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Questions tagged [windows-98]

Graphical operating system by Microsoft, released on May 15, 1998.

Questions tagged with this tag should refer specifically to versions of Windows 98. Anything related in general (non-version specific) to Windows OS should be tagged with .

For simplicity reasons this tag is used for the following Windows 98 "like" releases:

  • Windows 98
    • Released: May 15, 1998
    • Ended Support: July 11, 2006
  • Windows 98 Second Edition
    • Released: May 5, 1999
    • Ended Support: July 11, 2006
  • Windows ME
    • Released: September 14, 2000
    • Ended Support: July 11, 2006

Version Relation:

Additional Info:

  • Windows 98 is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems.
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Best way to get data off a computer with no support for USB or Ethernet?

A customer has a computer running Windows 98 (I know, cringe) and needs to take some data off the computer to put on a new laptop. I've tried using USB, but Windows 98 doesn't have USB storage drivers. I thought I'd transfer the data via Ethernet…
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Can't install Windows 98 SE in virtualbox - SUWIN caused a General Protection Fault in module

I get this error when installing Windows 98 Second Edition on virtualbox. my host is Mac OsX. the guest settings are the following: Base memory: 64 MB Boot Order: Floppy, Optical, Hard Disk Acceleration: VT-x/AMD-V, Nested Paging Video Memory: 10…
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Mount floppy disk image (*.img) as virtual floppy drive

Title says it all. I am looking for some software that will allow me to mount a floppy disk image (*.img) as a virtual floppy drive...similar I suppose to mounting an ISO image to a virtual optical drive. I have tried a few things but nothing seems…
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Using Win32 in DOS

Is there a way that I can start the Win32 environment or run Win32 programs from DOS without starting the Windows GUI? I'm using a Windows 98 PC that is booted into DOS mode from a floppy disk. EDIT: I want to run command line programs. Some of…
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How do I skip MSN setup and launch IE directly on windows 98?

I've managed to install Windows 98 on a vm machine. The internet connection works well for the vm. However, each time I try to launch IE, some kind of MSN shows up, shown as the following screenshot, which ask me to select modem type. How do I…
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Sun Virtualbox: Cannot Install Windows 95 or 98

I'm running XP and I've tried to install Windows 95 and 98 with the official CDs in Virtualbox. Both of them give the error: FATAL: no bootable medium found! System Halted I've mounted the CD drives within Virtualbox and also tried to change the…
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Need to read a Windows 98 DRVSPACE.000 file in Windows 7

Today I came across a DRVSPACE.000 file in my archives and I want to recover its contents. Beside the file is a READTHIS.TXT which reads: This disk was compressed using DriveSpace 3, which requires Windows 98. To use this disk, you must first…
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Customizing Windows 98 for young children

I have a number of kids games that only work on Windows 9x. Therefore, I have installed Windows 98 on an old computer to my children. The children are 5 and 2 years old. The problem I have is that the children click on everything they see and I have…
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Is there any value in a Windows 98 license?

Cleaning up some old papers, I found a Windows 98 license certificate. Does this have any value at all, or should I just toss it?
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How to run a MS-DOS/Win9x batch file containing CD while preserving the original working directory?

Consider the following batch file test.bat: CD C:\SOFTWARE program.exe This script is run from C:\ELSWHERE C:\ELSWHERE> C:\test.bat After the script exits the current working directory is now C:\SOFTWARE and not the previous working directory…
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How Can One change the MS-DOS prompt font color?

How Can One change the MS-DOS prompt font color? MS-DOS is really old, and being the grandpappy of the computers it is really hard to find support for it. I have these tried suggestions from…
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Installing linux onto a windows 98 system

I would like to install a Linux OS on a system which currently has the windows 98 OS installed but be able to use both OS's (not at the same time...obviously). I am unsure what version of Linux I would like to install as I am very new to the ideas…
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How to play midi music in VirtualBox Windows 98?

I'd build a Windows 98 VM in my Mac with VirtualBox to run some old games, like "Z". It is running, but without the great soundtrack. When testing, I realize that the soundtrack is in midi files, and not even Media Player is playing any midi. It…
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Unable to access Windows 7 shared folder with Windows 98

I'm unable to access a Windows 7 (Windows 7 Pro 64-bit) shared folder from an old Windows 98 box: I tried with: Turning on file and printer sharing Turning on public folder sharing Turning off password protected sharing Sharing the folder with read…
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windows 98 installer inside a VirtualBox claims for 16 Mb RAM

I am trying to install Windows 98 in a virtual box image. I have built it with a 512 Mb virtual hard drive, 32 Mb RAM, and 16 Mb video RAM. First, it is declared as a DOS virtual machine. FreeDOs installs well. I used this tuto. I have burned an ISO…
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