98 Corporate Options

[mayti]

Hello everybody,

Just a question : Can i create a windows 98 corporate edition ? and if yes ... how?

Thanks

[betaluva]

search google,there is way to auto insert your product key during install,from what i remember you create a batch file that has your name/key etc and place it inside the win install folder( copy your win folder to your harddrive first)

[mayti]

It's well for windows 98 ? i have searched but in vain

[Wendy]

Look on the win98 cdrom for batch.exe. This is a program that makes the batch file thing for win98 setup.

W

[mayti]

Ok Thanks Wendy I try

[betaluva]

if you need more help go to the forums and ask at www.msfn.org

[XPLORERUSA]

For use on all Windows 9x versions to perform install

This method changes OSR2 to an upgrade version, and ProductType=1 does not require the input of any CD Keys or numbers from the Certificate of Authenticity.

I. Make a temp directory on a hard drive - the standard directory for this is C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS.
II. Copy the Win9x directory from the CD to the new directory on your hard drive. From here, we work with the files on your hard drive.
III. Extract from PRECOPY2.CAB the file called SETUPPP.INF. Use extract.exe, or use the CAB file extraction tool PowerToy provided by Microsoft.
IV. Open LAYOUT.INF in a text editor. Search for the string "SETUPPP.INF".You should find: setuppp.inf=2,,4550 Change the 2 to a 0 to read: setuppp.inf=0,,4550
Save the changes. This prevents setup from extracting SETUPPP.INF from the CAB file during installation. Setup will instead use a SETUPPP.INF file we create in step 5.
V. Open SETUPPP.INF in a text editor. Search for "ProductType". You should find: ProductType=9 Change 9 to 1 to read: ProductType=1
Save the changes. This tells setup to upgrade the previous installation, and to not ask for a CD Key or Certificate number. Just leave SETUPPP.INF out in the directory with all the other setup files & cab files.
VI. Run SETUP from Windows 9x off your hard drive. Installation will proceed as an upgrade. Make sure that you CHANGE the install location from C:\WINDOWS.000 to C:\WINDOWS.

ProductType=X in SETUPPP.INF

ProductType=1: Upgrades without asking for CD KEY (serial number)
ProductType=2: Asks for 10-digit CD KEY
ProductType=3: Forces a floppy install - doesn't work.
ProductType=4: Fails - Error - previous ops system installed.
ProductType=5: Works - asks for CD KEY, but won't take valid keys- can "ignore"
ProductType=6: Works OK (?) (?)
ProductType=7: Fails - Error - previous op system
ProductType=8: Fails - Error - previous op system
ProductType=9: OEM non upgrade version

WARNING: If you currently have set Windows 95 (release version) up to dual boot with Windows 3.1. or DOS, and you force OSR2 to "upgrade" in the manner described above, you will lose the ability to dual boot. That is, you will no longer be able to choose to boot to DOS or Windows3.x. Microsoft has removed this ability from OSR2. For more information on this, see Microsoft's Knowledge Base Article on the subject.

[jaclaz]

A windows 98 request posted in the 2k/XP section with an answer for windows 95?

Seriously, here is a thread at MSFN:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=40303
that should be what you asked for.

jaclaz

[CWorks]

A windows 98 request posted in the 2k/XP section with an answer for windows 95? 

was thinking the same thing

[XPLORERUSA]

A windows 98 request posted in the 2k/XP section with an answer for windows 95? 

Hey! after all is windows (is there a forum for win 9x?), should work for win 98

[jaclaz]

Hey! after all is windows (is there a forum for win 9x?), should work for win 98 

No, it's different, Win98 comes with the MSBATCH.INF file and related, you can find the info on the thread on MSFN I posted a link to.

(by the way, and just for the record, the dual booting with Win95 OSR2 is perfectly possible by using either the method detailed here:
http://www.mdgx.com/osr2.htm#2BOOT
or using BOOTPART)

jaclaz

P.S. This is another newish thread on MSFN that looks interesting:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=53392&hl=

[XPLORERUSA]

Here is another way to do it:

W98: OEM -> Full-> no CD Key needed...

Extract the W98 CD content to your hard disk (e.g. F:\W98) with WinISO as a
bootable .iso-file within this file find: Precopy2.cab
Open it with WinRar

In WinRar, find setupx.dll & extract it to somewhere.

Open extracted setupx.dll using eXescope
In eXescope, expand "String" & find number "96"
Click on "96", on the left you will see this number "1526,111" or "1526,
121" or "1526, 115"... ... The last 2 digits may vary depending on the
version you have. In any case, change "1526,1xx" into "1526,100" and save.

Import the modified setupx.dll with the help of WinISO into the same
folder where precopy2.cab (and a bunch of other cab-files) reside. Save
and burn this .iso-file with CDRWin.

Now, each time you run Windows 98 setup, you won't have to enter any
serial number, nor will there be an upgrade/OEM/full check. You can do
either a clean install or an upgrade as you wish, because it became a full
version.
Tried with Win 98 se, and it works!!!

[XPLORERUSA]

If you want to make a bootable CD to install options, or maybe to remove some components, try LitePC, which creates a list of options to install at will (uses a MSBATCH.INF) use the above method (For use on all Windows 9x versions to perform install) to bypass the serial #, I used it and the total size of Win98 on hard drive was only 62 mb!!!, you can download a trial at 98Lite
good luck...

[Wendy]

QUOTE(jaclaz @ Aug 26 2005, 07:28 PM)
A windows 98 request posted in the 2k/XP section with an answer for windows 95? 

Windows is Windows, after all. All is the latest and greatest and next year's legacy-ware.

W