Windows 98: Difference between revisions

The original release of Windows 98 does not support AMD processors faster than 350 MHz and Intel processors faster than 2.1 GHz due to divide by zero bugs from timer calibration in several drivers.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070209000652/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312108 Windows protection error in NDIS with a CPU that is faster than 2.1 GHz], ''Microsoft Support''. 31 January 2007. [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312108 Archived] from the original on 9 February 2007.</ref> Additionally, Windows 98 (both the original release and Second Edition) does not support having more than 1 GB of RAM due to a bug in the memory allocator.<ref>Chen, Raymond. [https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20030814-00/?p=42903 Windows 95 doesn’t boot with more than 1GB of RAM], ''The Old New Thing''. 14 August 2003.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061116154817/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304943 Computer May Reboot Continuously with More Than 1.5 GB of RAM], ''Microsoft Support''. 17 December 2004. [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304943 Archived] from the original on 16 November 2006.</ref> Windows 98 will often encounter system instability or crashing upon boot on these systems without additional fixes.