windows 98

Who said Windows 98 was dead? In 2026, retrocomputing keeps finding new ways to embarrass assumptions about obsolete hardware, and this time the stunt lands on a 2000-era internet appliance that once depended on MSN dial-up. What sounds like a novelty hack is actually a revealing case study in...

Windows 98 SE can be coaxed into doing a surprising amount of useful work in 2026 — but only if you treat it as a specialized, heavily-curated tool rather than a drop-in replacement for a modern PC. A recent hands‑on test using a Dell Dimension 2100 (an early‑2000s Celeron desktop) demonstrates...

Bill Gates’ off‑hand quip—“That must be why we’re not shipping Windows 98 yet”—did more than defuse an embarrassing on‑stage moment; it helped redraw how Microsoft and the wider industry approach live demos, hardware compatibility, and presentation engineering. A plug‑and‑play scanner that...

Bill Gates’ wry on-stage line—“That must be why we’re not shipping Windows 98 yet”—has become one of technology’s most enduring demo gaffes, but the fallout was more than an awkward clip: the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) that occurred during the COMDEX Windows 98 demo changed how Microsoft staged...

Is there any way to continue using old computers with Windows on them? I have got a really old computer that is suitable for Windows 98 and a computer that's got Windows 7 hardward and one that's got Windows 10. I keep being told that they are outdate and I am not intelligent enough to get them...

Windows 98 may have long been ushered off the stage, but a recent experiment has breathed new life into this vintage operating system by running Meta’s Llama AI on a Dell machine sporting a modest 128MB of RAM. In a clever blend of nostalgia and modern AI wizardry, this experiment not only...

A nostalgic twist on a modern classic has captured the attention of PC gamers and retro enthusiasts alike. A talented Redditor, known as Blu-s_Attempt, recently unveiled a concept artwork reimagining Valve’s flagship digital storefront—Steam—as if it were running on the long-retired Windows 98...

Hello guys, Is there any way I can install Teamviewer on Windows98 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have played with windows from Win-3.1, 95a, 95b, 98, 98se, me(crap), 2000pro, xp-(2000 with eye candy), version-7 (best ever). then Windows 8 & 8.1, wanting... Finally Windows 10. But the builds 1511, 6107, 1709, 1803, 1809. I like 1809, despite what others may say it's bad. My MusicBee...

I'm currently in a backup project and I've got ALOT of old software. But should I even make ISO backups of theses old software? I've got old versions of Visual Studio, every Office back to 98, every Windows os back to 98 SE. Have any of ya'll come across a situation where you needed an old...

I have been want to play an old racing game for some time now (Driver By GT Interactive) but it wont load. It was deigned for Windows 98 and 95 and i am running 8.1. I manually found the install file and installed it along with Direct X 6 and Direct X Media. I set the compatibility mode and...

without going in to gory details.....I have an older laptop with windows vista on it. I need to put windows 98 on it. if I download windows 98 will it override the windows vista? will windows vista, even, allow me to try and do this? I need this done to help my grandson who has an older...

What I'm looking for is software that can create backups of installed software just by right clicking a desktop shortcut and selecting 'create backup' or something like that, then the program would make a note of the install directory the shortcut is referring to, then it'll scan the HD for data...

Greetings Microsoft, Since Windows largely dominates the OS most gamers, even regular Windows users own, I highly recommend the size of the OS you will be creating to be much smaller, I started gaming on Windows 98SE and it took up about 2GB of storage space, my performance with my games was...

Hi everyone, I have been using INSTALLWATCH from Epsilon squared to summarisize installation changes right from Win 98 days. It interfaced beautifully/seamlessly with XP , and also WIN 7 x64 till last week. From last week onwards I have been stuck at a certain key...

Hello, I'm looking for the default icons for Windows 98, I'm trying to make my desktop look old school. I've tried looking on Google, but so far nothing. I was wondering if anyone knew where I could download the default icons from Windows 98? Thanks.

I am trying to use a VFD and I use the 64-bit patched version, and it gives me the error of not being able to load it. I also tried doing the unsigning my drivers, but it did nothing.

I read a few forums about this issue but mine's different. It doesn't crash or display any error while gaming. It happens when i'm on the desktop exploring. If don't do anything it wont display the error, however, when i start to right click on desktop, it flickers and displays the error "Nvidia...

Hello, I remember back when we were using XP, 2000, ME, 98 and even 95 versions of windows, we had the option to change the login screen so that you HAD to type in both username and password. I know public PC's are often setup this way too, but I can't figure out how to do this on my windows 7...

Describes an issue in which you cannot access shared folders on Windows 2000 or Windows 98-based computers from a Windows 7-based computer. A resolution is provided. More...