Yes. Windows 98 has built-in support for digital video disc (DVD) drives. One DVD can hold about 15 times more information than a CD. An entire movie - with full-motion video and lush surround sound - can fit on just one disk. Note: Windows 98 own DVD Player does not have great support for a variety of DVD Decoder cards - only a couple are currently supported, this will change in both the SP 1 and OSR releases.

Yes. Almost all software designed for Windows 95 will run well (sometimes even better) under Windows 98. There are a few cases with various utility programs in which you will need to check the companies website for an update. With Windows 98, you can use more than one monitor at a time. You can spread out your work (and play) across your monitors, just as you might spread out papers across your desk.

No, even though Windows Me ships with a newer version of DirectX 7, there is little speed increase in any game we have tried out, the main difference is stability across all fronts.

Last time I tested, Behold was still working under Windows 98. Over time, more incompatibilities will arise. It is unfortunate, but to fully support XP and Vista, poor old Windows 98 loses out. When off in the future, I finally add Unicode to Behold, that will probably spell the end of 98 support. But that's probably over a year away. If you don't upgrade to a new operating system by then, you're going to be having more problems than just worrying if Behold will run or not.

We have experienced countless problems when running CAREWare on a Windows 98 system. Because of this, we will not be able to provide technical support for CAREWare users who use the Windows 98 operating system. In the server.config there is a connectionAgeLimit which is set to 120 by default. Increase this number to 600 to resolve the error. This exception is a result of a slow server, or a request that takes longer than the allowed timeout.

Most games that run in Windows 95 will also run in Windows 98. However, all is not guaranteed. MechCommander should be able to run without any problems though.

Although Microsoft makes no guarantees that general system performance will increase after installing Windows 98, many users have seen an improvement after upgrading from Windows 95 + IE4.0. In addition, with the help of FAT32 and the updated Disk Defragmenter, you should see a noticeable improvement in application loading times. Shutdown times and startup times (if your computer supports OnNow) have also been reduced.

You may certainly use Win95/98/ME/2000 to check out the demo version to see if you like it but you should use Windows XP to actually run shows since it has superior multitasking, more precise timing and different file handling characteristics.

The interfaces are similar. But the Windows 98 interface is more like a Web browser. So you can use the same navigation and viewing techniques whether you're searching your hard disk or the Internet. Most of these options can be adjusted or switched off to resemble Windows 95. Don't worry. Windows 98 setup will have an FAT16-to-FAT32 conversion process.

Is this product really able to operate on Gigabit/s flow ? I tried it and I have measured smaller flow. Yes, this product really can operate on Gigabit/s flow and this speed can be reached in configured state. See tests for maximal speed and number of connections . 650Mbit is approximatelly maximal practical speed on machines configured like router with two gigabit network cards.

It is not expected that there would be any problem in running under these environments although Cogencee has only been tested under Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 and Windows XP.

Yes, as long as it is installed on a 1.9G or smaller hard disk partition. Large hard drives can easily be partitioned using Partition Magic or Partition It without any loss of current programs or data. (Lesspace.com is not applicable to Q&A for Windows.) More details are in the August 1998 issue of The Quick Answer. For setup and configuration details on running Q&A in Windows, see Setup Q&A to Run On Your New PC.

None of the above software will be compatible with Windows NT. At this time there are no drivers available to make these software programs compatible with Windows NT. There is an update available for the Picture Navigator software to work with Windows 2000 and XP in the Customer Support area of this site. (When executing the update be sure to have Picture Navigator closed).

Windows 98 features Disk Defragmenter as part of its Windows Maintenance Wizard. Disk Defragmenter keeps track of the applications you use most, and puts the files needed to run those applications together on your hard disk and in the order needed for launching them. As a result, Windows 98 is able to launch your applications up to 36% faster.

You can access new drivers, system updates, and technical support for Windows 98 through Windows Update, an online extension of Windows 98 for registered users. You should also check your Graphic card and soundcard makers website for the latest available drivers. When you visit Windows Update, Update Wizard scans your computer, tells you which (if any) of the latest offerings you don't have, and asks whether you want to add them. Yes.

You can't - Internet Explorer 4 is the shell for Windows 98. You don't have to use the browser - Netscape or any other browser will install just fine on Windows 98.

Yes you can - go to http://www.microsoft.com/directx and follow the links to the DirectX Core Components as these are the only ones you can install on Windows 98, or just load up Windows Updated and download it from there. No, but Microsoft Plus! 98-a separate package of enhancements and extras for Windows 98-includes McAfee antivirus software and six months of updates.

Simply copy the win98 folder to your hard drive. Run setup from the copied folder and that's all there is to it. If you have already installed win98, copy the folder anyhow then when an installation file needs a file from the cd, browse it to your copied folder. Remember to keep your product key which is on your cd cover, so even if you don't need the cd to install you need the product key on the cd rom cover. Yes, Open DUN, and click "Connections", "Settings".

You can order it directly from Microsoft - http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/guide/Win98/PurchasingInfo/default.asp

I boot with Knoppix from the CD drive. Once it has fully loaded to the KDE desktop, I open a konsole command window.

The major plus points are a much faster booting time (30 seconds for some new users) and far great stability.

No. The Windows 98 upgrade is only designed to upgrade from Windows 95. Installing Windows 98 over Windows NT will be considered as downgrading. To upgrade Windows NT 4.0, you will need to upgrade to Windows NT 5.0.

There is limited support of MIMIC on Windows 95 / 98 / Me as documented in the online documentation Windows Installation Instructions. Windows 95 / 98 / Me will restrict you to running only 10 agents. If you want more then that you will need to use Windows/NT or Unix. Under Windows 9x you have to manually assign IP addresses which means you have to reboot the system everytime you change it.

Yes. It has been tested under a variety of configurations. Note however, that since the Windows environment is so diverse we cannot possibly guarantee all functionality under all conditions. If you encounter a problem, please let us know. If you want to be kept up to date on official releases, please subscribe to the mailing list. If in doubt, feel free to try out the freeware version to see if it meets your needs.