Things Windows 98 does better than Windows XP

by gldnspud on January 4, 2007

Overheard in the office:

"There's some things that Windows 98 does better than XP. It crashes a lot better..."

Tagged as: Humor, Windows

{ 13 comments }

xxGuyxx June 6, 2007 at 11:30 am: I had XP, and I got more crashes than I had when I had 98 SE.
Also, I found that 98 SE is more secure. Last night my
computer(which was running XP btw)kept crashing, due to all
the errors and my OS ended up getting corrupted to the point
where even the main file to run it got deleted, luckily for
me I had a couple 98 SE cds left, and the product key so I
reinstalled it, and after tinkering around with it for a
while I got everything back(except for the audio drivers, but
I know where to get the drivers for my speakers and I’ll do
it when I’m not feeling lazyxD)including internet, and
everything seems to be running smoothly with no errors:)
uwishuknew January 16, 2008 at 4:54 pm: If 98 works better than XP on your computer then either your doing something wrong, your hard drive is screwed up (just because it loads don’t always mean your drive is good), your got a virus, or your copy of windows is screwed up (make sure is not scratched).
By the way I recommend having at least 256mb of ram for Xp.
If you update Windows Xp it makes it a lot more reliable
uwishuknew January 16, 2008 at 4:56 pm: I hate dealing with DFU’s
gldnspud January 18, 2008 at 8:46 pm: You folks might be taking the post a little too seriously. Thankfully, the comment stream is amusing for this particular post. :)
will February 15, 2008 at 10:48 pm: my timex PC blow all this shit out of the water!
gldnspud February 16, 2008 at 9:39 am: Timex vs. TI-99/4A … *fight* !!
buttmunch June 4, 2008 at 10:34 pm: Jesus. Windows 98 SE kicks fat camel butt. I can do anything on it, including !@#$% my cat and it stick runs great. XP s—s on itslef if you look at it wrong. Take it from me. I drive an ice-cream truck.
ratt November 24, 2008 at 4:57 pm: last mth i went out and bought some cheap components msi board duron1400 160gig hd and a 512 stick of memm and a 20dollar dvd drive had an old case took 20 min for 98install and drivers .have been running non stop since and it has never crashed blue screened or stalled Im runnig my old software that xp wont touch and it it runs smooth the truth is you should still have a 98 machine as well
Luis May 26, 2010 at 4:02 pm: Windows xp es mucho mejor que Windows 98, en la actualidad el 98 no sirve para nada
Luis May 26, 2010 at 4:05 pm: windows xp is better than win 98
Kevin July 21, 2011 at 3:21 am: We have several Win98′s that send information to CNCs via Serial COM
and using the same communication program and parameters on WinXP
it fails everytime. I guarentee the only difference is the OS. WinXP blows.
Andrew August 19, 2011 at 10:58 pm: 98 is great for the following reasons:
- Small
- Fast
- Runs DOS based games that sometimes XP cannot run, even in compatibility mode, without DOS box or similar.

XP is great because, unlike 98, it supports:
- Newer hardware + games & programs
- Stable + built in system restore
- Native zip support, better built in image viewer
- Supports drives over 32 GB, & with a service pack added (such as SP2, for example), supports drives to 2 Terrabytes.
- Can use files over 4 GB, but NOT more than 4 GB zip. WinRar is good for this.

98 has a lot of memory/hardware/program limitations, but one group is putting out a free revolutions pack & kernel EX to make 98 run “XP only” & higher software.

Very good effort. What happens if they end up putting so much open source around a closed source os like 98, that it becomes faster, better, more secure, & better looking than the most recent offerings?
Random November 3, 2011 at 7:41 pm: Ah, Andrew, you sir, are most epic.