Slim down Win98 install disk.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Okay I am starting to dual-boot Win98 and XP.

So my question is what can be removed from the Win98 disk so the 98 install files are very Small. I want to make a disk with XP, Win98 and some apps but I am not sure all of what can be deleted from the Win98 disk.

I do plan on using gapes service pack and tihys revolutions (can revolutions be done pre-install?)

[venim]

Well I think that U can remove all of the folders except the win98 folder which is needed for the setup.In this way your cd is slimmed down a lot.

Tell me if I'm right.

[matthewk]

I remember aol and compuserv having setup files the the win9x folder too; you could check for those for a few mb.

[wizardofwindows]

u can remove all folders except the win98 folder which is about 120mb it contains all the setup and driver cabs to install win98se then u could collect all the patches or setups for the most current version of ie dx media player out for 98se being ie 6.0sp1 direct x 9.0c media player 9 u can find all at microsoft .com or even better mdgx.com a creator and forum regular here. i find its best to collect all the above and burn to cd for safe keeping future use because 98se loses support next year from microsoft so get everything now.

[chankya]

Dear kelsenellenelvian Hi

U can try http://www.litepc.com/ for all u like to do.

[os2fan2]

On the other hand, i have not been trying to thin it out like that. Instead, what i did is to set up a single composite Win9x diskette, with Win95, 95B, 98SE and ME on the one disk. Sometimes you read such and such is in this directory, so it's pretty handy to have.

With a little bit of effort, you can squeeze all four, plus Win3.11 and WfW3.11, and MS-DOS 6.22, the resource kits, the P!us directories, and a couple of other bits and peices, like the service pack 2.02 for SE, and a fist full of other patches.

Win95 and Win95B

To get these to go together, rename Win95 to Win95B, and merge the two trees.

Here are the common directories

Win95

   ADMIN        Merge the two
   DATALINK     keep (don't know why
   DRIVERS      i moved this to disk 2
   FUNSTUFF     i kept only HOVER and PICTURES
   OTHER        just merge the two (they're the same)
   WIN95        Windows 95   4.00.0950
   WIN95B       Windows 95   4.10.1214

Win98/ME

   ADD-ONS      Merge the two
   DRIVERS      Merged to a second disk
   TOOLS        Merge the two
   WIN98        Win98SE = 4.10.2222   Keep all of this
   WIN9x        WinME = 4.90.3000     Kill off the 11MB winme.wmv file.

Extras

   ALSO         98LITE, Beta, DOS,
                MDGX = 95logos.zip. w31-11d.zip, w95-11.zip
                MSDOS7 from the GMXHOME site
                QUALTYSYS makes Bootable cdroms
   BIN          A mob of utils i copy across on any install
   BITMAP       random wallpaper from Win3.x, 9x, NT
   CDROM        MSDOS622 amd WIM311 stuff.
                When Win9x wants to see a valid upgrade, use Win311!
   DOS          Stuff that matches the DOS boot disk
   DOS\BOOT     So you can sys-and-copy the stuff!
   DRIVERS      ASPI     adeptec aspi 4.60 and aspichk.
                CDROM    cdrom drivers from the CDGOD55 disk
                IOMEGA   iomegazip for DOS, Win3.x Win95, Win98, WinME
                USB      USB drivers for Win98SE
   EXTRAS       MSJAVA   install and uninstall
                POWERTOY     yeah
                RESKIT95     ditti
                TTFONTS      mainly the webfonts
   PATCHES      MISC         miscellaneous (all) stuff
                WIN95,etc    windows 95 specific
                (updates + redistributables, eg vcredist.exe
   PLUS!        P!us for 95 and 98, + home-grown spin-offs.
   RESKIT       The Windows 98 reskit, thinned by removing stuff.
   SUPPL        More freebies etc.

You then use some utility that doubles up the dups, like cdimage, and burn the iso. You can install pretty much any version of Windows from MS-DOS 7.10.

What makes it great is that projects like MDGx's 98toME thing can be done without diskchange.

W