Upgrading Satellite Pro 420 CDT to Windows98

I have an old Satellite Pro 420CDT that I wish to use to test my wireless router. It was supplied pre-loaded with Windows 95 but I need to upgrade to a minimum of Windows 98.
When I run the Windows 98 installer (in upgrade mode) it tells me I need to upgrade the Toshiba Utility before proceeding. However, I cannot locate a Toshiba Utility for Windows 98. Can anyone help with this and will I need to upgrade anything else before proceeding?

Sorry but this unit is not supported with W98 and you will not be able to find any suitable driver or Toshiba tool. By the way, in my opinion you expect too much from this old unit that has just 100 MHz processor speed just a little RAM. I am not sure that it can work properly.
Did you already try to make wireless connection without installation of Toshiba tools?

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