======Microsoft - Windows - 98 - Miscellaneous====== [[http://kernelex.sourceforge.net/|KernelEx]] is an Open Source compatibility layer with an aim to allow running Windows 2000/XP-only applications on Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows Millennium operating systems. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/windows98/|Reddit - r/windows98]] \\ [[https://www.reddit.com/r/windows98/comments/n1v43e/guide_can_i_run_windows_98me/|Reddit - [GUIDE] Can I run Windows 98/Me?]] [[https://msfn.org/board/forum/198-pinned-topics-regarding-9xme/|MSFN - Pinned Topics regarding 9x/ME]]: * [[https://msfn.org/board/topic/107001compatible-hardware-with-windows-9x/|MSFN - Compatible Hardware with Windows 9x]] * [[https://msfn.org/board/topic/105936-last-versions-of-software-for-windows-98se/|MSFN - Last Versions of Software for Windows 98SE]] * [[https://msfn.org/board/topic/118097-day-to-day-running-win-9xme-with-more-than-1-gib-ram/|MSFN - Day-to-day running Win 9x/ME with more than 1 GiB RAM]] [[https://msfn.org/board/topic/142076-win98-driver-for-ati-x800x850/|MSFN - Win98 driver for ATI X800/X850 ]] [[https://rloewelectronics.com|the memorial homepage of R. Loew Electronics Consulting]] \\ [[http://lonecrusader.x10host.com/rloew/rloew.html|Dedicated to the works and memory of Rudolph R. Loew (rloew)]] \\ [[https://www.philscomputerlab.com/rudolph-r-loew-patches.html|philscomputerlab.com - Rudolph R. Loew (rloew) archive of patches]] \\ [[https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=69262|Vogons - Rudolph Loew apparently passed away in September 2019]] \\ =====Articles/Blogposts====== [[http://www.compdigitec.com/labs/2010/02/27/sound-in-windows-98-on-vmware/|Compdigitec Labs - Sound in Windows 98 on VMware]] \\ [[https://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_performance_improve_win9x.html|VMware Workstation 5.5 - Windows 95 and Windows 98 Guest Operating System Performance Tips]] \\ =====Videos===== [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM5uNxtT0Mk|YouTube - Windows 98 20th Anniversary All New PC Build]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/c/AkBKukU|Tech Tangents]]. \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2J4Li8d8SA|Upgrades for The New Windows 98 PC]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/c/AkBKukU|Tech Tangents]]. \\ =====Unofficial Updates===== [[http://www.grystmill.com/|Grystmill.com]] home of the following: * CD_1: Windows Updates Security Updates 2004 (SECUP_9x.iso) * CD_2: Unofficial Updates for Win98, 98SE and ME (UPDATE9x.iso) [[http://www.mdgx.com/|MDGx]] \\ [[https://www.mdgx.com/upd98me.php|MDGx - Windows 98, 98 SP1, 98 SE + ME - Updates, Patches + (Hot)Fixes]] \\ [[https://github.com/JHRobotics/patcher9x|GitHub - JHRobotics/patcher9x]] Patch for Windows 9x to fix CPU issues. \\ [[https://blog.stuffedcow.net/2015/08/win9x-tlb-invalidation-bug/|Windows 9x TLB Invalidation Bug]] [[http://lonecrusader.x10host.com|LoneCrusader]]: * FIX95CPU - Allows Windows 95 to run on processors faster than 2.1GHz. * XUSBSUPP - Combines all official Microsoft USB updates for Windows 95 OSR2. * Unofficial Intel Chipset INF Files - An unofficial set of INF files supporting newer Intel chipsets. Designed to be "slipstreamable" and extend original Windows 98SE files. [[https://www.hpcfactor.com/support/cesd/200237/windows_98_patches_updates_guide/|HPC:factor - Windows 98 Patches & Updates Guide]] [[https://www.freora.de/index.php?option=com_docman&task=view_cat&gid=30&Itemid=52&mosmsg=You+must+accept+the+Agreement+to+view+the+document.|Win98 4GB RAM patch]] via [[https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.msdos.misc/c/qNFKl_iJDP0|Major new development in Windows 98 RAM memory capability patch has been discovered!]] \\ [[https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/2494/windows-98-with-2gb-of-ram|stackexchange - Windows 98 with 2GB of RAM]] \\ =====Special Drivers===== [[http://www.bearwindows.boot-land.net/vbe9x.htm|VBEMP 9x Project]] Universal VESA/VBE Video Display Driver (for Windows 9x Architecture) // free for noncommercial use only // \\ * Supports ALL of MS Windows 9x Family (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me) * supports a wide range of videocards emulated via virtualization software: Bochs, QEMU, VMware, Innotek VirtualBox, Microsoft VirtualPC. [[https://www.philscomputerlab.com/windows-98-usb-storage-driver.html|Philscomputerlab.com - Windows 98 USB Storage Driver]] [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/himemx/|SourceForge - HimemX]] [[https://www.indirectsound.com|IndirectSound]] emulates audio hardware acceleration on modern Windows operating systems. This enables older games to have 3D positional audio (i.e. surround sound played out of rear and side speakers) like they were intended to when they were originally released.