To speed up installation, and to avoid numerous problems, copy the win98 folder to a folder on the hard drive (such as c:\win98) and then run setup from there. You may need to disable various acceleration features first, or consider emulators like x86Box or PCem. Note: VMWare and VirtualBox can be problematic with Windows 9x. All others require an appropriate Windows 98 Boot Floppy. Important: Only the OEM Full version is bootable. This will allow systems as old as the 80386 with 8MB of RAM to run Windows 98 (although this will be far from optimal) Hardware requirements can be bypassed in the setup with the undocumented /nm setup switch. The last version of Microsoft Office capable of running on Windows 98 is Office XP. Playing around with Windows XP As you know, it hasnt been supported for years but heres how to make sure you have all the last available updates. Other available upgradeable components include DirectX 9.0c, Windows Installer 2.0, GDI redistributable, Remote Desktop Connection (XP 5.1), and Text Services Framework. The last version of Internet Explorer that can be installed on 98 SE is 6.0. The Visual C 2005 runtime is the last to carry Windows 98 support. Windows 98 Second Edition can be updated with the Microsoft. Windows Media Player 6.2 was also shipped replacing the old classic Windows 3.x/95 "Media Player" that originated with the Windows 3.0 MMC Extensions. DirectX 6.1 was also included with DirectSound improvements. Both retail and volume licensing (VL works only with a volume licensing product key) versions are available on both Windows XP Home edition and Windows XP Professional edition. Internet Explorer 4.0 was also upgraded to 5.0 and Internet Connection Sharing made its debut. There are many versions for Windows XP with Service Pack 3 CD ISO images been published on MSDN/TechNet. Windows 98 Second Edition is an update to the original Windows 98 that includes improved modem and sound/audio card support through the Windows Driver Model, improved USB support, Wake on LAN support, FireWire DV camcorder support, and SBP-2 Mass Storage device support.
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