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| 84842 | 2002-09-30 13:08:00 | My friend has an old PC running Win98 SE. I have searched Microsoft's website for the service pack but to no avail. I seems that only those individual security updates are available for download. Is there any other sites where I can download the Win98 SE service pack? Thanks bk |
bk T (215) | ||
| 84843 | 2002-09-30 13:22:00 | as far asi know there is no service pack for 98se. only for 98. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 84844 | 2002-09-30 14:48:00 | I've done some experimenting on this, with 98SE. First, there's no such thing really as a service pack for 98Se, only IE updates. I did a clean install of 98SE, and removed all the OEM crap. Then I installed the lates service pack for IE which would upgrade it from 4.3 to 6.2 Nope, I had to update my ODBC first. To do that, you have to update your Jet drivers ra ra ra and on it went. Anyway, took me a good day to get it updated, and it didn't really make ay difference except slow things down. So I reinstalled 98Se (clean), and NO updates. Since I don't use IE or OUtlook Express, there's no need for critical updates (and make sure your network setting are safe like no IPX or file sharing etc) So now I run Win98SE, as is installed, Opera and Eudora, and sweet as. No crashes, no stalls, no lenghty boot times. Oh yea, I have a P233 with 32Mb ram and a 3Gb Hdrive. All other specs generic. |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 84845 | 2002-09-30 21:34:00 | >>> and removed all the OEM crap. What do you mean by that? And how do you do it? :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 84846 | 2002-09-30 22:27:00 | ...in between mouthfulls of weetbix... Lesse, I have a Compaq Presario Laptop. Each time I use the Recovery CD, it installs Windows on my Hard drive. It also installs fax software, diagnostic software, MS works, and fills the HD up with other junk. Basically, after a fresh install, I go through add/remove programs Control Panel applet, and remove as much as possible. While I'm there, I'll go through Windows Setup tab and remove lots of junk from there too (eg document templates, MSPaint, desktop themes etc) Once that's done, I'll physically go through my HD and delete any offending folders eg Compaq Service centre which contins a list of every phone number of every service centre in the world... I don't need it so out it goes! The last thing I do is install the latest modem and video card drivers, and no they're not from the manufacturer. Generic LT winmodem drivers (I have 8.2! skite skite) and dittoe for video card. Believe it or not, I've got a 800mb doze install down to 320! |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 84847 | 2002-10-01 01:43:00 | Ri-i-i-i-i-ight!! <in best "Dr Evil" tone> Now I see . You could have stopped as soon as you said "Compaq Presario" or "Each time I use the Recovery CD" and I would have understood, but after reading all that I will never again be tempted to look at those Compaq/HP things in Noel Leemings, Bond & Bond, Harvey Norman, Big Byte, etc etc etc . :D No wonder you don't like to reformat too often . :O BTW I got told off by godfather the other day for eating breakfast around 9:20am - "Most people have done a day's work by then" he said . :D |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 84848 | 2002-10-01 02:15:00 | The easiest way to clean it out... Dont go OEM :p Naah, That is good what you've said though. It's easily possible to get installation down to 180 (Well, I dunno how easy, but I've done it, on a 290 Meg HDD with a 4 gig secondary.. It can be done :P My two cents worth Chilling |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 84849 | 2002-10-01 07:31:00 | >No wonder you don't like to reformat too often . Actually I do every 3 - 4 months as a matter of keeping things running smoothly . >BTW I got told off by godfather the other day for eating breakfast around 9:20am - "Most people have done a day's work by then" he said . Somebody's gotta run the graveyard shift . . . |
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