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Thank-you for the input Bruninho. No Apple release isn't fair, no equal access, this should also apply to GNU/Linux and BSD despite the small user base. Spent a couple days in Windows XP land, updating to last working Firefox, securing the OS, completing and submitting income tax. Pretty cool this almost 20 year old OS can still be used for such tasks. Although Windows XP remains very functional and fun, nice to get back to Windows 98. The forum seems quite slow lately, hopefully everyone is keeping safe and healthy, hopefully better days ahead.

Income tax time again. Didn't use tax software until 2005, slow to adopt. The first tax software used in this house was during my Windows XP days. Did this for years then for the last few found tax software that ran well on GNU/Linux using Wine. Unfortunately the vendor increased licensing costs, now back to a free version using Windows XP. Of my favourite Windows operating systems (98, 2000 Pro and XP), Windows XP remains the most capable for modern computing. Haven't submitted yet, the tax software installed and works well in Windows XP. It reportedly needs TLS v1.2 which updated Windows XP appears to support. Where i live, not sure how the government got into this outsourced tax software mess. Personal opinion, if they want you to pay tax and prefer electronic tax returns, they should develop and provide unified in-house software ported to all platforms (Microsoft, Apple, GNU/Linux, BSD) free of charge. Actually a sophisticated spreadsheet that contains the required formulas and macros would be cool, just submit the spreadsheet file. If it supports a reasonably recent version of LibreOffice, it would automagically work on all platforms. Have always used desktop tax software offline, then just connect online long enough to upload the tax file to the government. Sensitive files are not stored on a hard drive, only encrypted USB sticks. Definitely not a fan of website-based taxes, no thanks. If no longer able to do taxes in Windows XP or GNU/Linux, will probably revert back to a paper return. Recently read the government will likely provide a paper return option for at least the next 10 years, at least until most of the older non-computer savvy generation has passed away. Just curious if anyone remembers submitting income tax returns electronically using Windows 98 back in the day?

Spent time recently reading and researching. The older you get the more you realize how little you know. There is still so much DOS and early Windows information on the internet. This continues to amaze, hopefully it will all be archived a long time. Thank-you to all who run servers and sites, maintain software, etc. Just dropping some recent bookmark-worthy sites (no JavaScript needed). Directory of DOS websites. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/DOS/Websites.html Comparison of DOS operating systems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_DOS_operating_systems QDOS -> 86-DOS -> MS-DOS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86-DOS Microsoft DOS and Windows command line. https://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm Windows 98 pages. http://www.putergeek.com/windows_98/ MDGx mega-site. http://www.mdgx.com/newtip98.htm

Hi schwups. No category search, just open the master list file (from extensions.zip) in WordPad and filter search what you want. It is best for those who already have a good idea what they want or just patiently page down through the list.

Hi schwups. No add-on required, manually search the lists and retrieve from archive[dot]org. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/16/?tab=comments#comment-1175476 https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/16/?tab=comments#comment-1175477

Half-Life WAS my issue, not OP SharkVader66. As mentioned i finished the game, don't intend to replay. Upon purchasing Half-Life 1 Anthology years ago, system requirements did not mention Steam but small print indicated 'product subject to acceptance of Steam subscriber agreement'. Didn't know back then what Steam was, thought this just meant email activation or registration. Felt duped and put the game away for a long time. Upon resuming gaming, Steam's Windows XP support officially ended so the archive[dot]org release helped me out. Will never personally install Steam again or send more money Valve's way, to each their own. Pretty good game. SharkVader66 did you get Steam running on Windows 98? Since you have XP, why not just keep using that, unless just trying to stretch Windows 98's legs, cool. Most major GNU/Linux distributions can run Steam if this is an option.

Whether to use Windows 98 SE or ME regarding DOS games and applications, the Windows ME wikipedia page has a Real Mode DOS section indicated restricted support for real mode MS-DOS, modifying the registry, work-arounds. To me this is a layer of complication that could be avoided by using Windows 98 SE. Maybe a Windows ME user can comment on their experience setting up DOS games.

