Patching Windows 98 SE

Just set up a Win98 SE box for my son. Seems like the easy Windows
Update utility doesn't work anymore, or I am doing something wrong.
Is it no longer supported for Windows 98? If not, is there an easy
way to download the security patches?

EdwardATeller wrote:
> Just set up a Win98 SE box for my son. Seems like the easy Windows
> Update utility doesn't work anymore, or I am doing something wrong.
> Is it no longer supported for Windows 98? If not, is there an easy
> way to download the security patches?
>
Below things a read recently about this subject

<QUOTE>
If I reformat my HD and install Win 98 SE will I be able to get the
updates that were available for Win 98 SE through Windows Update or will
I need to download and install them all individually?
Thanks, Kevin

You'll first need to manually download & install IE6 SP1 (Tip: Disable
your anti-virus application before installing), then go to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and install all critical updates offered.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Anyone have any idea why many of us on Windows 98SE are getting
redirected to this page when we try to access Windows Update:
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...&thankspage=2&
It reads: "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 http://www.microsoft.com/mac/."
There's a discussion going on about it here:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=94225

***** They mention a FIX there !!!!! ******

We're trying to find a fix but none are consistent...
Thanks for any help.

So, you're saying you don't know the answer to this posters original
question? I have an older computer using Win98se and I still access
the internet just fine with it. A router, a firewall, and up-to-date
AVG, AdAware, and Spybot S&D programs have kept it clean, so far.
What's your point? If you didn't know the answer, you should have kept
your mouth shut, or your fingers off the keyboard, in this instance.
:/ Zilbandy

You can also download individual updates from the Catalog and save to
be installed later.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp
Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have
what you want, Click the “Go To Download Basket” link. Type in or browse
to the location where you want the updates saved to and then Click the
“Download Now” button.
Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD that way you'll always
have them if you need to reinstall your OS again.
How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or
from the Microsoft Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166
TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
</QUOTE>

en

<QUOTE>
On Mar 12, 12:40 am, miked <m...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> I,ve got an old computer with a fresh install of 98FE(build
4.10.1998). Web
>> pages come up but they are not right. I also get Internet Explorer
Script
>> Errors. I go to windows update and all I get is a blank screen. I go to
>> Windows Download Center/Windows 98, and I can see all the updates. The
>> problem is none of this is readable with the fresh computer. How do
I get
>> updates for the fresh computer.

The direct download link for ie6setup.exe follows:
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...S/ie6setup.exe

Double clicking on that file will then allow the downloading of the
rest of the components of the final release of IE 6.00 SP1 as
according to these KB articles.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=174680
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=257249

Once that is done then get over to this place:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
And download the latest and greatest 5.6 Windows Scripting Host
package to maybe get rid of the script errors. There is a couple of
checkboxes under Tools|Internet Options|Advanced tab about Scripting
that you might uncheck to see if life with IE is more bearable.

Your Java won't be safe or of a recent version either so get that
here:
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
I recommend the offline 16 mb version because I then archive it to use
whenever I want. The online version can have troubles installing as
well.

All these files downloaded can be re-applied on your next fresh
install of either 98 or 98se provided you've saved them to CD or use
other media/method.
</QUOTE>

A Google search on patching windows se resulted in a multitude of possible
answers/suggestions/solutions. Some of them looked like a compilation of all
updates/patches/etc.

"EdwardATeller" <> wrote in message
news: oups.com...
> Just set up a Win98 SE box for my son. Seems like the easy Windows
> Update utility doesn't work anymore, or I am doing something wrong.
> Is it no longer supported for Windows 98? If not, is there an easy
> way to download the security patches?
>

EdwardATeller wrote:
> Just set up a Win98 SE box for my son. Seems like the easy Windows
> Update utility doesn't work anymore, or I am doing something wrong.
> Is it no longer supported for Windows 98? If not, is there an easy
> way to download the security patches?

Active support for 98 has stopped, but the updates are still available from
a lot of places. As I recall a patched win98 was pretty stable and worked
pretty well.


