Last update: December 15, 2008

The Complete List of Hotfixes, Updates, and Addons for Windows 98 Second Edition

Index:

1) latest additions and changes
2) the big monster list of hotfixes, both unofficial and official mixed in together, exactly the way to show respect for Bill Gates' proprietory software ideology.
3) the list of incompatible updates
4) the "not really sure" section - if anyone can provide more info on these hotfixes that would be tops.
5) the list of obsolete hotfixes and updates. this is the reason i started this woolly mammoth task. Now you know which hotfixes to just ignore and/or delete and never have to worry about ever again for your "have I got all the updates?" peace of mind.

1. latest additions and changes

Dec 10, 2008:
- Added: BHDD31, IE956390, X360C, USBASP, Q925051
- Updated: MSXML4, RootsUpd, NV8269, DXM9x, KernelEx, RootsUpd, VBVM60, Q272991, Crypt9x, Q951072

As always, thanks to MDGx for these updates.

2. the monster list of current hotfixes for Windows 98 second edition

Color scheme - updates are organised into 2 colors:
- blue: these updates are OFFICIAL unmodified hotfixes released by Microsoft
- updates with a * at the end are NOT available from Windows Update
- most (if not all) updates hosted at www.mdgx.com are also not available from Windows Update
- red: these updates are UNOFFICIAL hotfixes released (in the main) by people who frequent MSFN
- updates with # at the end require other updates to be installed first, so read the info!
- the list was originally ordered by kb number, but recently I have just been adding the latest to the top, so the numbers might not be in order.



