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 ==Setup==
-In Windows 98, in Control Panel, click add new hardware and you need to install driver manually. Windows will ask you the path of the drivers, so just locate the driver of NE2000 and after selecting the Network NE2000 Compatible, the install will start, you also need to mount the Windows 98 CD because Windows will need a few files during the installation of the network.
+One way to transfer the driver files into Windows 98 is to create a batch file (empty file ''runme.bat'') in the same folder as the drivers. When you load this batch file with DOSBox Pure and enter the operating system, the required files for installing the network will be available on the D drive.
+In Windows 98, open the Control Panel and click '''Add New Hardware'''. When the wizard window appears, choose to install the hardware manually from a list.
+[[File:Windows-98-add-new-hardware-screen1.png|none|thumb]]
+Windows will ask you the path of the drivers, so just locate the driver of NE2000 and after selecting the Network NE2000 Compatible, the install will start, you also need to mount the Windows 98 CD because Windows will need a few files during the installation of the network.
+[[File:Windows-98-add-new-hardware-screen2.png|none|thumb]]
 After completed, you will be prompted to restart the OS, do it twice! A new icon should show up on the desktop, that means the network has been installed succesfully.