On Mon, 07 Mar 2016 09:36:21 -0500, 98 Guy wrote:

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Update: I installed 2.0.8. It installed ok, but it will not show
videos, all I get is the audio. I just removed it and went back
to 2.0.5. That does everything I need anyhow.

There is a popular codec package (K-lite) that I've installed on my
win-98 systems.

I don't know if it is needed for VLC 2.0.8 to display video on win-98,
but I know many people running XP and higher seem to want or need that
codec package for one reason or another.

Also note that MediaPlayer Classic is another video player that runs on
win-98 (I have version 6.4.8.2) and I find that for 720p and higher
video's that it seems to render video smoother (no or fewer dropped
frames) compared to VLC.

I have K-lite installed.

Media Player Classic is what I have used for years. It's always worked
very well. I installed VLC because it has the ability to extract audio s
from videos and make MP3 songs for my MP3 player. I have seen VLC skip
frames and have delays compared to MPC. Most of that occurs if I'm
loading web pages at the same time, or copying files. But this computer
is 15 years old, and although I have installed the maximum RAM allowed
and have everything set to the limits, the CPU can only handle so much.

One of these days I need to find a newer and faster computer, which will
still run 98. I do have a much newer computer, but there are no drivers
for W98 available. I only use it as a storage machine, with XP
installed. I'm no fan of XP, but for a storage machine it works, and I
could not use that 750gb hard drive on W98 anyhow.