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| 299514 | 2004-12-04 02:13:00 | Hi I have been thinking for some time about upgrading 98SE I'm not sure about XP. I have seen in the Loot (like the Trade & Exchange) windows Me (is that another name for windows 2000 or is 2000 another OS) and NT. What do you guys recommend) Can I get them Second hand or is there some kind of block on the CD that stops it from being used twice? |
stevensaaron (6348) | ||
| 299515 | 2004-12-04 02:24:00 | You can use a CD until it wears out. :D Windows ME is descended from W9X; Windows 2000 is the more secure NT based one. W2k can be more secure. Either is usable, though many people will say that Me is no good at all. ;-) I'd suggest W2k. XP requires significantly more resources ... |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 299516 | 2004-12-04 02:24:00 | AFAIK WinME is based on Win98 | Baldy (26) | ||
| 299517 | 2004-12-04 02:26:00 | > You can use a CD until it wears out . :D > > Windows ME is descended from W9X; Windows 2000 is the > more secure NT based one . W2k can be more secure . > Either is usable, though many people will say that > Me is no good at all . ;-) I'd suggest W2k . > > XP requires significantly more resources . . . I use WinME and very happy with it |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 299518 | 2004-12-04 02:29:00 | Windows ME isn't Windows 2000 . Theyre different Operating systems . Trust me, you DONT want Windows ME . Its one of the worst versions of Windows out . If u buy it secondhand NT or 2000 is OK as long as u get everything when u buy it (the original CD/COA/the product code etc) . XP on the other hand, maybe pirated, and u wouldnt know this until u do a clean install, or if it hasnt been updated, and then u decide to install SP1 . That'll soon tell you . And whether it'll activate or not is another matter . Depends on how long ago it was last installed/ activated . I would do a clean install NOT update / upgrade from a previous version . A lot of ppl tend to have probs with installing 2000 / XP etc over previous versions . You also have to make sure (with XP), that u have the right specs (speed, the ram, hard drive space available) as well . Or else it'll be slow as . . . . And you'll notice |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 299519 | 2004-12-04 02:31:00 | Firstly, what are the specifications of your computer? I would not recommend installing Win XP on anything with less than 256MB RAM . Secondly, why do you want to upgrade? If your computer is more than a couple of years old then I would personally stick with Win 98SE . If you still want to upgrade you could look at getting Win 2000 (it is not Win ME, that is another version) providing you have at least 128MB RAM . Providing the seller of second hand versions also hands over the key then you will have no problem "using it twice" . |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 299520 | 2004-12-04 02:35:00 | >If u buy it secondhand NT I wouldn't touch NT4 for home use, it is more more business use and has a lack of readily available drivers . It also has little (if any) support for USB . As already mentioned, what are the specs of the computer you are wishing to upgrade? |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 299521 | 2004-12-04 02:36:00 | > Windows 2000 is the more secure NT based one. W2k can be more secure. Windows 2000 and W2k are two different versions??? I didn't know that. :O Always thought that W2K was just an abbreviation for Windows 2000. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 299522 | 2004-12-04 02:41:00 | Correct. Windows 2000 = W2000 = W2k :_| I sometimes (often?) do sloppy editing of a post, then hit the button so things like this do happen. ;-) | Graham L (2) | ||
| 299523 | 2004-12-04 03:10:00 | why do you want to upgrade the OS? if its all working ok don't bother, go spend the $$$ somewhere else (more ram, faster cpu ??) |
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