Windows 98

Windows 98 (codenamed Memphis) is a graphical operating system released on June 25, 1998 by Microsoft and the successor to Windows 95. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit monolithic product. more...

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An update to the operating system, Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE), was released on May 5, 1999.

The first edition of Windows 98 is designated by the internal version numbers 4.10.1998, or 4.10.1998A if it has been updated with the Security CD from Microsoft. Windows 98 Second Edition is designated by the internal version numbers 4.10.2222A or 4.10.2222B if it has been updated with the Security CD from Microsoft. The successor to Windows 98 is Windows Me.

Microsoft terminated support for Windows 98 (thus rendering it obsolete) on 2006-07-11, although some users have yet to upgrade to later versions of Windows such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Users of Windows 98 may be unable to afford to upgrade or purchase the requisite hardware. Other users may have legacy DOS systems that use commands unsupported in later versions of Windows.

New and updated features

Among the new features of Windows 98 were better AGP support, functional USB drivers, and support for multiple monitors and WebTV. It also featured support for the FAT32 file system, allowing it to support disk partitions larger than the two gigabyte maximum accepted by Windows 95. It was also the first version of Windows to support ACPI. As in later releases of Windows 95, Internet Explorer continued to be integrated into the Windows Explorer interface (a feature called Active Desktop).

Later, the release of Windows 98 SE included fixes for many minor issues, improved USB support, and the replacement of Internet Explorer 4.0 with the significantly faster Internet Explorer 5. Also included was Internet Connection Sharing, which allowed multiple computers on a LAN to share a single Internet connection through Network Address Translation. Other features in the update include Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0 and integrated support for DVD-ROM drives.

System requirements

486 DX2, 66 MHz or higher processor; 16MB of RAM (24MB recommended); Adequate Space available on your Hard Disk. The amount of space required depends on your installation method and the components you select.;

Upgrading from Windows 95, or 3.1 140-315 MB (typically 205 MB) of space.;

New Installation FAT16 file system 210-400 MB (typically 260 MB) of space.; New Installation FAT32 file system 190-305 MB (typically 210 MB) of space.;

NOTE: Both Windows 98 and Windows 98SE have major problems with Hard Drives that are over 32 Gigabytes (GB) in size. A Software update has been made available to fix this shortcoming.;

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