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Windows 98 Second Edition I bought Win 98 before I had a computer capable of running it.Ah,my famous story about wanting to play Risk on the internet.Some other time..Pictures of Win98SE install - 
 Congratulations! This is still my favorite Windows.This install was an upgrade for Win 3.11. 
 Whatever that thing says,I hope it's not important.Because it's pretty long... 
 You might think 95 and 98 were the same,but computers did run cooler, and better managed with 98. 
 Just running a typical install today. 
 Windows 98SE was released on May 5, 1999 with support until July 11, 2006. 
 System Requirements: 486DX / 66 MHz CPU, 32MB of RAM,240 MB of free hard disk space, CD-ROM drive,VGA monitor,and a mouse. 
 The install was around 400MB with typical components. 
 They might say 32MB, but 64MB or 128MB of RAM was probably more accurate. 
 This install completed in 38 minutes,which is better than the install meter estimate. 
 Win 98 was the first to incorporate the online Windows Updates.The updates were voluntary. 
 Support for 7 years is the standard life cycle for MS products. 
 There is an unofficial Service Pack at: Major Geeks. 
 Yet you would need to update Internet Explorer,DirectX,and Media Player some other way. 
 These 'messages' changed with each 5% of the installation.Around 1 minute each page. 
 Installing 98 on a PIII or a P4 system was dramatically faster,and boot times were near instant on. 
 Of course,the partitioning and formatting of the hard drive could eat up several minutes. 
 Even through all updates,including program updates,this OS could still fit on a 800MB CD-R. 
 Windows 98SE was the 'most reliable' windows,even after XP came along.It was also easy to manage. 
 You could say that this was Windows at its best,without all the 'bloat-ware' and eye-candy. 
 But not everything was perfect;such as changing your modem settings in 3 separate places, 
 or the 'clunky' looking disk defragmenter.Connecting to the internet was easy;just open IE. 
 Yet why they chose clouds for the start up screen, is hard to understand. 
 Then you think, based in Washington state.Yea, it's awful cloudy up there... 
 or was it just plain 'fruity' to think up a rainbow scheme, or possibly a clear picture. 
 At any rate,you knew what the clouds would bring you;the best computing that money could buy. 
 Windows 98 desktop, and the Welcome screen. 
 Why you would 'show this each time' is beyond me. Device Manager. 
 Windows version 4.10 ,and the Start Menu. 
 Settings, and Control Panel. 
 A blurry picture of the Display Settings(oops),and inside My Computer. Close |