "Merge". The desktop icon layout can then be saved/restored

    by a right-click on any system desktop icon (recycle bin, my computer, ...)

    It's very small, and it saves the icons' position to the registry

    (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\IconLayout)

    so a separate backup can easily be done.

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    Ultimate Freeware Machine

    in Software Hangout

    Posted

    Thank you all for the warm welcome.

    Regarding the link to MOVSD's TheGun:

    I've checked all links as I were writing my post.

    I even downloaded the latest version of TheGun

    from that site. Hopefully it will be online again soon.

    Regarding Attribute Changer:

    Yes, it IS a nice tool. Otherwise I would not have done

    the German localization in the previous version. :)

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    Ultimate Freeware Machine

    in Software Hangout

    Posted · Edited by ack-hh

    ** Edit: I forgot to mention that all programs are TRUE freeware

    - no ads, no nags, no spyware. Most of the programs are "alive" -

    that means their authors are responsive, bugs will be fixed, and

    suggestions will be implemented. **

    Hi @ll

    I think this is the right topic for my first post in this great forum. :hello:

    First of all, as a former regular in alt.comp.freeware I'd like to

    recommend http://pricelesswarehome.org/, "The best of the best

    in Freeware as determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware"

    But now to my list of freeware in use ...

    VNC

    remote desktop access

    Karenware from http://www.karenware.com

    some nice utilities

    WinAmp

    version 2.79

    SnIco from http://snidesoft.cjb.net/

    icon editor

    BLA from http://www.woundedmoon.org/win32/bootloganalyzer123.html (mirror)

    boot log analyzer

    FileAsoc

    file association editor

    Active XCavator

    activeX controls browser

    DLL Archive from http://www.analogx.com

    scan for duplicate/unused DLLs (use with care!)

    AsciiDiff from http://www.homestead.com/adriancarter/Compare.html

    file comparison

    Dependency Walker from http://www.dependencywalker.com/

    analyze executables, dlls, etc.

    RegMon, FileMon, Autoruns from http://sysinternals.com

    monitor registry access / monitor file access / list startup items

    some of the BEST freeware programs IMHO

    IconScan from http://www.freewarepage.de/download/31.shtml

    scan files/entire disk for icons (german version)

    jv16 Powertools (aka RegCleaner)

    last free version 1.3.0.195

    Reptile from http://www.sausage.com/reptile-free.html

    graphics generator

    Miranda IM from http://www.miranda-im.org/

    small non-bloated messenger; supports various protocols

    Netboot from http://www.backmagic.de/produkte/netboot.htm

    dos bootdisk with networking capabilities (german, registration required)

    IconEdit32 from Ziff Davis (gone commercial)

    icon editor

    WebReaper from http://www.webreaper.net/

    website downloader - this one sucks :)

    CrackUp from Ziff Davis (gone commercial)

    filesystem fragmentation analysis

    UCU from http://www.jimwillsher.co.uk/Site/Software/UCU_Intro.html

    unit conversion utility

    PEsx from http://www.jps.at/pesx.html

    shell extension to analyze exe/dll files

    CDex

    CD ripper

    IrfanView

    picture viewer - a true must-have

    UPX from http://upx.sourceforge.net/

    utility to compress executable files

    Catfish from http://www.equi4.com/catfish.html

    file catalog browser - one of my mostly used programs

    FileAnalyser, RegCool, HDCleaner from http://home.tiscali.de/zdata/mainpage_e.htm

    pretty useful utilities

    Treesize from http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml

    list folders sorted by size

    OpenExpert from http://www.baxbex.com/openexpert.html

    handle file extension associations

    TreeCopy from http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/utilit...y/default.shtml

    copy folder structures without files

    SysIcon from http://www.filelibrary.com/Contents/Windows/130/53.html (mirror)

    free up/repair the ShellIconCache

    Registry Detective from Ziff Davis (gone commercial)

    search the registry FAST

    BIOS from http://www.geocities.com/mbockelkamp

    save/restore BIOS settings

    ExamDiff from http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp?page=edp_examdiff

    visual file comparison

    Blat from http://www.blat.net/194/

    send mail from the command line

    TrayManager from Ziff Davis (gone commercial)

    "hide" icons in the systray

    TheGun (grown-up notepad) from http://www.movsd.com/thegun.htm

    notepad replacement; fast and small - 6144 bytes only!