Hi SharkVader66. AFAIK Steam dropped Windows XP support some time ago. Just pasting something i posted on another thread below. Seems your only (every slight) chance of making this work in Windows 98 would be to try this version of Steam and correctly troubleshoot what KernelEx settings may work. If anyone is interested there is an archived Steam release at archive[dot]org that is the last version of Steam that ran in Windows XP before they dropped XP support. Can't remember exactly, think it prevented auto-update so you could finish your old games without having to upgrade. Worked well and allowed me to finally finish my whopping $10 Half-Life Anthology purchase, including Half-Life original, Opposing Force and Blue Shift. Never bothered with Team Fortress Classic.

Hi jumper, the two new member projects mentioned above were hyperlinked.

A Windows 9x Web Helper (9xweb) thread was started as a member project. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181417-windows-9x-web-helper-9xweb/

== Windows 9x Web Helper == = Overview = Windows 9x Web Helper is a Bash script, file name 9xweb (25 Kb), designed to improve internet accessibility. Scratch coded using Microsoft Notepad, it is free to use, modify and share, using Unlicense (https://unlicense.org). Tested in vanilla Windows 98. Provided an Enhanced Cygwin-Lite install is functional, it should run on enhanced Windows 98 and is confirmed to run in Windows 95. = Links = Overview: Project screenshots, download link and more information. MSFN forum member login required to download. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/17/?tab=comments#comment-1176154 Pre-requisite: The only pre-requisite is a functional Enhanced Cygwin-Lite install, here's more information and download links. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/17/?tab=comments#comment-1175895 FAQ: https://msfn.org/board/topic/181417-windows-9x-web-helper-9xweb/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-1186792

A RetroZilla Community Edition thread was started as a member project. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181416-retrozilla-community-edition/

