microsoft support end on july 11,2006 for win98,98se,me edition

Invisible Man · 04-29-2006, 12:16 PM

Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition Support ends on July 11, 2006

Final customer notification about the end of Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition Extended Support

Support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition (Me) ends on July 11, 2006. Microsoft will end public and technical support by this date. This also includes security updates. Microsoft is providing final notifications to customers to end the extended security update support for these products.

Microsoft is ending support for these products because they are outdated and these older operating systems can expose customers to security risks. We recommend that customers who are still running Windows 98 or Windows Me upgrade to a newer, more secure Microsoft operating system, such as Windows XP, as soon as possible.

Key dates:

* Paid incident support and critical security updates for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me will end on July 11, 2006. No other security updates will follow after this date.
* Online self-help support will be available at the Microsoft Support Web site until at least July 11, 2007.
* The Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition Extended Support end date was moved from January 16, 2004 to June 30, 2006.
* In January 2006, Microsoft announced an adjustment to the Microsoft Support Lifecycle expiration dates, moving the Extended Support end date for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me to July 11, 2006. Details about the announcement can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean17/.
* No-charge incident support and extended hotfix support for Windows Me ended on December 31, 2003, and for Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition ended on June 30, 2003.

Microsoft announced Product Support Lifecycle Policy as early as October 15, 2002.

youtin · 04-29-2006, 01:03 PM

M$ is probably doing this to shove Vista into customers' faces...

Le GoogelGuRu · 04-29-2006, 04:44 PM

Oh yeah. Next Windows XP will be gone.

computerhakk · 04-29-2006, 05:47 PM

Yup. In with the new, out with the old.

Yue · 04-29-2006, 06:20 PM

ya cnt expect MS to support every OS they make forever.

diroga · 04-29-2006, 11:14 PM

i gave up on 98 after i got my copy of w2k. i some times use it for older comps.

PaulAnthony2233 · 05-01-2006, 06:13 AM

i hope that Microsoft supports Windows XP For life!!!

Dropkickmurphys · 05-01-2006, 09:59 AM

welll... what will happen is mircorsoft will keep creating better OS's and we'll end up thinking of XP as we think of Win 98/95...old and crappy.....

**Cromewell** · 05-01-2006, 11:36 AM

This is pretty standard, no one can maintain support for aging products. 8 years is a long time to provide software support.

CmoAMD · 05-01-2006, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yue

ya cnt expect MS to support every OS they make forever.

Better they kick out all those old ones anyhow in my opinion

04-29-2006, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Invisible Man New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23	microsoft support end on july 11,2006 for win98,98se,me edition Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition Support ends on July 11, 2006 Final customer notification about the end of Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition Extended Support Support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition (Me) ends on July 11, 2006. Microsoft will end public and technical support by this date. This also includes security updates. Microsoft is providing final notifications to customers to end the extended security update support for these products. Microsoft is ending support for these products because they are outdated and these older operating systems can expose customers to security risks. We recommend that customers who are still running Windows 98 or Windows Me upgrade to a newer, more secure Microsoft operating system, such as Windows XP, as soon as possible. Key dates: * Paid incident support and critical security updates for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me will end on July 11, 2006. No other security updates will follow after this date. * Online self-help support will be available at the Microsoft Support Web site until at least July 11, 2007. * The Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition Extended Support end date was moved from January 16, 2004 to June 30, 2006. * In January 2006, Microsoft announced an adjustment to the Microsoft Support Lifecycle expiration dates, moving the Extended Support end date for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me to July 11, 2006. Details about the announcement can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean17/. * No-charge incident support and extended hotfix support for Windows Me ended on December 31, 2003, and for Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition ended on June 30, 2003. Microsoft announced Product Support Lifecycle Policy as early as October 15, 2002.

04-29-2006, 01:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
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04-29-2006, 11:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
diroga Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,USA Posts: 832	i gave up on 98 after i got my copy of w2k. i some times use it for older comps.

05-01-2006, 06:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
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Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 18 Posts: 1,580	welll... what will happen is mircorsoft will keep creating better OS's and we'll end up thinking of XP as we think of Win 98/95...old and crappy..... __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard 2GB 6400 DDR2 800mhz RAM 512Mb Geforce 8600GT 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD Lite-on 20x DVD+RW OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case Samsung 19" 1440x900 SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" 1440x900 TV Dual Booting: Windows XP Proffessional SP2 / Windows Vista Business SP1

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