Music on Windows 98 and Pentium Computers

This is a Discussion for people who want to put their old Pentium computers to use. Specifically playing music on them. Your old Pentium played music back then then why won't it today?

However when someone wants to do the above they might run into a few problems:
-Playing iTunes Store Music (DRM Protected) on the machine, as iTunes will requires Windows 2000

-Finding a Good Media Player to Play all types of files (VLC, Windows Media Player, Songbird, Media Monkey, just to name a few.

-Evaluating the pros and cons of each Media Player and also finding System Requirements for them.

That is where this discussion comes into play, This discussion is for Media Players and Old Computers and Playing Protected Music on Them.

Tags: 98, application, drm, help, itunes, music, play, store, windows

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Permalink Reply by BOB Schell on January 18, 2009 at 8:19am: windows 98 needs drivers or codex for .mp3 too.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jake on January 19, 2009 at 5:24am: i didnt need codecs for .mp3 on windows 98 all i neeed was soundcard drivers and winamp; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mateus Augusto Lopes on January 18, 2009 at 8:21am: I would use Winamp.

If is compatible with Win 98.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Warlock on January 18, 2009 at 8:39am: same; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matt DeFazio on January 18, 2009 at 8:41am: I'd use iTunes if it was compatible with 98.

Winamp was just too complicated for me... :/; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by The 64-bit geek on January 18, 2009 at 9:23am: Well, there is Winamp Lite to.

http://www.winamp.com/player/features

I use the Lite version because I don´t like the full version.
To much small windows in the full version that I don´t need or want.
I just want the player.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mateus Augusto Lopes on January 18, 2009 at 10:51am: I prefer full version.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jake on January 19, 2009 at 5:23am: yea winamp last time i used it worked on my old 98 se pc; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Cookenstein on January 18, 2009 at 10:47am: The older versions of Win Amp were awesome. It was the best way to manage your music back in the (98) day.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mateus Augusto Lopes on January 18, 2009 at 10:52am: Yes, always light and works well.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Phill on January 18, 2009 at 10:30pm: Good topic! I used to have an old Intel Celeron, now it's just horrible for ... anything. I should be running linux on it, but gave it to my dad for playing music on it. It's got xp...sp1, I think (it's not connected to the internet), and dad just goes to start menu, music, a folder, and then the side "play all" or "play folder" and works a treat for him. He just uses Windows Media Player that came with old sp1. However, if I was to play protected music on that... I wouldn't. If I were using it, I'd be using winamp but hey, dad doesn't mind what the computer uses, as long as it plays the music he wants!; ▶ Reply to This