Installing Windows 98 on a Modern Laptop

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  • Join me on my quest to keep old software alive despite the ever-changing landscape of PC hardware! Will Windows 98 thrive on a system made twenty years later, or will it be more like an old man trying to figure out TikTok? Let's find out together!
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  • @Aposn-rg1pz
    @Aposn-rg1pz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4099

    2080: installing windows 10 pro on a modern computer

    • @harshithooda19
      @harshithooda19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +338

      And still it gets updates

    • @adventureoflinkmk2
      @adventureoflinkmk2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      Yeah, I'd imagine win10 getting updated and still relevant even that far out... although I'm likely to not see 2080, but still

    • @Aposn-rg1pz
      @Aposn-rg1pz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      adventureoflinkmk2 lmao 😂😂😂

    • @adventureoflinkmk2
      @adventureoflinkmk2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      On a side note, I wonder if anyone will remember the Intel 8086 some 6,000 or more years from now... 8086: intel year!!!

    • @matthewpepperl
      @matthewpepperl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      you could see 2080 depending on how old you are and if you are willing to go cyborg or even further than that because that tech will likely be here before 2080 :) @@adventureoflinkmk2

  • @RiteshRajbhandari-lp
    @RiteshRajbhandari-lp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2428

    I just had a thought. This can be implemented as such a huge prank. Imagine buying a $1500 gaming pc and when you boot it up, you are greeted with "Microsoft Windows Version 3.00"

    • @first-last557
      @first-last557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      one and a half million dollars for a pc

    • @RiteshRajbhandari-lp
      @RiteshRajbhandari-lp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      @@first-last557 shit. I meant...like $1500. 0r $1.5k. I was super sleep-deprived when I wrote this

    • @murpi338
      @murpi338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@RiteshRajbhandari-lp Oh God $1,500,000

    • @RiteshRajbhandari-lp
      @RiteshRajbhandari-lp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      @@murpi338 I'm sorry, I really am. God, that comment was one huge train-wreck. Please stop it I'm already dead

    • @l3xi_con
      @l3xi_con 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@RiteshRajbhandari-lp edit the comment then

  • @koseki_stuff
    @koseki_stuff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1606

    4050: installing windows 78 onto a modern door

    • @fart1234.
      @fart1234. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      8946:installing windows 1037 on a human

    • @ojaskashyap5839
      @ojaskashyap5839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Year 10,000,000,000:- installing windows 69420 on a modern universe

    • @fart1234.
      @fart1234. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      2025:Installing windows 11 onto a windows 10 pc without tpm2.0

    • @fung5233andskystairs
      @fung5233andskystairs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@fart1234. already can on 2021(although it just a preview…

    • @vlad552
      @vlad552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Installing windows 10 on 1973 computer

  • @sparkswolverine
    @sparkswolverine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    Windows '95 and '98 are so nostalgic. The good ol' times of technology.

    • @DireBowser
      @DireBowser 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What happened to 96 and 7?

    • @rovhalt6650
      @rovhalt6650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@DireBowser They werent a thing

    • @DireBowser
      @DireBowser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rovhalt6650 it was a joke

    • @RealGMane
      @RealGMane 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@DireBowser What happened to windows 96,97,99 and 9

    • @rovhalt6650
      @rovhalt6650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@DireBowser sorry. these days its getting difficult to tell if people are serious or not

  • @eduardoavila646
    @eduardoavila646 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2246

    Computer: Hey OS we have 8gb of ram, is that enough for you?
    Windows 98: *Wait that's illegal!*

    • @Sonjayu
      @Sonjayu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      it was always so comical to me how windows calls some errors "illegal operations"

    • @damian9303
      @damian9303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ._.

    • @shlomo18
      @shlomo18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      MaxPhysPage=B3000 that's illegal😉

    • @eduardoavila646
      @eduardoavila646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Sonjayu True, like its illegal to have exceptions

    • @eduardoavila646
      @eduardoavila646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Crystaldabber 77 Oh a typo, i'm sorry

  • @jijipoid
    @jijipoid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    Your 98 machine looks exactly like my first PC ever. Almost makes me miss it. It was a trooper that pc. I kinda wish i didn't have to get rid of it.

    • @ExotericTar
      @ExotericTar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      F

    • @xexpaguette
      @xexpaguette 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      rip

    • @Gladuos1
      @Gladuos1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bro same, seeing these old videos brings back memories I forgot I had. lmao

    • @Recordeer
      @Recordeer ปีที่แล้ว

      Why did you get rid of it?

    • @Gmodfan750
      @Gmodfan750 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Recordeer He probably didn't have a enough space to fit it anywhere.

  • @Bisqwit
    @Bisqwit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1125

    That audio joke at 6:50 was wonderful.

  • @jongbong
    @jongbong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    I remember I hated my classmate Vico for hitting on my crush so I went to the library and changed the desktop screensavers to all the computers to a scrolling text that reads "Vico loves Ricky Martin." He became a laughing stock. Until now, he had no idea who did that!

    • @Pay4Zay
      @Pay4Zay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      That has to be the most 1990 shit I’ve ever heard right out of a 90s movie y’all really did that type of shit?😂😂😂

    • @rovhalt6650
      @rovhalt6650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Duuude that's perfect!

    • @jongbong
      @jongbong 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @NALTO sadly no. 😔

    • @kkmac7247
      @kkmac7247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@jongbong 😔

    • @mrneptune64
      @mrneptune64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jongbong 😔

  • @__penny_2472
    @__penny_2472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    Win98: tries to show desktop
    Matt: hmm seems suspicious
    Win98: BSoD
    Matt: Ah thats more like it!

    • @CyrilViXP
      @CyrilViXP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      __Penny_ bless you

    • @sealy009
      @sealy009 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      average windows 98 install

    • @CarsandCats
      @CarsandCats ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sealy009 I just installed Win 98 a couple days ago and everything went perfectly. Then I tried to install SP2 and it ate itself halfway through.

    • @sealy009
      @sealy009 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CarsandCats what the fuck do you mean by ate did you just eat the computer in half

  • @magburner
    @magburner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1104

    Windows 98 thought my 32gb of ram was the hard rive.

    • @wozahh
      @wozahh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      lmao

    • @enurzia6918
      @enurzia6918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      1gb would be considered a luxury hard drive back in the day (not that i was around)

    • @ezioauditoredafirenze8352
      @ezioauditoredafirenze8352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Heehhehhee 🤣🤣🤣

    • @JerryDodge
      @JerryDodge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      [Win98] Damn, that's a huge hard drive!

    • @AIversonI
      @AIversonI 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I always remember going to look at PC's back in the day when 8MB was the average amount of ram people had, went and looked at a PC that had 24MB and we were like WOAH!!!! Thought she was insane lmao

  • @SearInMinecraft
    @SearInMinecraft 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    6:51 this is my favorite part

  • @muhammadabdullahwaseem3040
    @muhammadabdullahwaseem3040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    This basically sums up my experience when i first got into linux. More specifically arch. When it did install and work i cried tears of happiness

    • @babicunlo3638
      @babicunlo3638 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I too, use Arch btw.

    • @thezipcreator
      @thezipcreator 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      tbf, that *is* arch. debian's installation process is much simpler

  • @Mastakilla91
    @Mastakilla91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +514

    I still remember how my then best friend got a new computer with Windows 98. Man it was everything you have been hoping for. I got my first computer later in 2000 with a 933 Mhz Pentium 3 and Windows Me(h), but it had Age of Empires 2 bundled with it. I played the shit out of it.
    Man time sure does fly...today we have access to everything but it's not as fun as it was back then when you were restricted. It was much sweeter.

    • @retrobit5973
      @retrobit5973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Sometimes, when freedom cease to exist, it sure is crisis.
      But when you look back, it hits you back.
      P.S:- I never have been good at poetry or the whole wide expansion of English Literature.

    • @frederickdietz3148
      @frederickdietz3148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@retrobit5973 please never speak again.

    • @frederickdietz3148
      @frederickdietz3148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Aoe was awesome.

    • @retrobit5973
      @retrobit5973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@frederickdietz3148 Oh come on, that was my best work!

    • @gergelyguruz8843
      @gergelyguruz8843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Still remember spending endless hours playing heroes of might and magic and tge the original xcom with my neighbor on a win98 pc.

  • @filippk14
    @filippk14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +536

    The touchpad works because it connects through the PS/2 interface

    • @user-tm3fz7qx3s
      @user-tm3fz7qx3s 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I was going to say that lol!

    • @rayzen_undogen
      @rayzen_undogen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@user-tm3fz7qx3s me too

    • @wiatrakx
      @wiatrakx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Well....actually...I think it's because of the FreeDOS Preinstalled drivers, I'm also installing Windows 98 to USB Stick and I could move my USB Mouse around.

    • @tyrellwreleck4226
      @tyrellwreleck4226 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      touchpad doesn't work on windows server 2012

    • @deadbox2003
      @deadbox2003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@tyrellwreleck4226 because it is made for servers and servers doesn't have touch pad

  • @roampro
    @roampro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I was so anti-upgrade when ME/2k came out... I rode the 98 wave as long as I could, then ironically did exactly the same with XP... I literally did everything possible to avoid upgrading.
    The openness of the old OS's was so appealing to me. Everything seemed to become so much harder to do as OS's were updated.

