8M Win98 - China DOS Union Forum - China DOS Union

I'll talk about the production method..
1. First, you need a streamlined 98 that has removed IE and DX. It is recommended to use the 98lite 4.7 version to install a small 98, or after installing 98, use iemove to remove IE and uninstall DX...
Now your first step is done..
2. At this time, do not install any drivers. But let the system search automatically. Every time the system needs the 98 disk, cancel it.. This step is described in detail in MLD..
3. Delete any files except the windows folder.. (This step should be executed under DOS)

4. Boot the machine with the DOS71 boot disk from this forum, execute the sys command to transfer system files, and edit the autoexec.bat file as follows:
@ECHO Off
set EXPAND=YES
SET DIRCMD=/O:N
set TEMP=C:\TEMP
set TMP=C:\TEMP
LH DOSKEY.COM >nul
LH SHSUCDX.EXE /D:cdrom001 /L:%CDROM%
findcd
cd windows
win
Edit the config file as follows:
DEVICE=himem.sys
DEVICE=emm386.exe noems
DEVICEHIGH=vide-cdd.sys /d:cdrom001
DEVICEHIGH=ifshlp.sys
DOS=high,umb
FILESHIGH=30
BUFFERSHIGH=30,0
STACKSHIGH=9,256
STACKS=0,0
accdate=c- d- e- f- g- h- i- j- k- l- m- n- o- p- q- r- s- t- u- v- w- x- y- z-
You need to copy the executable files required by these two files to the root directory of your C drive..
Never modify the msdos.sys file..

5. Now enter your system, open System Properties, and perform deletion in Device Manager, keeping CDROM and floppy disk, and hard disk manager.
If it is not the installation version of 98lite, you need to keep the PCI bus and Plug and Play BIOS items in the system device items,, otherwise your CDROM will not work, don't blame me..

6. Now you can optimize your system, set the system to the functions you need, and you can use any system optimization software, such as Optimization Master, Rabbit, etc..., after setting, clean your registry.. and back it up.

7. Okay, now you can start deleting files.
Keep the desktop.inf, fonts, start menu, system, sendto folders,
As for the file list as follows:

calc.exe
hidci.dll
ios.ini
notepad.exe
regedit.exe
rundll32.exe
rundll.exe
scandskw.exe
system.dat
system.ini
user.dat
win.com
win.ini
explorer.exe
I replaced several of these files (such as calc.exe and notepad.exe, the purpose is to expand functions) and renamed similar but more powerful files to the original file names in the windows folder.
After being compressed by upx, it is only 1.5MB.

8. Next, restart once to try.. Then clean the registry.. The purpose of not deleting the files in the system folder first is to let you use more registry modification software.
Edit a bat file named reg, the content is as follows:
regedit /e 01.reg
regedit /c 01.reg
regedit /d 01.reg
regedit /e 01.reg
regedit /c 01.reg
regedit /d 01.reg
regedit /e 01.reg
regedit /c 01.reg
regedit /d 01.reg
regedit /e 01.reg
regedit /c 01.reg
regedit /d 01.reg
regedit /e 01.reg
regedit /c 01.reg
regedit /d 01.reg
regedit /e 01.reg
regedit /c 01.reg
regedit /d 01.reg
regedit /e 01.reg
regedit /c 01.reg
(Of course, you can also lengthen it arbitrarily, but the parameter of the last sentence must not be /d)
Next, we click the Start button, restart the system and enter the MS-DOS mode. It must be restarted by the system, which is more convenient..
Execute reg.bat (can be executed multiple times)

9. Use the exit command to exit DOS, and in Win, see if your system.dat and user.dat files are slimmed down?
So this reg.bat is very useful, we need to execute it multiple times, ha~~~ need to execute until it can't be executed!

