Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft does with this new system software version 4.10 out the revised version of Windows 95. The Windows 98 operating system mainly contains an innovation improvements and bug fixes. In the hardware sector was inter alia USB support and improve the operation of multiple monitors is now possible. Windows 98 is prepared for DVD movies for playback of DVD movies, a separate software to install.
An update to the new version of Windows will support Windows 3.x or if you already have Windows installed 95th
As the file system for the installation of Windows 98 FAT32 is recommended. You need access to other file systems you have to use third-party tools that offer mostly free software with at least read access. There are appropriate tools for NTFS and Linux ext2 file system. For professional NTFS file system there is a driver from Sysinternals which integrates itself after installing the operating system. To successfully install the Windows NT system files are needed.
Windows 98 can upgrade to DirectX 9.0 and 6 are using Internet Explorer
Features
- Developed support for connecting to networks
- Built-in Internet Explorer 4.0
- Web optimized network through VPN
- Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Application
- Home users
- PC Games
- Office application
- Network Client
Structure Information
- 32-bit operating system for the 16-bit code
- Max. 512 MB of RAM addressable
- Max file size. 4 GBytes
System environment
- Minimum: 16 MB RAM, 300 MB hard disk space
- Active Desktop for Web integration in Windows
- New driver model WDM (Win32 Driver Model), 1996 Designed as standard drivers for Windows NT and 98
- Task Scheduler, scheduled start of programs
- Maintenance Assistant, hard drive maintenance
- Games interface DirectX 5.0
- Multi-monitor support (up to 4)
- FAT16, FAT32 better use, access NTFS and Linux ext2 file system with third-party tools
- Preemptive new multitasking for the 32-bit programs
- Cooperative with new multitasking for the 16-bit programs
- ACPI power saving mode supported in part (except Suspend to Disk)
- X86 and compatible CPUs
Features
- Integrated ICM (Image Color Management)
- Plug and Play, support for modern hardware such as USB, Firewire IEEE 1394
- High compatibility with DOS, Windows 3.x and NT restricted
- Very large software and driver support
