Why can't I install windows 98 on my computer?
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Did you create a primary dos partition? boot from the cd with cd support. when you get to the A:/ type in  fdisk  hit enter. follow the prompts with yes answers until you get to the menu screen. there will be a choice for creating the primary dos partition. Use 100% of hard drive space. when it is done, reboot back to the cd. you should now be able to format and start installing win98......good luck
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You cannot download Windows 98 from Microsoft, unlike what the person before me stated [and it would be nice, if you don't know what you are talking about, to remain silent]. \n\nWindows 98 is a legacy product. In other words, Microsoft no longer sells or supports it.\n\nYour best bet would be to ask around to people who fix computers and see if they have a copy, or to check with computer recyclers / graveyards; they often have install discs. Also, any computer science department at a nearby college will have some geek somewhere who has the install disc.\n\nEven if you could find a copy of Windows 98 on the Web, it would take a long time to download, even with broadband.
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Just right click the shortcut of the program icon and then go to compatibility. There you can use Win 95 /98 Compatibility\nYou can use this feature only in win xp
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Start windows 98 and install from the CD, it will ask you is you wish to upgrade and agree and follow the step by step and fill in all the details and drivers required. U may need to have windows 98 second edition to install if it asks for you to run windows update first. \n\nLeave the format as fat32, just incase you face difficulty with the instalation, cos once u format it under ntfs, you wont be able to access the drive thru ure windows 98 startup disk and u will have to blow away the partition and would lose all ure data if u get stuck.\n\nGet some technical person to assist you thru it, just in case.
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You can't "download" it. Not legally, at least.\n\nDownloading operating systems is illegal, and I think the filesize would be too big to download to a computer.\n\nYou should find a store that sells Windows 98 OS, then install it to your computer.
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Why do you want to install windows 98 first. All of us upgrade from 98 to xp. why do you downgrade . what does windows 98 do that xp cannot do ? . Installl service pack 2 in xp and that should solve your problem if any.
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the person who said you cannot install 98 ( or any OS ) with a CD is wrong, i do it all the time ( 95a, 95s, 98, 98se, win2k, xp all will install sans CD ), before you copy, defrag the drive, scandisk it, then makea folder like 111, that you can find under DOS ( you can boot to a floppy right ? ), get a 98se boot disk from bootdisk.com ( or ws it org .. ), copy the 98 dir over completely Under ME, copy smartdrv.exe over as well ( trust me you'll need it ), Explorer works wll but I use Wincmdr for all my file activites,\n\nedit the msbatch.inf file\ninput serial number and other fields to make your install automated\n\nnow reboot to dos\ngo t the 111 directory\ngo to the 98 dir\ntype in setup /is\nthe /is switch will ignore the scan on the drive
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for 98 u have to install driver by ur self from the product cd.\nif you dont have any cd then check on the manufacter site.
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Some software are NOT compatible with Windows 64 bit.\nMany require the user to RE-INSTALL the software after installing Win 64 bit.
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i had the same problem ethier delete what you dont need or buy a new computer or download your windows again or it might be less then that you have windows 98 and you should have windows xp
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No version of Windows 98 (98, 98SE, 98ME) sees digital cameras.  You have to load the software that came with your camera for Windows 98, then have the camera plugged into the computer, and THEN run the software that came with your camera.  The camera's software does the "downloading" of the pics from your camera, not Windows (like in Win XP).\nAlso, installing Windows, or any software for that matter, works just as well from an RW drive as it does from a ROM drive.  I've personally installed Windows 98 from CD & DVD-RW's.
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did you already pop it in the cd drive and try to install it? although microsoft did give windows xp the ability to emulate a win98 environment for old software . microsoft does not guarentee workability or stability , it has kind of been a hit and miss for me too, i found some win98 apps work fine , some only work partially, and some not at all .
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These sites still have the updates and patches for 2000 operating system...\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.mspx\nAs far as ME you're outta luck using Microsoft...\n\nEnd of support for Windows 98 and Windows Me\nEffective July 11, 2006, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me (and their related components) will transition to a non-supported status. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide any incident support options or security updates. Microsoft is not offering a custom support agreement for these products.\n\nSo, what you need to do for OS(s) 98 & ME is go to this site...\nhttp://www.techspot.com/tweaks/updates/
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See, the problem here is that Windows XP has a capable boot loader, and Windows 98 does not. You could always install a 3rd party boot loader like V-Com System Commander or LILO or GRUB which are both Free Open Source Bootloaders that would work for any operating system, not just linux. Worst case scenario, go ahead and install Win98, then re-install windows XP. You DO have the install disc yes?
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Microsoft no longer support Windows 98 so you'll probably have to buy it second hand try ebay ( http://www.ebay.com ) and amazon ( http://www.amazon.com ). You can always try upgrading your computer or operating system (I would suggest Windows 2000 is the best your computer can handle).\n\nHope this Helps!
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its not possible to delete a windows 98 either u have to format the partition or at the time of installation if u saved the setting of the previous version then u can uninstall it.
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I had this problem with windows 98SE, it seems to be directly related to the DLL hell that old legacy systems end up in after several years. All I can suggest are the basics, clean up your DLL files if you can, uninstall and reinstall the software (drivers) for your CD-Drive.\n\nThis is all I could dig up on the microsoft support site... I doubt it will help you at all, but it's worth trying if it lists anything you haven't already done.