MSXML4 - 2008 Dec 1 - 5.76mb - DL / Info - Unofficial Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 XML HTTP MSXML Control v4.0 SP2 Vulnerability Fix (Q954430)
NV8269 -- 2008 Nov 19 - 14.5mb - DL / Info: 1 / 2 - Tweaked Unofficial NVIDIA Display Driver 82.69 for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME
RootsUpd -- 2008 Oct 23 - 293kb - DL / Info: 1 / 2 - Root Certificate Update (Oct '08)
IE956390 - 2008 Oct 22 - 3.68/3.67/3.69mb - DL: ENG / ITA / GER / -- Info - Unofficial Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1
DXM9x ----- 2008 Oct 22 - 1.9 / 1.9 mb - DL: ENG / ITA / -- Info - Unofficial DirectX Media (DXM) 6.0 Update for Internet Explorer 6.x
KernelEx -- 2008 Oct 22 - 153kb - DL / Info - Unofficial KernelEx 0.3.6 Stable (allows you to install + run NTx-only + XP-only applications + games. It requires UNICOWS.DLL)
SCR579x -- 2008 Oct 22 - 732kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Microsoft Scripting Engines (MSE) 5.7 (JSCRIPT.DLL 5.7.0.20550)
Q951072 -- 2008 Aug 21 - 114/117kb - DL: ENG / ITA / -- Info - Unofficial Cumulative Daylight Saving Time (DST) Time Zone Updates (revised August 2008)
USBASP --- 2008 Jul 10 - 21kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Panasonic Native DOS USB driver 2.24 Fix
Crypt9x -- 2008 July 10 - 667 / 671kb - DL: ENG / ITA / -- Info - info2 - Unofficial 128-bit SSL Encryption Security Vulnerability Fixes
X360C ---- 2008 Jul 01 - 102kb - DL / Info - Unofficial XBox 360 Controller WDM Driver for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME
VBVM60 ---- 2008 Jul 01 - 698kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Visual Basic 6.0 SP6 32-bit Runtime Library update (MSVBVM60.DLL 6.0.9802)
Q272991 -- 2008 Jul 01 - 70kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Fix for Networking Errors VNETBIOS.VXD 4.90.3001
WIA -------- 2008 Apr 28 - 1.96 mb - DL / Info: 1 / 2 - Unofficial Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) v1.1 Windows ME API for Windows 98 SE
SCR569x -- 2008 Apr 16 - 670kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Microsoft Scripting Engines (MSE) 5.6 5.6.0.8835
OLEUP ----- 2008 Mar 31 - 600/604kb - DL: ENG / ITA / -- Info - OLE Automation Libraries 2.40.4530 update
USBFDD98 - 2008 Mar 20 - 112kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Fix for USB Floppy Lockups DISKTSD.VXD 4.90.3001 - also installed as part of NativeUSB
kb941569 - 2007 Dec 27 -- 887kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Fix for Vulnerability in Windows Media Format (for WMP v9) - (for WMP v7.1) (for WMP v6.4)
98MP10 -- 2007 Dec 27 - 7.52mb - DL / Info: 1 / 2 - MDGx's killer replacements for Windows Media Player
Explor98 - 2007 Dec 12 - 172/175/174kb - DL: ENG / ITA / BRA / Info: 1 / 2- Unofficial Windows Explorer 256 Color Icons Update (EXPLORER.EXE 4.72.3612.1700) (English, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese)
Q253912 -- 2007 Dec 12 - 118/120kb - DL: ENG,POL / FRA -- Info1 / Info2 - Unofficial and EXPERIMENTAL Fix for Out Of Memory Errors VCACHE.VXD 4.10.2223 (tip: read info 1st!)
Q301453 -- 2007 Dec 12 - 415/420kb - DL: ENG / ITA -- Info - Unofficial Fix for Multicast Packets With TTL=0 TCP/IP Errors in VIP.386, NDIS.VXD, & PPPMAC.VXD - NOTE: DUN 1.4 must be already installed
CNTROL98 -- 2007 Dec 12 - 63kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Fix for Control Panel Applets Lockups with CONTROL.EXE
Q304708 -- 2007 Dec 12 - 121kb - DL / Info1 / Info2 - Unofficial Fix for Computer Hangs With IEEE 1394 (FireWire) DVD + USB Drives CDVSD.VXD 4.90.3004
Q271277 -- 2007 Dec 12 - 108kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Fix for Computer Hangs With Removable Disk DISKVSD.VXD 4.90.3002
98KRNLUP -- 2007 Dec 12 - 175kb - DL: ENG / ITA / Info - Unofficial Fix for Stack Corruption in KRNL386.EXE
WM936782 - 2007 Dec 12 - 529kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Windows Media Player 7.1 WMPUI.DLL Security Vulnerability Fix
Q891711 -- 2007 Dec 12 - 375kb - DL: ENG / ITA / FRE / POL / Info: 1 / 2 - Unofficial Fix for Animated Cursor & Icon Handling Security Vulnerability
NativeUSB - 2007 Dec 12 - 756kb - DL / Info - Maximus Decim's Native USB Drivers v3.3 for Windows 98se
RichEd9x --- 2007 Dec 12 - 1.17mb - DL / Info - Unofficial Windows 95/98/ME Rich Text Edit Controls Update
DirectX --- 2007 Oct 24 - 38.6 mb - DL / Info - Unofficial DX 9.0c August 2007 Redist Full + MDX
SHELL98 -- 2007 Oct 24 - 517kb - DL: ENG / ITA / FRE / POL / Info - Unofficial Fix for Bug with Windows Explorer and numerous large files (English, Italian, French, Polish)
VS6SP6U -- 2007 Sep 26 - 2.17mb - DL / Info - Unofficial Visual C++ Foundation Class, C++ Runtime + ActiveX Controls Libraries
Q932590 -- 2007 Sep 26 - 240kb - DL / Info - Unofficial TZ Environment Variable Errors Fix (MSVCRT.DLL
GRPHFLTS -- 2007 Sep 26 - 2.19mb - DL / Info - Unofficial MS Paint Add-on Import + Export Graphic Filters Pack
TriEdit ---- 2007 Sep 26 - 198kb - DL / Info - Unofficial TRIEDIT.DLL and DHTMLED.OCX Fix for Internet Explorer
