Windows 98 USB Mass Storage Device Drivers
Installing the drivers
Before installing the drivers, it is important to know that there are 2 main
versions of Windows 98, and they both handle USB differently. You must install
the appropriate version of the drivers dependent upon your version of Windows
98. In order to determine your Windows version, please do the following:
•Right click on My Computer and select Properties
•On the System Properties page that opens up click on the General tab, if it is
not already on that page.
•Under the System heading, look for the version number (see right)
•Version 4.10.1998 is the original version of Windows 98
(98FE)
•Version 4.10.2222 is Windows 98 Second Edition (98SE)
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Windows 98FE USB Mass Storage Device
Drivers
These drivers offer generic USB mass storage support for the original release of
Windows 98, sometimes called Windows 98 First Edition, or 98FE. You should check
your version of Windows 98 before installing. Once installed USB mass storage
devices should work within Windows 98.
These drivers include generic USB 2.0 controller drivers adding USB 2.0 support
for computers that support it.
To install the drivers
•Download and install the Windows 98 Service Pack (35.5Mb)
•Download to your desktop the driver file from the Download section below
•Remove ALL drivers for USB flash drives in Device Manager
•Remove ALL drivers for any USB 2.0 controllers (many have an uninstall option)
•Remove ALL unknown devices from Device Manager
•Run the exe file you downloaded, and follow the instructions, rebooting after
installation
•When the computer boots up again, it may detect new USB 2.0 controllers, in
which case you may need to reboot again
Disclaimer
You should note, that these drivers are generic, and they may not work with some
devices. It is also only intended for the English version of Windows 98,
although there are some other language versions below. Installing on the wrong
version of Windows may cause problems with your operating system. There is no
guarantee that they will work with your device, but our experience shows that
they work with most without problem.
Please also note that these drivers are not warranted in any way, and no support
is offered for them; you use at your own risk. As a precaution, whenever making
changes to your operating system, we recommend you do a full system backup. If
you do experience any problems, you can always try asking in our forum.
To download right click and choose save target as
The drivers can be downloaded from
this link:
Windows 98SE USB Mass Storage Device
Drivers
These drivers offer generic USB mass storage support for Windows 98SE. You
should check your version of Windows 98 before installing. Once installed USB
mass storage devices should work within Windows 98. Only install these drivers
on Windows 98SE where Mass Storage Devices are not working.
Version 3 of the drivers includes generic USB 2.0 controller drivers adding USB
2.0 support for computers that support it.
To install the drivers
Version 3.x
•Download the exe file to the desktop
•Remove ALL drivers for USB flash drives in Device Manager
•Remove ALL drivers for any USB 2.0 controllers (many have an uninstall option)
•Remove ALL unknown devices from Device Manager
•Run the exe file you downloaded, and follow the instructions, rebooting after
installation
•When the computer boots up again, it may detect new USB 2.0 controllers, in
which case you may need to reboot again
Version 2.x
•Download the exe file to the desktop
•Remove ALL drivers for USB flash drives in Device Manager
•Remove ALL unknown devices from Device Manager
•Run the exe file you downloaded, and follow the instructions, rebooting after
installation
Disclaimer
You should note, that these drivers are generic, and they may not work with some
devices. It is also only intended for the English version of Windows 98SE,
although there are some other language versions below. Installing on the wrong
version of Windows may cause problems with your operating system. There is no
guarantee that they will work with your device, but our experience shows that
they work with most without problem.
Please also note that these drivers are not warranted in any way, and no support
is offered for them; you use at your own risk. As a precaution, whenever making
changes to your operating system, we recommend you do a full system backup.
To download right click and choose save target as:
The drivers can be downloaded from this
link:
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LZArc download. Right click to save
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