I think this is the page you're looking for:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/d.../corporate.asp
and
http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/d...featured/1394/

I've never used this site, but it also popped up for 98SE:
http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html

HTH
Pop`

On Mar 18, 4:35 pm, "Eric P." <Eri...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> EdwardATellerwrote:
> > Just set up a Win98 SE box for my son. Seems like the easy Windows
> > Update utility doesn't work anymore, or I am doing something wrong.
> > Is it no longer supported for Windows 98? If not, is there an easy
> > way to download the security patches?
>
> Below things a read recently about this subject
>
> <QUOTE>
> If I reformat my HD and install Win 98 SE will I be able to get the
> updates that were available for Win 98 SE through Windows Update or will
> I need to download and install them all individually?
> Thanks, Kevin
>
> You'll first need to manually download & install IE6 SP1 (Tip: Disable
> your anti-virus application before installing), then go tohttp://windowsupdate.microsoft.comand install all critical updates offered.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
> Anyone have any idea why many of us on Windows 98SE are getting
> redirected to this page when we try to access Windows Update:http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...x?ln=en-us&tha...
> It reads: "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 visithttp://www.microsoft.com/mac/."
> There's a discussion going on about it here:http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=94225
>
> ***** They mention a FIX there !!!!! ******
>
> We're trying to find a fix but none are consistent...
> Thanks for any help.
>
> So, you're saying you don't know the answer to this posters original
> question? I have an older computer using Win98se and I still access
> the internet just fine with it. A router, a firewall, and up-to-date
> AVG, AdAware, and Spybot S&D programs have kept it clean, so far.
> What's your point? If you didn't know the answer, you should have kept
> your mouth shut, or your fingers off the keyboard, in this instance.
> :/ Zilbandy
>
> You can also download individual updates from the Catalog and save to
> be installed later.http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp
> Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have
> what you want, Click the "Go To Download Basket" link. Type in or browse
> to the location where you want the updates saved to and then Click the
> "Download Now" button.
> Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD that way you'll always
> have them if you need to reinstall your OS again.
> How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or
> from the Microsoft Update Cataloghttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166
> TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
> </QUOTE>
>
> en
>
> <QUOTE>
> On Mar 12, 12:40 am, miked <m...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> I,ve got an old computer with a fresh install of 98FE(build
> 4.10.1998). Web
> >> pages come up but they are not right. I also get Internet Explorer
> Script
> >> Errors. I go to windows update and all I get is a blank screen. I go to
> >> Windows Download Center/Windows 98, and I can see all the updates. The
> >> problem is none of this is readable with the fresh computer. How do
> I get
> >> updates for the fresh computer.
>
> The direct download link for ie6setup.exe follows:http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...sp1/W98NT42KMe...
>
> Double clicking on that file will then allow the downloading of the
> rest of the components of the final release of IE 6.00 SP1 as
> according to these KB articles.http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=1...m/?kbid=257249
>
> Once that is done then get over to this place:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...d=0A8A18F6-249...
> And download the latest and greatest 5.6 Windows Scripting Host
> package to maybe get rid of the script errors. There is a couple of
> checkboxes under Tools|Internet Options|Advanced tab about Scripting
> that you might uncheck to see if life with IE is more bearable.
>
> Your Java won't be safe or of a recent version either so get that
> here:http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
> I recommend the offline 16 mb version because I then archive it to use
> whenever I want. The online version can have troubles installing as
> well.
>
> All these files downloaded can be re-applied on your next fresh
> install of either 98 or 98se provided you've saved them to CD or use
> other media/method.
> </QUOTE>

Eric,

Thanks for the help. Updating my browser did the trick, although I
got an error page once or twice even after updating the browser. I
think clearing my cache fixed that, but I can't be sure. Now that I
have all the patches, I don't have to worry about this again (until
the next reformat) because no more patches are coming out. No need
for critical update notification, right?

Thanks to the other posters as well. Hope this thread helps some
other people.

Ed