Windows 98/98 SE + DOS 7.10
Tricks, Secrets, BUGs + FIXes
I will post here ALL New Windows 98 + DOS7 ©Tricks every time I'll also add them to TIPS98.TXT or REGISTRY.TXT, both part of my Updated Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016
+ DOS 7.xx/8.00 ©Tricks + Secrets Files [W95-11D.EXE], FREEware.Jump to [separate pages]:
Contents: [new ©tweaks added at the TOP]
- 5-5-10 Updated DOS Secret: FAT16 → FAT32 → exFAT
- 4-12-07 Updated Win9x/ME/IE5/IE6 Registry ©Trick: ADVANCED OPTIONS GALORE
- 12-30-06 Updated Win98 SE Original Registry ©Trick: 98SE2ME: KILLER REPLACEMENTS: ME → 98 SE [UPDATED 12-30-2006]
- 12-30-06 Win3.x/9x/NTx Updated ©Trick: HOSTS FILES, GUIDES + TOOLS
- 7-3-06 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: REGISTRY INCONSISTENCIES, CURIOSITIES + ODDITIES
- 12-31-03 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: DELUXE CD PLAYER
- 1-7-03 Win98 ©Trick: 3D PINBALL
- 10-16-02 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE Registry ©Trick: SHOW FULL URL
- 8-29-02 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: OPTIMAL VIDEO REFRESH RATE
- 7-2-02 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: THE PLUS! PACKS
- 7-2-02 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: EXPLORE YOUR ROOTS
- 6-5-02 Win9x/ME/DOS7/DOS8 Original Memory ©Trick: WINDOWS DOS BOX TIPS
- 6-3-02 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: FIX COPY TO/MOVE TO/SEND TO
- 5-8-02 Win9x/NT4 Original Registry ©Trick: PATCHED SHELL32.DLL BUG + FIX
- 5-8-02 Win3.1x/9x/ME/DOS6 Original ©Trick: EDIT BOOT FILES
- 1-29-02 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP ©Trick: NORTON FIREWALL HIDDEN BAR
- 1-4-02 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE Registry ©Trick: KILL IE ABOUT: URLS
- 12-12-01 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE Registry ©Trick: FIX TASKBAR BUTTONS
- 11-14-01 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: DETONATOR 22.XX BUG + FIX
- 11-7-01 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: 3D CONTROLS FOR 3D EFFECTS
- 10-11-01 Win98/98 SE ©Trick: PC RESTORE
- 10-11-01 Win98/98 SE/ME ©Trick: FAX 95 TOOLS
- 8-23-01 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE Original ©Trick: MS IE 5.5 SP2 + 6.0 FIX [UPDATED 9-10-2002]
- 7-12-01 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE/NC ©Trick: PROXY AD BLOCKER
- 7-12-01 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME Registry ©Trick: NETMEETING ADDRESS LIST
- 6-28-01 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: FIX BUTTON SIZE
- 6-28-01 Win9x/ME/IE/OE Registry ©Trick: REENABLE PRINTING
- 6-13-01 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE Registry ©Trick: BROWSING SPEEDUP
- 6-13-01 Win9x/ME ©Trick: PRODUCT KEY
- 6-13-01 Win9x/ME ©Trick: VOLUME LEVEL BUG
- 5-2-01 Win9x Registry ©Trick: TIMED SHUT DOWN
- 4-26-01 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: REG FILES
- 4-24-01 Win3.x/9x/ME ©Trick: COLORFUL HELP
- 4-12-01 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: CACHE WRITE DELAY
- 4-12-01 Updated Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: COMPLETE MSDOS.SYS REFERENCE
- 4-12-01 Updated Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: MSDOS.SYS EDITING
- 4-12-01 Updated Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: WINDOWS 95 - 98 STARTUP MENU + BOOTUP KEYS
- 3-28-01 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: MAXIMIZE NOTEPAD
- 3-28-01 Win98/2000/ME Registry ©Trick: REMOVE FIND ITEMS
- 3-15-01 Win9x/2000/ME/IE/OE ©Trick: NEW IE/OE BACKGROUND
- 3-15-01 Win9x/ME/AIM ©Trick: REMOVE AIM ADS
- 2-28-01 Win9x/2000/ME/AIM Registry ©Trick: MORE AIM BUDDIES
- 2-13-01 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: 95/98/ME SETUP + MEMORY MANAGERS
- 1-31-01 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: URL PASSWORD
- 1-31-01 Updated Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: CPU PRIORITY (#1) [UPDATED 1-31-2001]
- 1-31-01 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/IE Registry ©Trick: NEW IE SEARCH BUTTONS
- 12-30-00 Win9x/NT/2000/ME ©Trick: UNIVERSAL BATCH CLEANER
- 12-30-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ©Trick: LOCK DESKTOP ICONS
- 12-13-00 Win9x/ME/OE Registry ©Trick: DELETE OUTLOOK PASSWORD
- 12-13-00 Win9x/DOS6 ©Trick: DEBUG BIOS PASSWORD
- 12-13-00 Win9x/ME/YM Registry ©Trick: CUSTOMIZE YAHOO MESSENGER
- 11-30-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: TWEAK WEB VIEW
- 11-15-00 Win9x/ME ©Trick: WHEEL BACK + FORTH
- 11-7-00 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: INCREASE NETBIOS SECURITY
- 10-25-00 Win9x/DOS6 Original ©Trick: REBOOT WITH DEBUG
- 10-25-00 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: CLEAR MEDIA PLAYER HISTORY
- 10-18-00 Win98 SE Original Registry ©Trick: FIX WIN98 SE USB + SHUTDOWN ERRORS
- 10-18-00 Win9x ©Trick: USE WINME DEFRAG + SCANDSKW WITH WIN95/98
- 9-25-00 Win9x/2000/ME/IE5 ©Trick: DO NOT PERSIST!