WMP_9.0 -- 2007 Sept 3 - 13.3mb - DL / Info - Unofficial WMP9 for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME (installs ALL previously released Hotfixes, Patches + Updates)
q329048 -- 2002 Oct 02 - 267kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Fix for File Decompression Functions Vulnerability
MP936782 - 2007 Aug 31 - 1.82mb - DL / Info - Unofficial Media Player 9.0 WMP.DLL Security Vulnerability Fix
IE938127 - 2007 Aug 31 - 1.03mb - DL: ENG / ITA / Info - Unofficial fix for Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language
DiskMind - 2007 Jun 05 - 478kb - DL / Info - Helix DiskMinder Hard Disk Scanner + Repair tools v1.03 (includes improved Microsoft ScanDisk for Windows, and more)
Tools9x --- 2007 May 10 - 559kb - DL / Info - Unofficial 32-bit replacement tools: improved Add/Remove Programs, Connection/Network Status, & Shutdown/Reboot/Logoff
DXTest ---- 2007 May 16 - 1mb - DL / Info - DirectX & Video Info, Test & Benchmark Tools for Windows 95/98/ME
IE_Audio -- 2007 May 10 - 78kb - DL - Internet Explorer Navigation Sound Update
HelpHlp --- 2007 May 10 - 654kb - DL / Info - Unofficial DOS Help System HELP.HLP Update
kb923694 - 2007 Feb 27 - 1.91mb - DL / Info - Unofficial Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express 6
kb927779 - 2007 Feb 27 -- 970kb - DL / Info - Unofficial MDAC 2.8 sp1 update (with sqlsrv32.dll)
HHUPD ---- 2007 Feb 13 - 710kb - DL / Info - Unofficial fix for Vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5/6 HTML Help v1.41 5.2.3790.309
NPUpW98 - 2006 Dec 20 - 121kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Windows Notepad Update
PNGFIX ---- 2006 Dec 20 - 14kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Universal PNG View PNGFILT.DLL Fix for Internet Explorer 6.0 sp1
kb926247 - 2006 Dec 20 - 150kb - DL / Info - Vulnerability in SNMP Could Allow Remote Code Execution
kb925398 - 2006 Dec 30 - 434kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Media Player 6.4 DXMASF.DLL + STRMDLL.DLL Security Vulnerability Fix
Servic9x --- 2006 Dec 12 -- 132kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Windows 98se SERVICES Update
Q925051 -- 2006 Nov 29 - 1.88mb - DL / Info - Unofficial Windows 98/ME Jet 4.0 SP8 Database Engine SQL Fix
FdskFrmt -- 2006 Oct 30 - 110kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Fix for Windows 98 SE Display Errors in FORMAT.COM and FDISK.EXE
kb925672 - 2006 Sep 26 - 5.7mb - DL / Info - Security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 SP2
kb924191 - 2006 Sep 08 - 505kb - DL / Info - Unofficial fix for Vulnerabilities in XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution
kb920670 - 2006 Aug 08 - 163kb - DL / Info - Unofficial fix for Hyperlink Object Security Vulnerability
kb918547 - 2006 Jun 08 - 329kb - DL / Info - Unofficial fix for Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution
kb918439 - 2006 Jun 08 - 176kb - DL / Info - Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
kb918144 - 2006 May 12 - 1.9mb - DL / Info - Unofficial Hotfix for various issues in the Jet 4.0 data engine
kb917344 - 2006 Jun 08 - 328kb - DL / Info - Vulnerability in JScript Could Allow Remote Code Execution
UCopy2Gb - 2006 Apr 10 - 347kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Hotfix for Copying over 2Gb files in Explorer Bug (Kernel32 4...2226)
kb911564 - 2006 Feb 14 - 230kb - DL / Info - Unofficial fix for Vulnerability in WMP Plug-in with Non-Microsoft Internet Browsers
kb911562 - 2006 Apr 08 - 797kb - DL / Info - Security Update for Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 Service Pack 1
kb908519 - 2006 Jan 08 - 210kb - DL / Info - Vulnerability in Embedded Web Fonts Could Allow Remote Code Execution
DCOM98 - 2005 Dec 22 - 1.44 mb - DL / Info - Unofficial DCOM98 Update (Full) for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE
kb905495 - 2005 Oct 11 - 198kb - DL / Info - Vulnerability in the Windows FTP Client Could Allow File Transfer Location Tampering
kb904706 - 2005 Oct 11 - 567kb - DL / Info - Vulnerability in DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution
MDAC281 - 2005 Apr 25 - 5.81 - DL / Info - Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 sp1
98Updsys - 2005 Apr 15 - 137kb - DL / Info - Unofficial Windows 98 SE Updated CPU Microcode (UPDATE.SYS)
ScanFrag -- 2005 Mar 23 - 521kb - DL / Info - Unofficial update of Defrag and Scandisk to Windows ME versions
kb896156 - 2005 Mar 28 - 287kb - DL / Info - Hotfix for bug when you dynamically remove an HTML element from a Web page *
kb893627 - 2005 Mar 08 - 197kb - DL / Info - Group policies are not applied to a computer with Internet Explorer 6 sp1 *
kb892211 - 2005 Jan 25 - 1.7mb - DL / Info - Software Update for Web Folders
kb891781 - 2005 Feb 08 - 151kb - DL / Info - DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution
LC3codec -- 2005 Jan 28 - 189kb - DL / Info - WMP 10 for Windows XP MP3 codec for WMP9 & WMP7
kb891122 - 2005 Jan 28 - 4.2mb - DL / Info - Update for Windows Media Digital Rights Management-enabled players