10. Now we can carry out the slimming work of several folders.
In the FONTS font folder, we only need to keep five files:
VGAFIX FON
VGAOEM FON
VGASYS FON
MARLETT TTF
SIMSUN TTF (This is relatively large, it is best to replace it with the same file in Win95)

In the INF folder, keep a file named apps.inf and then delete all other files.

Adjust Start Menu according to your own needs;

You can also set the Sendto folder according to your own needs.

The important thing is the system folder. Often, the retention or deletion of a file requires several experiments. I will tell you the simplest method here,
Please delete the files in this folder in Win state. The files that cannot be deleted are the startup necessary files of your Win98, and then you can keep or add according to needs.
My file list is as follows: (This is a file list formed considering volume and software compatibility, everyone can be different. To be honest, the biggest difference of everyone's miniwin is also the files in this folder)
Keep three folders in the system folder: IOSUBSYS; SHELLEXT; VMM32
The files in it are the same as the novice friends in the DOS era, and everyone can read her related articles.

Basic files:
ADAPI32.DLL
CFGMGR32.DLL
COMCLT32.DLL
COMDLG32.DLL
COMM.DRV
COMMCTRL.DLL
COMMDLG.DLL
CONAGENT.EXE
COOL.DLL
CP-936.NLS
CRTDLL.DLL
CTL3DV2.DLL
DDEML.DLL
DDHELP.EXE
DDRAW16.DLL
DEVMGR32.DLL
DIBENG.DLL
FILESEC.VXD
FIOLONG.VXD
GDI32.DLL
GDI.EXE
IME50.IME
IMM32.DLL
IMM.DLL
INDICDLL.DLL
INTERNAT.EXE
KBDUS.KBD
KERNEL32.DLL
KEYBOARD.DRV
KRNL386.EXE
LINKINFO.DLL
LOCALE.NLS
LOGGER.VXD
LPT.VXD
LPTENUM.VXD
LZ32.DLL
LZEXPAND.DLL
MFC42.DLL
MLANG.DLL
MMSYSTEM.DLL
MOUSE.DRV
MPR.DLL
MPREXE.EXE
MPRSERV.DLL
MSACM.DRV
MSCONFIG.EXE
MSGSRV32.DLL
MSVCRT20.DLL
MSVCRT.DLL
NTDLL.DLL
OLE32.DLL
OLEAUT32.DLL
OLEDLG.DLL
PARALINK.VXD
PCI.VXD
PIFMGR.DLL
RICHED20.DLL
RPCRT4.DLL
SHELL32.DLL
SHELL.DLL
SHLWAPI.DLL
SPOOL32.EXE
SPOOLSS.DLL
SYSTEM.DRV
SYSTHUNK.DLL
TOOLHELP.DLL
UNICODE.BIN
UNICODE.NLS
URL.DLL
USER32.DLL
USER.EXE
VDMDBG.DLL
VER.DLL
VERSION.DLL
VFD.VXD
VFIXD.VXD
VGA.DRV
VGAFULL.3GR
VMM32.VXD
VMSGD.VXD
VPBIOSD.VXD
VRTWD.386
WIFEMAN.DLL
WIN87EM.DLL
WINMM.DLL
WINNLS32.DLL
WINNLA.DLL
WINOA386.MOD
WINSPOOL.DRV
WSOCK32.DLL
Now restart this streamlined 98 and have a try. Hehe~ The work can be said to be half done.. But some personalized settings must be carried out before this!

11. Next, we need a powerful registry editor. If everyone can bear it, you can use the one that comes with 98. As long as you have enough patience! Use the search function of the registry editor, find the C: character and replace it with the drive letter you need such as X; Y; Z... Then search: \windows and replace it with the folder name you need, such as WIN; MINIW; mini98, etc.. Remember to back up your registry before this..

