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woah...you just realised my system specs? even though u posted after i wrote them? hehehehehe. i am aware it will only use and recognize one of the cores, but as i mentioned before, i am thinking of starting a thread called 'Wanted! on those who wants Microsoft Windows 98(SE) running on Dual-Core processors', as in the 2 cores! hoping to get modders and kernal writers or whoever that wants to dedicate their time on making Windows 98 recognise the 2 cores on CPUs. would u like to help? for now, i only have a 7600GT which is a PCIx card correct, should i just install everything in (hardware) then smack i a Windows 98 CD? and see what happens? i looked at my box of it and it says Drivers for XP, 2000, ME i think and NT. any hopes? and again about the memory, even with the work arounds (which i am trying to find around here) what problems should i expect then? how can i install the OS if it wont allow me to from the boot section? and Kaspersky should be able to be alright for my system, although i know for a fact that F-secure still does updates for Windows98 appratly, this is wt i read from a BBC site wen Microsoft announces no more support for the beloved operating system. although i really really want to use windows 98 on my new computer, all this is making think 'why not just use XP?' which kinda irratates me, cause i want Windows 98SE on my computer! i will make a new thread asking for help from those who can help me do the work arounds when installing the operating system on a fresh computer with these specs. i cannot find any, unless what i have to ask for them. also wen i do finally install the operating system, Autopatcher is the main thing first right? then i will put in 98SE2ME, which maybe help me install some of the later drivers that cannot be installed on a Win98 machine? am i correct? ...anything else would i need to do after that? although i do want to install IE6 with every update and so on, possible too? Dual-Core Windows 98!!!

ahh i see, well, the internet is ever so full of suprises, im sure u are very aware of that as well that u would have experience some of these stuff. again, anyone else may i ask, can help me answer some of my questions that i asked above? also may i ask, what else am i to expect that might prevent me while installing Win98 onto my system?

wow, short answer from a long question. hahahaha. anyways, about this patch, would it help resolve me installing Windows 98 on a big SATA Hard Drive? like is this a work around for it? and what is BRAIN.EXE??? anyone else may i ask, can help me answer some of my questions that i asked above? also may i ask, what else am i to expect that might prevent me while installing Win98 onto my system?

that is very interesting indeed, and it is glad to hear from you again. i would like to see and hear from another person in this forum that has a PC with a near or close or even higher specs than what i have, running Microsoft Windows 98SE on their computer. to my opinion, Microsoft Windows 98(SE) is probably or one of the best operating systems that Microsoft themselves have ever constructed, abd i am ever so happy to actually find and be a part of this forum as well. i have tried many times before to convince people that Windows 98 is the best but regardlessly, they disagree or dont believe it, and thus i want to prove them all WRONG! one of the matters is security. now if i am correct, if i install the AutoPatcher, will it give me every single patch, hotfixes, updates and so on ever created by microsoft? and in addition more that was created by ethuisasts? therefore will gain the exact same protection as from newer OS from microsft when they update them and not for Win 98? also another thing, another way to protect my lovely upcoming computer, is to install Kaprinsky AntiVirus software, to which some would say, which is like the Fort Knox of all antivirus softwares out there. what do you think? when i say i ont like emulators, i was refering to Virtual PC's, but emulators for consoles is a two thumbs up for me, especially the Saturn and Dreamcast, and PS2 emulators, as u can see, i am a SEGA fan and wanting and encouring for them to come back into the console business as right now it is not very competitive with the consoles right now, they all differ so differently that Sega could slip in and win it all. sorry for going off topic there. also, as i said before, i intend to use Windows98SE on the whole Hard Drive with no other booting, as i am confident that i can anything on the Os as i would on XP, please back me up on this anyone please. aaannnddd, i am thinking of starting a new thread called 'Help on Installing Microsoft Windows 98(SE) on my (new) system' Specs included, and hoping to get people to tell me how to do this and that to install the OS on the high specs i have to bypass them or how to work around them. u know what i mean i suppose. the 2GB of RAM, 500GB SATA HD, and a Dual Core CPU, as well and trying to put on directX10 and the new graphic cards as well etc. about the Dual Core, i do again plan to make a new thread called 'Wanted! on those who wants Microsoft Windows 98(SE) running on Dual-Core processors', as in the 2 cores! hoping to get modders and kernal writers or whoever that wants to dedicate their time on making Windows 98 recognise the 2 cores on CPUs. how heavenly would that be? and what do you think about that too? i dont know quite else what to say now, as i think ive said enough for thisd one post, hahahahaha, but im sure i will remember what i was ought to say, but i really need and want the help that i want to suceed on this, cause i really to intend to use my PC to do editing, encoding and 3D modelling and i want to use them in a error free system without any problems. sorry if i said alot, it was quite enjoyable for me but in any case, please dont hesistate to say anything sir or anyone, we can do this! Long Live Windows 98!!!

anyone? anyways, hi im back everyone! and i like to tell you, i am literally 1 part away, which is the PSU coming up in a day or so, and i was hoping now, if you lot can help me now on what to do exactly. i was also hoping to use this thread for the newbies around here, so they can just pop in, and read along to know what to do. now iw ill give the full ad once again my system specs: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (to be overclocked to over 3GHZ) Tuniq Tower 120 Asus P5B Deluxe WIFI 2GB DDR2-800 RAM Crucial Ballistix 500GB SATA Hard Drive Floopy Disk Drive 2 DVD-/+R/W Drives 7600GT Nvidia Graphic Card Noctua NC U6 or Thermaltake Extreme Spirit-II Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition oh yes, that is my baby, and i dont know if anyone here has those sspecs running for Windows 98, but i intend to do htis from hte start, and because of htat, i want to do this right and perfect. as from what Wikipedia said, Windows 98 can gain on-par stability with newer or the latest OS already, and i hope this is correct, please someome tell me this. so thus, can anyone, once again perhaps, tell me what to fo exactly when instaling Windows 98 on to these specs, cause i will be using the computer upstairs which the one im using now (with internet connection) downstairs, thus i dont want to be going up and down all the time, thus wanting to know what to do and what to get. i would really appreciate it if anyone....can help me with this, this is it, and im being serious. thanks again for hte previous ones, i will look forward to many more. Excellent.