== RetroZilla Community Edition == = Overview = RetroZilla v2.2 is one of the only open source web browsers that connect to modern HTTPS websites in vanilla Windows 98.[1] Below is a compilation of the most relevant information needed to download, install, tweak and run the browser. To keep the thread clean, please avoid posting information unrelated to RetroZilla. Forum member rn10950's official RetroZilla v2.2 page (no JavaScript required): https://github.com/rn10950/RetroZilla/releases/tag/2.2 = Prerequisites = A basic Windows 9x installation is required. RetroZilla was extensively tested in vanilla Windows 98 SE and should work on all Windows 9x systems. A working network connection is needed to download RetroZilla and browse the internet. As the official RetroZilla download is from an HTTPS site, a different operating system and browser may be required for the initial download, plus a mechanism to get the installation file on to the Windows 98 system (USB stick, CD burn, multi-boot). Note a forked release of RetroZilla, compiled by forum member roytam1, is also available on an HTTP server, especially useful for Windows 9x systems not yet able to access most HTTPS sites, review footnote link for more information.[2] Note some download links below require an MSFN forum member login. = Download = RetroZilla v2.2 direct download (~12 MB, no JavaScript required):[3] https://github.com/rn10950/RetroZilla/releases/download/2.2/retrozilla-2.2.en-US.win32.installer.exe = Install = Install RetroZilla [3], default pathway C:\Program Files\RetroZilla. = Run = Run RetroZilla, first run creates a user profile, default pathway C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\your_profile = TLS Tweaks = The about:config modifications outlined in the link below improve security and allow RetroZilla to connect to virtually all HTTPS sites.[3] https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/15/?tab=comments#comment-1174993 Note TLS v1.2 (Transport Layer Security) support is not evident from browser preferences or about:config. To confirm browser capabilities restart RetroZilla and load the site below. https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/viewMyClient.html = Rendering Issues = Most web pages will not render properly due to the age of RetroZilla's code base and the ever changing internet. If this is not acceptable install kernel extensions and try a newer web browser or upgrade to a newer operating system. One tip that often helps when viewing a web page that does not format well, or if links are missing, is to toggle View dropdown -> Use Style -> 'Default Style' to 'None'. Also experiment with different font and color preferences, select Edit dropdown -> Preferences -> Appearance and modify as desired. Web page content sometimes hides between code tags, especially with JavaScript disabled. This may cause some web pages to render incompletely or not at all. If a userContent.css file is not yet set up, copy userContent-example.css to userContent.css in the user profile chrome directory, default pathway C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\your_profile\chrome. Paste the code snippet below into userContent.css, save the file, restart browser. Thank-you @siria, the detailed explanation is linked below. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181416-retrozilla-community-edition/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-1186324 svg[style*="display: none"] , svg[style*="visibility: hidden"] { display: block !important; visibility: visible !important; position: relative !important; width: auto !important; height: auto !important; pointer-events: auto !important; border: 4px dashed red !important; } = JavaScript Issues = Almost all web browsing needs to be performed with JavaScript disabled as the CPU will become overwhelmed and/or RetroZilla may crash. This old browser is not capable of properly processing most modern JavaScript code. For safer browsing, disabling JavaScript is recommended anyway to prevent unauthorized code execution. Most sites are still fairly functional without JavaScript, otherwise find alternative sites. The two options for JavaScript control are to either disable JavaScript entirely or selectively. To disable JavaScript entirely, load 'about:config' (no quotes) in RetroZilla's URL bar and change 'javascript.enabled' to 'false'. Alternatively leave 'javascript.enabled' to 'true', install and configure the NoScript extension, modified to work in RetroZilla, direct download at bottom of the post linked below. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/15/?tab=comments#comment-1174709 Review the RetroZilla Extensions Collection link below for information on installing extensions. = RetroZilla Search Engine Collection = https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/15/?tab=comments#comment-1175158 = RetroZilla Extensions Collection = https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/16/?tab=comments#comment-1175386 = RetroZilla Extensions Other = Additional extensions, most untested, that may/not work in RetroZilla. Install at own risk, recommend backing up profile beforehand. Feel free to report extensions found to be useful, not already included in the RetroZilla Extensions Collection above. http://web.archive.org/web/20191225070534/http://users.skynet.be/fa258499/extensions.html http://web.archive.org/web/20191228112850/http://xsidebar.mozdev.org/modifiedmisc.html = Extension Hacking = The link below provides information on hacking browser extensions for SeaMonkey based browsers, most applicable to RetroZilla. http://users.skynet.be/fa258499/hackexttutorial.html Depending on licensing restrictions, consider posting hacked extensions that have been modified to work in RetroZilla. = Extension Removal Tips = The post mentions SeaMonkey but RetroZilla works the same way. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/12/?tab=comments#comment-1174068 = Cleanup Script = A simple batch file can be created to cleanse unwanted files from a profile directory. Create a file named 'RZ_CLEAN.BAT' or similar on the desktop similar to below, substitute your RetroZilla profile pathway. After closing RetroZilla, click RZ_CLEAN.BAT to clean up the profile. This is extra cleansing than the 'Clear Private Data' extension (cleardata.xpi) from the RetroZilla Extensions Collection mentioned above. : RZ_CLEAN.BAT DELTREE /Y "C:\WINDOWS\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\Cache\*" DEL "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\hs621mwy.slt\cookies.txt" DEL "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\hs621mwy.slt\downloads.rdf" DEL "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\hs621mwy.slt\history.dat" DEL "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\RetroZilla\Profiles\default\hs621mwy.slt\webappsstore.sqlite" = Tabs = If the active browser tab is difficult to see, create a custom 'userChrome.css' file in the RetroZilla profile's 'chrome' directory. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/15/?tab=comments#comment-1174872 = Links = Official RetroZilla forum thread. https://msfn.org/board/topic/174987-retrozilla-an-updated-version-of-mozilla-for-windows-95-and-nt4-22-released/#comments Running vanilla Windows 98 thread, miscellaneous RetroZilla discussion starts at post below, continues for several pages. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/13/?tab=comments#comment-1174444 END [1] K-Meleon v1.5.4 is another option. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181726-k-meleon-tls-v12-in-vanilla-windows-98-se/ [2] HTTP download and installation information. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181416-retrozilla-community-edition/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-1184970 [3] RetroZilla build from forum member roytam1, discussion initiated by forum member loblolly986 and a few posts afterward. Useful information to determine which RetroZilla browser to download and how to install. Note the build from roytam1 should not require manually modifying about:config settings to enable TLS v1.2 (ie. ignore the TLS Tweaks section). https://msfn.org/board/topic/181416-retrozilla-community-edition/?tab=comments#comment-1182273 Forum member @loblolly986 clarified the install process when extracting the RetroZilla build from @roytam1 into an existing RetroZilla installation. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181416-retrozilla-community-edition/page/4/?tab=comments#comment-1199080 Direct download link for @roytam1's build: http://o.rthost.win/gpc/files1.rt/retrozilla-suite-tls12-20200131.7z

