[Metallisoft]

Since 98 is being phased out, I imagine Windows Update will no longer be available for 98 users.

I will always need a 98 machine on my network. For client support, application testing, and games.

Is there anywhere I can d/l an install of the Windows Update security fixes and stuff? I'd like to reburn a 98 CD with the patches as well as Dx8, etc..

Thanks

[pmistry]

Online support for Windows 98 should still be around for awhile, heck Windows 95 online updates are still around. However, it is a good idea to grab all of those updates, I would just make a copy of your Windows 98 CD to a hard disk folder and then add in an updates folder and copy all of those patches into it, or even better just get a CD-RW and put the patches in there, thats what I do with games and stuff.

[Metallisoft]

No one knows if the hotfixes are online somwhere? Or where they are? Some google searches netting me way too much Windows update and not much of anything else.

Are some/all/any 98 fixes embedded in IE SP's? If I could d/l ie5.5 SP and get fixes like mapped drive shutdown, that would be perfect. Burn that to my 98 cd and that would solve that!

[pcdoctor]

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

gives a url from where you can get the sp and updates on CD.

https://order4.microsoft.upgrade.com/scripts/startwin98se.asp

didnt work when i tried it earlier though... 404 error.

regards,
tim,
8)

[Metallisoft]

"Windows 98 Customer Service Pack available now on CD

The Windows 98 Customer Service Pack includes bug fixes for Windows 98 and Internet Explorer 4.0 as well as Year 2000 updates but does not include any new features. If you are running Windows 98 Second Edition you do not need the Customer Service Pack. Click here to order."

http://microsoft.upgrade.com/ doens't seem to exist anymore

[pcdoctor]

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ still exists though

did you try the download product updates ?


for mapped drives problem there is a registry workaround:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q260067

Can you email me with a list of patches that you need, i might have them here in the bowels of my drive somewhere......

too many inodes
tim

[embj]

I have a question. Can you download the updates to your HDD and put them on a CD for future installations? I have heard somewhere where you can do that. 8)

[adamvjackson]

If you know the hotfixs you need, you might be able to download them from windows catalog.

[adamvjackson]

http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/updates/ Good link for archiving all your os updates.

[embj]

Thanks, a lot. I will download these and put them to a disk. Also, I will bookmark it for future reference. Seems like a nice site!!!! 8)

[pmistry]

You can also download the Windows 98 Service Pack along with other updates here:
http://download.com.com/3000-2098-911823.html?tag=lst-0-3

[embj]

Thanks a lot!!! 8)