The XP/graphics hell continues
Motoki:
Computers are a pain in the ass. Period. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Having built 6 computers from scratch and installed various versions of Windows more times than I care to remember, this is one thing I can attest to. I can generally get everything to work sooner or later after lots of trying, but there's periods in between where I want to just pick the whole damned thing up and throw it out the window. I think you did pretty darned well for your first try and the thing is nearly working so I wouldn't feel too bad.
miramis:
Ness, why don't you install 98 on C: then install XP on D: for a dual boot system? You can have both drives connected at the same time and it's a simple matter of rebooting the pc and selecting the drive you want to access whenever you feel like and it saves the hassle of disconnecting and reconnecting the drives. 98 has to go in first though for a dual boot with XP.
Ness:
I think that's what will end up happening - hubby can have his litle pet project of getting XP to work, and I can have all my old games working - all at the same time...
I haven't yet been brave enough to install the sims - but I do have other games working which completely wouldn't on the XP install yesterday - I think I'll have huby check things out completely before I go putting something so resource hungry on... but for a windows setup virgin I think I've done ok to get all but the network/internet connection working!
I there weren't another computer in the house that is fully functional I think i would have been seriously inclined to defenestrate the lot - or I would have bugged hubby at work all day over the phone (got to love the holidays you get as a teacher!) - for now, I'm content to sit back and play settlers 3 while I get some more of my infernal marking done!
Ness
witch:
Win98 & winXP don't like talking on a network. You're not trying to run Norton 2005 by any chance are you? With Internet Security enabled? That craps networks badly.
Ness:
98 and XP have been talking to eachother on the network with no issues at all... the ADSL router takes care of all of it... and no nortons
I did eventually get the network (and thus internet) sorted when I realised where in control panel I told the computer that I didn't use a dial up connection - and then promptly had my sound die on me!
Ness
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