I don't know what your situation is, but Win 98 is very unstable. You can download programs to wipe your hard drive clean for free and buy Win ME or Win XP very cheap. They are much more stable than 98
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There is no way Windows ME is more stable than Win98.
WinME is the worst version Microsoft has produced a dozen years.