What service pack for Win98se?

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Gabriel Knight

Hi I need to download the latest service pack for Win 98se, I have service
pack 3 for Win XP - are they both the same?

Thanks
GK
 
First Gabriel Knight top-poasted this:
Thanks for all the info I'll go with installing Win98 as reccomended
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Then Gabriel Knight wrote this 4 hours later:
Hi I need to download the latest service pack for Win 98se, I have
service pack 3 for Win XP - are they both the same?
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Gabriel, is there a reason you did not cross-post the above 2 messages
to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion?

Did you not notice that most or all of the comments you received from
your original post came because I cross-posted your original post to
that group?

I am again cross-posting your messages to
microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion for your benefit. Please pay
attention next time and consider more carefully which groups you post
to.

To answer your question:
I need to download the latest service pack for Win 98se, I have
service pack 3 for Win XP - are they both the same?
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It's quite strange that you think that Win 98se is in some way "the
same" as Win XP.

They are VERY different.

If you have a Windows XP cd, then I suggest that you use it to install
Windows on your PC.

I suggest that because if you don't know the difference between Win-98
and Win-XP, then you're not ready to deal with the various issues that
will face you in using Windows 98 in the year 2012, and therefore
Windows XP will be a more ergonomic or practical operating system for
you to have.
 
Gabriel said:
Hi I need to download the latest service pack for Win 98se, I have service
pack 3 for Win XP - are they both the same?
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Not an issue with Windows *XP*, the topic of *this* newsgroup. To ask
questions about Windows 98, visit THOSE newsgroups, which are:

microsoft.public.win98.*

A service pack for one version of Windows is not usable for a different
version of Windows. The service pack targets a specific version of
Windows (and may even differ in what it deposits based on which edition
within a version of Windows, like Home versus Professional editions for
the same version of Windows).

When a Microsoft product goes beyond its extended support period (first
to expire is mainstream support which includes some count of free
incidents followed by extended support), they may no longer provide
updates or service packs via their Windows Update site.

http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1139
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294871 ("Note" mentions KB 224420)

I take it your question was evoked because you visited the Windiws
Update site and if offered you no service packs or updates. Extended
support for Windows XP will end 2014-04-08 which may spur many XP users
(me included) to move to a later version of Windows when and if MS no
longer provides security updates that they release for the later
versions. Extended support for Windows 98 SE ended back on 2006-07-11.

Did you if a search at visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads lists
service packs for Windows 98? I didn't see any but then I didn't think
from what I've read that Microsoft released a service for the SE edition
of Windows 98. See:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Unofficial-Windows-SE-Service-Pack.shtml
or
http://download.cnet.com/Unofficial-Windows-98-SE-Service-Pack/3000-18487_4-52713.html
(but Cnet likes to use its adware/downloader wrapper.

Both from the same author/Exuberbant source, use at your own risk, save
an image backup before committing surgery on the OS.

Note: Your munged e-mail address in your post here is using someone
else's registered domain. Don't do that. Use a domain that doesn't
exist, example.com, or <anystring>.invalid. Don't energize spambots to
slam someone else's domain just because you like your cutsy munge.
 
Thanks for the cross posting for me 98 Guy and I will make sure to use the
microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion group for any more Win 98 questions -
I apologize sincerely.



I am using Win98 for one reason that is I bought an old pc game that needs
an old pc so I have built a pc for that but I though the service packs for
98 and xp were the same, I was wrong there. I know I can run VMware, dosbox
or program compatibility on Win xp but I don't want to do that. It's been a
while for me with win 98 so my questions were a bit off - my apologies
again.



I needed a service pack for 98 because before I installed an ATI Radeon 3d
card driver I had to install "Net Framework 1.1" and internet explorer 6 or
the driver would not install, later I found the driver or the card were not
working 100% so before that I thought an up to date service pack might help
as one game I used as a test said something was missing but I was later
seeing a bad driver problem because of graphic mishaps after the driver was
installed so now I am in the process of getting another driver to try or I'll
use an NVidia card.





Thanks all

GK
 
Gabriel said:
Thanks for the cross posting for me 98 Guy and I will make sure to
use the microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion group for any more
Win 98 questions - I apologize sincerely.
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No need to apologize.

Just recognize the utility of posting to the appropriate newsgroups.

However, I note that you *again* did not cross-post to
microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, even though you are continuing
this dialog on a path that pertains to windows 98.

You seem to be going out of your way to NOT post replies in this thread
where I have already added microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion to the
distribution, but instead when you reply you do so by creating a new
thread - and only post it to the XP help-and-support group. This is
highly suspicious behavior.
I am using Win98 for one reason that is I bought an old pc game
that needs an old pc so I have built a pc for that but I though
the service packs for 98 and xp were the same, I was wrong there.
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I know I can run VMware, dosbox or program compatibility on Win xp
but I don't want to do that. It's been a while for me with win 98
so my questions were a bit off - my apologies again.
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I needed a service pack for 98 because before I installed an ATI
Radeon 3d card driver I had to install "Net Framework 1.1" and
internet explorer 6 or the driver would not install, later I found
the driver or the card were not working 100% so before that I
thought an up to date service pack might help as one game I used
as a test said something was missing but I was later seeing a bad
driver problem because of graphic mishaps after the driver was
installed so now I am in the process of getting another driver to
try or I'll use an NVidia card.

Thanks all

GK
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I can only say that I'm baffled by your continued use of the XP
help-and-support group to post questions pertaining to win-98.

There might be others that will help you install win-98 with all the
appropriate accessories (like a functional driver for your video card,
..Net framework, etc) but I no longer have the inclination to help in
this hand-holding process just so you can play some old games.
 
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