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Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:29 pm**

Hello all

I was wondering why Microsoft changed their Windows Update site for XP users.
If you go to Windows Update while using XP it takes you with different options than with Windows Update using 98.

I get the SP2 update available for XP but not for 98 is that just for Xp O.S.?

Click these 2 links to see the difference

*edit
:mad:

grrr hmm your not going to be able to see the difference. Not sure what I was thinking but I thought you could see the difference.....but you can't unless your using to different O.S. to see.
Did anyone notice the change in their site recently?????

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:36 pm**

There IS a difference... one link works...one doesn't !

Soz.... I couldn't resist

lilpink x

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:37 pm**

Now i'm eating my words *munches*

hehehehehe

lilpink x

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:40 pm**

All the links take me to the same udate window. I edited this using 2 diff O.S. pasting the different links into the post. When I use XP to open up the links I get all the same page and when I use my 98 machine I get all the same page.

What O.S. you using lilpink?

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:46 pm**

XP.... but not long ago i was 98

I'm not sure what you mean by differences in the Window's Update pages... I'm scared to comment in case I sound daft.... but the pages are completely different...is that what you mean ???
...and the dotty thing that shows it's searching for updates is snazzier on the XP one... hahahahahaha....

lilpink x

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:51 pm**

No you don't sound daft, your right, the pages are different, but why?

And why is SP2 only for XP users?

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:00 pm**

This release of SP2 is for XP users only...

Win98 has a Windows Critical Update available.

Cactus

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:02 pm**

Well ...I know nothing BUT I dl'd SP2 and it seems to be all about security.... the XP firewall n stuff, pop-up stopper etc....

98 doesn't have a MS firewall ? ...and I spose that maybe they have designed it to run with XP and not 98..... dunno why.... shocking discrimination lol..... guess they want peeps to upgrade

lilpink x

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:03 pm**

Cactus do you have 2 machines with 2 different O.S. on them, XP and 98? Can you see the difference?

Thx I wasnt sure why SP2 wasn't coming up for my 98 machine :wink:

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:09 pm**

About the difference in the Update pages... I just presumed the 2 OS's had different updates... ??!! hmmm.... thereby Xp has got a modern page cos its newer and 98's page looks older cos it's been around longer lol

Different dl's on each i presume... 2 seperate things.... i think ?

:wobble:

lilpink x

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:14 pm**

There is a difference...Microsoft has revamped the Update site.
SP2 for Win98 will be avail through an Automatic Update through this new site when it's complete.

Cactus....

PS..for now for Win98 users...get the Windows Critical Update that is available now.

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:14 pm**

They used to be the same and recently it has been changed......I believe since the SP2 has come out

I hate change

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:17 pm**

I'm lost then....lol.... not for the first or last time :cool:

lilpink x

Posted: **Sun Aug 29, 2004 3:00 am**

This "change" has taken the Developers away from the devoloping of Windows new OS ..Windows Longhorn...

Now due to be released in 2006... :shock:

So right now I'm thinking...I hate change

Cactus

Posted: **Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:22 am**

Yeah they have changed - winXP users get version 5 of windows update, 98 users get v4. This new version is meant to be easier to navigate for users