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The new operating system was essentially an updated version of Windows 95, and like that earlier version, it was a hybrid 16-bit/ 32-bit product. Among its features were better AGP support, functional USB drivers, and support for multiple monitors and WebTV. As in later releases of Windows 95, Internet Explorer continued to be integrated into the Windows GUI (a feature which was called Active Desktop).

Although the upgrade sold well from the outset, Windows 98 was substantially larger and slower than Windows 95 and the original release had a significant number of compatibility and stability issues.

1 Second Edition

Windows 98 Second Edition (also known as "Windows 98 SE") was released on June 10, 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep. It included a number of improvements on the original, notably fixes for many minor issues and the replacement of Internet Explorer 4 with the significantly faster and lighter Internet Explorer 5. Also added was Netmeeting 3, rudimentary internet connection sharing, and support for DVD-ROMDVD-ROM is a non-volatile optical data storage medium similar to CD-ROM. Like CD-ROMs, they use a similar technology of microscopic pits on a reflective surface that are read by a laser beam. The difference is that DVD-ROM allows information to be stored. It was a successful product, though it was not a free upgrade for Windows 98 (first edition) customers.

Windows 98 was succeeded by Windows MeWindows Millennium Edition (originally codenamed Millennium and Georgia , also known as Windows ME a 32-bit graphical operating system released on September 14, 2000 by Microsoft. A successor to Windows 95 and Windows 98, Windows ME mainly comprised of re, which was followed by Windows XPWindows XP ( codename Whistler is the latest desktop version of the Windows operating system from Microsoft. It was made publicly available on October 25, 2001. Two editions of Windows XP are most commonly available: Windows XP Home Edition which is targe Home.

Microsoft planned to discontinue its support for Windows 98 on January 16January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 349 days remaining (350 in leap years). Events 27 BC Octavian Caesar given the title Augustus by the Roman Senate. 1362 One of the North Sea's greatest stormtides ever destroys th, 2004. However, due to the continued popularity of the operating system (27% of GoogleGoogle is a U. based search engine on the World Wide Web owned by Google Inc. Being the largest search engine on the web, Google receives at least 200 million (2 × 108) search requests per day through its website and client websites, such as AOL. In addit's pageviews were on Win98 systems during OctoberOctober is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. From the Latin octo for " eight" (it was originally the eighth month of the year, before January and February were inserted). Holidays Halloween Thanksgiving Day in Canada on- November, 2003 [1]), Microsoft decided to maintain support until June 30, 2006. Support for Windows Me will also end on that date.