Unicows ---- 2004 Dec 08 - 260kb - DL / Info - Layer for Unicode version 1.1.3790.0
kb886677 - 2004 Oct 15 - 279kb - DL / Info - Unofficial fix for DBCS Corruption in MLANG.DLL
kb885258 - 2004 Sep 16 - 307kb - DL / Info - Hotfix for Scaled images are not sized correctly in Internet Explorer 6 / 6 sp1 (kb824463)
kb873374 - 2004 Aug 30 - 214kb - DL / Info - Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
kb837001 - 2004 Apr 13 - 3.7mb - DL / Info - Unofficial fix for vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine Could Allow Code Execution
kb834158 - 2004 Jun 10 - 1.3mb - DL / Info - Web page does not print when you change from landscape to portrait orientation
kb832353 - 2003 Nov 21 - 2.3mb - DL / Info - Unofficial fix for URL script command bug in the Windows Media update (WMP 7.1 and below)
kb830849 - 2003 Aug 08 - 666kb - DL / Info - Hotfix for 'Automatic Detect Settings' Errors in Internet Explorer *
kb824220 - 2003 Aug 08 - 115kb - DL / Info - Some Web Page Images Do Not Appear When You View a Web Page with Internet Explorer 6 SP1 *
kb823559 - 2003 Jul 08 - 304kb - DL / Info - Buffer Overrun In HTML Converter Could Allow Code Execution
kb817855 - 2003 Mar 28 - 221kb - DL / Info - Java Runtime Does Not Initialize the WMP9 OCX Control in Netscape Navigator
kb817787 - 2003 May 07 - 262kb - DL / Info - Flaw in Windows Media Player Skins Downloading could allow Code Execution
kb816362 - 2003 Apr 08 - 105kb - DL / Info - Hotfix for Bug in Mshta.exe With Multiple Modal Dialog Boxes *
kb816093 - 2003 Apr 09 - 5.1mb - DL / Info - Flaw in Microsoft Virtual Machine Could Enable System Compromise
kb811630 - 2003 May 30 - 500kb - DL / Info- Fix for HTML Help Update to Limit Functionality
q323708 -- 2002 May 29 - 153kb - DL / Info - Computer Hangs or Displays a Blue Screen During Infrared Communication
q323455 -- 2002 Sep 30 - 2.9mb - DL / Info - Directory Services Client Update for Windows 98
q323255 -- 2002 Oct 02 - 495kb - DL / Info - Unchecked Buffer in Windows Help Facility Could Enable Code Execution
q323172 -- 2002 Aug 28 - 214kb - DL / Info - Flaw in Certificate Enrollment Control Could Allow Deletion of Digital Certificates
q322656 -- 2002 Aug 29 - 138kb - DL / Info - Msinfo32.exe causes Userenv Event ID 1000 in Internet Explorer
q321467 -- 2002 Aug 18 - 209kb - DL / Info - BUG: Swenum.sys PortCls devices do not work correctly in Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
q320920 -- 2002 Jun 26 - 1.4mb - DL / Info - Cumulative Patch for Windows Media Player 7.1
q319571 -- 2002 Apr 10 - 152kb - DL / Info - Keyb.com and Jkeyb.sys Detect Non-US Enhanced Keyboards as AT Style Keyboards
q315575 -- 2002 Feb 27 - 1.2mb - DL / Info - DCOM Program Hangs After Server Reboot Creating DCOM Object
q314941 -- 2001 Dec 20 - 224kb - DL / Info: 1 2- Unchecked Buffer in Universal Plug and Play can Lead to System Compromise
q311561 -- 2001 Dec 08 - 300kb - DL / Info - MS-DOS Does Not Properly Process Hard Disk Hardware Errors
q310695 -- 2001 Nov 07 - 166kb - DL / Info - DVD Player Program Cannot Access Data
q309081 -- 2001 Nov 05 - 157kb - DL / Info - An Infrared Fax Modem or Mobile Phone with Data Features May Not Be Installed Correctly
q308349 -- 2001 Oct 10 - 154kb - DL / Info - Windows 98 Shutdown Hangs for Five Minutes with USB Modem Present
q307004 -- 2001 Oct 09 - 148kb - DL / Info - Group Policy Not Applied For Users in Groups with Long Names
q306889 -- 2001 Sep 27 - 149kb - DL / Info - Computer Hangs After You Remove the Second Battery
q306453 -- 2001 Sep 26 - 166kb - DL / Info - You Receive a Bugcheck in Usbhub.sys When You Remove or Add a USB Device
q305037 -- 2001 Aug 10 - 146kb - DL / Info - Low Battery Alarm May Not Work If the Power Meter Is Not on the Taskbar
q295629 -- 2001 Mar 05 - 162kb - DL / Info - Enumeration Problems with CardBus Cards in Texas Instruments CardBus Controllers
q293197 -- 2001 Apr 09 - 172kb - DL / Info - Windows Explorer Hangs When Inserting PC Card During Resume
q295629 -- 2001 May 08 - 162kb - DL / Info - Enumeration Problems with CardBus Cards in Texas Instruments CardBus Controllers
q290831 -- 2001 Mar 14 - 151kb - DL / Info - SRB_FUNCTION_SHUTDOWN Requests Not Sent to SCSI Miniports During Shutdown
q288550 -- 2000 Jul 07 - 150kb - DL / Info - Plug and Play Printer May Not Resume If an Updated Vcomm.vxd Driver Is Installed
q288430 -- 2001 Mar 08 - 405kb - DL / Info - Laptop Computer Hangs During Docking or Undocking
q285189 -- 2001 May 16 - 459kb - DL / Info - Windows 98se Dial-Up Networking (DUN) Upgrade v1.4
q283032 -- 2001 Jan 26 - 170kb - DL / Info - Windows 98 Cannot List Users in Windows 2000-Based Domain
q281533 -- 2001 Jan 10 - 161kb - DL / Info - The USB Driver May Cause a Trap 14 Error During Docking
q280448 -- 2000 Nov 28 - 179kb - DL / Info - Your Toshiba Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card may appear with "!" mark in device manager after hot docking.
q278368 -- 2000 Dec 20 - 257kb - DL / Info - Memory Leak in Atmuni.sys
