Win 98SE Question

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BruisedQuasar · #1 Post by **BruisedQuasar** » Sat May 27, 2006 9:55 am

I mailed a Lexar USB Pen Drive (256MB) to a friend of mine whose systems are all Windows 98SE. When he plugged in the Lexar, Windows wanted a driver, reporting it could not find one.

Anyone know what he needs to do? Can he work around this driver thing, or does he need to do something so he can use USB flash ram devices?

--Bruised

Website · #2 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:16 am

The jump drives are not plug and play in Win98. Tell your friend that he/she can get the drivers here.

BruisedQuasar · #3 Post by **BruisedQuasar** » Sat May 27, 2006 5:33 pm

Thank you for the help. My friend was excited about getting the Lexar, found it a downer when it would not run on Win '98

--Bruised

#4 Post by **carbon_unit** » Sat May 27, 2006 8:48 pm

BruisedQuasar wrote:Thank you for the help. My friend was excited about getting the Lexar, found it a downer when it would not run on Win '98

--Bruised

That's just the way it is with Win98.

#5 Post by **jdhurst** » Sat May 27, 2006 8:51 pm

There are no upgrades for Windows 98 USB. If a device works, you have been lucky. If not, there isn't a lot that can be done. Windows 98 is well and truly past it. Dump it if you can. ... JD Hurst

Website · #6 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Sat May 27, 2006 8:54 pm

In this case, the drive should work. I think that the OP was saying that the friend was upset when he/she first rec'd the drive and it wasn't plug and play.

davidspalding · #7 Post by **davidspalding** » Sun May 28, 2006 1:35 pm

BruisedQuasar wrote:Anyone know what he needs to do? Can he work around this driver thing, or does he need to do something so he can use USB flash ram devices?

[snicker, snicker] Well, the short answer is snort-chortle at your friend and say "It's time to pony up and buy XP Home for your systems, DUDE." I still have my 98SE disc, it was the sweet spot in the Win9x world (95 was buggy, ME was even worse, 98SE with all downloads was 95% ME anyway). Great for systems that couldn't hack Win2000, or for playing legacy games that won't run in 2000.

But it's 2006, okay? XP Home will give your friend all the plug 'n play USB joy he can handle.

#8 Post by **carbon_unit** » Sun May 28, 2006 6:56 pm

Tell him to go to the Lexar site and download the drivers for it.
http://www.lexar.com/drivers/index.html#jumpdrive

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