Win'98SE & IE 6

.. . . and you're considering someday switching to XP -- should I say the
horror -- : LOL

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
LOL!!!

They said "resistance is futile", but they were wrong! As for me, I'm
QUITE CONTENT with IE 5.5 SP2.

There have been some rumors (not created by me) that some people using
Win98SE had some problems with IE 6. I don't know if that is the case -
most people here say it works great. So - if you want the newest model,
go
for it!

But as for me, (and just as an aside), I'm still QUITE CONTENT with WMP
6.4
too (just for the record) So there! LOL.


Gary S. Terhune wrote:
"Bill in Co" is a regular here in this NG and, apparently, doesn't like
IE
6,
s.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Eugene Fridman" wrote in message
...
Thank you very much for the reply.

(And don't believe a word of what Colorado says! eg)

Please pardon my ignorance, but what the above was supposed to mean?

TIA, Eugene
=================================================
"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
MS considers IE6 SP1 to be a Critical Update: http://snipurl.com/4bgz.
The
author of that post, Anthony Grey, heads up the IE/OE sustained
engineering
team at Microsoft.

Upgrading will necessitate two (2) visits to Windows Update: One to
install
IE6 SP1 (and reboot), then another to install post-SP1 updates for
both
IE
and Win98. To assure a clean install, your anti-virus application
should be
disabled and all other running processes closed before installing
anything,
including Windows Updates.

Early versions of IE6 SP1 proved troublesome for a small minority of
Win98
users but such bugs have been addressed and trouble us no more. Don't
let
anyone else tell you differently. (And don't believe a word of what
Colorado says! eg)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)


Eugene Fridman wrote:
I'm thinking of upgrading Internet Explorer 5.50 to 6 SP1 on my Win
'98SE
system.

Are there any reasons not to?

Please share your experience.

TIA, Eugene

Dan wrote:
With support as in the case of updates already becoming a rare thing from
Microsoft on 98SE, I would have the latest version of IE. You may want to
consider Mozilla Firefox too since it does not have Active X vulnerabilities
of IE but you still must be sure to keep IE up to date.

It's ever my cute way to ask a really basic (i.e. dumb) question, but
I'm just curious :

If I never use IE (or OE, for that matter - switched to Moz & T'bird
last year - so no reason ever to change back), why should I need to keep
IE up to date?


--
Regards

Nigel Stapley

www.judgemental.plus.com

reply-to will bounce

So you are willing to leave security holes unpatched?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
LOL!!!

They said "resistance is futile", but they were wrong! As for me, I'm
QUITE CONTENT with IE 5.5 SP2.

There have been some rumors (not created by me) that some people using
Win98SE had some problems with IE 6. I don't know if that is the case -
most people here say it works great. So - if you want the newest model, go
for it!

But as for me, (and just as an aside), I'm still QUITE CONTENT with WMP 6.4
too (just for the record) So there! LOL.


Gary S. Terhune wrote:
"Bill in Co" is a regular here in this NG and, apparently, doesn't like IE
6,
s.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Eugene Fridman" wrote in message
...
Thank you very much for the reply.

(And don't believe a word of what Colorado says! eg)

Please pardon my ignorance, but what the above was supposed to mean?

TIA, Eugene
=================================================
"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
MS considers IE6 SP1 to be a Critical Update: http://snipurl.com/4bgz.
The
author of that post, Anthony Grey, heads up the IE/OE sustained
engineering
team at Microsoft.

Upgrading will necessitate two (2) visits to Windows Update: One to
install
IE6 SP1 (and reboot), then another to install post-SP1 updates for both
IE
and Win98. To assure a clean install, your anti-virus application
should be
disabled and all other running processes closed before installing
anything,
including Windows Updates.

Early versions of IE6 SP1 proved troublesome for a small minority of
Win98
users but such bugs have been addressed and trouble us no more. Don't
let
anyone else tell you differently. (And don't believe a word of what
Colorado says! eg)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)


Eugene Fridman wrote:
I'm thinking of upgrading Internet Explorer 5.50 to 6 SP1 on my Win
'98SE
system.

Are there any reasons not to?

Please share your experience.

TIA, Eugene

I know the day will come when we have to. Sigh.

Dan wrote:
. . . and you're considering someday switching to XP -- should I say the
horror -- : LOL

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
LOL!!!

They said "resistance is futile", but they were wrong! As for me, I'm
QUITE CONTENT with IE 5.5 SP2.

There have been some rumors (not created by me) that some people using
Win98SE had some problems with IE 6. I don't know if that is the
case -
most people here say it works great. So - if you want the newest model,
go
for it!

But as for me, (and just as an aside), I'm still QUITE CONTENT with WMP
6.4
too (just for the record) So there! LOL.


Gary S. Terhune wrote:
"Bill in Co" is a regular here in this NG and, apparently, doesn't like
IE
6, s.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Eugene Fridman" wrote in message
...
Thank you very much for the reply.

(And don't believe a word of what Colorado says! eg)

Please pardon my ignorance, but what the above was supposed to mean?

TIA, Eugene
=================================================
"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
MS considers IE6 SP1 to be a Critical Update: http://snipurl.com/4bgz.
The
author of that post, Anthony Grey, heads up the IE/OE sustained
engineering team at Microsoft.

Upgrading will necessitate two (2) visits to Windows Update: One to
install IE6 SP1 (and reboot), then another to install post-SP1 updates
for both IE and Win98. To assure a clean install, your anti-virus
application should be disabled and all other running processes closed
before installing anything, including Windows Updates.

Early versions of IE6 SP1 proved troublesome for a small minority of
Win98
users but such bugs have been addressed and trouble us no more. Don't
let
anyone else tell you differently. (And don't believe a word of what
Colorado says! eg)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)


Eugene Fridman wrote:
I'm thinking of upgrading Internet Explorer 5.50 to 6 SP1 on my Win
'98SE
system.

Are there any reasons not to?

Please share your experience.

TIA, Eugene

What do you think? (I still cross busy streets too) :-)

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
So you are willing to leave security holes unpatched?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
LOL!!!

They said "resistance is futile", but they were wrong! As for me, I'm
QUITE CONTENT with IE 5.5 SP2.

There have been some rumors (not created by me) that some people using
Win98SE had some problems with IE 6. I don't know if that is the
case -
most people here say it works great. So - if you want the newest model,
go
for it!

But as for me, (and just as an aside), I'm still QUITE CONTENT with WMP
6.4
too (just for the record) So there! LOL.


Gary S. Terhune wrote:
"Bill in Co" is a regular here in this NG and, apparently, doesn't like
IE
6, s.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Eugene Fridman" wrote in message
...
Thank you very much for the reply.

(And don't believe a word of what Colorado says! eg)

Please pardon my ignorance, but what the above was supposed to mean?

TIA, Eugene
=================================================
"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
MS considers IE6 SP1 to be a Critical Update: http://snipurl.com/4bgz.
The
author of that post, Anthony Grey, heads up the IE/OE sustained
engineering team at Microsoft.

Upgrading will necessitate two (2) visits to Windows Update: One to
install IE6 SP1 (and reboot), then another to install post-SP1 updates
for both IE and Win98. To assure a clean install, your anti-virus
application should be disabled and all other running processes closed
before installing anything, including Windows Updates.

Early versions of IE6 SP1 proved troublesome for a small minority of
Win98
users but such bugs have been addressed and trouble us no more. Don't
let
anyone else tell you differently. (And don't believe a word of what
Colorado says! eg)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)


Eugene Fridman wrote:
I'm thinking of upgrading Internet Explorer 5.50 to 6 SP1 on my Win
'98SE
system.

Are there any reasons not to?

Please share your experience.

TIA, Eugene

Yeah, but when you're crossing busy streets, you are able to see the risks and
dodge them (else you wouldn't be here.) The problem with Windows Security
vulnerabilities is that you can't see what's about to hit you until it already
has.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
What do you think? (I still cross busy streets too) :-)

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
So you are willing to leave security holes unpatched?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
LOL!!!

They said "resistance is futile", but they were wrong! As for me, I'm
QUITE CONTENT with IE 5.5 SP2.

There have been some rumors (not created by me) that some people using
Win98SE had some problems with IE 6. I don't know if that is the
case -
most people here say it works great. So - if you want the newest model,
go
for it!

But as for me, (and just as an aside), I'm still QUITE CONTENT with WMP
6.4
too (just for the record) So there! LOL.


Gary S. Terhune wrote:
"Bill in Co" is a regular here in this NG and, apparently, doesn't like
IE
6, s.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Eugene Fridman" wrote in message
...
Thank you very much for the reply.

(And don't believe a word of what Colorado says! eg)

Please pardon my ignorance, but what the above was supposed to mean?

TIA, Eugene
=================================================
"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
MS considers IE6 SP1 to be a Critical Update: http://snipurl.com/4bgz.
The
author of that post, Anthony Grey, heads up the IE/OE sustained
engineering team at Microsoft.

Upgrading will necessitate two (2) visits to Windows Update: One to
install IE6 SP1 (and reboot), then another to install post-SP1 updates
for both IE and Win98. To assure a clean install, your anti-virus
application should be disabled and all other running processes closed
before installing anything, including Windows Updates.

Early versions of IE6 SP1 proved troublesome for a small minority of
Win98
users but such bugs have been addressed and trouble us no more. Don't
let
anyone else tell you differently. (And don't believe a word of what
Colorado says! eg)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)


Eugene Fridman wrote:
I'm thinking of upgrading Internet Explorer 5.50 to 6 SP1 on my Win
'98SE
system.

Are there any reasons not to?

Please share your experience.

TIA, Eugene

Well, at least I'm on a dial up, so I have a little more time to pick up on
it!

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
Yeah, but when you're crossing busy streets, you are able to see the risks
and
dodge them (else you wouldn't be here.) The problem with Windows Security
vulnerabilities is that you can't see what's about to hit you until it
already
has.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
What do you think? (I still cross busy streets too) :-)

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
So you are willing to leave security holes unpatched?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
LOL!!!

They said "resistance is futile", but they were wrong! As for me,
I'm
QUITE CONTENT with IE 5.5 SP2.

There have been some rumors (not created by me) that some people using
Win98SE had some problems with IE 6. I don't know if that is the
case -
most people here say it works great. So - if you want the newest
model,
go for it!

But as for me, (and just as an aside), I'm still QUITE CONTENT with WMP
6.4
too (just for the record) So there! LOL.


Gary S. Terhune wrote:
"Bill in Co" is a regular here in this NG and, apparently, doesn't
like IE
6, s.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Eugene Fridman" wrote in message
...
Thank you very much for the reply.

(And don't believe a word of what Colorado says! eg)

Please pardon my ignorance, but what the above was supposed to mean?

TIA, Eugene
=================================================
"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
MS considers IE6 SP1 to be a Critical Update:
http://snipurl.com/4bgz.
The author of that post, Anthony Grey, heads up the IE/OE sustained
engineering team at Microsoft.

Upgrading will necessitate two (2) visits to Windows Update: One to
install IE6 SP1 (and reboot), then another to install post-SP1
updates
for both IE and Win98. To assure a clean install, your anti-virus
application should be disabled and all other running processes
closed
before installing anything, including Windows Updates.

Early versions of IE6 SP1 proved troublesome for a small minority of
Win98 users but such bugs have been addressed and trouble us no
more.
Don't let anyone else tell you differently. (And don't believe a
word
of what Colorado says! eg)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)


Eugene Fridman wrote:
I'm thinking of upgrading Internet Explorer 5.50 to 6 SP1 on my Win
'98SE system.

Are there any reasons not to?

Please share your experience.

TIA, Eugene

LOL!!! Dreamer!

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
Well, at least I'm on a dial up, so I have a little more time to pick up on
it!

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
Yeah, but when you're crossing busy streets, you are able to see the risks
and
dodge them (else you wouldn't be here.) The problem with Windows Security
vulnerabilities is that you can't see what's about to hit you until it
already
has.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
What do you think? (I still cross busy streets too) :-)

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
So you are willing to leave security holes unpatched?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
LOL!!!

They said "resistance is futile", but they were wrong! As for me,
I'm
QUITE CONTENT with IE 5.5 SP2.

There have been some rumors (not created by me) that some people using
Win98SE had some problems with IE 6. I don't know if that is the
case -
most people here say it works great. So - if you want the newest
model,
go for it!

But as for me, (and just as an aside), I'm still QUITE CONTENT with WMP
6.4
too (just for the record) So there! LOL.


Gary S. Terhune wrote:
"Bill in Co" is a regular here in this NG and, apparently, doesn't
like IE
6, s.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Eugene Fridman" wrote in message
...
Thank you very much for the reply.

(And don't believe a word of what Colorado says! eg)

Please pardon my ignorance, but what the above was supposed to mean?

TIA, Eugene
=================================================
"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
MS considers IE6 SP1 to be a Critical Update:
http://snipurl.com/4bgz.
The author of that post, Anthony Grey, heads up the IE/OE sustained
engineering team at Microsoft.

Upgrading will necessitate two (2) visits to Windows Update: One to
install IE6 SP1 (and reboot), then another to install post-SP1
updates
for both IE and Win98. To assure a clean install, your anti-virus
application should be disabled and all other running processes
closed
before installing anything, including Windows Updates.

Early versions of IE6 SP1 proved troublesome for a small minority of
Win98 users but such bugs have been addressed and trouble us no
more.
Don't let anyone else tell you differently. (And don't believe a
word
of what Colorado says! eg)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)


Eugene Fridman wrote:
I'm thinking of upgrading Internet Explorer 5.50 to 6 SP1 on my Win
'98SE system.

Are there any reasons not to?

Please share your experience.

TIA, Eugene

eg I *love* stirring you guys up. It's too easy! eg

Happy Gnu Year!

...(And don't believe a word of what
Colorado says! eg)

Bill in Co. wrote:
But wasn't there a program someone wrote that supposedly does remove IE
from
the system?

I remember its name now: IE eradicator (Haven't used it) Probably
just removes SOME of the IE interface, and that's it.

Oooo, noooo! You're playing with fire when you play with IEradicator,
Colorado. Handle wearing two pairs of asbestos gloves.

e.g., http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm
--
~PA Bear