My friend just recieved a win98 machine from her aunt, it doesnt have any anti virus software on it right now. This is the first computer she has ever owned so i am trying to make it as selfsufficent in running as possible

any suggestions?

3/10/2006 6:28:52 PM

get xp

3/10/2006 8:14:31 PM

its her first comp ever and was free, it cant run xp, 128megs of ram and an 833 processor, cant do much with it

3/10/2006 8:16:57 PM

pump that baby up to 512MB RAM and it will run XP fine

3/10/2006 9:27:57 PM

^ Yeah, what he said.

98's a big pain in the ass anyway.

3/10/2006 9:37:25 PM

is your friend a student?

symantec AV corporate = free.

3/10/2006 10:19:43 PM

nope my friend aint a student, down here in charlotte, trying to hook her up as best i can before i head back to raleigh. I found an old Norton 2004, i put that on there but its only a 1 year subscription for free, after that you have to pay for it

3/11/2006 9:22:56 AM

i give that machine 2 weeks before it goes down in a hail of techno-gunfire.

3/11/2006 9:48:57 AM

seriously, with even 256mb of ram it will run xp fine.

upgrade. 98 isnt support by ANYTHING anymore. She can't use a lot of peripherals, printers, etc. She can't use any new software. upgrade it

3/11/2006 11:55:33 AM

a NAT firewall

3/11/2006 1:29:23 PM

Win 98 is fine. I run symantec AV myself and it does great. Im sure they are plenty of free ones that you can find online. Might be older but better then nothing.

3/11/2006 6:36:22 PM

no, win 98 is NOT fine...it's old and grody

3/11/2006 7:24:07 PM