Framework changes
- Rewrote OS variant selection code (Fixes some bugs such as image types appearing twice in the installer and acting strangely)
- Default Monitor prompts now get silenced on every generated image
- Generic Modem drivers no longer get deleted
- Installer no longer freaks out when tape streamers or other inconventional media type devices are connected (#17)
- Some more unneeded files get removed during image creation (logs, etc)
- Driver library changes:
- Surecom NE-34 LAN driver added
- Winbond W89C940 LAN driver added
- Intel E1000 extended to install for T/MT server cards emulated by VirtualBox
- SweetLow's patch for R.Loew's AHCI driver added
Reference image changes:
- Rebuilt ALL images
- STOCK image debloated a little
- Removed excessive SLEEK and MICRO (non-DirectX) images to make maintainance easier
- ME image is now of the MICRO variety (honestly surprising how fast it is)
- Added SweetLow's patches (fixes CHS and non-LBA48 drives and systems corrupting data, and a lot more, #22 )
- Added some important official OS patches (QFEs) to 98SE and ME:
- Updated CPU patches to Patcher9x 0.8.0
- Hack to speedup hardware detection popups in 98SE
- Fixed boot-to-blinking-cursor bug in 98SE STOCK image.
- "Default Monitor" install popup no longer appears
- CREGFIX added to extras folder (#21)
- Fixed some drivers missing that should have been included
- Generic Modem drivers reinstated (#18)
Windows 9x QuickInstall reference images
Included Operating Systems:
- Windows 98 Second Edition with 98Lite MICRO + DirectX 8.1 - Fully patched
- Windows 98 Second Edition (Stock) - Fully patched
- Windows Millenium Edition with 98Lite MICRO + DirectX 8.1 - Fully patched
OS-included Patches & Software:
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Driver library (https://github.com/oerg866/win98-driver-lib-base)
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Important QFEs
Win98SE WinME
Q239696 Q268452
Q239887 Q276602
Q245682 Q278289
Q253697 Q280800
Q253711 Q280127
Q269601 Q290831
Q270063 Q296773
Q273017 Q301453
Q276602 Q301540
Q280448 Q305826
Q281533 Q308236
Q288430 Q314417
Q291362 Q316795
Q293793
Q306453 -
Microsoft Installer 2.0
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RAM patch (R. Loew)
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SATA patch (R. Loew)
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LBA48 patches (R. Loew)
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SweetLow patches:
Patch for RLoew's AHCI.PDR 3.0 - disabled nonfunctional handler of IDE_PASS_THROUGH to prevent BSOD on SMART access
Patch for (the latest version of) APIX.VXD (for Windows 98SE) - disabled special handling for devices on Port Driver ESDI_506.PDR
esdi_506.zip Patches for ESDI_506.PDR from Windows 98SE / RLoew's Terabyte Plus Pack 2.1
smartvsd.zip Patches for SMARTVSD.VXD - works for any combination of ATA channels and devices on these channels and more
WIN98SE_ATAPCIBM.ZIP Right .INF for PCI Bus Master ATA Controllers including those in PCI Native Mode with RLoew's "SATA" Patch/Terabyte Package -
Unicode layer
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Windows 9x TLB invalidation bug patch (Patcher9x by JHRobotics)
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SYSDMCPL hack by oerg866 to speed up HW detection popups
Available on CD:
- Extended driver library (https://github.com/oerg866/win98-driver-lib-extra)
- Extra system drivers
- 3DMark 99
- 3DMark 2000
- 3DMark 2001 SE
- DirectX 8.1
- DirectX 9.0c
- Directory Services Client
- Microsoft Installer
- .NET Framework 2.0
- Maximus Decím USB Drivers 3.5 & 3.6
- Revolutions Pack 9.7 + updates + ext
- Paragon NTFS For Windows 98
- R. Loew patch set (1TBPLUS, AHCI, CDTOOLS, LBA48, NVIDIA, RAMPATCH, SATA, SYSDMCPL, TRIM)
- CREGFIX
- CPU-Z
- HWINFO32
- SuperPI
- TCP Optimizer
- WinRAR 3.93
- TotalCommander
- WPCREdit with all known hardware files
- Roadkil's Disk Speed
- CPUFSB 9
- PCIEdit (oerg866)
- K6INIT (oerg866)
- VGACOPY + CPUCACHE
- IrfanView
- HDAT2