well, as for the whole RAID thing, i am not entirely sure about that, all i know is that my motherboard is an Asus P5B Deluxe, i dont know wat to look for to help resolve that question. also i am worried that when it comes to installing the OS, will it recognise the Hard drive in the first place? also, i will refuse to use any kind of eumlator for the PC to run another operating system, cause there wouldnt be a point at all, and i HATE the classic look on windows XP, cause it still bloody does have the XP way on the theme. whoa...okay then...i donty know if u were serious or one of the sarcastic kind (like myself), surely there are other people here and out there who literally is doing a much better job than i am. right?

well, if u look at my upcoming system specs, im sure u will have a good idea on how it will run, thus me wanting to know about it. how can u possibly think that Dual-Core processors are overrated? they are another component that is there to help and upgrading using it is just optional. when it comes to running Adobe Premiere Pro 2 or 3DS Max on an operating system, then i do think i would like 2 cores thank you very much, and running that on Windows 98 (with less demand on the operating system), yes that would be heaven. and i think i should start a new thread on this site to see if anyone would be interested in wanting to modify the kernal for it to reconise the 2 cores, donations will be handy as well. what do u think? SATA hard drives are a problem most of the time, as Windows 98 doesn't have drivers for it. However, if your BIOS has an option to provide IDE compatibility, you may be able to use it anyway, just not with the advantages of SATA. well, i only plan to partition hte whole drive as one whole, no other partition whatsoever. if i want so, then i will get another hard drive then. and what are the advantages of SATA by the way? even im sure there is a work around it for large quantities of RAM, will i still be able to use the use power of 2GB?

anyone at all? sorry for this ongoing reply, and i do apologize for my previous reply as it did not refer to Eck's post here as i was typing my own at the same time whereas he got his in beofe mine. anyone?

sorry for the late reply, i take your reply itself into great consideration. by the way, it is a 7600 Gt i am using, not the 7800 GT. honest mistake, i know. as u have mentioned that it can do almost everything as XP does, will it though run at a more effiencent speed than XP? or in a buggy, slower way perhaps? and yes, knowing i am on Dual Core, i was hoping we can find a way to make Microsoft Windows 98(SE) reconise the 2 cores, which to my opinion, be HEAVEN to all of us! who else agrees to that may i ask? also, dont forget, i have a 500GB SATA Hard Drive, i have been told that the OS will not work on it. and lastly, i have heard there is a way to overcome the large RAM size, but even doing use, will u be actually using hte full power of the 2GB of RAM? or will u be just like emulating 512MB on 2GB of RAM instead?

as in (sorry for that confusing reply), at lest some of the things that 98 can do like XP can?

really? wow, man thats just love right there! but for and at the moment, from what i said and wat u quoted on me, can it be done then?

ohh i am very aware of that sir, i know fo a fact that when i mention XP, i never intended it as a perfect operating system, infact, since its release, i have been hating it for a long time, only till wen SP2 came out, i was starting to get the hand of it. my heart will always be with windows 98 (very similar and the better version of Win 95 hehehehe), and the Second Edition won my vote with someone's and Wiki's information. but as i said, will i be able to do thnigs on Win98SE as i would with XP when taking all info (updates and patches) from this site? and thanks again!

well thank you very much sir, my computer is nearly and i do plan to install Windows 98SE. instead of a copied disc to be given, i will refuse to do so and buy an original from eBay. and once installing, may i ask, will i be able to gain the stability without having any problems with very new devices as XP would wen installing all these things? because according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_98#Disadvantages companies who make new devices and hardware wont work properly or just wont work at all on the operating system. from this site, will i be able to overcome that may i ask?

ohh right. cool. well may i ask, is this Auto-Patcher like a or 'the' replacement of the ordinary Windows Update? or will i need to still use Windows Update and then install the Auto Patcher? more or less, can i give me a brief summary of what it is exactly? thanks. and if intrested, my computer specs are going to be: Intel Core 2 duo E6600 Asus P5B Deluxe /WIFI (gives a good idea wat to expect) 2GB DDR2 RAM Crucial Ballistix 500GB Seagate SATA Hard Drive 2 DVD -/+ R Drives (one of them HD-Burn) (the obvious) Floppy disk drive 7600 GT (or hopefully a 8800 GTS) graphic card hope that helps. i will come back with more

Hi everyone! I'm new here! what is this forum all about? i was looking my favourite Operating system Microsoft Windows 98 on Wikipedia and i was directed here from there from one of hte few links listed. alot of people literally disregard Win98 as obselete, but i take that as an insult, as i am very much still in love with windows 98, even though i dont have the greatest experience with it like you lot, but i know it is one of the best OS's there was, just like IE6 was never changed for many years. i have been reading about the OS, and i know apprantly it cant take alot of the newer stuff that is in the market today. but before i go into that, what am i to expect in this forum? and through all these threads, yes i know it may seem silly to be asking this, but i really love the Os and thus after seeing this site, i thought i could gain some knowlege here. also! i am literally building a computer with top specs, and i was hoping to use Microsoft windows 98(SE) on it, as i know i can probably gain even more potential with it than with a computer from a year ago. i would really appreciate it if anyone can help me here, and to know alot more htan wat i already know of the operating system that i and all of us dearly beloved. thanks, and will look forward form hearing you lot.