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 |
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2 |
Install Q239887 Update |
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3 |
Install Q241134 Update |
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4 |
Install Upgrade Updates (This will need to be done one by one) TBD: batch script |
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5 |
Install Windows Library 2.0 update |
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6 |
Install MS Agent 2.0 |
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7 |
Install DirectX 9.0C (July 2004) Redistributable |
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8 |
Install Windows Media Player 6.4 |
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9 |
Install Windows Media Components Update |
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10 |
Install Windows Media Player 7.1 |
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11 |
Install Windows Media Player 7 Updates (one by one) TBD: batch script |
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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) |
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13 |
Install Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 |
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14 |
Install Internet Explorer 6 Updates Will have to be done one-by-one, TBD: batch script |
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15 |
Install DirectX 9.0c Dec 2005 Rollup |
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16 |
Install DirectX 9.0c October 2006 Redistributable |
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17 |
Install NetMeeting 3.01 |
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18 |
Install Windows Media Player 9 (Optional Install) |
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19 |
Install Windows Media Player 9 Update (Only if WMP9 has been installed as per step 18) |
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20 |
Install Jet Database Engine 4.0 |
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21 |
Install Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 SP1 |
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22 |
Install Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable |
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23 |
Install Microsoft Management Console 1.2 |
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24 |
Install .NET Framework 1.0 |
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25 |
Install .NET Framework 1.0 Updates (one-by-one) |
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26 |
Install .NET Framework 1.1 |
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27 |
Install .Net Framework 1.1 SP1 Update |
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28 |
Install .NET Framework 2.0 |
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29 |
Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable |
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30 |
Install DS Client for 95/98 |
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31 |
Install GDI+ redistributable (Optional) |
gdiplus.exe (official) GDIPLUS_uo.exe (unofficial) |
32 |
Install Windows Management Instrumentation |
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33 |
Update Windows Management Instrumentation |
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34 |
Install Microsoft Layer for Unicode Paste the unicows.dll in your system folder |
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35 |
Install Active Accessibility |
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36 |
Install Remote Desktop Connection (Optional) |
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37 |
Install DST Updates |
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38 |
Install Windows Media 9 Codecs (Optional) |
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39 |
Install Windows Media Framework |
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