Microsoft Extends Win98/SE Support

An anonymous reader writes "ZDNet reports that Microsoft is extending technical support for Windows 98 till 30 June 2006, despite being days away from switching support to a CD. It seems Windows 98 will also have all necessary security updates till the new expiry date." The article states that Microsoft will have "...During that time paid over-the-phone support will be available, and "critical" security issues will be reviewed and "appropriate steps" taken."

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Shame Red Hat didn't do the same!

[dan dan the dna man]

And yes thanks people I already have Fedora on some machines and Red Hat Enterprise on the rest, I just wish support for 7.3 and 9.0 had been extended by Red Hat and not left to third parties..

Well I still use Win98

[tekiegreg]

Granted the following:

1) I run a hardware firewall and Anti-Virus on subject computer so Security from the Operating system doesn't concern me hugely
2) The system runs fairly stable (not quite as stable as XP, but I crash maybe 1x per week).
3) I dual-boot with XP for everything that is XP only
4) Re-installing MS Office and the zillions of other programs that require serials that I may or may not have turns me on to no end...
Bottom line, I'm not leaving Win98 anytime soon if I can help...

Re:Well I still use Win98

[bigjocker]

1) I run a hardware firewall

I think you applied the term Fire-Wall too literally ... BTW, how do you use the computer after toasting it?