Windows 98 2nd ISO ?

[pdxireland]

Hello,

I have to do do a fresh install of Windows 98-2nd. on multiple machines.
It has to be 98, long story but the boxes run some OLD job shop equipment that will not play nice w/ XP & not at all w/ 7.
The company has all their valid 98 keys but no install discs.
I no longer have 98 install discs.
Any thought on where I could get an ISO?

fmg

ps....I see various torrents out there but looking for something legit (ish) & not full of viruses!

 

[MadMaxData]

They have it at CNet, and from what I understand it's a respectable site: CLICK ME

 

[pdxireland]

the link goes to the MS site & no download available?
hmhmhhm
fmg

 

[mdweaver]

if you can get a hold of one of the pc's that has a good copy the Image that to another harddrive then go through it and add or remove whatever you want then you have a good image on an extra hd. then when you neet to reinstall an os all you have to do is reimage it and the will rewrite the bad drive to what is on the contensts of the good image and will save you a lot of time installing updates and software and settings. when that is complet you can use Microsofts keyupdate tool to update the os key that will make it legitimate.

 

[z3r010]

There is no legal downloads of Windows 98 se, there are a few copies listed on ebay though.

 

[mckillwashere]

Windows 98 is no longer avaliable via any download form from MS due to a copyright issue with Java. Just to put that out there.

 

[pdxireland]

Digging through a bunch of old Windows CDs at Goodwill guest what I found........?
Worked great & cost me $5.00

fmg

 

[CarlTR6]

Digging through a bunch of old Windows CDs at Goodwill guest what I found........?
Worked great & cost me $5.00

fmg

Cool find. I still have my CD around somewhere in storage.

 

[DocBrown]

Good Stuff at Goodwill !

One of my favorite treasure troves for electronics

 

[smsff7]

Windows 98 is no longer avaliable via any download form from MS due to a copyright issue with Java. Just to put that out there.

That is the first I heard of it

 

[MadMaxData]

I still have my 98SE CD, but no way to host it, or I would have posted it. My web hosting plan expired about 6 months ago.

 

[thefabe]

I happened to go through some of my stuff and found a factory sealed OEM Win 98SE CD, floppy and manual. Has a sticker on the inside back says I'm required to affix Certificate of Authenticity sticker to the exterior of the PC.That's not even the key sticker. Things have changed. Not worth much on the bay, so I think I'll just keep it. Fabe

 

[mckillwashere]

Windows 98 is no longer avaliable via any download form from MS due to a copyright issue with Java. Just to put that out there.

That is the first I heard of it

Microsoft Pulls Some Legacy Products from MSDN, Cites Sun Settlement

 

[CarlTR6]

I happened to go through some of my stuff and found a factory sealed OEM Win 98SE CD, floppy and manual. Has a sticker on the inside back says I'm required to affix Certificate of Authenticity sticker to the exterior of the PC.That's not even the key sticker. Things have changed. Not worth much on the bay, so I think I'll just keep it. Fabe

That is a great find. Do hold on to that. My copy is Win 98. I never installed SE. I went from 98 to XP.

 

[smsff7]

I still have my 98SE CD, but no way to host it, or I would have posted it. My web hosting plan expired about 6 months ago.

Megaupload?

I have a key or 2 around I can use I just don't have a reliable cd with it on myself...or I would be playing around with it

 

[lehnerus2000]

Patches & Updates?

I have a CD with Windows 98SE on it.
Does anyone know if there is a site which has copies of the patches and updates for it?

I was looking at the MagicISO site and they had a big tutorial on creating a DVD with most of the old versions of Windows on it.
Using MagicISO to create Windows all in one installation DVD

Installing an old OS without patches could be risky (pdxireland will probably need them for his project).