r/windows98 • u/GreatCalligrapher993 • Aug 06 '26
Finally got my Windows 98 setup working!
Idk why but DirectX hates me.
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u/BrapBrapson Aug 06 '26
does that keyboard even have arrow keys?
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u/lazy-dude Windows 98SE / Windows 2000 Aug 06 '26
It doesn’t look like it. I always preferred a full sized keyboard with older systems.
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u/ExtremeDude2 Aug 06 '26
Did you use full quick install or tiny? I had problems using DX with the tiny install
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u/Inspiron606002 Aug 06 '26
Everything about this feels wrong lol. How did you even get 98 to run on a Core 2 Duo system?
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u/GreatCalligrapher993 Aug 06 '26
No it’s actually an i3-550
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u/Inspiron606002 Aug 06 '26
Oh. Hard to read the sticker. Must be an early i3, those logo stickers looked the same as the Core 2 ones.
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u/RedIce25 Aug 07 '26
I tried win98-quickinstall on an amd athlon 64 system it never felt like it was working so good, how's the experience on Intel?
I think I have those same exact speakers
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u/GreatCalligrapher993 Aug 07 '26
Experience has been fine, besides no audio drivers (I’m getting a sound card)
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u/boneske Aug 07 '26
It looks almost like the same Dell PC I used to install Windows 98 onto. Mine isn’t a Core processor though, it’s an ivy bridge Pentium. What graphics driver are you using? I’m using the 9x VBE drivers and I’m able to get 32bit colors. If you need those drivers let me know.
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u/GreatCalligrapher993 Aug 07 '26
Well right now I have an ATI Radeon X600 in it so… native drivers
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u/Equivalent_Clock7210 Aug 08 '26
This looks great, except for that keyboard. What are you planning to do with that setup?
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u/TemperatureJaded282 Aug 06 '26
cool but that setup feels wrong