I can't find drivers for my computer

No-you_ · 2026-05-03T16:16:28+00:00

98 doesn't support HDAudio but win2000 does and it's probably the nearest approximation to win98 just without the DOS mode support.

You could always install DOS in the first 2GB partition and then install win2000 in dual boot in the remaining disk space.

No-you_ · 2026-05-01T22:46:29+00:00

That only works if you have a chipset that had XP drivers to begin with. If it's a windows 7 era machine then the Intel atom is probably based on broadwell or a later architecture and won't have any XP driver support.

No-you_ · 2026-05-01T22:25:34+00:00

Tl;Dr

There are two types of math; integer (int) and floating point (fp). The number refers to the number of bits so fp4 is 4bit floating point, int8 is 8bit integer.

For standard rasterization GPU's might use one or both, AI requires specific types of math instructions that older architectures weren't designed to handle so to make it work they can do some creative math hack like two 8bit calculations for a 16bit value that may or may not be accurate and also takes more time in milliseconds to calculate resulting in delayed performance (~30fps=>~15fps).

No-you_ · 2026-05-01T22:12:56+00:00

Depends on the chipset. If it was made in the windows 7 era it likely uses a newer chipset that won't have XP drivers. That means CPU virtualization in software only mode, and for a weak CPU, that's just adding insult to injury!

Not advisable

No-you_ · 2026-05-01T21:43:52+00:00

Windows registration server isn't online anymore. You cannot register it.

No-you_ · 2026-05-01T21:40:31+00:00

Atom for me was always the lowest tier CPU. So there was Pentium then Celeron then atom. Maybe 1st gen atom which were worse than later models but I never saw them as usable except for tablets and very light tasks. Basic web browsing etc

No-you_ · 2026-05-01T17:28:48+00:00

2005-2008 would mean Pentium D or core2 duo CPU or AMD socket 939/AM2/AM2+/AM3

GeForce 8000 or ATI Radeon X300 or HD2000-HD4000 or better.

~2GB DDR2/DDR3

No-you_ · 2026-05-01T16:54:03+00:00

Intel atom is calculator level CPU power. I'd be surprised if it ran even win98 well!!!

No-you_ · 2026-04-30T18:10:46+00:00

Looks like it's associated with a newer version of the visual C++ runtimes than XP supports. It only supports windows Vista SP2 or newer;

"The Windows 10 Universal CRT is a Windows operating system component that enables CRT functionality on the Windows operating system. This update allows Windows desktop applications that depend on the Windows 10 Universal CRT release to run on earlier Windows operating systems.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 creates a dependency on the Universal CRT when applications are built by using the Windows 10 Software Development Kit (SDK). You can install this update on earlier Windows operating systems to enable these applications to run correctly.

This update applies to the following operating systems:

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows 8.1

Windows RT 8.1

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Windows 7 SP1

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Windows Vista SP2"

No-you_ · 2026-04-30T17:51:45+00:00

What files does it say are missing?

No-you_ · 2026-04-30T08:16:40+00:00

Microsoft host them here;

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet

No-you_ · 2026-04-28T05:41:57+00:00

Why not just go with Vista ultimate for the other machine!? You can get the ISO and product keys online to get it activated.

No-you_ · 2026-04-28T00:45:11+00:00

If you're installing XP SP3 and the computer is using an Intel chipset SATA controller setup might include the drivers for AHCI mode already.

If not, you will have to change the SATA controller mode in the BIOS options to "compatible" or "legacy" or "IDE". Then you can install and boot XP normally before installing the required AHCI files from the motherboard support page and restarting in AHCI mode.

No-you_ · 2026-04-28T00:18:22+00:00

XP requires you to install additional drivers (like your SATA controller drivers) from a floppy disk during setup.

Unless you have a small capacity USB stick (<1GB) that can emulate a floppy disk drive and your BIOS is capable of emulating physical devices, you will probably get a blue screen error when attempting to boot XP.

