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I have a Dell L600r,384ram,I like 98se,but support is going away.....will the
98 diehards still be able to download all critical updates....I usually wipe my drive clean and reinstall about once a year,i dont back anything up except favorites and mail...everything goes....should i now backup my updates...or will MS still list the updates for downloading?thx |
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If you want to download the updates for Windows 98 in executable-file form
from a single page, visit - http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/d.../corporate.asp Then you can burn the files to a CD. Eric, PC Buyer Beware! http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/ "sulaco" wrote: I have a Dell L600r,384ram,I like 98se,but support is going away.....will the 98 diehards still be able to download all critical updates....I usually wipe my drive clean and reinstall about once a year,i dont back anything up except favorites and mail...everything goes....should i now backup my updates...or will MS still list the updates for downloading?thx |
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It is said they will be there a while. STILL, take them while you can
from the Catalog, as suspiciously I do not se Win95 stuff in the list...!... There's a mess of regular criticals, both at the corporate site http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/d.../corporate.asp & at... http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp ...., which also can be got by... (1) "START button, Windows Update". (2) Click "Personalize..." in left pane & then check "Display the link..." in right pane. (3) Click "Windows Update Catalog" in left pane, which is now under "See Also". (Perhaps you need to leave & re-enter the site to see it.) (4) Click "Find Updates..." in right pane. (5) Select OS in window & click "Search". (6) Select "Critical Updates...", & be patient for them to show up in the bottom window. Maybe play with the little SortBy box. You must decide which apply to your computer, when you take them that way. And the literature may not be perfectly clear about it. Perhaps, if you've done it once letting the site decide, you may now... "START, Find, F/F, 'Windows Update.log'". (Use double quotes around that name.) Click it for a possible clue inside. Otherwise... Here is all that-- first Compaq-- then Windows Update has deemed appropriate for this Win98SE... (A) At IE6, Help, About... SP1, Q313829, Q328970, Q328389, Q324929, Q810847, Q813951, Q816506, Q813489, Q330994, Q818529, Q822925, Q828750, Q824145, Q832894, Q837009, Q831167, Q823353, Q867801, Q833989, Q834707, Q889293, Q867282, Q891781, Q890923, Q883939, Q896688, Q905915, & Q912812. NOTE: MS does not update IE's About box to remove mention of updates that subsequently were superceded. See Add/Remove (below) for that. IOW, it doesn't delete them from... [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Internet Settings] "MinorVersion"=";SP1;q313829;Q328970;Q328389;Q3249 29;Q810847;Q813951; Q816506;Q813489;Q330994;Q818529;Q822925;Q828750;Q8 24145;Q832894; Q837009;Q831167;Q823353;Q867801;Q833989;Q834707;Q8 89293;Q867282; Q891781;Q890923;Q883939;Q896688;Q905915;Q912812;" (B) At "START, Run, MSInfo32, Software Environment, Software Updates", or at "START, RUN, QFECheck"..: Windows 98 Second Edition=4,10,0,2222 Updates=Year 2000 Update for Windows 98b SP2: Windows 98 Second Edition USBHUB W98: KB891711, KB896358, KB908519, Q245729, Q274113, Q314147, Q323172, Q323255, Q329115, Q811630, Q840315, Q888113, & Q890175. W98SE: Q823559, Q245272, Q256015, Q259728, Q260067, Q273017, Q273991 Win98SE: Q249973, Q238453, Q239887, UHCD Windows 98 Second Edition Digital Video Windows 98 TELNET (C) At "Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Install/Uninstall tab": (1) 128 bit encryption support for Dial-up Networking (2) Internet Explorer Q912812 (was Q905915, Q896688, Q883939, Q890923, Q891781, Q889293, Q834707, Q867801, Q831167, Q832894, Q824145, Q828750, Q822925, Q818529) (3) Internet Explorer Q903235 (was Q883939). *Well, later I uninstalled this one. (4) Microsoft Data Access Components KB870669 (5) Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Web Accessories (6) Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and Internet Tools (7) Microsoft Internet Print Services (8) Microsoft Outlook Express 6 (9) Microsoft VGX Q833989 (10) MSN Messenger 4.5 (11) NetMeeting 3.01 (12) Outlook Express Q823353 (was Q837009, Q330994) (13) Windows 98 KB891711 Update (14) Windows 98 KB896358 Update (15) Windows 98 KB908519 Update (16) Windows 98 Q823559 Update (17) Windows 98 Q840315 Update (18) Windows 98 Q888113 Update (19) Windows 98 Q890175 Update (20) Windows 98 Second Edition Digital Video Update (21) Windows Media Player system update (9 series) -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "sulaco" wrote in message ... | I have a Dell L600r,384ram,I like 98se,but support is going away.....will the | 98 diehards still be able to download all critical updates....I usually wipe | my drive clean and reinstall about once a year,i dont back anything up except | favorites and mail...everything goes....should i now backup my updates...or | will MS still list the updates for downloading?thx |
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Great idea....thx for the help,jp
