I had a licence for this, the CD and certificate. Seems it has been thrown away. :thumbdwn:

Now, if I managed to get hold of a genuine CD and certificate that is not in use, either through never been used or upgraded and no longer needed, if I used it, would it be legal?

Assuming it is legal, does anyone have a spare floating about that they want rid of for a small amount of money?

Given that Windows 98SE is no longer supported by Microsoft and they do not provide any updates for it I would be more concerned about the security and usefulness of installing an eight year old operating system than its legality.

There are a lot of 'old OS' computers hooked up to the Internet that are specifically targeted by hackers/viruses because they lack important security measures. You also have the issue of potentially wanting to use modern software which may not run on Windows 98.

Freebies! You have a PM.

Given that Windows 98SE is no longer supported by Microsoft and they do not provide any updates for it I would be more concerned about the security and usefulness of installing an eight year old operating system than its legality.

There are a lot of 'old OS' computers hooked up to the Internet that are specifically targeted by hackers/viruses because they lack important security measures. You also have the issue of potentially wanting to use modern software which may not run on Windows 98.

I'd agree. You can get legal copies of xp for under

Trust me, this PC is going to be Win98SE and nothing else. It's old and its going to be operated by a blonde female who can't use anything but Win98SE. So thats what it will be. I'm just trying to find a cheap way of doing it that is also legal.

Trust me, this PC is going to be Win98SE and nothing else. It's old and its going to be operated by a blonde female who can't use anything but Win98SE. So thats what it will be. I'm just trying to find a cheap way of doing it that is also legal.

I think having a license will be irrelevant for software now unsupported my microsoft but if u dont get sorted i should have a licensed copy floating about that u can have FOC of course. Let me know