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End of support for Windows 98 and Windows Me
Effective July 11, 2006, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me (and their related components) will transition to a non-supported status. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide any incident support options or security updates. Microsoft is not offering a custom support agreement for these products.
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How to troubleshoot Windows 98 shutdown problems
This article describes how to troubleshoot problems that may occur when you attempt to shut down and restart your computer. Note that this information is also available in the Windows 98 Startup and Shutdown Troubleshooting Wizard. Microsoft recommends...
How to Start a Windows 98-Based Computer in Safe Mode
This article describes how to start a Windows 98-based computer in Safe mode.
Top Articles for Windows 98
This article contains a list of the top Windows 98 articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. The Knowledge Base is available on the World Wide Web and The Microsoft Network. You can also obtain access to the Knowledge Base if you purchase a...

MS-DOS Does Not Properly Process Hard Disk Hardware Errors
Data corruption may occur when you are using an MS-DOS-based program in MS-DOS mode if your hard disk has a hardware error. Your computer is in MS-DOS mode if you started your computer with a system startup floppy disk, or if you selected Command...
MS02-050: Certificate validation flaw might permit identity spoofing
Fixes an earlier security update that caused unexpected error messages. This update fixes that problem and also prevents a newly discovered variant of the original vulnerability.
Fdisk Does Not Recognize Full Size of Hard Disks Larger than 64 GB
When you use Fdisk.exe to partition a hard disk that is larger than 64 GB (64 gigabytes, or 68,719,476,736 bytes) in size, Fdisk does not report the correct size of the hard disk. The size that Fdisk reports is the full size of the hard disk minus 64...

Windows 95/98 Boots Directly to "Shut Down" Screen
When you start your computer, you may see the following message: It's now safe to turn off your computer This behavior can occur in any mode. This behavior can occur if the Vmm32.vxd or Wininit.exe file is missing or damaged. To resolve this...
Troubleshooting Windows 98 Startup Problems
This article lists troubleshooting steps you can use if your computer stops responding (hangs), or you receive an error message, such as a fatal exception error message or an invalid VxD error message. This article also provides information about how...
"Drive's Contents Have Changed: Restarting..." Message When You Use the Disk Defragmenter Tool
When you use the Disk Defragmenter tool to defragment your hard disk, you may receive the following message: Drive's Contents Have Changed: Restarting... This issue can occur if a program (such as an antivirus program or a screen saver) is running...