On 20 Jun 2002, at 15:14, Jari Williamsson wrote: > Michael Edwards writes: > > > Jari asked me what was Windows, meaning what version. It's Windows 95 I'm > > running. I hadn't been planning an upgrade at any specific time soon, but I > > wouldn't rule it out ultimately, either. Is this an issue concerning which > > version of Finale I use? How many versions are available, and is there one I > > should prefer? Or just get the most recent, which I presume to be 2003? > > Windows 95 is over 6 years old now, and you absolutely should get a > more stable OS, IMO. . .
My main workstation is Windows 95, and it is very, very stable (more stable than most Win98 installations I've seen; a client of mine has paid me several hundred dollars troubleshooting Win98 problems that I've never seen on Win95). Obviously, if you're buying a new computer, then you get a newer version of Windows. But there is absolutely no sense in upgrading an older computer to a newer version of Windows. Any computer older than a couple of years probably won't run the new version very well, anyway. > . . . WinXP is the "best" Windows version now, > regarding stability and it doesn't require that huge computer resources > (compared to Win2000). Eh? WinXP requires about twice the machine as Win2K. And it's a pile of junk. I'm keeping all my clients on Win2K because it's the best version of Windows ever. WinXP is too much of a marketing package, and I really don't feel > Also, although Finale 2003 will _run_ on Windows 95 (I have done it > myself), Win95 is no longer officially supported by Finale. This is the only reason for upgrading. It's actually not at all hard to support Win95, as it is only slightly different from Win98. Win95 + IE4+ is in all respects except FAT32 (in early versions) and the Windows Driver Model (in all but the last OEM version of Win95) identical. If your program utilizes components or features of IE4, then the Win95 user must have IE4 or later installed. But I've seen a whole lot of applications that say they don't support Win95 install and run just fine on Win95 + IE4+. Of course, hardware is a different issue, although many printer drivers that are said not to support Win95 actually work just fine with the parallel port (though never with USB). If it ain't broke, don't fix it, I say. Of course, I'm about to upgrade my NT 4 box (which now functions strictly as a server) to Win2K and convert my old Win95 box into a Linux file/print server. I've gotten more value out of this machine than I ever imagined I would (I got it in early January 1996), and it still runs very, very well. I really do like Win2K, so I'll be happy to use it all the time, but people who badmouth Win95 really don't know what they are talking about. Properly cared for, it runs like a champ. -- David W. Fenton | http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates | http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
