Unofficial Win98 SE SP 2.0 BETA 1

[Gape]

Hi all,

Win98 SE SP 2.0 BETA 1 is ready now. Please, don't forget that it's a BETA. So, only install it for testing purposes.

Some features have not implemented yet: USB Mass Storage device support, New Desktop Icons and Better Notepad. Uninstallation is not available, too. I hope, BETA 2 or FINAL will contain a much better USB Mass Storage device support.

Please, write your comments about this BETA. Any suggestion is welcome.

Download 2.0 BETA 1 (BETA 2 will be ready soon, so I removed the link).

What's new in BETA 1?

- NEW: Optional components support (Windows 2000 Color Scheme, Performance Tweaks, and Adaptec ASPI are optional now).

- NEW: At least 3 new hot-fixes.

- NEW: IE updates for bundled IE 5.0 (This is especially useful for 98lite users).

- NEW: Support for all 98lite configurations.

- NEW: Shows attributes column in details view on the Windows Explorer.

- UPDATED: Roots Update.

- FIXED: Some bugs (Only WindowsUpdate bug is major).

Edited November 6, 2004 by Gape

[blademaster]

Wow, who would want sugar coated version of an outdated OS

[Paulba]

Not everone has brand new hardware and not everone wants to give MS anymore money. If 98 is still the best OS for your hardware (lots of 3-5 year old laptops dont have a choice) and software, its great to have all the updates that MS has applied in a singe file as well as some good fixes that MS didnt think of (or care about) at the time.

[CoolCatBad]

Link is dead.

Can we not ban trolls who come to this section of the board with no purpose other than to badmouth the designated OS?

[Copernic Reporter]

http://www.<< spam >>/board/index.php?showtopic=31044

Hi all,

Win98 SE SP 2.0 BETA 1 is ready now. Please, don't forget that it's a BETA. So, only install it for testing purposes.

Some features have not implemented yet: USB Mass Storage device support, New Desktop Icons and Better Notepad. Uninstallation is not available, too. I hope, BETA 2 or FINAL will contain a much better USB Mass Storage device support.

Please, write your comments about this BETA. Any suggestion is welcome.

Download BETA 1

- Edit: BETA 2 will be ready soon, so I removed the link.

[Samoa]

Not everone has brand new hardware and not everone wants to give MS anymore money. If 98 is still the best OS for your hardware (lots of 3-5 year old laptops dont have a choice) and software, its great to have all the updates that MS has applied in a singe file as well as some good fixes that MS didnt think of (or care about) at the time.

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5yr old laptops????? omg :s

[ChrisArr]

5yr old laptops????? omg  :s

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Yeah, some of us use them. I am one who does and, well, I would like to run Win2K on it, but 64MB of memory places me in 98SE territory. It has been stable too. SHOCK!

[Angel Blue01]

I still have a 98 machine I use for playing old games.

98 is still useful. Thanks!

[The Crock]

Some of you need to realize that not everyone can afford to go out and buy a new PC every year so they can keep 'top of the line'.(<- that's not me by the way :laugh: Others, still use it for many purposes, and it still can be used in many different ways.

Though the link seems to be dead, thanks for posting.

[BxBoy]

i dread the days of 9x

[TheLegendOfMart]

5yr old laptops????? omg  :s

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Urr yes......I have an Athlon64 desktop for gaming and net usage, i also have a p2 300 laptop i use for surfing and email, it can cope with Windows XP but not so well, i dont have windows 2000 so Windows 98 is my only choice.

[Angel Blue01]

Urr yes......I have an Athlon64 desktop for gaming and net usage, i also have a p2 300 laptop i use for surfing and email, it can cope with Windows XP but not so well, i dont have windows 2000 so Windows 98 is my only choice.

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Buy it on e-bay.

[PseudoRandomDragon]

A very nice and useful service pack.

If I may make a suggestion: Could you have it an option to install new icons? I like the Win98 icons better than the Win2k icons.

[soldier1st]

i agree

make the w2k icons able to remove them and restore the win 98 icons

also is it possible to remove more of dos from windows 98?

[MasterT]

I like this forum ...

but can someone put there a valid link for the Unofficial Win98 SE SP 2.0 BETA 1

because the ones already there are not working !!!

[Gape]

Win2K desktop icons will be optional in 2.0.

However, I think we don't need Win2K icons update. Maybe I should remove this feature. What do you think?

About 2.0 BETA 1, please just wait a few days, BETA 2 will be available soon.

[MasterT]

hey, i like the new icons why remove them if it gives a better look?

so does anyone have any ideea when the SP 2.0 Final will be released and if it will be slipstreamable ... that would be of much help to can slipstream this Service Pack!

10x in advance.

[Gape]

hey, i like the new icons why remove them if it gives a better look?

so does anyone have any ideea when the SP 2.0 Final will be released and if it will be slipstreamable ... that would be of much help to can slipstream this Service Pack!

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OK, then Win2K icons will be in 2.0, and it will be optional.

I hope BETA 2 will be released in this weekend.

[insanekiwi]

thanks for the update.

[42n81]

Yep thanks, I got a mate who is gonna use this when stable release. !!

[MasterT]

What about slipstreaming? Will there be any support for that ?

[riahc3]

are you gonna develop any other unoffical service packs for other OSs?

[greg098]

i really love this program. Why not change all the icons to winxp? they would look a lot better. Also, im not sure if u have added this, but add network support? As when you make a network with a winxp machine, u need ur xp CD to finish it off on a win98 machine...maybe u could add to this the SP to save time for ppl installing a network?

[PseudoRandomDragon]

WinXP icons would look ugly since it isn't 32bit color icon supported. The WinXP icons in 16bit color are ugly.

[MasterT]

The thing is not about what icons to use ... but to have all the updated system files and hotfixes so that the OS could be more stable and smother.