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45591	2002-04-25 08:17:00	Hi, Long time reader, first time poster. When I purchased my computer it was preinstalled with Win98SE which I had no problems with, but out of curiosity I went and bought WinMe. Installation was pretty straight foward but now my comp is slower, less reliable and I am generally pretty pissed with Bill promising me faster startups, faster app loading and more reliablility.Is this a common problem with most people? So to cut a long story short can I revert back to Win98 without having to reinstall all my software? Thanx in advance	Guest (0)
45592	2002-04-25 08:52:00	My experience with WinME and WindowsXP has been nothing but bad. My preferred Operating Systems are 98SE and 2000Pro You would have to format the hard drive and do a clean install of 98. Brendon	Guest (0)
45593	2002-04-25 09:02:00	I went from Win 95 to Win ME via a custom built pc and have had no probs. Run Office XP Pro and NAV 2001 plus the usual junk we tend to take a fancy to. Have been thinking on putting in Zone Alarm but after eading some of the recent posts and the debate started by Robo earlier I am not sure now. PP	Guest (0)
45594	2002-04-25 10:00:00	Daniel, it all comes down to personal preference. I've used Win 95, 98, 98SE, ME, and XP Pro. I had more problems with 98 and 98SE than I ever had with ME, and found ME to start and run a lot faster as well. Neither ME nor 98SE compare to the speed of XP though. You will need to reformat and reinstall everything if you're going back to 98. Mike.	Guest (0)
45595	2002-04-25 10:48:00	I recommend though in copying the system tools such as the Disk Defragmentator, Scandisk, SysEditor and then replace them one residing in Windows 98SE. Your find that the ones from ME will greatly improve your overall Windows 98se system. Never used ME; never will!!! The most common problem I would say that most people fall into, is quickly buying a realeased product. Give it the 3 1/2 years routine before actually buying it, so that by this time, most general Hardware and Software issues would be corrected by then. This is why,there are many postings about XP!! Although I do have XP Pro with Corp files with me, but I aint rushing to put this into my PC so quickly.. Save wasted dollars and buy Win2000 Pro!!! A Windows98,Windows2000,2000 Server,Linux,user	Guest (0)
45596	2002-04-25 12:28:00	what bout an answer of neither. win2k is the way to go if not NT4. They look the same all based on win9x tech why did u bother?? All it had was some cheap multimedia s/w. If u go cheap - win95 or u go stable and get NT. I do not believe anything in between ..... At the end of the day its windows. and can do jack all the more impt things are the other s/w. NT provides windows at a stable foundation. RC	Guest (0)
45597	2002-04-25 19:37:00	Comes down to personal choice, I use winME on everything and have had no problems at all and it loads quick and runs very smoothly. Other people don't seem so lucky. If you want to go back to Windows98 you will need to reformat and reinstall as windows does not allow you to go backwards. If you installed WinME as a upgrade or a full version over the top of 98, this might explain the slow down, my experience of ME is that it likes a clean install.	Guest (0)
45598	2002-04-25 20:25:00	Hi Daniel. Before you reformat and reinstall! When you went up to ME, did you allow the system to save the previous operating system files? If so, you could try to delete the ME by using the Add/Remove utility in Control Panel. This 'might' restore the previous OS. If it doesn't, you might still have to reformat and reinstall. Bryan.	Guest (0)
45599	2002-04-25 21:58:00	Hello Daniel, A while ago on another computer I upgraded from 98se to ME and it slowed too. It turned out, was that the cpu 550mhz, was running at 100% all the time, and the only thing I could fathom was that the computer was running both 98se and ME together, although I couln't confirm it. if you took the option to keep the 98se files when installing ME,there is an option on your program list which will allow you to revert back to 98se. Then if you wish, you can use the 98se disc to format and restore. or you could take a punt,and remove the 98se files. Be aware though that if you do so, reverting back to 98se could be difficult. good luck, Bob	Guest (0)
45600	2002-04-26 01:49:00	it appears that everyone has their own opinions about which version of windows to run.....its like asking people which car you should buy. I personally have used ME and had no problems with it but I have found taht if it doesn't get a clean install then it will play up. If you are going to reformat and reinstall 98se then I suggest you try a clean install of ME first. Sadly you will find that you have to reinstall all your software again if you reformat but in the ME cd is a nifty little tool called MSBackup......grab and install that from the cd.	Guest (0)
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