Loaded win98 SE onto an old Dell Latitude 100L laptop and I want to finish it off so I can play some retro games on it but I’m having trouble getting any drivers on it because the cd/dvd drive doesn’t recognize any cds (even though I used a cd to put win98 on it) and usb doesn’t recognize. How can I get these running so I can put the drivers on? Thanks!
Win98 will generally need drivers for usb devices. If your CD/DVD manufacturer don't have them. Which is unlikely then you can look for some generic drivers. I found this page that claims to have them. I did NOT check any downloads for malware, so do so at your own risk
If you have internet access via a ethernet cable you should be able to download them. Or, if you have a floppy drive, you can use that.
Lastly, you can remove the hard disk, put it in a different machine as a second disk. Then copy them to the Win98 disk. If you have that option.
Loaded win98 SE onto an old Dell Latitude 100L laptop and I want to finish it off so I can play some retro games on it but I'm having trouble getting any drivers on it because the cd/dvd drive doesn't recognize any cds (even though I used a cd to put win98 on it) and usb doesn't recognize.
Hey flavalle is it still possible to put the right drivers on the laptop to make win98 run properly? I really want it on there, can I get them other places?
Once you correctly identify the primary devices in that laptop (if they are other than what I listed in post #5), you need to do an internet search for Windows 98 SE drivers for them.
If you're lucky, you may find the drivers you need.
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