#Windows 98 usb install#

These have lots of issues, as discussed at the following URL. Im attempting to install windows 98 on an older tower and i cant get past the first screen of the setup. However, I would avoid those with a VIA chipset. If the USB 2.0 hardware isnвЂ™t there, you can install a cheap PCI USB 2.0 card. If it's not working, I'd look in Device Manager and make sure your USB host itself is installed and working, and maybe try a simpler more basic USB mouse just to test it. In the SOURCE FILE box, type the name and path of your Windows ISO file, or click BROWSE and select the file from the OPEN dialog box. As long as the mouse itself supports it, it should work just fine. Click the Windows START button, and click WINDOWS USB/DVD DOWNLOAD TOOL in the ALL PROGRAMS list to open the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. Look for an EHCI (enhanced) host controller in Device Manager, or use MicrosoftвЂ™s UVCView utility to detect your USB hardware: Windows 98 supports standard HID USB mice just fine out of the box.

The first driver set includes USB 2.0 host controller drivers for various chipsets.Д«e aware that your old hardware may not have a USB 2.0 controller, in which case you will be limited to transfer rates of about 1MB/s, whereas USB 2.0 will typically achieve 20MB/s. Windows 98 USB Mass Storage Device Drivers: The following generic mass storage drivers work very well with my Win98SE setup.