Win98banter

Re: Microsoft is a criminal organization and a sociopathic corporation

webster72n — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:25:15 GMT

Don't you love this 'togetherness', 98 Guy?
Now we can all rough it up 'together'...

Harry.

"98 Guy" > wrote in message ...
> wrote:
>
>> What is Happening?
>
> Micro$haft, in an ongoing battle against Apple and Google, is seeking
> ways to enhance it's revenue stream. Part of this plan is end it's
> usenet peering arrangement under the guise of creating new and improved
> web support forums.
>
>> Why?
>
> Because Macro$oft wants to engineer a new form of paid-support forums
> where it will get a cut of the action. Having a free, open and
> accessible usenet connection will interfere with this plan.
>
>> Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased approach,
>> starting with the least active newsgroups and moving
>> eventually to more active ones throughout the course of
>> the next six months.
>
> This newsgroup is one of the more active ones, yet microsoft is shutting
> it down earlier than it should.
>
>> Effective July 1, 2010, this newsgroup will be closed.
>> Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup?
>
> If you access this forum with a web browser, stop doing that. That's
> lame.
>
> Use a usenet reader / client, and point your news reader to your ISP's
> nntp server, or any of a number of free usenet servers. Try
> nntp.aioe.org if you don't have a clue.
>
> All microsoft.public groups will continue to be available on usenet
> world-wide after Microsoft shuts down it's server. Microsoft's server
> is NOT NEEDED for this and other microsoft.public groups to exist and
> function on the world-wide usenet.
>
> You can continue to read this newsgroup on another server, or barring
> that, try the newsgroup alt.windows98, or the windows 9x/me forums on
> msfn.org:
>
> http://www.msfn.org/board/forum/8-windows-959898seme/
>
> In the mean time, you can do your part in doing battle with the illegal
> and corrupt corporation known as Microsoft by downloading, sharing,
> torrenting, hacking and using as much of their old software as
> possible. By denying Microsoft of revenue, we can slay this beast that
> has distorted and twisted the computer and software landscape that we
> consumers must live with. Our own politicians and regulators have time
> and time again failed to break up the illegal monopoly known as
> Microsoft, and has allowed them to violate law after antitrust law.

Get Win98

Andrei Akhmetov — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:49:19 GMT

Other a pirating site, where can I find a copy of Win98(I want a 2nd copy
for my just-fixed machine)?

Deep Felt Thanx !

dan — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:40:51 GMT

From mostly a 'lurker'.....

THANX ! to all who answered and helped me.

Personalities aside, this wuz a great board :)

Last one out turn off the lights.....

See ya, GAry Terhune...

PA Bear [MS MVP] — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:57:32 GMT

....wherever you are, buddy.
--
~Robear

Win98 gen_discussion still on msnews.microsoft.com

98 Guy — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:40:25 GMT

I can still subscribe and read posts in this newsgroup
(microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion) on the microsoft server
msnews.microsoft.com as of 10:35 am EST today (July 1).

The last few posts are:

Subject: Re: two XP installs on one machine
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 07:47:59 -0400
From: "dadiOH" >

Subject: Re: Reminder - Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of
Community
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:49:07 -0400
From: "FromTheRafters"

Subject: Re: W98SE USB HID Driver Sought
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:06:33 -0700
From: "Hot-Text" >

Subject: Re: Reminder - Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of
Community
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:56:25 -0700
From: "Hot-Text" >

Subject: Re: disable annoying flash update notices
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 10:00:15 -0700
From: "Hot-Text" >

It's ironic that the last 3 posts are from the moron. I don't see those
posts on nntp.aioe.org. I wonder if it's because he screwed up his time
setting.

two XP installs on one machine

thanatoid — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:54:24 GMT

Hi gang,

Can I have a 98SE on C, and /TWO/ different XP installations on
two other separate partitions?

I have 98SE on C now and XP on E but would like to add a second
- different - XP install on another partition.

It seems adding one more line to boot.ini should do the job.

Any comments?

--
Mozart tells us what it's like to be human, Beethoven tells us
what it's like to be Beethoven and Bach tells us what it's like
to be the universe.
- origin unknown

Last day of posting via Microsoft server

Dan — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:40:34 GMT

Well, I guess this is the last day of posting via the Microsoft server.

WinXP question

Henry — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:39:44 GMT

I know this isn't a WinXP group, but it's a lot more active than those
groups and the people seem knowledgeable.

I'm running WinXP Pro SP2 on a Dell Dimension 3 GHz machine with 2 Gig
of RAM.

I have only heard bad things from people I know who tried to install
SP3 and on newsgroups. It seems that one of three things will happen.

1. Everything will go well and it will work OK. (Seldom)

2. It will seem to go well for some period of time and then something
happens and your computer gets screwed up.

3. It will not install correctly and your computer gets screwed up.

With the last two, a clean re-install of WinXP is required to get back
running.

With my luck with updates, one of the last two will occur.

What happens if I don't update and stay with SP2? Will I not get any
further updates at all?

Signed Scared

Henry

Congratulations! This has been a MEB-free newsgroup for 4 weeks.

98 Guy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:08:24 GMT

We all deserve a pat on the back. This has been a MEB-free workplace
for over 4 weeks - practically the entire month of June.

As Microsoft turns off it's usenet server and removes this newsgroup
from it's server, we have seen the last of Maurice Edward Brahier and as
this group continues to exist outside of Microsoft we will never again
see him post to this group. The fact that he has been a fraud and not a
real user of Windows 98 for many months if not years probably has
something to do with that.

His incoherent and rambling posts, written in a particularly obtuse form
of legalese, will live on in the google-groups archive of this
newsgroup, to be a source of humor and laughter for future readers.