- 9-25-00 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: UNKNOWN FILE EXTENSION
- 9-20-00 Updated Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: BUGGY TWEAKUI 98 [UPDATED 9-20-2000]
- 9-5-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: REMOVE NETSCAPE AIM
- 9-5-00 Win9x/2000/ME Netscape ©Trick: NO NETSCAPE AOL AIM
- 9-5-00 Win9x/2000/ME Netscape ©Trick: NO NETSCAPE EMAIL ADS
- 8-17-00 Win9x/IE Registry ©Trick: REMOVE SYSTEM FOLDERS
- 8-11-00 Win9x/2000/ME Registry ©Trick: 96-BIT VIDEO RESOLUTION
- 8-11-00 Easter Egg: MS IE 5/6 EASTER EGG
- 8-3-00 Win9x/ME ©Trick: TOGGLE FILE VIEW
- 7-26-00 Updated Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: CD-ROM/DVD + HARD DISK MAX CACHE
- 6-21-00 Win9x Registry ©Trick: TELNET TWEAKS
- 6-14-00 Win9x Registry ©Trick: FASTER INTERNET
- 6-8-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: BRING BACK ATTRIBUTES COLUMN
- 6-8-00 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: ENABLE EDITFLAGS
- 6-1-00 Win98/98 SE Registry ©Trick: WIN98 GLOBAL RWIN TCP/IP BUG
- 5-25-00 Win9x/DOS6/DOS7 Original ©Trick: PLAY DOS GAMES WITH SOUND BLASTER LIVE!
- 5-25-00 Win98/OSR2 ©Trick: KILL SCANDISK LOG
- 5-18-00 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: ENABLE UDMA/RAID HARD DISK DMA
- 5-8-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP ©Trick: LOVE(LY) VIRUS FIX
- 4-28-00 Easter Egg: WIN98 EASTER EGG - Part 4
- 4-14-00 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: SCANDSKW HIDDEN SWITCHES
- 4-14-00 Win9x/DOS6 ©Trick: BACKUP MBR WITH DEBUG
- 4-6-00 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: DIRECTX TWEAKS
- 4-1-00 Win9x/ME ©Trick: NETWORK PASSWORD
- 4-1-00 Win9x Registry ©Trick: FREE PROXY
- 3-23-00 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: WIN.INI DIRECTX + VIDEO SETTINGS
- 3-23-00 Win9x ©Trick: MODEM/LAN BUFFER SPEEDUP
- 3-16-00 Win9x/2000 Registry ©Trick: DHCP VULNERABILITY FIX
- 3-16-00 Win9x/IE ©Trick: IE NOHOME
- 3-16-00 Win9x/ME ©Trick: NO ADS THANK YOU!
