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My question is, why 98 ? Why not just move up to Windows 2000? It's got only a slight requirement difference to my knowledge and it's compatible with all new software and games. I understand the security issue but anyone that is relativly smart can avoid these problems.
What is a Rootkit?
The term rootkit is used to describe the mechanisms and techniques whereby malware, including viruses, spyware, and trojans, attempt to hide their presence from spyware blockers, antivirus, and system management utilities. There are several rootkit classifications depending on whether the malware survives reboot and whether it executes in user mode or kernel mode.
Persistent Rootkits
A persistent rootkit is one associated with malware that activates each time the system boots. Because such malware contain code that must be executed automatically each system start or when a user logs in, they must store code in a persistent store, such as the Registry or file system, and configure a method by which the code executes without user intervention.
Memory-Based Rootkits
Memory-based rootkits are malware that has no persistent code and therefore does not survive a reboot.
User-mode Rootkits
There are many methods by which rootkits attempt to evade detection. For example, a user-mode rootkit might intercept all calls to the Windows FindFirstFile/FindNextFile APIs, which are used by file system exploration utilities, including Explorer and the command prompt, to enumerate the contents of file system directories. When an application performs a directory listing that would otherwise return results that contain entries identifying the files associated with the rootkit, the rootkit intercepts and modifies the output to remove the entries.
The Windows native API serves as the interface between user-mode clients and kernel-mode services and more sophisticated user-mode rootkits intercept file system, Registry, and process enumeration functions of the Native API. This prevents their detection by scanners that compare the results of a Windows API enumeration with that returned by a native API enumeration.
Kernel-mode Rootkits
Kernel-mode rootkits can be even more powerful since, not only can they intercept the native API in kernel-mode, but they can also directly manipulate kernel-mode data structures. A common technique for hiding the presence of a malware process is to remove the process from the kernel's list of active processes. Since process management APIs rely on the contents of the list, the malware process will not display in process management tools like Task Manager or Process Explorer.
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For those who are going to keep their Windows 98, 98SE OS,,,,you might just as well get all the performance out of it that you can. Here's a couple of 'tweaks' I've been using for years with very good results.
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Tweak Win 98,or '98/SE, to make it run more effeciently:
1: START---Settings---Control Panel
Double Click "System"
Click "Performance" tab
Click "File System" Button
Set, "Typical Role of this computer" to 'Network Server'
Click the Apply button
Then:
I do this copy and paste this on a new text document on your desktop. name this file tweak.reg and double click it and reboot, now you got tricked out options more than network server
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REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates]
@="Max Cache"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Super Cache]
@="Super Cache"
"NameCache"=hex:00,ff,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:ff,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Max Cache]
@="Max Cache"
"NameCache"=hex:00,18,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:c8,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Huge Cache]
@="Huge Cache"
"NameCache"=hex:80,13,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:90,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Large Cache]
@="Large Cache"
"NameCache"=hex:a0,0f,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:80,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FS Templates\Medium Cache]
@="Medium Cache"
"NameCache"=hex:20,0f,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:50,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\control\FileSystem]
"NameCache"=hex:00,18,00,00
"PathCache"=hex:c8,00,00,00
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and this is in View/Folder Options/View and look under Advanced Settings in windows explorer, reboot needed
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache]
"Text"="Icon Cache Size"
"Type"="group"
"Bitmap"="SHDOC401.DLL,6"
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Small]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="1024 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="1024"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="2048"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Medium]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="2048 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="2048"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="2048"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Large]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="4096 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="4096"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="2048"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\IconCache\Huge]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"Text"="8192 Icons"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"="8192"
"ValueName"="Max Cached Icons"
"DefaultValue"="2048"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"HelpID"="update.hlp#51140"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer]
"Max Cached Icons"="2048"
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Anywhere else ? Maybe the files are availible for download somewhere
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... or one could try to install 98SE2ME:
http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=46349
which installs [options 1 + 2] newer VCACHE.VXD from Windows ME setup CD.
Hope this helps.
Where can someone obtain the ME cab files needed for the .vxd replacement....sounds interesting.
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still no problems, no chop, more stable than vice city !2k or better huh ?
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You should be wondering how Win98 !
How old is 98se ? Almost a decade ?
