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    Corrected FDISK and FORMAT

    in Windows 9x Member Projects

    Posted · Edited by creopard

    Here's a quick fix for German users:

    While using the English version of FDISK.EXE or FORMAT.COM on a German keyboard layout/system, FDISK/FORMAT required you to enter "J" (for "Ja") instead of "Y" (for Yes) altough it displayed that you should choose between "Y" and "N".
    This was very confusing, so I changed the FDISK/FORMAT executables accordingly, that it would now display and accept "J/N" as it is way more user intuitive (see attached file).

    FDISK_FORMAT_fixed_de.zip

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    how to create a custom lighter version of unofficial service pack 3.64 for 98SE

    in Windows 9x/ME

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    If your concern is about space and you don't want to mess around with "iexpress", you could also follow a more pragmatic approach:

    1. unzip the U98SESP3.EXE
    2. remove components you don't want physically (e.g. "fonts.cab" and "dx9c.cab" as they require the most space)
    3. also remove the corresponding entries from the "infex.ini" file (so they don't appear as install option any more)
    4. create a new executable ZIP file (with e.g. Winrar 32bit) with a SFX option, that would call the "infex.exe" upon file extraction (you will create your own installer this way)
       
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    how to create a custom lighter version of unofficial service pack 3.64 for 98SE

    in Windows 9x/ME

    Posted

    Creating the installer package is pretty stright forward, you just need the files from the original and create your own package with "iexpress.exe":
    http://www.mdgx.com/INF_web/index.htm

    The installer will call the "infex.exe" file during unpacking the installation files and display the options that are entered in "infex.ini".
    Each option triggers then one of the .inf files that reside inside the package, e.g. SPUPDATE.INF or ZIPFLDR.INF ans so on...

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    98 SE SP 3.32

    in Pinned Topics regarding 9x/ME

    Posted · Edited by creopard

    I would like to announce the German version of the unofficial Windows 98 SE SP Version 3.x based on PROBLEMCHYLD outstanding work.
    It's currently in beta state and lookingfor beta testers.

    It does not include all features of its English predecessor (yet?), however some more Win ME files were interspersed where appropriate.
    Its focus is also more on retro/games, thus spider solitaire and space cadet were also included, as well as Tihiy's "IPtest - network inducator" tool.

    If you run a German Windows 98 SE and would like to have a look, please feel free to download it at

    https://www.creopard.de/projekte/windows-98-se-service-pack.htm#Windows_98_SP_Download

    Feedback welcome!

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    Why is recalculation of PE header checksums recommended?

    in Windows 9x/ME

    Posted

    Obviously I chose the way "learning by doing" :D - I was not yet familiar to linear executables and new executables...
    But thanks for pointing at the right direction.

    I was assuming that "PEChecksum" would have a look at offset 80h and check for "PE" before calculating a new checksum.

    Would it also make senseo to correct the checksum of NE and LE executables?

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    Why is recalculation of PE header checksums recommended?

    in Windows 9x/ME

    Posted · Edited by swgreed

    I'm patching them because I'm currently updating the outdated German "Windows 98 SE SP 3.0 beta4" to a new/fully tested version 3.1.
    As you can imagine this requires replacing/editing quite some files with the German equivalents...

    Based on PROBLEMCHYLD's "U98SESP3" Pack, I'm recreating the German version, hence the question about the checksums.

    Here is the list of files that had the checksum updated:

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    SP3\CBSS.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x0000014C to 0x0001937E
    SP3\CDFS.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x0000015C to 0x000143AE
    SP3\CDTSD.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000134 to 0x0000AC9A
    SP3\CDVSD.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000164 to 0x0000D749
    SP3\COMPOBJ.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x048A0718 to 0x00015B10
    SP3\CONFIGMG.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x0000023C to 0x0002C62C
    SP3\CONTROL.EXE     Checksum updated     from 0x00600000 to 0x0000EA0A
    SP3\DEFRAG.EXE     Checksum updated     from 0x00A82458 to 0x0003B43B
    SP3\DISKTSD.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000120 to 0x00012428
    SP3\DISKVSD.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000130 to 0x00009CD5
    SP3\DSKMAINT.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0xEEFE0B00 to 0x0003AA50
    SP3\ESDI_506.PDR     Checksum updated     from 0x0000013C to 0x00009B6A
    SP3\FDISK.EXE     Checksum updated     from 0xECFFFF01 to 0x00016B69
    SP3\GDI.EXE     Checksum updated     from 0x220D120F to 0x000593EF
    SP3\GROUPPOL.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0001210C
    SP3\HSFLOP.PDR     Checksum updated     from 0x000001E4 to 0x00012171
    SP3\IFSMGR.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000274 to 0x00037D24
    SP3\IO.SYS     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0003DDF7
    SP3\IOS.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x000001C4 to 0x0001136B
    SP3\IRENUM.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000200 to 0x00017C54
    SP3\KBDHID.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x0000011C to 0x0000A5ED
    SP3\KBDSP.KBD     Checksum updated     from 0x455E415E to 0x0000259A
    SP3\KEYB.COM     Checksum updated     from 0xE703EE03 to 0x0000F3D2
    SP3\KRNL386.EXE     Checksum updated     from 0x2D921B34 to 0x0002CC01
    SP3\MOUHID.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000118 to 0x00003640
    SP3\MPRSERV.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0002B5A5
    SP3\MSAATEXT.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0007D974
    SP3\MSAB32.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x00022199
    SP3\MSAFD.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0000894E
    SP3\MSMOUSE.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000164 to 0x000139FF
    SP3\MSWSOSP.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0000CBEB
    SP3\NDIS.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x000005E8 to 0x00037D2D
    SP3\NTKERN.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x0000025C to 0x0002FFCA
    SP3\NTMAPHLP.PDR     Checksum updated     from 0x00000118 to 0x0000C331
    SP3\NWLINK.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000150 to 0x00019B5A
    SP3\NWPP32.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x00010217
    SP3\NWREDIR.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x0000023C to 0x0002C383
    SP3\OLEACC.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x00066FA3
    SP3\OLEACCRC.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0005DD04
    SP3\PCI.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000190 to 0x000152E1
    SP3\PPPMAC.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000808 to 0x0004040F
    SP3\RICHED.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x9F52199F to 0x0004063B
    SP3\RNR20.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x00014511
    SP3\RPCLTCCM.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0001135C
    SP3\SCANDISK.EXE     Checksum updated     from 0x0030001E to 0x00044C93
    SP3\SCANDSKW.EXE     Checksum updated     from 0x00F90000 to 0x00002FF3
    SP3\SCSI1HLP.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000138 to 0x00010AAA
    SP3\SCSIPORT.PDR     Checksum updated     from 0x0000013C to 0x000134BC
    SP3\SECUR32.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0001B27F
    SP3\SMARTVSD.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000150 to 0x00007527
    SP3\SPOOLSS.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x000248B9
    SP3\START.WAV     Checksum updated     from 0x00A0016F to 0x000080D6
    SP3\STDOLE2.TLB     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x00004810
    SP3\SYSDM.CPL     Checksum updated     from 0x34C7152B to 0x0006D053
    SP3\TIMEDATE.CPL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0000CA67
    SP3\TSHOOT98.CHM     Checksum updated     from 0x000010CC to 0x00045922
    SP3\TWAIN.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x80050004 to 0x0001B638
    SP3\TWUNK_16.EXE     Checksum updated     from 0x800E0004 to 0x0001000D
    SP3\UDF.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x0000025C to 0x0000ABCE
    SP3\USER.EXE     Checksum updated     from 0x1DA708ED to 0x0009397C
    SP3\USER32.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0001AF2A
    SP3\VCACHE.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000190 to 0x0000DA48
    SP3\VCOMM.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x0000018C to 0x0000DD50
    SP3\VDHCP.386     Checksum updated     from 0x000002EC to 0x00014CB6
    SP3\VFAT.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000184 to 0x00013DA8
    SP3\VFWWDM32.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0001292E
    SP3\VIP.386     Checksum updated     from 0x00000158 to 0x000220D9
    SP3\VMCPD.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x0000016C to 0x000107F4
    SP3\VMM.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000450 to 0x00076354
    SP3\VMOUSE.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x0000015C to 0x00013986
    SP3\VNBT.386     Checksum updated     from 0x00000388 to 0x000252BE
    SP3\VNETBIOS.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x000001A8 to 0x00009A55
    SP3\VOLTRACK.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000150 to 0x000140AF
    SP3\VPICD.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x000001C8 to 0x000192C9
    SP3\VPOWERD.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x000001A8 to 0x0001508F
    SP3\VSERVER.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x000001A0 to 0x0002B7BE
    SP3\VTCP.386     Checksum updated     from 0x0000012C to 0x00019580
    SP3\WDMAUD.DRV     Checksum updated     from 0x80100009 to 0x0000642C
    SP3\WDMMDMLD.VXD     Checksum updated     from 0x00000110 to 0x00006E41
    SP3\WINFILE.EXE     Checksum updated     from 0x09C00B8B to 0x0002EE10
    SP3\WINMM.DLL     Checksum updated     from 0x00000000 to 0x0000E692

    However I didn't narrow the list down yet to specific files, that might provoke the protection error...

     

     

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