Starting to assemble relevant information and links for the RetroZilla Community Edition member project. For the most part, it will just be a collection of the most important links, downloads and posts, don't want to waste time reinventing the wheel. Note below to anyone reading this long thread in reverse chronological order, like most probably do. RetroZilla is the only open source browser that still connects to websites properly in vanilla Windows 98. Most relevant RetroZilla discussion begins on page 13 of this thread onward, beginning with the post linked below. All prior discussion regarding other vanilla Windows 98 compatible web browsers (Dillo, Firefox, SeaMonkey) is historic though no longer relevant, as they fail to connect to most HTTPS websites. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/13/?tab=comments#comment-1174444

Thank-you ABCDEFG, will hunt for a Windows 98 compatible installer. Vaguely remember local install option, will do more homework. On hold indefinitely until i free adequate space for the download and extraction. May need to wait for another Windows 98 build on a much larger partition. Full version Cygwin definitely more involved. Suppose in the Windows 98 era it would have been easier, could have just remotely installed what was necessary from a working mirror. Thanks again.

Living in such a material world, my wife and i made a conscious decision years ago to avoid making new purchases, other than consumables (food and clothes). Knowing my great old Windows 98 hardware won't last forever, there's been a push to play through my oldest DOS games first. Later use Windows 2000 or XP if necessary for newer games. As i get older, also making an effort to play through as many twitch games as possible, leaving the peaceful, easily graded and/or turn-based games for later. Windows 98 is incredibly useful for these games and for gaming research. Can't believe i've waited over 20 years to play many of these games. Life is short, enjoy when you can, many of us may not be around in another 20 years. Wrongly assumed there would always be old Windows 98 era hardware available. Most of my hardware was obtained free from 'Kijiji' or 'Bargain Finder'. Got a small cabinet filled with stuff in the basement. Usually a few minor pickups a year, often only a keyboard, mouse, monitor, memory stick, motherboard or tower at a time. A couple times got really lucky and found people who needed to dump most of their collection because of a move or upgrade. Fondly remember two separate pickups, one guy was definitely an enthusiast and the other worked in the industry, think he helped test Windows pre-releases, and had to move out of province urgently, filled my whole car. Boy did i have fun in the basement for a few weeks testing and sorting. Even offered money, felt guilty, he didn't want it, very generous people. Amazingly almost all items obtained were in working order. Can't remember a failed component off-hand, aside from an old left behind printer, the new home owner did not know it's history. In the last few years these freebies have largely dried up. Not sure why, changing times, probably a combination of reasons. Maybe people are more wasteful now and just dump it. Many have been brainwashed to believe dropping it at the Eco Station is better than re-using something almost forever. Truly sad for enthusiasts and the planet that tons and tons of good working hardware is routinely and permanently removed from circulation. Probably many people have security concerns and can't be bothered to remove or securely wipe the drives. Maybe people are making money parting out system components on eBay. Some are scrapping and smelting parts for a few dollars worth of precious metals. Maybe some people can't imagine others still use this old stuff so it rots in a closet. Maybe some are hoarding, like my small collection, since these parts are no longer being produced.

Just quick play tested 1994 Panzer General and Raiden I games from your list, because they're DOS, oldest and was curious. Worked fine in Windows 98 rebooting into DOS mode, although i did not configure sound. Raiden I appears incredibly difficult BTW, you must have young fast hands. Never enough time for this fun stuff. DOS rocks! Have fun with your build(s).

