Thanks for that summary Emie!

On the subject of W98 end of life - here's something interesting.  I just went to the WinUpdate site (not the Corporate site - the regular one) to make sure I had all the XP critical updates I need.

After I got what I wanted, just for fun I backed out, re-entered by the 'Catalogue' route and went searching for W98 Critical Updates.  

To my amazement, there's a whole bunch of W98 stuff there, 50 or 60 files which must pretty well cover W98 up to now.

I'm sure the last time I looked, this source was empty.  Anyway, they're there now - get 'em while they're hot.

If anyone needs the 'Catalogue' process explained again, just ask.  I'd post it now but I can't access my archived notes right now.

BTW - Lynn Tracy's link to this site:
http://www.geekgirls.com/windows_reinstall_98.htm
is worth following, to sort out the archiving routine.

Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Emie 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 2:38 AM
  Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] MS "End Of Life" cycle


  Transition from Window$ 98 to Window$ XP was one agonizing eXPerience for
  me, but I had no choice.  We still have and are maintaining a few Window$ 98
  systems which some customers still are not comfortable to the idea of
  switching to XP.  Because of this I made sure that we have all the updates
  (Critical Updates, Driver Updates and Service Packs) for W98 in our own
  archive and are on CDs in case we need them.  I am planning to do the same
  for ME and 2K NT (this is hard labor, I tell you!)

  Although M$ has extended the availability of W98 updates, I subscribe to the
  idea of having my own files ready for our W98 systems' rainy day.  Few
  months ago, Ian Porter brought up the topic about the W98's End of Life as
  posted in one of M$'s  websites.  From this discussion someone also brought
  up the download site for all W98's Updates and Service Packs that you can
  download for later installation.

  I was able to retrieve the information from this List's Archives to share it
  with anyone who is interested in downloading the known Window$ 98 Critical
  Updates  and SPs.   I recommend creating a separate folder on your hard
  drive (I called mine W98 Updates) and download all the (applicable) updates
  into this folder.  Then you can archive the files for future use.   For
  dial-up users you might need to schedule your downloading late at night for
  less intereferences.
  This site is a very valuable source of information for this purpose (FOR
  WINDOW$ 98 USERS) and I give the credit to Ian Porter and a fellow Lister
  (sorry, I lost track of him/her) who came up with this URL.  Make sure you
  have enough space on your harddrive.

  Click on the link below to access the site:

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

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