WINDOWS 98

Windows 98 (codenamed Memphis) is a graphical operating system by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on May 15, 1998 and to retail on June 25, 1998. Windows 98 is the successor to Windows 95. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit monolithic product with an MS-DOS based boot loader. Windows 98 was succeeded by Windows Me on September 14th, 2000. Microsoft support for Windows 98 ended on July 11th, 2006.



System requirements


486DX-2/66 MHz or higher processor (Pentium processor recommended)
16 MB of RAM (24 MB recommended, it's possible to run on 8 MB machines with /im option used during the installation process)


At least 500 MB of space available on HDD. The amount of space required depends on the installation method and the components selected, but virtual memory and system utilities as well as drivers should be taken into consideration.


Upgrading from Windows 95 (FAT16) or 3.1 (FAT): 140-400 MB (typically 205 MB).
New installation (FAT32): 190-305 MB (typically 210 MB).


Note 1: Both Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE can have significant problems associated with hard drives that are over 32 Gigabytes (GB) in size. This issue only occurs with certain Phoenix BIOS settings. A software update has been made available to fix this shortcoming.[3]


Note 2: Also, both Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE are unable to handle hard drives that are over 137 Gigabytes (GB) in size with the default drivers, because of missing 48 Bit LBA support. Data corruption is possible. An experimental third party software update is available to fix this shortcoming.[4]


VGA or higher resolution monitor
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device (optional).[5]
Like its predecessor, Windows 95, and its successor, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), users can bypass hardware requirement checks with the undocumented /im setup switch. This allows installation on computers with processors as old as the 80386.




Windows 98
Part of the Microsoft Windows family


Screenshot of Windows 98
Developer
Microsoft
Releases
Release date: 25 June 1998 (info)
Current version: 4.10.1998 ("Gold"), 4.10.2222A ("SE") (06-25-9; Expression error: Unexpected < class="external text" href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1998/may98/doj5-14pr.mspx" rel="nofollow">info)
Source model; Closed source
License: Microsoft EULA
Kernel: Monolithic kernel
Support status
Unsupported as of 11 July 2006[1]
Further reading
Development of Windows 98