It was ahead of its time for sure. It also dosent suck up video mem or icon cache for "eye candy"
Xp does handle text files like no tomorrow but thankfully i dont have to use my computer as a work unit.
Nor do I share files......or manage a remote computer or want anyone else managing my s**t.
2000 and XP can be riped apart to run i'm sure but its a smogger and thats that. I'm actually debating win95 on my system may be fun.......
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NEVER a issue here with 98SE
[boot]
oemfonts.fon=vgaoem.fon
shell=Explorer.exe
system.drv=system.drv
drivers=mmsystem.dll power.drv
user.exe=user.exe
gdi.exe=gdi.exe
sound.drv=mmsound.drv
dibeng.drv=dibeng.dll
comm.drv=comm.drv
mouse.drv=LMouse.Drv
keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv
*DisplayFallback=0
fonts.fon=vgasys.fon
fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon
386Grabber=vgafull.3gr
display.drv=pnpdrvr.drv
[keyboard]
keyboard.dll=
oemansi.bin=
subtype=
type=4
[boot.description]
system.drv=Standard PC
mouse.drv=Logitech
keyboard.typ=Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
aspect=100,96,96
display.drv=SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600SE Edition 128MB
[386Enh]
ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1
DMABufferSize=64
ebios=*ebios
woafont=dosapp.fon
mouse=*vmouse
device=*dynapage
device=*vcd
device=*vpd
device=*int13
keyboard=*vkd
display=*vdd,*vflatd
EMMExclude=C000-CFFF,C000-CFFF
Paging=on
[NonWindowsApp]
TTInitialSizes=4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 22
[power.drv]
[drivers]
wavemapper=*.drv
MSACM.imaadpcm=*.acm
MSACM.msadpcm=*.acm
MSVideo.VfWWDM=vfwwdm.drv
wave=mmsystem.dll
midi=mmsystem.dll
[iccvid.drv]
[mciseq.drv]
[mci]
cdaudio=mcicda.drv
sequencer=mciseq.drv
waveaudio=mciwave.drv
avivideo=mciavi.drv
videodisc=mcipionr.drv
vcr=mcivisca.drv
MPEGVideo=mciqtz.drv
MPEGVideo2=mciqtz.drv
[vcache]
MaxFileCache=524288
[MSNP32]
[Password Lists]
***********************
[drivers32]
msacm.lhacm=lhacm.acm
VIDC.VDOM=vdowave.drv
MSACM.imaadpcm=imaadp32.acm
MSACM.msadpcm=msadp32.acm
MSACM.msgsm610=msgsm32.acm
MSACM.msg711=msg711.acm
MSACM.trspch=tssoft32.acm
vidc.CVID=iccvid.dll
VIDC.IV31=ir32_32.dll
VIDC.IV32=ir32_32.dll
vidc.MSVC=msvidc32.dll
VIDC.MRLE=msrle32.dll
VIDC.IV50=ir50_32.dll
msacm.iac2=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IAC25_32.AX
msacm.msaudio1=msaud32.acm
VIDC.MPG4=mpg4c32.dll
VIDC.MP42=mpg4c32.dll
VIDC.YUY2=msyuv.dll
VIDC.UYVY=msyuv.dll
VIDC.YVYU=msyuv.dll
msacm.sl_anet=sl_anet.acm
msacm.l3acm=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\L3CODECA.ACM
msacm.voxacm160=vct3216.acm
VIDC.YVU9=lvcodec2.dll
VIDC.I420=msh263.drv
VIDC.IYUV=iyuv_32.dll
[TTFontDimenCache]
0 4=2 4
0 5=3 5
0 6=4 6
0 7=4 7
0 8=5 8
0 9=5 9
0 10=6 10
0 11=7 11
0 12=7 12
0 13=8 13
0 14=8 14
0 15=9 15
0 16=10 16
0 18=11 18
0 20=12 20
0 22=13 22
Process PID CPU Description Company Name
Idle 0x0 83.07 System Idle Process
DDHELP.EXE 0xFFF7C58F 0.20 Microsoft DirectX Helper Microsoft Corporation
KERNEL32.DLL 0xFFCF7E2B Win32 Kernel core component Microsoft Corporation
MSGSRV32.EXE 0xFFFFA593 Windows 32-bit VxD Message Server Microsoft Corporation
MPREXE.EXE 0xFFFFBB23 WIN32 Network Interface Service Process Microsoft Corporation
VSMON.EXE 0xFFFFD68F 1.18 TrueVector Service Zone Labs Inc.
