Windoze 98, 98SE, and ME are now officially dead

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:11:22 -0500, Jerry Park wrote in :

"Critical" updates are available even without Windows Genuine disAdvantage (at least for now).

I frankly doubt there will be much real change -- there hasn't been much in the way of updates for those systems for quite some time, and perhaps this will motivate more people to upgrade. I don't blame Microsoft -- good riddance.

My bigger concern is that Vista looks to set a new standard of bloatware, which I fear will discourage needed security upgrades in the longer term. [sigh]

How? When I go to the update site, all I get is a requirement to install WGA. I presume other options will become available after I agree to that installation.

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:31:57 -0500, Jerry Park wrote in :

A number of ways, including

Jerry Park wrote in news:s6ctg.45750$ snipped-for-privacy@bignews5.bellsouth.net:

Through Automatic Updates.

Automatic updates automatically installs WGA.

Jerry Park wrote in news:Y%ftg.8359$IF2.5675 @bignews7.bellsouth.net:

...and critical updates even if you have a Jolly Roger copy XP.

You can set Automatic Updates to download but not install the updates. Then you get to pick the ones you want.

Of course, this isn't the default behaviour.

I'll believe it when I don't see any new malware targeting it.

I can hear the Munchkins dancing about and singing "Ding Dong, the witch is dead"

Doncha need a toxic waste disposal permit for that? I don't know what the Coast Guard would say about it either.

Kirk Douglas was in it I think.

Old guy

Quite the opposite. I expect it to be the target for worm writers. No updates insures that any holes found will not be plugged.

Yep. The Vikings:

were going to do the Viking funeral scene during SCO Forum when SCO finally killed off Xenix on the 3rd or 4th attempt. However, the fog rolled in making photography problematic. It was also a rented wooden dingy and someone wanted their deposit back.

Counts as an open air cremation, prolly...