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Windows 98 Presents Security Problems As It Ends Lifespan: Page 3 of 3

Another way to handle Windows 98 systems is to move them into positions where they're isolated from the Internet, he advised. Production machines and kiosks, for instance, that don't connect to the Internet, could still safely run the older OS.

Among his other recommendations: make sure that all PCs, regardless of the operating system, have the latest security fixes from Microsoft installed, inventory the enterprise's PCs to determine how many are running Windows 95 and 98, and obtain installation images prior to December 23, when Microsoft will stop the distribution of most flavors of Windows 98.