Kevin,
My advice would be to type:
C:\>format c:\
Then install Win2K from the outset! The install is painless, and the O/S is
a HELL of a lot more stable. Don't bother upgrading from 98 -> 2000, as you
*can* get software driver problems etc.
Now I also know (like me) you're a gamer, (is this why you went for 98
also?), and Win2K gets some bad press in this world too - I can
categorically state that given a stable machine, and provided you monitor
what is installed on your system, and don't install crappy apps, the system
will run sweet as a nut!
Go on, take the plunge!!
Mark
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Kostyszyn
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 22:52
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well screw that!! They can keep XP, I am staying away from it now!! You
know, I just built myself a sweet monstosity of a machine at home. I
installed Windows 98 because I have it and it was easier than figuring out
how to install win2k. Now I am so frustrated with the instability of it
that I am almost depressed. Oh what to do.....
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Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 5:40 PM
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Has anyone heard of all the troubles that the new version of Microsoft is
having getting released ??
One of the ugliest things I see is their new licensing scheme. They make
sure you are using it only on a specific machine by having its functionality
based on hardware items on your system. This configuration has to be
registered either by phone or by internet about a month after it is
installed or everything stops working. If you change something big, like a
Network Card or cpu chip, your system will not boot because it thinks you
have installed it on a different machine.
Anyone have options on the new XP ?
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