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FDKGJHDLGFJKH · Newbie Joined: Apr 11 2006 Posts: 10 Offline

I need some kind of link. It looks like Microsoft sites require latest update of IE and it shows only tiny links. I have Win98.

Cheese · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:01 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx

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FDKGJHDLGFJKH · Newbie Joined: Apr 11 2006 Posts: 10 Offline

looks like for xp only.

Hakaku · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:52 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Microsoft websites will allow Win98 to view them, but won't give you full functionality for certain features and programs because they no longer support that OS (as seen in Windows Live).

What you need is either Internet Explorer 6, or Firefox 2.0 & up. They fully work, and I use them on my Windows 98SE computer and have never run into major problems.

DirectX, you can update it until DirectX 9.0c, but not DirectX10. Just visit Microsoft's website.

Maverick · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:38 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Doesn't the Windows Update website work anymore for Windows 98 ?
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Doc Flabby · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:26 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

why use windows update when you can use the autopatcher http://www.msfn.org/board/Auto_Patcher_Windows_98se_English_t80800.html

ok it is a 258mb download

I've used it with my windows 98 machine its amazing how well they still run
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Hakaku · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:12 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Windows update works, but many updates aren't considered critical, because they were primarily designed for better OS'. If it doesn't break, don't fix it - seems to be microsoft's motive. But with constantly updating technology, you have no choice but to keep up, even on older OS'. It's a lot easier doing the updates manually though.

(but I've never tried Doc's suggestion)

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:24 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Or just upgrade to a worthwhile version of Windows...
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Dr Brain · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:34 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Cyan, that's almost as annoying as BD telling people to switch to Linux. Almost.
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The Apache · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:31 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

98 and 98se still are reliable operating systems. wish i still used it though.

Samapico · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:39 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

98? reliable? lol?
When I had that it crashed at least once a day... And no my computer wasn't full of spyware crap, everything was at its place...
With XP, I can probably count on my hands the time it crashed in all these years...
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Doc Flabby · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:22 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:42 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Dr Brain · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:03 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Though I disagree with you on the security/reliability of 98, that doesn't change the fact that XP/Vista is lacking in *all* those things you listed compared to Linux.

I'm not talking about the OS. I'm talking about you disregarding someone's question and instead telling them to switch, which is annoying.

Hakaku · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:24 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

I've used 98SE for the longest time, I don't hate it, but I definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Fact is, unless you have a really good computer to start off with, most 98 computers just had about ~1.7gb on drive C:\. So to keep up in the modern world is almost impossible, because you have to suffer with limited drive space (which on my computer ended up crashing every so often due to "out of memory".
And unless you kept upgrading things, your graphics card, audio, etc. are certainly out of date, and won't work with modern games or programs. You'll also run into a lot of compatibility problems with external software. And your computer's performance will be far slower than other OS'.

Not only has microsoft discontinued it, they've also purposely rigged a lot of things so people would be more likely to get a better OS such as XP.
It may also lack security, but at the time it was fine, and now seriously who really cares much about hacking 98?

But I could equally rant on about Windows XP, and more recently Windows Vista. Reliable? I've found none of these perfectly reliable, though Vista is my top pick at the moment. (don't go all anti-Vista on me, because I know)

baseball43v3r · Seasoned Helper Joined: Jan 02 2006 Posts: 102 Offline

you realize flabby that you could just run your games in compatibility mode? right click> compatibility> run as version windows 98...
works for any game i've ever used.

Doc Flabby · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:37 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:18 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Dr Brain · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:57 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

In that case, let me suggest that you switch your personality.

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:11 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

I think we'll have to agree to disagree.