Yes you do.
need of printer driver
There is no specific printer that you "need" for Windows 98. Any printer with a Windows 98 driver should work.
No. VGA port is not either serial or parallel port. It is a different interface. If you need a serial output, you need a VGA to serial converter.
There are a variety of places online where you can find older printer drivers. One option is http://www.Download.com. Here, you can search for the driver you need specifically, and download it for free.
To load a print driver using a printer wizard, you typically need a driver file in the form of a .inf (information) file. This file contains the necessary information for the operating system to install and configure the printer driver. Additionally, you may also need associated driver files, such as .sys (system) or .dll (dynamic link library) files, depending on the printer model and driver requirements.
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if the Dell computer has USB ports, then all you would need is the USB-iPod cable and download/install iTunes. If you system is really old and only have serial ports (9-pin male ports) and no USB ports, then you would need to get a PCI USB card installed into your system. Do not use Serial-USB adapters, as they do not always work.
DOS only supports the generic based printers.. You need not to install any printer in it as it always use Generic Text printer driver.. You can only use Dot Matrix Printer (DMP) in DOS without any driver..
A device driver is a piece of code which is used to make a specific piece of hardware function as a part of a computer system. For instance to make a specific model of printer connect to and print from a computer you will need a print driver compatible with that model/make of printer installed on the computer.
You may need to verify the printer driver is correct. If you connected the Printer before installing the driver, you may need to go into Device Manager and "uninstall" the generic printer/device that Windows installed for you. At that point, you can disconnect and reconnect the USB cable and windows should recognize the printer correctly... as long as you installed the correct driver. Similarly, you could try using a different USB port for your printer.
In most cases - nothing. Windows automatically recognises a wide range of printers. However - on some occasions, you might need driver software - usually supplied with the printer. Windows 8 recognised my printer without the need for driver software to be installed.
Go to the manufacturer's website and look for the proper driver to download. All you should need is your printer's model name and number. Do not plug the printer into your computer until you have first installed the driver , the installation instructions may prompt you to do so during driver install. The drivers are found in the support section of the manufacturer's site.