"Eric" wrote: If you want to download the updates for Windows 98 in executable-file form from a single page, visit - http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/d.../corporate.asp Then you can burn the files to a CD. Eric, PC Buyer Beware! http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/ "sulaco" wrote: I have a Dell L600r,384ram,I like 98se,but support is going away.....will the 98 diehards still be able to download all critical updates....I usually wipe my drive clean and reinstall about once a year,i dont back anything up except favorites and mail...everything goes....should i now backup my updates...or will MS still list the updates for downloading?thx |
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PCR wrote: It is said they will be there a while. STILL, take them while you can from the Catalog, as suspiciously I do not se Win95 stuff in the list...!... Say hello to your future WinUp site look alike? http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/ I suspect 98's WinUP to be a similar site due to the pre-existance of this one. http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/d.../corporate.asp and then this http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstati...ds/default.asp For IE these: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...e/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...l/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...d/default.mspx There's a mess of regular criticals, both at the corporate site http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/d.../corporate.asp & at... http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp ..., which also can be got by... (1) "START button, Windows Update". (2) Click "Personalize..." in left pane & then check "Display the link..." in right pane. (3) Click "Windows Update Catalog" in left pane, which is now under "See Also". (Perhaps you need to leave & re-enter the site to see it.) (4) Click "Find Updates..." in right pane. (5) Select OS in window & click "Search". (6) Select "Critical Updates...", & be patient for them to show up in the bottom window. Maybe play with the little SortBy box. You must decide which apply to your computer, when you take them that way. And the literature may not be perfectly clear about it. Perhaps, if you've done it once letting the site decide, you may now... "START, Find, F/F, 'Windows Update.log'". (Use double quotes around that name.) Click it for a possible clue inside. Otherwise... Here is all that-- first Compaq-- then Windows Update has deemed appropriate for this Win98SE... (A) At IE6, Help, About... SP1, Q313829, Q328970, Q328389, Q324929, Q810847, Q813951, Q816506, Q813489, Q330994, Q818529, Q822925, Q828750, Q824145, Q832894, Q837009, Q831167, Q823353, Q867801, Q833989, Q834707, Q889293, Q867282, Q891781, Q890923, Q883939, Q896688, Q905915, & Q912812. NOTE: MS does not update IE's About box to remove mention of updates that subsequently were superceded. See Add/Remove (below) for that. IOW, it doesn't delete them from... [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Internet Settings] "MinorVersion"=";SP1;q313829;Q328970;Q328389;Q3249 29;Q810847;Q813951; Q816506;Q813489;Q330994;Q818529;Q822925;Q828750;Q8 24145;Q832894; Q837009;Q831167;Q823353;Q867801;Q833989;Q834707;Q8 89293;Q867282; Q891781;Q890923;Q883939;Q896688;Q905915;Q912812;" (B) At "START, Run, MSInfo32, Software Environment, Software Updates", or at "START, RUN, QFECheck"..: Windows 98 Second Edition=4,10,0,2222 Updates=Year 2000 Update for Windows 98b SP2: Windows 98 Second Edition USBHUB W98: KB891711, KB896358, KB908519, Q245729, Q274113, Q314147, Q323172, Q323255, Q329115, Q811630, Q840315, Q888113, & Q890175. W98SE: Q823559, Q245272, Q256015, Q259728, Q260067, Q273017, Q273991 Win98SE: Q249973, Q238453, Q239887, UHCD Windows 98 Second Edition Digital Video Windows 98 TELNET (C) At "Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Install/Uninstall tab": (1) 128 bit encryption support for Dial-up Networking (2) Internet Explorer Q912812 (was Q905915, Q896688, Q883939, Q890923, Q891781, Q889293, Q834707, Q867801, Q831167, Q832894, Q824145, Q828750, Q822925, Q818529) (3) Internet Explorer Q903235 (was Q883939). *Well, later I uninstalled this one. (4) Microsoft Data Access Components KB870669 (5) Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Web Accessories (6) Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and Internet Tools (7) Microsoft Internet Print Services (8) Microsoft Outlook Express 6 (9) Microsoft VGX Q833989 (10) MSN Messenger 4.5 (11) NetMeeting 3.01 (12) Outlook Express Q823353 (was Q837009, Q330994) (13) Windows 98 KB891711 Update (14) Windows 98 KB896358 Update (15) Windows 98 KB908519 Update (16) Windows 98 Q823559 Update (17) Windows 98 Q840315 Update (18) Windows 98 Q888113 Update (19) Windows 98 Q890175 Update (20) Windows 98 Second Edition Digital Video Update (21) Windows Media Player system update (9 series) -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "sulaco" wrote in message ... | I have a Dell L600r,384ram,I like 98se,but support is going away.....will the | 98 diehards still be able to download all critical updates....I usually wipe | my drive clean and reinstall about once a year,i dont back anything up except | favorites and mail...everything goes....should i now backup my updates...or | will MS still list the updates for downloading?thx |
