Hmm...I would NOT recommend getting Win 98. I had soooooooooooo many problems with it, it was a nightmare. Get ME instead, it's 10x better and I ran it for 1 1/2 years straight after the first installation wit no problems whatsoever. But, if your not willing to get XP (the best Windows out of all of them), I would definately recommend 2000 then because it would be the next best thing.