ElizabethNoirJapanese Windows 98 promo with full subtitles. Great channel for classic Microsoft footage, but this is something I never knew I needed:
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Tom@ElizabethNoir They don’t mention needing to reinstall it every 6 months after all the cruft built up. 😂
@xsan64 Hah you’re not too far off the mark. I can say my Win 98SE install has been fine but all it’s doing is gaming and FTP.
@ElizabethNoir That was my PC’s main purpose back then too. Though I’d be installing every demo that came with PC Gamer every month, apps I could get hold of, I had internet access at that point so access to try out loads of stuff, driver updates here and there, etc. When the BSODs became too frequent, it was time for a fresh start. But I picked up a lot of skills breaking and fixing my own PC to then go fix other people’s. Hope you have a great time with your system. Great project.
@xsan64 Hah, you’re for sure not wrong, and I won’t deny that I’ve ended up with a couple broken Win 98SE installs these days just due to dramatic driver issues and more.
That being said, once you get the right mix of these drivers, and now unchanging since it’s retro, you’re kinda set.
I for sure remember some of the struggles back in the day though, although I lucked out installing Win 2K on my PIII as it was getting into the 00s. Best Windows release 👌