Windows 98/ME-Friendly Security Tools

Last week, I [link|http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/07/microsoft_to_end_patches_for_w.html|blogged about Microsoft's plans] this month to end support and security patches for Windows 98 and Windows ME. Given what I heard from a number of users who said they planned to keep using those systems indefinitely, I promised to circle back with a look at which security tools still play nice with them.

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After installing IE 6 and rebooting, I visited Windows Update and -- GAH! -- the browser crashed again.

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That said, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of software titles that appeared to work well with these older systems. I have grouped together the ones I tested under categories below, along with notes about installation or runtime issues. Overall, I'd have to say my testing definitely showed that the free security tools performed better on Windows 98 than did paid or trial versions of retail software.

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