    • @Ricardo5911jakakak
      @Ricardo5911jakakak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I kinda agree with you, I'm not upgrading from windows 10, win 11 looks shit

    • @nikkiofthevalley
      @nikkiofthevalley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Ricardo5911jakakak Well, Windows literally forces you to update. So not much we can do there

    • @Gladuos1
      @Gladuos1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yall can always learn Linux if you don't mind not playing some games. aha

    • @xBINARYGODx
      @xBINARYGODx 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      there is nothing harder about doing things on W11 vs Vista or XP - in fact, you likely can do it easier now (for anything you might want to do today, as aposed to something from way back when you want to do now for the nestalgia and not the actual use of it, if you get what I mean).

  • @GOALSANDMUSIC100
    @GOALSANDMUSIC100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    fascinating to see someone bringing us old timers windows into view thank you so much for your video it was lovely watching this today so refreshing to see these videos, much love!

  • @ephemeralic9648
    @ephemeralic9648 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1019

    id like to see the ultimate 98 rig

  • @diegooespinozaa
    @diegooespinozaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +459

    This was surprisingly entertaining. Loved your humor and editing. Subbed.

    • @crimzn8813
      @crimzn8813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same

    • @AndreiAgpasa
      @AndreiAgpasa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@crimzn8813 same

    • @tomtv8394
      @tomtv8394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shut up no one cares

    • @onlinemario.
      @onlinemario. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tomtv8394 no u

    • @tomtv8394
      @tomtv8394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mario Batinić shut the fuck up dumb ass kid

  • @real2w10
    @real2w10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    7:35 *WE WILL BUILD A GREAT WALL ALONG WINDOWS*

    • @ShippoHsu
      @ShippoHsu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @John 29Barr lmao

  • @shivrajjamgade726
    @shivrajjamgade726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Just a few days ago I watched a video where the TH-camr installs windows 98 on that era's hardware and I thought why would someone go through that many efforts required to gather the hardware instead of just installing the OS on modern hardware. Matt's hardships answer that .

  • @KamenPhilip
    @KamenPhilip 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Few things to mention. You CAN make the USB work in Windows 98, there are universal USB storage drivers available. Also you can play with Novell Netware for DOS/Windows, ODI drivers were universal at that time and theoretically could work with any Ethernet adapter. Also there were all sort of audio drivers and tweaks that can make your Windows sound-aware, even using the internal speaker. Not that all this is worth the effort. :)

  • @windestruct
    @windestruct 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Windows acts weird when system memory bypasses 1GB

    • @kewlguy
      @kewlguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it sure does

    • @johnmurcott1273
      @johnmurcott1273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      someone told this to the IT dept. at my school

    • @gmdking
      @gmdking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am definitely having problems with 32 Gigabytes.

  • @usamahjacobs9203
    @usamahjacobs9203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    your videos are so great and extremely creative ! keep it up man

  • @likezoinks2739
    @likezoinks2739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    This reminds me of the time I had to help my great grandma set up her windows XP for the first time since like the late 70's.

  • @altairtodescatto
    @altairtodescatto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1004

    >8gb ram
    >windows 98: Is that 1mb of ram?

    • @eduardoavila646
      @eduardoavila646 5 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      Computer: *hey OS, we have here 8gb of ram, is that enough for you?*
      Windows 98: 8kb? Hell no!

    • @WellBeSerious12
      @WellBeSerious12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ​@@eduardoavila646
      SOMEONE MAKE THIS MEME!

    • @eduardoavila646
      @eduardoavila646 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WellBeSerious12 YES PLX

    • @eduardoavila646
      @eduardoavila646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @MrNúmero98 I could swore it was 16mb, and 4mb for 95.
      I think that 98 only ran with 8mb of ram with a special boot option, something like /nmv

    • @sakariaskarlsson634
      @sakariaskarlsson634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No its 20 gb of RAM. 20480 megabytes. 21474836480 bytes. Lol

  • @shikhanshu
    @shikhanshu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    what an awesome video.. the sense of humor, the music, the timing, content, everything is very entertaining.. great job!!

  • @Goultek
    @Goultek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    Hardware: We have 8GB ram, 1TB SSD drive, Blue ray drive...
    Windows 98: What is this witchery !?

    • @IndigoGollum
      @IndigoGollum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Imagine having any disc drive.
      *Cries in disk driveless computers*

    • @ananttiwari1337
      @ananttiwari1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@IndigoGollum So, you run your PC on a floppy? A USB?

    • @binkhowell8242
      @binkhowell8242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      1TB Solid State Drive Drive, blue ra- wait what?
      ATM machine:

    • @Yessir1506
      @Yessir1506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IndigoGollum CDs for computer are not that popular but still used back in 1998

    • @mica7191
      @mica7191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did work for me in VirtualBox... though... was sluggish with 512 MB ram

  • @stevensmith6094
    @stevensmith6094 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your editing style and sfx dropins had me literally lolling. Nice job, Dude.

