Why it should be changed?

Or maybe not, I don't know. I suppose there sould some consensus what version is the best, whether official 4.10.2224 or modified 4.10.2222. And this one should be used both in uSP and RP. I see no reason for using different version.

There is one point against 4.10.2225 version - all Microsoft hotfixes are (or at least are claimed to be) cummulative, it means that hotfix with higher version number should contains all changes form the hotfix with lower number.

Petr

What's about installing without the ME shell replacement update?

Your program says it's not recommend? Is it just a friendly reminder about the missing Shell functionality you put in or can we expect broken OS?

I never tested your Revolutions Pack since it was english only. Now since I'm able to translate it to dutch I'm looking forward to using it

Another question. With your new patcher are you able to patch different file versions? If so than can you drop the Unofficial Windows 98SE Service Pack dependancy???



Also a bug. This was under XP and I can continue installation!

(nice for translators to see the result directly, however I think it should be removed from further versions, or make a commandswitch "/nochecks" or likewise)

That's because most functionality changes are in Shell Update. It should install fine without it, but i haven't tested that case a lot.

I really don't think so. Really, dependecies are:
- MSVBVM60.DLL (VB6 VM)
- UNICOWS.DLL (resource patch routines)
- KERNEL32.DLL 4.10.2225
Now USP2 is checked by file \windows\system\precopy\sp2.cab.

This is a default behavior. System checks do not block installation.
'Next' button is enabled after you re-type what is in confirmation window, or after 30 sec for those who can't type but can read and have patience.
Under 2k/XP, you really can't damage system because of SFP and Certificate checks.

Thank you for solution. I did deleted shldll.dll file. So, fixed icon untidy. Again, thanks.

I detected a small bug more. The truth of the matter is important very not.

USER.exe parameters don't windows restared. Command-line(shortcut):
C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE user.exe,exitwindowsexec

Sincerely...

Well, AFAIK, the restart command looks something like this, in 98SE:
C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 2

Just for completeness reasons, the shutdown command is:
C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 1

I have the above commands as shortcuts on my quicklaunch bar and they both work fine.

Tihiy, I've sended pm.

Here there is control panel installed successfully:

Thank you Tihiy!

He meant this command, which is available in all 9x OSes:

%windir%\RUNDLL.EXE %windir%\SYSTEM\USER.EXE,ExitWindowsExec

More info:
http://www.mdgx.com/newtip2.htm#EXIT

HTH

Just installed Win98SE unofficial Service Pack and then installed the Revolutions Pack on a clean install of 98SE. The changes are great and installation was easy as anything . Everything seems to be o.k. and working except the icons are now all pixelated . I have tried changing resolutions with no effect. I am using an Intel integrated graphics chip with the newest drivers. Any help to fix this would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Can you please post a screenshot? Can you try to change incons size?

can make Revolutions Pack for win2K look like vista

can make Revolutions Pack for win2K look like vista

Thanks Drugwash and MDGx.

"C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 2" only reboot(CTRL-ALT-DEL like).

"C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\USER.EXE,ExitWindowsExec" restarted to windows.

Again, thanks.

you dont need another screenshot, you can notice it in max_04 post (the attachment with the italian control panel)

ive not tested it personally, its a funny story: i had to download IE6 (was using 5.5), then got the RPL6 preview, then burnt all the stuff on a cd to carry to my w98 computer (no connections of any kind in there), i had to fill the rest of the cd with music to not leave it with only 6% used, then installed IE6, restarted, and when i was about to install RPL V: OH F****** **** i forgot to download RPLite 5

MDGx, personally I try to avoid as much as possible the warm reboots, simply because for some reason (some tweaks that I make to the OS), any such attempt will only leave me staring at a black screen like forever. That is why I recommended the cold reboot; it just plays it safer. Thing is, it has to be tweaked according to each OS version, which is a drawback.

I don't get what on the Earth are you talkin', all!
Where? O rly?

Rofl

All I see in his screenshot is that he's trying to localize RPLite 5 like a blind kitten while i suggested my help.
There is no pixelated icons, just ME icons.

Blind kitten is trying to say you that I've put files windows me & 98 from my cds in the pack, following your list, but I've that problems....

This is result of my job, give me useful indications:

http://rapidshare.de/files/26209804/RPLITE.rar.html

Ah, reply my questions that I've done by pm....

Thanks for the replys guys, but what happened in Max_04 post is not what im talking about. Unfortunately I will have to explain as the system I installed this in has no network card and I can't get my USB flash drive to work to get a screenshot off the system. All of the replaced icons on the desktop and throughout the system are pixelated. It almost looks like the resolution is wrong, but it's not. I tried to change icon size like you said Tihiy, but that did not work either.

Do the icons habe a bad quality or are they really pixelated? I installed RP on my Laptop with Win98se german and my icons color changed to 16 colors. I openned my display settings and maked a mark next to something like "Display icons with maximal colors" and it worked.

The quality of the icons is really bad. They look splotchy and discolored. I looked for the setting you are talking about in display properties, but was unable to find it.

Doug, in Display- Effects tab, bottom ckboxes, should be 1 says "Show Icons in all possible colors", make sure it has ckmark in it.

That setting is no longer in RPLite
Run rpconfig.exe and check (uncheck) "32-bit icons" flag. Then relogon.

Thanks Tihiy, that did the trick! Everything looks perfect now. Keep up the good work!

