Installing Microsoft WebTV for Windows 98

Microsoft WebTV for Windows 98 components are optionally installed during the Setup of Windows components, or by using the following procedure.

To install PrintServer Software for Windows 98

1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
2. On the Windows Setup tab, click WebTV for Windows.

Microsoft WebTV for Windows 98 requires 31 MB of available hard-disk space, and there will be an optional component called "WaveTop" under WebTV for Windows 98. WaveTop is a free service to consumers, operated by WavePhore, Inc., which transmits high-value Web page content over the Public Broadcasting System’s (PBS’s) VBI signal. Examples of this content includes The Wall Street Journal, Time, Fortune, USA Today, and so. Since the PBS signal reaches 99 percent of all U.S. households over the air or via cable, this means that almost anyone in the United States will have access to this content 24 hours a day, 7 days a week starting at the launch of Windows 98. Installation requires Windows 98 to reboot at least twice, depending on hardware configuration, for complete hardware installation.

The program is run from the QuickLaunch toolbar or by using the following procedure.

To run WebTV

• Click Start, point to Programs, Accessories, and Entertainment, and then click WebTV.

Microsoft WebTV for Windows 98 Hardware Requirements

The minimum hardware to use Microsoft WebTV for Windows 98 is as follows:

• Intel Pentium 166 MHz processor or compatible
• 16 MB of memory (RAM)
• Super VGA monitor supporting 800 x 600 or higher resolution
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device with two buttons
• Television tuner card with Windows 98 – compatible drivers

The recommended hardware to use Microsoft WebTV for Windows 98 is as follows:

• Intel Pentium 200 MHz processor
• 32 MB or more memory (RAM)
• 28,800 bps or higher internal fax modem (AT command set compatible)
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device with two buttons
• Super VGA monitor supporting 800 x 600 or higher resolution
• ATI All-inWonder Card or ATI All-in-Wonder Pro Card or any television tuner card with Windows 98 – compatible drivers
• Cable connection to the card
• Sound card

To display video in WebTV for Windows 98, the requirement is an ATI All-in-Wonder Card or ATI All-in-Wonder Pro Card. However, third-party drivers will be available soon after the release of Windows 98.