Nanaki Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 (edited) I don't have time to read all the above (off to get WoW), but here's my two cents.Win 1.0 and 2.0 were basically DOS with some more colours. Win 3.11 is also still DOS but added a shell around it. Win95 extended that shell to a great deal. It added more memory instructions but in the core, it's still DOS. It's not just backwards compatible, it IS DOS. Win98/SE/ME were all based on that same Win95C-core, so also DOS.WinNT3 was -as you might know- the server OS, and introduced a whole new core to improve stabibility. It was BASED on DOS (in contrary to Win9X, who were DOS with a shell) and even used some characteristics of it. WinNT4 completly said goodbye to DOS, and introduced a fully non-DOS kernel. Win2k (WinNT 5.0) improved the stabibility of that core. WinXP (WinNT 5.1) added more backwards compability. Win2k3 (WinNT 5.2) added nothing new really.EDIT= Does this discussion have any point? Edited April 23, 2005 by Nanaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At0mic Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Another way to put it what be to say that Windows 95, 98 and ME are all a 32 bit extension to a 16 bit GUI, on an 8 bit OS written for a 4 bit architecture by a 2 bit company who can't stand 1 bit of competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJARRRPCGP Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 I don't have time to read all the above (off to get WoW), but here's my two cents.Win 1.0 and 2.0 were basically DOS with some more colours. Win 3.11 is also still DOS but added a shell around it. Win95 extended that shell to a great deal. It added more memory instructions but in the core, it's still DOS. It's not just backwards compatible, it IS DOS. Win98/SE/ME were all based on that same Win95C-core, so also DOS.WinNT3 was -as you might know- the server OS, and introduced a whole new core to improve stabibility. It was BASED on DOS (in contrary to Win9X, who were DOS with a shell) and even used some characteristics of it. WinNT4 completly said goodbye to DOS, and introduced a fully non-DOS kernel. Win2k (WinNT 5.0) improved the stabibility of that core. WinXP (WinNT 5.1) added more backwards compability. Win2k3 (WinNT 5.2) added nothing new really.EDIT= Does this discussion have any point? <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I dunno, but at least for Win32 applications, it probably uses VXDs instead of IO.SYS, which is for the most part just a boot loader! Win32 probably uses VMM32.VXD for a majority of functions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Win32 probably uses VMM32.VXD for a majority of functions.Win32 is NOT Win9x/ME.VMM32.VXD is present in win 9x/ME, not in NT/2K/XP.It is an "assembly" of device drivers, it does not do anything but that.Read here:http://www.easydesksoftware.com/news/news10.htmhttp://www.helpwithwindows.com/techfiles/vmm32.htmljaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWindoze Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Thanks for the info, but I want to do all that I've explained before except that I want it on an unattended install. I don't want to install windows and then try to remove and update each component by last links.By the way. Does anyone know how to make the boot disk for Windows 2000 SP4. My Windows is in Spanish.I hope you can help.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Sorry for raising the dead here, but I've been searching the forums for infoon a certain something and ran across this post, since I happen to know thatwork has begun on something much like what was requested here's a few links:soporific's Unattended and Updated Boot CD for Windows 98...http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=49892Tihiy's Windows 9x Revolutions Pack....http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=39333Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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