    Attribute changer from http://webplaza.pt.lu/~rpetges/

    edit file/folder attributes

    rjhExtensions from http://www.rjhsoftware.com/rjhextensions/

    excellent context menu extension

    Belarc Advisor from http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

    list of installed software/hardware

    Dirkey from http://www.protonfx.com/dirkey/

    move to folders with a single keystroke

    Motherboard Monitor (MBM) from http://mbm.livewiredev.com/

    monitors the status of the motherboard (fan speed, temperature, ...)

    Dir2Html from http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/dir2html/

    create html page from directory structure

    Metapad from http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/

    even though it has some bugs (can't handle loooong lines correctly; GoTo line number larger 32766 doesn't work) I got used to it

    Registry Editor Plus from Ziff Davis (gone commercial)

    great REGEDIT enhancer - favorites, history, ...

    Regex Coach from http://www.weitz.de/regex-coach/

    test (and learn) regular expressions interactively - a smart tool from a smart guy

    CabPack from http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer

    .cab compressor

    Chainsaw from http://www.schmeusser.siw.de/software/chainsaw.html

    file splitter

    Reshacker

    guess you know it

    Audacity

    audio editor

    Regshot (no homepage(?) - use google)

    make snapshots from the registry and compare them - FAST & small

    GRDB from http://www.members.tripod.com/~ladsoft/grdb.htm

    debugger - excellent "debug" replacement

    @icon sushi from http://www.towofu.net/soft/e-aicon.php

    icon editor/converter

    Iconoid from http://www.sillysot.com/

    desktop icons manager; make icons transparent - EXCELLENT

    note: works (for me) even after closing Iconoid - so it uses 0% system resources

    MWSnap from http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html

    excellent screenshot utility

    k9 from http://www.keir.net/k9.html

    e-mail spam filter (blacklist, whitelist, regular expressions, "learning")

    Ad-aware & SpybotSD

    no comment required

    mp3tag from http://www.mp3tag.de/

    excellent mp3-tag editor

    mp3gain from http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/

    mp3 volume normalizer

    Download Express from http://www.metaproducts.com

    excellent download manager

    OLEclean from http://www.geocities.com/drdole/

    sort of registry analyzer/cleaner - use with care!

    ShellExView from http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html

    excellent shell extensions manager

    Instant Version Info from http://www.lorriman.com/software/verext/verext.htm

    Version info for files in explorer context menu

    DirHTML from http://home.pacbell.net/nitzsche/dirhtml/dirhtml.html

    create html pages from a directory structure - lot of features

    Enjoy! :)

    ** Edit: Some gems I forgot to mention ...

    xxcopy from http://www.xxcopy.com/index.htm

    EXCELLENT copy/xcopy replacement

    graburl from www.kiraly.com (website down)

    command line tool to download web pages (text only)

    Internet Explorer Text Archiver from http://www.pcnineoneone.com/tweaks/scripts9.html

    select some text from a web page - right click - select "Archive selected text" - very handy!

    The plugin saves the selected text in a predefined folder. The file will include a timestamp and the web site's address.

    OE-Quotefix from http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/

    Add-on that modifies message composition windows on-the-fly to allow

    for 'correct' quoting, compressed indentation, and RFC-compliant signatures

    Desk Marker from http://www.deskmarker.com/

    Draw on windows with different pensize and color to emphasize window areas.

    Aezay Registry Commander from http://aezay.dk/

    EXCELLENT registry editor with features seen nowhere else

    more to come ...

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