win98se vs. win2k

[mitch101]

what are the main benefits/problems upgrading from win98se to win2k?

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athlon 900
ga-7zx
win98se
ibm 30gb
32mb creative gts 2
256mb pc133
sb live 1024
yamaha 8x8x24
pioneer 16x40

[BloodRed]

Win98SE:
Compatible w/everything, a little faster in most games.

Win2K Pro:
Compatible w/almost everything, much more stable, much more secure.

I'd recommend Win2K, it's just a better OS IMO.

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-BR

"Stupid me, stupid machine. An honest relationship." - Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum
SF Linux Hippy Club Vice-President

[Moridin]

Originally posted by BloodRed:
Win98SE:
Compatible w/everything, a little faster in most games.

Win2K Pro:
Compatible w/almost everything, much more stable, much more secure.

I'd recommend Win2K, it's just a better OS IMO.

I know this is a little off topic, (can't really be helped now that OT is closed ) but welcome back It's to bad you were not here for one final Friday beer post.



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Life is complex. It has real and imaginary parts.

[BloodRed]

Originally posted by Moridin:
I know this is a little off topic, (can't really be helped now that OT is closed ) but welcome back It's to bad you were not here for one final Friday beer post.

Thanks. It does suck that I missed the last Friday, but we'll always have the memories of all the previous Fridays.... *sniff*



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-BR

"Stupid me, stupid machine. An honest relationship." - Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum
SF Linux Hippy Club Vice-President

[MASTERPCWIZ]

I RUN W2K I LOVE IT IT IS MUCH MORE STABLE YOU WILL HAVE SO PROBLEMS GETTING USE TO IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GET PROGRAMS THAT ARE BASE`T ON NT FORMAT

WINDOWS 2000 PRO
AMD A7V133A 1.4/266
1024MB PC133 MICRON
16X10X40 PLEXTOR
40GIG MAXTOR ATA/66
40GIG MAXTOR ATA/100
S/B LIVE PLAT. 5.1
ALTEC-LANSING DIG.
C/L 50X CD-ROM
ASUS G 64 VIDEO CARD
LINKSYS ROUTER
CABLE/@home
3COM NIC 905C
21"SONY

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WINDOWS 2000 PRO
AMD A7V133A 1.4/266
1024MB PC133 MICRON
16X10X40 PLEXTOR
40GIG MAXTOR ATA/66
40GIG MAXTOR ATA/100
S/B LIVE PLAT. 5.1
ALTEC-LANSING DIG.
C/L 50X CD-ROM
ASUS G 64 VIDEO CARD
3COM NIC 905C
LINKSYS ROUTER/
CABLE @HOME
21"SONY

[Racer^]

Win2k benefits:
- Much more stable (it doesn't crash...what a concept!)
- More secure (but I'd still recommend using a firewall)
- More comprensive set of utilities/programs come with it
- Allows you to close a program (no matter what) if its having problems
- If an application crashes, it doesn't crash Windows

Win2k problems:
- Sound in some games (especially old DOS games) usually doesn't work
- Make sure you have hardware that will run on Win2k
- Make sure you use the right Win2k drivers
- File sharing (to Win9x PCs) across a LAN is annoying
- You might have to update some games to get them to work in Win2k (no biggie)

Note:
- If using Win2k, you should definitely get SP2 and probably download DX8 as well.

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TBird 880 (oc 110 x 8) /
ABit KT7 (YH) VIA 4.29 /
256 MB PC133 RAM /
TNT2 16MB (oc 160/160) Det 7.58 /
Maxtor 5.1GB 85120A8 & 40GB 5T040H4 /
ESS 1869 & NetGear FA311 10/100 NIC /
Win2k Pro SP2

[Moridin]

Originally posted by BloodRed:
Thanks. It does suck that I missed the last Friday, but we'll always have the memories of all the previous Fridays.... *sniff*

Again, sorry for the OT stuff in your forum. Have you dropped by
http://forums.combustionjunction.co.uk/default.asp
or http://forums.shawnscomputers.com

Most of the OT regulars are at these two now.


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Life is complex. It has real and imaginary parts.

[This message has been edited by Moridin (edited July 11, 2001).]