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Questions tagged [windows-98]

Graphical operating system by Microsoft, released on May 15, 1998.

Questions tagged with this tag should refer specifically to versions of Windows 98. Anything related in general (non-version specific) to Windows OS should be tagged with .

For simplicity reasons this tag is used for the following Windows 98 "like" releases:

  • Windows 98
    • Released: May 15, 1998
    • Ended Support: July 11, 2006
  • Windows 98 Second Edition
    • Released: May 5, 1999
    • Ended Support: July 11, 2006
  • Windows ME
    • Released: September 14, 2000
    • Ended Support: July 11, 2006

Version Relation:

Additional Info:

  • Windows 98 is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems.
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When logging into a Windows 98-based machine by hitting Esc to bypass the password prompt, which user account is used?

It's been a while now, but when Windows 98 was stil a thing I can vividly remember that when the login screen appeared with the password prompt, I was simply able to hit the esc key on my keyboard to bypass this which then allowed me into Windows. I…
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Transferring data from external Jazz drive into computer with windows 98

I have an external Jazz hard drive that has been used to backup my files from computer with windows 98. My computer crashed. I have a second computer with windows 98 and the hard drive was taken from that computer and put into the first one. I…
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Trying to power up an old pc with a laptop cable?

So i'm trying to start up an old windows 98 model. I was thinking of using the cable from a laptop because it fits into the power supply. Problem is i don't know if its safe, advice?. On the computer it says "AC input: 115V~/230V~,10/5A 60/50HZ ON…
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Can't navigate to setup.exe in FreeDOS

I am installing Windows 98 on computer well based it's expiration date. It lacks an OS. When I pop in the disk (Yes it is bootable), it will display a command prompt at the location A:. However, instead of loading the root of the base, it displays…
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FreeDOS edit command failing

I am installing Windows 98 on to a computer which lacks an OS. I am using FreeDOS to do so. However, I need to edit the "config.sys" file in order to load the required files, and for whatever reason, the "edit" command fails, stating that it is not…
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Using taskmanager (or something like it) to check processes running on another computer

OK, here is the situation. I have an old computer running windows 98. It has recently started booting to a blank screen. It gets past the win98 logo screen, but instead of displaying the user name/password screen, it just shows a blank black…
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