# Is Windows 98 compatible with high-end computers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-98-compatible-with-high-end-computers/249603>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 10, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-98-compatible-with-high-end-computers/249603 "2004-06-10T04:35:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-98-compatible-with-high-end-computers/249603/21 "2004-06-10T18:24:50Z")

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And of course while I’m writing this massive scholarly tome of a reply, **Q.E.D.** and **Dead Badger** sneak in and give a much more succinct answer! 🙂 :smack:

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**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-98-compatible-with-high-end-computers/249603/22 "2004-06-10T18:26:49Z")

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:smack: :smack: :smack:  
Sigh. Today is NOT my day.

let’s try “NTFS’ **Colonel** Hogan” how 'bout we! :wally

critter42

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**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-98-compatible-with-high-end-computers/249603/23 "2004-06-10T20:07:29Z")

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> [@BurnMeUp](#):
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> Since everyone beat me to the techincal mumubo jombo (why am I always late to these) I will just add that The Sims plays just fine on XP.

Ah, but are you running the game with five expansion packs and about 2GB of downloaded objects, skins, etc…it takes my game about 10 minutes to load, and according to the Sims forums, WinXP _increases_ the load time by an enormous factor, in some cases an hour and a half!!!

> [@Dead Badger](#):
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> If you’ve still got your old PC, might it not be easier to keep it around to run these games and get a keyboard/video/mouse switch?

Because I’m an anally obsessive bastard who likes to keep everything in one place. 😃 On the other hand, enough people have suggested this that I’m seriously starting to consider it…hmm I wonder if there’s enough space in that corner under my desk…

I’ve looked into DosBox and other emulators and it seems like their compatibility (esp. with sound) is shaky at best, from what I’ve read.

What about using a DOS boot disk? I’ve heard that suggested quite a few times.

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