- 3-8-00 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE Registry ©Trick: IE CONTENT ADVISOR PASSWORD FIX
- 3-1-00 Win9x ©Trick: 4 SPEED TIPS
- 3-1-00 Win9x/IE ©Trick: MEDIA PLAYER2 BUFFER
- 3-1-00 Win9x/IE ©Trick: MULTIMEDIA PREVIEW
- 2-23-00 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: TASKBAR TRAY TEXT
- 2-23-00 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: TROJAN INFECTED *.EXE FIX
- 2-16-00 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: DIRECTX FIX WITH 2 3D VIDEO CARDS
- 2-16-00 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: DISABLE DEFRAG FILE ORDER
- 2-16-00 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: DISABLE NEW SHORTCUT
- 2-9-00 Win98 ©Trick: BOOT DISK
- 2-9-00 Win9x/ME/IE Registry ©Trick: SAFE MODE ACTIVE DESKTOP
- 2-2-00 Win98/AOL Registry ©Trick: BACKUP WITH SCANREG
- 2-2-00 Win9x/IE4 Registry ©Trick: RESTORE IE4 NEW WINDOW
- 1-27-00 Win98 ©Trick: FIX DEFRAG
- 1-20-00 Win9x ©Trick: WININIT BUG
- 1-20-00 Win9x ©Trick: INF UNINSTALL
- 1-12-00 Win98/ME Registry ©Trick: WIN2000 COLOR SCHEME
- 1-12-00 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: WINBOOT.INI
- 1-5-00 Win98/ME ©Trick: HARDWARE INFORMATION
- 1-5-00 Easter Egg: JAVASCRIPT BROWSER RESIZER EASTER EGG
- 12-29-99 Win98/ME ©Trick: CONSERVATIVE SWAP
- 12-29-99 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: LEGAL NOTICE
- 12-29-99 Easter Egg: OSR2/NT/98/2000/ME/XP OPENGL EASTER EGG
- 12-22-99 OSR2/98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012 Registry ©Trick: DELETE REGISTRY KEY/VALUE
- 12-15-99 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: MAX CACHE SPEED
- 12-15-99 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: UNATTENDED REGISTRATION
- 12-9-99 Win9x/ME ©Trick: RENAME START BUTTON
- 12-9-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE ©Trick: DELETE MS IE UNINSTALL
- 12-2-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME Registry ©Trick: FREE DVD PLAYER
- 12-2-99 Win9x Registry ©Trick: METAL BRIEFCASE
- 11-24-99 Win9x Registry ©Trick: UNCHECK OPEN WITH
- 11-24-99 Easter Egg: WIN98 SE EASTER EGG
- 11-18-99 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: REPLACE SYSTEM FONT
- 11-18-99 Win9x/ME/IE Registry ©Trick: TOGGLE MENUS
- 11-12-99 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: FORCE ICON VIEW
- 11-2-99 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: MANAGE YOUR POWER!
- 10-28-99 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Netscape ©Trick: CUSTOM NETSCAPE THROBBER
- 10-21-99 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: DISPLAY CPL + DLL HIDDEN ICONS
- 10-14-99 Win9x/2000/ME/XP Registry ©Trick: TOOLTIP OFF
- 10-14-99 Win9x/NT4/ME/2000/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: ALWAYS UNLOAD DLLS
- 10-7-99 Win9x/ME ©Trick: FREE MORE MEMORY
- 10-7-99 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: FASTER 56K MODEM
- 9-30-99 Win98 SE/IE5 Registry ©Trick: 98 SE + NEW IE5
- 9-30-99 Win98 SE ©Trick: 98 SE ICS BUG FIX
- 9-30-99 Win98 SE/IE5 ©Trick: 98 SE IE5 COOKIES
- 9-30-99 Win3.1x/9x/DOS ©Trick: DETECT WINDOWS
- 9-22-99 Win3.1x/9x/IE Registry ©Trick: IE BLANK PAGE OFF
- 9-22-99 Win9x/ME ©Trick: CAB EXTRACT
- 9-15-99 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: 3.1X/9X/2000/NT/ME/XP/2003 MULTIBOOT SWAP FILE
- 9-8-99 Win98 SEU ©Trick: CLEAN WIN98 SE INSTALL
- 9-8-99 Win9x/OE5 Registry ©Trick: CHANGE OE5 IDENTITY
- 9-1-99 Win98 Registry ©Trick: WIN98 LOW DISK SPACE WARNING
- 8-24-99 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: BYPASS SAVER PASSWORD
- 8-24-99 Win9x/IE Registry ©Trick: TAME IE 4/5 CACHE FOLDERS
- 8-19-99 Win9x/OE5 Registry ©Trick: OUTLOOK EXPRESS 5 FOLDERS
- 8-19-99 Win9x ©Trick: KILL (EXPLORER) OR BE KILLED
- 8-11-99 Win9x Original Registry ©Trick: SOUND BLASTER LIVE! REGISTRY BUG
- 8-11-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE Registry ©Trick: HTTP SERVER REQUESTS
- 8-11-99 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: LOCK UP THE DOS BOX
- 8-5-99 Win9x ©Trick: SOLVE WIN9X/NT NETWORK CONFLICTS
- 8-5-99 Win9x/IE Registry ©Trick: CLEAR IE CACHE
- 7-27-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original Registry ©Trick: HIDE YOUR DRIVES!
