to install, or not to install...
Motoki:
LOL Well I said you shouldn't have to, but I've learned the hard way over the years that computers don't always do what they should do.
I know when I upgraded video cards the game still worked for me, but your milage may vary.
At any rate, you can always backup your game files and it's not too bad to reinstall if you absolutely have to.
nothingbutsims:
Same here, I did not have to reinstall the game when I updated my video card.
Ness:
well... the game files are all safely backed up... I'm hoping that one day I may actually be able to use them again...
the 18-month old computer that worked excellently under 98 is stubbornly refusing to function at all with XP when the drivers for the graphics card are installed - makes no difference whether we use the factory drivers on the CD that came with it, the most recent drivers downloaded from the compnay's web site, or the drivers that XP likes to use when it gets up to that particular update - every time the refresh rate goes bananas and we can see nothing but a blue and green garbled mess...
3 days! and still no computer...
I think tonight we will be putting 98 back on that computer - despite the fact that almost every one (except the poor husband who needs to make it work!) would tell me I should upgrade to XP, I see nothing so wonderful in XP that I'm willing to sacrifice my computer for a week and jump through ridiculous hoops to get it to function... nor am I willing to ditch ts2 for XP either...
so, unless someone can give me some sound, irrefutable good reason for persevering (read continue to beat head against brick wall until it's a bloody mess) with getting this install to work - I'm going back to 98!
Ness
nothingbutsims:
Here's a really stupid question for you, and I'm only asking it because I did the same thing when I installed my new graphics card - do you have to plug your monitor into the new graphics card slot in the back of your computer? I had to and didn't know this and thought my graphics card was defective. Until I finally read the remainder of the directions ;D, I realized that my monitor had to get plugged into the new graphics card and that there was a slot that fit it perfectly.
Hook:
Ness, you have discovered the reason I never upgrade major systems until forced. And don't worry about all those people who say you should "upgrade" to XP... it's all caused by careful advertising and "mindset control" from Microsoft to sell more copies of the newest operating system. It will happen when XP gets replaced, too. I have predicted that when XP gets replaced, XP will become known as the buggiest Windows ever.
My professional advice: if Win 98 works for you, stick with it. When it no longer works, upgrade.
Hook
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