During casual browsing I came across a very useful site: ftp://tech.wsd1.org/pub/info/Archived/Procedures2006.html
with a very useful patch
ftp://tech.wsd1.org/pub/updates/Win98Update2006.exe
This Microsoft patch will install all accumulated Windows 98 updates through 2006 in one patch!
Below is a complete listing of the updates installed by this package:
Telnet Security Update, September 9, 1999
239887: Windows 98SE Shutdown Supplement, November 1, 1999
245729: Security Update, November 12, 1999
256015: Security Update, March 17, 2000
249973: Security Update, January 17, 2000
259728: Security Update, May 19, 2000
273991: Windows Share Level Password Update
318203: Security Update, February 13, 2002 (MSXML 3.0)
313829: Security Update, March 7, 2002
323172: Security Update (Windows 98)
329115: Security Update (Windows 98)
813489: April 2003, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
811630: Critical Update (Windows 98)
814078: Security Update (Microsoft Jscript version 5.6, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0)
314147: Security Update
329414: Security Update (MDAC 2.6)
816093: Security Update Microsoft Virtual Machine (Microsoft VM)
Root Certificates Update
320920: Windows Media Player 6.4 Rollup, July 24, 2002
817787: Windows Media Security Patch, May 6, 2003
823559: Security Update, July 9, 2003
819696: DirectX Update, August 20, 2003
823718: MDAC Security Patch MS03-033, August 20, 2003
831167: Post-832894 Update for IE6SP1, February 7, 2004
837009: Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express, April 13, 2004
833989: Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, March 11, 2004
885492: Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 Series, August 4, 2004
870669: Critical Update for ADODB.stream, June 29, 2004
888113: Security Update (Windows 98), November 16, 2004
891781: Security Update (Windows 98), January 5, 2005
891711: Security Update (Windows 98), March 23, 2005
896358: Security Update (Windows 98), April 19, 2005
904706: Security Update for DirectX 9, August 30, 2005
908519: Security Update (Windows 98), November 27, 2005
911565: Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (Windows 98), December 22, 2005
912812: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack, March 22, 2006
913433: Security Update for Macromedia Flash 6, April 10, 2006
260067: Windows 98 Second Edition Mapped Drives Shutdown UpdateQUOTE: "Only install this package on Windows 98 Second Edition. Ensure that Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (or newer) is installed before installing these updates.
Click CANCEL now if this is not Windows 98 Second Edition or if Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (or newer) is not installed."
It is much safer to download updates & patches direct from Microsoft. With the direct download link from this third-party website you have no idea what you are installing till it's too late - it's an 'exe' file that could contain malware. I certainly would not install something "blind" like that from a source I have not dealt with or heard of before.
"It is much safer to download updates & patches direct from Microsoft." Support from Microsoft is non-existent. They even broke the pages for Windows Update for Windows 95, Windows NT4.0, and Windows 98/98SE/ME, which were working fine a year ago, I might add. When loading these pages from Internet Explorer > Tools > Windows Update, they repeatedly load a blank page over and over. The only way to get fixes or patches these days is from FTP archives, aka third parties.
You might look at the link below. There are links to links that may help with old OSes.
