Windows+98SE

Windows 98SE

Getting DOS to work the way it ought to in Windows 98SE.

Even though it has been abandoned by Microsoft, Windows 98SE is still very popular.

In many ways, it’s one of the better versions of Windows, as it’s been around long enough to be fixed or have its flaws worked around.

Unfortunately, Microsoft made a mess of some of the network functionality, which isn’t implemented consistently.

If, on Windows 98SE, you want to ping another IP address, you would think you would open up a DOS box and type ping 192.168.10.84.

However, all you get is ’This program cannot be run in DOS mode’.

As an alternative, you can click on Start > Run >. In the box, type without the quotes “ping 192.168.10.84 “ and you’ll open a DOS box and your ping will execute.

Unfortunately, once it has finished, it closes itself.

However, in Windows 98SE, you can prevent this by clicking on the Properties icon

( Or right‐click on the title bar and select Properties), which will open a dialogue and prevent it from closing.

Just drag away the dialogue and you can see your ping result.