After the release of its successor, Windows Me in 2000, mainstream support for Windows 98 and 98 SE ended on June 30, 2002, followed by extended support on July 11, 2006. Windows 98 sold an estimated 58 million licenses and saw one major update, known as Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), released on May 5, 1999. Upon release, it was generally well-received for its web-integrated interface and ease of use, as well as its addressing of issues present in Windows 95, although some pointed out that it was not significantly more stable than its predecessor. Microsoft had marketed Windows 98 as a 'tune-up' to Windows 95, rather than an entirely improved next generation of Windows. Windows 98 was the first edition of Windows to adopt the Windows Driver Model, and introduced features that would become standard in future generations of Windows, such as Disk Cleanup, Windows Update, multi-monitor support, and Internet Connection Sharing. Most of its improvements were cosmetic or designed to improve the user experience, but there were also a handful of features introduced to enhance system functionality and capabilities, including improved USB support and accessibility, as well as support for hardware advancements such as DVD players. Management Server (SMS) tool, 22 SYSVOL share, startup and logon scripts. Windows 98 is a web-integrated operating system that bears numerous similarities to its predecessor. inventorying, determining needs, 1924 sound cards in hardware inventory.

Windows 98 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 12, 1999)

In order to understand how we can best treat ClickOnce applications we need to understand how they work since MSDN documentation does not describe this in detail.Screenshot of Windows 98, displaying its desktop, taskbar and channel bar This means that the application will be installed on every box the user ever logs onto… batch file to delay startup programsshortcut key to scroll down in excel. If the environment is persistent, it’s not guaranteed that the user works on the same machine each day. TIMEOUT 4 PING 5 NETSH (Windows XP/Server 2003 only) 6 CHOICE 7 CountDown. Each time the users starts the application they will see a screen similar to the one below while they actually download and install it over and over again: It get’s even worse in virtual environments such as VDI and SBC where machines are often non-persistent.

While ClickOnce may sound great to developers it’s actually a nightmare for Enterprise administrators because they try to prevent users from installing software themselves.ĬlickOnce also incorporates an Automatic Updates mechanism which means that users might run different or not tested/approved versions… ClickOnce is a Microsoft technology that enables an end user to install an application from the web without administrative permissions.

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