windows 98se floppy disk

[thewarriors129]

I was gonna buy windows98 se on floppy disk what would be the big differents then installing it from a floppy disk vs a cdrom disc

 

[USAFRet]

OK...I gotta ask: buy "Windows 98SE"
WHY?

 

[rgd1101]

floppy going to take a long time.

 

[aldan]

OK...I gotta ask: buy "Windows 98SE"
WHY?

DITTO.

 

[SchizTech]

The CDROM for Windows 98 isn't bootable, you need a DOS boot disk which is a floppy to load the CDROM and then install from that.

Yes, it's that old. Once or twice we've actually needed to dust off Windows 98 at the repair shop which employs my esteemed self, for various specific reasons.

 

[thewarriors129]

So do I need the cd rom disc and floppy disk or just the floppy disk

 

[SchizTech]

you need a floppy boot disk and a CDROM containing the installation files. Boot from the floppy first, then you can load the CD

 

[thewarriors129]

And does it take a long time just to install this one floppy disk

 

[SchizTech]

Does the PC have a floppy drive? If it does booting a floppy disk is quick (it's only 1.44MB after all)

 

[SchizTech]

Also, what system is this? Finding device drivers (to make sound, networking, etc work) will be a PITA for an ancient version of Windows. If this is a very old system, you'd still need to find a product support site for it.

 

[thewarriors129]

Im a huge classic gamer so I have a gateway 2000 g6-300 the reason why I want to update us because I heard that win98se run smoother then win95 and I have a sound blaster 5.1 digital and I only works on win98 se so now im really try to update I also have a floppy disk drive in my pc

 

[SchizTech]

OK, I see. first let me check if the gateway site still has the drivers for that model up.

 

[thewarriors129]

I dont think I would really have a problem with drivers because when I first got this pc it came with a drivers disc will all the drivers so I guess im good with that

 

[SchizTech]

I can't find the model listed at gateway's support site. If you go ahead with that, it looks like tracking down those drivers will be a major PITA

 

[SchizTech]

Alright, you have a disk. Hopefully those drivers are compatible with 98se. Well, you'll need a boot floppy to load the install CD, and you'll need a license key too.

 

[thewarriors129]

Some one told me that they installed windows 98 se on floppy disk without the cd disc

 

[SchizTech]

Well it's possible you can use a whole load of floppys instead of a CD but one CD would be easier, LOL. You do need one floppy to boot the installer though. Like I said, the CD isn't actually bootable by itself (unlike modern install DVDs).

 

[thewarriors129]

(Sighs) its so hard to find a cheap copy of windows 98 se

 

[USAFRet]

(Sighs) its so hard to find a cheap copy of windows 98 se

Well...it is a 15 year old, obsolete OS, long discontinued by the company that licenses it.

Define 'cheap copy'.

 

[thewarriors129]

Should I get win98 se or win2000

 

[thewarriors129]

Is not cheap like you think it is I can find a cheaper copy of windows 2000 cheaper then win98 se and win2000 is newer, theres a problem

 

[SchizTech]

Should I get win98 se or win2000

Can you get drivers for Win 2000? Windows 2000 is based on NT, not DOS like win 98se so drivers will NOT be compatible between them. There is Windows ME (though that was a buggy version of Windows with tons of stability problems)

 

[USAFRet]

For old games, maybe you should look into DOSBox.

Win98, W2000.....15 yrs old vs 13 yrs old. Both long discontinued. I still have a working Win2000 install. An old laptop, turned on maybe once or twice a year. Just to connect to the car and run diagnostics. When that finally dies, I'd not pay actual money to buy another Win2000 install to try to reproduce it. I'd move on with newer equipment.

 

[USAFRet]

Is not cheap like you think it is I can find a cheaper copy of windows 2000 cheaper then win98 se and win2000 is newer, theres a problem

Both are long obsolete. Any difference in pricing is not a 'problem'.

 

[thewarriors129]

Usafret I dont think you understand I dont want nothing newer then windows 2000 the only reasonI still have this old computer is for classic gameing like quake 3 unreal gta and other games the drivers arent gonna be a problem for me I have a voodoo 3 2000 graphics card a sound blaster live 5.1 digital and a ethernet card all of these driver arent hard to find like OS like win 98, 98se, 2000, and xp