<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
is	O
a	O
consumer-oriented	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Windows	O
9x	O
family	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
9x	O
line	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
to	O
retail	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
16-bit	B-Device
and	O
32-bit	O
monolithic	O
product	O
with	O
the	O
boot	B-Operating_System
stage	I-Operating_System
based	O
on	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
is	O
a	O
web-integrated	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
that	O
bears	O
numerous	O
similarities	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
its	O
improvements	O
were	O
cosmetic	O
or	O
designed	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
user	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
were	O
also	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
features	O
introduced	O
to	O
enhance	O
system	O
functionality	O
and	O
capabilities	O
,	O
including	O
improved	O
USB	B-Protocol
support	O
and	O
accessibility	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
hardware	O
advancements	O
such	O
as	O
DVD	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	O
to	O
adopt	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
Model	I-Application
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
features	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
standard	O
in	O
future	O
generations	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Disk	B-Application
Cleanup	I-Application
,	O
Windows	O
Update	O
,	O
multi-monitor	B-General_Concept
support	O
,	O
and	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Connection	I-Protocol
Sharing	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
marketed	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
as	O
a	O
"	O
tune-up	O
"	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
entirely	O
improved	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
generally	O
well-received	O
for	O
its	O
web-integrated	O
interface	O
and	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
addressing	O
of	O
issues	O
present	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
although	O
some	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
significantly	O
more	O
stable	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
58	O
million	O
licenses	O
and	O
saw	O
one	O
major	O
update	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	O
Edition	O
(	O
SE	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
,	O
mainstream	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
98	O
SE	O
ended	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
extended	O
support	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
began	O
,	O
initially	O
under	O
the	O
development	O
codename	O
"	O
Memphis.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Beta	O
2	O
,	O
which	O
dropped	O
the	O
Memphis	O
name	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
planned	O
a	O
full	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
for	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
upgrade	O
pack	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
similar	O
upgrade	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
3.x	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
planned	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stacey	O
Breyfogle	O
,	O
a	O
product	O
manager	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
later	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
upgrade	O
for	O
Windows	O
3	O
was	O
because	O
the	O
upgrade	O
required	O
more	O
testing	O
than	O
that	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
more	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
without	O
user	O
objections	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
merged	O
the	O
two	O
upgrade	O
packs	O
into	O
one	O
and	O
set	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
release	O
dates	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Beta	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
build	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
upgrade	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
new	O
startup	O
and	O
shutdown	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
its	O
completion	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
was	O
released	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Release	O
Candidate	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
which	O
expired	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
CEO	O
Bill	O
Gates	O
was	O
highlighting	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
's	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
and	O
enhanced	O
support	O
for	O
Plug	B-Device
and	I-Device
Play	I-Device
(	O
PnP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
presentation	O
assistant	O
Chris	O
Capossela	O
plugged	B-Device
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
scanner	O
in	O
,	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
crashed	O
,	O
displaying	O
a	O
Blue	O
Screen	O
of	O
Death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Gates	O
remarked	O
after	O
derisive	O
applause	O
and	O
cheering	O
from	O
the	O
audience	O
,	O
"	O
That	O
must	O
be	O
why	O
we	O
're	O
not	O
shipping	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
quietly	O
marketed	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
"	O
tune-up	O
"	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
compiled	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
fully	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
facing	O
pending	O
legal	O
action	O
for	O
allowing	O
free	O
downloads	O
of	O
,	O
and	O
planning	O
to	O
ship	O
Windows	O
licenses	O
with	O
,	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4.0	I-Protocol
in	O
an	O
alleged	O
effort	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
software	O
monopoly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
critics	O
believed	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
would	O
further	O
delay	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
's	O
public	O
release	O
;	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
major	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
called	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	O
Edition	O
was	O
later	O
unveiled	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
was	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	O
9x	O
line	O
until	O
Microsoft	O
briefly	O
revived	O
the	O
line	O
to	O
release	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
Windows	O
9x	O
product	O
before	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
architecture	O
and	O
kernel	O
used	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
included	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
4.01	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
,	O
many	O
other	O
Internet	O
companion	O
applications	O
are	O
included	O
such	O
as	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
,	O
Windows	O
Address	O
Book	O
,	O
FrontPage	B-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Chat	I-Application
,	O
Personal	B-Protocol
Web	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
and	O
a	O
Web	O
Publishing	O
Wizard	O
,	O
and	O
NetShow	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
allows	O
multiple	O
users	O
to	O
hold	O
conference	O
calls	O
and	O
work	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
a	O
document	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
shell	B-Application
is	O
web-integrated	O
;	O
it	O
contains	O
deskbands	O
,	O
Active	O
Desktop	B-Application
,	O
Channels	B-Application
,	O
ability	O
to	O
minimize	O
foreground	O
windows	O
by	O
clicking	O
their	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
taskbar	O
,	O
single-click	O
launching	O
,	O
Back	O
and	O
Forward	O
navigation	O
buttons	O
,	O
favorites	O
,	O
and	O
address	O
bar	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
,	O
image	O
thumbnails	O
,	O
folder	O
infotips	O
and	O
Web	O
view	O
in	O
folders	O
,	O
and	O
folder	O
customization	O
through	O
HTML-based	O
templates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
taskbar	O
supports	O
customizable	O
toolbars	O
designed	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Web	O
or	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
desktop	B-Application
;	O
these	O
toolbars	O
include	O
an	O
Address	O
Bar	O
and	O
Quick	O
Launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Address	O
Bar	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
accesses	O
the	O
Web	O
by	O
typing	O
in	O
a	O
URL	O
,	O
and	O
Quick	O
Launch	O
contains	O
shortcuts	O
or	O
buttons	O
that	O
perform	O
system	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
switching	O
between	O
windows	O
and	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
with	O
the	O
Show	O
Desktop	B-Application
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
of	O
this	O
new	O
shell	B-Application
is	O
that	O
dialog	O
boxes	O
show	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
Alt-Tab	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
also	O
integrates	O
shell	B-Application
enhancements	O
,	O
themes	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
such	O
as	O
DriveSpace	B-General_Concept
3	O
,	O
Compression	B-General_Concept
Agent	I-General_Concept
,	O
Dial-Up	O
Networking	O
Server	O
,	O
Dial-Up	O
Scripting	O
Tool	O
and	O
Task	O
Scheduler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
had	O
its	O
own	O
separately	O
purchasable	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
pack	O
,	O
called	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Title	O
bars	O
of	O
windows	O
and	O
dialog	O
boxes	O
support	O
two-color	O
gradients	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
ported	O
from	O
and	O
refined	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
95	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
as	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
converts	O
all-uppercase	O
filenames	O
to	O
sentence	O
case	O
for	O
readability	O
purposes	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
provides	O
an	O
option	O
Allow	O
all	O
uppercase	O
names	O
to	O
display	O
them	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
includes	O
support	O
for	O
compressed	O
CAB	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quick	O
Res	O
and	O
Telephony	O
Location	O
Manager	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
PowerToys	O
are	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
core	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
use	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
Model	I-Application
(	O
WDM	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
fact	O
was	O
not	O
