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--Mindows Mission Statement--

Windows 9x is at core quite satisfying as an operating system, but many of us use only a small fraction of the total functionality, yet pay the price in terms of disk space, memory resources, and "integration" of a browser or other bundled programs. The intent of Winimization is to offer a tiny Windows installation that can be run with or without a registry, and is therefore portable across a wide variety of ibm compatible machines.

It is expected that the installations developed in these pages will be of particular interest to those wishing to install Win9x on legacy machines or dedicated machines/embedded systems. It is hoped that feedback to this project will result in even more satisfying results than I have achieved to date.

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I would like to build a "micro98" install for Windows 98SE. I already have the 98lite pro and the windows 98SE Cdrom, but the program also requires Windows 95 Explorer Shell files (EXPLORER.EXE, SHELL32.DLL, COMDLG32.DLL with version numbers in the form 4.00.XXXX (NOT 4.72.XXXX or later) in the file properties dialog). These files can only come from an original Windows 95 CDROM; 95a, or 95b (Windows 95c has integrated IE4 so files from 95c are not compatible). I do not have windows 95 and therefore can not provide the files required for micro98. Can any one help me with this.

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