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Old November 17th 07, 04:57 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Paradoxdb3
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Last night, I reformatted the HD and installed everything all over...AGAIN!
It's actually quite a peaceful past time lately! I was just wondering
something. After I installed the Yahoo messenger for my wife, it
automatically installed the latest flash player for IE6, which is Adobe Flash
Player 9. I haven't yet patched the computer with the Microsoft updates. I
know from past experiences, that if I apply the critical service packs AFTER
I've installed Adobe Flash Player, I lose that flash player to Macromedia's
flash player 5.

My question is, do I really need the Microsoft critical updates for Windows
98, WMP9, DirectX9, and IE6? I'm behind a router/firewall. I understand
that IE6 may still be vulnerable, but isn't Windows 98 far enough out of the
spotlight to be considered safe from malware/hackers?

Oh, I have one last question...did I spell "vulnerable" correctly?

Thanks in advance! I appreciate any help as I don't own a dictionary! Oh,
and help with the technical questions is also appreciated! :-D
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Old November 17th 07, 05:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Paradoxdb3
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Default Reformat, Reinstall, and updates

Never mind. My wife just phoned me and asked why Facebook wasn't working
properly. I guess I do need the critical updates after all! If memory
serves me correctly, I needed both the updates and the latest flash player
for that crappy site to work correctly (although I don't know why...unless
Adobe Flash Player 9 doesn't function properly without the Microsoft updates?)

"Paradoxdb3" wrote:

Last night, I reformatted the HD and installed everything all over...AGAIN!
It's actually quite a peaceful past time lately! I was just wondering
something. After I installed the Yahoo messenger for my wife, it
automatically installed the latest flash player for IE6, which is Adobe Flash
Player 9. I haven't yet patched the computer with the Microsoft updates. I
know from past experiences, that if I apply the critical service packs AFTER
I've installed Adobe Flash Player, I lose that flash player to Macromedia's
flash player 5.

My question is, do I really need the Microsoft critical updates for Windows
98, WMP9, DirectX9, and IE6? I'm behind a router/firewall. I understand
that IE6 may still be vulnerable, but isn't Windows 98 far enough out of the
spotlight to be considered safe from malware/hackers?

Oh, I have one last question...did I spell "vulnerable" correctly?

Thanks in advance! I appreciate any help as I don't own a dictionary! Oh,
and help with the technical questions is also appreciated! :-D

 




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