# iPods and Windows 98

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipods-and-windows-98/275846>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 20, 2004, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipods-and-windows-98/275846 "2004-11-20T17:38:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Berserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Berserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berserker)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipods-and-windows-98/275846/1 "2004-11-20T17:38:19Z")

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According to the iPod package I saw, it’s said to work with windows 2000 and xp. I have had many programs in the past that only said 2000/xp, but worked fine on 98. Does anyone know if it would work with 98?

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**Author:** ![Oat1957](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Oat1957](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oat1957)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipods-and-windows-98/275846/2 "2004-11-20T18:16:45Z")

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I tried to install it on 98SE. When I clicked on the install .exe a window came up saying that the program was for 2000/XP only and wouldn’t install.

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**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipods-and-windows-98/275846/3 "2004-11-20T19:41:57Z")

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When I tried to install under a fresh but somewhat out-of-date install of 2000, it politely informed me I needed a service pack or two.

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**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipods-and-windows-98/275846/4 "2004-11-20T23:45:45Z")

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[http://www.ephpod.com/download.shtml](http://www.ephpod.com/download.shtml)

ephpod works with windows 98. Never tried it myself.

My ipod comes in a few days!

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**Author:** ![hightechburrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f6c823/32.png) [@hightechburrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hightechburrito)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipods-and-windows-98/275846/5 "2004-11-21T06:27:55Z")

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I’ve also heard of people having problems with Windows 98 and USB 2.0 cards, so transferring songs will take a lot longer. I briefly used a USB 1.1 connection for my iPod, and I would guess that it goes about 10-15 times slower. This means that your iPod’s hard drive will be spinning for that much longer, which is not a good thing in the long run.