well	O
publicized	O
when	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
was	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
hardware	O
producers	O
continued	O
to	O
develop	O
drivers	O
for	O
the	O
older	O
VxD	B-Application
driver	O
standard	O
,	O
which	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
supported	O
for	O
compatibility	O
's	O
sake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WDM	B-Application
standard	O
only	O
achieved	O
widespread	O
adoption	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
mostly	O
through	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
compatible	B-Device
with	O
the	O
older	O
VxD	B-Application
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
Model	I-Application
,	O
developers	O
could	O
write	O
drivers	O
that	O
were	O
compatible	B-Device
with	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Device	B-Application
driver	I-Application
access	O
in	O
WDM	B-Application
is	O
implemented	O
through	O
a	O
VxD	B-Application
device	B-Application
driver	I-Application
,	O
NTKERN.VXD	O
,	O
which	O
implements	O
several	O
Windows	O
NT-specific	O
kernel	O
support	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
WDM	B-Application
audio	O
enables	O
digital	O
mixing	O
,	O
routing	O
and	O
processing	O
of	O
simultaneous	O
audio	O
streams	O
and	O
kernel	O
streaming	O
with	O
high	O
quality	O
sample	O
rate	O
conversion	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
WDM	B-Application
Audio	O
allows	O
for	O
software	O
emulation	O
of	O
legacy	O
hardware	O
to	O
support	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
games	O
,	O
DirectSound	B-Device
support	O
and	O
MIDI	O
wavetable	O
synthesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
11-device	O
limitation	O
for	O
MIDI	O
devices	O
is	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	O
GS	O
Wavetable	O
Synthesizer	O
licensed	O
from	O
Roland	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
for	O
WDM	B-Application
audio	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
supports	O
digital	O
playback	O
of	O
audio	O
CDs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Second	O
Edition	O
improves	O
WDM	B-Application
audio	O
support	O
by	O
adding	O
DirectSound	B-Device
hardware	B-General_Concept
mixing	I-General_Concept
and	O
DirectSound	B-Device
3D	O
hardware	O
abstraction	O
,	O
DirectMusic	B-Library
kernel	O
support	O
,	O
KMixer	O
sample-rate	O
conversion	O
for	O
capture	O
streams	O
and	O
multichannel	O
audio	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
audio	O
is	O
sampled	O
by	O
the	O
Kernel	O
Mixer	O
to	O
a	O
fixed	O
sampling	O
rate	O
which	O
may	O
result	O
in	O
some	O
audio	O
getting	O
upsampled	O
or	O
downsampled	O
and	O
having	O
a	O
high	O
latency	O
,	O
except	O
when	O
using	O
Kernel	O
Streaming	O
or	O
third-party	O
audio	O
paths	O
like	O
ASIO	B-Library
which	O
allow	O
unmixed	O
audio	O
streams	O
and	O
lower	O
latency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
also	O
includes	O
a	O
WDM	B-Application
streaming	O
class	B-Application
driver	I-Application
(	O
Stream.sys	O
)	O
to	O
address	O
real	O
time	O
multimedia	O
data	O
stream	O
processing	O
requirements	O
and	O
a	O
WDM	B-Application
kernel-mode	O
video	O
transport	O
for	O
enhanced	O
video	O
playback	O
and	O
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
Model	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
Broadcast	B-Device
Driver	I-Device
Architecture	I-Device
,	O
the	O
backbone	O
for	O
TV	O
technologies	O
support	O
in	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebTV	B-Device
for	I-Device
Windows	I-Device
utilized	O
BDA	O
to	O
allow	O
viewing	O
television	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
if	O
a	O
compatible	B-Device
TV	B-Device
tuner	I-Device
card	I-Device
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
had	O
more	O
robust	O
USB	B-Protocol
support	O
than	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
which	O
only	O
had	O
support	O
in	O
OEM	O
versions	O
OSR2.1	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
supports	O
USB	B-Protocol
hubs	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
scanners	O
and	O
imaging	O
class	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
also	O
introduced	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
some	O
USB	B-Protocol
Human	O
Interface	O
Device	O
class	O
(	O
USB	B-Protocol
HID	O
)	O
and	O
PID	O
class	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
USB	B-Protocol
mice	O
,	O
keyboards	O
,	O
force	O
feedback	O
joysticks	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
introduced	O
ACPI	B-Device
1.0	O
support	O
which	O
enabled	O
Standby	O
and	O
Hibernate	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hibernation	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
if	O
compatible	B-Device
(	O
PnP	O
)	O
hardware	O
and	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
are	O
present	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hardware	O
manufacturer	O
or	O
OEM	O
supplied	O
compatible	B-Device
WDM	B-Application
drivers	O
,	O
non-VxD	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
hibernation	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
FAT32	B-Application
file	O
system	O
,	O
making	O
hibernation	O
problematic	O
and	O
unreliable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
provides	O
improved	O
—	O
and	O
a	O
broader	O
range	O
of	O
—	O
support	O
for	O
