So I guess you could maybe only go online, or at least only receive email on the XP part. I say this because '98 will eventually get more and more insecure without any new updates or patches. I sort of had the same problem when I left '98, but I was able to find all the drivers I needed, and all of my software/utilities had XP versions I could get. The exception was NAV and it was an old version 5. I loved it. It wouldn't work on XP so I had to go with another AV program. I never had time to play games so I didn't have to deal with any game compatibility. In case you're not aware, XP (Pro at least) has a way to run old programs in "98 compatibility mode" which in some cases you can harvest some old programs. It wouldn't work with NAV, but it did work with some others I tested. You right click the executable and click "properties" then you'll see the "compatibility" tab.
No, they're not going to support it indefinitely. They want to force you to pay for a new OS. I will say though that XP is far superior (more stable, faster, more features) to any previous Windows OS, ONCE it's TWEAKED and "FIXED". -Clint Happy New Year to all & God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "rb47" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Clint, Well, this system is going to be dual boot, with both 98SE as well as XP Pro. I have too many programs, such as games, utilities, and other programs, that will not run under XP. So need to be able to have a working version of 98SE available for those programs, and then XP for everything more current. It is interesting how many people, both in the corporate world as well as on a more private basis, still have to use 98SE for too many legacy programs, which is the big reason I personally think for MS still going to support 98SE. Time will tell on too many things. Ralph "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > First they were supposed to 'can' the support of '98 this month > or in February. I think I heard yesterday that's been extended > to 2005. They first changed it to 2006, but backed that down > to 2005. I could be wrong there though since I only caught the > tail end of the story. > > The way I understand it is you still should be able to get the > updates from the update site until then (or whenever support > stops). But, like I've stated many times, the best thing to do > is sub to their newsletter regarding updates, then download > ONLY what you are POSITIVE you need for your PC, and save them > to a CD. At least you'll have current updates until 2005 (or > whenever) which by then you'd hopefully be on XP. Or, if you > must go to the update site, write down all the updates it says > you need and do some searches on each to find out if they are > really necessary and you can usually download them from the > information pages. You can also click the "read more" links > below each product update at the update site. Sometimes there > they will have the extended info and download like, but > sometimes they don't. > -Clint > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rb47" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To one and all, > > After all the recent write ups with regard to MS abandement of > Win98SE, > I now have to wonder if I will be able to get all the existing > updates > that have existed at least through this point in time with a > new install > I have to do. > > I need to install Win98Se as well as WinXP Pro on this new > system, in a > dual-boot configuration. Since I need to install Win98SE first, > I now > wonder about the whole issue of will MS do system updates that > have > existed to this point??? > > Anyone know of this as a potential issue to be dealt with???? > > Ralph ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
