Installing the Resource Kit

In Category: Windows 98

From the CD in the \\TOOLS\\RESKIT directory, you can install the Windows98 Resource Kit. The following is an excerpt from a document included on the CD that lists all the programs that can be installed. 1. BATCH.EXE: Microsoft Batch Setup utility. Creates files for automated installation of Windows 98 and components. 2. CHDOSCP.EXE: Code Page Changer. Changes the Code Page used for MS-DOS-based programs to match Windows 98 Regional Settings. 3. CHECKLINKS.EXE: Link Check Wizard. Finds and eliminates dead links and shortcuts. 4. CLIPTRAY.EXE: Clip Tray. Optimizes and manages the Clipboard. 5. FAT32WIN.EXE: Fat32 Conversion Information Tool. 6. INFINST.EXE: Windows 98 Inf installer Utility. 7. LFNBACK.EXE: Long Filename Backup Utility. 8. MINITEL .TTF Files. Minitel font emulation files for HyperTerminal. 9. NETMON: Network Monitor. Service for remote monitoring of network performance on Windows 98 client machines. 10. QUIKTRAY.EXE: Quick Tray. Organizes the icons in the Windows 98 system tray. 11. POLEDIT.EXE: System Policy Editor. Sets administrative policies to define configuration settings for individual users, individual computers, or groups of users. 12. PWLEDIT.EXE: Windows 98 Password List Editor. 13. REMOTREG: Microsoft Remote Registry. Service for remotely viewing and editing the Registry on Windows 98 client machines. 14. RPCPP: Remote Procedure Call Print Provider. Service for administering network printers from Windows 98 machines. 15. SNMP Agent: Windows 98 SNMP network protocol agent. 16. TEXTVIEW.EXE: Text file viewer. Quickly displays the contents of text files. 17. TIMETHIS.EXE: Time This. Scripting tool that times how long it takes for the system to execute a given command. 18. TWEAKUI.EXE: Power Toy. Enhances and customizes the Windows 98 desktop. 19. TZEDIT.EXE: Time Zone Editor. Creates and edits time zone entries for the Date/Time icon in Control Panel. 20. USBVIEW.EXE: USB Viewer. USB Device information and troubleshooting tool. 21. WAITFOR.EXE: Scripting tool that causes the computer to wait for a signal sent over the network. 22. WHERE.EXE: Command-line tool that reports the location of a specified file on the hard disk. 23. WINDIFF.EXE: File and Directory comparison. Compares the contents of files or directories and reports differences. 24. WINSET.EXE. Command-line/scripting tool that sets global environment variables for Windows 98. 25. WSHADMIN.HLP: Windows Scripting Host Administrator\'s Guide. Guide to running scripts and designing applications for Windows Scripting Host.