Windows 98

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Installation

The suggested way to install Windows 98se to a clean HTPC machine

- boot from CD with win98se bootdisk image

- Set bootpartition (C:\)-size to 1Gb

- format c: /u /s

- Install Win98se with custom installation (dir: c:\win98se\)

Remove these from custom installation

- Address Book -> Outlook is removed

- Unnecessary SW (calculator, messenger)

- Online services

- Games

Boot to Windows

- Disable task scheduler

- Move swap file to D:\ or other drive

Make a backup

Now, when you have a stable HTPC system, make a backup of your C:\. Use Ghost or similar for this. If you for some reason break your system, just drop back your working copy.

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Other hints for win98se

- Set DMA access on for the DVDROM drive (Control Panel -> system -> DVDROM )

- Set DVDROM letter to Z:. By this you can add partitions, drives etc without the need to change any DVDROM configurations

- Set your vcache to correct value in system.ini

[386ENH]

MaxPhysPage=<nnn>

512Mb-MaxPhysPage=20000

256Mb-MaxPhysPage=10000

128-MaxPhysPage=08000

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win98/Q_20140722.html

- Limit your virtual memory by adding this in is your system.ini

[386ENH]

ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1

- Set options in msdos.sys (c: root, hidden and readonly file): <empty>

- Remove IE from your machine with IEradicator by LitePC http://www.litepc.com

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