"110 - Clean install using Select CD" and "100 - Clean install using Microsoft Internal" does not need to enter product key if edited?
I tried 100. It does not require entering product key. I haven't tried 110. I'm gonna try all of them. There's 121 - Unknown. But not even MSFN members know about that, that's why I put Unknown in that.
Your reconstruction tool destroys the authenticity of win98 cd as i see. Why not extract precopy1/2 cabs to folders change setupx.dll's and recab both cabs as original. You are combining both cabs to a single cab and rename same cab to precopy1/2 cabs again. There is a makecab cmd in here https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...ns-reconstructions.88605/page-48#post-1863133
The problem with that script is that it will handle all files as 1 solid cabinet file, however, PRECOPY1.cab and PRECOPY2.cab are chained together. See this post https://forums.mydigitallife.net/posts/916409 If you view/extract PRECOPY1.cab and PRECOPY2.cab with 7zip notice you will get all files either way. But if you read with "CABARC.EXE L PRECOPY1.cab" - you will see the actual content from this cab file. --- Getting more familiare with the process, you can adjust the script to produce multiple, chained cab files. But to just extract precopy1/2 and rebuild them, without modification, and see if we can get a macthing checksum you will most likely need to import file list as it's read from original file. The order will be different so by experience that will alter checksum. But that would not be to difficult to adjust for this experiment. Other than that, it sure works wonder.
I extracted with 7z and makecab folders with abbodi tool. Installed under vmware flawless. No errors. My install corrupted inspite of no errors? I also saw that they look like seperated multipart archive. Nice find.
Actually I tried to keep both Precopy1/2.cab files in Windows 98. But @Sajjo is right. I thought they were separate archives but in fact they are parts of a single archive. Also you told me about corruption. Can you explain more? And send a screenshot?
@example12345678912345678 Try this Code: makecab.exe /f makecab.ddf makecab.ddf (line 2 and 3 - adjust path for your setup) Code: .Option Explicit .Set SourceDir="L:\cab_test_2\tmp_PRECOPY" .Set DiskDirectoryTemplate="L:\cab_test_2" .Set CabinetNameTemplate="PRECOPY*.cab" ;.Set MaxDiskSize=0 ;.Set MaxCabinetSize=0 ;.Set MaxDiskFileCount=69 ;.Set CabinetFileCountThreshold=69 .Set CabinetFileCountThreshold=0 ;.Set FolderFileCountThreshold=59 .Set FolderFileCountThreshold=0 ;.Set FolderSizeThreshold=0 ;.Set UniqueFiles=OFF .Set RptFileName=nul .Set InfFileName=nul .Set Cabinet=ON .Set Compress=ON .Set CompressionType=lzx .Set CompressionMemory=21 dblspace.bat defrag.bat drvspace.bat scandisk.bat sucheck.bat sufail.bat coll0.bin coll1.bin coll10.bin coll11.bin coll12.bin coll13.bin coll14.bin coll15.bin coll16.bin coll17.bin coll18.bin coll19.bin coll2.bin coll3.bin coll4.bin coll5.bin coll6.bin coll7.bin coll8.bin coll9.bin drvspace.bin subackbb.bin command.com win3x.csb win95.csb drivers.ddb cfgwiz.dll comctl31.dll commctrl.dll commdlg.dll complinc.dll dindi.dll dlcndi.dll dskmaint.dll infrared.dll kommctrl.dll lzexpand.dll msprint.dll msprint2.dll mstcp.dll ndswan16.dll ndswan32.dll netapi.dll netdi.dll netos.dll nwnds.dll pidgen.dll pppndi.dll rnaserv.dll rnasetup.dll shell.dll suexpand.dll sysdetmg.dll ver.dll verx.dll win95bb.dll winsock.dll wsock32.dll cfgwiz32.exe hwinfo.exe scanreg.exe sulfnbk.exe suwin.exe 1394.inf adapter.inf amovie.inf apcompat.inf applets.inf applets1.inf