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| Thread ID: 40844 | 2003-12-20 08:18:00 | Operating System recommendations | Stick (204) | Press F1 |
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| 201921 | 2003-12-20 08:18:00 | Just upgrading computer and want to know what operating system do people recommend (currently using 98) -- Win 98, Win ME, or XP? Why do you recommend it? | Stick (204) | ||
| 201922 | 2003-12-20 09:01:00 | Win XP. It is nice to use, stable, can be secured/locked down from other non-administrative users, and just better to use than the other Windows versions I have used. If you can wait a while (six months maybe?) Win XP should be available with the latest Service Pack (version 2) integrated which will save you a lot of downloading and installing security patches. Even if you have a fast internet connection it is still tedious installing them all. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 201923 | 2003-12-20 09:44:00 | Things arnt getting any younger... Personaly i do like XP... 2k's good... but like everything its aging... not old... just aging... And forget the rest... |
00falcon (3801) | ||
| 201924 | 2003-12-20 09:50:00 | Depends also on your CPU... if you are intending on having a hyperthreading Intel chip, you will need XP as it is currently the only OS which supports hyperthreading. Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 201925 | 2003-12-20 09:50:00 | Add one for XP. I wouldnt touch ME with a 10 foot barge pole! Even Steve Ballmer has been caught in certain press-conferences saying that ME was their worst Windows ever. Win98 is good, but old. XP performs better on Newer PC's (Namely Athlon XP's) that Win98 would. Plus they're stopping support for Win98 now, while WinXP is still having patches released monthly ;-) |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 201926 | 2003-12-20 10:57:00 | Win 98 / 98SE & Win ME are both approaching the end of life... See ;LifeWin]here (support.microsoft.com) (You will need to copy & paste this in: support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];LifeWin ) From the above page: Windows Millennium Edition General Availability Date: 31-Dec-2000 Mainstream Support Retired: 31-Dec-2003 Extended Support Retired: 31-Dec-2004 - Review note 10* *10. Paid incident support will be offered for Windows Millennium Edition (Me) from December 31, 2003 through December 31, 2004. Windows Me downloads for existing security issues will continue to be available through normal assisted support channels at no charge during this time. Customers can request Windows Me fixes for security through normal assisted support channels, and these requests will be reviewed. Online self-help support will be available for at least one year after assisted support has concluded. Windows 98 General Availability Date: 30-Jun-1998 Mainstream Support Retired:30-Jun-2003 Extended Support Retired: Review note 8* *8. Extended hotfix support for this product will end on 30-Jun-2003. After 16-Jan-2004, this product will be obsolete and assisted support will no longer be available from Microsoft. Online self-help support will continue to be available until at least 30-Jun-2006. Windows 98 Second Edition General Availability Date: 30-Jun-1999 Mainstream Support Retired:30-Jun-2003 Extended Support Retired: Review note 8* *8. Extended hotfix support for this product will end on 30-Jun-2003. After 16-Jan-2004, this product will be obsolete and assisted support will no longer be available from Microsoft. Online self-help support will continue to be available until at least 30-Jun-2006. So they is really no point upgrading to Win ME or Win 98SE, because you are not going to get any help etc.... from MS |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 201927 | 2003-12-20 11:35:00 | XP, specially Pro version - stable, and the Restore function works very well | Greg S (201) | ||
| 201928 | 2003-12-20 12:08:00 | Well I will put 2cents worth in for XP. It works for me. You don't say what your system unit contains now and what you plan to upgrade the hardware to. You might even try Linux possibly. Before putting WinXP on you may want to try the WinXP hardware compatibility test. Your will need drivers for things like scanners, sound cards, video cards, printers etc. What hardware are you thinking about connecting? I take it that your current hardware works under Win98 |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 201929 | 2003-12-20 21:46:00 | > Before putting WinXP on you may want to try the WinXP hardware compatibility test. Your will need drivers for things like scanners, sound cards, video cards, printers etc. Good point Elephant, especially for older scanners. Also some older software throws a hissy fit in Win XP when it worked well with Win 98 I have found, though that is a bit rare. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 201930 | 2003-12-22 06:40:00 | Yep... Scanners are a good point in particular. A friend of mine wanted to upgrade the CPU which meant a new motherboard as well. She had an old ( but very good ) HP scanner which used an ISA card and also a SCSI card for negatives. Changing scanners was not going to be an option for her. Try finding a new motherboard with an ISA slot these days. It's not easy. My solution was to talk to someone else with a motherboard which I knew had an ISA slot and would take the new CPU and he wasn't using the ISA slot for any hardware. The upshot of this was to put one in touch with the other so the person who needed the ISA slot got one and the other person got a new motherboard. Two happy people. Well I think they are as they both still talk to me. :-) I used to use Mustek scanners untill they weren't going to put out a WinXP driver for the one I had. I bit the bullet and got a new Canon scanner and have since recommended the same to quite a few people. |
Elephant (599) | ||
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