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The minimum hardware requirements for installing Windows 98 are:

• Personal Computer with a 486DX 66 MHz or faster processor
• 16 megabytes (MB) of memory
• The minimum amount of hard disk space required to install Windows 98 is 120 MB. The actual requirement varies depending on the features you choose to install. When you save the system files during the installation of Windows 98, the saved system files can take up to 50 MB of additional hard disk space. After Setup is complete, the Setup files are removed from the hard disk. Of the 120 MB required for Setup, approximately 20 MB is then regained as free space.
• One 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk drive
• VGA or higher resolution (16-bit or 24-bit color SVGA recommended)

MSN, The Microsoft Network, Windows Messaging, or Internet access requirements:

• 14.4 bits per second (bps) modem (28.8 or faster recommended)

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