File Extension Library


.W98 File Extension

  • Developer by: Microsoft Corporation
  • Category: Various data Files

What are .W98 files and how to open them?

Can't open .W98 file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .W98 file.

What is a .W98 file extension?

.W98 file extension is created by Microsoft Corporation. .W98 has been classified as Various data Files.

.W98 is Microsoft Windows 98 related data

The w98 file extension is associated with the Windows 98, an operating system for IBM-PC compatible computers, developed by Microsoft in 1998.

The w98 file stores some kind of system data used by Windows 98.

.W98 file format is deprecated and this file format is no longer supported.

Currently, .W98 file type is not actively used and is obsolete. This usually happens with system files in older operating systems, files from long-discontinued software, or with previous versions of some file types (documents, projects, images, etc.) that were replaced in later versions of the original programs.


How to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .w98 file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

How to fix problems with .W98 files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .W98 files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .W98 file format
  2. You need to check the .W98 file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)