q278033 -- 2000 Nov 02 - 165kb - DL / Info - Fix for Bug in Microsoft Video For Windows Applications with a USB Digital Video Camera
q277628 -- 2000 Dec 20 - 184kb - DL / Info - Last Access and Creation Time "Error 5 Access Denied" bug
q276602 -- 2000 Nov 22 - 215kb - DL / Info - Device Manager Reports Code 10 for Device and Does Not Assign an Available IRQ
q275873 -- 2000 Oct 02 - 188kb - DL / Info - Sleep Button and Power Button Have the Same Functionality
q274370 -- 2000 Sep 28 - 161kb - DL / Info - Error Message on a Blue Screen When You Try to Play Digital CD Audio
q274175 -- 2000 Nov 10 - 168kb - DL / Info - Error Message Opening or Copying File from Folder Eight Levels Deep on CD-ROM
q274113 -- 2000 Oct 02 - 181kb - DL / Info - Patch for WebTV for Windows Announcement Listener Vulnerability
q273991 -- 2000 Oct 10 - 210kb - DL / Info - Share level password
q273727 -- 2000 Oct 11 - 238kb - DL / Info - info2 - Malformed IPX NMPI Packet Vulnerability
q273017 -- 2000 Sep 20 - 224kb - DL / Info - IDE Hard Drive Cache Package
q272621 -- 2000 Sep 09 - 278kb - DL / Info - Negative Hard Disk Free Size Reported on Virtual Memory Tab in System Properties
q271701 -- 2000 Aug 27 - 152kb - DL / Info - Cannot Use PPP Over ATM to Connect After First Call Is Closed
q270063 -- 2000 Aug 22 - 216kb - DL / Info - Hang During Boot Using Arcnet Network Adapter and TCP/IP in Windows 98 Second Edition
q269601 -- 2000 Mar 27 - 369kb - DL / Info - Windows Driver Model Audio Update for Windows 98 Second Edition (kb242937)
q269388 -- 2000 Aug 11 - 189kb - DL / Info - HP Omnibook Portable Computer Docking Error Bug
q269239 -- 2000 Jul 27 - 202kb - DL / Info: 1 - 2 - NetBIOS Vulnerability May Cause Duplicate Name on the Network Conflicts
q262232 -- 2000 May 28 - 155kb - DL / Info - Floppy Disk May Be Unreadable or Computer Hangs with LS-120 Drive
q259253 -- 2000 Feb 15 - 145kb - DL / Info - ACPI Computer with Anti-Virus Software Installed Stops Responding
q258765 -- 2000 Apr 17 - 137kb - DL / Info - Remote Update Option in Windows 98 May Allow Access by Windows 2000 Server
q258680 -- 2000 May 27 - 226kb - DL / Info - Screen Saver Activation While Suspended May Result in the Computer to Stop Responding
q257821 -- 2000 Mar 27 - 155kb - DL / Info - Windows Sockets select() Function Adds 500 Millisecond Time-Out
q257360 -- 2000 Jul 19 - 154kb - DL / Info - ACPI Compliant Computer May Hang on Resume from S1 State
q254660 -- 2000 Mar 17 - 162 kb - DL / Info - Fourth and Fifth Mouse Buttons Not Recognized by Windows
q253711 -- 2000 Dec 08 - 204kb - DL / Info - ACPI Computer May Not Shut Down Properly If Device Cancels Standby
q253697 -- 2000 Mar 17 - 151kb - DL / Info - USB Enumeration Problems with OpenHCI Controller on Fast Computers
q250876 -- 2000 Mar 17 - 158kb - DL / Info - Print Queues May Appear Offline If Connection Number Equals 255
q250514 -- 2000 Jan 17 - 175kb - DL / Info - Access Violation in Spoolss.dll When Submitting Two Direct Print Jobs on the Same Printer
q249824 -- 2000 Mar 15 - 105kb - DL / Info - VOLTRACK Is Erroneously Unloaded After 255 Device Additions and Removals
q249635 -- 2000 Jan 17 - 150kb - DL / Info - USB Driver Uses the Largest Supported Report Size
q249146 -- 2000 Jan 10 - 158kb - DL / Info - Sounds May Be Disabled Using PlaySound API with USB HID Devices Present
q245729 -- 1999 Nov 12 - 169kb - DL / Info - File Access URL Vulnerability
q245682 -- 1999 Nov 15 - 150kb - DL / Info - IDE Controller Is Disabled in Device Manager If Secondary IDE Channel Is Disabled in the BIOS
q245065 -- 1999 Oct 04 - 148kb - DL / Info - Automatic Repeat Does Not Work for USB Keyboard After Suspend/Resume (kb242928)
q242975 -- 1999 Dec 22 - 584kb - DL / Info - 1394 Storage Supplement (superseded but install it anyway to trick Windows Update)
q242193 -- 1999 Nov 08 - 227kb - DL / Info - Create File NCP May Not Function Correctly with Read and Write Access Flags
q241052 -- 2000 Feb 14 - 208kb - DL / Info - Message Box Displays Browse for Password Synchronization
q240896 -- 2000 Jan 07 - 373kb - DL / Info - OpenGL Program May Cause an Invalid Page Fault Error Message
q240075 -- 1999 Aug 20 - 159kb - DL / Info - USB Devices May Not Work in Windows 98 Second Edition
q260067 -- 2000 May 22 - 449kb - DL / Info - Mapped Drives Shutdown Update
q239887 -- 1999 Nov 01 - 502kb - DL / Info - Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement
q239696 -- 1999 Dec 08 - 183kb - DL / Info - Hang Returning from Suspend in Low Memory Situations or High Disk Activity
q237493 -- 2000 Feb 24 - 166kb - DL / Info - System Date Reflects Changes While Date/Time Tool Is Open
2-4-date -- 1999 Sep 10 - 089kb - DL / Info - 2 to 4 Digit Date Conversion Tool
TelnetUp -- 1999 Sep 09 - 146kb - DL / Info - I2 - Buffer overrun in Telnet in Windows 95/98 poses a security risk (q240163)
q236926 -- 1999 Aug 29 - 170kb - DL / Info - TCP/IP May Retransmit Packets Prematurely
q192425 -- 1999 Aug 26 - 147kb - DL / Info - Hotfix for Kerberos Network Winsock 2.0 Error RNR20.DLL 4.10.2223


