Win98Lite?

[Salvador]

I was wondering if I could get any opinions on Win98Lite? I found it a while ago on the internet and someone recently suggested it to me. I'd like to get a few more opinions on it if I could.

The link is here in case you've never heard of it.

TIA,

Sal

 

[Pretty Cool]

I am using it on a pentium 100 since I don't have win95b with fat 32 support. Basically, 98 lite allows you remove non-essential Windows components using Add/Remove Software in Control Panel. However, there are some items you may wish to keep such as IE and Direct X. I found this feature marginally worthwhile.

Another idea of 98 lite is to replace Windows 98 components with Windows 95 versions. Naturally, you must have both CD's since 98 lite will actually copy about 100MB worth of cab files from those disks to your hard drive. You are given the option to replace Windows Explorer, Control Panel, and the Start Menu. Hence you will have the "look" of Windows 95, while actually running Windows 98. Be warned however, you may come across strange error messages when using a replaced componenet of Windows 98.

Bottom line is this: If your system is fast enough, don't bother with 98 lite. Instead stick with IE 4 and do not upgrade to Windows Media 7 or ME. Also, reduce your wallpaper and remove extra fonts. Otherwise, try the product on a test machine first to see if you can live with the quirks. Also, make sure you can uninstall the program to restore the machine to your original configuration. Personally, I have had difficulty trying to add or remove various Windows components after I installed 98 lite.

 

[Salvador]

Thank you! I decided against Win98Lite. My machine is fast enough and I like some of Win98 features.

Thanks for the information.

Sal

 

[RalfHutter]

FWIW I love 98lite. Until I switched to Win2000 a year ago I ran 98lite on all my boxes and have it runniing on computers that my family and friends own. It is a very useful program. It helps make Win98 much more stable without all the webified integrated desktop BS. You can run 98lite to get rid of all this crap then you can (re)install Internet Explorer (if that's the browser you use) on top of the OS by itself. You will end up with a much more stable version of Win98 this way. If you like the quick-launch toolbar and some of those '98 features you can opt to run 98lite in the "chubby" mode. This will get rid of the garbage but keep these other features. This was how I used to do it.