What can I use windows 98 se for?

There are a few older programs which run better in win98, but unless you are
using them, and unless you need the old OS for some other reason, dump it

"Mike Hall, MS-MVP" <mikehall DeleteThis @mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Can't think of anything at all..
>
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> Mike Hall
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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> "Chris" <Chris DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a Plustek A3I scanner that has no windows XP driver. I
>> configured my system for a dual boot arrangement, one partition windows
>> 98se
>> and one partition windows xp. Unfortunately the scanner is
>> malfunctioning. Is
>> there anything practical I can do with this old OS to justify keeping it?
>> It
>> was a lot of work to get this far.
>
 >> Stay informed about: What can I use windows 98 se for? 

I have exactly the same setup--A Dual OS Booting System with Win98 & XP
Pro.

Well, I use XP 99% of the time, but like others I use 98 for older
programs that wont work correctly or just cant work in XP. Im sure glad
I did set up this way. I recently was malware infected on XP & it became
unbootable either normally or via safe mode! Thank my lucky stars for my
Win98! I was still able to boot to it, & from there I cleaned the
infection & re-did what was necessary to get my XP to boot again!!!
*Would have been impossiable without the WIN98!!!*
I WILL NEVER EVER EVEN CONSIDER DROPPING IT
FOR ANY REASON!!!

If all i had was XP I would have been like a cork bobbin' in the
ocean with no land in sight!!!!!

I suggest, unless you cant afford the space on your HD, do not remove
it...Its harmless, but being there can save your bunns someday like it
did mine!!!!

BoBBy




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DreamRyder
 >> Stay informed about: What can I use windows 98 se for? 

I use it for teaching my grandson...

"Chris" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a Plustek A3I scanner that has no windows XP driver. I
> configured my system for a dual boot arrangement, one partition windows 98se
> and one partition windows xp. Unfortunately the scanner is malfunctioning. Is
> there anything practical I can do with this old OS to justify keeping it? It
> was a lot of work to get this far.
 >> Stay informed about: What can I use windows 98 se for? 

> I did set up this way. I recently was malware infected on XP & it became
> unbootable either normally or via safe mode! Thank my lucky stars for my
> Win98! I was still able to boot to it, & from there I cleaned the
> infection & re-did what was necessary to get my XP to boot again!!!
> *Would have been impossiable without the WIN98!!!*
> I WILL NEVER EVER EVEN CONSIDER DROPPING IT
> FOR ANY REASON!!!

That's what the Repair/Recovery Console is for.

Exactly what did you end up doing in 98 to "clean the infection"?

If you managed to access your XP file system from within 98, then you're
running XP on FAT32...something I'd never do in a million years.
 >> Stay informed about: What can I use windows 98 se for?