ATI2EVXX.EXE 0xFFFC047F
mmtask.tsk 0xFFFF82F3 Multimedia background task support module Microsoft Corporation
EXPLORER.EXE 0xFFFC50D7 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation
AVGCC.EXE 0xFFFDE9E3 AVG Control Center GRISOFT, s.r.o.
ZLCLIENT.EXE 0xFFFDA853 0.59 Zone Labs Client Zone Labs Inc.
SYSTRAY.EXE 0xFFFD331B System Tray Applet Microsoft Corporation
WMIEXE.EXE 0xFFF39A07 WMI service exe housing Microsoft Corporation
AVGAMSVR.EXE 0xFFFD2C8B AVG Alert Manager GRISOFT, s.r.o.
TASKMON.EXE 0xFFFD23E3 Task Monitor Microsoft Corporation
AVGEMC.EXE 0xFFFD1D03 AVG E-Mail Scanner GRISOFT, s.r.o.
IEXPLORE.EXE 0xFFF7EB33 Internet Explorer Microsoft Corporation
GTA_SA.EXE 0xFFF4AD87 13.78
PROCEXP.EXE 0xFFF1500F 1.18 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals
Process: GTA_SA.EXE Pid: FFF4AD87
Type Name Handle Access
Device DINPUT 0x58 0x00000000
Event Grand theft auto San Andreas 0x10 0x001F0003
Event 0x64 0x001F0003
Event 0x6C 0x001F0003
File D:\GTASAN~1\MODELS\GTA3.IMG 0x14 0x00001021
File D:\GTASAN~1\AUDIO\SFX\FEET 0x8C 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\AUDIO\SFX\GENRL 0x94 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\AUDIO\SFX\PAIN_A 0x98 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\AUDIO\SFX\SCRIPT 0x9C 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\AUDIO\SFX\SPC_EA 0xA0 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\AUDIO\SFX\SPC_FA 0xA4 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\AUDIO\SFX\SPC_GA 0xA8 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\AUDIO\SFX\SPC_NA 0xAC 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\AUDIO\SFX\SPC_PA 0xB0 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\MODELS\GTA3.IMG 0xBC 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\MODELS\GTA_INT.IMG 0xC0 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\MODELS\PLAYER.IMG 0xC4 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\DATA\PATHS\CARREC.IMG 0xC8 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\DATA\SCRIPT\SCRIPT.IMG 0xCC 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\MODELS\CUTSCENE.IMG 0xD0 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\AUDIO\STREAMS\MH 0xDC 0x00000021
File D:\GTASAN~1\AUDIO\STREAMS\MH 0xE0 0x00000021
MappedFile fileAllocatorMutex 0x50 0x00000000
MappedFile DirectInput.{5944E681-C92E-11CF-BFC7-444553540000} 0x74 0x00000000
MappedFile VIDEOMEMORY 0x90 0x00000000
MappedFile rpcrt4sharedmem 0xC 0x00000000
Mutex OleCoSharedStateMtx 0x34 0x001F0001
Mutex OLESCMSRVREGLISTMUTEX 0x38 0x001F0001
Mutex OLESCMGETHANDLEMUTEX 0x3C 0x001F0001
Mutex OLESCMROTMUTEX 0x40 0x001F0001
Mutex OleDfSharedMemoryMutex 0x44 0x001F0001
Mutex ScmWIPMutex 0x48 0x001F0001
Mutex DirectInput.{89521361-AA8A-11CF-BFC7-444553540000} 0x54 0x001F0001
Mutex MPRMutex 0x5C 0x001F0001
Mutex 0x60 0x001F0001
Mutex 0x68 0x001F0001
Mutex 0x70 0x001F0001
Mutex DirectInput.{5944E682-C92E-11CF-BFC7-444553540000} 0x78 0x001F0001
Mutex DDrawWindowListMutex 0x7C 0x001F0001
Mutex OLESCMLOCKMUTEX 0x8 0x001F0001
Mutex __DDrawExclMode__ 0x80 0x001F0001
Mutex __DDrawCheckExclMode__ 0x84 0x001F0001
Mutex AMResourceMutex2 0x88 0x001F0001
Process GTA_SA.EXE(FFF4AD87) 0x4 0x001F0FFF
Semaphore 0x18 0x001F0003
Semaphore 0x1C 0x001F0003
Semaphore 0x20 0x001F0003
Semaphore 0x24 0x001F0003
Semaphore 0x28 0x001F0003
Semaphore CdStream 0x2C 0x001F0003
Semaphore DocfileAllocatorMutex 0x4C 0x001F0003
Thread GTA_SA.EXE(FFF4AD87): FFF0DF93 0x30 0x00000000
Thread GTA_SA.EXE(FFF4AD87): FFF7F9CF 0xB4 0x00000000
Thread GTA_SA.EXE(FFF4AD87): FFF1B75F 0xB8 0x00000000
