Windows 98 was the first Windows system that supported DVD discs and universal serial bus (USB) devices.

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The device will work with multiple flavors of Microsoft 's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people) Windows operating system, including Windows 98, NT 4.0, 2000 and ME.

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If you're already running Windows 98 SE or Windows Me on a system with a 933-MHz or faster processor and a large-cache hard disk, Microsoft recommends you check with your PC vendor about availability of the patch.

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With its Windows operating system platform, the company succeeded Windows 98 and Windows 2000 with Windows XP and then the oft-criticized Windows Vista.

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The system comes preinstalled with a selection of software on Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition.

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Its enemies fret about the fact that Windows 98 fully integrates Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser with the operating system for the first time.

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