WINDOWS98/WINDOWS Millennium

• Windows Millennium ("ME") is the followon OS for Windows 98/98 SE from the "consumer" Windows group of MS.
• Notes: Windows ME has profound changes related to how it handles DOS/DOS applications:
  
  * You cannot boot ME up to a DOS prompt without the ME Emergency Boot Disk (or boot with an older Win98/95/DOS disk)
  * You can no longer load real mode DOS drivers via autoexec.bat or config.sys-it does not use them. ME instead stores that data (SET commands, etc.) in the Registry.
  * There is no "MSDOS Mode" in Windows ME.
  
• Here's an unofficial patch to allow "ME" to boot to a Real Mode DOS prompt.
  
  
  

• Absolute WinInfo Lots of the latest Windows 98 info, tips, downloads.
• Windows 98 FAQ By Sean Erwin-author of the Windows 95 OSR2 FAQ pages
• Windows 98 Annoyances .
• Windows 98 Central.
• Windows98 Updates.
• Win98Lite Remove Internet Explorer from Win98 or revert to earlier version of IE.
• Windows Magazine-Windows 98 Page.
• DLL Archive for those hard to find DLLs
• Axcel216's Tips Page A very well done tip site for Windows and DOS-Updated Daily!
• Microsoft's Windows 98 Home Page
• Y2K: Check out the Microsoft Year2000 Home Page for info on Windows Y2K issues/updates.
• What Version of Windows 95/98 do you have?
• How to make a Win95/98 Boot disk
• How to "clone" your hard drive with XCopy.

• Check out my General Computer System/DOS page For system and older DOS info/tips, etc.
•  Running DOS Programs in Windows 95: The Three Modes to "do DOS" in Windows 95 or 98.
• Optimizing Your Win95/98 Startup for DOS programs and Games How to optimize DOS memory in Win95-even boot Win95/98 to a DOS prompt or Download generic Win95/98 startup files (autoexec.bat and config.sys). Expanded tips for OSR2 users!
• Learn to create a simple Windows 95/98 DOS application shortcut Here.
• Here are More DOS Tips for Windows 98 Users. Your DOS CDROM and Mouse drivers, and the older DOS commands: Print, backup, restore will work in Windows 95/98!
• "MSDOS7" (Win95/98) DOS Command Reference from Bob Watson.
• Edit your MSDOS.SYS file.

• To search for ANYTHING in all newgroups going back about one year(!) try DEJANEWS
• Stuck in MSDOS Mode/Restart problems? See articles Q151717, Q138996 and Q148919.
• For workarounds because DOS SHARE.EXE is NOT part of OSR2/Win98 see MS technote Q161619.
• To add DOS computers to Windows networks see MS technote Q108391.
• HIMEM.SYS taking up 45K of conventional memory in non-US versions of Win98? See Q197030

• Pure Performance A very well done/complete Windows 95/98 and NT performance tip site.
• Axcel216's Tips Page A very well done tip site for Windows and DOS-Updated Daily!
• FAQ.Org Links to most FAQs accessible on the internet!
• Windows-Help.Net BBS
• Gord's Windows 95 (tm) FAQ Downloadable Windows 95 FAQ files in various formats.
• OSR2 FAQ All the latest info on the newest Windows 95-version "OSR2.x" or "Win95b/c" plus all the gory details of the "FAT32" file system.
• FAT16 to FAT32 Conversion and other OSR2 info. Only OSR2, Win98 and NT5 can handle FAT32.
• FAT32 (and FAT16, LFN) technical descriptions.
• DirectX Info/Downloads (DIRECTX version 8 is now available) at Microsoft's site.
• Windows95 Annoyances Set up your Win 95 YOUR WAY. Has a great humor page!
• 2,501 Tips from Windows Magazine-Download a free copy of Wintune 97.
• GATES.TO Lots of Windows and other useful links.
• MacWindows Covering issues connecting Windows 95, NT and Mac systems.

• Windows 95/98 Network FAQ Pages
• Small Office (SOHO) Networking
• DUN and other good internet connection enhancement tips are Here.
• Download MTUSpeed: Free-Tweak your DUN&TCP/IP internet connection settings.
• Download PPP Boost: Another free DUN&TCP/IP settings adjustment program.
• TCP/IP "Go Faster" Page for DUN users.

• Frank Condron's World-o-Windows Good tips, tough to find Windows 95/98 drivers.
• WinDrivers.Com Excellent Windows 3.x/95/98 and DOS driver source.
• Mr.Driver-more Drivers for Windows, OS/2, etc.
• Driver Forum search here for drivers of all kinds.
• Brad's Internet Help Page DLL files, drivers, patches, links, etc.