- 7-27-99 Win3.xx/9x/NT/2000/ME ©Trick: BLUE (OR ANY OTHER COLOR) SCREEN OF DEATH
- 7-27-99 Win9x/OE Registry ©Trick: DISABLE OUTLOOK EXPRESS SPLASH
- 7-21-99 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: SPEEDUP YOUR GUI STARTUP!
- 7-15-99 Win9x Original ©Trick: REGISTER ACTIVEX CONTROLS
- 7-7-99 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: NAMELESS ICON
- 6-29-99 Win98 Registry ©Trick: MAPPED DISK CACHE
- 6-24-99 Win98 Original ©Trick: WIN98 ATX SHUT DOWN FIX
- 6-17-99 Win9x/ME/IE Registry ©Trick: START MENU COLUMNS
- 6-17-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME ©Trick: MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH
- 6-1-99 Win9x/ME/IE Registry ©Trick: CUSTOM IE TOOLBAR
- 6-1-99 Win98/ME/IE Registry ©Trick: STARTUP ORDER
- 6-1-99 Win9x ©Trick: REINSTALL WIN9X
- 5-26-99 Win9x ©Trick: REMOVE "SHORTCUT TO" REVISITED
- 5-26-99 Win9x ©Trick: DOSWINKEY BUG
- 5-26-99 Win3.1x/9x/ME/DOS ©Trick: HIDDEN FOLDER
- 5-19-99 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: WRITE BEHIND CACHE
- 5-19-99 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: SCREEN SAVER PASSWORD
- 5-10-99 Win9x ©Trick: SYSTEM LIBRARIES UPDATES
- 5-4-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE Original Registry ©Trick: BROWSER CACHE IN MEMORY
- 5-4-99 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: THE REGISTRY
- 5-4-99 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: REGISTRY STRUCTURE
- 5-4-99 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: REGISTRY EDITING RULES
- 5-4-99 Win9x Original Registry ©Trick: REGISTRY BACKUP + RESTORE
- 5-4-99 Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: REGISTRY LINKS
- 4-28-99 Win98/ME Original ©Trick: OS UPDATES MADE EASY
- 4-20-99 Win98/ME Original Registry ©Trick: MAP THE CACHE
- 4-15-99 Win9x Original ©Trick: SAFE MODE CLEANUP
- 4-15-99 Easter Egg: ANOTHER MS IE EASTER EGG
- 4-8-99 Win9x Registry ©Trick: QUICKVIEW ALL FILES
- 4-8-99 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: FILE SYSTEM SYNCHRONIZATION
- 3-30-99 Win9x/ME/NT4/2000/XP/IE Registry ©Trick: BRANDED MS IE
- 3-30-99 Win9x Original ©Trick: DUAL-BOOT DLL CONFLICT
- 3-30-99 Updated Win9x Original ©Trick: FLOPPY (OR ANY OTHER DRIVE) ACCESS ANNOYANCE! [UPDATED 3-30-1999]
- 3-30-99 Easter Egg: OUTLOOK EXPRESS EASTER EGG
- 3-24-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Registry ©Trick: FORCED EXIT
- 3-24-99 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Registry ©Trick: END TASK TIMEOUT
- 3-24-99 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: COOL SWITCH
- 3-9-99 Win9x/ME ©Trick: THE X.DUN FILES
- 3-2-99 Win9x Original MTU Registry ©Trick: FASTEST INTERNET 98 - Part 2
- 2-23-99 Win9x Original ©Trick: MEDIA PLAYER
- 2-23-99 Updated Win98/ME Registry ©Trick: FASTER APP LOAD [UPDATED 2-23-1999]
- 2-18-99 Win98 ©Trick: WIN98 VXD BUG
- 2-18-99 Win98/ME Registry ©Trick: CLEAN DEFRAG
- 2-9-99 Win9x Registry ©Trick: IBM SCANNER "FIX"
- 2-5-99 Easter Egg: WIN98 EASTER EGG - Part 3
- 2-9-99 Win9x Registry ©Trick: SPEAKER BEEP
- 2-2-99 Win98 ©Trick: PHANTOM DESKBAR
- 2-2-99 Win9x Original Registry ©Trick: MODEM LOG OFF
- 1-27-99 Win9x Original ©Trick: SERIAL MOUSE SPEED
- 1-27-99 Win9x ©Trick: BAD ALLOCATION UNIT FIX
- 1-19-99 Win98/OSR2 Registry ©Trick: TURN OFF DMA!
