The Mindows Project

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

Has anybody figured this out yet.

Figured out WHAT?

jaclaz

How to use the Win98SE Shell32.dll/Explorer.exe with Mindows

[jaclaz]

How to use the Win98SE Shell32.dll/Explorer.exe with Mindows

NO, but I don't think anyone even attempted it.

I mean, the point of Mindows is to create a Minimal 9x, if you use the 98 shell, you'll also have IE and all the bloat coming with it.

While making it a "full" 98 is out of the scope, maybe it is possible to only selectively make a particular app requiring Win98 shell32.dll work.

Something like what was done by FDV for NT/2K:

http://www.msfn.org/board/nt4-explorer-xp-t138242.html

only the other way around.

jaclaz

[Hu$tle]

I mean, the point of Mindows is to create a Minimal 9x, if you use the 98 shell, you'll also have IE and all the bloat coming with it.

jaclaz

I read your post and I don't believe you.

Winimizer said

Now I can kick back and pump out an installer for a Mindows which uses the Windows98 shell. It'll be larger than the basic Mindows(95), but still small, and of course, free of IE.

[jaclaz]

I read your post and I don't believe you.

That's good , as I also don't believe myself, though you found a rather unpolite way to express it.

The whole point of the "unsure" emoticon was that I wasn't and am not really sure about it.

Winimizer said

Now I can kick back and pump out an installer for a Mindows which uses the Windows98 shell. It'll be larger than the basic Mindows(95), but still small, and of course, free of IE.

Yep, but he said that here:

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1508

on Feb 22 2007, a little less than 3 (three) years ago, and he disappeared since.

He was last "seen" on Jul 7 2007:

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...ic=2566&hl=

So, IF it is possible (unlike all known previous attempts) to add the Windows 98 SHELL32.DLL and EXPLORER.EXE WITHOUT adding of the IE bloat, noone - exception made for the mere declaration of intents by Winimize you quoted - seems like having attempted it AFAIK.

Does it sound better like this?

jaclaz

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

If you don`t want to install directx, you can place these files and have Directx advantages without install it

Ddhelp.exe

Dxapi.sys

Ddraw.vxd

Dsound.dll

Ddraw.dll

Should I add this direct update quartz.dll 6.5.1.907?

Do I need to register the Direct X 9 files?

I don't know if it works, but:

Copy SHELL32.DLL 4.72 as SHELL32.SOL to C:\Windows\system.

Use a hex-editor on Spider Solitare EXE and replace all SHELL32.DLL to SHELL32.SOL.

If it wouldn't work (AND ONLY IF IT WOULDN'T), do that:

Copy EXPLORER.EXE from any shell update as EXPLORER.SOL to C:\Windows.

Use a hex-editor on EXPLORER.SOL and replace any SHELL32.DLL to SHELL32.SOL.

Use a hex-editor on SHELL32.SOL and replace any EXPLORER.EXE to EXPLORER.SOL.

It can make your 98/ME 1-2 MB bigger BUT you have the game.

I want to credit Nathan Lineback (or how it was) for the idea.

Does anybody use this method?

Edited January 26, 2010 by PROBLEMCHYLD

[MariusHollesli]

send me the download link to this project i put boot ice on it

Edited November 16, 2011 by MariusHollesli

[jaclaz]

send me the download link to this project i put boot ice on it

I don't get it.

The site WAS:

http://www.winimize.com/

See yourself what you can get through the Wayback Machine:

http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/http://www.winimize.com/

(everything should be there)

jaclaz