Windows 98

E35038

Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented Microsoft operating system from the late 1990s that built on Windows 95 with improved hardware support, a more integrated graphical interface, and bundled web technologies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Microsoft Windows operating system
consumer operating system
operating system
operating system
abbreviation Windows 98 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Windows 98 SE
basedOn Windows 95 codebase
bootLoader MS-DOS
codename Memphis
defaultFileSystem FAT32
developer Microsoft
edition Windows 98 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Windows 98 Second Edition
endOfExtendedSupport 2006-07-11
endOfMainstreamSupport 2002-06-30
family Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows
feature ACPI power management support
DVD support
FAT32 file system support
WDM driver model support
enhanced Plug and Play
improved AGP support
improved USB support
integrated web browser in shell
multiple monitor support
includedComponent Active Desktop
Disk Cleanup
Internet Explorer
surface form: Internet Explorer 4

Microsoft Chat
NetMeeting
Outlook Express
System File Checker
WebTV for Windows
Windows Media Player
Windows Update client
isEditionOf Windows 98 self-linksurface differs
kernelType monolithic kernel with MS‑DOS-based boot
latestReleaseVersion Windows 98 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Windows 98 Second Edition
license commercial software
proprietary software
marketingSlogan Works better. Plays better.
maxFAT32PartitionSize 2 TB (theoretical)
maxPhysicalMemory approximately 1 GB (practically ~512 MB stable)
platform IA-32
predecessor Windows 95
releaseDate 1998-06-25
1999-05-05
releaseYear 1998
sourceModel closed source
successor Windows 2000
surface form: Windows 2000 (for business users)

Windows ME
surface form: Windows Me
supportedCpuArchitecture x86
supportsApi Win32 API
surface form: Win32
supportsDirectXVersion DirectX
surface form: DirectX 9.0c (with updates)
supportsFileSystem FAT16
FAT32
supportsNetworkingProtocol IPX/SPX
NetBEUI
TCP/IP
targetAudience consumer market
home users
userInterface Windows Shell
surface form: Windows shell

graphical user interface

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Internet Explorer includedIn Windows 98
Windows hasEdition Windows 98
MS-DOS includedIn Windows 98
Windows 98 latestReleaseVersion Windows 98 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows 98 abbreviation Windows 98 self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Windows 98 Second Edition
this entity surface form: Windows 98 SE
Windows 98 isEditionOf Windows 98 self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows 98 edition Windows 98 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows ME precededBy Windows 98
this entity surface form: Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows ME basedOn Windows 98
this entity surface form: Windows 98 codebase
Windows 95 followedBy Windows 98
Registry Editor includedWith Windows 98
Control Panel availableIn Windows 98
Device Manager availableIn Windows 98
Windows Shell defaultShellFor Windows 98
Windows 32-bit hasEdition Windows 98
this entity surface form: Windows 98 (32-bit hybrid)
Outlook Express includedWith Windows 98
Outlook Express includedWith Windows 98
this entity surface form: Windows 98 Second Edition
NetMeeting includedWith Windows 98
this entity surface form: Microsoft Windows 98
Active Desktop availableInVersion Windows 98
this entity surface form: Windows 98 Second Edition
Disk Cleanup introducedIn Windows 98
Disk Cleanup includedIn Windows 98
System File Checker introducedIn Windows 98
FAT32 supportsOperatingSystem Windows 98
NetBEUI usedBy Windows 98
this entity surface form: Microsoft Windows 98
NetBEUI supportedIn Windows 98
Component Object Model usedIn Windows 98
Space Cadet Pinball platform Windows 98
Microsoft Plus! product line operatingSystem Windows 98
subject surface form: Microsoft Plus! for Windows 98
Microsoft Plus! 98 requires Windows 98
this entity surface form: Windows 98 operating system
Millennium relatedTo Windows 98
Windows 9x operatingSystemFamilyMember Windows 98
this entity surface form: Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows Classic availableIn Windows 98
OSR2.5 upgradePathTo Windows 98
OSR2.5 upgradePathTo Windows 98
this entity surface form: Windows 98 Second Edition
OSR2.5 succeededBy Windows 98
Paint includedWith Windows 98
subject surface form: Microsoft Paint
Notepad includedWith Windows 98
Win16 API usedInOperatingSystem Windows 98
this entity surface form: Microsoft Windows 98
Windows Update introducedIn Windows 98
WordPad includedWith Windows 98