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Legacy computing on WindowsForum.com covers the practical work of keeping older Windows releases usable on modern hardware. A recent example is xHCI98, an open-source WDM USB host-controller driver that brings USB support to Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7 on machines with xHCI-only ports, reaching USB 2.0 speeds for mice, flash drives, and external storage. The discussion reflects a broader interest in retro Windows installs, driver compatibility, and running aging systems on post-2010s laptops, where native support for legacy operating systems has largely disappeared.
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    xHCI98 1.1.1.0 Raises Windows 98 USB Storage Speeds to 33 MB/s

    xHCI98 is an open-source USB host-controller driver from developer Yeo Kheng Meng. It lets Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista and 7 use the USB ports on modern xHCI-only PCs, which these systems could not drive before, but only at USB 2.0 speeds. The project describes itself as a WDM generic USB...