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Microsoft will not fix a serious flaw in Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition because a patch could break other applications.
From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to trying alternative operating systems such as Linux.
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From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to trying alternative operating systems such as Linux.
UK-based Waycam Technologies has launched a set of data recovery tools that can add the System Restore facility to older versions of Windows.
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I am regularly amazed by the number people who never seem to have heard of Windows Update, a feature added to Windows 98 and later versions that offers patches, fixes, and other software Microsoft thinks you need to have. Download a small piece of software and your computer will regularly check for new software to download.
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