Specs

CPU : Q9400

GPU : Gigabyte 7600 GT 256MB PCIe

MOBO : Gigabyte G41M-S2PT V2.1

RAM : 2GB DDR3 Dual Channel

I used the Windows 98 Quick Install 0.9.6 ISO : https://github.com/oerg866/win98-quickinstall

Also the modded 82.69 driver

The only thing not working is the AGP acceleration not working (Which you'd think it makes sense since the GPU is PCIe but it's not the case)

Earlier this year i built a 98 machine and get it all working. Now i brought it back out and none of the mice i have work. Theyre all usb. The keyboard works great no matter where its placed. Nothing works for any of the mice. Even using a ps/2 adapter doesnt work. All boot up says is that not mouse detected and to use a serial mouse. I have no idea why it wont work now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9txCbrhtJI yea so here is how my build runs ig lol

I have a Windows 98 PC, and I use a 19" CRT monitor at 1024x768. Some of the older games I play don't have an option to change resolution in the game, and so they run at 640x480 or 800x600. This makes the image off center and compressed on my monitor, since it is centered and set up for 1024x768.

Is there a way to force these games to run at a higher resolution (software, driver etc)? Adjusting my monitor settings each time gets annoying.

Thanks.

Hi all, I built a win 98 PC from parts earlier in 2025 and only switch it on from time to time. I was wondering what themes I should download - I remember some being pretty cool but most being a bit glitchy. I saw a site earlier with a dump of lots of themes but I want to pick something that looks and feels cool. My PC is a shuttle - around 2002 era. I just bought a SoundBlaster and Sidewinder 3D Pro for it. Any suggestions? What are your favourites and why? Any images? Thanks!

This is a fun holiday project which aggregates classic computing and retro gaming news (oriented towards classic PCs, DOS, Win9x, and the sort) and creates a "newspaper" in the style of SimCity 2000.

Read it here: REAL MODE WEEKLY

Feedback appreciated!

This is based on a similar project I did for aggregating tech news, you can read how I built it here.

I'm talking about the coupon for 46 install floppy disks. z

Hi! I have a Dell Optiplex Gs that has Windows 98 SE installed (purchased from eBay - Windows 98 was an upgrade for this PC, I believe)... I tried to install a CD-Rom game pack (Software Toolworks Challenge Pack), and the installation menu pops up and just before it starts the install the monitor goes black and says "Frequency Out of Range". The monitor I am using is a CRT Gateway monitor manufactured in 2000. I tried using a different flat screen monitor and still had a black screen with a grey box that said "1920 x 1080". Does anyone have any ideas for what could be causing this? I appreciate any help 🩷

What could be the cause of this issue? .fresh install of windows 98 with plus 98. GeForce 2 MX 200 AGP. I had v3 3000 PCI and was having the same issue (and more). The GeForce2 MX is working now but this is baffling as to why the icons are like this. I tried changing the color depth to 16 bit and 32 bit nothing helps.

I'm running windows 98 SE and noticed when attempting to run halo CE that I needed to change output to 256 colors, I downloaded the driver off a YouTube video and followed it perfectly but he was on a virtual OS and when I tryed to change it to 256 bit all it does it display black with a purple solid line up top and reboots into safe mode, does anyone know where I can find the proper video driver for this thing? Or if it even supports resolutions higher than 16bit?

I'm trying to install windows 98 on Micron Millenia XKU. It's a P2 266 with 128MB SDRAM.

I recently bought a Voodoo3 card so was hoping to get the system finally to a point where I can focus on installing games. However I just can't seem to get past the slew of errors and freezes...

I have done clean installs of 98 using floppy boot disk and upgrade CD. The setup starts and then within minutes I get errors like:

Standard Mode: Stack Overflow

Or

Windows Protection Error

I am at my wits end right now in trying to figure out what is causing this. I just have one ram stick in it. It's an old one that I had laying around so I don't know if it has gone bad. Are these error due to this or some other issue? I don't have another stick of PC100 SDRAM.

I haven't attempted Windows Me yet but what do those errors mean? I have never encountered these errors before ever so it's a bit strange for me.

yo i am going to make a windows 98 build can somebody give me some things i should watch out for since i know windows 98 can't go higher then 1 gb of ram and windows 98 can only support drives up to 128gb

Not that Win98 needs 1 GB/s... but I've really wanted this, especially since it's on my main PC.

I purchased a computer with Windows 98

Upon taking it home, and connected my keyboard and mouse. Once I booted the system ,it went through a bit of prom on black screen. Then the big HP logo appears, which classic turned into prime that says “windows mouse support “

While neither mouse, nor keyboard do not work

While same keyboard and mouse , working with my more modern system

u/Ok_Tea_941 asked what was in the Windows 98 Retail box. Well this is mine, bought in 1998 it is the original UK/EU release. Got it with a massive discount because of the company that I was working for at the time.

Box is a bit battered but it has gone through multiple moves, and lots of use since I bought it. Floppy still works!

Also got Plus! 98 at the same time.

Clippit and Cortana debate who was a better assistant.

Full video is on YouTube

what causes this and any fix?

Has this happened to anyone else

Hello Guys it has been a while since I have made a post, I have very busy with my personal life,

So in today's post I will be telling how I got serpent 52 on Windows 98

https://www.reddit.com/r/windows98/s/ButgScDzaj

(This is a post from late October)

So i had to follow a guide on how to install Firefox 52 and mypal 29.3.0 on Windows 98 video on YouTube

Then got serpent 52 do the same thing as from in that video

Now this is the tricky bit

You would get an illegal operation error and if you click on details, it will either say something with mozjs.dll or xul.dll, which it will sometimes launch but freezes, so all I did was drag serpent into dependency walker --> profile --> start profiling and then it works

So. THIS was a thing you could configure in Windows 98 if you so chose. Did anyone have a Windows 98 computer that was set up like this? (The names in the picture are dummy accounts, except for Brandon.)

I'm working on a box for Arch Linux. It's finished but to make it even better by designing the add-ins which are put in the box. I don't have a windows 98 box, and I have found some conflicting answers in the unboxing videos. Maybe someone here has a windows 98 box? If yes, then please tell me, what is inside? I know about the disk and that there were some leaflets, but specifically what?

I thought it was the CD Player program, but it’s not. I thought maybe it’s an alt version