In message , pedro
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On Sat, 1 Mar 2014 09:07:37 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
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In message ,
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You can ask here and on the XP 'group about specific things - I don't
think a general such file would be practical as each migrator would want
slightly different things. (You can email me privately too if you wish.)
The XP 'group is microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion;

98?? typo?

Oops - more a matter of copying the wrong line (-:. It's
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general - not quite the same.
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Right now I'm in the throes of moving on from 98SE, sadly. It's been
good to me for a v.long time. As I could never get Kernelex to play
nice, the spread of HTML5 has given FF2.0.0.20 a torrid time with
stalling scripts etc etc.

I have an XP lappie that I use occasionally and also use SWMBO's Win7
lappie at odd times, so I at least have passing familiarity with those
OS's. Meanwhile my son has just set up my alternate desktop box with
Win7U.

What will be the biggest PITA of leaving 98 as my "daily drive" is the
legacy apps that I need occasionally, and the loss of REAL
serial/parallel ports.

To be fair, the loss of the ports isn't XP's fault; XP works fine with
real serial/parallel ports. (As, I think, does 7.)

As for the legacy apps, they may well still work (though you _might_
have to learn a few wrinkles) under XP; try them. If you still have the
install discs (or can download the installers), try those first -
failing that, try copying over the relevant folders, though that's less
likely to be trouble-free (as it would indeed be under 98).
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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