I didnt install the shell update, thats why I have this option.

I've noticed that your toolbar icons are messed up.
To fix this, reinstall RPLite5 latest version [with Toolbar Update], but change string 9 in setup.exe with your browseui.dll locale.
To find what your locale is, open browseui.dll in ResHacker and open "Version Info":

The german number was 1031. Everything worked perfect so far


I have to grab a german win me cd somewhere, than I will try the other functions.

It won't work for german me cd unless i'll make a german version.

Tihiy, can you control my italian pack?

No, because i don't know italian.
And you don't have enough knowledge neither of english nor resource hacking.
Sorry, but i enough headaches

You don't want to give me a minimum help, well, I'll ask elsewhere.
Thank you for support, black kitten.

I got an error when revolution tries to extract or replace commdlg32.dll ...

I used Win98SE Spanish

yep. i modified the setup and add my language info 3082


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EDIT.
Well I try to install commdlg32.dll manually but my system crash xD

RPLite5 English requires English ME CD!
And it is incredibly naive to replace normal comdlg32.dll with zero-byte length comdlg32.dll.
I need to improve noob protection.

Hooray! Now we can skin comboboxes and comboboxexes.
Just fix one disgusting bug and LameSkin is ready for RPLite 6!

That's great!

Well, now that you posted that screenshot, it reminded me of the confusion I had when I opened that dialog after my first RP install with LameSkin. I needed to make some changes to the theme, but looking at the preview window and seeing the titlebars looking so annoyingly normal as in an ordinary Windows, I was afraid to change and apply anything, thinking the LameSkin would be ruined and the titlebars will go back to the ugly, dull look.

So my question is: would it be possible for the preview to show the real look of the titlebars and all other skinned elements, to avoid any such confusion? It would be really great.

Thank you for all your work so far!

Well, it is possible to show skinned titlebars in that preview, or replace entire preview by static screenshot, but i'm not sure if that is the right thing

How to make big start menu Tihiy?
Do you planing to make it in RP6lite?

There was some starting on this, but was cancelled like Web View replacement.
Too heavy.

Nah, not static screenshot, that wouldn't be convenient. The preview is quite useful to see how the theme would look before applying any change, and that's precisely why I asked for it to reflect the reality as much as possible. If I decide to enlarge or shrink the titlebars or scrollbars or change any other elements, I would like to see my changes in the preview, before completely screwing up my environment.

Well, I said what I had to say; you think about it and do whatever you can and see fit.

I removed IE ("IEradicator2001") and use Firefox.

Is it OK/safe to install Revolutions Pack Lite?

TIA

Tihiy, why didn't you include Taskmanager in Revolutions Pack V Lite?

Can you create a new shortkey to lock the computer (WIN+L)?

Also a bug found. When trying to unlock the computer entering wrong password multiple times there is build up a time gap before the system continues.
However when you successfully logon eventually, when you lock the computer again, the time delay is not set to 0. So you have to wait first before you can unlock.

I would like to have the Shutdown options window to show up in CTRL-ALT-DEL menu when I choose Shutdown... Not just power off the system.

EDIT: I also found when you select to change password in CTRL-ALT-DEL menu you are not taken back to it after changing your password.

In stead of the Time system is running I would like to see the Logon Data like in Windows XP.

Thats the criticism for now. You have already done a great job. I hope you get the toolbars ligned up right for Revolutions Pack 6 (Bar seperators not applied to custom Quick Launch and other bars)

That's by design

conlock.mod is used to lock computer. It is a built-in 9x program, not mine.
Of course there are options! But if shutdown.exe is not found/failed to load, system is powered off.

Why you should be taken back?
Same eggs?

Yes, there are bugs with this, especially without Shell Update.

It's more useful to me to know when I started Windows then how long my system is running. Or you could make a setting for it in registry what display to be used.



Shutdown.exe is only installed with the SHELL update. So I would like it if you called SHShutDownDialog Windows API function when Shell Update is not installed.

That's impossible due to current RPLite 5 shutdown implementation.
Maybe will be fixed for next version.

If it won't be hard.

Maybe. If installer will say that IE6 is found you can try to install.

geez, what is the matter with you, Max_04?

uh, Tihiy, any idea on what this guy's problem is?

I have some idea:
this guy just wanted to know if files he translated were ok in case Tihiy could make an italian version of RP Lite. And simply Tihiy behaved rude.

Tihiy, what about polish version, when it will be ready for testing?

whoa. guess some of us (including me) sometimes have our bad days online. hopefully cooler heads will prevail.

Just a heads up, I took the latest re-release, and updated the sysprops.dll file. I included this updated package in the W9xPP v4.1 patch, which is now available all over the web... (SoftPedia, MajorGeeks, various other sites I've never gone to).

If you look carefully at some tools included you find offensive text also.

Like "What the heck do you mean?" in Shutdown.exe and "omfg" as Manufacturer name. I think this offensive language use should get removed from it.

I have already polished up Dutch version with better translation.

I'm not that rude man, and i don't like offensive actions.
I just don't have my time for lamers. I think 9x users audience is mature enough and adequate.

I'm leaving soon for vacation but i'll release something special good before.

Sorry for calling you using offensive language. Your revolutions pack just have some sharp edges you may need to pull off before using it in a production environment.

With Revolutions Pack in combination with Unofficial Windows 98SE SP you can really get the XP(erienced)