Gape Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Hi all, I am currently working on a service pack for Windows 98 SE. It is a self extracting file and its setup is based on an .inf file like Microsoft's patches. It contains only updates from Windows Update. But it contains two additional files currently: 1- Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime DLL "msvbvm60.dll". 2- 256 color patched "explorer.exe". A list of updates of my service pack: 236926, 239887, 241084, 243199, 243450, 245065, 245682, 245729, 246387 , 247853, 249973, 253697, 253711, 257360, 258010, 258191, 259253, 259728, 260067, 263044, 263891, 269601, 271811, 273017, 273727, 274113, 274370, 274548, 276602, 278033, 280448, 288550, 293197, 308349, 313829, 323172, 329115, 823559. Total: 38 updates + 2 additional files. I can add some useful files, and some general registry tweaks. Any suggestions are welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PseudoRandomDragon Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Yeah, fix the poor memory management it has :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frease Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Yeah, fix the poor memory management it has :D Yeah.. If that is fixed, I might roll back to it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddingguy Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Yeah.. If that is fixed, I might roll back to it ;) From what I remember of 98SE that memory management ain't so bad. OK, it can't compare to 2000 or XP, but than again... those last OS's require FAR more system specs compared to 98. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devBrian Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 From what I remember of 98SE that memory management ain't so bad. OK, it can't compare to 2000 or XP, but than again... those last OS's require FAR more system specs compared to 98. Anything above 256MB seems to be handled poorly. I have 1024MB DDR that I tried to run in 98... just didn't work out well -- used it on my 256MB machine and it ran like a dream... Maybe it's just hit and miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PseudoRandomDragon Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Any memory amount over 192MB will not effect performance at all with Win98SE. Using Win98SE with 256MB of RAM or more is a waste. It would be nice if this were fixed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gape Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 Actually there is problem with systems that have more than 512 MB of RAM. Link I agree that Windows 98's memory management is bad, but two tweaks can help a bit. 1- "ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1" setting. (This will be included in my update.) 2- MaxFileCache. (To solve 512 mb ram problem.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PseudoRandomDragon Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Sounds cool :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakyfriday Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 so you just making at autopatcher..just like autopatcher XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlishFun Veteran Posted January 16, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 16, 2004 so you just making at autopatcher..just like autopatcher XP Sorta like the little known AutoPatcher 98 project: Unofficial AutoPatcher 98/ME Thread Lots of info there. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gape Posted January 16, 2004 Author Share Posted January 16, 2004 I need beta testers, please email me if you are interested. acoskun1979 AT yahoo DOT com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gape Posted January 25, 2004 Author Share Posted January 25, 2004 (edited) Hi all, Unofficial Windows 98 SE Service Pack 1 English Public Beta released. Download Features: - 52 hot fix. - 256-color tray. - Better Defrag. - Better Notepad. - Optimized swap file usage. - Better WDM/USB support. - Windows Scripting Host 5.6. - Visual Basic 6.0 SP5 runtime library. - Windows 2000 color scheme. I recommend that you should install IE, DirectX and MediaPlayer before this pack. Your feedback are welcome. :) Edited January 25, 2004 by Gape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivion Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 thank God no one forgot 98 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian397 Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 my question is if this Service Pack well work on Windows 98, not SE but 98. And if I can download it or do I have to order it off the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gape Posted January 25, 2004 Author Share Posted January 25, 2004 It is only for Windows 98 Second Edition English. It is totally free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian397 Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 It is only for Windows 98 Second Edition English. It is totally free. hating microsoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonk Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 hating microsoft Uhhh... man you do realize that guy Gape made this 'service pack' and not Microsoft right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMan Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Anyone know when the next XP service pack will be out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PseudoRandomDragon Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 When he said "hating microsoft", I think he ment that he hates them because they wish to make him pay for Win98SE. thenewbrgnewman, there are ways of getting what you rightfully should have for free :whistle: Ashman: Wrong thread to ask that question. Go to another section of this forum please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian397 Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 When he said "hating microsoft", I think he ment that he hates them because they wish to make him pay for Win98SE. thenewbrgnewman, there are ways of getting what you rightfully should have for free :whistle: Ashman: Wrong thread to ask that question. Go to another section of this forum please. thank you! Someone gets what I said! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian397 Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Uhhh... man you do realize that guy Gape made this 'service pack' and not Microsoft right? I know but from the rumors I have been hearing it sounds like it is going to be for only Windows 98 SE, not the regular one. Gonna make a few people mad :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniacidz Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Now i like this for my older machine. Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gape Posted January 27, 2004 Author Share Posted January 27, 2004 I made a website about this pack: ExuberantSoftware You can find more detailed information about features of this pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTLA Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Is the pack downloadable??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gape Posted January 27, 2004 Author Share Posted January 27, 2004 Yes, if there was a problem, try again please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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