[The_Frag_Man]

Hello MDGx,

could you please tell me a little bit more about option 3? It's not clear why the files are seperate, or what the differences are with the new versions, or what some of the problems are that could be encountered.

In short all I really wanna know is if I will see an improvement if I install option 3

[MDGx]

The_Frag_Man, on Nov 18 2005, 12:33 PM, said:

Hello MDGx,

could you please tell me a little bit more about option 3? It's not clear why the files are seperate, or what the differences are with the new versions, or what some of the problems are that could be encountered.

In short all I really wanna know is if I will see an improvement if I install option 3

Please see READ1ST.TXT [100 KB]:
READ1ST.TXT
respectively the * Option 3: section under the "98SE2ME.PIF COMPLETE GUIDE" chapter.

If you want more installation details, please open these files with Notepad:
- C:\9!M\RSTR3F.INF = look under the [3M] section.
- C:\9!M\98SE2ME.BAT = look under the :X3 section.
Also, you may want to open IMGVIEW.HTT in Notepad, and look at the differences between this file and the original one from the WinME setup CD.

Hope this helps.

[PsycoUnc]

-puter wouldn't boot, after installing latest 98se2me... ???

---UPD: -ok, I fixed it... I removed the file u added, WINBOOT.INI... I did not have that file before, and it appears that was the culprit...

This post has been edited by PsycoUnc: 07 December 2005 - 06:49 AM

[MDGx]

PsycoUnc, on Dec 1 2005, 12:11 AM, said:

I installed your latest 11-30-05 98se2me, just running the .PIF w/out actually selecting any of the numbered options (like u said at top of this thread), just to install your "EVERYBODY MUST HAVE" tweaks/fixes, and guess what: I must be more of a "no-body" than I'd previously thought: upon reboot, NO BOOT... win tries to boot, runs the autoexec.bat, chokes on the audio dos driver install with "ERROR#3: WINBOOTDIR environment variable missing. Driver not loaded" and then I have to ctrl-c to "exit batch program?", whereas I'm dumped to a dos prompt... I REMarked that driver line out of autoexec.bat, rebooted, and just got dumped to dos prompt as if I chose to boot only to a dos prompt. Tried typing "win", and then windows tried to continue booting (the boot logo came up), but it just froze... would not boot... tried removing your mod to msdos.sys, no-go, tried scanreg /restore of backup of few hrs ago, same thing...

Sorry about that, keep forgetting not everybody has winbot.ini in C:\ root [besides msdos.sys], like I do.

But there no reason to panic, your Windows installation is fine, nothing was damaged.
What happened is that BSRESTOR.INF [11-30-2005 edition] was creating a new WINBOOT.INI file in C:\ root [only if you didn't have it] with these 2 lines:

[Options]
SystemReg=0

and after rebooting, if winboot.ini is found in C:\ root, Win9x/ME boots from it instead booting from msdos.sys. But because [in your case] the newly created winboot.ini does not contain a [Paths] section or the 3 lines below it that should point to WinDir, WinBootDir + HostWinBootDrv locations, Windows gets confused, and pops up those error messages.
On Win9x/ME computers with winboot.ini present in C:\ root, this error doesn't occur.

If you wish to know more about winboot.ini:
http://www.mdgx.com/newtip16.htm#WBINI

I have removed the winboot.ini fix, please try the 12-1-2005 edition of 98SE2ME:
http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=46349

Hope this helps.

This post has been edited by MDGx: 04 December 2005 - 07:25 PM

[PsycoUnc]

-thx for the help, sry I was a bit cranky, in a lot of pain lately with both carpal tunnel AND tendonitis (just got my 1st wrist splint brace today, sure hope it helps!), plus neck pinch, bad elbow, bad knee, bad feet, ulcerative colitis, ....... and I'm only 37!... (sigh...lol) -So when puter wouldn't even boot, I was a bit put off...
-as always, you and Gape do a great job helping all of us get/keep our good-ol' win98se in top shape, and we all greatly appreciate it ...

