Enabling ACPI for Testing and Development with Windows 98. The following instructions will allow any OEM to enable ACPI on its systems for testing with Windows 98:
• To enable ACPI after Windows 98 is installed, run Regedit and go to the following key in the registry:
Create a new DWORD value called "ACPIOption" and set it equal to 1. In Control Panel, run Add New Hardware and choose hardware detection. ACPI should be detected and installed. After the system is rebooted, all ACPI-enumerated devices will be set up again.