problem with win-98

[rich_m]

back to the Windows 2000/2003 way of searching:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ CabinetState \

Create a new STRING value and name it ?Use Search Asst? without the quotes.

Specify the value data equal to ?no? without the quotes.

If you?re interested in doing the same to IE, modify this key in the same way:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Main \

can anyone explain how i do that?

[Kon-Tiki]

That's in RegEdit for WinXP, not 98SE, to take out the sniffing dog when searching. 's A bit off-topic, that

[rich_m]

That's in RegEdit for WinXP, not 98SE, to take out the sniffing dog when searching. 's A bit off-topic, that

yep, i can see that , but i would like to melt the unwanted-fat on xp's search.

[Kon-Tiki]

To disable all the effects:
Right click "My Computer">"Properties"
Change to the "Advanced" tab
Click "Settings" in the performance category
You will be presented with a list of visual effects, disable/enable the ones you want
"OK" out of both dialogs

To just use the "Classic" theme without disabling the engine:
Right click the desktop>"Properties"
Change to "Appearance"
Choose "Windows Classic" and "OK" out of it

Disabling the theme engine:
Start>Run, type "mmc" and OK.
In the management console go File>"Add/Remove Snap-in".
On the "Standalone" tab click "Add"
Scroll down click "Services" and press "Add"
On the wizard thing that appears just hit "finish"
Press "Close"
Press "OK"
In the tree list highlight "Services (local)", a list of all windows services will appear on the right.
Scroll down to "Themes".
Right click it>"Properties".
Change the startup type droplist to "Disabled".
Press the "Stop" button then "OK"
Close the management console (Press "no" to save the snap-in map)
Warning: I think Microsoft were being very irritating and disabled the MMC in Home Edition (one of the service packs may enable it though), if I'm right then try the other solution

EDIT: I can't remember how to turn the dog off in the search feature, it is possible by editing something in the registry IIRC, you should be able to google for it.

Tried all that (except for the registry hacking). Only thing that wasn't already set like that, was the first part, but it didn't show any lists of visual effects. Needless to say, the entire OS's still a resource hog, with sliding programs on the Start bar and such.

[rich_m]

Tried all that (except for the registry hacking).

how do i do that 'registry hacking'?

[Kon-Tiki]

Start->Run->RegEdit

[Eero Ränik]

Tried all that (except for the registry hacking). Only thing that wasn't already set like that, was the first part, but it didn't show any lists of visual effects. Needless to say, the entire OS's still a resource hog, with sliding programs on the Start bar and such.

For me, those settings have worked for a long time. Try it again. It is possible.

[rich_m]

hi, i got rid of that problem.

re: ....setup updates your configeration files....
Monday, May 30, 2005 at 7:57 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by JmC (13346 messages posted)
Just a thought.......
Wininit.ini, if it is present, is processed by the program Wininit.exe at bootup
time. It is a facility used by installs and uninstalls to either add or delete files
that can not normally be done when windows is running. After it is processed, the
file is renamed Wininit.bak. If you installed or uninstalled a program prior to this
problem, it's likely the Wininit.ini wasn't properly renamed.
Check the WINDOWS folder and if Wininit.ini exists, either delete it or rename it
to Wininit.bak.

that was the problem...

[Eero Ränik]

I see you didn't bother to search from MSKB. Next time I'll give a direct link to the solution, in this case http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;812488.

[srg]

I'm using Win98SE too and am not at all planning to 'upgrade' to Windows RH (Resource Hog, aka XP). I really don't need my Ram being used to slide the listings of programs to the left when I close something, and I DEFINITELY don't need it to have a sniffing dog when searching my directories. Win98SE suits me fine, and all you people who say those that prefer this one should upgrade to Windows Crappy can get bent.

In that case I'd recommend Windows 2000. It doesn't use that many more resources than Win98SE, is much more robust, a proper operating system. I'm not sure how many Win98 games from a few years ago (there's not the compatibility like in XP) but there's no themes or "sniffing dogs". You'll also be able to use NTFS file system which is also much more robust and has better features.

Since using Windows 2000 and XP, my machine has been vastly more stable and an average 2000/XP install for lasts over a year (I used to get though 98SE installations every 6 months). You can rally punish 2000 much more than you can 98SE.

srg

[Kon-Tiki]

Beginning of July'll be a year of Win98SE on this comp too

[Eero Ränik]

It's not hard to keep any Windows installation useable for years. What I value more, is the computer being able to constantly stay on long enough, running for example, server applications.

[AR]

A simple reason not to use 98 on newer computers is that being heavy on legacy features it doesn't support newer things like ACPI.

If you just don't want to use newer versions on principal then try ReactOS, or just use Linux/Mac/BSD.

[Kon-Tiki]

What's ACPI?

[AR]

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, it's the primary feature for managing hardware and power states on motherboards and hardware newer than about 2000/2001 or so.