windows 98

[rushjck]

Hello all, I just got a laptop and I need a windows 98 cd to download. can
someone tell me where to get one or how to download to my computer then put
on a disk, so i can put on the laptop?

 

[Tim Slattery]

rushjck <rushjck@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hello all, I just got a laptop and I need a windows 98 cd to download. can
>someone tell me where to get one or how to download to my computer then put
>on a disk, so i can put on the laptop?

Look on eBay. Even though they aren't supporting it any more,
Microsoft still owns the copyright on Win98 and dies not allow free
distribution.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
Slattery_T@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

 

[hawkeye]

> Hello all, I just got a laptop and I need a windows 98 cd to download. can
> someone tell me where to get one or how to download to my computer then
put
> on a disk, so i can put on the laptop?

dont even consider 98,, focus only on 98SE.

 

[Don Phillipson]

"rushjck" <rushjck@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A3AD1CD4-4E8C-4DA7-8A5E-7DA72486AFAA@microsoft.com...

> Hello all, I just got a laptop and I need a windows 98 cd to download. can
> someone tell me where to get one or how to download to my computer then
put
> on a disk, so i can put on the laptop?

Be advised that some brands of laptops require
custom drivers (e.g. for the display screen) that you
will not find on a generic Win98 CD. Manufacturers'
web sites may provide these drivers.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

 

[Dan]

It is nice to see that you are still posting here, Tim. I would suggest to
make sure and get a valid 98SE full copy that has a valid product key. In
addition, make sure the hardware on the laptop you got is not too advanced
for 98SE. For example, AFAIK no one has drivers for PCI-Express for 98SE
which is the next in line for video cards after AGP. I have to maintain a
careful balance between XP Pro. and 98SE which are on 2 seperate hard drives
on my computer to maintain the backwards compatibility and the ability to be
able to run modern applications except for a few new games of course.

"Tim Slattery" wrote:

> rushjck <rushjck@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Hello all, I just got a laptop and I need a windows 98 cd to download. can
> >someone tell me where to get one or how to download to my computer then put
> >on a disk, so i can put on the laptop?
>
> Look on eBay. Even though they aren't supporting it any more,
> Microsoft still owns the copyright on Win98 and dies not allow free
> distribution.
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(DTS)
> Slattery_T@bls.gov
> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
>