atitunep.inf atixbar.inf awfax.inf awupd.inf bt829.inf cemmf.inf certify.inf content.inf copy.inf copy1.inf copy2.inf cwbaud98.inf del.inf del1.inf del2.inf deskmgmt.inf diskdrv.inf dvd.inf dxati.inf dxchips.inf dxcirrus.inf dxglint.inf dxi128.inf dxmga.inf dxmm3dfx.inf dxneom.inf dxnvidia.inf dxpmedia.inf dxrend.inf dxs3.inf dxtrid.inf dxtseng.inf dxwd.inf enable.inf ethpcmdm.inf ethpcmf.inf ethpcnet.inf f3audio.inf fonts.inf gps.inf hiddev.inf ibm4mir.inf ibmeimp.inf icw97.inf ie.inf ie4dat16.inf iefiles.inf ieshell.inf image.inf inetmail.inf infrared.inf isupport.inf joystick.inf keyboard.inf ks.inf kscaptur.inf ksfilter.inf locale.inf machine.inf machine2.inf mf.inf mf8020m.inf mfcem28.inf mfcem33.inf mfosi.inf midi.inf modems.inf monitor.inf monitor2.inf monitor3.inf monitor4.inf monitor6.inf monitor7.inf motown.inf msbase.inf mscdrom.inf msddraw.inf msdet.inf msdisp.inf msdos.inf msdsound.inf msdx.inf msfdc.inf msinfo.inf msjava16.inf msmail.inf msmouse.inf msnclnup.inf msports.inf msprint.inf msprint2.inf msprint3.inf msprint4.inf mstask.inf mtd.inf mullang.inf multilng.inf ndiswan.inf net100i.inf net2xnet.inf net3c562.inf net3c575.inf net3c589.inf net3com.inf net3comt.inf net557.inf net8020m.inf neta351.inf netamd.inf netatki.inf netblue.inf netbw.inf netcable.inf netcbdec.inf netcbe.inf netce2.inf netce3.inf netcem.inf netcem28.inf netcem33.inf netcli.inf netcli3.inf netcpq.inf netcrc.inf netdec.inf netdef.inf netdl660.inf netdlc.inf nete100i.inf nete10p.inf netee16.inf netejet.inf netel59x.inf netel5x9.inf netel90x.inf netenet.inf netepc.inf netex10.inf netfake.inf netfam.inf netfar.inf netfjvi.inf netfjvj.inf netfl32.inf netflex.inf netfore.inf netgen.inf nethp.inf nethpind.inf nethppci.inf nethppnd.inf netibm.inf netibm1.inf netibm2.inf netibmv.inf neticard.inf netinfo.inf netm16a.inf netm32a.inf netmadge.inf netmatmc.inf netmdyp.inf netmhz.inf netnepls.inf netnf3.inf netnice.inf netnovel.inf neto100.inf netoca1p.inf netoce3x.inf netoce4x.inf netoli.inf netosi.inf netpci.inf netppp.inf netpptp.inf netpro10.inf netprot.inf netrnsf.inf netrptip.inf netrt.inf netrtf.inf netservr.inf netsilc.inf netsmc.inf netsmc1.inf netsmc2.inf netsmctr.inf netsnip.inf netsock.inf netstrm.inf nettcc.inf nettdkp.inf nettlan.inf nettpro.inf netxir.inf nodriver.inf oce2xmf.inf octkmf.inf octknet.inf ole2.inf osr2.inf pcmcia.inf pcmciamf.inf powercfg.inf predrv.inf prtupd.inf pwsinfo.inf regwiz.inf ren.inf rna.inf sb16awe.inf scsi.inf shell.inf shell2.inf smcmodem.inf sti.inf subase.inf swenum.inf taishid.inf tapi.inf timezone.inf umaxusd.inf unknown.inf usb.inf vidcap.inf wave.inf wdmaudio.inf winver1.inf wordpad.inf netdet.ini win95bb.ini scanreg.pif default.sfc drvspace.sys wdmfs.sys winboot.sys wmidrv.sys wan.tsp rplimage.dll appletpp.inf athena.inf atmuni.inf axa.inf cabpayie.inf cchat21.inf clip.inf cxpdfgo.inf cxpdfpci.inf decpsmw4.inf didiva.inf digiisdn.inf diwan.inf easyisdn.inf epg.inf fpxprs16.inf grouppol.inf imagevue.inf infoisdn.inf lanem.inf lanep.inf mfdfgo.inf mfdfpci.inf mmopt.inf msdxddex.inf msnetmtg.inf ncplatfm.inf ncwandis.inf ndscli.inf netaic59.inf netcd.inf netcmdr.inf netdca.inf netdfgo.inf netdfpci.inf netdlc32.inf neteni25.inf netevx.inf netibmtb.inf netncr.inf netracal.inf netsmc32.inf nettulip.inf netub.inf netznote.inf nsplay9x.inf ols.inf realplay.inf shell3.inf swdir16.inf swflsh16.inf themes.inf themes1.inf themes2.inf tour98.inf tshoot.inf unimodv.inf usrisdn.inf vdolive.inf vrml2c.inf wbem.inf wpwin98.inf wsh.inf ieeula.chm iesupp.chm license.chm mtshelp.chm webhelp.chm setupx.dll pws_main.htm layout.inf layout1.inf layout2.inf mshdc.inf net.inf nettrans.inf precopy.inf sampler.inf setupc.inf setuppp.inf winver.inf lic_help.txt license.txt support.txt I'm still trying to make a 1:1 copy but for know you can produce precopy cab's chained. Give it at test - see if Windows 98 accepts that a few files are in the "wrong" cab, files are however in correct order. (precopy1/2 from Win 98 fe 100/110/111)
