MDGx Windows 98/98 SE + DOS 7.10 Tricks + Secrets

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.

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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/NTx ©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 Updated 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/Nx 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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