- 1-12-99 Win9x Original ©Trick: 56K MODEMS @ 56K SPEED
- 1-5-99 Win9x Registry ©Trick: TAME THE BIN
- 12-29-98 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: RESTRICT LOGON ACCESS
- 12-25-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP Original Registry ©Trick: ACTIVE WINDOW TRACKING
- 12-25-98 Win9x ©Trick: DVD/MPEG HANGUP BUG
- 12-16-98 Win9x/IE4 Registry ©Trick: SAVE SETTINGS - Part 2
- 12-16-98 Win9x/OE Registry ©Trick: RENAME OUTLOOK EXPRESS TITLE
- 12-16-98 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: CHANGE TIME ZONE
- 12-7-98 Win98 Original ©Trick: WIN98 PHANTOM DRIVE BUG
- 12-7-98 Win98/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: REGISTERED USER?
- 12-1-98 Win98 Registry ©Trick: WIN98: NO INSTALL CODE!
- 11-25-98 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/DOS ©Trick: MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE MADE EASY
- 11-25-98 Win9x/ME/IE Registry ©Trick: IE FULL SCREEN BAR
- 11-10-98 Win9x ©Trick: IDENTIFY "NO NAME" CARDS
- 11-10-98 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: EXTRA ASCII CHARACTERS
- 11-4-98 OSR2/Win98/ME Original ©Trick: IDE BUS MASTER DMA FIX
- 11-4-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE Registry ©Trick: RENAME MS IE TITLE
- 10-27-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/IE Registry ©Trick: SYSTEM RESTRICTIONS
- 10-27-98 Win9x Registry ©Trick: OPEN WITH
- 10-20-98 Win9x/OSR2 ©Trick: STAC COMPRESSION
- 10-20-98 Win9x/OSR2/IE4 Registry ©Trick: VANISHING EXPLORER COLUMNS
- 10-14-98 Win9x/ME/IE/AOL Original Registry ©Trick: URL PREFIX FIX
- 10-14-98 Updated Win9x/AOL/MTU Original ©Trick: ISPS KNOWN MTU VALUES [UPDATED 10-14-1998]
- 10-6-98 Updated Win9x Original Registry ©Trick: HOW FAST CAN YOU GO? - Part 2 [UPDATED 10-6-1998]
- 10-6-98 Win98 Original Registry ©Trick: STRETCH WALLPAPER
- 10-6-98 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: PLAY AUDIO CDS
- 9-28-98 Win9x Registry ©Trick: RIGHT-CLICK CAB EXTRACT
- 9-22-98 Win9x ©Trick: NETWORKING TIPS
- 9-22-98 Easter Egg: WIN98 EASTER EGG - Part DEUX
- 9-8-98 Win98/OSR2 ©Trick: FREE SPACE BUG!
- 9-8-98 Win9x Original ©Trick: EXCLUSIVE GAME PLAY!
- 9-1-98 Updated Win9x Original MTU ©Trick: FASTEST INTERNET 98 - Part 1 [UPDATED 9-1-1998]
- 9-1-98 Updated OSR2/Win98 ©Trick: DUAL-BOOT IN OSR2/WIN98 [UPDATED 9-1-1998]
- 8-31-98 Win9x/MTU ©Trick: FIND YOUR ISP'S MTU
- 8-27-98 Win3.1x/9x/ME ©Trick: BAD MEMORY?
- 8-19-98 Win9x Original ©Trick: WHAT, NO MOUSE?
- 8-19-98 Win9x/IE4 Original Registry ©Trick: MORE VISIBLE IE4 FONTS
- 8-11-98 Win9x Registry ©Trick: MOVE PROGRAM FILES
- 8-5-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: NEW FOLDER ICON
- 8-5-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP Original ©Trick: NEW DRIVE ICON
- 8-5-98 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: REMOVE "SHORTCUT TO"
- 7-30-98 Win98 ©Trick: NEW SCANDISK OPTION
- 7-30-98 Updated Win9x/ME ©Trick: 95/98/ME SETUP SWITCHES
- 7-30-98 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: RELEASE MY MODEM!
- 7-27-98 Win98/ME ©Trick: SCANREGW, SCANREG + SCANREG.INI
- 7-27-98 Win98 ©Trick: ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON!
