Windows 98 Solution Center

Update your computer to daylight saving time
Solution Accelerator Downloads
End of support for Windows 98 and Windows Me
Effective July 11, 2006, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me (and their related components) will transition to a non-supported status. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide any incident support options or security updates. Microsoft is not offering a custom support agreement for these products.
Hot Fix and Security Bulletins
Visit this site to view a list of security bulletins and hot fixes.

MS-DOS Partitioning Summary
This article contains a summary of MS-DOS partitioning information. For information on how MS-DOS assigns drive letters, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Order in Which MS-DOS Assigns Drive Letters
How to Print from MS-DOS
This article describes how to print from MS-DOS. The following topics are included in this article: How to Print from MS-DOS on Your Windows 98-Based or Windows 95-Based ComputerHow to Print from MS-DOS on Your Computer Running MS-DOS How to Print...
How to Run Automatic Commands When Starting in MS-DOS Mode
This article describes how to run commands automatically when you use the "Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode" or "Restart in MS-DOS mode" option to restart your computer. When you restart your computer in MS-DOS mode, any commands in the...

MS-DOS Does Not Properly Process Hard Disk Hardware Errors
Data corruption may occur when you are using an MS-DOS-based program in MS-DOS mode if your hard disk has a hardware error. Your computer is in MS-DOS mode if you started your computer with a system startup floppy disk, or if you selected Command...
Fatal Exception 0E with Multiple MS-DOS Device Names in Path
If the last two or more components in a path match MS-DOS device names, you may receive an error message on a blue screen similar to the following example: A fatal exception 0E has occurred at (address) in VXD (FSD) + (address). The current...
Large IDE Hard Disk May Run In Compatibility Mode
If your computer contains an Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) hard disk that is 8 gigabytes (GB) in size or larger, the Performance tab in System properties may show that the hard disk is using MS-DOS Compatibility mode. MS-DOS Compatibility...

How to Disable MS-DOS Mode in Windows
After you change an MS-DOS-based application, such as MS-DOS Prompt, to run in MS-DOS mode, you cannot find a way to exit and turn off MS-DOS mode (for example, ALT+ENTER does not work). After you choose to run MS-DOS Prompt in MS-DOS mode, you...
Policy That Disables MS-DOS Prompt Disables All MS-DOS Programs
When you double-click an MS-DOS-based program, you may receive the following error message: This program cannot be run due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator. This same behavior may occur if you...
Troubleshooting HIMEM.SYS 3.10 XMS Test (TESTMEM) Failures
You receive the following error message at startup after HIMEM.SYS version 3.10 tests extended (XMS) memory: ERROR: HIMEM.SYS has detected unreliable XMS memory at address XXXX:XXXXh. XMS driver not installed. This error may be caused by a fault...