Add-ons
[This section is missing heaps of stuff - feel free to post links and suggestions about what to put here]
BHDD31 - 2007 Dec 1 - 486 kb - Info - Big Hard Disk Drive 3.1 tools for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE
DX CPL tools 189kb - DL / Info: 1 / 2 - DirectX 9.0c Control Panel (DX90C.CPL + DXCPL.EXE) diagnostic + tweaking tools
TTFPAK 5.76mb - DL / Info - Unofficial Windows True Type Fonts (TTF) Pack of 67
Flash 9.0.124 1.42mb - DL - 32-bit Web Player for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME + Plug-ins for Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera + Seamonkey 32-bit browsers
Shockwave v10.3.0.24 - 8.87mb DL - play shockwave content while browsing
Java 15.9mb - DL - Sun Java Runtime Environment Standard Edition 32-bit 1.5.0 Update 15 for Windows 98 SE/ME
ASPI layer: DL
MDGx's collection of stuff you could add to your Win98se box:
- System Add-Ons: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm
- DirectX 8/9 Updates + Tools: http://www.mdgx.com/dx.htm
- IE 4/5/6/7 Updates + Fixes: http://www.mdgx.com/ietoy.htm
- WMP 6/7/8/9/10/11 Updates + Fixes: http://www.mdgx.com/wmp.htm
- Drivers + Tools [3rd party, non-M$]: http://www.mdgx.com/drv.htm
- MDAC: http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#DAC

