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Windows, Networking and Software

FAQ, Tips, Hints, and Wisdom for Windows 98x/XP

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Use TweakUI. It has an option to fix corrupted icons.

Unhide you protected system files in folder options > search for "shelliconcache" (no quotes) - delete it and

reboot OR re-name shelliconscache to > shelliconcache2 and re-boot.

You can do a registry tweak and increase you icon cache size, please see URL for details:

http://www.aumha.org/reg1.htm

This registry patch will allow you to tweak your icon cache size from the original default 500? up to 8192.

To verify that your tweak has been successful go into Control Panel > Folder Options > View > Advanced

Settings > "Icon Cache Size" *should* be available in this menu.

WARNING:

PLEASE READ WARNING ABOUT MESSING WITH YOUR REGISTRY - BACK IT UP

MANUALLY BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT ANY REGISTRY HACKS. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR

WITH REGISTRY EDITING, DO - NOT ATTEMPT.

ICS – Internet Connection Sharing Installation (98SE Only)

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics_98

ICS allows two or more networked computers to share a single Internet connection. The problem is that the

Internet Connection Sharing Wizard that comes with Windows 98 Second Edition doesn't work very well,

and in some cases, can break your existing Internet Connection. The good news is that it's not that hard to

set up, as long as you do it properly. If you perform the following steps, in order, you should be able to get

it right the first time.

Note: don't be intimidated by the length of this article. It shouldn't take you more than 20 minutes or so to

set up ICS (assuming you have the proper hardware installed). A lot of what's here covers various "what if"

situations.

What You Need

In order to get ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) to work, you'll need the following items:

• At least two computers.

• A functioning ethernet card properly installed in each computer. Refer to the documentation that

comes with your ethernet cards for proper driver installation and setup. If you're sharing a DSL, cable

modem, or other ethernet-based Internet connection, the computer with the connection must have two

ethernet cards installed. (Microsoft doesn't tell you about this one!)

• The network must be cabled correctly. 10base-T or 100base-T, category-5 patch cables, and an

ethernet hub are recommended. If you have only two computers, you can forgo the hub, and use a

Category 5 crossover cable instead.

• One of the computers must have a dial-up internet connection, properly set up, or a high-speed

connection, such as DSL, a cable modem, or T1.

• There is no minimum connection speed, but you should keep in mind that when two users are

downloading using the shared connection simultaneously (the worst-case scenario), each user will

experience half of the original performance. In other words, you probably don't want to bother sharing

a 14.4k analog modem connection.

• The computer with the Internet connection must be running a version of Windows that supports

Internet Connection Sharing. (Note that the directions on this page are for Windows 98; if you have

another version of Windows, return to the ICS main page and view the directions appropriate to your

OS.)

Setting Up the Host

The first step to setting up ICS is to configure the host, the computer with the Internet Connection that will

be shared. All the other computers are called "Clients," and are discussed in the following section. This step

requires the correct protocols to be bound to the correct adapters (see Windows 98 Annoyances, the book

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