Windows 98 + ME *still* alive Campaign

Please help the millions of Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME users survive by posting this campaign promo link 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 SP1/98 SE/ME.
This is only a guide to available Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME updates, tips, fixes and web sites that provide everything needed to run these OSes.

Campaign MSFN.org forum

Campaign Logos [821.57 KB, ZIPped, free]

Campaign promo + comments can be found at these web sites + public forums:
• Unattended Windows Website Forums
• Tech Support Guy Forums
• ZD|Net: Long live the (Windows) king!
• ZD|Net: Talkback Forums
• Information Week
• OC WorkBench Forums
• Computing.net Forums
• Neowin Forums
• Windows 98 SE Upgrade Pack (WUPG)
• MSFN.org

Campaign Purpose + Promotion

Windows 98 [a.k.a. 98 Gold, a.k.a. 98 FE (First Edition)], 98 Service Pack 1 (SP1), 98 SE Second Edition (SE) + Millennium Edition (ME) are *still* alive and well.
Please keep in mind that Windows 9x (95/98/ME) based Win32 OSes (Operating Systems) are installed on 50 to 70 million computers according to this study.
Some end users and businesses even consider resurrecting Windows 98 Second Edition.
Most small businesses, charities, schools and numerous individuals cannot afford to upgrade to Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 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.
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:
  • 9x Members Projects forum.
  • 95/98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME Support forum.
Your questions + comments are answered usually in a timely fashion by knowledgeable forum members.
This way Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME OSes can be safely used even on modern, fast computers for almost every conceivable purpose, including playing hardware demanding games [if you have the necessary hardware that is ], desktop publishing, CAD, 3D/CG graphics rendering, high-end Audio/Video editing, CD/DVD burning, programming etc.
Everything listed here is free(ware)...
System Updates:
• Important "Stickified" [Pinned] 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME Topics.
• 98 SE SP2.
• 98 FE SP2.
• ME SP1.
• 98 SE Native USB (NUSB) Drivers.
• 98 Native USB (NUSB) Drivers.
• Run 98/98 SE/ME with > 1 GB RAM.
• 98/98 SP1/98 SE Explorer Lockups Shell Fix.
• Hard Disk > 137 GB IDE Driver.
• 2-4 GB Files Errors Kernel Fix.
• 98 SE Q891711 + 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME U891711 Fixes.
• MS IE 6.0 SP1 Updater.
• MS IE 6.0 SP1 Component Update.
• 98 SE Upgrade Pack.
• 98 SE Cumulative Update.
• 98 SE Auto-Patcher.
• 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME Power Pack.
• 98 SE Unattended Boot CD (UBCD98).
• 98 SE Complete List of Hotfixes + Updates.
• 98, 98 SE + ME Latest Hotfixes + Updates.

Enhancements, Replacements + Transformation Packs:
• 98SE2ME.
• 98MP10.
• L3C.
• Revolutions Pack.
• KernelEx.

Compatible Computer Hardware Components, Software, Games + Drivers:
• 98 SE/ME Last Versions of Software supported.
• 9x Compatible Hardware.
• Modern Motherboards that work with 98/98 SE/ME.
• 98/98 SE/ME Gaming Guide.
• 98/98 SE/ME Sound Blaster AWE/PCI/Live!/Audigy Drivers.
• DOS Programs + Drivers.

Individual OS Updates:
• 98.
• 98 SP1.
• 98 SE.
• ME.

Essential System Components, Add-Ons, Tools + Drivers:
• System Components + Add-Ons.
• DirectX (DX) Fixes, Updates + Tools.
• Internet Explorer (IE) Fixes + Updates.
• Windows Media Player (WMP) Fixes + Updates.
• Drivers + Tools:
  • Mouse, Joystick + Keyboard Drivers + Tools.
  • CD + DVD Drivers, Tools + Boot Disks.
  • Video + Audio Drivers + Tools.
  • Modem Drivers + Tools.

Security, Firewalls, Anti-Spyware + Anti-Virus Tools:
• Security Guides.
• Firewalls.
• Anti-Spyware.
• Network + Internet Monitors.
• Anti-Virus Tools.

Tips, Secrets, Guides + Troubleshooting:
• All Windows OSes.
• 98, 98 SP1 + 98 SE.
• ME.
• Registry.
• Original.
• Tweaks + Secrets Archived.
• MSDOS.SYS.
• SYSTEM.INI.
• UMBPCI.SYS.
• HOSTS.
• DOS.
• Memory.
• Easter Eggs.

Software, Power Toys, Tools, Drivers + Games:
• 1000+ Power Toys:
  • System Power Toys:
    • System + Registry Tweakers.
    • System + Registry Fixers.
    • System Enhancers.
    • Boot Tweakers + Managers.
    • ZIPping/unZIPping Tools.
    • Text Editors.
    • Hex Editors.
    • Graphic/Image/Icon Editors.
    • Multimedia Encoding/Decoding Tools, Players + Recorders.
  • Internet Tools:
    • Internet Browsers.
    • Internet Enhancements, Plug-Ins + Add-Ons.
    • TCP + MTU Tweakers.
    • FTP Tools.
    • HTML Editors.
    • HTML Validators.
    • GIF/JPG Shrinkers/Cleaners.
• Diagnostic, Test + Benchmark Tools.
• Backup, Recovery + Hard Disk Tools.
• DOS Tools.
• Games.
• FREEbies Web Sites.

Other similar web sites + forums:
• 98 tips + guides web sites.
• ME tips + guides web sites.
• 98 updates + fixes web sites.
• ME updates + fixes web sites.
• 95/98/ME forums.
Enjoy.

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