- 7-27-98 Win9x ©Trick: CAPTAIN'S QUICK TIPS
- 7-27-98 Easter Egg: PLUS! 98 EASTER EGG
- 7-21-98 Win98 ©Trick: 98 CD-ROM DRIVER BUG + FIX
- 7-21-98 Win98/OSR2 ©Trick: 3RD PARTY AUTOSCAN
- 7-21-98 OSR2/Win98 Registry ©Trick: BUS MASTER DMA - Part 4
- 7-15-98 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: CD-ROM/DVD MAX SPEED
- 7-13-98 Win98 ©Trick: 98 SCREEN SETTINGS
- 7-13-98 Win98 ©Trick: STICKY DESKTOP ICONS
- 7-13-98 Win98 ©Trick: DOUBLE PANE EXPLORER
- 7-13-98 Win9x/ME/IE ©Trick: SYSTEM FOLDERS
- 7-9-98 Win98 Original Registry ©Trick: 98 ESSENTIALS
- 7-7-98 Win98 ©Trick: 98 INSTALL BLUES
- 7-7-98 Updated Win9x Original ©Trick: BLANK WIN.COM
- 7-7-98 Win98/ME ©Trick: WHERE IS LOGO.SYS?
- 7-1-98 Win9x/ME/IE Registry ©Trick: UNCLUTTER START MENU
- 7-1-98 IE4/Win98 ©Trick: IE4 SEARCH KEYWORDS
- 7-1-98 Win9x/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: QUICK FIX ENGINEERING
- 7-1-98 Win9x/ME ©Trick: WINKEY WITHOUT WIN95 KEYBOARD
- 6-24-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/IE Registry ©Trick: IE AUTOSCAN
- 6-24-98 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: HIGH COLOR ICONS WITHOUT PLUS!
- 6-17-98 Win98 ©Trick: GIMME BACK MY REGISTRY!
- 6-17-98 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: IOS.INI TWEAKS
- 6-17-98 Easter Egg: WIN98 "MEMPHIS" EASTER EGG
- 6-15-98 Win98 ©Trick: WIN95/98/NT EASY MIGRATION
- 6-7-98 Win98 ©Trick: CAPTAIN'S QUAD OS MACHINE
- 6-7-98 Win98 ©Trick: WIN98 LOGO BUG!
- 6-7-98 Win98 Registry ©Trick: WIN98 CPU INFO
- 5-25-98 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: STUBBORN CONTROL PANEL APPLET - Part 2
- 5-18-98 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: DITCH THAT SOUND ICON
- 5-17-98 Win9x/DOS6 ©Trick: INSTALL DOS 6
- 4-29-98 Easter Egg: SOLITAIRE EASTER EGG
- 4-29-98 Easter Egg: MINESWEEPER EASTER EGGS + CHEATS
- 4-29-98 Easter Egg: HEARTS EASTER EGG
- 4-24-98 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: STUBBORN CONTROL PANEL APPLET - Part 1
- 4-8-98 Easter Egg: 3D TEXT EASTER EGGS
- 4-8-98 Easter Egg: FREECELL EASTER EGGS + CHEATS
- 4-7-98 Win9x Registry ©Trick: CD-ROM KEYS
- 4-7-98 Win9x/ME ©Trick: MAP YOUR HOSTS
- 4-7-98 Win9x/IE4 ©Trick: BRING UP THE DESKTOP!
- 4-1-98 OSR2/Win98 Registry ©Trick: BUS MASTER DMA - Part 3: MORE BUGS + FIXES!
- 3-30-98 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: CONTIGUOUS FILE ALLOCATION SIZE
- 3-30-98 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: SOURCE PATH CHANGE
- 3-16-98 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: NO MORE "CLICK HERE TO BEGIN"
- 3-16-98 Win9x/ME ©Trick: SUPER DEFRAG
- 3-11-98 Updated Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: SHRINK THE REGISTRY! [UPDATED 3-11-1998]
- 3-10-98 Win3.1x/9x/DOS6 Original ©Trick: DOUBLE BUFFER
- 3-3-98 Updated Win3.1x/9x/ME/DOS6 Original ©Trick: CD-ROM DRIVERS 4 DOS
- 3-2-98 Win9x Registry ©Trick: MOVE WITHOUT REINSTALL
- 2-25-98 OSR2/Win98/ME ©Trick: BYPASS AUTOSCAN
- 2-25-98 Easter Egg: IE 4.0X EASTER EGG
- 2-18-98 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: MORE FONT SPEED
- 2-14-98 Win9x/ME/DOS6 ©Trick: POWERFUL XCOPY(32)
- 2-9-98 Updated Win3.1x/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012 Original Registry ©Trick: HARD DRIVE THRASHING
- 2-1-98 Win9x/ME Original Registry ©Trick: MODEM INITIALIZATION STRINGS
- 1-27-98 Win3.1x/9x/DOS Original ©Trick: OUTSMART SMARTDRIVE
- 1-21-98 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: LOAD/RUN
- 1-20-98 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: TIME SAVERS
- 1-20-98 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: FAST EXIT | RESTART!
- 1-14-98 Win9x ©Trick: VFAT ERROR FIX!
