Code: 96c14efe946869ff2da1424219c9fe3e70a8614c *Win98 SE.iso 588759040 bytes Label: Win98 SE Source Image - Drive U: f05695b9ec4afa142110bbc2c1b848c91c9c2563 *Microsoft_Windows_98_SE_OEM_Swedish.iso 589369344 bytes Uploading, i can't see why not. We don't have Swedish Win 98 SE 115 OEM in repo Image look's good, i do love a second and third opinion btw @Shwarc
No problem, just go on Win3x and download Windows NT 4.0 Server Enterprise in French, you'll get this ISO. Thank you for Windows 98SE Select version. I'm a bit confused, I seem to remember getting 0 results when copy-pasting the MSBATCH serial on google. I tried again with your ISO and I have plenty of results... Bad memory I guess.
There was several images that was not included in repo > #1 Downloading, a few was overdumped, uploading after testing. Have uploaded option pack and latest SP iso's Very nice.
Quick question, I know that Select Editions of Windows 98 "accepts a narrower range of retail keys" (as we can read everywhere on the internet). Of course if we delete MSBATCH.INF it indeed prompts us for a serial, but in this case what does "narrower range" means ? Are they limited to a specific Channel ID range (since Retail accept basically everything, from 0 to 999).
Yes I know, but I was talking about the Select version (which is usually based on Retail, just like Upgrade that also use Retail serials with a specific "Upgrade" flag). I wanted to know, if you delete MSBATCH from a Select version, what kind of key you need to enter. Expected BINK is 02, like retail, but is there any Channel ID limit in that case ? On the French Windows 98 SE Select CD, the included serial has 270 as Channel ID.
I just tested first edition 101, the 110 doesn't even make use of msbatch but in second edition it's present...
I tried Channel 000 and 999, did not work. 270 did work. Indeed there is something here. I don't know about the First Edition Select, it really doesn't prompt for a serial at all ?
Of course it won't work you tried a Retail Upgrade serial on Retail CD. BINK is identical, but there is an Upgrade flag. I tried to get a "Windows 98 versions" MSDN CD, that has Select versions inside. Windows 98 First edition Select do prompt for a serial and use the one in MSBATCH. Channel ID is 335 for the one I have. But strangely won't work on 98SE Select... I'll try with English CDs, there is something weird going on.
Yep and if i swap out setupx.dll (and possible setuppp.inf) upgrade flag is no longer of concern with above key. Product type 101 vs 102 and ProductType=1 UPI=24264-XXX-XXXXXXX vs. ProductType=2 UPI=79469-XXX-XXXXXXX I think product type is the key here...
SETUPX.DLL from these MSDN multi versions have 111 product type and not 110. My bad. Looks like 111 asks for any Retail key with likely another specific Channel ID. So I'll have to be careful with this. EDIT : So yes Windows 98 First Edition Select doesn't prompt for a serial. The SE version does.
Haven't tried other range for MSDN releases. Is 335 the only valid channel ? Also noticed, between versions there is few different bytes (apart from the product type ofc) here and there in setupx.dll. Not a lot but still some differences.
Actually, if you do a string search in setupx.dll those ranges are listed I just used 32 37 30 Code: 0003CC40 CD 2F 8C 06 B4 36 89 3E B2 36 5F 07 5B EB DA 33 ./...6.>.6_.[..3 0003CC50 33 35 00 32 37 30 00 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 35.270.xxxxxxxxx 0003CC60 78 78 78 78 78 78 00 55 6E 6B 6E 6F 77 6E 20 4F xxxxxx.Unknown O 0003CC70 72 67 61 6E 69 7A 61 74 69 6F 6E 00 55 6E 6B 6E rganization.Unkn 0003CC80 6F 77 6E 20 55 73 65 72 00 42 4F 55 4C 41 4D 49 own User.BOULAMI From en_win98_101
Okay so mystery solved, Select and MSDN versions only accept a limited number of Retail serials, with Channel ID being restricted to 270 and 335 respectively. I suppose it's the same thing with Millennium.
Possible, if you test that, edit to an known no working range in setupx, repack and generate a new key for msbatch with same range we will know for sure