12. Okay, now what if our miniwin can't start? We need a tool to virtualize the folder as a drive letter under DOS, subst. Edit the autoexec file in your C drive and add a sentence at the end:
SUBST x: C:\XWIN
Where X: is the drive letter you replaced with the registry editor, c: is the drive letter where your miniwin is located; XWIN is the folder name you can set arbitrarily, which must contain the streamlined windows folder, and its name is according to the name you replaced.
Remember, do not modify the msdos.sys file
Then add to autoexec:
x:
cd \
cd windows(This is the folder name you set）
win
Okay! Restart!

Please copy ucwin to your win folder and set ucwin to start when the computer boots.. Then you can delete the SIMSUN TTF file in the FONTS font folder. You can reduce 7MB at once and add many functions. Hehe~ Not bad.. The input method depends on this..
Further, please use upx to compress all.dll and.exe files.. See how much is left?
If making a CD, use xmsdsk.exe to create a virtual disk, which is equivalent to the drive letter you virtualized with su''''b''''s''''t. Note that please set the space of the virtual disk larger..
On the CD, you can also use cdsubst to virtualize the drive letter.. This software is provided by wengier, thank you wengier!

Floor31　pfox	Posted 2003-10-28 00:00
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No download link?

Floor32　pfox	Posted 2003-10-29 00:00
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*The following is a quote from Master Rushi* at 21:36:51 on October 23, 2003:** Win98 that can be arbitrarily set, can run on any disk, does anyone want it? It's only 8MB after compression Can you provide a download?

Floor33　YOYO	Posted 2003-10-29 00:00
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Suggest only provide tutorials! It's best to be detailed~ Hehe, because I'm very noob! Don't approve of modifying others' stuff~ Has the master come back?

Floor34　Whispher	Posted 2003-10-31 00:00
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This is relatively powerful, share it.

