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Meb wants to talk about the useage of Win-2K IE6 files on 98
MEB wrote:
Uhuh, dorkidum, so let me ask you pursuant YOUR claims; WHY does anyone need to install Win2K files into Win9X since they are immune from the present hacks being used? Because: a) they might contain actual bug fixes in addition to patching vulnerabilities that are specific to NT-based OS's. The bug fixes might result in a more stable operating system. b) they might actually patch vulnerabilities that are exposed on win-98 but which have never been coded properly to execute correctly on win-98 by any circulating malware. c) there is no possibility that they can give win-98 any new vulnerabilities. If you believe that they can, then you'd have to explain why you would trust or have faith in any update from Microsoft under any condition. For all the above reasons, there is no rational argument to support the idea that there is a downside to installing these files on a win-98 system. But because win-98 is practically immune yo IE6 exploits these days, there is perhaps no compelling reason that the average win-98 user needs to seek out and install these files. But regardless what the average win-98 user does, it should always be pointed out to those that are ignorant about the exact state of win-98 "support" in the post-2006 era, that it IS wrong to say that win-98 updates are no longer available - because of the existance of these win-2k files and their operability on win-98. They have been tested (from a purely operational POV) by various win-98 enthusiasts that participate on the MSFN forums and are incorporated into several independantly-maintained win-98 update packages. These same people that you point to for other useful resources relating to the advanced support of Windows 98 would also be the first people to point out or disover flaws in using these files. They have countered your claims several times that these files are not appropriate for win-98 by pointing out the flaws in your basic argument that IE6 was never properly "ported" to win-98. Your dependency-walker "evidence" purporting to show unresolved dependencies in these files has been totally debunked, and you have never explained how the use of these files can result in the apparent normal and stable operation of a win-98 system given your understanding of your dependency-walker observations. |
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