Shane wrote:
If you don't want to do an upgrade (as I never do!) you can
nonetheless retain things such as the latest 9x NVidia driver setup

files

and other folders unzipped-but-not-installed to C, shaving precious

minutes

from the new install.


Thanks, Shane, I will save it for when I need it.


You're welcome. Bear in mind, though, the time-saving of the above is only
really in special situations and probably not worth doing solely for that
reason. otoh, and the NVidia drivers are a case in point, if you had - as
many do - deleted the installation file, retaining C:\Nvidia would save
downloading it again. That would be a pretty big deal for someone on
dial-up, though I suspect most are now on BB (not that I know it for
certain).

Otherwise, the way to do the deletion is to make another batch file - from
DOS - to list the files and/or folders, then remove or comment out from the
list, or zip and later unzip, what you want to keep. Start Smartdrv and run
the batch to do the deleting. List the contents of Windows and you can
delete the majority of those (while retaining C:\Windows\Command, it's
contents and other files DOS needs to continue *after* deleting, in case you
decide you need to. It's a pain in the butt to delete the entire windows
folder then find, despite the fact the DOS tools already in memory still
run, those that aren't no longer can be!).


Do you post to the corresponding W98 ng?



No. I have done briefly because others have crossposted, so my name may have
been seen there, but I don't think I ever have specifically posted to any 98
group. Quite surprisinf when I come to think of it!

Shane


Then later, I may commit sacrilege and post a W98 question here. For me, help is
where you get it.

Mike Sa