Floor35　如是大师	Posted 2003-10-31 00:00
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I'll talk about the production method.. 1. First, you need a streamlined 98 that has removed IE and DX. It is recommended to use the 98lite 4.7 version to install a small 98, or after installing 98, use iemove to remove IE and uninstall DX... Now your first step is done.. 2. At this time, do not install any drivers. But let the system search automatically. Every time the system needs the 98 disk, cancel it.. This step is described in detail in MLD.. 3. Delete any files except the windows folder.. (This step should be executed under DOS) 4. Boot the machine with the DOS71 boot disk from this forum, execute the sys command to transfer system files, and edit the autoexec.bat file as follows: @ECHO Off set EXPAND=YES SET DIRCMD=/O:N set TEMP=C:\TEMP set TMP=C:\TEMP LH DOSKEY.COM >nul LH SHSUCDX.EXE /D:cdrom001 /L:%CDROM% findcd cd windows win Edit the config file as follows: DEVICE=himem.sys DEVICE=emm386.exe noems DEVICEHIGH=vide-cdd.sys /d:cdrom001 DEVICEHIGH=ifshlp.sys DOS=high,umb FILESHIGH=30 BUFFERSHIGH=30,0 STACKSHIGH=9,256 STACKS=0,0 accdate=c- d- e- f- g- h- i- j- k- l- m- n- o- p- q- r- s- t- u- v- w- x- y- z- You need to copy the executable files required by these two files to the root directory of your C drive.. Never modify the msdos.sys file.. 5. Now enter your system, open System Properties, and perform deletion in Device Manager, keeping CDROM and floppy disk, and hard disk manager. If it is not the installation version of 98lite, you need to keep the PCI bus and Plug and Play BIOS items in the system device items,, otherwise your CDROM will not work, don't blame me.. 6. Now you can optimize your system, set the system to the functions you need, and you can use any system optimization software, such as Optimization Master, Rabbit, etc..., after setting, clean your registry.. and back it up. 7. Okay, now you can start deleting files. Keep the desktop.inf, fonts, start menu, system, sendto folders, As for the file list as follows: calc.exe hidci.dll ios.ini notepad.exe regedit.exe rundll32.exe rundll.exe scandskw.exe system.dat system.ini user.dat win.com win.ini explorer.exe I replaced several of these files (such as calc.exe and notepad.exe, the purpose is to expand functions) and renamed similar but more powerful files to the original file names in the windows folder. After being compressed by upx, it is only 1.5MB. 8. Next, restart once to try.. Then clean the registry.. The purpose of not deleting the files in the system folder first is to let you use more registry modification software. Edit a bat file named reg, the content is as follows: regedit /e 01.reg regedit /c 01.reg regedit /d 01.reg regedit /e 01.reg regedit /c 01.reg regedit /d 01.reg regedit /e 01.reg regedit /c 01.reg regedit /d 01.reg regedit /e 01.reg regedit /c 01.reg regedit /d 01.reg regedit /e 01.reg regedit /c 01.reg regedit /d 01.reg regedit /e 01.reg regedit /c 01.reg regedit /d 01.reg regedit /e 01.reg regedit /c 01.reg (Of course, you can also lengthen it arbitrarily, but the parameter of the last sentence must not be /d) Next, we click the Start button, restart the system and enter the MS-DOS mode. It must be restarted by the system, which is more convenient.. Execute reg.bat (can be executed multiple times) 9. Use the exit command to exit DOS, and in Win, see if your system.dat and user.dat files are slimmed down? So this reg.bat is very useful, we need to execute it multiple times, ha~~~ need to execute until it can't be executed! 10. Now we can carry out the slimming work of several folders. In the FONTS font folder, we only need to keep five files: VGAFIX FON VGAOEM FON VGASYS FON MARLETT TTF SIMSUN TTF (This is relatively large, it is best to replace it with the same file in Win95) In the INF folder, keep a file named apps.inf and then delete all other files. Adjust Start Menu according to your own needs; You can also set the Sendto folder according to your own needs. The important thing is the system folder. Often, the retention or deletion of a file requires several experiments. I will tell you the simplest method here, Please delete the files in this folder in Win state. The files that cannot be deleted are the startup necessary files of your Win98, and then you can keep or add according to needs. My file list is as follows: (This is a file list formed considering volume and software compatibility, everyone can be different. To be honest, the biggest difference of everyone's miniwin is also the files in this folder) Keep three folders in the system folder: IOSUBSYS; SHELLEXT; VMM32 The files in it are the same as the novice friends in the DOS era, and everyone can read her related articles. Basic files: ADAPI32.DLL CFGMGR32.DLL COMCLT32.DLL COMDLG32.DLL COMM.DRV COMMCTRL.DLL COMMDLG.DLL CONAGENT.EXE COOL.DLL CP-936.NLS CRTDLL.DLL CTL3DV2.DLL DDEML.DLL DDHELP.EXE DDRAW16.DLL DEVMGR32.DLL DIBENG.DLL FILESEC.VXD FIOLONG.VXD GDI32.DLL GDI.EXE IME50.IME IMM32.DLL IMM.DLL INDICDLL.DLL INTERNAT.EXE KBDUS.KBD KERNEL32.DLL KEYBOARD.DRV KRNL386.EXE LINKINFO.DLL LOCALE.NLS LOGGER.VXD LPT.VXD LPTENUM.VXD LZ32.DLL LZEXPAND.DLL MFC42.DLL MLANG.DLL MMSYSTEM.DLL MOUSE.DRV MPR.DLL MPREXE.EXE MPRSERV.DLL MSACM.DRV MSCONFIG.EXE MSGSRV32.DLL MSVCRT20.DLL MSVCRT.DLL NTDLL.DLL OLE32.DLL OLEAUT32.DLL OLEDLG.DLL PARALINK.VXD PCI.VXD PIFMGR.DLL RICHED20.DLL RPCRT4.DLL SHELL32.DLL SHELL.DLL SHLWAPI.DLL SPOOL32.EXE SPOOLSS.DLL SYSTEM.DRV SYSTHUNK.DLL TOOLHELP.DLL UNICODE.BIN UNICODE.NLS URL.DLL USER32.DLL USER.EXE VDMDBG.DLL VER.DLL VERSION.DLL VFD.VXD VFIXD.VXD VGA.DRV VGAFULL.3GR VMM32.VXD VMSGD.VXD VPBIOSD.VXD VRTWD.386 WIFEMAN.DLL WIN87EM.DLL WINMM.DLL WINNLS32.DLL WINNLA.DLL WINOA386.MOD WINSPOOL.DRV WSOCK32.DLL Now restart this streamlined 98 and have a try. Hehe~ The work can be said to be half done.. But some personalized settings must be carried out before this! 11. Next, we need a powerful registry editor. If everyone can bear it, you can use the one that comes with 98. As long as you have enough patience! Use the search function of the registry editor, find the C: character and replace it with the drive letter you need such as X; Y; Z... Then search: \windows and replace it with the folder name you need, such as WIN; MINIW; mini98, etc.. Remember to back up your registry before this.. 12. Okay, now what if our miniwin can't start? We need a tool to virtualize the folder as a drive letter under DOS, subst. Edit the autoexec file in your C drive and add a sentence at the end: SUBST x: C:\XWIN Where X: is the drive letter you replaced with the registry editor, c: is the drive letter where your miniwin is located; XWIN is the folder name you can set arbitrarily, which must contain the streamlined windows folder, and its name is according to the name you replaced. Remember, do not modify the msdos.sys file Then add to autoexec: x: cd \ cd windows(This is the folder name you set） win Okay! Restart! Please copy ucwin to your win folder and set ucwin to start when the computer boots.. Then you can delete the SIMSUN TTF file in the FONTS font folder. You can reduce 7MB at once and add many functions. Hehe~ Not bad.. The input method depends on this.. Further, please use upx to compress all.dll and.exe files.. See how much is left? If making a CD, use xmsdsk.exe to create a virtual disk, which is equivalent to the drive letter you virtualized with su''''b''''s''''t. Note that please set the space of the virtual disk larger.. On the CD, you can also use cdsubst to virtualize the drive letter.. This software is provided by wengier, thank you wengier!

