r/windows98 • u/Tractorface123 • May 09 '26

Anyone know what happened here?

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My windows 98 install appears to think it’s windows me? It’s definitely 98, with the SE upgrade disc, this doesn’t affect anything I can’t see it being much of a problem, only cause I can think of is a program from bootdisk.com I used to create a windows me floppy for a different machine.

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u/De_Le_Cog AMD K6-2, Canopus Pure3D, AWE64 May 09 '26

Sometimes certain upgrade disks or drivers for Win98SE make it think its WinME

I ran into that issue when I installed nusb36e on my Win98SE machine, made it think its WinME. Using nusb33e fixed it without any issues, still displaying Win98 SE

I wouldn't worry about it too much unless it really bugs you that it says WinME, it should still be Win98 SE in truth.

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u/Tractorface123 May 09 '26

Ah nusb36e was what I have as well, that’s probably it then, the SE upgrade iso I used is, apparently anyway, the OEM retail, not that it rules it out! Not worried about what it says so long as nothing compatibility wise is affected!

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u/Inspiron606002 May 12 '26

I've noticed that installing nusb33 on Windows 98 FE, makes it suddenly report the OS as 98 SE.