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Is it no longer possible to get updates for win-98 from MS when setting up new systems?

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Is it no longer possible to get updates for win-98 from MS when setting up new systems?

Yeah.

Microsoft has abandoned Windows 98 for good and, I'm pretty sure other companies will follow suite (If they haven't already).

I guess all those programs I saved on CDR were well worth the hours upon hours of downloading using America Online. :thumbup

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This morning when someone else mentioned it I had went to WU to check what might be up, but when I went to the WU site got right in and did the few steps needed to get the Windows Update Catalog basket to show up, etc, and then I could download whatever I wanted, and for W98SE shows these things available for me to add to basket if I wanted to download them now and install later:

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Critical Updates and Service Packs (78)

Additional Windows Downloads (1)

Internet and Multimedia Updates (1)

Multi-Language Features (73)

Recommended Updates (15)

Windows Tools (1)

Advanced Security Updates (0)

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I normally never let it scan my machine to have them tell me what I need though if that's the way you mean, and I didn't try it earlier today either. I always prefer to use the download basket and pick what I need, which isn't anything new from them anymore that's for sure since they dropped us and don't give anything new anyway.

Rick

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Is it no longer possible to get updates for win-98 from MS when setting up new systems?

Have you tried using the "direct" URL to Windows Update for 98...?

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

That link works for me...

For non-english... try:

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/worldwide.asp

and then pick your language...

HTH...

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Just use the unofficial service pack. It has all the updates for 98FE/SE and then some.

Really? All the updates? dam*, why did I go to the trouble of developing Auto-Patcher for Windows 98 SE? Stupid me ... If only i'd known !! ;)

Yeah right, I remember this one. But what is about the updates that microsoft tells you are only "if you encounter this specific problem"? Do you install them anyway or not?

Virtually every update Microsoft has ever released has that phrase somewhere in the kb article --- its got more to do with protecting their hide than being technically correct. There shouldn't be any problem installing these but then again you probably won't notice any difference after doing so. I have installed all the hotfixes in AP many many times and never encountered a problem due to this (that I could tell).

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I've just tried all these URLs:

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/worldwide.asp [and tried a few languages]

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/

Unfortunately they all default to this URL:

http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...ankspage=2&

which says something like this:

Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from our site.

This website is designed to work with Microsoft Windows operating systems only.

To find updates for Microsoft products that are designed for Macintosh operating systems, please visit www.microsoft.com/mac/.

So it's safe to assume M$ ditched all Windows 98, 98 SE + ME users from their windows updates site. :(

I'm not surprised, I was waiting for this to happen some day.

Conclusion...

Microsoft discontinued Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME support for automatic Windows Updates (WU):

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

and manual Windows Updates Catalog (WUC):

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/

Therefore all we have now are these resources:

- Official [obsolete = not updated anymore]:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/corporate.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/

http://support.microsoft.com/w98/

http://support.microsoft.com/winme/

- Unofficial [current = updated often]:

http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#9SU

http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#MEU

http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=46581

http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=84886

http://www.msfn.org/board/?showtopic=80800

http://erpman1.tripod.com/w98meupd.html

And for operating system components [current = updated often]:

- Operating Systems:

http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm

- System Components:

http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm

- DirectX:

http://www.mdgx.com/dx.htm

- Internet Explorer:

http://www.mdgx.com/ietoy.htm

- Windows Media Player:

http://www.mdgx.com/wmp.htm

- Drivers + Tools:

http://www.mdgx.com/drv.htm

HTH

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Edit:

Never mind.

All links work again [as of Wednesday, February 28 2007, 07:50 AM EST (Eastern Standard Time)]:

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/worldwide.asp [and tried a few languages]

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/

We hope M$ had a WU server problem, which seems to be fixed for now. ;)

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yup, working here too....but notice the 'warning' dialog. Almost like they've cached from the past....

"Effective July 11, 2006, support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows ME (and their related components) will end. ...."

Not...."...has ended"

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