Windows 98 currently retains active updates through the Windows Update Service.
This information on this page is designed to be a reference for what updates
are needed for the operating system. It is essentially the HPC:Factor recommended
updates procedure for using your Handheld PC in conjunction with Windows 98
and Windows 98SE.
Support for Windows 98 was originally supposed to end in December 2003. In
January 2004 Microsoft announced that it would extend the pay-per incident support
for Windows 98 until June 2006. This means that while Windows 98 will be regarded
as a defunct operating system, work for continuing support for other Microsoft
technologies under Windows 98 will continue, as will corporate level patching.
Whether or not any future patches will be released to the consumer is another
matter.
We recommend that if possible you upgrade your computer to Windows 2000 or
higher. However if you must use Windows 98, we recommend that you do not directly
connect the system to the Internet and minimise any network shares that you
setup on the computer. Do not serve any information to the Internet from your
system, such as using Personal Web Server to host a web site.
Windows 98 First Edition Patches & Updates Guide
The following list of updates will provide you with the highest level of security
available to Windows 98. The Approximate total download size of all the listed
updates is 62MB.
Want to download all of these updates from us? If you would like to make a donation to help towards our running costs, we will provide you with a download link to the files.
Find out more.
Prerequisites
This guide assumes a certain level of system components have already been updated.
These are the prerequisites for the installation:
Critical Updates:
Q168115
Legacy Credential Caching
Q245729
File Access URL Patch
Q256015
DOS Device in Path Name Patch
Q259728
IP Fragment Reassembly Update
Q273991
Share Level Password Update
Q313829
Windows Shell Could Lead to Code Running
Q323172
Flaw in Certificate Enrollment Control
Q323255
Unchecked Buffer in Windows Help Facility Code Execution
Q329115
Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing
Q811630
HTML Help Update to Limit Functionality When It Is Invoked in IE
Q814078
Flaw in Windows Script Engine May Allow Code to Run
Q816093
Java Virtual Machine Security Update
Q823559
Buffer Overrun in the HTML Converter Could Allow Code Execution
Q873374
GDI+ Detection Tool
Q888113
Vulnerability in hyperlink object library code execution
Q891711
Cursor and Icon Handling Remote Code Execution
Q891781
DHTML editing ActiveX control code execution
Q896358
HTML Help code execution
Q904706 DirectShow remote code execution
Q908519 Web fonts remote code execution
Q911562 MDAC function could allow code execution
Q917344 JScript Remote Code Execution
Q918547 Graphics Rendering Engine Remote Code Execution
Q917344 JScript Remote Code Execution
Q892211
Update for Web Folders
Recommended Updates:
Q216641
49.7 Days System Stall Update
2
to 4 digit Date Converter
Active Accessibility
Update 1.2
Agent 2.0
Dial-Up
Networking 1.4
Jet
4.0 SP8
Registration Information Wizard
Update
Root Certificates
Update
Windows
Installer 2.0
MSXML 2.6 SP3
MSXML
3.0 SP7
Internet Explorer QFE's:
Q319303 Internet Explorer Navigation Sound Update
Q870669 Disable ADODB.Stream object from Internet Explorer
Q887797 Cumulative Update for OLE
Q916281 Cumulative Patch June 15 2006
Q918439 ART Image Rendering Remote Code Execution
Windows Media Player 7.1 QFE's:
Q320920
Windows Media Player Rollup
Q817787
Flaw in Windows Media Player Skins Code Execution
Additional Installation Items:
Windows 98 Second Edition Patches & Updates Guide
The following list of updates will provide you with the highest level of security
available to Windows 98. The Approximate total download size of all the listed
updates is 58MB.
Want to download all of these updates from us? If you would like to make a donation to help towards our running costs, we will provide you with a download link to the files.
Find out more.
Prerequisites
This guide assumes a certain level of system components have already been updated.
These are the prerequisites for the installation:
Service Packs and SRPs:
Microsoft Libraries
Update 2.0
Critical Updates:
Q238453
Spoofed Route Pointer IGMP Patch
Q245729
File Access URL Patch
Q256015
DOS Device in Path Name Patch
Q259728
IP Fragment Reassembly Update
Q273017
ScanDisk Runs Even Though Windows Shut Down Correctly
Q273991
Share Level Password Update
Q313829
Windows Shell Could Lead to Code Running
Q323172
Flaw in Certificate Enrollment Control
Q323255
Unchecked Buffer in Windows Help Facility Code Execution
Q329115
Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing
Q814078
Flaw in Windows Script Engine May Allow Code to Run
Q816093
Java Virtual Machine Security Update
Q823559
Buffer Overrun in the HTML Converter Could Allow Code Execution
Q873374
GDI+ Detection Tool
Q888113
Vulnerability in hyperlink object library code execution
Q891711
Cursor and Icon Handling Remote Code Execution
Q891781
DHTML editing ActiveX control code execution
Q896358
HTML Help code execution
Q904706 DirectShow remote code execution
Q908519 Web fonts remote code execution
Q911562 MDAC function could allow code execution
Q917344 JScript Remote Code Execution
Q918547 Graphics Rendering Engine Remote Code Execution
Q917344 JScript Remote Code Execution
Q892211
Update for Web Folders
Recommended Updates:
Q239887
Second Edition Shutdown Suppliment
Q242975
Second Edition 1394 Suppliment
Q243450
Large IDE Update
Q260067
Second Edition Mapped Drives Shutdown Update
2
to 4 digit Date Converter
Active Accessibility
Update 1.2
Agent 2.0
Dial-Up
Networking 1.4
Jet
4.0 SP8
Root Certificates
Update
vCard Update for
Office 2000 SR-1
Windows
Installer 2.0
MSXML 2.6 SP3
MSXML
3.0 SP7
Internet Explorer QFE's:
Q319303 Internet Explorer Navigation Sound Update
Q870669 Disable ADODB.Stream object from Internet Explorer
Q887797 Cumulative Update for OLE
Q916281 Cumulative Patch June 15 2006
Q918439 ART Image Rendering Remote Code Execution
Windows Media Player 9 QFE's:
Q828026
Windows Media Player URL Script Command Update
Q917734 Windows Media Player Remote Code Execution
Additional Installation Items:
