| For all the marketing strategies Microsoft is | | | | even if the Windows 98 support is officially |
| making to promote the latest version of its | | | | over. |
| operating system, Windows Vista, there are | | | | |
| just some people who would not budge. These | | | | • Try popular downloads websites. If |
| people would rather continue using the old | | | | the printer driver that you need is not |
| versions of the system, and there are even | | | | available at the official website of the |
| some out there who are still using Windows | | | | printer manufacturer or from Microsoft, your |
| 98. | | | | next best bets are popular, named and |
| | | | reputable websites. Examples of these |
| Windows 98 is still good to use, despite the | | | | websites are download.com, a website under |
| technology upgrades we have seen since it was | | | | the banner of the CNet network, and |
| first launched ten years ago. It earned its | | | | |
| popularity for being a stable operating | | | | These websites have downloads pages for |
| system, preferred even over its successor, | | | | utilities and drivers for various gadgets, |
| the Windows Millennium Edition. Nonetheless, | | | | including printer drivers. You can browse |
| for some of the new printers these days to be | | | | through the lists on these pages, or you can |
| able to run on the Windows 98 system, the | | | | use their built-in search boxes. |
| appropriate printer drivers are needed. | | | | |
| | | | • Search Google. If the three previous |
| If you are still running your computer on | | | | steps fail to yield the printer driver that |
| Windows 98 but are using new printer models | | | | you need for you to be able to run your new |
| released by HP, Canon or Lexmark Printer, how | | | | printer on your Windows 98 system, your last |
| do you find these appropriate printer | | | | resort could be to search Google. There are |
| drivers? | | | | many websites out there that have device |
| | | | drivers for various gadgets, including |
| • Go to the official website of the | | | | printer drivers and including obsolete |
| printer. The first source that you should go | | | | drivers. |
| to in order to find the printer drivers that | | | | |
| you would need in order to use your printer | | | | A word of caution on downloading from these |
| on a Windows 98 system is the official | | | | obscure websites, however: before you |
| website of the company that manufactured the | | | | download anything from these websites, make |
| printer. | | | | sure that your anti-virus software is |
| | | | updated. If possible, check out online |
| • Find the driver on the Microsoft | | | | forums for the veracity of the source website |
| website. Microsoft officially cut its support | | | | first. There are some source websites that |
| for the Windows 98 operating system in 2006, | | | | are careless and unreliable in that they |
| but it may still be possible to find | | | | allow the downloading of malware and adware |
| appropriate device drivers there if you comb | | | | along with the printer driver that you need |
| their website thoroughly. You can try to | | | | for your Windows 98 system. |
| find the printer driver that you need there | | | | |