Because Microsoft is under Government control and they want you to use the newer versions of all software which are monitored by the NSA
Technician computer
Any of the windows vista programs are perfect for the mac computer and are easy to install.
no and yes
Yes, you can.
No. Windows XP will not run on a computer with a 486 processor.
No Because Its Only For Windows.
Get a new computer
You Don't! You install windows 7 in a virtual machine with VMware Infrastructure, you then setup the VMware view servers with your AD. Then you install the tiny Vmware View agent on the windows 7 computer which is then streamed through the View server with you windows Credentials straight to you. the computer is not sent to you, instead a video of the computer's screen is sent to you. that is how it works.
It is not possible to install Windows Media Player 10 on Windows 98. The last version that will work is version 9.
As long as the computer meets the system requirements for Windows Vista, yes.
Buy a licenced copy of Windows and install it.
Yes.