IDE	O
and	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
drives	O
and	O
drive	O
controllers	O
,	O
floppy	O
drive	O
controllers	O
and	O
all	O
other	O
classes	O
of	O
hardware	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
integrated	O
Accelerated	B-Architecture
Graphics	I-Architecture
Port	I-Architecture
(	O
AGP	O
)	O
support	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
Supplement	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR2	O
and	O
later	O
releases	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
did	O
have	O
AGP	O
support	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
has	O
built-in	O
DVD	O
support	O
and	O
UDF	O
1.02	O
read	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Still	O
imaging	O
architecture	O
(	O
STI	O
)	O
with	O
TWAIN	B-Application
support	O
was	O
introduced	O
for	O
scanners	O
and	O
cameras	O
and	O
Image	O
Color	O
Management	O
2.0	O
for	O
devices	O
to	O
perform	O
color	B-Algorithm
space	I-Algorithm
transformations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
monitor	O
support	O
allows	O
using	O
up	O
to	O
nine	O
multiple	B-General_Concept
monitors	I-General_Concept
on	O
a	O
single	O
PC	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
feature	O
requiring	O
one	O
PCI	B-Protocol
graphics	O
adapter	O
per	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
shipped	O
with	O
DirectX	B-Application
5.2	O
,	O
which	O
notably	O
included	O
DirectShow	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	O
Edition	O
would	O
later	O
ship	O
with	O
DirectX	B-Application
6.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
networking	O
enhancements	O
to	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
include	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
Winsock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
SMB	B-Operating_System
signing	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
IP	B-Protocol
Helper	O
API	O
,	O
Automatic	O
Private	O
IP	B-Protocol
Addressing	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
link-local	O
addressing	O
)	O
,	O
IP	B-Protocol
multicasting	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
performance	O
enhancements	O
for	O
high-speed	O
high	O
bandwidth	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multihoming	B-Protocol
support	O
with	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
is	O
improved	O
and	O
includes	O
RIP	B-Protocol
listener	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DHCP	B-Protocol
client	O
has	O
been	O
enhanced	O
to	O
include	O
address	O
assignment	O
conflict	O
detection	O
and	O
longer	O
timeout	O
intervals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetBT	O
configuration	O
in	O
the	O
WINS	B-Device
client	O
has	O
been	O
improved	O
to	O
continue	O
persistently	O
querying	O
multiple	O
WINS	B-Device
servers	I-Device
if	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
establish	O
the	O
initial	O
session	O
until	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
WINS	B-Device
servers	I-Device
specified	O
have	O
been	O
queried	O
or	O
a	O
connection	O
is	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
Interface	I-Application
Specification	I-Application
5	O
support	O
means	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
can	O
support	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
network	O
media	O
,	O
including	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
Fiber	B-Protocol
Distributed	I-Protocol
Data	I-Protocol
Interface	I-Protocol
(	O
FDDI	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
Token	B-Device
Ring	I-Device
,	O
Asynchronous	O
Transfer	O
Mode	O
(	O
ATM	O
)	O
,	O
ISDN	B-Protocol
,	O
wide	O
area	O
networks	O
,	O
X.25	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Frame	B-Protocol
Relay	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
features	O
include	O
NDIS	O
power	O
management	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
quality	O
of	O
service	O
,	O
Windows	B-Library
Management	I-Library
Instrumentation	I-Library
(	O
WMI	O
)	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
INF	B-Protocol
file	I-Protocol
format	O
across	O
all	O
Windows	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Dial-Up	O
Networking	O
supports	O
PPTP	B-Protocol
tunneling	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
ISDN	B-Protocol
adapters	O
,	O
multilink	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
connection-time	O
scripting	O
to	O
automate	O
non-standard	O
login	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PPP	B-Protocol
connection	I-Protocol
logs	O
can	O
show	O
actual	O
packets	O
being	O
passed	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
allows	O
PPP	B-Protocol
logging	O
per	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dial-Up	O
Networking	O
improvements	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR2	O
and	O
are	O
downloadable	O
for	O
earlier	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
networked	O
computers	O
that	O
have	O
user	O
profiles	O
enabled	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
introduces	O
Microsoft	O
Family	O
Logon	O
which	O
lists	O
all	O
users	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
configured	O
for	O
that	O
computer	O
,	O
enabling	O
users	O
to	O
simply	O
select	O
their	O
names	O
from	O
a	O
list	O
rather	O
than	O
having	O
to	O
type	O
them	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
