Works with Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and 10.
P.S: If there are no answers posted in the next few days that explain how to fully use the 2 GiB of RAM under Windows 98, I'll mark this one as the answer. Windows 98 driver collection USB floppy drive (optional) USB CD-ROM drive (optional) Find a copy of Windows 98 Getting hold of Windows 98 is no longer easy as unlike MS-DOS, or Windows 3.1 and 7 Microsoft is no longer allowed to distribute Windows 95, 98, and Me through its Visual Studio Subscriptions program due to an intellectual. This extremely easy to use usb software gives you the ability to quickly reset any password on all your Windows computers. But it still enables use of 2 GiB of RAM under another OS in a dual boot setup. Limiting RAM to 1 GiB with HimemX seems like a stable fix, but I couldn't get the 2 GiB of RAM to work under Windows 98. You can also add MaxFileCache=524288 under in system.ini to ensure that Windows 98 doesn't eat too much RAM for its cache. Windows 98 should now only have 1 GiB of RAM although 2 GiB are installed and it should still be stable.At the very beginning of the file, add device=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEMX.EXE /MAX=1048576.Open the Run dialog box (Windows + R), type sysedit and press Enter.Extract himemx.zip and copy himemx.exe to C:\Windows\ under Windows 98.
this makes a mini chicago kernal that boots on machines that allow booting off a usb. I tried setting the MaxFileCache parameter to 524288 in the section of system.ini but it didn't work with 2 GiB. the way to put 98 on strsnge drives like usb or virtual one is use an EDDIE MAINTENANCE DISK. I'd like to have those 2 GiB of RAM permanently installed as I also have Windows XP on this PC. Windows 98 boots fine when I have 1 GiB of RAM installed, but I get the error Not enough memory if I install 2 GiB of RAM. The motherboard can handle 2GB of RAM, but apparently Windows 98 can only handle 1 GiB. I have assembled a retro-gaming PC out of an old Shuttle SN45G with a Windows 98/Windows XP dual boot.