Welcome to the tips n trixs sector for Windows 98. Hopefully you will find
something in here that will make the use of Windows 98 more to the way you want
it to work and improve its performance.
Please check out all pages by clicking on the next page link as there is a lot
here to view. By clicking on the underlined statement below it will take you to
the details of how to carry out the task.
You may find
this application handy for changes in the registry.
RegEditX (Registry Editor Extensions) is freeware that enhances the Windows
Registry Editor. If you edit the same keys repeatedly, this is for you!
New buttons activate frequently
used commands, and a combo box stores a history of visited keys and allows quick
navigation back to them.
The keys are saved across
sessions and available the next time you use the Registry Editor.
You can assign a different .wav file to play when you open any folder in windows
explorer.
You must know a little html
Create a .wav or midi file or use one you already have.
Save the file to the C: drive in any directory.
Go to Windows Explorer and highlight the folder
Click View on the toolbar and choose Customize this Folder.
Click Create or edit an HTML document.
Click next and click next again.
Now just insert your html code for your file and then save.
Go to your folder and it should play your file.
If you display the version number of Windows98 on the desktop, you usually get
something like Windows 98 4.10.1998 or whatever the release date was in the
lower right-hand corner of the desktop.
You can change that to any other 20 characters (11 for "Windows 98 " and 9 for
"4.10.1998")
"Windows98 " is in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KRNL386.EXE file.
"4.10.98" is in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\USER.EXE file.
Make copies of both files - KRNL386.EXE.ORG and USER.EXE.ORG - this is to have a
backup just in case
Copy C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KRNL386.EXE to KRNL3861.EXE
Copy C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\USER.EXE to USER1.EXE
Use a hex editor (I like Ultra-Edit) to edit both files
For KRNL386.EXE search for the first instance of "Windows 98 ". It should be
just before Debug Windows 98
Change this to whatever 11 characters you want
For USER.EXE search for the first instance of the version number (4.10.1998 or
whatever yours displays). It should be just before Monitor%d
Change this to whatever 9 characters you want
Boot to DOS.
Copy USER1.EXE to USER.EXE
Copy KRNL3861.EXE to KRNL386.EXE
Restart the computer
Note: While we haven't had any problems with this in the past , I
take no responsibility if this does have some issue at some future date.
Normally with Win98, the Start Menu keeps added additional programs to the
bottom on a long list.
To get it to display in multiple columns:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Right-click an unoccupied area in the right pane.
Click New / String Value.
In the name box that appears, type StartMenuScrollPrograms
Double-click this and give it a value of false
Backups are located in the \Windows\Sysbckup folder in the RB0xx.CAB file. Where
xx is replaced by the different backups. The default setting is to keep 5
versions.
See the next section, ScanReg.INI Settings, for how to change several
of the default settings.
To restore a backup, you need to be in Windows98 DOS.
Go to the \Windows\Command directory
Run SCANREG /restore
From here you can select which one you want to restore
Both ScanReg and ScanRegW use the settings in the Scanreg.INI file located in
the \Windows directory.
You can change several of the default settings
Backup=1 - Run ScanReg at startup and make a backup automatically. Registry
backup is skipped altogether if this is set to 0
Optimize=1 - Run ScanReg to optimize the registry, reducing its size to improve
performance. Registry automatic optimization is skipped if this is set to 0
MaxBackupCopies=5 - The number of backups to store. Valid entries are 0-99
BackupDirectory - Backup directory where the cabs are stored. The default is
C:\Windows\Sysbckup
Additional system files to backup - Files=[dir code,]file1,file2,file3,
Filenames are separated by a comma ',' ; The Dir Code can be:
10: windir (ex. c:\windows)
11: system dir (ex. c:\windows\system)
30: boot dir (ex. c:\)
31 : boot host dir (ex. c:\)
If you want to disable Web View you can either delete or rename the \Windows\Web
directory. Now when you click on Web View in the Explorer, nothing will happen.
The Link Wizard scans all of the link files on your system. If the associated
program is not found, the Link Wizard will give you the option of removing it.
You can find the Link Wizard in the RESKIT / DESKTOP directory of your Win98 CD.
The file name is CHKLNKS.EXE
Has your registry recently been damaged? To determine whether your registry was
recently damaged, restore the registry from the previous day's backup.
To restore the registry from the previous day's backup:
Hold down the CTRL key as you restart your computer.
On the Startup menu, select Safe mode command prompt only.
Type C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\SCANREG /RESTORE, and then press ENTER.
When you are prompted, select Previous Day's Registry.
Note: If you restore a previous registry, you may need to reinstall any programs
that were installed after the registry backup was made.
If you are having a problem with setting your power management, there Power
Management Troubleshooter tool available either on the Win98 CD or on the web.
This a program that can help you determine the device or driver that might be
interfering.
It is on the CD at \Tools\Mtsutil\Pmtshoot\Pmtshoot.Exe or the web at Power
Management Trouble Shooter (158 K)
There talk about hacking the Windows 98 Registry to bypass the obligation of
register them into Microsoft, in order to be eligible to get Automatic upgrades.
Run Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Welcome\
Select the CurrentVersion folder
Double click the RegDone entry on the right side and set the value to 1
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Welcome\
Select the RegWiz folder
Right click at right panel and add a new string
Set the string name to @
Double click this new entry and set the value to 1