This post has been edited by PsycoUnc: 02 December 2005 - 09:56 PM

[MDGx]

PsycoUnc, on Dec 2 2005, 08:51 PM, said:

-thx for the help, sry I was a bit cranky, in a lot of pain lately with both carpal tunnel AND tendonitis (just got my 1st wrist splint brace today, sure hope it helps!), plus neck pinch, bad elbow, bad knee, bad feet, ulcerative colitis, ....... and I'm only 37!... (sigh...lol) -So when puter wouldn't even boot, I was a bit put off...
-as always, you and Gape do a great job helping all of us get/keep our good-ol' win98se in top shape, and we all greatly appreciate it

I'm sincerely sorry about your troubles, and I hope you get better fast.
Please accept my best wishes.

btw:
Merry holidays + all the best for 2006.

[randiroo76073]

MDGx thanks for explaination, I ran into same prob & was gonna post, but saw PsycoUnc's and decided to see answer. As usual, you had one! Can I borrow your brain, mine seems to be sadly lacking most times[LOL!]

PsycoUnc, I feel for you, my wife has similar probs so I know the grouchy part, painful it is!

Merry Christmas & happy New Year to all

[celtish]

This isn't much good without a WinME installation disc!

[MDGx]

plonkeroo, on Dec 5 2005, 04:51 AM, said:

This isn't much good without a WinME installation disc!

And I thought every1 already knew that, ever since I started this project almost 1 year ago [Jan 20 2005]...

Please read the 1st post in this forum for requirements, which include a WinME setup CD or full set of *.CABs [English]:
http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=46349

And I believe it is safe to assume you already know this is because both I and MSFN forums do NOT promote/support/allow piracy.
Otherwise, I'd just post a full ISO on warez sites.

BTW:
WinME setup CDs are a dime a dozen on ebay, if u need 1.
Or u can "borrow" a friend's/coworker's/family member's CD.

Hope this helps.

[Molecule]

MDGx ... I was getting ready to try your No.1 option (err...no.2 option, just basics) and I was wondering if I need to retain directory structure of the ME cabs, or can I just dump them all into one flat dir ...
(quote display drops tabs ... so use code ... )

Directory of: MEupgrade>Z:\*.cab
Z:\add-ons\Tsclient\icaclnt\ica32
	_sys1.cab																											   
	_user1.cab																											  
	data1.cab																											   
	data2.cab																											   
	4 files; 2,324,413 bytes
Z:\drivers\Modem\IBM\Disk1
	manager.cab																											 
	win.cab																												 
	winsys.cab																											  
	winsys32.cab																											
	4 files; 633,547 bytes
Z:\drivers\Modem\IBM\Disk2
	modem.cab																											   
	1 file; 1,143,570 bytes
Z:\win9x
	BASE2.CAB																											   
	CATALOG.CAB																											 
	DRIVER5.CAB																											 
	DRIVER6.CAB																											 
	DRIVER7.CAB																											 
	mini.cab																												
	NET3.CAB																												
	NET4.CAB																												
	PRECOPY1.CAB																											
	WIN_10.CAB																											  
	WIN_11.CAB																											  
	WIN_12.CAB																											  
	WIN_13.CAB																												  
	WIN_14.CAB																											  
	WIN_15.CAB																											  
	WIN_16.CAB																											  
	WIN_17.CAB																											  
	WIN_18.CAB																											  
	WIN_19.CAB																											  
	WIN_20.CAB																											  
	WIN_21.CAB																											  
	WIN_22.CAB																											  
	WIN_8.CAB																											   
	WIN_9.CAB																											   
	WIN_OL.CAB																											  
	25 files; 147,135,456 bytes
Total: 4 directories;  34 files;  151,236,992 bytes

thanks,

This post has been edited by Molecule: 06 December 2005 - 04:15 PM

[PsycoUnc]

-only the /win9x files are needed...

[MDGx]

PsycoUnc:

Correct, only the CABs in \WIN9X are needed [all others are probably OEM/vendor custom CABs with drivers + tools from the company where the PC was purchased from], and they can be anywhere on any of your drives, but they should all be in the same directory/folder.
Otherwise the script + tool I'm using to detect them will either (1) fail, or (2) will take waaay to long to extract files from CABs.

Personally I haven't tried to put them in more than 1 directory/drive, but 1 could do that just for the sake of experimenting.

Hope this helps.

