WINDOWS 98 SE UPDATE (SERVICE PACK)

(1) I wanted to know, is there any service pack CD (may be 3rd party also)
available in the market, thru which we can apply all the patches of windows
98 SE, in a single shot with reboot only at end. Applying downloaded patches
of windows 98, one by one, takes much time, secondly, after applying patch,
it asks for reboot. So is there any way, by which all the patches can be
applied in a single run. (2) Together with win98, can other patches of like
IE 6.0 SP1, office 2000 sp1 & sp3, outlook sp1 etc can be bundled alongwith
win 98 patches ?

There used to be a Security Update CD for Windows 98, and you may be able to
find a copy of it from alternative sources, but I wouldn't put a lot of effort
into doing so, because it's probably significantly out of date now.

You can build your own 'update' CD, by downloading all needed updates, and
writing a script to run from the CDROM. Use the SUPPRESSREBOOT option of the
updates to allow the installation of updates with a single reboot.

Some applications, such as IE6, Office, Media Player, must be installed as
separate processes.

"pulak das" <> wrote in message
news:AB3C4AFF-B7C8-4F58-A6CE-...
> (1) I wanted to know, is there any service pack CD (may be 3rd party also)
> available in the market, thru which we can apply all the patches of windows
> 98 SE, in a single shot with reboot only at end. Applying downloaded patches
> of windows 98, one by one, takes much time, secondly, after applying patch,
> it asks for reboot. So is there any way, by which all the patches can be
> applied in a single run. (2) Together with win98, can other patches of like
> IE 6.0 SP1, office 2000 sp1 & sp3, outlook sp1 etc can be bundled alongwith
> win 98 patches ?

This may sound like an idiotic question, but once you've downloaded the
"critical updates" are they automatically installed? The reason I ask is
because once I install updates, I don't know where they end up??? Thank you

"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" wrote:

> There used to be a Security Update CD for Windows 98, and you may be able to
> find a copy of it from alternative sources, but I wouldn't put a lot of effort
> into doing so, because it's probably significantly out of date now.
>
> You can build your own 'update' CD, by downloading all needed updates, and
> writing a script to run from the CDROM. Use the SUPPRESSREBOOT option of the
> updates to allow the installation of updates with a single reboot.
>
> Some applications, such as IE6, Office, Media Player, must be installed as
> separate processes.
>
> "pulak das" <> wrote in message
> news:AB3C4AFF-B7C8-4F58-A6CE-...
> > (1) I wanted to know, is there any service pack CD (may be 3rd party also)
> > available in the market, thru which we can apply all the patches of windows
> > 98 SE, in a single shot with reboot only at end. Applying downloaded patches
> > of windows 98, one by one, takes much time, secondly, after applying patch,
> > it asks for reboot. So is there any way, by which all the patches can be
> > applied in a single run. (2) Together with win98, can other patches of like
> > IE 6.0 SP1, office 2000 sp1 & sp3, outlook sp1 etc can be bundled alongwith
> > win 98 patches ?
>
>
>

The Security Update CD (includes all updates released through 31 Oct-03,
including IE6 SP1) may still be available via the MS Order Desk.

In the United States, contact the Microsoft Order Desk at the following
phone number:

(800) 360-7561, Monday through Friday, 5:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., Pacific
Time

In Canada, contact the Canadian Microsoft Order Desk at the following phone
number:

(800) 933-4750, Monday through Friday, 5:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., Pacific
Time
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP


Lawrence Garvin [MVP] wrote:
> There used to be a Security Update CD for Windows 98, and you may be able
> to find a copy of it from alternative sources, but I wouldn't put a lot
> of effort into doing so, because it's probably significantly out of date
> now.
> You can build your own 'update' CD, by downloading all needed updates, and
> writing a script to run from the CDROM. Use the SUPPRESSREBOOT option of
> the updates to allow the installation of updates with a single reboot.
>
> Some applications, such as IE6, Office, Media Player, must be installed as
> separate processes.
>
> "pulak das" <> wrote in message
> news:AB3C4AFF-B7C8-4F58-A6CE-...
> > (1) I wanted to know, is there any service pack CD (may be 3rd party
> > also) available in the market, thru which we can apply all the patches
> > of windows 98 SE, in a single shot with reboot only at end. Applying
> > downloaded patches of windows 98, one by one, takes much time,
> > secondly, after applying patch, it asks for reboot. So is there any
> > way, by which all the patches can be applied in a single run. (2)
> > Together with win98, can other patches of like IE 6.0 SP1, office 2000
> > sp1 & sp3, outlook sp1 etc can be bundled alongwith win 98 patches ?

That depends on the methodology used to obtain the updates.

If you use Windows Update (v4 for Windows 98 systems), then the updates are
downloaded -and- installed as one single process.

If you use Automatic Updates to detect the updates, but you download them on
demand, then the process is two manual steps, and you must also initiate the
installation of the updates after the download completes.

If you use Automatic Updates to download the updates automatically, then the
installation is a single step process, initiated when you respond to the
notification from AU that the updates are downloaded and ready for
installation.

If you use Automatic Updates to download -and- install the updates
automatically, then the process is two steps, the first to download, the
second the installation at the scheduled time; but both steps are performed
"behind the scenes" and you need not be aware of the process at all - unless
something goes wrong.

To answer your second question, once you "install" the updates, the new files
overwrite the original files, most likely they're stored in %windir%\system32,
but may also be in other folders, as necessary. The -old- files are copied to
a hidden folder in the Windows directory, where they are 'stored' in case you
need to uninstall the applied update.


"B Eve" <> wrote in message
news6D73112-09ED-4C73-A47B-...
> This may sound like an idiotic question, but once you've downloaded the
> "critical updates" are they automatically installed? The reason I ask is
> because once I install updates, I don't know where they end up??? Thank you
>
> "Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> There used to be a Security Update CD for Windows 98, and you may be able
>> to
>> find a copy of it from alternative sources, but I wouldn't put a lot of
>> effort
>> into doing so, because it's probably significantly out of date now.
>>
>> You can build your own 'update' CD, by downloading all needed updates, and
>> writing a script to run from the CDROM. Use the SUPPRESSREBOOT option of
>> the
>> updates to allow the installation of updates with a single reboot.
>>
>> Some applications, such as IE6, Office, Media Player, must be installed as
>> separate processes.
>>
>> "pulak das" <> wrote in message
>> news:AB3C4AFF-B7C8-4F58-A6CE-...
>> > (1) I wanted to know, is there any service pack CD (may be 3rd party
>> > also)
>> > available in the market, thru which we can apply all the patches of
>> > windows
>> > 98 SE, in a single shot with reboot only at end. Applying downloaded
>> > patches
>> > of windows 98, one by one, takes much time, secondly, after applying
>> > patch,
>> > it asks for reboot. So is there any way, by which all the patches can be
>> > applied in a single run. (2) Together with win98, can other patches of
>> > like
>> > IE 6.0 SP1, office 2000 sp1 & sp3, outlook sp1 etc can be bundled
>> > alongwith
>> > win 98 patches ?
>>
>>
>>