Windows 98 SE Upgrade Guide

These are the steps I follow when I have a freshly installed copy of Windows 98 Second Edition.

Step

Info

File Download

1

Install UnOfficial USB Disk Driver

nusb33e.exe

2

Install Q239887 Update

004756us8.exe

3

Install Q241134 Update

241134usa8.exe

4

Install Upgrade Updates

(This will need to be done one by one) TBD: batch script

upgradeup.zip

5

Install Windows Library 2.0 update

SPEU20.exe

6

Install MS Agent 2.0

msagent.exe

7

Install DirectX 9.0C (July 2004) Redistributable

directx_9c_jul04_redist.exe

8

Install Windows Media Player 6.4

mpfull.exe

9

Install Windows Media Components Update

wm320920_64.exe

10

Install Windows Media Player 7.1

mp71.exe

11

Install Windows Media Player 7 Updates (one by one)

TBD: batch script

wmp7up.zip

12

Install Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2

(Optional, If you are installing this update be sure to install the supplementary updates: UPDATESIE5.zip)

msie55sp2.zip

13

Install Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1

msie60sp1.zip

14

Install Internet Explorer 6 Updates

Will have to be done one-by-one, TBD: batch script

ie60updates.zip

15

Install DirectX 9.0c Dec 2005 Rollup

DirectX9.0c-x86-x86_64-Dec2005.exe

16

Install DirectX 9.0c October 2006 Redistributable

directx_oct2006_redist.exe

17

Install NetMeeting 3.01

NM30.exe

18

Install Windows Media Player 9 (Optional Install)

MPSetup.exe

19

Install Windows Media Player 9 Update (Only if WMP9 has been installed as per step 18)

WindowsMedia9-KB917734-Win9x-x86-ENU.exe

20

Install Jet Database Engine 4.0

Jet40SP8_9xNT.exe

21

Install Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 SP1

MDAC_TYP.exe

22

Install Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable

InstMsiA.exe

23

Install Microsoft Management Console 1.2

IMMC.exe

24

Install .NET Framework 1.0

netframework10.exe

25

Install .NET Framework 1.0 Updates (one-by-one)

Netfrm1up.zip

26

Install .NET Framework 1.1

Netframework11.exe

27

Install .Net Framework 1.1 SP1 Update

NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe

28

Install .NET Framework 2.0

dotnetfx.exe

29

Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable

vcredist_x86.exe

30

Install DS Client for 95/98

DSCLIENT.exe

31

Install GDI+ redistributable (Optional)

gdiplus.exe (official)

GDIPLUS_uo.exe (unofficial)

32

Install Windows Management Instrumentation

wmicore.exe

33

Update Windows Management Instrumentation

msjavwu.exe

34

Install Microsoft Layer for Unicode

Paste the unicows.dll in your system folder

unicows.exe

35

Install Active Accessibility

MSAA20_RDK.exe

36

Install Remote Desktop Connection (Optional)

Msrdpcli.exe

37

Install DST Updates

Q932590.exe

dst_9xme.exe

38

Install Windows Media 9 Codecs (Optional)

WM9Codecs.exe

39

Install Windows Media Framework

Wmfdist.exe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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