supports	O
IrDA	O
3.0	O
which	O
specifies	O
both	O
Serial	O
Infrared	O
Devices	O
and	O
Fast	O
Infrared	O
devices	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
sending	O
and	O
receiving	O
data	O
at	O
4	O
Mbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IrDA	O
stack	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
supports	O
networking	O
profiles	O
over	O
the	O
IrCOMM	O
kernel-mode	O
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
also	O
has	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
browsing	O
Distributed	B-Protocol
File	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
trees	O
on	O
Server	B-Operating_System
Message	I-Operating_System
Block	I-Operating_System
shares	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
servers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
UPnP	O
and	O
NAT	O
traversal	O
APIs	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
by	O
installing	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Network	O
Setup	O
Wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
L2TP/IPsec	O
VPN	B-Application
client	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
downloaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
installing	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
Client	O
Extensions	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
can	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
several	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
32-bit	O
,	O
protected-mode	O
cache	O
driver	O
VCACHE	O
(	O
replacing	O
SMARTDrv	O
)	O
to	O
cache	O
the	O
most	O
recently	O
accessed	O
information	O
from	O
the	O
hard	O
drive	O
in	O
memory	O
,	O
divided	O
into	O
chunks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
VCACHE	O
cache	O
size	O
management	O
for	O
disk	O
and	O
network	O
access	O
,	O
CD-ROM	O
access	O
and	O
paging	O
is	O
more	O
dynamic	O
compared	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
no	O
tuning	O
being	O
required	O
for	O
cache	O
parameters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
FAT32	B-Application
file	O
system	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
has	O
a	O
performance	O
feature	O
called	O
MapCache	O
that	O
can	O
run	O
applications	O
from	O
the	O
disk	O
cache	O
itself	O
if	O
the	O
code	O
pages	O
of	O
executable	O
files	O
are	O
aligned/mapped	O
on	O
4K	O
boundaries	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
copying	O
them	O
to	O
virtual	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
registry	O
handling	O
is	O
more	O
robust	O
than	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
to	O
avoid	O
corruption	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
enhancements	O
to	O
eliminate	O
limitations	O
and	O
improve	O
registry	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
registry	B-Protocol
key	I-Protocol
size	O
limitation	O
of	O
64KB	O
is	O
gone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disk	B-Application
Defragmenter	I-Application
has	O
been	O
improved	O
to	O
rearrange	O
program	O
files	O
that	O
are	O
frequently	O
used	O
to	O
a	O
hard	O
disk	O
region	O
optimized	O
for	O
program	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
the	O
message	O
"	O
Drive	O
contents	O
changed	O
....	O
restarting	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
of	O
Disk	B-Application
Defragmenter	I-Application
from	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
does	O
not	O
have	O
this	O
problem	O
and	O
will	O
function	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
or	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
if	O
the	O
user	O
simply	O
copies	O
it	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
also	O
supports	O
a	O
Fast	O
Shutdown	O
feature	O
that	O
initiates	O
shutdown	O
without	O
uninitializing	O
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
can	O
cause	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
to	O
hang	O
instead	O
of	O
shutting	O
down	O
the	O
computer	O
if	O
a	O
buggy	O
driver	O
is	O
active	O
,	O
so	O
Microsoft	O
supplied	O
instructions	O
for	O
disabling	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
supports	O
write-behind	O
caching	O
for	O
removable	O
disk	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
utility	O
for	O
converting	O
FAT16	B-Application
partitions	O
to	O
FAT32	B-Application
without	O
formatting	O
the	O
partition	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
improvements	O
are	O
made	O
to	O
various	O
other	O
system	O
tools	O
and	O
accessories	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Backup	O
supports	O
differential	O
backup	O
and	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
tape	O
devices	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disk	B-Application
Cleanup	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
tool	O
,	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
clear	O
their	O
disks	O
of	O
unnecessary	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cleanup	O
locations	O
are	O
extensible	O
through	O
Disk	B-Application
Cleanup	I-Application
handlers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disk	B-Application
Cleanup	I-Application
can	O
be	O
automated	O
for	O
regular	O
silent	O
cleanups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scanreg	O
(	O
DOS	B-Application
)	O
and	O
ScanRegW	O
are	O
Registry	O
Checker	O
tools	O
used	O
to	O
back	O
up	O
,	O
restore	O
or	O