Hi theulticobia. Most memorable processors for personal Windows 98 systems over the last 20+ years have been AMD: 450 MHz K6-2, 800 MHz Athlon, 1.8 GHz Athlon. Just worked out that most were AMD, not intentional except for the AMD K6-2 450 MHz, purchased new in 1999. Probably used some Intel in the past too, can't remember. Probably just purchased the AMD K6-2 'underdog' in 1999 because it was cheaper than Intel. As Intel was more mainstream in the Windows 98 era, their processors likely received more development and testing support though, can't confirm. Of these systems, my present 800 MHz AMD system with Nvidia GeForce 2 (32 MB graphics) and 384 MB RAM is a favourite. Not too slow or fast, everything works well from DOS to more intensive 3D games. Used to use 16 MB Voodoo Banshee (died) graphics years ago plus others, never anything high end. Whatever hardware you throw together today will likely exceed what people were using back in the day. My 1999 K6-2 450 MHz build started out with only 64 MB RAM, a time period where RAM was quite expensive. Games i recall currenty or previously playing in Windows 98 include: US Navy Fighers, Road Rash, Dawn Patrol, Red Baron, Flying Corps Gold, Mechwarrior 2, Need for Speed 2 and 3, Total Annihilation, SimCopter, Tiger Woods 99, Sports Car GT, Dungeon Siege (original), Microsoft Train Simulator, Theme Hopsital, Madden 2000, Nascar Revolution SE, WinRogue, Dune 2000, Red Alert, think Railroad Tycoon II Gold and Space Cadet Pinball. The only games i own that have not been played on Windows 98 was Neverwinter Nights, used Windows XP although Windows 98 is supported but requires a DVD drive. System requirements are Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Pentium III 800 MHz (Pentium 4 1.3 GHz recommended), 256-512 MB RAM. The other was Half-Life Anthology, 2005 release, requires Steam, used Windows XP. Unrelated, if anyone is interested there is an archived Steam release at archive[dot]org that is the last version of Steam that ran in Windows XP before they dropped XP support. Can't remember exactly, think it prevented auto-update so you could finish your old games without having to upgrade. Worked well and allowed me to finally finish my whopping $10 Half-Life Anthology purchase, including Half-Life original, Opposing Force and Blue Shift. Never bothered with Team Fortress Classic. Not familiar with most games on your list, other than Space Cadet Pinball works well. Would imagine all the games up until at least 2002 should work well in Windows 98. Don't know anything about the newer 2002 - 2003 DS Secret Missions, HW Velocity X, DS SM 2 and HW World Race. For the most part, most other games on your list do not appear overly hardware intensive, i may be mistaken.

Thank-you very much ABCDEFG for the Cygwin link and information. Bookmarked the site, will need to download later. Current Windows 98 partition is too small for the download, let alone extraction. As no install is required, looks like a user could selectively copy only the packages and dependencies they want for a project to minimize the hard drive footprint. The libraries appear newer than the Enhanced Cygwin-Lite franken-collection. Curious what you have used Cygwin for in Windows 98?

Hi again Bruninho, responding to your post above. Do you drink coffee? Much? Just joking, like your enthusiasm and creativity. I'm running Windows 98 natively on bare metal, there is no overlaying host to act as a man-in-the-middle proxy. If i need a browser with better support i multi-boot a modern GNU/Linux OS. Personally i like text browsers, programmed my own too. Unfortunately, Windows 98 era text browsers no longer connect. I know that another local physical system can also be set up as a proxy to forward data, different project pointed out earlier by another member. Personally i don't see the point in running two computers just to use the less capable system to browse the web. Having said that, i do understand the nostalgia this setup could provide to use an old favourite OS and browser. It's neat that all this stuff is possible but as long as RetroZilla keeps connecting, not necessary for me. Regarding 'an old QEMU running on Windows 98', i've already done that with my Modern Web Browser Emulation project. https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/21/?tab=comments#comment-1177320 This runs a modern browser (ie. Firefox, SeaMonkey) in an emulated Tiny Core OS within Windows 98. Works but requires (wastes) lots of CPU cycles. To be functional it needs a very fast Windows 98 machine. Not useful for me, my 800 MHz multi-boot system could probably reboot more than 4 times before the emulator even loads a browser. A leaner text browser could be installed instead of a 'modern browser' to lean it out, like Lynx or Links, never tested. You already know about this project though, so maybe you're referring to something else i'm not understanding? My 9xweb YouTube script already works within Windows 98, not sure why i would use a proxy. The Modern Web Browser Emulation project could load a browser straight away at boot, just configure Windows 98 to run the QEMU batch file at startup, then configure the emulated Tiny Core OS to auto-load the browser. The latest README release for the project provides step by step instructions on how to exchange files between Windows 98 and the emulated browser/OS. You're going deep for sure, make sure you've got a good pair of rubber boots :) I think there are a lot of brains working on browser issues here at the forum, very good. Most of the progress has been made by developers who are able to compile in extra functionality. I hope this continues for a long time. Most Windows 98 users wrote off the system in 2006 when support ended. Really exciting to see it lives on, even if it's now a smaller community.

