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re: USB support Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 12:31 pm Posted by Keith Stanier (1655 messages posted) Hi Matt. Matt P wrote: |Does 98 have USB support and where would I go about finding the USB drivers |if it did. Any recommendations? First of all check the spec of the USB flash drive to make sure its compatible with Win98SE. Especially if you are thinking of getting a big drive 4GB for bigger. Secondly each manufacturer will supply their own drivers for the flash drive. They either come on a CD with the drive or you can download them of their web site. Now there are universal USB drivers you can download Windows 98 USB Mass Storage Device Drivers But I can't get these to work. I have Kingston and PQI flash drives and I use the drivers supplied by those manufacturers. We have had this discussion on here many times. I'm sure gewg will be around shortly to give his links and opinion. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: USB support Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 12:43 pm Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) |[...]to transfer a large amount of data to another PC[...] |I figured out a USB storage device might do the trick. | Matt P | Yup. They're ~$7/GB these days--and they keep VFAT long filenames intact (as opposed to ISO9660, which is used in CDs), making them a superior method. |Does 98 have USB support | Yup. |and where would I go about finding the USB drivers if it did. | I keep my preferences http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/config at 50 threads per page, so this is still on the front page for me: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1218084481 Of course, it would have been *smarter* for you to have *read the packaging* BEFORE handing over your cash. The manufacturers that you want to give your money to make the effort for Win98 and are EXPLICIT about that on the blister pack and in their ads. Keith's hypothesis about 4GB limits on storage devices under W98 is nonsense. OTOH, as Keith is well aware, *some* manufacturers make non-standard products AND do a lousy job of producing device drivers for their products. Keith is considerably behind the curve on this topic. The (older) device driver to which he pointed is by Maximus Decim and is inferior to the one produced by Nathan Lineback (toastytech) --though the lesser one may still work for you[1]. Keith's is the *only* anecdote I have seen/heard that says these generic/universal USB device drivers don't work properly. That he has TWO devices that don't comply is especially curious. [1] If you do use that one, make sure you at least don't get the even-older version. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: USB support Friday, August 22, 2008 at 7:16 pm Posted by George Cowley (172 messages posted) Windows 98 does have USB support. My question is though - why not transfer via an ethernet cable? They're quite cheap and will work well. In fact a length of crossover cable between two PCs will cost less than a memory stick. I don't know if there's a size limit but it should be able to handle memory sticks up to 40GB. I remember using compact flash cards with a USB reader on my 98 PC. On Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 10:21 am, Matt P wrote: >My aim is to transfer a large amount of data to another PC. Floppy discs are unsuitable >for large data so I figured out a USB storage device might do the trick. Does 98 >have USB support and where would I go about finding the USB drivers if it did. Any >recommendations? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: USB support Friday, August 22, 2008 at 11:01 pm Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) |Windows 98 does have USB support. |My question is though - why not transfer via an ethernet cable? | George Cowley From the sound of things, he doesn't have ANY backup on external media. I think a thumbdrive is an ideal method to do this--2 birds; 1 stone. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: USB support Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 7:02 pm Posted by heh heh (11 messages posted) I find that blue tooth dangles are a easy way to send files between XP and win98SE computers, Works quite well, and well, --- no cables. On Friday, August 22, 2008 at 7:16 pm, George Cowley wrote: >Windows 98 does have USB support. My question is though - why not transfer via an >ethernet cable? They're quite cheap and will work well. In fact a length of crossover >cable between two PCs will cost less than a memory stick. > >I don't know if there's a size limit but it should be able to handle memory sticks >up to 40GB. I remember using compact flash cards with a USB reader on my 98 PC. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: USB support Friday, September 12, 2008 at 6:48 am Posted by Hester Burnett (1 messages posted) Go to this site and investigate untill it hurts. That is what I did, and all my 98 usb drivers work. http://www.usbman.com/Drivers%20and%20Patches.htm [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum