I tried downloading the usb drives from the following site.
http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php
Now my thumb drives work but my usb internet connection no longer does. I
get an error saying that the hardware is either not plugged in or the drivers

When I plug in a USB Flash Drive it is not read by my windows 98 computer. It
is still alive after all these years but only uses floppy drives is there a
solution to get it to read my USB Flash Drives 2.0

Hi gang,
First, in case anyone cares, an update - I like giving
updates as a way of letting people who helped me whether
their efforts were for something or nothing.

Here is the scenario: Sitting behind your computer, typing away,
probably working on something fairly important, when all of a sudden
nothing happens. Been there before? I know I have. Heck, I do this for
a living, and just the other day in the middle of writing an article