[ProCon1]

I have created a "Compressed HTML Help file" (*.CHM) to "supplement" MDGx's existing READ1ST.TXT file. The following are the primary reasons I decided to produce a *.CHM file:

• The content and size of the READ1ST.TXT (112 KB) has grown beyond the manageability of a simple text file and capability of Microsoft Notepad.
  
  
  
• The formatting of the READ1ST.TXT, due to Notepad's format restrictions, does not allow you to quickly and easily find desired information, thus making it difficult to use it as a convenient reference or learning source.
  
  
  
• Some interested and less experienced users may shy away from trying 98SE2ME due to the "seemingly" overwhelming amount of information of the READ1ST.TXT.
  
  
  
• I think that MDGx has produced a highly practical and quality program deserving representation of a help/reference document consistent with its "great value" to the end-user. It is also my way of saying thanks to MDGx for the hard work put into this project and ongoing effort to keep it up-to-date...

MDGx you're best my friend!

Download CHM file here [152 KB]:
http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/982MECHM.EXE

Download source here [258 KB]:
http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/982MECHM.ZIP

NOTE: This is the initial distribution of the file with information effective as of MDGx's last update, 12/14/05. Some content is subject to change based on MDGx's review and feedback.


Good Luck 'n Good Computing!

[MDGx]

ProCon1:

Million thanks for your hard work on the HTML Help file.

I have posted the CHM file here [152 KB]:
http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/982MECHM.EXE
I mentioned it in READ1ST.TXT:
READ1ST.TXT
here:
http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/
and here:
http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=46349

Best wishes

[ProCon1]

MDGx, on Dec 31 2005, 08:43 AM, said:

ProCon1:

Million thanks for your hard work on the HTML Help file.

I have posted the CHM file here [152 KB]:
http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/982MECHM.EXE
I mentioned it in READ1ST.TXT:
http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/READ1ST.TXT
here:
http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/
and here:
http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=46349

Best wishes

MDGx, you're very welcome!

Please let me know of any significant updates via email so I can update the help file accordingly.

Happy New Year and all the best!

-=ProCon1=-
^

[MDGx]

ProCon1:

I sure will.

Thanks again for your work.

HNY 2 u 2.

This post has been edited by MDGx: 09 January 2006 - 02:17 PM

[PsycoUnc]

?
-does 98se2me option #1 or 2 overwrite NEWER versions of files, as well as the older ones?
-I had newer xpsp2 version of CABINET.DLL, ran 1/9 98se2me #2 today, and it replaced it with older ME version... ???... that's not supposed to happen, is it? If yes, that's NOT good, would mean anytime we run an updated 98se2me, we have to also re-run all other "newer" tweaks/updates afterwards... ???

[MDGx]

PsycoUnc, on Jan 9 2006, 06:06 PM, said:

-does 98se2me option #1 or 2 overwrite NEWER versions of files, as well as the older ones?
-I had newer xpsp2 version of CABINET.DLL, ran 1/9 98se2me #2 today, and it replaced it with older ME version... ???... that's not supposed to happen, is it? If yes, that's NOT good, would mean anytime we run an updated 98se2me, we have to also re-run all other "newer" tweaks/updates afterwards... ???

Thanks for noticing.
I have removed WinME CABINET.DLL from 98SE2ME.
Please download the updated file:
http://www.mdgx.com/4

Details:
http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=46349

Hope this helps.

[PsycoUnc]

"thx for noticing"... lol...
-thx for correcting that one mistake, but... that doesn't correct the overall 98se2me flaw... I hate to yell at ya, since you've done so much to help all of us, BUT... ya realllllly need to make sure this flaw doesn't happen w/other files, by making sure every (I know, this hurtz) file replaced by 98se2me first checks version numbers... if not, then we can't trust 98se2me in the future, which would be VERY unfortunate...
-perhaps a loop call with a data file, would make it much easier than coding every single file call... -have u thought about doing 98se2me with other than just batch files? -perhaps a very simple virtBasic/etc prog?

[crashnburn]

with all the positives that the 98SE2ME has done for my particular unit, a 1.4ghz.......... would it be possible to install a DVD-RW that stated for an XP/2000 OS???