Windows 98 build 1353
| Build of Windows 98 | |
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| Architecture | x86 |
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| Compiled | 1996-12-20 |
| Timebomb | 1997-06-01 (+163 days) |
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Windows 98 build 1353 is the official Developer Release build of Windows 98, which was shared by BetaArchive user marcoguy on 19 December 2016.[1]
Changes[edit | edit source]
DirectX 5.0 has been removed in this build.
Additional features[edit | edit source]
The installation files for these apps are included in the following subfolders in the /BETAONLY folder of the installation disc:
- Internet Explorer 3.01 (4.70.1215)
- NetMeeting 2.0 Beta 2 (4.00.1266) /NM20
- Windows Scripting Host (
CSCRIPT.EXE) 1.0 build 21 /WSH - ACPI Table Checker Hardware Compatibility Tool 0.9.01 /ACPITOOL
- ATI Rage display driver /ATIRAGE
- MSReport 1.1 (a bug reporting tool) /MSREPORT
The /MENUANI subfolder includes registry files to enable the slide menu animations, which were introduced in Windows Nashville build 999, as seen in Windows 98 and later.
The /BOOTFLOP subfolder includes files used for a bootdisk. However, AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS are named with a .CD extension.
Bugs[edit | edit source]
ACPI[edit | edit source]
ACPI support is in very early development and crashes easily. Turn off ACPI or setup can crash with a red screen of death during hardware setup (used in early builds for ACPI errors).
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Boot screen during setup
Boot screen
Shutting down
Safe to shutdown screen
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
x86 English CD
