The Zshare.net sites do not work anymore, iWindoze. they now give Error 404 Not Found message. that means the RPLite3 and RPLite4 downloads are no longer available from Zshare.net.

maybe the RP for NT5 pack will be ready after RP5 for 9xME is done.

I have tested RPLite 4 under Win98se. works great. I'll have to see if it'll work ok under Win98 FE. Different story when trying to use RPLite 4 under WinME. WinME was unbootable. had to restore the original ME files to make the WinME computer work properly again. Guess RPLite works only for Win98 fe/se.

Win98/ME(!) icons update - ofcoz for/from overdelayed Vista RPLite5

Provided files to support colorful images in:
- Add/Remove windows components
- Network applet
- Device Manager
- Add Hardware
Better to have 98SE2ME installed if installing in 98.
http://tihiy.ahanix.org/Vicons.zip
(<400 KB)
Extract to \windows\system

Hello Tihiy, what resource editor you have used? All your files cause crash of eXescope.

Petr

I use Borland Resource Workshop 4.5 (released in 1994) for 16-bit files, because it can add icons.

The new Vista look is really cool. Keep up the good work.

further RPLite5 changes: new graphics & AutoComplete support for 16-bit applets.
Waiting for MS06-015...

you mean MS06-015 for Win98, Tihiy? it wont be available at windows update until the middle of May or June. microsoft has yet to even make the MS06-015 patches for 98/ME systems.

btw - RPLite4 does work under Win98 FE as I have tested it for myself. after it replaced the kernel32.dll file with the v4.10.2225 version, Win98 identified itself as version 4.10.2222 instead of 4.10.1998.

These pics are really nice!

I mean MS06-015 for WinME. Because it must bring newer shell32.dll, which will be re-hacked.

Anyway. Currently i'm porting RPLite to Xeno86' Kernel Update engine.
It must make life happier.

ok. like with MS06-015 for 98, the ME version of MS06-015 is not yet available until the middle of May or June. I just hope MS06-015 for Win98/ME does not turn out to be like what happened to MS05-002 [KB891711] for Win98/ME.

The RPLite4 package did work okay under both Win98FE and Win98SE. I wished there would be an RPLite4 pack just for WinME systems. when I used the RPLite4 package under WinME, it made my WinME machine unbootable. had to use a WinME boot disk and restored the original WinME files to get things back to normal. I noticed the RPLite pack had v4.10.2225 of kernel32.dll file. I think that's what caused my ME machine to be unbootable; it replaced the ME version of kernel32.dll with the 98se version. If there was going to be an RPLite pack just for WinME, perhaps it should contain a modded v4.90.3000 of the kernel32.dll file.

These are very beautiful. Can you make an icon patcher for XP\2k?

If you use RP/RPLite and Internet Explorer ( ) in Windows 98 SE, you may have noticed that back-forward and other buttons in disabled state are looking like trash, while in Windows Explorer they are gray and semi-transparent.

Use attached IEXPLORE.EXE to fix that behavior.
omg, i've recompiled Internet Explorer

RPLite 5 Add/Remove applet replacement pre-beta
http://tihiy.ahanix.org/ARPprebeta.zip



There was a TON of changes since public Alpha 4 build, with help of Petr, noticeably:
- Correct national charset support (that bug presents in RPLite everywhere)
- Correct translation support
- Design fixes
- 9x updates detection
- Better icon detection
- Much better icon detection for Microsoft Installer products
- Perfomance improvements
- 98 without RPLite support

- "Remove" functionality with CLEANUP functionality
- Global Cleanup for Microsoft Installer products using MsiZap.exe from Windows Installer Clean-up download, included (removes all registry info, directories, running processes and such)
- Common Registry Cleanup
- Directory Cleanup (moves to Recycle Bin !)
- "Change" functionality

So uninstall technology is virtually complete, now i'll add extended Install functionality and some bonuses.
Waiting for feedback

Edit: slightly fixed version; screenshot added

Hi Tihiy, really improved version, still there are some cases when the right icon is not displayed. I know that it is not your fault but maybe you can do something with it.


ATI Display driver - uninstaller string is "rundll32 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\atiiiexx.dll,_InfEngUnInstallINFFile_RunDLL@16 -force_restart -flags:0x2010001 -inf_class:DISPLAY -clean" but unfortunately this file does not contain the right icon. The right icon is in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ATIPTAXX.EXE file, icon 102.

Intel Application Accelerator - the uninstall icon is displayed.
TargetDir="C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Application Accelerator" and "C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Application Accelerator\intelata.exe" contains the right icon.

HDTach - it has exactly the same uninstall icon as IAA, proably from RunDll32 C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\ENGINE\6\INTEL3~1\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{DC47022F-8FD7-411C-878F-3EAEFCFED480}\SETUP.EXE" -L0x9
The right is in "C:\Program Files\Simpli Software\HD Tach\hdtach.exe"

Microsoft IntelliPoint 4.1 - "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Installer\{1FD0C5C1-B01B-4B4C-9607-E5D3B3D1318F}\IntelliPoint.exe" contains two icons (0 and 14), you use icon 0, but the right icon is 14.

Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Professional - you display MS Access icon from "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Installer\{00010405-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}\accicons.exe" but icon 7 in "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Installer\{00010405-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}\misc.exe" (misc.exe,6) would be the right one.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{00010405-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}
DisplayVersion="9.00.9327"
Version=0x900246f (246f = 9327)
VersionMajor=9
VersionMinor=0
But you display version 9.0 only.

Mozilla 1.7.12 and Seamonkey display just some general icon, the right icons are in
C:\Program Files\mozilla.org\SeaMonkey\SeaMonkey.exe icon number 0
C:\Program Files\mozilla.org\Mozilla\Mozilla.exe icon number 0
Unfortunately registry contains just uninstall string
C:\WINDOWS\SeaMonkeyUninstall.exe /ua "1.0.1 (en)"
C:\WINDOWS\MozillaUninstall.exe /ua "1.7.12 (en)"

Belarc Advisor
C:\PROGRA~1\Belarc\Advisor\System\NPBelv32.dll icon number 0
UninstallString is:
C:\PROGRA~1\BELARC\ADVISOR\Uninstall.exe C:\PROGRA~1\BELARC\ADVISOR\INSTALL.LOG

Power Chute 5.02 has just trash bin icon, the UninstallString is
C:\WINDOWS\Uninst.exe -f"C:\Pwrchute\DeIsL1.isu" -c"C:\Pwrchute\uninst.dll"
and the right icon is in C:\PWRCHUTE\PWRCHUTE.EXE

TweakUI has no icon, the right is here: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TWEAKUI.CPL
Maybe the installation INF that is part of the unofficial servicepacks could be modified to put into the registry the right inforrmation?

Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japenese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese language support have no icon.


This is just for your information, I have no idea how to find the rule where the right icon is, maybe the list of exceptions... but still...

If you need any file or link to the installation package please let me know.

Anyway, very nice work.

Tomorrow I will test some uninstallation too.

Petr

Thx! Surely you'll find some bugs in uninstallation.

Some minor bugs i've seen from your report will be fixed. (I think IAA & MS Office display wrong icons because of my faults)

Honestly, i think my applet is more advanced than Vista one:

how do you open the add remove windows components box?
Im probably missing something but I cant find it!

control appwiz.cpl,,2
or
did you mean it's not in pre-beta?

Hi Tihiy.
Are there any updates?

No.
Currently i'm trying to get rid of 9x dib engine bug and port RP to 2k.
I have no success to report now.

Thats ok Tihiy, I'm patient

hello, i'm newbie, but i test RPL 4.

I think that Revolution Pack is pack of toys. I like ALT+CTRL+DEL tool, but other elements are not needed.
For example shutdown effect. why ? I don't like it, you could add option to off it.

but i have some own idea : change Start Button to flat button and destroy traybar border.

I think that RP is on good way to be interesting win98 update pack, but true revolution could be a SVG or png icons on desktop or new window's titlebar style.

good luck.

Sorry about me Englisz

Hook99 is neat, I use it all the time : http://thunder.prohosting.com/~ladi/e_hook.html

personly i found it easier to edit user.exe rather than using hook99, also it has something to do with the fact i dont like having lots of apps i dont really need. but this is just my opinion and you can do what you want.

It's explorer.exe... I've already edited mine to have a flat start button.

Currently working on making *all* the buttons flat... but edited user32.dll is a bit unstable.

Thanks for your permission to use hook99.

Personally I NEED to run a lot of backround apps as I find Windows virtually unusable without them. I exagerate a bit saying this, of course. But just only a bit.

Here is what I run all the time as background tasks :

hook99 to hide the start button (Keyboard Winkey remains active), make the background of desktop icons text transparent, flatten system tray area, show only icons of tasks in the taskbar.

CoolMouse96 to launch some often used programs with the middle mouse button.

Taskbar Activate to effectively entirely hide autohidden toolbars.

Stroke-It to use gestures in all my application to save, close, undo etc... + other gestures to do stuff with the desktop windows and back/forward in IE and Windows explorer and launch programs from anywhere.

Freeshade to shade my windows when double clicking on their title bars instead of maximising them.

Dialog Box Assistant to have a per application MRU and favorites list for files and folders in the open/save dialogs.

Click-Off as a customizable IE popup blocker and annoying dialog boxes clicker.

Popup Icons Ex who lets me double right click anywhere to quick browse my drives.

Ram Idle as a RAM Manager.

Of course I also have a firewall and antivirus always on.

Not speaking about the around 15 or 20 shell extensions I have installed.

All this uses up around 1% of my Athlon XP 2600 CPU with no visible performance or stability penalty.

