Can Windows 98 Run on a Real Modern PC IN 2025?

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Can Windows 98 Run on a Modern Gaming PC 2024? 14900K+RTX 4070. Today in this video I’ll try to find out is it possible to install Windows 98 on a modern hardware in 2024. Enjoy

[RamtechENG]

What is your favorite operating system?

[Doxxii]

*Modern problems requires modern solutions*

[NielsHeusinkveld]

So this is Intel's official guide t safely use a 14900K?

[mrhh]

Windows 98 will work just fine with USB 2.0 PCI or PCIe (these are rare) or PCIe-PCI bridge. I tried all combinations. What you need to do is to manually add PCI bus through the add new hardware manager. I think Omores has a video on it and also some articles.

[tomphilou]

In fact Windows 98 SE (the version you use) cannot have more than 1 core or 1 thread if you don't modifiy the system files

[williamfoster]

You need to add the PCI Bus as a device from the "Add Hardware" wizard. Once you have the PCI bus working, Windows will detect all of the remaining devices on the motherboard including the GPU in the PCIE x16 slot. Since you're using a USB stick as the boot device, don't allow it to install drivers for USB (switch to a SATA drive if you want to use USB) by clicking the "Cancel" button. Once you have all of the on-board devices installed, re-run the driver install for your GPU.

[SeenFanBoi]

Cool vid but can you make a vid of whats the oldest CPU that windows 10, 8.1 and 8 can run?

[roundsound]

About the VDD error, for my MSI GTX 1060 I found different VBIOS versions on the msi forum, some VBIOS version fixed the VDD error and it allowed me to boot in win98 but starting dos games or opening command prompt would freeze the system with the monitor turning off.
Last week I think I added audio and internet(using usb ethernet adapter) to win98 on z690, I saw your video and I thought to make a video about it too, and I did, I uploaded it today.

[evilman]

Who knew?!? Windows 98 is the solution to the Intel cpu problem!

[SevoosChannel]

@RamtechENG let's run ReactOS on Z790!

[GingerBradMan]

I think you need to make sure those PS2 adapters installed to the PCI during the windows install so if there are any drivers they will be installed, there is no auto drivers installed on 98 just by plugging in the adapter

[epicg]

now send this to a tech shop and tell them that it isnt working properly.

[pangoomis]

Install unofficial 82.69 drivers for that 6800 GS (preferably via the INF file since the automated installer doesn't work well)
Instead of USB stick, install on a SATA HDD/SSD and install the AHCI driver from R. Loew to get full speed and no stutters.

[chrisrudi]

Congratulations 🎊 Very exciting, just like last time. But Windows 98 is right. The core architecture is based on the Pentium 3. Therefore, it is recognized as a Pentium 3.

[LordmonkeyTRM]

the way to load the gpu driver is to go to device manager and manually replace the driver from the .inf file in the driver folder

[cammelspit]

Yes, W9x is only 1 core. XP is up to two cores, same for Vista. Windows7 is technically limited to 32 fopr the 32 bit version and 256 for the 64 bit version but even with modern CPUs that is effectively unlimited.

[Zombie-]

When I was adult in my 21S I never experience 90S 80S I just don’t understand this times but is it so crazy how far technology went over years with they called AOL modem internet is kind cool how far technology could go

[NebulaUK]

I don't know if this will solve the graphics card problem but when you run setup you need to add the switch (setup /p i) to install pci drivers

[excess.subieflw]

Windows NT 4
/ 2000 would support more ram and more cpu threads

[mopar]

Win98 only supports one core. Also, you can find an update package to get your USB working.