Re: Can Windows 98, 98SE and ME still get hotfixes from Microsoft

You can still get existing updates, but there will be no more issued.

Tom

"Ed." <esmithoh(at)zoominternet.net> wrote in message
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|I have done just what you said a few days before July 11th just to be sure
I
| had all the updates in case needed down the road. I thought that this
would
| be gone and not accessible too after the July 11th but I just tried again
| and it is available.
|
| I dual boot with XP and 98 also using BootIT.
|
| I just went to Windows Updates in 98 and I can still get to Windows
Updates.
| There are a couple updates there that I haven't taken cause I don't want
| them but they are there.
|
| I was under the impression that July 11th when the support ended that you
| could no longer get to Windows Updates and if you did, that you wouldn't
be
| able to get any.
|
| Apparently you can get to Windows Updates and get them.
|
| Do they mean that when the support ended that there just will be no more
new
| updates but you can still go to Windows Updates and get what is there?
|
| Thanks,
| Ed.
|
|
| "Dan" <spamyou@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:ejqZsaTsGHA.1888@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > TaurArian [MS-MVP] wrote:
| >> You can download them from the Catalog and save to be installed later.
| >> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp
| >>
| >> Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have
what
| >> you want, Click the "Go To Download Basket" link. Type in or browse to
| >> the location where you want the updates saved to and then Click the
| >> "Download Now" button.
| >> Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD.
| >>
| >> How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or
| >> from the Microsoft Update Catalog
| >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166
| >>
| >>
| >>
| > Thanks again for all of your responses. Have a nice day.
|
|


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