  • @alexradu1921
    @alexradu1921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    LOL CAN'T BELIEVE U HAV 1K SUBS... This video is so well-made, I thought u have at least 100k subs. Keep going, man! Your content is way too good & entertaining.

  • @RationalSlave
    @RationalSlave 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    12:28 that "bell voice" was strangely nostalgic!

    • @Heopful
      @Heopful 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Opening chime of John Lennon's "Mother" ?

    • @Aquarirus
      @Aquarirus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Heopful *_P U R P L E M A S H M A Z E G A M E_*

  • @DaniDanMaster
    @DaniDanMaster 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These videos are so entertaining I find myself rewatching them a lot

  • @salamanderavem3782
    @salamanderavem3782 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Im a history nerd and this brings me so much joy
    This is less of a weird concept and more of a tutorial to further drive my obsession

  • @nickg.4504
    @nickg.4504 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Definitely one of the most underrated channels I’ve ever seen. Really interesting stuff! 😄

  • @typingcat
    @typingcat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    A guy installs Windows 98. This is what happened to his computer.

    • @free_boiling4502
      @free_boiling4502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Haha

    • @TheFatdemon3
      @TheFatdemon3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Medical Monday’s reference??

    • @LZ2SM
      @LZ2SM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      nice one xD

    • @catsbyondrepair
      @catsbyondrepair 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Control alt fucked

    • @morgankasper5227
      @morgankasper5227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      a guy installs a virus. this is what happened to his PC.

  • @Vlad-1986
    @Vlad-1986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hey, I think I know about the battery usage: Old DOS didn't really use interrupts for the CPU, so they where 100% even while idle (wonders of having really low power hungry processors). Windows 98 actually supported power management, only detects it automatically in APM machines... You can force the setup option /p j and force ACPI and that high juicy battery life (not compatible with Windows 95)

  • @jonathanlilje6869
    @jonathanlilje6869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This video was so helpful. I am installing Windows 98 on hardware WITH Windows 98 support and the graphics driver had me completely stumped. Thanks for that. Bummer about the audio. The sound of Windows 98 / 95 starting up is... Well it's worth having sound. Thank you for this video.

  • @timg2727
    @timg2727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dude, you deserve way much than 5k subs. Awesome video! The editing and humor are both on point.

  • @finnpellow
    @finnpellow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    How dare you not have more subscribers? I've watched almost all your videos in one day and your content is amazing! I hope to see more content like this at some point :)

  • @BowserN64
    @BowserN64 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love your humor and editing style. That was a really entertaining and informative video. Keep up the good work!

  • @Tugezu
    @Tugezu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    man. this was such awesome video because this helped me s LOT on installing windows 98 on actual hardware! Thank you!!

  • @ChemiiOneLegacy
    @ChemiiOneLegacy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I remember doing these setups back in the day as part of my first job when I was 16 and let me tell you 36 minutes estimated for installing the O/S is hilarious. Used to take up to 4 hours per PC in some cases. Funny how people jumped from Windows 98 to Windows XP but no one talks about Windows ME or Windows 2000.

    • @michamarkowski2204
      @michamarkowski2204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was similiar with XP - on some PCs it took 30-40 minutes to install, on other 3-6 hours. As to not talking about ME or 2000, the latter was for workstations, not for PCs, so not many people had even seen it (my first contact was in 2012, when I had to make a new medical treadmill work with an old medical workstation). I don't know, how it was in the west, but in a country from the Warsaw Pact replacing OS every 2-3 years was not an option because it was too expensive. That's why most PCs had Windows 98 SE, Windows 98 or even Windows 95 installed until XP-era. I've seen ME only once, when my younger cousins got a PC and I was asked to set it up. There was a preinstalled Windows ME and it crashed (BSOD) 15 minutes after first launch. After 2-3 hours I've installed them Windows 98 SE and I wasn't needed until they wanted me to install Windows XP on their PC.

    • @ChemiiOneLegacy
      @ChemiiOneLegacy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michamarkowski2204 It was the same around here for a little while, many companies would run old operating systems through fear of breaking things. I remember servicing a very large Bank and they had Windows NT on some work stations around 2003-4 and hospitals or local GP's were the same.
      Around 2000 was when they started to produce factory built PCs to sell to every day families and that created Windows Millennium Edition, companies like Time PC or Tiny PC eventually most of these went bust. ME barely ever worked, we always used to install 98SE over it for reliability. Good times, I found it more interesting working with PC's in that era. I can't stand Windows 10.

