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Windows 98 Resource Kit Tools Sampler
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Your Windows 98 CD comes with a collection of very useful tools, called the Windows 98 Resource Kit Tools Sampler.

The following is an alphabetical list of the tools included in the Resource Kit Tools Sampler on the Windows 98 CD. For more information on them, please refer to the WIN98RK.HLP online Help file, located on the CD in \Tools\Reskit\Help.

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

To install the Windows 98 Resource Kit Sampler tools and utilities, you must first be running the Windows 98 operating system (these utilities are NOT recommended for use with Windows 95), and then use the following procedure:

  1. Start Windows 98 and insert the Windows 98 CD in your CD-ROM drive.
  2. When the Autorun screen appears, click Browse this CD.
  3. In the \Tools\ResKit directory, click Setup.Exe.
  4. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
The Setup program installs all the Resource Kit files onto your hard disk and requires a maximum of 12 MB of free space.

For more information about these and other tools included in the Resource Kit Sampler, such as the tools in the Net Administration (NETADMIN) category, which require separate installation procedures, see \Tools\Reskit\README.doc.

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