Win9x/XP - Minimal startup items required?

[quantass]

Can someone please tell me the minimal startup items, static VxDs, system.ini, and win.ini entries are required to successfully boot into normal mode Win9X/ME?

And also the minimal services and startup items for Win XP.

Thanks.

[Rocketmech]

For W98 use these resources

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/98/all/reskit/en-us/part1/wrkc05.mspx

Bootlog Analyser (http://www.answersthatwork.com/Download_Area/Downrights/bootlog_analyzer.exe)

For XP services (barebones), http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm