Run apps req. Win2k/XP under win98

It seems these days that all the newer apps eg. compuware, MS VisualC++ Toolkit 2003 all require Win2k/XP and will not even run under Win98. I run Linux and Win98 /Win4lin and as of now WIn2k/XP is not supported under Win4lin. For this reason a number of apps are beyond my system. Recently I was able to install MS VisualC++ Toolkit 2003 under Win98 in a round about way. I first installed on my laptop running WinXP, copied the folder to my desktop running LInux/Win4lin/Win98, ran dependency walker and copied a few dlls without which running link.exe was crashing the Win4lin/Win98 process. I was wondering if there were a set of dll's, libraries or some workaround/app to get apps req. Win2k/XP to run under win98. I would not think so as key dll's such as kernel32 are not compatible between the two. But is there any way ?