optimize	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
registry	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
restoration	O
of	O
a	O
registry	O
that	O
causes	O
Windows	O
to	O
fail	O
to	O
boot	B-Operating_System
can	O
only	O
be	O
done	O
from	O
DOS	B-Application
mode	O
using	O
ScanReg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Maintenance	O
Wizard	O
is	O
included	O
that	O
schedules	O
and	O
automates	O
ScanDisk	O
,	O
Disk	B-Application
Defragmenter	I-Application
and	O
Disk	B-Application
Cleanup	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Script	O
Host	O
,	O
with	O
VBScript	B-Application
and	O
JScript	B-Language
engines	O
is	O
built-in	O
and	O
upgradeable	O
to	O
version	O
5.6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
File	O
Checker	O
checks	O
installed	O
versions	O
of	O
system	O
files	O
to	O
ensure	O
they	O
were	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
installed	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
or	O
newer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
tool	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
DLL	O
hell	O
issue	O
and	O
was	O
replaced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
by	O
System	O
File	O
Protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Setup	O
simplifies	O
installation	O
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
user	O
input	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Startup	O
Disk	O
contains	O
generic	O
,	O
real-mode	O
ATAPI	O
and	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
CD-ROM	O
drivers	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
instead	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
that	O
the	O
specific	O
driver	O
for	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
is	O
unavailable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
includes	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Dr.	O
Watson	O
utility	O
that	O
collects	O
and	O
lists	O
comprehensive	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
running	O
tasks	O
,	O
startup	O
programs	O
with	O
their	O
command	O
line	O
switches	O
,	O
system	O
patches	O
,	O
kernel	B-Application
driver	I-Application
,	O
user	O
drivers	O
,	O
DOS	B-Application
drivers	O
and	O
16-bit	B-Device
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
includes	O
Microsoft	O
Magnifier	O
,	O
Accessibility	O
Wizard	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Active	O
Accessibility	O
1.1	O
API	O
(	O
upgradeable	O
to	O
MSAA	O
2.0	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
HTML	B-Protocol
Help	I-Protocol
system	O
with	O
15	O
Troubleshooting	O
Wizards	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
replace	O
WinHelp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
configure	O
the	O
font	O
in	O
Notepad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
supports	O
GIF	O
transparency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HyperTerminal	B-Protocol
supports	O
a	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
connection	O
method	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
Telnet	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imaging	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
is	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Monitor	I-Application
—	O
used	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
—	O
supports	O
output	O
to	O
a	O
log	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tools	O
to	O
automate	O
setup	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Batch	O
98	O
and	O
INFInst.exe	O
,	O
support	O
error-checking	O
,	O
gathering	O
information	O
automatically	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
INF	B-Protocol
file	I-Protocol
directly	O
from	O
a	O
machine	O
's	O
registry	O
,	O
customizing	O
IE4	B-Protocol
,	O
shell	B-Application
and	O
desktop	B-Application
settings	O
and	O
adding	O
custom	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
Resource	O
Kit	O
tools	O
are	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
has	O
new	O
system	O
event	O
sounds	O
for	O
Low	O
Battery	O
Alarm	O
and	O
Critical	O
Battery	O
Alarm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
also	O
introduced	O
new	O
and	O
updated	O
system	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
startup	O
sound	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
sound	O
engineer	O
Ken	O
Kato	O
,	O
who	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
tough	O
act	O
to	O
follow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
shipped	O
with	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
and	O
Shockwave	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
preinstalled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	O
Edition	O
(	O
often	O
shortened	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
SE	O
and	O
sometimes	O
to	O
Win98	B-Device
SE	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
released	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
nine	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
many	O
bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
improved	O
WDM	B-Application
audio	O
and	O
modem	O
support	O
,	O
improved	O
USB	B-Protocol
support	O
,	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4.0	I-Protocol
with	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5.0	I-Protocol
,	O
Web	O
Folders	O
(	O
WebDAV	B-Protocol
namespace	O
