Windows 98 Phased Out

Via_Patrino writes "According to Microsoft on january 16, MS Windows 98 and 98se will end Extended Support Phase, that means they'll became obsolete and assisted support will no longer be available from Microsoft, affecting about 27% of the internet users. That means even if 98 is working well for your needs (and especially computer specifications) and you want to pay for support (because that might cost less than switching hardware) you can't, because who will be able to patch eventual new bugs (security related or not) besides Microsoft? So if you're not planning a switch it might be your last opportunity to update MS Windows 98, after that some software might disappear from MS website (just like MSIE 5.5 for 95 did)."

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I want the 'Big Patch'

[MarcQuadra]

Seriously, when MS discontinues a product it should roll up all the updates, fixes, and upgrades to core components into one massive patch and put it out. It would save me a lot of trouble if I could just install IE6sp1, WinMedia 9, DirectX9, and all the patches all at once rather then go through a dozen reboots. It would also rock the house if you could 'slipstream' the patch into the .CAB files BEFORE installation. It would just be a good policy.