Heather
Mon Mar 03 13:13:50 PST 2008
Hmm, quite true. But on the other hand, I don't think the virus writers
remember that there really IS a Windows Millenium O/S......grin. I
didn't worry about viruses all that much when using it and I am trying
to remember which one targeted XP and Win2000, but not WinME.
Not a huge consolation, but if you keep an older one on the machine and
watch where you surf, you should be just fine. One thing I have always
done to virus-proof my Outlook Express is to make up a Message Rule that
diverts any email with an attachment into it's own folder. I can then
approach it carefully (no preview pane).
Cheers.....Heather
"O.J. Newman" <ojn@zoominternet.net> wrote in message
news:OKnRayWfIHA.5620@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi Heather:
>
> Thanks for the link. The only problem is that with anti-virus
> programs, some products, such as AntiVir, are no longer supplying
> definition updates to their last Win 98/ME version.
>
> Cheers,
> O.J.
>
> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:Ov5vwQPfIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
http://www.oldversion.com/
>>
>> OJ....go to the above link for older programs. I often put this link
>> out on this group for the very reason that it has copies of older
>> programs. And yes, when I use Zone Alarm, I use an older version even
>> on XP. NEW is not always BEST!!
>>
>> Cheers.....Heather
>>
>> "O.J. Newman" <ojn@zoominternet.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23mlqusNfIHA.5280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> And Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic dropped support for Win
>>> 98/ME in mid-2007 and now only supports Win 2000 and up also.
>>> See:
http://www.free-av.com/ .
>>>
>>> How long can we hope for Avast to continue to support Win 98/ME?
>>>
>>> O.J.
>>>
>>>
>>> "O.J. Newman" <ojn@zoominternet.net> wrote in message
>>> news:ej1W4kNfIHA.4120@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> OK, I'm replying to myself again <g>.
>>>>
>>>> BitDefender v10 apparently does support Win 98/ME. See:
>>>>
http://www.bitdefender.com/site/view/Products-for-Win98-Me-NT.html
>>>> .
>>>> However, the new BitDefender 2008 only supports Win 2000 and up.
>>>> See:
>>>>
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-2194-en--BitDefender-Antivirus-2008.html .
>>>>
>>>> It seems like we are losing anti-virus (and other security
>>>> software) for Win 98/ME.
>>>>
>>>> Sigh,
>>>> O.J.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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