First of all, if you don't have Windows 98
installed on your computer, proceed:
- You need to have the system installation CD and the boot
floppy disc. If you don't have the original CD, you can download the
ISO [here]
and burn it to any CD using [this
programme here]. If you don't have the original boot floppy, you
can download the IMG file [here]
and burn the IMG file to an empty floppy using [this programme
here].
- [IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU HAVE THE DRIVERS OF THE COMPUTER WHERE YOU ARE INSTALLING
WINDOWS 98 ON IT (in case you are installing it on a real
computer). If possible, find and download all the drivers and burn the
installation files onto a blank CD. Or throw the files onto a USB stick
(formatted in FAT or at most FAT32) and burn the USB drivers (SPECIFICALLY THAT WORK ON THE TARGET
COMPUTER) onto a blank floppy disc and, when you install the
drivers on the system, install the USB driver from the floppy first.]
- If you know the name of the drivers for your computer
where you want to install Windows 98,
but don't know where to find quality drivers, try looking on this
website [here]! All the
drivers for my computer were downloaded there and they work perfectly
well, I recommend it.
- During the second part of the installation, after the
automatic restart of the computer, the installation will ask for a
serial key, which if you don't provide, you won't be able to proceed
and the installation won't finish. If you don't have the original
serial for your disk, here are some serials that worked for me:
- RW9MG-QR4G3-2WRR9-TG7BH-33GXB
- RC7JH-VTKHG-RVKWJ-HBC3T-FWGBG
- Once Windows 98
has been completely installed and correctly configured with the correct
drivers, proceed to the next steps. If you are a beginner or
inexperienced in installing older systems, I highly recommend that you
take a look at a very detailed tutorial first, so that you learn and
feel more confident when installing the system and don't make any
mistakes (as I did my first time X-D). A good tutorial for beginners,
which I highly recommend, is [this one from
Michael Mjd on Youtube]. (Michael,
if you're reading this, I love your content and videos. You've really
helped me a lot! <3).
Once the system is OK,
completely installed and correctly configured with the right drivers,
proceed:
- Firstly, install Windows
98 SE Autopatcher, which you can download [here].
Once it's downloaded, extract it and open the file labelled "2007" first and, once
everything is ready and the computer is restarted, open the file
labelled "2008".
- I recommend that in the menu to select what you want to
install in Autopatcher, you
click on A (All), this will install not only all the updates, but also
install very useful tools and programs to manage your computer! (Just
don't install it if your computer barelly meets the Windows 98 requirements)
- After the previous step has been successfully completed,
install Plus! 98. This will
add native support for various important things (such as .zip files),
as well as adding more customisation options and system settings,
interesting programs and some fun games. You can download Plus! 98 [here].
- To activate Plus! 98,
if you don't have the original serials, you can use these, both of
which worked for me:
- An important complement is the .NET Framework, where the latest
version that supports Windows 98
is 2.0 . You can download version 2.0 [here].
- It is highly recommended that you have U98SEUSB installed on your Windows 98 computer. U98SEUSB is the best tool, at the
time of writing, for managing USB memory sticks in Windows 98. You can download it [here]. (Immediate download as soon as you click
on the link).
- KernelEx is also a
great addition to Windows 98.
It is optional in this list, but I sincerely recommend that you install
it. You can download it [here].
- If you decide to install KernelEx,
I highly recommend that you also install its latest update! This will
guarantee much greater compatibility and stability for your system and
for the programs that use this tool. You can find the latest update [here].
- If you have any doubts about how to install and update KernelEx, I recommend you watch this
video [here]
made by “Adventures in Nostalgia (1)” on Youtube!
Once the updates have been
successfully installed, proceed:
(This step is not as
necessary as the previous ones, but it is highly recommended that you
proceed)
- Daemon Tools v3.47
is a good programme for creating virtual CDs. Very useful for
installing and running certain programmes and games. You can download
this specific version [here].
- 7-Zip 9.20 is a
useful programme for exclusively extracting .7z files. Very useful in
many situations. You can download this specific version [here].
- Retrozilla is a
modern browser for computers running Windows 95 to 2000. It is highly
recommended that you have it installed on your Windows 98 computer if you plan to
connect to the Internet. You can download it [here].
- Although the browser isn't really secure for managing
your sensitive information (who's going to mess around with credit card
details and the like on such an old computer anyway?), it's great for
accessing more basic sites like Wikipedia, Frogfind!, SpaceHey,
FriendProject, etc... . The only limitation now being the data
processing capacity of your computer.
If you've made it this far and
want to download some additional old programmes and games for your
newly installed and configured Windows 98, you can visit these sites
here:
(This step is completely
optional. You don't have to go any further if you don't want to)
- OldVersion
- My Abandonware
- Archive.org
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