3. Incompatible Updates

the following updates appear to not work perfectly in Windows 98se:

kb955069 (MS08-069 955218) MSXML3.DLL (8.100.1048.0) does not work. It causes application errors... (kb308480+kb924191 last to work okay)
kb941833 (MS07-042 936181) MSXML4.DLL (4.20.9849.0) does not work. XML 4 simply does not do anything... Broken... (kb954430 now works okay)
kb921503 (MS07-043) OLEAUT32.DLL (2.40.4531.0) does not work. It causes HTML script errors with library not found messages...
kb936021 (MS07-042 936227) MSXML3.DLL (8.90.1101.0) does not work. It causes application errors...
kb936181 (MS07-042 936227) MSXML4.DLL (4.20.9848.0) does not work. XML 4 simply does not do anything... Broken...

please see this post for more info
Thanks to RetroOS for this info.

IE942615 (Unofficial Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1). This will break your system if you have 98SE2ME installed.
Thanks to RetroOS for this info.

4. the "not really sure" section

currently empty. yay.
5. Obsolete and superseded hotfixes and updates
kb936227 - 2007 Aug - Info - Unofficial Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 XML HTTP MSXML Control v4.0 SP2 Vulnerability Fix
IE942615 - 2007 Dec Info - Unofficial Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 - superseded by IE947864
q923689 - 2006 Dec - Info - Vulnerability in Windows Media Format - superseded by Q941569
q243199 -- 2000 Apr - Info - Windows 98 Second Edition Problems with NDIS Intermediate Drivers - superseded by Q301453
kb933360 - 2007 Aug - Info - Unofficial Cumulative Daylight Saving Time (DST) Time Zone Updates - superseded by kb938977
IE937143 - 2007 Aug - Info - Unofficial Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 - superseded by kb939653
kb931836 - 2007 Mar - Info - Unofficial 2007 Updates to Time Zone Daylight Saving Time Settings - superseded by kb933360
kb917734 - 2006 Jun - Info - Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution - superseded by MP936782
kb929969 - 2007 Jan - Info - Unofficial fix for Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language - superseded by IE938127
IE933566 - 2007 Jun - Info - Unofficial Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 (english) - superseded by IE937143
IT933566 - 2007 Jun - Info - Unofficial Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 (italian) - superseded by IT937143
kb931768 - 2007 May - Info - Unofficial Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 - superseded by IE933566
kb870669 - 2004 Jul - Info - Disable ADOB Stream in Internet Explorer - superseded by kb925454
q329115 -- 2002 Sep - Info - Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing - superseded by UCrypt9x
q313829 -- 2002 Mar - Info - Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Lead to Code Execution - superseded by SHELL98
kb928090 - 2007 Feb - Info - Unofficial Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 - superseded by kb931768
kb913433 - 2006 May - Info - Vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe Could Allow Remote Code Execution - superseded by newer flash version
kb891711 - 2005 Jan - Info 2 - Unoffical Hotfix for Cursor and Icon Format Handling Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - superseded by Q891711
kb928939 - 2006 Nov - Info - Unofficial Western Australian Daylight Saving Time Update - superseded by kb929120
kb928388 - 2006 Nov - Info - Unofficial U.S.A. Daylight Saving Time & Time Zone Update - superseded by kb929120
kb925454 - 2006 Dec - Info - Unofficial Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 - superseded by kb928090
kb925486 - 2006 Sep - Info - Unofficial fix for Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution - superseded by kb929969
kb919587 - 2005 Jul - MSXML v3.0 SP7 - superseded by MDAC 2.8 sp1 (MDAC 2.8 sp1 also installs MSXML v3.0 SP7)
kb918899 - 2006 Sep - Info - info2 - Unofficial Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 - superseded by kb925454
kb916528 - 2006 Apr - Info - Unofficial Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 sp1 update - superseded by kb927779
kb916281 - 2005 Jun - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 - superseded by kb918899
kb913296 - 2006 Jun - Jet 4.0 data engine update fixes issues - superseded by kb918144
kb912919 - 2006 Jun - Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution - superseded by kb918547
kb911567 - 2006 Apr - Info - Unoffical Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (911567) - superseded by kb923694
USBmte --- 2005 Sep - USB, 1394, & Mass Storage Device Driver Package Update for Windows 98 - superseded by NUSB23e
kb910906 - 2005 Jun - Info - A program may crash when using the DAO 3.6 Object Library - superseded by kb918144
kb896727 - 2005 Aug - Info - Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 - superseded by kb918899
kb896358 - 2005 Jun - 496kb - DL / Info - HTML Help Could Allow Remote Code Execution - superseded by HHUp141
kb890175 - 2005 Jan - Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Code Execution - superseded by HHUpd141
kb888113 - 2005 Feb - DL / Info - Hyperlink Object Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution - superseded by kb920670
