Full Driver — Ghost Win 98 Fix [verified]

Windows 98 is not hardware-agnostic. When you ghost an installation from a Dell Dimension 4100 to an IBM NetVista, the registry is still filled with references to the original motherboard’s HAL, PCI bus, and specific hardware IDs.

Windows 98 was not HAL-independent like modern NT-based Windows (2000, XP, or 10/11). It tied itself intimately to the motherboard, IDE controller, and ACPI settings of the machine on which it was installed. ghost win 98 fix full driver

This article explores how to create a "universal" Windows 98 Ghost image and provides fixes for common driver-related issues. 1. Creating a "Universal" Ghost Image Windows 98 is not hardware-agnostic