extension	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
)	O
,	O
and	O
related	O
shell	B-Application
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
is	O
basic	O
OHCI-compliant	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
DV	O
camcorder	O
support	O
(	O
MSDV	O
class	B-Application
driver	I-Application
)	O
and	O
SBP-2	O
support	O
for	O
mass	O
storage	O
class	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wake-On-LAN	B-Protocol
reenables	O
suspended	O
networked	O
computers	O
due	O
to	O
network	O
activity	O
,	O
and	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Connection	I-Protocol
Sharing	I-Protocol
allows	O
multiple	O
networked	O
client	O
computers	O
to	O
share	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
via	O
a	O
single	O
host	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
update	O
include	O
DirectX	B-Application
6.1	O
which	O
introduced	O
major	O
improvements	O
to	O
DirectSound	B-Device
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
DirectMusic	B-Library
,	O
improvements	O
to	O
Asynchronous	O
Transfer	O
Mode	O
support	O
(	O
IP/ATM	O
,	O
PPP/ATM	O
and	O
WinSock	B-Application
2/ATM	I-Application
support	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	O
Media	O
Player	O
6.1	O
replacing	O
the	O
older	O
Media	O
Player	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
NetMeeting	I-Protocol
3.0	O
,	O
MDAC	B-Library
2.1	I-Library
and	O
WMI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
memory	O
overflow	O
issue	O
was	O
resolved	O
in	O
which	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
would	O
crash	O
most	O
systems	O
if	O
left	O
running	O
for	O
49.7	O
days	O
(	O
equal	O
to	O
232	O
milliseconds	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
SE	O
could	O
be	O
obtained	O
as	O
retail	O
upgrade	O
and	O
full	O
version	O
packages	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
OEM	O
and	O
a	O
Second	O
Edition	O
Updates	O
Disc	O
for	O
existing	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	B-Protocol
audio	O
device	O
class	O
support	O
is	O
present	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
SE	O
onwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	O
Edition	O
improved	O
WDM	B-Application
support	O
in	O
general	O
for	O
all	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
WDM	B-Application
for	O
modems	O
(	O
and	O
therefore	O
USB	B-Protocol
modems	O
and	O
virtual	O
COM	B-Architecture
ports	I-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
driver	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
USB	B-Protocol
printers	O
and	O
USB	B-Architecture
mass-storage	I-Architecture
device	I-Architecture
class	I-Architecture
is	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	O
Edition	O
did	O
not	O
ship	O
with	O
the	O
WinG	O
API	O
or	O
RealPlayer	B-Application
4.0	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
due	O
to	O
both	O
of	O
these	O
having	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
DirectX	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
Media	O
Player	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
components	O
of	O
both	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	O
Edition	O
can	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
newer	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectX	B-Application
9.0c	I-Application
(	O
the	O
latest	O
compatible	B-Device
runtime	O
is	O
from	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Significant	O
features	O
from	O
newer	O
Microsoft	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chief	O
among	O
them	O
are	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
versions	O
1.0	O
,	O
1.1	O
and	O
2.0	O
,	O
the	O
Visual	B-Application
C++	I-Application
2005	O
runtime	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
2.0	O
,	O
the	O
GDI+	O
redistributable	O
library	O
,	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Connection	I-Protocol
client	O
5.2	O
and	O
the	O
Text	O
Services	O
Framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
MSXML	B-Application
3.0	O
SP7	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
2.0	O
,	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
3.01	O
,	O
MSAA	O
2.0	O
,	O
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
3.8	O
,	O
WSH	O
5.6	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Library
Data	I-Library
Access	I-Library
Components	I-Library
2.81	O
SP1	O
,	O
WMI	O
1.5	O
and	O
Speech	B-Application
API	I-Application
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
that	O
is	O
compatible	B-Device
with	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
does	O
not	O
fully	O
support	O
Unicode	O
,	O
certain	O
Unicode	O
applications	O
can	O
run	O
if	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Library
Layer	I-Library
for	I-Library
Unicode	I-Library
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
major	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
have	O
minimum	O
requirements	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Minimum	O
system	O
requirementsFieldSystemCommentsWindows	O
98Second	O
EditionProcessorIntel	O
80486	B-General_Concept
66	O
MHz	O
or	O
higherPentium	O
processor	O
recommendedRAM16	O
MB24	O
MB24	O
MB	O
recommended	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
8	O
MB	O
machines	O
with	O
/nm	O
option	O
used	O
during	O
the	O
installation	O
processStorageUpgrading	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
