# windows 98 SE updates?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [June 13, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800 "2007-06-13T07:39:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/1 "2007-06-13T07:39:20Z")
anyone know where to get a CD iso or does anyone have one? I can’t seem to find them on MS’s website. Even though they don’t support it anymore, I figured they’d still have the updates for download.
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/2 "2007-06-13T07:43:07Z")
ummm its 2007 btw 🙂
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/3 "2007-06-13T07:45:58Z")
On a related note, does anyone know where I can get some tapes for my Commodore 64? And a driver so my USB printer will work on the Commodore?
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### Author:  [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/4 "2007-06-13T07:46:27Z")
I wouldn’t reccomend running Windows 98. It’s been unsupported by MS for some time now and I am sure there are still plenty of exploit/worms/etc out in the wild for it.
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/5 "2007-06-13T07:46:32Z")
is it?
This laptop wont like XP and/or Vista btw (hell, it doesnt even like Ubuntu). I figure as long as I run a good firewall, and firefox with the no script plugin, I should be ok for the most part
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### Author:  [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/6 "2007-06-13T07:51:10Z")
What doesnt it like about Ubuntu? Get a light linux distro with an even lighter window manager (like fluxbox or windowmaker)… Maybe even Xubuntu (which comes with XFCE4)
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/7 "2007-06-13T07:53:50Z")
yeah, I tried installing it yesterday and after about 2 hours, it finally got to the partition manager and it hung up around 35% and didn’t budge. So I just said F it and dusted off an old copy of win98SE
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/8 "2007-06-13T07:57:26Z")
Windows2000?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/9 "2007-06-13T07:58:22Z")
I dont think MS supports win98 anymore. May not find any updates out there.
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/10 "2007-06-13T07:59:10Z")
MS stopped supporting about a year ago.
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/11 "2007-06-13T08:15:43Z")
95/98 updates are non-existant these days. Unless you can get 2k on you are pretty much SOL unless you know the exact number for the update.
What are the specs on this laptop?
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/12 "2007-06-13T08:19:57Z")
figures
it’s a pentium 2 300mhz, 192mb memory, dvd drive, 1 usb 1.0, serial, yada yada yada
pretty dated, but works for what I need it to do
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/13 "2007-06-13T08:20:59Z")
It will run win2k then, no need to be running 98 on that.
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/14 "2007-06-13T08:23:24Z")
hmmm… can I upgrade to 2K from 98se? I think I may have a 2K disc laying around somewhere
edit: the only thing I’m worried about with going to 2K is that 98 actually plays dvd’s fine… not sure if 2K will be too big of a pig for it
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/15 "2007-06-13T08:25:52Z")
If it’s a fresh install there is no point in doing an upgrade, just wipe it again. I believe you can though but it might cause more headaches than anything down the road.
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### Author:  [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/16 "2007-06-13T08:58:49Z")
Get DSL (Damn Small Linux)
Its like 50 megs and debain based for you Ubuntu people 🙂
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### Author:  [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-98-se-updates/30800/17 "2007-06-13T13:36:43Z")
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Windows2000?
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Uh, XP will run better on any computer vs win2000
Turn off the visual settings and you have a much more efficient and bug free 2000