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==Summary==
==Summary==
{{Non-free image data
{{Non-free image data
|Description = Screenshot of the Windows 98 desktop with the Channel Guide open.
|Description = Screenshot of the Windows 98 desktop with the Channel Guide and Welcome to Windows 98 window open.
|Source = Screenshot uploaded by [[User:Emarsee]]
|Source = Screenshot uploaded by [[User:Emarsee|Emarsee]], updated by [[User:Paowee|Paowee]] on December 12, 2022
|Portion = Entire screen.
|Portion = Entire screen.
|Low resolution = Yes (365 × 273 px)
|Low resolution = Yes (365 × 273 px)
|Other information = A screenshot is pretty safe territory. Wikipedia is a non-profit organisation, downstream providers who are not non-profit will need to consider whether they will take the risk in using this image. Not likely to cause any financial damage to Microsoft as they no longer sell or support this product.
|Other information = A screenshot is pretty safe territory. Wikipedia is a non-profit organisation, downstream providers who are not non-profit will need to consider whether they will take the risk in using this image. Not likely to cause any financial damage to Microsoft as they no longer sell or support this product.
|Author=}}
|Author=Microsoft}}


==Licensing==
==Licensing==

Revision as of 06:23, 23 December 2022

Summary

Non-free media data
Description

Screenshot of the Windows 98 desktop with the Channel Guide and Welcome to Windows 98 window open.

Source

Screenshot uploaded by Emarsee, updated by Paowee on December 12, 2022

Author

Microsoft

Portion used

Entire screen.

Low resolution?

Yes (365 × 273 px)

Other information

A screenshot is pretty safe territory. Wikipedia is a non-profit organisation, downstream providers who are not non-profit will need to consider whether they will take the risk in using this image. Not likely to cause any financial damage to Microsoft as they no longer sell or support this product.

Licensing

Use rationale

Article

History of Microsoft Windows

Purpose of use

To illustrate the desktop in the section Windows 98.

Replaceable?

Can only be replaced with another non-free image.

Non-free media rationale for History of Microsoft
Article

History of Microsoft

Purpose of use

To illustrate the desktop in the section 1995–1999: Foray into the Web and other ventures.

Replaceable?

Can only be replaced with another non-free image.

Non-free media rationale for Windows 98
Article

Windows 98

Purpose of use

To demonstrate the default Windows 98 desktop.

Replaceable?

Can only be replaced with another non-free image.

File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current04:49, 13 April 2024Thumbnail for version as of 04:49, 13 April 2024640 × 480 (73 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Ditto, used Bilinear instead.
04:48, 13 April 2024No thumbnail640 × 480 (131 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Updated with nothing installed, however updates were installed before EOL. Also used 1280x960, resized to 640x480 to make everything still readable.
13:51, 23 December 2022No thumbnail365 × 274 (59 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Fixed up Channel Guide. A bug exists in Active Desktop that causes the icons go smaller in some cases. On this screenshot, it's fixed.
06:19, 23 December 2022No thumbnail364 × 273 (58 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Updating screenshot to the point Windows 98 got all of it's system and app updates installed before it's EOL. Also included the Welcome to Windows window.
08:30, 12 May 2017No thumbnail365 × 273 (40 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
11:13, 18 November 2014No thumbnail640 × 480 (20 KB)Chungy (talk | contribs)Clean install with the default installation options, all the default icons displayed, and the channel bar visible.
14:13, 29 August 2013No thumbnail640 × 480 (6 KB)Lunavorax (talk | contribs)Compressed using PNGOUT
23:43, 4 June 2013No thumbnail640 × 480 (15 KB)Emarsee (talk | contribs)Uploading screenshot with full colour Windows 98 icons
14:36, 23 July 2011No thumbnail640 × 480 (5 KB)Koman90 (talk | contribs)

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