    • @andrew_koala2974
      @andrew_koala2974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ChemiiOneLegacy
      Windows ME was not for me.
      Windows 2000 certainly was.
      I stayed with Windows XP for quite a while before jumping onto the Windows 7 Bandwaggon.
      Windows XP was easier to customize than Windows 7, besides which I had to write my own
      Scanner drivers for Windows XP to use the $1500 UMAX Scanner, which worked very well,
      and I was not about to start writing a driver to make the scanner work on Windows 7, which
      made me stay with XP.
      I have since written drivers for the UMAX scanner for Windows 7 and Windows 10 64 bit, and
      the scanner sits unused. Being a 3 pass scanner it is slow.

    • @luuk3213
      @luuk3213 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michamarkowski2204 it took like 5 minutes on my VM

  • @timjardim3483
    @timjardim3483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Came for the cool Windows 98 video, left with a great video editor-Sweet!

  • @name_not_avail6708
    @name_not_avail6708 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude your videos and channel are great!

  • @shashibala7382
    @shashibala7382 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed 😉 the entire video from start to end.

  • @TheDeelunatic
    @TheDeelunatic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Windows 98 is slow on modern hardware because of the way that Windows 98 manages RAM and CPU. It doesn't have a proper "Idle" process so it populates 100% the CPU at full bore at all times, whether it's used or not. So it freaks out when it sees way more RAM than it expects to run on. Windows 98 on a PC from the late days of XP and early days of Vista would be about the limit since they are normally had about 1 GB of RAM at the lowest would be about the limit of what could be effectively ran. If you add an app that applies the Idle process, it will run properly. something about ACPI or something like that has to be fixed to make it work right. Virtualbox has this issue as well.
    Heck a Netbook makes Windows 98 run like lightning. but that's because most only came with 1 GB and had low resolution screens.

    • @xheralt
      @xheralt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Or use a 3rd-party Memory Manager from the era; I used a program called RamIDLE back in the day. I think it's still available for free download, actually...

    • @TheDeelunatic
      @TheDeelunatic 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xheralt same idea, but I couldn't remember what one of the programs were called.

    • @thingshappen9199
      @thingshappen9199 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where can i even get a full copy of Win98?

    • @TheDeelunatic
      @TheDeelunatic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thingshappen9199 legit, Amazon, ebay, not so legit, check out WinWorldpc.com, really not legit, look for torents.

    • @thingshappen9199
      @thingshappen9199 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheDeelunatic winworld? The thing is, what if there's malware packed with it? And does it come with a key?

  • @seshpenguin
    @seshpenguin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Ohhhh boy this is exactly the kind of video I want.

  • @michaeltrey2248
    @michaeltrey2248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I remember changing the curser every day on windows 98, and my parents would get so irritated for some reason, lol. I continued to do so for years, and eventually they got used to it.

  • @thevalleyy
    @thevalleyy ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn. Installed it on my old laptop from 2014. Was definitely worth it! Thank you for your little guide to follow!

  • @Naeou
    @Naeou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    you're a really good story teller! I'm not a tech person, just came for the nostalgia and didn't expect to stick around for the whole video, but i did cuz damn you're so entertaining! I had fun despite not knowing what you were talking about ahaha 😅 also love your accent! 👌🏽

  • @UmohowetYelayu
    @UmohowetYelayu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    OMG!!! Desktop Themes! I loved those! The ones shown in the video were among my favorites! Talk about a shot of nostalgia! Geez!

    • @ErikB750
      @ErikB750 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Didn't it come with a Plus package or something. The 'in the computer' theme was my favorite for a long time.

  • @laszlopeterbalazs8040
    @laszlopeterbalazs8040 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah man, you just brought some nostalgia! I did the same thing when I was 16, also run windows 7 on a dual Pentium II server.

  • @user-sg3ss8bl3f
    @user-sg3ss8bl3f 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm happy to see that another Windows ME computer still alive, good job man keep the computer alive there are not many else in the world 😯

  • @RiasatSalminSami
    @RiasatSalminSami 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    12:18
    Its simply ray tracing now that it has modern hardware.

    • @therealvbw
      @therealvbw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      DLSS lol

    • @basantatamang2249
      @basantatamang2249 ปีที่แล้ว

      How many seconds per frame ?

    • @RiasatSalminSami
      @RiasatSalminSami ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@basantatamang2249 1600$ per frame if Nvidia keeps increasing GPU price.

  • @khhnator
    @khhnator 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    i'm disappointed that "running in the 90's" was not being played in the background

  • @ffatheranderson
    @ffatheranderson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    18:20 😁 the same. Computer’s motherboard theme was one of my favorite....

  • @eac-ox2ly
    @eac-ox2ly ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn, thank you for working on and recommending the Olive video editor at the end of the video. Looks like a really great FOSS editor! I'll give it a try.