- 12-20-97 Win9x/ME ©Trick: SEND TO
- 12-20-97 Win9x ©Trick: SEND TO FOLDER
- 12-17-97 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: SWAP FILE - Part 2
- 11-29-97 Updated Win9x/ME ©Trick: LOCK IT UP!
- 11-11-97 Win9x Original ©Trick: BOOTUP FLOPPY
- 10-19-97 Win9x/ME ©Trick: MINSPS
- 10-19-97 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: UNATTENDED DEFRAG/SCANDISK
- 10-17-97 Win9x Registry ©Trick: REMOVE PROGRAMS
- 10-17-97 Win9x Registry ©Trick: RUN COMMAND HISTORY
- 10-17-97 Win9x/NTx ©Trick: WINKEY SHORTCUTS
- 10-9-97 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original ©Trick: ANYTHING GOES
- 10-5-97 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019 Original Registry ©Trick: MENUSHOWDELAY
- 9-27-97 Win9x/NTx/IE ©Trick: KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
- 9-16-97 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: SYSTEM FOLDERS
- 9-16-97 Win3.1x/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Original Registry ©Trick: BLINK... NOT!
- 9-3-97 Win9x/ME/DOS6 Original ©Trick: GOOD OL' UNDELETE
- 8-26-97 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: FAST, FAST, FAST
- 8-22-97 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: OVERRIDE IO.SYS
- 8-16-97 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: CLEAR DOCS & MORE...
- 8-16-97 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/DOS6 Original ©Trick: FIND FAST
- 7-23-97 Win9x Original ©Trick: SPEEDUP BOOT!
- 5-5-97 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: PASSWORD CACHE... NOT!
- 3-3-97 Win9x/ME/IE Registry ©Trick: IE FONT FANCY
- 11-3-96 Win9x ©Trick: BOOT 2 DOS
- 10-5-96 Win9x Registry ©Trick: NEW MENU
- 9-11-96 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: ICON BITMAP
- 8-8-96 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry ©Trick: ANIMATED WINDOWS
- 7-30-96 Win9x Registry ©Trick: TRASH THE BIN
- 7-30-96 Win9x Registry ©Trick: KILL DA BIN!
- 7-30-96 Win9x Registry ©Trick: RENAME RECYCLE BIN
- 7-7-96 Win9x Original Registry ©Trick: RESTORE DAMAGED REGISTRY
- 7-7-96 Win9x Original ©Trick: 16-BIT VIDEO FIX
- 6-12-96 Win3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: NOTEPAD DATE/TIME STAMP
- 6-2-96 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: WIN.COM SWITCHES
- 5-22-96 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: FIRST LOGO
- 5-3-96 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: NAMENUMERICTAIL [+ WARNING!]
- 5-3-96 Win9x Registry ©Trick: OPEN NEW WINDOW
- 4-20-96 Win3.1x/9x/ME ©Trick: FIXED SWAP FILE
- 4-11-96 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Trick: SUPPORT INFORMATION
- 4-2-96 Win9x ©Trick: SPEEDUP MY DUN!
- 2-2-96 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: INSTANT REFRESH
- 1-20-96 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: PERSONALITY CHANGE
- 1-11-96 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: CLOSE THAT BATCH!
- 1-11-96 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: EXTRACT FROM CAB
- 1-7-96 Win9x/DOS6 Original ©Trick: SWITCHES
- 12-12-95 Win3.1x/9x Original ©Trick: WRONG PATH
- 12-12-95 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick: RIGHT-CLICK ANYWHERE
- 11-11-95 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019 Registry ©Trick: DITCH THOSE ARROWS!
- 11-11-95 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019 Registry ©Trick: CHANGE ARROWS
- 10-10-95 Win9x/ME Registry ©Trick: NUMLOCK ON/OFF
- 9-22-95 Win9x ©Trick: SHIFT 2 RESTART 95/98
- 9-11-95 Win3.1x/9x/ME ©Trick: PC SPEAKER
- 9-4-95 Win3.1x/9x/ME ©Trick: DOS MULTITASKING
- 9-4-95 Win3.x/9x/NT/ME/2000/XP/2003 ©Trick: HELP!
- 8-28-95 Win9x/ME ©Trick: START ME UP!
- 8-28-95 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: LOCALLOADHIGH
- 8-28-95 Win9x Original ©Trick: 2 DOS OR NOT 2 DOS
- 8-25-95 Win3.1x/9x/ME Original ©Trick: SYSTEM.INI TWEAKS
- 8-25-95 Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/IE ©Trick: TO DRAG OR NOT TO DRAG
- Win9x/ME Version: WHICH 9X/ME VERSION/BUILD ARE YOU USING?