Floor36　crazyeda	Posted 2003-10-31 00:00
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Is it really such a physical labor! Then I don't expect to take shortcuts! Let's get started! However, I want to keep the original EXPLORER, I'm not used to that 95 version of EXPLORER

Floor37　如是大师	Posted 2003-10-31 00:00
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Of course, even the 98 EXPLORER compressed with upx is only 94k.. The above is to be continued..

Floor38　panming00	Posted 2003-10-31 00:00
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Interesting, can you play games!~

Floor39　如是大师	Posted 2003-11-01 00:00
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It's okay, but it won't work for too large games.

Floor40　YOYO	Posted 2003-11-01 00:00
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Finally it has begun! Looking forward to the full text being released soon, I'll try it out when the full text is released~ (Hehe, there are people more eager than me above...) I need to make my own 98! Haha~ Asking for advice! After uninstalling IE and installing another browser, is there any easy-to-use and small one that supports Chinese better? Please recommend one! Thanks!

Floor41　如是大师	Posted 2003-11-01 00:00
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This can be used with Opera, with good functions, small and fast!

Floor42　YOYO	Posted 2003-11-02 00:00
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Thanks to Master Rush! It's really a great browser!

Floor43　YOYO	Posted 2003-11-02 00:00
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Can Master Ru be more detailed about how to use 98lite? Can it be used in DOS? I always get errors when using it under DOS... Really extremely noobish~ This isn't even搞定! Oh my~ Trouble Master, take care of the newbie, hehe!

Floor44　kan6526	Posted 2003-11-02 00:00
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Mozilla Firebird 0.7 Chinese version, a light and practical powerful browser, this is also good.

Floor45　如是大师	Posted 2003-11-02 00:00
元老会员　Posts 3,351　Credits 9,654　From 湖北
There is indeed a Chinese version of version 98lite4.7. Let's talk about any problems you encounter after trying it.