The Highlander Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 For all them non windows xp users out there............... End of support for Windows 98 and Windows Me Published: January 6, 2006 | Updated: January 18, 2006 Read it here of the Microsoft Web Site June 30, 2006 will bring a close to Extended Support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me as part of the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy. Microsoft will retire public and technical support, including security updates, by this date. Existing support documents and content, however, will continue to be available through the Microsoft Support Product Solution Center Web site. This Web site will continue to host a wealth of previous How-to, Troubleshooting, and Configuration content for anyone who may need self-service. Microsoft is retiring support for these products because they are outdated and can expose customers to security risks. We recommend that customers who are still running Windows 98 or Windows Me upgrade to a newer, more secure Microsoft operating system, such as Windows XP, as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 For all them non windows xp users out there............... End of support for Windows 98 and Windows Me Published: January 6, 2006 | Updated: January 18, 2006 Read it here of the Microsoft Web Site June 30, 2006 will bring a close to Extended Support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me as part of the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy. Microsoft will retire public and technical support, including security updates, by this date. Existing support documents and content, however, will continue to be available through the Microsoft Support Product Solution Center Web site. This Web site will continue to host a wealth of previous How-to, Troubleshooting, and Configuration content for anyone who may need self-service. Microsoft is retiring support for these products because they are outdated and can expose customers to security risks. We recommend that customers who are still running Windows 98 or Windows Me upgrade to a newer, more secure Microsoft operating system, such as Windows XP, as soon as possible. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Sorry to see them go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 I thought that they dumped support for 98, 3 years ago. hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mlpasley Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 I thought that they dumped support for 98, 3 years ago. hmmmmm That's what I thought. I wonder what 'Extended' Support is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 'Extended support' is support provided between three years ago and now, because of the big outcry from users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 I thought that they dumped support for 98, 3 years ago. hmmmmm That was support for Win95 dropped 3 years ago. Probably you consider all Win9.x the same. Note, however, they seem to largely agree with you, since Win98, Win98 SE, and Win ME are all included together. Like, it's ntfs or it goes. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknis Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Try it, you'll like it. Although it is bloatware and some have problems, and if memory serves me correctly, I remember thinking how much better XP was than 98. I did do a clean install so I also got rid of some junk that also helped. I know a bunch of people who will help for a free beer (or two) Let's see buy XP now and Vista in a couple of months. [ quote name=lynn98109' date='Feb 13 2006, 07:20 PM' post='11017] Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Looking at XP, I shudder to think what Vista will be like. There are still a heap of things I can do with Win98SE that nobody can do with XP. ME is short for "Multiple Errors", and I think XP might actually be an upgrade if you're running ME. Still, it's getting so you won't be able to run it on the new CPUs. It seems some of those being designed now will not run 32-bit code on the chip, but only in an emulator. (sigh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggrussell Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 I'm surprised Microsoft has supported them this long. I still think that Windows 2000 with SP4 is the fastest, most stable OS they have ever created. Most likely those with Win98 are also running older machines. Like eveyone else, Microsoft is designing for the new faster processors, dual core, lots of memory and huge hard drives. Like when Adobe released their new Premiere series that requires SSE2 left out alot of AMD Athlon users. Only the newer AMD CPUs support that. Add to that 64bit support. I'm hoping more software will support true 64bit, not just 'compatibility' mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Try it, you'll like it. Although it is bloatware and some have problems, and if memory serves me correctly, I remember thinking how much better XP was than 98. I did do a clean install so I also got rid of some junk that also helped. I know a bunch of people who will help for a free beer (or two) Let's see buy XP now and Vista in a couple of months. Lynn I've tried it. My backup computer is a 2.4GHz WinXP SP2. Besides being signifiantly louder than the Win98 SE 400Mhz, it is a lot more strong-willed, and irritating. The part about how "much more stable" WinXP is is irrelevant; it spends most of its time OFF. Even when it has been filling in for the Beloved when it was in shop, the Beast was turned off between a third and a half of the time. Going on line "at will" will end whenever I'm permantly stuck with the Beast. j Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Besides being signifiantly louder, it is a lot more strong-willed, and irritating. Lynn That pretty much sums up the way I have been, since I have embarked on my journey to quit smoking. I don't know why your XP machine would be any louder than your '98 machine, unless there are cheap fans in the new rig. I have 7 fans in my XP machine, and I can't hear it running at all. They are all top end fans, so I am sure that that makes a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknis Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 "I I have 7 fans in my XP machine, and I can't hear it running at all. They are all top end fans, so I am sure that that makes a big difference." Seven ? I though my 4 was enough ! What do they all do? You can't count the ones that blow smoke away from the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Seven ? I though my 4 was enough ! What do they all do? You can't count the ones that blow smoke away from the computer. Steve, I have a Lian Li case. There are two air intake fans in front, that blow air across the hard drives. In the back of the case, there are 2 exhaust fans. The power supply also has 2 fans, there is the Zalman heatsink and fan, and oh, one more...the video card has a fan, so I actually have 8 fans. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknis Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Yahbut --- do your intake fans have a neat blue light? Steve, I have a Lian Li case. There are two air intake fans in front, that blow air across the hard drives. In the back of the case, there are 2 exhaust fans. The power supply also has 2 fans, there is the Zalman heatsink and fan, and oh, one more...the video card has a fan, so I actually have 8 fans. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Yahbut --- do your intake fans have a neat blue light? LOL, no lights on the fans, that I can see. They are behind an air filter, but I do have a blue power light on the front of the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbrewst Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Bruce,do you ever have to chip ice off that baby....lol?Just kidding.Must keep it nice and cool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Bruce,do you ever have to chip ice off that baby....lol?Just kidding.Must keep it nice and cool though. It will still run a bit over 100° F when encoding a long video production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi Bruce, Don't you have a fan on the Southbridge chip on your motherboard? -It's probably all you need to turn the monster into a hovercraft!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi Bruce, Don't you have a fan on the Southbridge chip on your motherboard? -It's probably all you need to turn the monster into a hovercraft!! Nope, just the Zalman over the CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Oh to have a nice cool system like that! My CPU's higher than that at rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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