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"Lee" wrote in message
oups.com... | | PCR wrote: | It is said they will be there a while. STILL, take them while you can | from the Catalog, as suspiciously I do not se Win95 stuff in the | list...!... | | Say hello to your future WinUp site look alike? Amazing! Looks like a ton of Win95 criticals/recommendeds/tools/other nice stuff are there at this first site! Very good! That bodes well for Win98, even if they some day drop Windows Update for it! Thanks! | http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/ | I suspect 98's WinUP to be a similar site due to the pre-existance of | this one. | http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/d.../corporate.asp | | and then this | http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstati...ds/default.asp | | For IE these: | http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...e/default.mspx | http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...l/default.mspx | http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...d/default.mspx | | | There's a mess of regular criticals, both at the corporate site | http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/d.../corporate.asp | | & at... | http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp | ..., which also can be got by... | (1) "START button, Windows Update". | (2) Click "Personalize..." in left pane & then check "Display the | link..." in right pane. | (3) Click "Windows Update Catalog" in left pane, which is now under "See | Also". (Perhaps you need to leave & re-enter the site to see it.) | (4) Click "Find Updates..." in right pane. | (5) Select OS in window & click "Search". | (6) Select "Critical Updates...", & be patient for them to show up in | the bottom window. Maybe play with the little SortBy box. | | You must decide which apply to your computer, when you take them that | way. And the literature may not be perfectly clear about it. Perhaps, if | you've done it once letting the site decide, you may now... | | "START, Find, F/F, 'Windows Update.log'". (Use double quotes around that | name.) Click it for a possible clue inside. Otherwise... | | Here is all that-- first Compaq-- then Windows Update has | deemed appropriate for this Win98SE... | | (A) At IE6, Help, About... | SP1, Q313829, Q328970, Q328389, Q324929, Q810847, Q813951, Q816506, | Q813489, Q330994, Q818529, Q822925, Q828750, Q824145, Q832894, | Q837009, Q831167, Q823353, Q867801, Q833989, Q834707, Q889293, Q867282, | Q891781, Q890923, Q883939, Q896688, Q905915, & Q912812. | | NOTE: MS does not update IE's About box to remove mention of updates | that subsequently were superceded. See Add/Remove (below) for that. IOW, | it doesn't delete them from... | [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Internet | Settings] | "MinorVersion"=";SP1;q313829;Q328970;Q328389;Q3249 29;Q810847;Q813951; | Q816506;Q813489;Q330994;Q818529;Q822925;Q828750;Q8 24145;Q832894; | Q837009;Q831167;Q823353;Q867801;Q833989;Q834707;Q8 89293;Q867282; | Q891781;Q890923;Q883939;Q896688;Q905915;Q912812;" | | (B) At "START, Run, MSInfo32, Software Environment, Software Updates", | or at "START, RUN, QFECheck"..: | | Windows 98 Second Edition=4,10,0,2222 | Updates=Year 2000 Update for Windows 98b | SP2: Windows 98 Second Edition USBHUB | W98: KB891711, KB896358, KB908519, Q245729, Q274113, Q314147, | Q323172, Q323255, Q329115, Q811630, Q840315, Q888113, & | Q890175. | W98SE: Q823559, Q245272, Q256015, Q259728, Q260067, Q273017, Q273991 | Win98SE: Q249973, Q238453, Q239887, UHCD | Windows 98 Second Edition Digital Video | Windows 98 TELNET | | (C) At "Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Install/Uninstall tab": | | (1) 128 bit encryption support for Dial-up Networking | (2) Internet Explorer Q912812 | (was Q905915, Q896688, Q883939, Q890923, Q891781, Q889293, | Q834707, Q867801, Q831167, Q832894, Q824145, Q828750, | Q822925, Q818529) | (3) Internet Explorer Q903235 (was Q883939). | *Well, later I uninstalled this one. | (4) Microsoft Data Access Components KB870669 | (5) Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Web Accessories | (6) Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and Internet Tools | (7) Microsoft Internet Print Services | (8) Microsoft Outlook Express 6 | (9) Microsoft VGX Q833989 | (10) MSN Messenger 4.5 | (11) NetMeeting 3.01 | (12) Outlook Express Q823353 (was Q837009, Q330994) | (13) Windows 98 KB891711 Update | (14) Windows 98 KB896358 Update | (15) Windows 98 KB908519 Update | (16) Windows 98 Q823559 Update | (17) Windows 98 Q840315 Update | (18) Windows 98 Q888113 Update | (19) Windows 98 Q890175 Update | (20) Windows 98 Second Edition Digital Video Update | (21) Windows Media Player system update (9 series) | | | -- | Thanks or Good Luck, | There may be humor in this post, and, | Naturally, you will not sue, | should things get worse after this, | PCR | | "sulaco" wrote in message | ... | | I have a Dell L600r,384ram,I like 98se,but support is going | away.....will the | | 98 diehards still be able to download all critical updates....I | usually wipe | | my drive clean and reinstall about once a year,i dont back anything up | except | | favorites and mail...everything goes....should i now backup my | updates...or | | will MS still list the updates for downloading?thx | |
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