Thread GTA_SA.EXE(FFF4AD87): FFF1AD4F 0xD8 0x00000000
Processor #1 : AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) / D02EA3B4
Platform : Socket A (Socket 462)
Vendor String : AuthenticAMD
CPU Type : Original OEM Processor (0)
Family : 6 (7)
Model : 8 (8)
Stepping ID : 1 (1)
Brand ID : - (-)
APIC : ----
HT Log.CPU Cnt : ----
Name String : AMD Athlon XP 2400+
Internal Clock : 2004.54 MHz
System Bus : 267.27 MHz DDR
System Clock : 133.64 MHz
Multiplier : 15.0
L1 I-Cache : 64K Byte
L1 D-Cache : 64K Byte
L1 T-Cache : ----
L1 Cache : ----
L2 Cache : 256K Byte
L2 Speed : 2004.54 MHz (Full)
MMX Unit : Supported
SSE Unit : Supported
SSE2 Unit : Not Supported
SSE3 Unit : Not Supported
MMX2 Unit : Supported
3DNow! Unit : Supported
3DNow!+ Unit : Supported
Host Bridge : 1106:0305.03 [VIA Apollo KT133]
South Bridge : 1106:0686.40 [VIA VT82C686B]
VGA Device : 1002:4151.00 [ATI RADEON 9600 Series]
Memory Size : 768M Byte
Memory Clock : 133.64 MHz
: 68,2,M:4001,D:2C51,R:0001
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I got SA and it plays fine on 98SE
98SE rocks !!
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Anyone tried this yet ?
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WINDOWS 98SE here and it runs better than 2000pro and xp pro i spent alot of time trouble shooting all three and 2000 is xp without the eye candy.
You know people will deny the truth even when you tell them it. There will allways be people with more money than brains that can pretend whats up.
Anything new is gonna be NOT SECURE and you all know that. with terrorism and freaks its all changing quicker than you may notice with "new updates"
IF YOU ARE SMART you will back up all the good updates on roms and treat the 98se disks like the first copy of spiderman
I'm thinking of getting a Xbox and leave my computer the way it is
peace all
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Take a look at IRQ 11 its sharing video and network ect.
Make sure your BIOS is set up with assign irq for usb and vga also get rid of modem irq and serial ports you dont use diable them and if you have 2 network adapters and a onboard audio and some other brookstree thing.
Make sure that if you have onboard sound or video or lan like the via rhine and your not using them that they are disabled in the bios
pnp OS turned on and system power on for acpi
also make your agp apature size the same as your card and enable fastwrite
dont forget to go in safemode to remove the ghost drivers left by your changes and do a via chipset install to activate dma and agp 8x V4.56 should do
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I think 98SE works mint. I see its not supported in new designs but I still find it the quickest, easiest and most reliable of all windows OS.
THE BEST for not including un-needed applications
Keeping a back up of your hard disk for f***ups and it will LAST FOREVER
I truly believe 98SE was ahead of its time
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98SE is the BEST !!!
number 1 !
number 1 !
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still no problems, no chop, more stable than vice city !
Windows 98 SE usb problem
in Windows 9x/ME
Posted
Go to the BIOS If you are not using your system's USB controller, select Disabled to free the IRQ resource. Also Assign IRQ for USB set to disable
then go safe mode and delete the old devices from the device manager and reboot. If you have any doubles of your new intel delete them all and it should replace them on the next reboot