Comments on: Microsoft declines to patch Windows 98 and ME flaw http://www.aloke.info/2006/06/13/microsoft-declines-to-patch-windows-98-and-me-flaw/ /me on the net Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:59:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Richard Brennan http://www.aloke.info/2006/06/13/microsoft-declines-to-patch-windows-98-and-me-flaw/#comment-3 Richard Brennan Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:39:23 +0000 http://aloke.info/2006/microsoft-declines-to-patch-windows-98-and-me-flaw/#comment-3 Interesting - and the end of the line not only of Win95/98, but the 16-bit code of <a href="http://richardbrennan.spaces.msn.com/blog/cns!24EE5EC3EEA734ED!202.entry" rel="nofollow">MS-DOS</A> as well. Kind of the end of an era, wouldn't you say? Also - what happened to <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/sa/benefits/fundamentals.mspx" rel="nofollow">Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs</A>, due last month? That was supposed to be the stop gap between Windows 98 and Vista - at least as far as security patches go. -- <a href="http://richardbrennan.spaces.msn.com" rel="nofollow">Ric Brennan</A> Interesting - and the end of the line not only of Win95/98, but the 16-bit code of MS-DOS as well. Kind of the end of an era, wouldn’t you say?

Also - what happened to Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs, due last month? That was supposed to be the stop gap between Windows 98 and Vista - at least as far as security patches go.
— Ric Brennan

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