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(Critical
Updates are bug fixes that fix serious problems such as specific security
hacker attacks)
(Recommended
Updates are optional - not really necessary to download & install but
include system improvements)
NOTE: It is not necessary to download & install all of the updates
listed on my page. You are not required
to install them unless your system has suffered serious problems.
Make sure you download the
patches for the correct operating system. You can uninstall most
system updates from your system
if they cause more problems than they fix.
I've made this page simply for informational purposes and to make downloading updates faster & easier.
Key-
Windows 98 FE = First Edition [aka. Gold] version 4.10.1998, SE = Second
Edition version 4.10.2222,
ME = Millennium Edition version 4.90.3000 [Windows ME is sometimes known
as Windows 98 Third Edition]
[a
little star * indicates a new system update; the <> symbol means to
install a patch with caution because it may have a
possible side effect; I am not responsible if the updates you download
here do more harm than good]
All
support for Windows 98 & Windows Millennium Edition [ME] has ended
on July 11, 2006. No more new security updates
or
will be made for Win98 & ME. Please read this Microsoft
Support page on the End-of-Support page on Windows 98 & ME.
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Notes:
If you are paranoid about security, install ALL of the updates above for
the correct Windows operating system but start
off
with the Telnet Update if using Win98. WinME users should start off
by installing either the WebTV MS00-074 update or the
MS00-073
Q273727 security update. Then work your way up the list to the most
current security updates for either Windows 98
or
Windows ME. Download & install the security updates in ascending
order [from bottom to top]. The Malformed IPX NMPI
Packet
Security Updates also include the Share Level Password security fixes.
The 'Help & Support Update' of Nov. 2000
for
WinME is no longer available from the Windows Update site after the WinME
812709 Help & Support Security Update was
posted.
For those using Windows ME download & install the Windows ME System
Restore Update immediately in order to
use
System Restore checkpoints created from September 8, 2001 and beyond (this
is now a critical update). The WinME
Web
Client Q282132 Security update should be installed if Office 2000 or XP
is not installed. If Office 2000 or XP is installed
under
WinME, do NOT use the WinME Q282132 update. Install Office 2000 SP3
or greater under WinME if using Office 2k.
For
those using Windows 98 First Edition version (4.10.1998) install the Win98
Service Pack 1 System Update featured
in
the Recommended Updates section of this page and the two Y2K updates before
installing any security fixes above.
For
those using Windows 98 Second Edition version (4.10.2222 A) install all
of the Win98 security updates available above. The
UPnP
Security Update of Dec. 2001 for Win98 can only be installed if the Internet
Connection Sharing [ICS] client from WinXP is
installed
on a Win98 computer. To install the XP-based ICS Client on a Win98
machine, copy the netsetup.exe file from the
'Windows\System32'
folder of a computer with WinXP onto a floppy disk. Then put the
floppy disk that has the netsetup.exe
file
into a Win98 machine and run netsetup.exe to install the ICS Client, which
also installs the UPnP feature, and then restart the
Win98
machine. Now you will be able to use the Win98 Q314941 UPnP update.
If you use the netsetup.exe file from at least
WinXP
SP1, the Q314941 patch is not needed because the SP1 & higher versions
of the XP-based ICS Client include the
security
fix; only the original release of the addon is affected. I
no longer offer the KB828028 security hotfixes for Win98 & ME
as
the unofficial KB835732 patches for Win98/ME include a newer version of
the msasn1.dll file.
<>
Caution: The Windows 98 & ME KB908519 updates install the updated T2embed.dll
file correctly but they install incorrect
QFECheck
registry information about the updated T2embed.dll file. Install
the Win98 or ME KB908519 Info Registry Fix so
that
QFECheck can correctly detect the updated T2embed.dll file. There
are several issues that can occur when installing the
unofficial
HTML Help MS07-008 update. See
MS
article 896358 for details.
Other updates
& Add-ons for Windows 98 & ME:
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Notes:
Many of the updates listed here are for certain or specific hardware configurations
or on certain brand name computers
and
are NOT needed in all systems & may cause some problems on some other
machines. The Directory Services Client addon
for
Windows 98 has been revised as an MS hotfix mentioned in MS
article 323455; DSClient for Win98 can be used under
WinME
as long as its system file protection feature is turned on. For any
issues using the Active Directory Client Extensions
for
Windows 9x/ME systems under WinME see MS
support KB article 276472. Do NOT use the NT4 version of DSClient
under
Win9x/ME.
MS Paint version 5.00.1523.1 for Win95 can be used under Win98 & ME
and you can overwrite the MS Paint program
included
in Win98 or ME. Only version 5.00.1523.1 of Paint has the ability
to load & save custom colors to a *.pal file. The
Win98
& ME versions of Paint do NOT have those abilities to load/save colors
as they've been removed from those versions.
You
can only use the Save Colors option if the color depth is in 16-bit High
Color mode or better. For those using Win98 SE,
I
highly
recommend
downloading & installing the Unofficial Win98 SE Service Pack which
includes many of the non-critical &
security
fixes. After installing the MS Paint program, download the MS Paint
Graphics Filters Pack from Axcel216's web site
and
follow the instructions on how to install the updated graphics filters.
The DirectX6 Media addon for Windows 98 FE
is
already included in Win98 SE & WinME. For more Win98 and WinME
patches not listed here, see MDGx's/Axcel216's
Windows
Software Essentials page. The NT4 Option Pack includes Personal Web
Server 4.0 and can be installed (but not
supported)
under WinME. The NT4 Option Pack can be used under Win98 & ME.
The Win98 CDs have a slightly newer
version
of Personal Web Server that is stored in the \Add-Ons\Pws\ folder.
Win98 users can install the updated version of
Personal
Web Server 4.0 from the \Addons\Pws\ folder of the Win98 CD.
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Sidenote: The DirectX 9.0c December 2006 Redist. download is the very last
download to have the latest DirectX components
for
Windows 98 & ME. DirectX Redistributable downloads created from
2007 and beyond will only include DirectX components
for
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 & Vista OSes.
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Notes:
By default, Windows ME may be setup to download system updates automatically
while connected to the Internet. To turn
the
Automatic Updates feature off [if you're annoyed by it] open the Control
Panel, click on the Automatic Updates applet and
select
the option to update your computer manually. If you downloaded &
install the updated AutoUpdate tool for WinME from
the
Windows Update site, you will have to disable the AutoUpdates feature again
as it defaults back to downloading ME updates
automatically
on the Autoupdate control panel applet.
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Note:
Be aware that there is a Win2k/XP version of Qfecheck.exe that is run from
the Command Prompt in Win2k/XP. Do
NOT use the Win2k/XP version of Qfecheck under Win9x/ME and do NOT use
the Win9x/ME version of Qfecheck
under Win2000/XP. See MS Support KB Article 282784
for details about the Win2k/XP version of Qfecheck.exe.
Do NOT use the Win2k version of Qfecheck under WinXP and vice versa.
The Win9x/ME version of Qfecheck DOES
run under Win2000 & XP but will NOT find any Win2k/XP hotfixes installed.
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