File:Windows98.png

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Summary

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Non-free media data
Description

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

Source

Screenshot uploaded by Emarsee, updated by Paowee on April 13, 2024

Author

Microsoft

Portion used

Entire screen.

Low resolution?

Yes (1280x960 -> 640x480)

Other information

Screenshot has been resized from 1280x960 to 640x480, to maintain readability, and to also match Non-free no reduce guidelines.

Licensing

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Microsoft product screenshot, used with permission from Microsoft.

This image is a copyrighted screenshot of a commercially released computer software product owned by Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Corporation allows screenshots of its commercially released computer software products for use in advertising, documentations, educational materials, videos and web sites as long as they are not obscene or pornographic, are not disparaging, defamatory, or libelous to Microsoft, and are not digitally altered (except for being resized).

However, the use of this screenshot in Wikipedia must comply with Wikipedia's non-free content criteria policy, because the license forbids derivative works. Images that do not comply may be nominated for deletion.

Use of Microsoft copyrighted content

Requirements for allowed uses
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Use rationale

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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.