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?)
Full Version: Slim down Win98 install disk.
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.
Tell me if I'm right.
I remember aol and compuserv having setup files the the win9x folder too; you could check for those for a few mb.
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.
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
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.
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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
CODE
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.
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
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