windows 98//////////////////?

Question

hi
i just installed win98 on my second lower specs pc .
i was asking if i can get it connected to the internet wirelessly,and there is any chances to get the drivers from the internet .if yes please
where can i find them.
my hardware :
dell dimension v400
pentium 2 400 mhz
65 mb of ram
20 gb hard drive
i appreciate your help ,and thanks in advance.

Answer 1

well yes but the problem is finding a wireless card that has windows 98 drivers these days as most have 2000/xp/vista drivers

and if possible you should upgrade to second edition of 98 and get IE 5.5 or 6 as IE 4 and 5.0 can not open web pages anymore without a lot of error messages (windows update told me in windows 2000 that I needed IE6 to use all the update features of windows update)



when 98 came out most of the wireless cards were A or B not G or N

good thing is G and B are compatible (so try to find a used B or older G wireless card that has drivers for 98 like on ebay)



Firefox and Opera can be used instead of Internet Explorer

and you will need java from www.java.com and flash from www.adobe.com for IE or firefox or opera.



and windows NT4 and 2000 will run on that computer too (windows 2000 = NT5, windows XP = NT5.1, vista = NT6, windows 7 beta = NT6.1) just try to get the ram up to 128mb or 256mb as even windows 98 needs more ram to run the newer IExplorer and java/flash and a simple antivirus.



I have a PII 333 with 256mb ram and a 6gb hard drive running xp and a corporate antivirus with a wireless g card that works fine. tho I wish it was a 800~1100 PIII as it can take 3~5 min to get to windows and let me use the wireless from being turned off every night (and it has all the windows updates even service pack 3)

Answer 2

If you have the wireless card then the software drivers should come with it. Otherwise go to drivers.com and you will find it there ( for a fee)

But why MS when you can get for FREE Linux Ubuntu? Much better and more secure than any OS on the market. If it is of any interest to you, did you know that Google runs Linux on all its servers. does that count?

Answer 3

Windows 98 is an outdated o/s, you'd be better off using a Linux distro or at least windows 2000. Simply put the machine you have is old, and can't handle much of anything unless you are just using it for email and web browsing, even that maybe a task for your machine to handle. Its best if you just kept that computer as a spare or donated it for a tax deduction.



http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ This distro is much more lightweight then Ubuntu and your machine can probably handle it better.



But if you insist on using it with windows 98, have a look here

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=drivers&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=



I also have a machine for sale you can buy off me, we can discuss the price, i can let it go cheap. Its still a very decent pc, it would be considered a real big jump from the secondary pc you got there click my name and shoot me an email if you are intrested. Either that or just slap a little more ram in there if ya got it.

Answer 4

Win 98 went EOL (end of life) quite some time ago. I highly recommend NOT putting it on the Internet. As MS isn't supporting it anymore there are no more security patches either (this doesn't mean there are no security issues though).



In short.. That machine will be a sitting duck on the Internet.

Answer 5

You can try setting the compatability property of the game launch icon to Windows 98. Right click the icon in your start menu or your desktop, select properties, select compatability, and set it to Windows 98.

Answer 6

If you have Windows 98 Second Edition or later, you can find a wireless adapter in your consumer electronic retail store that will support the operating system even though Windows 98 and Me reach end of life (EoL) on 11 July 2006.



If the wireless adapter came in a USB port, it would be difficult to get it running, because Windows 98 had USB 1.0 and limited USB 1.1 support at the time it first came out. Have a look at this link for drivers for your specific wireless adapter that is designed to work with Windows 98:



http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=drivers&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=



Internet access should work with at least 32 MB or 64 MB of memory, but you could run into out of memory problems unless you increase the size of the Windows swap file to at least 256 MB, but no more than 1 GB.



Most users were running Windows 98 on a dial-up connection at the time when the operating system first came out in 1998. I managed to use the internet with only 16 MB of memory until my computer crashed.



Contact Dell support for more information on how to get internet access running on your Dell Dimension v400.

Answer 7

Are the people recommending Ubuntu kidding?



64 MB of RAM?



Damn Small Linux or Puppy Linux would make far more sense.



Or maybe a specialized minimalist installation of Ubuntu:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/minimal

Answer 8

LOL 98 haha put 2000 on there if you can at least do that



i dont think you will find any drivers for that

Answer 9

To connect to the internet using a wireless modem, you will first need the wireless modem and a network card to put into the computer that works with the modem. If you do not have this, you may be better off just connecting the standard way. Most wireless connections are somewhat tricky to set up and keep working properly, so you may be better off just connecting any way you can using a hard line modem. You may want to look into whether you can put more RAM into your computer as well. Most modern programs will not run on a computer with only 64MB of RAM. If you can't afford this, you will have to choose your programs carefully to be sure they will run on your computer. You may want to look into used software for any additional programs. Also worth noting is that you computer will likely be running Windows Explorer 7 when you do get it online. This web browser is especially vulnerable to online threats so you will need to exercise extra care when browsing online. And don't pay any attention to the idiots that know nothing about computers. Your computer will work just fine online, in fact, just as good as any newer computer. A fast computer is not necessary to enjoy the internet. Good luck.

Answer 10

Win98 lacks USB / firewire and a few other things. Win98 is 16-bit, and the only MS product that had that restriction. I think MS was trying to build a Towers of Hanoi approach to the desktop and DOS as two pillars. But, the fact that Win98 is 16-bit severely restricts you on finding drivers for externals such as a flatbed scanner. XP, you see, is WinNT with a cartoon interface. 32-bit drivers written for NT will work on Win2K and XP but not Win98 or Win98SE. You need the update disc to gain Win98SE for USB support and only Microsoft sold that update which matches the original Win98 serial number.



For the machine you have, I recommend you look at Ubuntu Linux.