stick with win 98 or go to XP??

[DiddlySquat]

Right now i currently have win 98 (just down-graded from ME...it was CRAP) im not sure if i want to go to XP or not....what are the advantages and disadvantages? THANKS!



o yeah here's my system

AMD Duron 850 MHz
20 Gig HD
16MB vid card (on my way to the store tomorrow for a GeForce 3)
512 MB ram

[neoufo51]

Huge Stability and security improvements. Better support for the latest video, graphics and wireless transfer standards. Very easy to use, even if you think Win98 is too easy, wait till you try XP. And its pretty:bling

[Power Penguin]

I used to use 98 and on a couple of occasions I had to completely reinstall as it wouldn't start at all.

I've not had this problem with XP.

All your programs will work too. What you waiting for?

Rush down to your nearest software emporium and buy a copy (ahem)

[DiddlySquat]

i like all the software features but i heard that XP doesnt suppored a lot of hardware.....or did the SP1 fix that?:hole

[DiddlySquat]

I'm a newbie to this forum but i am pretty good at computers. just to let all yall know that im not a total newb...:cross

[Sephiroth]

If your computer can run XP then you want to get XP or Win2k. XP is suppose to be better for games but i think all current and future games should run on win2k with no problems. Win9.x/ME arent that great and itsnt worth the bugs, crashes, and etc. that they are known for. Using it just because of often exgerrated claims about XP and MS and because your paranoid is not a good reason.

[Travis982]

Go with XP! XP & 2k are my favourites (in the MIcrosoft family).

There are some programmes that won't run with XP, but not very many. And most hardware mfgs have updated drivers on their websites for XP. XP is similar to 2k (internally) and runs quite stably.

DOS access is gone, but can be restored with a patch.

If you find you need to tweak XP, visit www.blackviper.com where you'll find explanations of various processes, whether they're necessary for your configuration, and how to disable or enable them.

Beware of service pack 1. If you've done tweaks and later install SP1, you'll find it slyly overrides many tweaks. Read a lot about SP1 before installing it. In my opinion it's a sneaky update.

[DiddlySquat]

thanks for the help guys....hopefully i'll be able to get by this weekend!:black

[DigitalJunkie]

I heard there are anti pirating features with SP-1, does anyone having problems yet?

[dverma75]

there sre pstches available to get rid of this thing

[Sephiroth]

Not if you own a LEGAL copy then you should not have any problems at all..

www.tweakxp.com is another good site which has alot of XP tweaks on it.

[bobhss]

I'd go XP. I also had the crap called ME. Too many problems. The only downside to XP has been in the two older pieces of hardware it didn't support: a Logitech Quickcam and a Canon Laser Printer. I bought new ones. Nothing too big for the stability I found thanks to it's roots in Win2K. Filesharing has been fine with it too, but I've only run Gnucleus and Kazaa Lite on it, no experience with the other programs and XP here.

[DrEaMs In DiGiTaL]

Don't forget that if any programs don't work under XP, u can set the compatibility mode to another version of windows and it should work fine.

[Crazy Horse]

For pretty much all his reasons. Don't buy because it looks good. XP definitely has it's share of problems and I've read alot of them. The constant patches are something to keep a close eye on. Bill Gates is getting ready to screw the p2p people in a big way. Sp 1 has some dubious things written in and the next patch will have more. Bet on it. I also agree about the 98se not crashing if properly configured. It has been a good os for me and until I'm sure about XP being clean, stable & nothing hidden to block my fun then I will stick with what I have.

[«°¤§téålth§t®îk餰»]

i guess i'll be the ignoranis in this thread cause i'm not good with OS's and ask this question.

I have ME, where should i go to know more about it?

Should I upgrade or degrade or stay?