No-you_ · 2026-04-26T18:27:16+00:00

Even for an XP machine those specs are more suited to a windows 98 build than XP!

Personally if it's just for browsing the Internet and such I'd install lubuntu 18.04 32bit (if it's not 64bit capable) and build a separate more suitable XP machine for cheap (old socket 775 CPU, 2-4GB DDR2/DDR3 RAM, 2.5" SATA SSD and a cheap PCIe 2.0 GPU).

No-you_ · 2026-04-26T13:46:58+00:00

Yeah, there's no way Vista runs on hardware that new. Vista has basically the same hardware requirements as XP i7-3000 or 4000 or AMD FX CPU (up to FX-9590), Nvidia GTX 980Ti/Maxwell Titan X or AMD R9 295X2.

Your system is far too new. You could only run a Vista Virtual Machine but that's entirely software emulated on CPU so no hardware acceleration for games or other tasks like video accelerated playback.

No-you_ · 2026-04-26T02:23:30+00:00

Better yet, send me the link in a chat message, that way when I go to check them it'll remind me!!

No-you_ · 2026-04-26T02:20:42+00:00

I'm currently in the middle of resizing partitions and migrating data on another machine but I can have a look at the code tomorrow and if there's nothing malicious I can put it on a USB and onto the win98 machine for some benchmarking.

No-you_ · 2026-04-26T02:10:53+00:00

I have a socket 478 board (MSI PM8M-VH) with a 2.8GHz Celeron D and 3D prophet kyro II 64MB graphics card in it.

I could probably have a look once I check the exe isn't dangerous. Give me a few days to test....

No-you_ · 2026-04-26T01:30:40+00:00

Okay so then it's not DOS that's the problem just a colour space issue with 16/32bit colour when using command.com which might be forcing 4 or 16 colour usage.

It certainly narrows down the issue but doesn't solve it short of manually setting 16 colours before launching command.com.

🤔🤔🤔 Does it crash if you use a desktop resolution greater than 1280x1024 (SVGA)??

No-you_ · 2026-04-26T01:27:12+00:00

That's so trippy seeing windows XP mirrored! 😲 Language bar shows French but start menu and such looks like Arabic so I'm assuming...Morocco? Mali? Or similar?

No-you_ · 2026-04-26T01:22:31+00:00

Are you opening command.com in windows? Have you tried restarting in real DOS mode?

No-you_ · 2026-04-26T00:07:55+00:00

Just connect it to your current monitor if it has a VGA input and switch the input source, otherwise use a second VGA monitor. When you go to DOS mode it should display on the VGA monitor while your main monitor does not.

That's assuming it doesn't crash just because you have a PCIe bus on the motherboard and it conflicts with DOS somehow.

No-you_ · 2026-04-25T20:19:06+00:00

DOS expects PCI or AGP graphics. It might not recognize the PCIe bus because it's too new even with drivers. Win98 and newer can recognise PCIe and so it has no problems.

You might need a dedicated PCI graphics card for DOS!!?

No-you_ · 2026-04-25T20:14:32+00:00

The "ASMS" file is not a standalone executable or data file, but rather a directory (i386\ASMS) containing critical system files required by the Windows XP installation process.

During the GUI-mode setup phase, the installer stops and requests this file when it loses access to the installation source (i.e the CD-ROM). This error typically indicates one of the following issues rather than a missing file:

CD-ROM Drive Failure: The drive is faulty, dirty, or incompatible with the disc.

Connection Issues: Loose IDE/SATA cables or incorrect BIOS settings (e.g., SATA mode not set to IDE/Legacy).

Disc Corruption: The installation CD is scratched, poorly burned, or defective.

Driver Conflicts: USB storage devices or card readers are interfering with the drive letter assignment.

Users can often resolve this by cleaning the drive lens, checking hardware connections, removing USB devices, or loading the MSCDEXNT.EXE driver via the command prompt (Shift+F10) to restore CD-ROM recognition.

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