- Win9x/ME Specs: 95 → 98 → ME COMPLETE SPECS + FEATURES
• Windows 98 Tips + Info on the Internet:- dencorso: Run
Windows 9x/ME with > 1 GB RAM
- Ojatex: Laptop + Original Tips
- Herbalist: Making Windows 98
Better
- Semios: Windows 98 on CD Step by Step Guide
- Mike: Minimal Windows Installation
- Xhargh: Nano98
- John Woram: RegTips,
Etc.
- ErpMan: Computer Tips for Windows - Part 1
- ErpMan: Computer Tips for Windows - Part
2
- SmallVoid: Windows + DOS Tips + Tweaks
- SpeedGuide Windows 9x/ME Registry
Tweaks
- Resource Management: Delltalk TWEEKZ
- Frank: Windows 98 SE + MS IE 6.0/6.0 SP1 Bug + Solution
- WinT: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Modifications
- Mark: Expert Guide To Windows 98 [free book in PDF format]
- James: Windows 98 + ME + XP
Support
- Tech Spot: Tweaking Your System Startup + Booting
- PC PitStop: AutoFix
Repairs
- Mark: Windows, DOS + MAC Help
- Gord: Faster
+ Better Windows 98
- John: How to Play DVDs with any Region Code on Windows 98
- Rojak's Pot: Speed Demonz
- TechTutorials: Windows 9x
Tutorials
- Shell Shocked: Deconstructing the Shell
- Mr. Scary: Troubleshoot + Configure Windows 98/ME
- Bud: Windows 9x/ME/2000/XP + DOS Troubleshooter
- David: Serenity Macros
- c't: Booting Windows From CD-ROM
- One Human: Windows 98/ME
Tips & Tricks
- Darek: Dirty Little Secrets!
- Eric: PC Buyer Beware!
- Peter: Lockergnome Tips [CHM format]
- Snopek: ICS Tips [CHM format]
- Max: Why Reinstall Windows?
- Chami: Windows Tips
- Chami: Internet Tips
- Chami: Programming Tips
- All Windows: Windows + More
- KB Alertz: Windows 98 Knowledge Base Articles
- Carey: Windows 98/ME - Common Computer Problems And Possible Fixes
- MS TechNet: Windows 98 FAQs Online
- MSKB: Make
Windows 98 Faster and Easier to Use
- MSKB: Bigger, Better Windows
- MSKB: Crash
Protect Your PC Now!
- MSKB: Fine-Tune
Windows
- MSKB: Make Windows Go
Faster!
- MSKB: Speed Tweaks
- MSKB: Rough Guide to Windows 98
- MSKB: 125 Tips for Windows 98
- MSKB: Windows Tips (Part 1)
- MSKB: Windows Tips (Part 2)
- MSKB: Windows Tips (Part 3)
- MSKB: Windows Tips (Part 4)
- MSKB: Windows Tips (Part 5)
- MSKB: Windows Tips (Part 6)
- MSKB: Windows 98 Explorer Cannot Copy Large Files > 2 GB
- Microsoft: Windows 98
- MSKB: Windows 98 + ME Error Message Resource Center
- MSKB: Extended Support for Windows 98,
98 SE + ME
- Microsoft: End of Support for Windows 98, 98 SE + ME
- Microsoft: Windows Life-Cycle Policy
- MSKB: Microsoft Support Lifecycle
• Windows 95/98/ME Forums on the Internet: [free membership/subscription required usually for posting]
- MSFN: Windows 95/98/ME Forums
- MSFN: 9x Members Projects Forum
- Windows Projects
Community (WPC): Windows 95/98/ME Forums
- Windows Projects Community (WPC): Legacy
Windows Forums
- Microsoft Help: Windows 95/98/ME Forums
- TechZonez: Windows
95/98/98SE/ME Forum
- Annoyances: Windows 95 Discussion Forum
- Annoyances: Windows 98 Discussion Forum
- Annoyances: Windows ME Discussion Forum
- Computing: Windows 95/98 message area
- Computing: Windows ME message area
- Tech Support Guy: Windows 95/98/ME Forums
- CyberTechHelp: Windows 98 Support Forum
- Geeks To Go: Windows 95/98/ME Forums
- WUGNET: Windows 95 Forum
- WUGNET: Windows
98 Forum
- WUGNET: Windows ME Forum
- Tek-Tips: Windows 95/98 Forum
- Windows
BBS: Windows 95/98/ME Forums
- AumHa Forums: Windows ME, 98 & 95 (Win 4.x)
Forum
- Virtual Dr.: Windows 95/98/ME Forums
- Bleeping Computer: Windows 95/98/ME
Forums
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