Another Win98 server switched off

[SimpleSi]

I've decided to retire one of my few remaining Win98 VM file/print servers this morning - it went dark at 9:09 am





Spookily, it said there were still 3 users connected to it

No flowers

Si

[cpjitservices]

1 down - how many to go ?

[Michael]

That's absolutely crazy! Why was there still Win 98 in use in 2012!?

[BJG]

I'm glad you finally saw the light and upgraded to ME.

[SimpleSi]

That's absolutely crazy! Why was there still Win 98 in use in 2012!?

I don't run my networks as domains so any CIFS compliant OS can be used as a file server.(I've used Win98/Linux/W2k3 and W2k8 )

When I added in W2k3 machines (for ease of DHCP/Print serving for XP Clients) I normally just VMd the old WIn98 machine and left it running and didn't need to change any shorcuts to server held shares/shortcut/apps.

I have a very easy life not having to worry about GPO/user profiles etc

And I don't have to pay the annual MS tax

Si

[budgester]

No he realised that OS/2 would work better...

[SimpleSi]

he realised that OS/2 would work better.

There's no need for that sort of language!
Si

[Michael]

It's true actually, Windows 98 had no limit when it came to concurrent connections. You must of had a rock solid firewall to keep it protected!

[K.C.Leblanc]

I have a very easy life not having to worry about GPO/user profiles etc

How did you lock down workstations?

[Bruce123]

How did you lock down workstations?

There's always Poledit.exe and TweakUI.exe for Win95-XP clients. And in addition, the local GPO (gpedit.msc ?) and local security policy ( *sec.msc ?) for XP-? workstations.

Mind you, with no local file security on 95/98 someone could always get around them if they knew how.

Bruce.

[wagnerk]

...Mind you, with no local file security on 95/98 someone could always get around them if they knew how...

Wasn't it by just pressing "esc"

[maestromasada]

ah! remember those good old days of NT 4 workstation, and with SP6a, jolly good! Still shake at the sound of the modem when checking of e-mails

[maestromasada]

Wasn't it by just pressing "esc"

but by doing that you'll not logon to the domain and access the shared drives, so security for Win9x somehow existed

[mattx]

....not forgetting things were a great deal easier to set up and configure unlike now. OS/2 back then was also a far better product. IBM just did not market it correctly.

[Bruce123]

but by doing that you'll not logon to the domain and access the shared drives, so security for Win9x somehow existed

Yes but that was about the whole extent of Win95 security

Hmm not quite true, I forgot you could also share folders/printers and set permissions to restrict access to network users, and when on a workgroup you could password protect them instead. Those were the days!

Thanks, Bruce.