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obvio · 14-04-06, 03:12 AM

Anyone still running these Operating systems? I thought I heard that MS support will be ending in a couple months. Is this correct and what does it mean exactly? Will there be no more security updates?

weblord · 14-04-06, 03:27 AM

I still Windows 98 I don't ask for support from Windows, I figure it out myself and when everything is unrecoverable errors, I re-install a fresh clean one.

0xide · 14-04-06, 04:19 AM

they are ending support, the main reason is probely the windows vista project. No i am not, but most of the problems with it can be found by hardware talk forums and software talk forums such as this one.

kirby145 · 14-04-06, 04:43 AM

No, i only have windows 95. But yes they are ending support. Surely you could look for a windows 95 community website that discusses and has downloads for it.

Beatrix · 20-07-06, 02:44 PM

Seriously, Kirby, Windows 95? Don't you at least use Windows 98? I run Windows XP but my mom has 98 installed in her office computer. Probably because it is a lot more stable and programs run faster with 98 than XP. We have never really cared for support from Microsoft. A lot of other people offer that.

vicki2 · 21-07-06, 09:01 AM

I'm on Windows XP and while I figured I'd have loads of problems, I have to admit that with the automatic updates, I've not had one (knock on wood) Windows issues in a couple of years. But I have learned to be pretty religious about patches, etc. too.

brian · 24-07-06, 02:19 PM

I loved Windows 98 and was very hesitant to move to XP - but at the end of the day, XP is simply a much more stable system, and I'm glad I moved in the end.

Probably wouldn't recommend an upgrade, as much as a new PC.

And indeed, Win 98 support ended last month:
http://www.platinax.co.uk/news/13-07...ye-windows-98/

lindsey · 26-07-06, 05:06 PM

Ok not that it matters to my current system, since I run off of XP. But it is nice to know since I have some old computers sitting in my closest(been to lazy to repair and fix them). I need to upgrade all the systems on those hard drives now to a XP version. Glad that brian said it ended as of last month.

ladygirl99 · 05-10-06, 09:43 PM

Until in 2004, I was running for Windows 98. I really hated when it always say " illegal operation you would be shutdown" or something like that. Since XP, I like using it and not looked back.

14-04-06, 03:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
obvio Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Still Running Windows 98 or Windows ME Anyone still running these Operating systems? I thought I heard that MS support will be ending in a couple months. Is this correct and what does it mean exactly? Will there be no more security updates?

20-07-06, 02:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Beatrix Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Still Running Windows 98 or Windows ME Seriously, Kirby, Windows 95? Don't you at least use Windows 98? I run Windows XP but my mom has 98 installed in her office computer. Probably because it is a lot more stable and programs run faster with 98 than XP. We have never really cared for support from Microsoft. A lot of other people offer that. Last edited by Beatrix; 22-07-06 at 01:00 AM.

21-07-06, 09:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
vicki2 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 81 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Still Running Windows 98 or Windows ME I'm on Windows XP and while I figured I'd have loads of problems, I have to admit that with the automatic updates, I've not had one (knock on wood) Windows issues in a couple of years. But I have learned to be pretty religious about patches, etc. too.

24-07-06, 02:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
brian Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inverness, Scotland Posts: 1,631 Thanks: 8 Thanked 104 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Still Running Windows 98 or Windows ME I loved Windows 98 and was very hesitant to move to XP - but at the end of the day, XP is simply a much more stable system, and I'm glad I moved in the end. Probably wouldn't recommend an upgrade, as much as a new PC. And indeed, Win 98 support ended last month: http://www.platinax.co.uk/news/13-07...ye-windows-98/

26-07-06, 05:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
lindsey Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Still Running Windows 98 or Windows ME Ok not that it matters to my current system, since I run off of XP. But it is nice to know since I have some old computers sitting in my closest(been to lazy to repair and fix them). I need to upgrade all the systems on those hard drives now to a XP version. Glad that brian said it ended as of last month.


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14-04-06, 03:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
weblord Technology Forums Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 203 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I still Windows 98 I don't ask for support from Windows, I figure it out myself and when everything is unrecoverable errors, I re-install a fresh clean one.

14-04-06, 04:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
0xide Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	they are ending support, the main reason is probely the windows vista project. No i am not, but most of the problems with it can be found by hardware talk forums and software talk forums such as this one.

14-04-06, 04:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
kirby145 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No, i only have windows 95. But yes they are ending support. Surely you could look for a windows 95 community website that discusses and has downloads for it.

05-10-06, 09:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
ladygirl99 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Still Running Windows 98 or Windows ME Until in 2004, I was running for Windows 98. I really hated when it always say " illegal operation you would be shutdown" or something like that. Since XP, I like using it and not looked back.