  • @laynesamba
    @laynesamba 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I agree with your theory. The best machine for window 98 is a 3+ghz pentium 4.

    • @adventureoflinkmk2
      @adventureoflinkmk2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good thing I got a P4HT with a SATA SSD...

    • @PistigriloXP
      @PistigriloXP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Or an Athlon 64 Socket 754.

    • @nunovyobeeswax4177
      @nunovyobeeswax4177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SOYO Skydragon with AMD Athlon

    • @mtunayucer
      @mtunayucer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pentium 3 1ghz and 3dfx voodoo3 is probably the max you should use with era appropiate games.

    • @Delta295
      @Delta295 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a windows xp pc with 1gb ram and pentium d

  • @AaronCarson14
    @AaronCarson14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Video got recommended to me and I'm so glad it was! Super funny and great content 🙌 subscribed 💃

    • @beedslolkuntus2070
      @beedslolkuntus2070 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, how did it get recommended to me too, this guy has 840 Subs only

  • @Clod15
    @Clod15 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the video! :D

  • @bencheshire
    @bencheshire 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i admire your persistence and skillz

  • @rebokfleetfoot
    @rebokfleetfoot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    brilliant troubleshooting by the way, very few have the skill and determination to do that

  • @TheClickbaiterYT
    @TheClickbaiterYT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    minesweeper the game that no one knew how to play but played anyway

    • @xyzzy-dv6te
      @xyzzy-dv6te 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      years later, when I used the internet to discover how it works, I played it on my grandma's computer with XP

    • @douglaslane6184
      @douglaslane6184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Actually, once you learn it, it isn't that bad.

    • @douglaslane6184
      @douglaslane6184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lmao I still use ethernet to this day. Its faster and more reliable.

    • @xyzzy-dv6te
      @xyzzy-dv6te 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@douglaslane6184 I still use ethernet on my PC, if your PC is stationary, there is no reason to use wi-fi over ethernet

    • @cannedbeverage7687
      @cannedbeverage7687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      First time I played it I thought the goal was to explode the bombs.

  • @mikemurphy8714
    @mikemurphy8714 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm trying to keep up with how you're doing this but I can't because you're videos are hilarious and making me laugh too much with all the silliness...love it.

  • @kaylynn4750
    @kaylynn4750 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I’m glad I got to the end and found out about the video editing program! I’m stoked! I’m tired of paying for Adobe Premiere! I hope an official version comes out in the near future!

  • @zc32-official
    @zc32-official 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    7:35 We will build a great wall along *W I N D O W S*

    • @sbunny8
      @sbunny8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      and make Apple pay for it

    • @saadmanmahfuz
      @saadmanmahfuz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      and let samsung advertise it

  • @ch-tc4ct
    @ch-tc4ct 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    an amazing feat that you got this far. windows 98 in glorious full HD.

  • @ashtwenty12
    @ashtwenty12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hey man, Stumbled on your video's, I'm really liking the style, keep it up. Have you tried doing the same experiment on a raspberry Pi or Arduino?

  • @craigbecerril3795
    @craigbecerril3795 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you! The 064MB driver (140214) fixed my display issue on my 98 install on a mid-2000's laptop!

  • @kiritgupta
    @kiritgupta 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    How do you only have 2K subs??
    Your content and presentation is awesome! Please do consider making a win98 build on cherrypicked mid 2000s hardware.

    • @AmRFuKYaH
      @AmRFuKYaH 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because only 2k users clicked the little red subscribe button on this channel.

    • @abergethirty
      @abergethirty 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They rolled their eyes at the hacky anti- trump joke and didn't bother. People who Brexit in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

    • @cln5510
      @cln5510 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What fhe tuck

  • @AbdAbdAbdAbd
    @AbdAbdAbdAbd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I want to say, Thank you for not talking about olive at the beginning of the video and not wasting time.

  • @DhinCardoso
    @DhinCardoso 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Instant sub & like! ♥ found your channel by accident

  • @mattblatchley2061
    @mattblatchley2061 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    nicely done!

  • @PhilSowden
    @PhilSowden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love the Megaman soundtrack in the background. \m/

  • @Jewsh
    @Jewsh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    1:51
    Actually it is possible to have up to 3.3 GB of RAM in Windows 98 (like in any 32-bit Windows). Back in 2008, some hacking was done in Germany on a third-party Windows 98 memory patch to remove elements of copy-protection or proprietary installation and convert the files into fully portable, fully distributable working versions.
    In early 2014, some mention of these hacked files was made on certain english-language web-forums, and the link from which these files could be downloaded was discovered. The files in question are replacements for VMM32.vxd and VMM.vxd. They allow Windows 98 to boot and run on systems with huge amounts of RAM, and make use of up to 3.3 GB of RAM.
    I myself had installed Windows 98 on a machine with 20 GB of RAM and it's been running with little to no problems. The only side-effect of using these files as-is, is that when you get BSOD errors, the text of the errors is written in German, and not English.
    Here is a link to these files (vmm98sed.zip):
    www.freora.de/index.php?option=com_docman&task=license_result&gid=3&bid=3&Itemid=52

  • @whothefucksmikejones
    @whothefucksmikejones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    the threads hanging from his sleeve keep looking at me

  • @X6herbius
    @X6herbius 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Came for the Windows 98 nostalgia, got excited by an open source video editor?? Good work, sir.

