NLite for Windows 98?

[imacg3]

I want to create a modified Windows 98 version, but I can't find any programs to do so and NLite only supports 2000 and up. Is there any similar tool to do so?

[jaclaz]

There is 98lite (commercial):

https://www.litepc.com/98lite.html

https://msfn.org/board/topic/58883-98lite/

And Winimize (abandoned, something may be found via Wayback Machine) files and some info can be found here:

http://reboot.pro/index.php?showforum=53

https://msfn.org/board/topic/59856-the-mindows-project/

http://reboot.pro/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=333

jaclaz

Edited June 13, 2023 by jaclaz

[imacg3]

Thanks! The main thing I wanted to do was add preinstalled drivers and service packs etc so I'll see if any of these can do that.

[jaclaz]

I see, then, I don't think that any of the mentioned tools may be useful.

You need/want something more like an integrate/slipstream tool.

Try looking around (on msfn) for topics related to msbatch.inf and/or infinst.exe and for "unattended installs", I cannot remember a tool for doing that, only some (complex) manual methods, though.

There is a (relatively) new kid on the block, however (that may or may not be useful to your goal):

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=69068

https://github.com/rishooty/Q9xS

jaclaz

[UCyborg]

9 hours ago, jaclaz said:

https://www.litepc.com/98lite.html

They still sell this in 2023?

[awkduck]

3 hours ago, UCyborg said:

They still sell this in 2023?

Think that was one of the causes for Razorback95.com's Redtoast project. Some annoyance that it "98Lite" hadn't been released to the public, full and free.

Edited June 14, 2023 by awkduck

[UCyborg]

I mean, does the company do anything else? I'm not sure how you can run the business only on selling (and supporting?) such kind of software for an OS that belongs in the museum.

[jaclaz]

The 98lite and the other projects on litepc.com are AFAIK not much more than a hobby project, the Author is a biologist/ecologist consultant with an academic  background, I don't think he is getting much from the sales:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1999/05/29/researcher-cuts-the-link-to-explorer/ec3e78d4-3078-4734-b962-9bc17d4be3c4/

https://brooks.eco/profile

jaclaz

[pangoomis]

LitePC also was (is?) providing embedded Win9x solutions -> https://www.litepc.com/eos.html

As for slipstreaming updates, there's rloew's SLIPSTRM -> https://archive.org/details/slipstrm Not sure if anyone actually used it, can be an interesting adventure.

 

[archlinuxuser]

On 6/13/2023 at 3:14 PM, jaclaz said:

There is 98lite (commercial):

https://www.litepc.com/98lite.html

https://msfn.org/board/topic/58883-98lite/

And Winimize (abandoned, something may be found via Wayback Machine) files and some info can be found here:

http://reboot.pro/index.php?showforum=53

https://msfn.org/board/topic/59856-the-mindows-project/

http://reboot.pro/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=333

jaclaz

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