The new blender 3d version, 2.46, doesn´t run on windows 98 / Me because of a configuration file which there is only on Windows NT or above.  (source: Blender Nation).

But, a user has built a version avaible on his personal page at this  link. 

I found this sample picture showing fur made with the new Blender 2.46 particle system... This really scared me. Soo, I´ll write a good tutorial and post it here to cover this awsome new feature.

The complete dicussion can be found in this discussion at blender artists. 

Source: www.blender.org 

One of most waited versions of Blender 3d has been released.

Many features included, thanks to peach project.

You can download this new version of Blender 3D here.