You’ll need to download Rufus, which essentially turns a flash drive into that Windows 98 bootable USB. Luckily, there’s a relatively simple answer to this question, and that’s what this guide focuses on. Still, the million question is: how exactly do you load these operating systems onto your PC or laptop? For these nostalgic types, there are still versions of Windows 98 floating around on the internet and, because Microsoft has stopped all active support and development of these dinosaurs, many of these versions are legally free. Ah, the good old days, when Microsoft didn’t force updates on us every five minutes and when we were still struggling to figure out the mechanics of Minesweeper.