to install, or not to install...
Motoki:
I agree. If 98 works fine for you, then until and unless a piece of software comes out that does not support 98 and requires XP, then I wouldn't worry about it. If it ain't broke... and all that.
Ness:
yeah, that's pretty much what I was starting to think after the third attempt on the first day!
next time an alleged computer tech at school comes my way I shall firmlly block my ears and walk away so I don't have to hear the "you need XP" crap...
mr ness built the entire computer (twice, once when it was his, and then again when it got passed to me because I didn't like the giant blue light strips on his case) and can get 98 running with no glitches at all... mr ness's faster and fancier new computer (the one he got when I inisted I needed to upgrade from the P2 350 I was using - I get his, and he gets something even better) is only running XP because when he was buying components to uild it, he missed the fact that his motherboard doesn't support 98... and would have got a different motherboard if he had seen it!
the copy of XP I had was free, so the only thing I've wasted here is time, and sanity... it was effectively thrown out by my father's place of work because they bought an entire system, with OS, to run software that only works with 98... just like they throw away flat screen dell LCD monitors because they bought an entire system but want to keep the 19" CRT... you've got to love the wastefulness of australian universities!
*take 2 at typing this reply, I started some time before Hook and the server died*
Ness
Hook:
Quote from: ness on 2005 September 27, 23:37:41
next time an alleged computer tech at school comes my way I shall firmlly block my ears and walk away so I don't have to hear the "you need XP" crap...
Computer techs make a lot of money reinstalling XP on computers for people. Next time someone... suggests... you should "upgrade" to XP, ask them how often they reinstall the OS. Not everyone will have to reinstall every week, but I've heard enough stories about people who have. Some people might even never reinstall, and I'm sure I'll hear from each and every one of them on this thread.
Hey XP users! I upgraded some of my hardware under Windows ME and I DIDN'T HAVE TO ASK MICROSOFT'S PERMISSION!! Top *that*! :D
Hook
Ness:
it's actually kind of refreshing to find people here who think sticking with 98 wasn't actually insane...
I think the constant pestering from microsoft about updates would slowly drive me insane... at least 98 isn't being messed with any more, so the only way it's going to mess up is if I do somethiing stupid...
in fact, now that I think about it, the only times my copmuter has crashed have been when I've been doing something stupid... like leaving ts2 running, with about 5 different IE windows, sending an email and reading a pdf file - all at the same time! And the big clue about the computer techs I work with - every time I need to be printing an exam in a hurry (because the deadline was last week and they sit the exam tomorrow!) the school network, without fail, will fall in a screaming heap!
mr ness (the stubborn old goat!) can have one more attempt when he gets home, and then 98 is going back on if that doesn't work!
Ness
Dark Trepie:
The only reason I have XP (Profesional edition at that) is because I got it for free from a friend. He used to work at a computer shop and they sent him some special version that had unlimited CD key activations.
I've been through four different OS'S on my computers and never actually paid for anyone of them. Well, five technically. I use Linux from time to time. But that's free to download.
Out of all of them I'll agree that 98 is one of the more stable ones M$ ever made. ME is a giant piece of crap though and shouldn't be used for anything unless you want to use the install disk frisbee or a coaster.
Can't wait to see what stupidity Longhorn brings us. Though I'm hopeful that since Apple is using Intel chips now we'll soon see Mac OS X for PCs.
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