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Old June 29th 07, 06:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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I have a 98 computer and it is kind of slow. Will an upgrade to XP help? I
know that XP CLAIMS to make a computer faster, but will it work?

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Old June 29th 07, 06:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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No, it will make it even slower! If the computer is of Windows 98 era
it will probably run like a turtle if you try to run XP on it!

John

vista via WindowsKB.com wrote:

I have a 98 computer and it is kind of slow. Will an upgrade to XP help? I
know that XP CLAIMS to make a computer faster, but will it work?


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Old June 29th 07, 06:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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No, it will make it even slower! If the computer is of Windows 98 era
it will probably run like a turtle if you try to run XP on it!

John

vista via WindowsKB.com wrote:

I have a 98 computer and it is kind of slow. Will an upgrade to XP help? I
know that XP CLAIMS to make a computer faster, but will it work?


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Old June 29th 07, 07:13 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Well, I had another computer that was 98 and I installed 2000, then XP and it
seemed to be ok.

John John wrote:
No, it will make it even slower! If the computer is of Windows 98 era
it will probably run like a turtle if you try to run XP on it!

John

I have a 98 computer and it is kind of slow. Will an upgrade to XP help? I
know that XP CLAIMS to make a computer faster, but will it work?


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Old June 29th 07, 07:13 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Well, I had another computer that was 98 and I installed 2000, then XP and it
seemed to be ok.

John John wrote:
No, it will make it even slower! If the computer is of Windows 98 era
it will probably run like a turtle if you try to run XP on it!

John

I have a 98 computer and it is kind of slow. Will an upgrade to XP help? I
know that XP CLAIMS to make a computer faster, but will it work?


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Old June 29th 07, 07:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Every successive version of Windows needs a bigger, faster and better
computer to run as quickly as it's predecessor. If your computer is
sluggish and slow running Windows 98 it will not be faster running XP,
it will be slower because the system requirements for XP are higher than
for Windows 98. The difference might not be as pronounced between
Windows 2000 and Windows 98 because those two operating systems were
released relatively closely to each other date wise.

John

vista via WindowsKB.com wrote:

Well, I had another computer that was 98 and I installed 2000, then XP and it
seemed to be ok.

John John wrote:

No, it will make it even slower! If the computer is of Windows 98 era
it will probably run like a turtle if you try to run XP on it!

John


I have a 98 computer and it is kind of slow. Will an upgrade to XP help? I
know that XP CLAIMS to make a computer faster, but will it work?




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Old June 29th 07, 07:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
John John
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Every successive version of Windows needs a bigger, faster and better
computer to run as quickly as it's predecessor. If your computer is
sluggish and slow running Windows 98 it will not be faster running XP,
it will be slower because the system requirements for XP are higher than
for Windows 98. The difference might not be as pronounced between
Windows 2000 and Windows 98 because those two operating systems were
released relatively closely to each other date wise.

John

vista via WindowsKB.com wrote:

Well, I had another computer that was 98 and I installed 2000, then XP and it
seemed to be ok.

John John wrote:

No, it will make it even slower! If the computer is of Windows 98 era
it will probably run like a turtle if you try to run XP on it!

John


I have a 98 computer and it is kind of slow. Will an upgrade to XP help? I
know that XP CLAIMS to make a computer faster, but will it work?




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Old June 29th 07, 10:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
Gary S. Terhune[_2_]
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There's no decent way to answer that question without knowing how fast your
system is and how much RAM it has. Should be able to find those figures in
System Properties. (Right-click My Computer, then Properties.)

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"vista via WindowsKB.com" u33001@uwe wrote in message
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I have a 98 computer and it is kind of slow. Will an upgrade to XP help? I
know that XP CLAIMS to make a computer faster, but will it work?

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Old June 29th 07, 10:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
Gary S. Terhune[_2_]
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There's no decent way to answer that question without knowing how fast your
system is and how much RAM it has. Should be able to find those figures in
System Properties. (Right-click My Computer, then Properties.)

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"vista via WindowsKB.com" u33001@uwe wrote in message
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I have a 98 computer and it is kind of slow. Will an upgrade to XP help? I
know that XP CLAIMS to make a computer faster, but will it work?

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Old June 29th 07, 10:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Are you talking 98 or 98 SE Computer? In any case, you can't have more
than 1 GB of memory total, including Graphics, if you need to access Safe
Mode in the future.

You can run Windows 98 SE with an Intel Pentium D Processor (Duo
Processor), as long as the total memory does not exceed 1 GB of Phyiscal Ram
installed.


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I have a 98 computer and it is kind of slow. Will an upgrade to XP help? I
know that XP CLAIMS to make a computer faster, but will it work?

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