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Windows 98 + ME *still* alive campaign


Please help the millions of Windows 98/98 SE/ME users survive by posting this campaign promo at news + blog web sites and public forums.
This is *not* a promotion for my site *nor* any other web site/forum/blog/etc.
This is *not* a request for Microsoft to reconsider providing support for Windows 98/98 SE/ME.
This is just a guide to available Windows 98/98 SE/ME updates, tips, fixes and web sites that provide everything needed to run these OSes.

Campaign MSFN.org forum

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Campaign promo + comments can be found at these web sites + public forums:

Campaign promo

Windows 98 [a.k.a. 98 Gold, a.k.a. 98 FE (First Edition)], 98 SE (Second Edition) + ME (Millennium Edition) are *still* alive and well.
Please keep in mind that Windows 9x [95/98/ME] based OSes [Operating Systems] are installed on over 70 million computers, out of which ~ 50 million are running Windows 98, 98 SE and/or ME. Some end users and businesses even consider resurrecting Windows 98 Second Edition.

Most small companies, charities, schools and numerous individuals cannot afford to upgrade to Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 2008, MacOS X or any other OS, even Linux, because they don't have the necessary resources, time and/or knowledge.
True, Linux distros are free, but someone needs to install, service, repair and maintain [in many cases] a large number of [eventually networked] computers, no matter what OS they may run, and those IT techs must get paid.
And most WinOS users today still do not trust using Linux on their desktops anyway. I know this will change in the near future, but we're not there yet.
Do you really think people are willing to go through such pain just to upgrade their good-working 98/ME computers? Ask them yourself.
Some even consider resurrecting Windows 98 Second Edition.
Besides, those good ol' 9x based OSes are fairly easy and cheap to maintain and troubleshoot, even if Microsoft won't help anymore.

The point is that...
Enthusiast power users, programmers and IT specialists provide *free* support in their spare time at various web sites, forums, blogs etc.
MSFN.org is the best known support forum for Windows 98, 98 SE + ME, and all updates, service packs, fixes, patches, enhancement packs etc... are free:
  • Unofficial 98 SE forum.
  • Windows 95/98/98 SE/ME forum.
Your questions + comments are usually answered in a timely fashion by knowledgeable forum members.

This way Windows 98/98 SE/ME OSes can be safely used even on modern, fast computers for every conceivable purpose, including playing hardware demanding games [if you have the necessary hardware that is ;)], desktop publishing, CAD, 3D graphics rendering, high-end A/V editing, CD/DVD burning, programming, internet browsing etc.
Enjoy.

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