kb885492 - 2005 Feb - Vulnerability in PNG Processing Could Allow Remote Code Execution - superseded by kb917734
kb883586 - 2005 Jan - Microsoft VGX Update - superseded by kb925486
kb840315 - 2004 - Vulnerability in HTML Help could allow code execution - superseded by HHUpd141
kb837009 - 2004 Aug - Info - Cumulative Update for Outlook Express 6 sp1 - superseded by kb911567
kb835732 - 2004 Apr - Info - Security Update for Microsoft Windows (835732) - superseded by UCrypt9x
kb833989 - 2004 Sep - Microsoft VGX Update - superseded by kb925486
Jet40sp8 - 2003 Dec - Microsoft Jet Database Engine 4.0 service pack 8 - superseded by kb837001
kb818506 - 2003 Nov - Internet Explorer may appear to stop responding when requesting many objects - superseded by kb918899
kb814078 - 2003 Mar - Flaw in Java Script 5.6 Could Allow Code Execution - superseded by kb917734
scr56en - 2003 Feb - Windows Script 5.6 - superseded by kb917344
q326728 - 2002 Aug - DL / Info - Your Account Is Locked Out When You View an FTP Server with Internet Explorer 6 - superseded by kb905495
q314147 - 2002 Feb - Info - An Unchecked Buffer in the SNMP Service May Allow Code to Run - superseded by kb926247
q311430 - 2002 Mar - 1394 Storage Device Does Not Work After You Insert or Remove 1394 Device - superseded by usbmte
q308567 - Windows Media Player .ASF Processor Contains Unchecked Buffer - superseded by WMP 9
q293818 - 2001 Mar - Erroneous VeriSign-Issued Digital Certificates Pose Spoofing Hazard - superseded by unknown IE6 update
q293793 - 2001 Mar - Exception 0E in Vredir error messages when you open network files - superseded by q323455
q291362 - 2001 Apr - Pressing Windows Logo Key Causes Hang with Windows Journal Hook - superseded by Win98-2-Me
q289635 - 2001 Mar - Display Color Matching Does Not Occur - superseded by kb912919 & kb918547
q284837 - 2001 Mar - 1394 Audio/Video Control Device Stops Working Unexpectedly - superseded by usbmte
q274548 - 2001 May - Patch for "HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow" Vulnerability - superseded by unknown
q272137 - 2000 Sep - Long File Name With A Novell NetWare Server Bug - superseded by UCopy2Gb
q271811 - 2000 Aug - USB Devices May Cause Hang While Attempting to Hibernate - superseded by q306453
q269874 - 2000 Sep - DCOM IStream::Write() Corrupts Data with No Error Return - superseded by q315575
q267304 - 2000 Aug - IEEE 1394 Mass Storage Device Not Present After Resuming From Standby - superseded by usbmte & q288430
q266772 - 2000 Jul - Client Cannot Log On If Unicode String Is Passed to NTLM Security Support Provider Interface - superseded by dsclient
q265334 - 2000 Jun - Denial of Service Attack Possible with IPX/SPX Protocol - superseded by q273727
q263891 - 2000 Jun - Internal Stack Overflow When Quitting to MS-DOS - superseded by q275873
q263044 - 2000 May - Info - Fdisk Does Not Recognize Full Size of Hard Disks Larger than 64 GB - superseded by FdskFrmt
q260067 - 2000 May - Mapped Drives Shutdown Update - superseded by usbmte
q259728 - 2000 May - Info - IP Fragment Reassembly security vulnerability - superseded by q269388
q258010 - 2000 - Performance Problems Inserting CardBus Card with TI-14xx Controller - superseded by q295629
q256015 - 2000 Mar DL / Info - DOS Device in Path Name Vulnerability - superseded by q273017
q252958 - 2000 - High Bandwidth May Not Be Available with 1394 Open Host Controller - superseded by usbmte
q252694 - 2001 - Fix for Exposed Passwords in Compressed Files - superseded by q329048
q251002 - Loading Invalid Image Using OLE Automation Displays Assertion - superseded by OleUp240
q249973 - 2000 Apr - Default RTF File Viewer Interrupts Normal Program Processing - superseded by RichEd9x
q249863 - 2000 Jan - SGC Connections May Fail from Domestic Clients - superseded by q329115
q246387 - 1999 Nov - FDISK May Not Work When IDE Controller Is Rebalanced - superseded by usbmte
q243450 - 2000 Mar - ScanDisk Errors on IDE Hard Disks Larger Than 32 GB - superseded by unknown
q242975 - 1999 Dec - 1394 Storage Supplement - superseded by usbmte
q242939 - 1999 Sep 27 - Legacy Parallel Devices May Not Respond After Resume - superseded by q288550
q242934 - 1999 Oct - Windows Stops Responding When Sending System Broadcast Message During Shutdown - superseded by Win98-2-Me
q242161 - 1999 Sep - Creating a View of a File May Leak Pages of Memory - superseded by q288430
q241134 - 2000 May - USB Mouse or Keyboard Not Working with AMD OHCI USB Controller - superseded by q253697
q241084 - 1999 Sep - Info - Computer Hangs Entering ACPI S4 Mode with a USB Device Connected - superseded by q281533
q239697 - 1999 Dec - Info - ACPI-Enabled Laptop Prompts Twice for a Hardware Profile - superseded by q253711
q238453 - 1999 Nov - Info: 1/ 2 - "Spoofed Route Pointer" Vulnerability - superseded by q269388
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The very end of the post. Nothing more to see ... now move along sir .... i said move along sir or say hello to mr tazer ... thank you and have a nice day.

This post has been edited by soporific: Dec 14 2008, 10:05 PM