Win98SE...better...faster....stronger

A_Username · Post by **A_Username** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:54 am

I've started a project to use various tools from the internet to make Win98SE faster and look cooler. Here's what I have come up with, let me know if there are any more improvements.

-Derek

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Install
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98lite (Speeds 98SE up a lot)
Connect to Microsoft Update (updates fixes, ect)
98SE2ME (Transplants in like 800 WinME system files, drivers, ect.)
KernelXP (Allows Win98SE to have many XP Kernel Funtctions)
Unnoficial Win98SE Service Pack 2.1a (Updates, Hacks, Fixes, and more)
wupg98 (Many Fixes, performance Tweaks, XP games)
Win98SE Revolutions Pack (Makes 98SE look like XP/Vista)
MGDX's Unnoficial Update Pack (many more hacks, fixes, and more)

Felino · Post by **Felino** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:56 am

SOme of the frameworks?

Post by **bicostp** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:24 am

Screenshots please!

If you want to run a lot of newer software you should install the .NET framework. (It's needed by soem third party media center programs and anything written with VB.NET 2005.)

I've been messing around with Virtual PC, and have got NT looking a lot like XP. I replaced the icons that I could using a copy of XP's shell32.dll (where some of the icons are stored) but there are some, like the start menu items, that still look NT-ish. Does anyone know of a program that would let me copy the icons from the XP shell32.dll to the NT shell32.dll? Will Resource Hacker do the job?

Unidentified Assilant · Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:25 pm

Makes 98 look like Vista/XP? whoah nice.

atari2600a · Post by **atari2600a** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:46 pm

LOL, reshack is awesome.

Anyways, I too want to see some screenshots.

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:09 pm

get it to run some more complicated stuff and I'll be REALLY IMPressed (like raided HDs or mabye some 1.7 Ghz processors, think about it the reliability of 98 with the power of XP!)

Anyway screenshots now,
I must see the useful Win98SE!

Jongamer · Post by **Jongamer** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:13 pm

That would be a Dream Would'nt it.

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:20 pm

Woah!!! 98 SE was by far my favorite Windows OS, and now you can make it look like XP/Vista and operate like XP too? Sweet!!

Seriously, if you find a hack to let 98 SE use the power of my 3.2 Ghz CPU, 1 GB of Ram, and my Nividia GeForce 6800 Graphics card, GOODBYE VISTA AND HELLO 98 SE

Felino · Post by **Felino** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:39 pm

After 98, windows went downhill, any windows computers i own, run 98, or 2k.

Thats coming from a mac-user.

Felino

A_Username · Post by **A_Username** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:11 pm

Felino wrote:SOme of the frameworks?

That's what the "connect to windows update part is for" Here are some screenshots of the revolutions pack.

http://tihiy.ahanix.org/

Like a dream!!

-Derek

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:15 pm

That's really awesome looking. Now all it needs is a Start menu mod and Window mod and it will be pretty damn convincing!

ganonbanned · Post by **ganonbanned** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:25 pm

Felino wrote:After 98, windows went downhill, any windows computers i own, run 98, or 2k.

Thats coming from a mac-user.

Felino

xp was good but ME sucked and vista supposably aint no good.

hahaha. nice username for login.

atari2600a · Post by **atari2600a** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:44 pm

All but one word can describe those screenshots...

A_Username · Post by **A_Username** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:38 am

Harshboy wrote:That's really awesome looking. Now all it needs is a Start menu mod and Window mod and it will be pretty damn convincing!

How about WindowBlinds, I own a copy and it runs on 98SE, it allows for other textures and images to replace the default window and start menu. I'll try installing and trying out the Vista Theme.

-Derek

P.S. I agree with gannonbanned, ME was terrible, XP is ok, and Vista Ultimate isn't worth $400.

twilightprincess · Post by **twilightprincess** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:10 am

It just looks like vista with 98 skin, or can u not do that. you can make it xp skins and stuff (i cant be bothered to turn on my other computer)
Or have you changed the look of 98.