or	O
95	O
:	O
120	O
–	O
295	O
MB	O
(	O
typically	O
195	O
MB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
installation	O
(	O
FAT16	B-Application
)	O
:	O
165	O
–	O
355	O
MB	O
(	O
typically	O
225	O
MB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
installation	O
on	O
computers	O
with	O
processors	O
as	O
old	O
as	O
the	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
80386	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
may	O
fail	O
to	O
boot	B-Operating_System
on	O
computers	O
with	O
a	O
processor	O
faster	O
than	O
2.1GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
is	O
only	O
designed	O
to	O
handle	O
up	O
to	O
512MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
without	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
maximum	O
amount	O
of	O
RAM	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
is	O
designed	O
to	O
use	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
1GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	O
Edition	O
have	O
problems	O
running	O
on	O
hard	O
drives	O
of	O
capacities	O
larger	O
than	O
32GB	O
in	O
systems	O
with	O
certain	O
Phoenix	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
configurations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
computers	O
running	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	O
Workstation	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Professional	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
can	O
be	O
directly	O
upgraded	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Professional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
under	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
consumer	O
product	O
life	O
cycle	O
policy	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
end	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2002	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
extended	O
the	O
support	O
window	O
to	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
availability	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
ended	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
became	O
completely	O
unavailable	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
any	O
form	O
(	O
through	O
MSDN	O
or	O
otherwise	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
Java-related	O
settlements	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
with	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
Update	O
website	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
after	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
's	O
end	O
of	O
support	O
date	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
retired	O
the	O
Windows	O
Update	O
v4	O
website	O
and	O
removed	O
the	O
updates	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
SE	O
from	O
its	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
was	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
directed	O
to	O
its	O
improved	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
customizability	O
,	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
degree	O
to	O
which	O
it	O
addressed	O
complaints	O
that	O
users	O
and	O
critics	O
had	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Bott	O
of	O
PC	O
Computing	O
lauded	O
the	O
bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
easier	O
troubleshooting	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
hardware	O
advances	O
such	O
as	O
DVD	O
players	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
crashed	O
only	O
slightly	O
less	O
frequently	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
high	O
upgrade	O
price	O
and	O
system	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
sold	O
530,000	O
licenses	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
four	O
days	O
of	O
availability	O
,	O
overtaking	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
's	O
510,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
15	O
million	O
licenses	O
–	O
2	O
million	O
more	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
International	O
Data	O
Corporation	O
estimated	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
roughly	O
89	O
million	O
shipped	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
market	O
,	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
had	O
a	O
market	O
share	O
of	O
17.2	O
percent	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
's	O
57.4	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
continued	O
to	O
observe	O
a	O
trend	O
whereby	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
improved	O
in	O
sales	O
performance	O
,	O
whereas	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
dwindled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
legal	B-Language
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with	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
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the	O
former	O
's	O
Java	B-Language
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Microsoft	O
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the	O
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15	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
IDC	O
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a	O
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58	O
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then	O
.	O
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