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== System requirements == | == System requirements == | ||
According to Microsoft, Windows 98 requires a 486DX2 66 MHz processor, at least 16 MB of RAM, 175 MB of hard drive space (varies depending on components being installed), and a VGA or better display adapter.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050104023102/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221829 How to Install Windows 98 on a Computer with No Operating System], ''Microsoft Support''. 20 December 2004. Archived from the [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221829 original] on 4 January 2005.</ref> Windows 98 drops support for the EGA display adapter. The Windows 98 | According to Microsoft, Windows 98 requires a 486DX2 66 MHz processor, at least 16 MB of RAM, 175 MB of hard drive space (varies depending on components being installed), and a VGA or better display adapter.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050104023102/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221829 How to Install Windows 98 on a Computer with No Operating System], ''Microsoft Support''. 20 December 2004. Archived from the [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221829 original] on 4 January 2005.</ref> Windows 98 drops support for the EGA display adapter. The original version of Windows 98 is the last version to be available on 3.5" floppy disks via a mail order, as the Second Edition was only released on CD-ROM discs. | ||
It is possible to bypass most of these requirements via the <code>/nm</code> parameter for <code>SETUP.EXE</code>. By doing so, it becomes possible to install the original release of Windows 98 on an 80386 processor with as low as 4 MB of RAM. | It is possible to bypass most of these requirements via the <code>/nm</code> parameter for <code>SETUP.EXE</code>. By doing so, it becomes possible to install the original release of Windows 98 on an 80386 processor with as low as 4 MB of RAM. | ||