Just Installed Windows 98 SE...

[NEWLiNE]

Hi Everyone, I've just installed Windows 98 SE on my backup machine, I was wondering if someone could tell me what files I can change to help improve the system in general. Many Thanks!

[Ponch]

Have you noticed the "Unofficial Win98 SE Service Pack " forum on the top of this one ?

[Andromeda43]

The following are tweaks to 98/SE to increase performance,

which I've used for years, and still do.

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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:

Click the "Floppy Disk" tab

Un-Check the little box in 'Settings' window

Click "Apply",,,,,,then click OK

Click OK again

(this change will become permanent after a Re-Boot

2: START---RUN--- type in Sysedit , and then press ENTER

Maximize the "System Configuration Editor" window

Maximize the "System.ini" window

Scroll down till you can see the entire [386Enh] grouping

Place your mouse cursor on the first blank line at the bottom of the group

Then, type in the following line....

ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1

(type the line exactly as shown,,,with NO spaces and caps where I've put them)

Then press enter.

The above line will help Windows to use RAM more effectively.

Click "File" in the upper left corner of the Editor window. Then click "SAVE"

Close the Editor window and Re-Boot your computer.

After a re-start, windows will now operate at 15% to 30% faster and more efficient than it did before.

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Good Luck,

B)

[NEWLiNE]

The following are tweaks to 98/SE to increase performance,

which I've used for years, and still do.

********************************************

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:

Click the "Floppy Disk" tab

Un-Check the little box in 'Settings' window

Click "Apply",,,,,,then click OK

Click OK again

(this change will become permanent after a Re-Boot

2: START---RUN--- type in Sysedit , and then press ENTER

Maximize the "System Configuration Editor" window

Maximize the "System.ini" window

Scroll down till you can see the entire [386Enh] grouping

Place your mouse cursor on the first blank line at the bottom of the group

Then, type in the following line....

ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1

(type the line exactly as shown,,,with NO spaces and caps where I've put them)

Then press enter.

The above line will help Windows to use RAM more effectively.

Click "File" in the upper left corner of the Editor window. Then click "SAVE"

Close the Editor window and Re-Boot your computer.

After a re-start, windows will now operate at 15% to 30% faster and more efficient than it did before.

******************************************8

Good Luck,

B)

Thanks, I can see an improvement already .

[NEWLiNE]

Have you noticed the "Unofficial Win98 SE Service Pack " forum on the top of this one ?

Hi, I've been looking threw it but I'm not sure which 1 I should go for, can you help... please?

[«Joseph»]

Post updated.

The Tweak UI control planel will let you have more power over your system.

There are two Unoffical service packs for windows 98.

Each make by a different user.

There is a section on windows 98 imporvments that I think you would like to see.

I found it through google and am trying to get back to it infact (It is on this site).

The autpatcher for windows 98 will give your system better stability, it give all offical and unoffical updates.

Windows 98 to ME killer replacements will give your system even more stability and functionality.

Windows revoulutions pack 7 will provide more functionality to your system.

X-setup offers alot of options on speeding up your system and customization.

I avoided installing the Unoffical sevice pack as in the past is have the worst habbit of disableing standby.

You sould disable any special effects as they can be a hog on power.

The best tip is to use defrag, windows 98 defrag will speed your system up by placing programs first.

Windows 98 defrag all so dose a through job of defraging.

No other version of windows dose this oddly enough.

If you have two hard drives, ensure that your virtual ram is on the fastest hard drive.

Use the fat 32 fileing system on the drive/partion that windows 98 is on.

Disable services you don't use.

If your graphics card has services (display properties, advanced), disable the one you don't use.

This trick can also extends battery life on a laptop.

Put your refresh rate (display properties, advanced) to it's lowest setting (85hz is safe on the eyes), reduce your graphics resoulition to there lowest position thet you are comfortable with.

There are many more tips on improving speed, using just the regristry you will do wonders.

You can search on the internet, there is a web site that is dedicated on the subject.

It was so good that I saved alot of the pages to my hard drive, they replaced nearly every tweaking program I have ever used.

In the end you will have a system that looks like Vista and work like XP.

Any thing else?

Edited September 4, 2007 by «Joseph»