[Kelsenellenelvian]

I would like to ask you to please add nusb asap...

[Dave-H]

Thanks Problemchyld for doing this.
The project had been apparently abandoned for far too long.
I do hope Gape's OK.
Thanks for picking it up and running with it.
I installed the last final version SP2.1a years ago, and have added a lot of other unofficial patches since then manually, including using the last version of Soporific's Autopatcher.
I don't think my system is now missing anything of importance so I probably won't install this SP version, but it's downloaded and waiting should I ever need to reinstall things!
Thanks again.
Dave.

[duffy98]

Also want to say thanks PROBLEMCHYLD and to others who contributed. I just have a couple of questions ... I realize this is for a completely new install of Windows 98SE but I was just wondering if there could be much harm if a person did install this over an existing Windows 98SE setup ... or do you not recommend it? I was thinking of the additional fonts and maybe some newer updates. Also, one thing I did like in Gape's first SP2.1a version was the boot up screen ... showing Windows 98 Second Edition, instead of the MS "Windows 98" only screen. Did you carry that over into your new package? I didn't notice any talk about that but I may have missed it.

thanks again,

This post has been edited by duffy98: 05 November 2011 - 08:40 AM

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

Yes, you can install it on a system ready Win98. You shouldn't have any problems.
Everything is still there. Enjoy

This post has been edited by PROBLEMCHYLD: 05 November 2011 - 07:56 AM

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

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This post has been edited by PROBLEMCHYLD: 05 November 2011 - 05:30 PM

[Drugwash]

If I remember correctly, the Windows 95 version of MS Paint works best with the graphic filters package and that seems to be the combination recommended by MDGx and other gurus around. You may want to get documented on this and maybe put back the correct MS Paint package.

Unfortunately I don't have any clean machine to test this whole package on and the Virtual PC (or whatever that was) went down with my dead PM9MS motherboard.

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

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[CharlesF]

PROBLEMCHYLD,

I am using MSPAINT.EXE 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
for years without a glitch.

Version 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) seems to be as good.

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

CharlesF, on 05 November 2011 - 08:10 PM, said:

PROBLEMCHYLD,

I am using MSPAINT.EXE 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
for years without a glitch.

Version 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) seems to be as good.

Anything that requires KernelEX will (NOT) be added. Sorry

[CharlesF]

PROBLEMCHYLD, on 05 November 2011 - 08:34 PM, said:

Anything that requires KernelEX will (NOT) be added. Sorry

Of course!
My bad .

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

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[CharlesF]

I don't know for what purpose Resource Hacker is included (it is not proposed in the INFEX.INI),
but FWIW, a new version is available which add the support for Png images & icons.

Resource Hacker: 3.6.0

I have KernelEx installed so I cannot be sure if it is working with the plain Windows 9x

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

CharlesF, on 06 November 2011 - 07:21 AM, said:

I don't know for what purpose Resource Hacker is included (it is not proposed in the INFEX.INI),
but FWIW, a new version is available which add the support for Png images & icons.

Resource Hacker: 3.6.0

I have KernelEx installed so I cannot be sure if it is working with the plain Windows 9x

Resource Hacker is only used to patch the files. Thanks I will add the new version.

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

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This post has been edited by PROBLEMCHYLD: 09 November 2011 - 04:56 PM

[Steven W]

Quote

1 font from Office 2007

Which one? I believe you can get Calibri and Cambria from the Word Viewer 2003. I think you can just extract them from the installer.

Nevermind, you have them both I should have known you'd be on top of it.

This post has been edited by Steven W: 06 November 2011 - 04:43 PM

[CharlesF]

Steven W, on 06 November 2011 - 04:38 PM, said:

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1 font from Office 2007

Which one?

The list is just above:

PROBLEMCHYLD, on 06 November 2011 - 12:41 PM, said:

ARIALALS.TTF from Win98 CD
ARIALALT.TTF from Win98 CD
BAUHS93.TTF from Plus!98
CURLZ___.TTF from Plus!98
DC______.TTF from Plus!98
JOKERMAN.TTF from Plus!98
OLDENGL.TTF from Office 2007
STOP.TTF from Plus!98
VIXARASC.TTF from Plus!98
WINGDNG2.TTF from Plus!98
WINGDNG3.TTF from Plus!98

[Nexus_06]

Excellent, will give this a go and report anything I find good or bad! =]

[Nexus_06]

Seems to be working good so far, the only problems I found is with TweakUI and trying the option to repair associations, it asks for the disk with the service pack. Also sometimes on rebooting I get windows file protection warning.

on another note here is a patch for transparency of icon labels.

It is ONLY for shell32.dll version 4.72.3812.717

offsets and bytes are in hex

offset patch

11cbf 33 c9 49 89 4d 08 90
11d2b 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90

This patch will NOT work with any other shell32.dll version, so don't even try it.

It is not perfect, if you drag a window over top of them it makes a bit ugly, but refreshing the desktop fixes it. If anyone can improve on it, feel free.

This post has been edited by Nexus_06: 07 November 2011 - 04:23 PM

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

Nexus_06, on 07 November 2011 - 04:20 PM, said:

Seems to be working good so far, the only problems I found is with TweakUI and trying the option to repair associations, it asks for the disk with the service pack. Also sometimes on rebooting I get windows file protection warning.

When it ask for the disk you must point to the \Windows\System\Precopy\SP3.CAB. Then the errors will go away.

[Nexus_06]

Thanks PROBLEMCHYLD that indeed solved my issue. =]