  • @Nonexistanthuman
    @Nonexistanthuman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It would be interesting to see you install all the windows discs or revisions up to the modern windows 10 from windows 98

  • @stevebarrows6043
    @stevebarrows6043 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Matt, Thanks! This was a cool video. I remember LOVING windows 98 and hated the change up 2000. Have you tried windows 7 on a modern, with maybe a partitioned drive? At any rate I stumbled across this video and found it entertaining and educational... and nostalgic. You do a good job of explaining and really follow through. I will subscribe to your channel as I think you have a lot of talent and creativity and personality, I expect to find more worthwhile videos. Hopefully you'll gain some sort of payback in the future. I cant imagine monetizing on youtube is bringing in much cash. BUT if I'm wrong... MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT IT!, then maybe I'll give youtube monetizing a shot also.
    Keep it up!

  • @MrMosimc
    @MrMosimc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh man you took me to good old days

  • @dontneedtoknow5836
    @dontneedtoknow5836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Group conversion for the 3.x feel seems like a better option to me.
    I even used group conversion a lot in 98 vs the 98 platform.

  • @harddriveYT
    @harddriveYT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There's an setting in the display options where you can change the native PPI of the OS from 72 to 96. That would make the text more readable on high res display.

  • @orlandokaraoke3002
    @orlandokaraoke3002 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Clear type came along with windows xp if I recall correctly. Which would be just as fun to play around with 😊

  • @davordamjanovic893
    @davordamjanovic893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Nostalgia time: installed win xp and enyojed snapy opening of photos and folders. Not like win 10 that needs to open f@#$ VM to see photo that needs 10s to open

    • @j_c_93
      @j_c_93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      To look at photos in Windows 10, I right click and press Edit so that it opens in Paint. Its literally the fastest option

    • @deus_ex_machina_
      @deus_ex_machina_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just use IrfanView

    • @gp3328
      @gp3328 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uhhh windows 10 opens the photos app.

    • @j_c_93
      @j_c_93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gp3328 Yeah. The photos app is slow as fuck.

    • @drpleaserespect
      @drpleaserespect 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@j_c_93 It's so fucking slow. Even on my SSD.. Everytime I get a PC I instantly install Irfanview.

  • @WilliamShinal
    @WilliamShinal 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What I had to do on my XP laptop (98SE install) was use the Rain program to keep the otherwise excessive CPU usage to a dull roar. That'll help with the initial slow antics, and further help with those processor spikes.

  • @Spreadie
    @Spreadie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You can hack the registry to make some Win2K drivers work on Win98. It is literally a case of installing the driver and the editing the registry entries to rename references to Win2k as Win98. It was discovered as a way to get older hardware to run in 2k but surprisingly, it worked in reverse in many cases. Don't ask for a link - I found the instructions on a BBS back in the day and had to print them out. LOL

    • @Jahades
      @Jahades 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The good old days when you could literally brute force Windows to do what you wanted

  • @SteelRhinoXpress
    @SteelRhinoXpress 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Ms should make windows 9x open source and watch the flood gates open for modern hardware support.

    • @DMack6464
      @DMack6464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      they wouldn't release source code for actually good software they've made, then they would lose all the money they would make on their shittier Windows 10!

    • @AdrianKilgour
      @AdrianKilgour 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@DMack6464 Windows 9.x is DOS so i don't think anyone would be switching to that anytime soon

    • @DMack6464
      @DMack6464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AdrianKilgour people could make hacks for it that add support for modern programs tho, maybe even better/more modern generic drivers and modern RAM support!

    • @AdrianKilgour
      @AdrianKilgour 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DMack6464 Hmm makes sense. I wouldn't be using Windows 10 if they still supported old software.

    • @trollsthatlol1
      @trollsthatlol1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DMack6464 Pretty much!

  • @harryoudemaas5169
    @harryoudemaas5169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:06 thank you so much for this THANK YOU

  • @darrenmichaels2579
    @darrenmichaels2579 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome I managed to install it as well but in a slightly different way.
    I wanted to ask you what kind of sound you used for the startup sound. I went to the DDRKirby(ISQ) page but there are so many tracks.

