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| Thread ID: 27206 | 2002-11-17 00:06:00 | Dumping XP going back to 98SE | longbrim (2545) | Press F1 |
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| 99068 | 2002-11-17 00:06:00 | Can I just format my hard drive and reload 98SE? I am worried that returning to fat32 from ntsc or whatever this hippo uses isn't going to be as easy as all that. |
longbrim (2545) | ||
| 99069 | 2002-11-17 00:12:00 | Longbrim, Yes. However also see some of the FAQ's on this site which might also be useful. See near top-right this forum. Cheers, Babe. |
Babe Ruth (416) | ||
| 99070 | 2002-11-17 05:32:00 | XP ... Hippo ??? Reverting to 98 ... Why ??? | the highlander (245) | ||
| 99071 | 2002-11-17 06:02:00 | >XP ... Hippo ??? Reverting to 98 ... Why ??? i run a 450 meg slug... i wouldn't consider using XP either. The lighter the better with both software and OS if i want this thing to run, rather than "walk" .Clueless |
Clueless (181) | ||
| 99072 | 2002-11-17 08:36:00 | I'm running a P4 1.8 and XP just doesn't do it for me. Too bloated for my liking, and some 3rd party programs have compatibility issues with XP. Not a bad downgrade considering a left the format as FAT32. Went to dos, performed a little "surgery" and a few days later, retained all my mp3s on a new install of 98SE. A disk defrag later, and I was as happy as larry... :) Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 99073 | 2002-11-17 09:18:00 | heh heh, some people are just complete luddites. | BIFF (1) | ||
| 99074 | 2002-11-17 09:31:00 | Hi... Seriously thinking of upgrading to XP because it looks so flashy...but compatability problems with 3rd party programs ?...In that respect maybe better to hang on with my Win98SE... |
Kahawai_Chaser (166) | ||
| 99075 | 2002-11-17 10:09:00 | Biff - a 1st generation OS from Microsoft is hardly going to be bug free... that being the case, why should anyone have to instantly upgrade to it? If being a luddite involves refusing to use a buggy, "candy-flossed" operating system, then I am guilty as accused. I don't buy into something which requires a service pack of approximately 134mb... and is STILL buggy. Kawhai Chaser - I'm of the old school, particularly of OS's that if 98SE is working, then why stress yourself with an upgrade, and having to learn the workings of another OS when you are familiar with 98SE. I use a lot of mp3/audio programs, as well as DVD2SVCD to create SVCD's. In XP, I am forever having problems using "Cinema Craft Encoder" for the creation of SVCD's and issues using Acid Pro 3.0. While this may only affect 2% of the population, it's 2% too many IMO. I have meddled around with both long enough to know that XP just isn't my cup of tea. I would suggest you save yourself a couple hundred $$ and look at spending that money on other more beneficial items other than an OS... eg., upgrade of memory, CPU, motherboard, hard drive, graphics card, cd writer, dvd rom, etc. Much more satisfying than a new OS. Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 99076 | 2002-11-17 21:35:00 | I can't believe people would ever want to use windows 98. Cons of Windows 98 1) No one really supports it anymore. 2) The filesytem a.k.a. fat32 is awful. 3) Poor kernel and memory handling. 4) No true multi-user support. Pros 1) Cheap 2) Doesn't use as much memory. XP works perfectly fine. You just need to prune it though: - turn off the eye candy - turn off unwanted services (there are quite a few) - install some new drivers (and have hardware that is properly supported) |
gibler (49) | ||
| 99077 | 2002-11-17 21:44:00 | Well firstly to say that "no one ever supports it" is a farce. You must be thinking of 95?? :O ... 98 is still widely supported. Secondly, FAT32 is not exactly a dog, as it is still allows access to your hard drives under DOS... something which the other version isn't... meaning if your OS suddenly dies, don't expect to be able to get back to access it through DOS. Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
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