AlanC

Thanks for the reply! I'm building a new machine to replace an aging system that is running Windows 95. The only real requirement is that it have a standard ECP parallel port to support a legacy hardware interface whose control software is Win9x based and cannot be upgraded at this time. I'm hopeful that the software will run on Windows 98 SE, but so far I've been unsuccessful getting 98 to run on the new hardware. I was originally planning to run Windows 98 in a VM under XP on the atom based system, but the control software did not recognize the hardware thru the virtual parallel port on VMWare. So now I'm back to the strategy of running Windows 98 natively. I was originally wanting to put together a Mini-ITX system to conserve space and energy, but at this point I'll settle for just about anything that I can buy new that will run Windows 9x. The entire point of this exercise is to pre-emptively replace hardware that was built in 6/2000 before it fails. Your advice and suggestions are greatly appreciated! Alan

Hello, I'm trying to get Windows 98 running on a Mini-ITX system. I've been trying to load it on an Intel D425KT motherboard, but I'm getting a "Windows Protection Error. You need to restart your computer." message when it starts to load. This happens in safe mode as well and there is no additional information provided with the error. I'm assuming this is due to the SATA drives. I'd like to know if there is a Mini-ITX / microATX motherboard that I can buy for this system that will allow me to run Windows 98. My only requirement is that it must have an on board parallel port. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thanks! Alan