Hi Bruninho. In response to your post 3 up, unfortunately full version Cygwin left Windows 98 behind a long time ago. Current Cygwin presently supports only x86_64 versions of Windows, starting with Windows Vista. The Enhanced Cygwin-Lite system i was able to assemble to support the 9xweb script does not include the stunnel package or any of it's reported dependencies. Many brain cells were spent trying to get a full-version Cygwin Time Machine mirror that might work in Windows 98, without success. So i just cut my losses and assembled the Enhanced Cygwin-Lite combination. Too bad, full version Cygwin had the potential to extend Windows 98, although Windows 98 compatible packages would have also been quite outdated by now too, just not as outdated as Windows 98. In the same manner, Wget from Enhanced Cygwin-Lite will probably, unfortunately, start failing eventually too but so far so good. Discarded my Cygwin research in disgust, sometimes better to start fresh, may re-explore some day in the future. If someone has a Windows 98 compatible full version Cygwin mirror backed up somewhere please let me know. Hi Goodmaneuver. I don't fully understand. RetroZilla is able to connect to pretty much all sites without issue, at present. Are you referring to adding a IE5 user agent to RetroZilla? I have a 'User Agent Switcher' extension installed in my RetroZilla, but it's currently just set to default, and connects to pretty much everything. Other built-in User Agent Switcher options include IE7 (Windows Vista), Netscape 4.8 (Windows Vista) and Opera 9.2 (Windows Vista) but they are not needed, additional agents can be manually added. Or do you mean trying to get Internet Explorer 5 to work better. Personally i do not use Internet Explorer, other than a trial some time ago and IIRC it no longer connected to HTTPS sites.

Eventually i may start a dedicated 9xweb topic in the Windows 9x Member Projects section, with the main download on post #1. This vanilla Windows 98 thread is about so much more than just one script, i feel it would be out of place on post #1. I previously edited post #1 of this thread with a detailed request and it has made little difference - offending members won't be named. Edit1: Thread started in 2017 but going strong for now. Note this thread pertains to running vanilla Windows 98 SE. Please do not post misleading information that may not work in a vanilla Windows 98 SE installation, such as kernel mods, DLL swaps from other OS, custom re-compiles, higher software versions that may not run in vanilla Windows 98, etc. Thank-you and enjoy. Whenever a new 9xweb release is available the download link is replaced/updated and a direct link to the post is provided, just like 6 posts up from here. Here again is the direct link to the 9xweb project: https://msfn.org/board/topic/177106-running-vanilla-windows-98-in-2020/page/17/?tab=comments#comment-1176154 Eventually i may start another dedicated Windows 9x Member Project named something like 'RetroZilla Community Edition', whereby the first post(s) will include everything needed to set up the best RetroZilla possible. This will include the RZ browser, my extensions collection, my search engine collection, a custom prefs.js type file to improve security and allow all necessary cipher connection tweaks, etc. This way anyone setting up a new system will be able to one-stop shop for a quick browser install and setup.

Relevant Enhanced Cygwin-Lite and Windows 9x Web Helper (9xweb script) posts on pages 17 and 18 of this thread were updated to reflect working in Windows 95. For Windows 98 users, don't believe it should make a difference whether KernelEx is installed, KernelEx is not required.

Thank-you win32 for testing and confirming the 9xweb script (Windows 9x Web Helper) works in Windows 95, no feedback previously received. Congratulations, you are a 'total winner' and may be the only person on the planet with some Windows 95 YouTube video access! According to Wikipedia, YouTube was not even created until 2005-2006 era, so it's pretty cool there is presently some functionality in Windows 95. If i had more time, energy and partitions i would get a Windows 95 install completed, agree about the low RAM usage, though a stripped vanilla Windows 98 SE is pretty decent too.

Hi SharkVader66. I don't have Minecraft experience but the quote below is from a YouTube video. The short video isn't overly useful but shows that most graphic options needed to be turned down or disabled. Video notes also indicate KernelEx and Java v1.6.0 was utilized. Important note: if you want to test minecraft on windows 98, don't even try to do this on virtual machines. Virtualization programs emulate graphics card that is to weak for Minecraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVkS--W4DBs