  • @nathanhosey1278
    @nathanhosey1278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Which version of 98 did you use? There was a huge difference between editions. Nothing ever worked on first edition I worked tech support way back then, and we wouldn't touch any machine that didn't have SE.

  • @Dukect
    @Dukect 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    A very good video I have an a modern computer trying to use Windows 98 any chance you going to think about going to XP or heck even Windows 3.1. now that would be an interesting video in the future. Anyway keep up the good work

    • @MattKC
      @MattKC  5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I could certainly be tempted to make videos in that vein 👀

    • @tminusblastedrocket
      @tminusblastedrocket 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The install process for 3.1 is pretty simple install freedos the new one not the old one use the second option on startup copy the 3.1 install floppies to a USB flash drive go to the USB flash drive in dos and do the installation pretty simple do not use the Rufus freedos it's old as crap

    • @davidokeif8304
      @davidokeif8304 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      If he went with Win 3.1, the DOS NIC driver would probably work.

    • @mcan-piano4718
      @mcan-piano4718 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yess please do about XPPP, I love it

    • @jeffhousen8968
      @jeffhousen8968 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      the downside to xp is Microsoft carefully removed the activation from their options, so while you can get it to run, it will always be "not genuine"
      getting it to run is not much of an issue, still new enough

  • @Freshly-Boiled-Bollock
    @Freshly-Boiled-Bollock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Windows 98, my God that takes me back. *Cries tears of nostalgia while listening to Oasis*

  • @prodnarcix
    @prodnarcix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    this showed up in my recommended one day and when u advertised ur editing software that was free i was skeptical but after using it a few times it’s so good. thanks for making that shit.

  • @douglaslane6184
    @douglaslane6184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    As of this year, Windows 98 is of drinking age (in America). Happy 21st birthday W98!
    (Edit) OMG MORE LIKES THAN MY OWN WEIGHT, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS IS POSSIBLE...
    This post was made in 2019.

    • @yourlocalpleb4796
      @yourlocalpleb4796 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      It's been legal for 4 years now in Aussie land xD

    • @stagger87
      @stagger87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@yourlocalpleb4796 And most of the 'normal' world

    • @FyZZoH
      @FyZZoH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      meanwhile in germany: *16*

    • @zj7845
      @zj7845 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "I was **burp** young and beautiful **burp** then, you know...I was the **burp** most welcomed **burp** si..system...in the world, you know...**burp** People are assholes... **burp** They get a new **burp** system and they don't **burp** love you anymore... before you know it **burp** you are in a friggin floppy disk **burp** in some goddamn junkyard.."

    • @KyranSparda
      @KyranSparda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@FyZZoH The rest of the Southeast Asia: Nobody gives a shit as long as you're not get caught. There are kids drinking as young as 12.

  • @SerandibBroadcast
    @SerandibBroadcast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My father bought me my first PC back in 2004.
    It was a Intel Pentium 4, some 2. ghz (doesn't have a clear memory on that part)
    With 256 MB Ram and 64 MB AMD graphic card.
    Had dual boot with Windows XP and Windows 98.
    XP for me , 98 for my father since he is bit of old school.
    Man I played games, learned many stuff on that little machine man.
    It is pretty nostalgic for even to hear the word Windows 98 now.
    Thanks for the video.

    • @ausrider99
      @ausrider99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucky you. I had a 386sx 16mhz with 1MB ram and 40MB Hdd in 1990.

    • @aaron_333
      @aaron_333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My dad bought us an 8088 clone, 640 kB was all we needed. It had a 10 MB hard drive too.

    • @ausrider99
      @ausrider99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And my father bought us an abacus. Top that.

    • @SerandibBroadcast
      @SerandibBroadcast 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ausrider99 dude those days, I learned about your stuff. seriously man times move way fast

    • @SerandibBroadcast
      @SerandibBroadcast 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aaron_333 when was that?

  • @seanmacguire2128
    @seanmacguire2128 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love ur content

  • @TuxHouseEdu
    @TuxHouseEdu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have tried too on my ThinkPad X250 a few years ago, with no result hahah. Thanks for sharing!!1

  • @tessjdt
    @tessjdt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "I know that because Rufus knows that" - It's 6am here and I almost spit out my coffee laughing! :D

  • @junko4166
    @junko4166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This feels like an old JonTron video. I love it.

  • @mintybudgie
    @mintybudgie ปีที่แล้ว

    ngl this guy is my favorite youtuber but i wish there was more windows content

  • @thomasschmitz3765
    @thomasschmitz3765 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very entertaining and well made video, thanks for making and sharing. Will there be a follow-up such as a DOS games compatibiltiy test? I have some very neat 16bit games that the world has forgotten about (but not me...), which I am keen to see running on my "Win 98" USB-PC...