Windows 98 supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, and ISO9660 (on CDs).
FAT and FAT32
Quick View is file viewing application that can be used to view almost any file. It is compatible with the Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT operating systems.
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An 8 GB file cannot be placed on any file system supported by Windows 98. You could put such a file on an NTFS partition and use third-party software to access it from Windows 98, but programs on Windows 98 may have trouble reading or modifying it above the 4 GB boundary.
Lots of files are common between the three systems. ddraw.dll, comctl32.dll, nt.dll, etc...
Windows 98 supports FAT filesystems only. Windows XP supports FAT and NTFS filesystems.
drwatson32.log was the name of the drwatson log file used by Windows 98. This was a popular debugging program.
The name of the dr Watson log file used by windows 97 was Sherlock. Dr. Watson was a debugging program for Windows 98.
The Hard Drive with Windows Vista installed on it would not work in Windows 98 unless you reformatted it using the FAT32 File System, thus erasing all data. Windows Vista uses the NTFS file system, which is not supported by Windows 98.
Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows 2000.
windows XP, windows Vista, windows 98