Win98. Win98SE?

[MarineCorps]

What exactly is windows 98se? Is it any different from windows 98?

 

[Crazy Eddie]

I don't know exactly what the differances are but there are a number of programs about that won't run on 98, but will on 98SE.

 

[Comraddict]

it is light upgrade, Second Edition: with some new features, as WDM drivers ( reason some programs or hardware require 98 SE)

 

[MarineCorps]

What are WDM drives?

 

[funxus]

I think e.g. USB ports only work in Win98SE.

EDIT: From webopedia,

Short for Windows Driver Model, a driver technology developed by Microsoft to create drivers that are source-code compatible for Windows 98, 2000, Me and XP.

WDM works by channeling some of the work of the device driver into portions of the code that are integrated into the operating system. These portions of code handle all of the low-level buffer management, including DMA and Plug and Play device enumeration. The WDM device driver becomes more streamlined with less code and works at greater efficiency.

All versions of Microsoft Windows after Windows 95 have implemented WDM. Kernel-mode drivers that follow WDM rules are called WDM drivers

 

[MarineCorps]

Ok where I can I DL Win98SE? Or would I have to pay for it?

 

[ainwood]

Might explain your problems with your USB disk!

You can't download win98SE, however you can download win98 service pack 1, which includes a lot of the features (although misses out things like internet connection sharing).

You can download it at this link:

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/win98sp1.html

 

[MarineCorps]

Yeah I kinda got the idea that it might have to do with windows a little while ago. Thanks for the link.

 

[FireBall]

Yeah, run Windows Update!