How long did Windows 98/98SE get shipped on new PCs??? 2

[Paladyr]

I need an approx date range down to the month that PCs were shipped with some flavor of Windows 98. Thanks!

 

[Xemus]

Technically, for system builders, it can still be shipped til March 31, 2004
Here's Microsoft's official Life Cycle page

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx

http://www.closedsocket.com

 

[cdogg]

That's true, and according to the chart, you'll also see that it was only available until June 30th, 2002 from Direct OEM and Retail (meaning Dell, Gateway, etc).

Is there a specific reason for knowing?


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[Paladyr]

Yea, i have to estimate how many windows 98 machines we have out in the field. We unfortunately don't keep track of OSs on machines we ship.

 

[Paladyr]

looks like it was around 1/1/02 when we started sending out PCs with Windows 2000. Does that sound right?

 

[Blujacket]

The file dates on the CDs for Win98 was 5/11/98 and WinME was 6/8/2000. Should get you close.

I know that WinXP was available retail on about 10/25/01 but the file dates are 8/23/01, so there's a bit of lag between creation and available dates. Most OEMs could ship a bit earlier than Retail was sold.