{"id":385,"date":"1998-09-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1998-09-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=385"},"modified":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","slug":"windows-98-compatibility","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/windows-98-compatibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 98 Compatibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 98? We&#8217;ve been hearing from quite a few inSync readers asking if they should upgrade their PC&#8217;s to Windows 98. We&#8217;ve also been hearing from quite a few PC users who have been having great difficulty with various programs after upgrading or even with new Win 98 PC&#8217;s.Our recommendation: If you use your PC to make music and you are currently doing work on a Windows 95 operating system you should check with the manufacturers of your hardware and software before upgrading. There are some significant problems in the field and there are quite a few major products that aren&#8217;t working yet in a Win 98 environment. Further, if you are about to buy a new PC, which we all know comes with Win 98, you should check with the manufacturers of your music equipment first. 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