Better site for Hook99
http://lbrisar.htmlplanet.com/e_hook.html

Hi Tihiy,
download and look this pic..it's my OS 98se without MS IE HTML engine instaled with 98lite 4.7pro
I'm use APPSERV for web on my comp...with lastest Opera forever...
I have SP2.1a and your RPlite4 and RP4 lame skin...etc.
I'm using Aston Shell for my main Explorer Replacement...it looks great...
Your System Compatibility work with some XP tools like spider but don't with many different programs...
I think on software designed and performed for NT systems.
How I can example use Macromedia Dreamweaver 8.2 on Windows 98SE?Can you help me?
Its need newest msi installer for NT and exe file are linked with many NT dlls.Is there any possibility to run pdh.dll from WinXP sp2 on 98SE?
I have for you one great slave resource editor...
You're post on forums before that you use Resource Hacker...
I use Restorator 2006 which is many better than RH...
you will don't be panitent...

THANK'S FOR ALL!!!

Download image:My OS Preview

You can check off 'New shutdown dialog' in RPLite setup.
If you don't like shutdown effect, you must probably have old video card.

I can implement all hook99 functionality in RP as easy as to click fingers.
But would I?
Yes, RP4 was great because skins..

I use Restorator 2004 because 2005/2006 does not work propertly for me.
Warez monkey.

OK BRAVO,
you're very quickly admin Tihiy.I'll try Restorator 2004.
I study informatic and know many difterent programs language but i can't performed my windows 98SE to use some newest software maked for 2000/XP/2003.Is your RPlite and RP just skin for Win98SE?
How to use your KernelXP.dll with PSAPI.DLL , PDH.DLL and many NT dlls.IS it possible on 98SE?

Ur such a genius tihiy.


What do you mean exactly here ? I am a bit dumb you know.

Yea.

Yea.
If you'll read nicke85 post and check [Link Removed] he offers me to d/l Restorator, you'll get what i mean.


Argh!!
Here are dumb psapi.dll and uxtheme.dll which can help you to run some programs.
Period.

Thanks Tihiy

HI Tihiy,
Your Uxtheme.dll cause pograms crash.
Emule, Miranda... crash with unicows message error.
When uxtheme.dll is placed in system directory

I were corected url Tihiy,
sorry for that.Thanks for dlls works great with some older programs
(example one open source 'Ldc++' release of dc++) I tried that...
But with newest software my OS don't has enough kernel funcions.
Probably my OS ver was stayed changed by me before.

Try to dump this dll pdh.dll

Thank's for great job!
You're greatness Tihiy...

Yeah Tihiy it's cause problems with many system exe files.
I're put dumbed dlls in system too.
Example notepad2.exe crash....

NOTEPAD caused an invalid page fault in
module <unknown> at 0000:0083048c.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=019f EIP=0083048c EFLGS=00010213
EBX=00400000 SS=01a7 ESP=006cf7cc EBP=006cf99c
ECX=dcfee730 DS=01a7 ESI=02b6032e FS=a197
EDX=bffcd490 ES=01a7 EDI=00cb0036 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:

Stack dump:
00000000 006cfa30 00000000 c3f40006 00000018 00000010 00000002 80000001 0045164c 00000000 0041177a 0000048c 00000000 006cfa10 006cf984 000089f4

but also i can run scripts linked for Psapi.dll
Try to fix this bug...please
Thank's

I have reported your post to a moderator. I don't see why you need again to make the promotion of warez :

1) It is illegal

2) It is immoral

3) You jeopardize the survival of this forum by doing so.

BTW : I don't think you are a genius, I think you are at best an id***, at worst a dirty f***.

I've never made any warez promotion here.

Yea.

Ok sorry Tihiy for url,it isn't fairplay.I'm a big monkey for that
You will survive now really?
Is it now corrected how you want?

Who is that BTW Tihiy? Don't listen him!

You'll tell us why this link is now removed from your post, liar.

nicke85 has removed it first, so i removed it too.
If mods were quickly enough to remove first link, there would be no such problem as me quoting nicke85 and then you calling me warez promouter.

And you'll never win me in any flame war, especially started by you.

Tihiy why you don't want to make an open source project,
for RP5lite or another same project...!?

Example than people can make same plugins for RP5 or RP5lite...
like more replacement skins,special themes,small softs etc...

Plugin is very mighty thing,I know that trust me...

Your RP5lite will be more expanded than now.And much quicker to release in new version.
I think that's a great idea.What's about you? Think about that please...

In which program language you wrote RP3 and RP4?



Do you speak Russian Tihiy? I forgot many words from English...

I am not, starting a flame war. I have no interest in it whatsoever.

But for the sake of truth :

nicke85 posted a link to a trial version of Restorator 2006, to which you answered it does not work for you and you finished with the warez monkey gimmick.

I asked what that meant and you posted a link to a warez site.

End item.

Heyday of that post was finished eidenk...
If you want Restorator 2006 go to www.bome.com it's legally...
It's free for anyone...

No, it's not free - it is shareware and has some serious limitations.

RPLite5 'Hook99' functionality is implemented:
You can have flat start button, task buttons, tray with separators or not.

Yea it has great looking...
What is exactly hook99?

Hi Tihiy get this the newest vista icons...
You can download it from HERE

They are neither new nor good.
I have extracted mine from my Vista Beta 2 copy.

no offense nicke85 but your oftering info that most people including tihny are more than aware of.trust me if u think vista icon are a cool addition to rp5 etc tihny allready implented them months ago .try the product.lol