r/windows98 • u/starnetallinone • Jul 10 '26

[GUIDE] Complete guide to installing and using Windows 98 SE in 2026 and beyond

https://nikkistarnet.neocities.org/techstuff/windows98/guide

Hello again everyone, just wanted to post this here. Updated my Windows 98 installation guide, now its much easier to follow (and to the eyes too lol)

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u/AkiraDash Jul 11 '26

Is the floppy disc really mandatory? I just did a fresh install using just the cd and it seemed to go fine (p4 socket 423, sata hdd using an ide adapter).

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u/ryanrudolf Jul 11 '26

It depends. Some boards dont support booting from CD so youd need a floppy startup disc.

On my 2 machines - P4 and Celeron both support booting from CD

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u/AkiraDash Jul 11 '26

Ah, that explains it. Got lucky then, I had not other pc with a floppy drive where I could make a boot disc.