Possible issues : 1. 59 files are in precopy1 - should be in precopy2 (first 69 files are original listed in precopy1) 2. cab ID is wrong - not sure if that is read by the system 3. correct filecount for each block: 0:59 1:10 2:315 3:15
Indeed. I've spend a lot of time figuring that out. On CD it's not a problem, but on floppy disk you are limited. So the exact version of diamond is required. You can find my modified DDF file here by pressing the "afficher" button : www win3x org/win3board/viewtopic.php?t=28276 The file size has to be edited of course. With the windows 95 diamond version the file size of the last CAB will be a bit bigger compared to the original files. In this case you have to update layout.inf as file location may not match anymore. These CAB files were created in multiple steps, one just to create layout.inf (all the layout files, 2 or 3 of them) and then the CAB were re-created again including the previously generated layout files. For this project, this isn't needed... unless you cannot find the required diamond.exe. I'm sure version 1.00.603.0 is somewhere around... but where. Unless I'm bad and you can create identical CAB files with diamond 1.00.0530 for Windows 98. But I had no success. I think the Quantum algorithm got updated between these 2 versions.
No, it says Microsoft (R) Diamond Disk Layout Tool - Version (32) 1.00.0530 (03/29/95). Sorry. It's the extractor that has the correct version number, but not the compressor. Also I modified my previous post, explaining why this is a problem. I forgot to mention, the Quantum algorithm seems to completely disappear from newer versions of compressors (cabarc, makecab) I don't know the reason why. EDIT : Wait, the version on the second link seems to handle Quantum compression... I'll try. Ok, I tried, the files generated by version 1.00.0530 and the version above (5.1.2245.1) seems identical in size. This is weird, as it's a later version. Maybe there is a parameter I'm missing, then. No it wont. At the beginning of install it'll extract all precopy.cab files on the hard drive, it won't look for a specific file inside. But later when it starts copying files on the hard drive it'll start looking for a specific file into the CAB and tell you that a file can't be found, pointing to the wrong CAB. I had that problem many times and had to rebuild all the layout files... annoying. Unless you are lucky enough and have the few files required from precopy in the correct CAB. I'm not sure in what order I should list the file in the DDF file. I chose : layout.inf -> files listed =1 layout1.inf -> files listed =1 layout.inf -> files listed =2 layout1.inf -> files listed =2 layout2.inf -> files listed =2 In the case of the CD version. Maybe this is not correct. EDIT : I tried another way : layout1.inf -> files listed =1 layout.inf -> files listed =1 layout2.inf -> files listed =2 layout1.inf -> files listed =2 layout.inf -> files listed =2 And the last CAB was even bigger. So something is still wrong. So my question is, is there any way to know exactly in which order the files have been compressed ? Instead of relying on these 3 layout files ? It would make things significantly faster.