MSoft does not support security updates for 98 anymore. What do you do !!!!

So you use Windows 98, can't afford to update to XP and MSoft does not support security updates for 98 anymore. What do you do !!!!

Try these sites.......

HPC Factor.
http://www.hpcfactor.com/support/patching/win98/
Windows service packs & updates win 98 and 98se.

The Software Patch.
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/index.html
Windows service packs & updates win XP.

CWS Internet.
http://cws.internet.com/category/2256-1-d.htm
Windows service packs & updates.

Changing Your Icons for another.

Whether you create your own icons, or download a bundle of them
from the Net, you can install them pretty easily. Here's how...


Select an icon on your desktop. Those that won't let you change
them won't have the function for change. You'll see what I mean
in a second.

Right click an icon and select 'Properties' from the context menu
that appears after right clicking. If the icon can be changed
easily, you'll see a 'Change Icon' button. If not, you won't see
that button.

Click the 'Change Icon' button. The 'Change Icon' dialog box pops
up, showing you the present icon, and any others that might
included. [Some programs pack a number of different icons along
with them.] Click the 'Browse' button, navigate to the folder you
saved your homemade icon in, and select it. Click 'Open' and then
OK, and OK again. Your new icon should be installed where the old
one was located.

Create Shortcuts on the Desktop to Your Favorite Websites

So you have found this particular site you visit ALL the time
and would like to be able to go to it with a click on your
desktop icons. Easy.

Open your browser and click on the Maximize button and make
your browser smaller so that you can see the Desktop behind it.

With your super web page open, you'll see the address bar has a URL in
it. Just click on the "Icon" you see just before the URL,
hold the mouse button down [the left one] and drag the
address onto the desktop. Of course you'll have to make sure
you can see the desktop behind the browser, at least enough
to make the drop.

When you do this, the browser [ or Favicon ] icon is created with
the title of the page you've been visiting. Now that's just so
convenient! Next time you want to visit your favorite and
frequently favored page, just double click that icon.

Okay, I hear you thinking. "Why don't you just
use the Favorites item that's on the Start Menu? The last
bunches of pages you visited are always in there."

Well, that's ok. And you can. But if you visit a few sites
ALL the time, the desktop is still the best place. It's visual,
easy to see, and an easy place to get to.

Yahoo POP3 Access in Microsoft Outlook Express.

In order to use an email client to send and receive Yahoo! Mail messages, you must designate a new incoming (POP) mail server and a new outgoing (SMTP) mail server.
If you can't add new POP or SMTP servers, you'll need to change your current server settings. Before you change anything, write down your current settings -- you may need to revert to your original settings later if you decide to send and receive messages from your other email addresses.

Here are the basic server settings for Yahoo! Mail. They can be set up by going to the Tools menu, / "Accounts."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Incoming Mail (POP3) Server: pop.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Account Name/Login Name: your Yahoo! Mail name (your address without the "@yahoo.com")
Email address: your Yahoo! Mail address (i.e., user@yahoo.com)
Password: your Yahoo! Mail password

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SMTP Settings for Microsoft Outlook Express

From the Tools menu, choose "Accounts."
Select the "Mail" tab.
Double-click the account labeled "pop.mail.yahoo.com."
Select the "Servers" tab.
Check the box next to "My Server Requires Authentication."
Click "OK."


NOTE: Before doing any of the above, you need to go to 'Yahoo mail site', Click on the 'Mail Options' link, top right hand side, Go to 'POP Access and Forwarding' and set it for 'Web and POP Access'.