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SideWinder Game Device Software For Windows 95 And 98
Downloads Force feedback functionality for the SideWinder Force Feedback Pro is available only in games developed under Microsoft DirectInput API 5.0 or later. If you have one of the following SideWinder devices, make sure you have version 3.02 of the...
[August 21, 2007, 11:06]
The Microsoft Layer For Unicode On Windows 95/98/Me Systems
White Papers With the July 2001 Platform SDK (coinciding with the release of Windows XP's RC drop), Microsoft released a component known as The Microsoft Layer for Unicode on Windows 95/98/Me Systems (MSLU for short), whose stated purpose (according to the...
[July 19, 2007, 1:00]
Leave Windows 9x Behind
News Essentially, this means that Microsoft has stopped requiring that hardware manufacturers create drivers that work with Windows 98. Of course, you still have access to all the official Windows 98 content on the Microsoft Knowledge Base site.
[April 2, 2003, 8:49]
Microsoft Phasing Out Windows 95
News Microsoft has taken steps to ensure that Windows 95 will become an footnote in terms of sales. Windows 95 has been one of Microsoft's most successful OS releases. Microsoft Office 10, the company's latest application package, is not compatible with...
[February 1, 2001, 8:11]
Microsoft IE Claim Debunked
News Department of Justice and in press releases issued this week, Microsoft officials said IE 3.0 is an integrated component of the Windows 95 operating system, as shipped in OSR (OEM Service Release) version 2.
[December 19, 1997, 11:04]
Windows 98 Can Still Be A Good Choice
News Microsoft's minimum requirements for Windows XP Professional are a 233MHz Pentium II PC with 64MB of RAM and 1.5GB of free hard drive space. Microsoft included the Application Compatibility Wizard in both Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP to...
[January 28, 2004, 15:05]
Windows ME: Available For You In September
News Windows Millennium Edition is done, according to Microsoft. On Monday, Microsoft released to manufacturing its Windows ME product. The estimated retail price for Windows ME will be the same as for Windows 98, said Microsoft: $209 (about £138) for...
[June 20, 2000, 8:46]
A Year Ago: Windows 98 - Power Software Or Political Soundbite
News Yet last summer, when Microsoft officially dubbed the software "Windows 98," company executives immediately downplayed it, saying it would be a minor upgrade to the much-anticipated revamp of Windows 95.
[June 25, 1999, 6:59]
Windows 98: Power Software Or Political Soundbite?
News Yet last summer, when Microsoft officially dubbed the software "Windows 98," company executives immediately downplayed it, saying it would be a minor upgrade to the much-anticipated revamp of Windows 95.
[June 25, 1998, 15:16]
A Year Ago: Microsoft IE Claim Debunked
News Microsoft Corp.misspoke this week when it asserted that Internet Explorer cannot be removed from Windows 95. Department of Justice and in press releases issued this week, Microsoft officials said IE 3.0 is an integrated component of the Windows 95...
[December 25, 1998, 5:45]
MS Zero-admin Plans Hit Compatibility Snags
News Delays in getting core ZAW components such as IntelliMirror, which automatically mirrors a user's data to a server, into the Windows NT 5.0 beta are likely to result in similar delays of those management features for Windows 98, according to...
[December 2, 1997, 11:04]
Windows XP: Hot Or Not?
News Gartner Dataquest estimates 10 percent of PCs sold this year will pack Windows XP compared with 11 percent for Microsoft's earlier Windows Me. In 1996, Windows 95's first full year of availability, Microsoft shipped 19 million licenses, according...
[December 20, 2001, 9:11]
US Report: Service Pack For Win 98 Due Next Week
News As reported Thursday, Service Pack 1 for Windows 98 is slated to go to limited beta testing before the end of this week, that's just one week after Microsoft officially unveiled the new operating system.
[July 3, 1998, 10:09]
Windows 98: Customers Complain Early And Often
News Users are reporting troubles that run the gamut, from Microsoft and third-party applications not working properly to Windows 98 dumping their Novell IPX and NetBEUI clients. No one's jumped off the top of the [Windows] building here, so I guess...
[July 2, 1998, 7:40]
Concern Over Windows 98
News As reported last week several vendors, including Compaq and Dell, have issued warnings on their Web sites about Windows 98 and potential conflicts leaving Microsoft UK confused about their partners' actions.
[July 6, 1998, 11:36]
Microsoft's Late For A Server Date?
News Microsoft has gone back to the calendar to name the upcoming server version of Windows -- but the company has given itself six more months to get the product out the door. Microsoft announced Monday that it has chosen the name "Windows 2002" for...
[May 1, 2001, 8:56]
Bugs Bite Some With Windows 98 Upgrades
News While Windows 98 did not officially go on sale until June 25, Microsoft has been selectively seeding the market with final code for the past couple of weeks. But disk compression, DOS applications and changes made to the location and workings of...
[June 26, 1998, 10:16]
Special: Earlybird Preview Of NT 5.0 Beta
News At this week's Professional Developer's Conference (PDC), when Microsoft releases the long awaited first beta of Windows NT 5.0, attendees will be quick to notice one important thing: Microsoft's desire to deliver a feature-complete beta to...
[September 24, 1997, 8:49]
Windows XP - A Hit Or A Miss?
News Several respondents to an informal poll by CNET News.com said Microsoft has not delivered such a compelling upgrade since Windows 95. After installation, Windows XP must connect to Microsoft to "lock" the software to the hardware configuration.
[November 14, 2001, 8:57]
Firms Keep Older Windows Open For Business
News Even though Microsoft said this week that it will stop distributing Windows 98 at the end of this month, a new study shows that a substantial number of businesses, both large and small, are still using it.
[December 15, 2003, 9:50]
