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Migrating to Windows 2000
How much RAM does the machine have? All other things equal, Windows
2000 will run faster *if* it has enough RAM, if it does have enough RAM it will crawl like a snail! John DaffyD® wrote: On the machine I was given (which admittedly is still bare bones because I haven't yet loaded it up with programs, start up is much faster than my 98 machine. "Fan924" wrote in message ... I find Windows 2000 takes 3 times longer to load than Win98 on the same machine. 2000 seems really sluggish. I rarely use it and stay with Win98SE for daily use. |
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Migrating to Windows 2000
W2K is better than 98SE in every way, especially if you value stability.
I've been using it for two years on a custom build from the local shop and have yet to experience a BSOD. There is no difference - none - in your ability to customize the GUI, which I think is a concern many people considering a changeover. Also, I can't think of a single program I used in '98, including Office 97, that doesn't run seamlessly on W2k. But there is one big difference and that is the hierarchal system of accounts and their permissions, so you need to understand what an Administrator account is and learn to manage the machine with the built-in tools that the Administrator has access to, and there is definitely a learning curve for that which will include making mistakes. Microsoft.public.win2000.general is is terrific for this, with the added bonus of being relatively free of flakes and poseurs. That too takes some getting used to. DaffyD® wrote: My employer has been giving away surplus computers with Windows 2000 installed and I brought one home so I'll be migrating to that OS. I've heard for years that it was a more stable OS than 98. I'll still leave 98 on my old computer but it won't be connected to the Internet. I enjoy Win98 SE but I'm frustrated that support for it among many hard/software producers has ended and there are new online services that don't work with 98. Also, I've had increasing problems with 98/Windows Explorer crashing. I installed a 250 GB hard drive on my 98 machine but it will only recognize 127 gigs. I'm hoping that will be resolved in the W2K environment. I guess where I'm leading to with all this is asking why users in this newsgroup prefer Win98 SE to W2K. What are the benefits of using 98 over 2000? What might be better about 2000? I've already subscribed to the W2K newsgroups where I can get help while getting used to the new (to me) OS. |
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I am puzzled how some games now say they require Windows 2000 as a bare
minimum. What does Windows 2000 offer in running a game that Windows 98 Second Edition does not offer. Heck, I am running my HP Printer fine with Windows 2000 drivers on Windows 98 Second Edition and my ATI Radeon 9800 graphics card runs with the Windows ME driver and works great. BTW, I do not get Blue Screens of Death anymore because they were caused by poorly configured drivers for third party hardware like the Creative Soundblaster that used to give me a Blue Screen of Death and mostly if not all the BSOD were not Microsoft's fault on Windows 98 Second Edition. "Roger Fink" wrote: W2K is better than 98SE in every way, especially if you value stability. I've been using it for two years on a custom build from the local shop and have yet to experience a BSOD. There is no difference - none - in your ability to customize the GUI, which I think is a concern many people considering a changeover. Also, I can't think of a single program I used in '98, including Office 97, that doesn't run seamlessly on W2k. But there is one big difference and that is the hierarchal system of accounts and their permissions, so you need to understand what an Administrator account is and learn to manage the machine with the built-in tools that the Administrator has access to, and there is definitely a learning curve for that which will include making mistakes. Microsoft.public.win2000.general is is terrific for this, with the added bonus of being relatively free of flakes and poseurs. That too takes some getting used to. DaffyD® wrote: My employer has been giving away surplus computers with Windows 2000 installed and I brought one home so I'll be migrating to that OS. I've heard for years that it was a more stable OS than 98. I'll still leave 98 on my old computer but it won't be connected to the Internet. I enjoy Win98 SE but I'm frustrated that support for it among many hard/software producers has ended and there are new online services that don't work with 98. Also, I've had increasing problems with 98/Windows Explorer crashing. I installed a 250 GB hard drive on my 98 machine but it will only recognize 127 gigs. I'm hoping that will be resolved in the W2K environment. I guess where I'm leading to with all this is asking why users in this newsgroup prefer Win98 SE to W2K. What are the benefits of using 98 over 2000? What might be better about 2000? I've already subscribed to the W2K newsgroups where I can get help while getting used to the new (to me) OS. |
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Migrating to Windows 2000
Well, there are some USB external hard drive enclosures and IDE drives that
*will* work with Win98SE (I mean just as an extra drive, not as a bootup drive). But I also added an inexpensive USB 2.0 PCI card, which I'm sure helped. And I also installed that freebie Generic USB Mass Storage Driver (nusb24e), too. Maybe you're just missing a driver, or maybe there isn't one for your particular drive. But admitedly it is getting harder to find some of this stuff for Win98SE. DaffyD® wrote: I now wish I had stayed with 98SE. It's a much "friendlier OS. But I'm stuck with 2000 for now because I have a $100 external drive that won't work with 98. "Fan924" wrote in message ... I find Windows 2000 takes 3 times longer to load than Win98 on the same machine. 2000 seems really sluggish. I rarely use it and stay with Win98SE for daily use. |
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Migrating to Windows 2000
98 Second Edition is stable if you configure it properly
"DaffyD®" wrote: I agree about the Administrator learning curve, I'm still climbing it. And I agree with the stability of 2000 vs 98SE--I haven't had one crash or BSOD in the past week that I've been using it. I was experiencing weekly crashes or more on my 98SE machine. "Roger Fink" wrote in message ... W2K is better than 98SE in every way, especially if you value stability. I've been using it for two years on a custom build from the local shop and have yet to experience a BSOD. There is no difference - none - in your ability to customize the GUI, which I think is a concern many people considering a changeover. Also, I can't think of a single program I used in '98, including Office 97, that doesn't run seamlessly on W2k. But there is one big difference and that is the hierarchal system of accounts and their permissions, so you need to understand what an Administrator account is and learn to manage the machine with the built-in tools that the Administrator has access to, and there is definitely a learning curve for that which will include making mistakes. Microsoft.public.win2000.general is is terrific for this, with the added bonus of being relatively free of flakes and poseurs. That too takes some getting used to. DaffyD® wrote: My employer has been giving away surplus computers with Windows 2000 installed and I brought one home so I'll be migrating to that OS. I've heard for years that it was a more stable OS than 98. I'll still leave 98 on my old computer but it won't be connected to the Internet. I enjoy Win98 SE but I'm frustrated that support for it among many hard/software producers has ended and there are new online services that don't work with 98. Also, I've had increasing problems with 98/Windows Explorer crashing. I installed a 250 GB hard drive on my 98 machine but it will only recognize 127 gigs. I'm hoping that will be resolved in the W2K environment. I guess where I'm leading to with all this is asking why users in this newsgroup prefer Win98 SE to W2K. What are the benefits of using 98 over 2000? What might be better about 2000? I've already subscribed to the W2K newsgroups where I can get help while getting used to the new (to me) OS. |
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Migrating to Windows 2000
With more than 500MB of RAM it should run very well. What did you
install for your AV and firewall software? Once you get used to Windows 2000 you won't want to go back to Windows 98, you will find windows 2000 to be much more capable and robust than Windows 98. John DaffyD® wrote: It has over 500 MB of RAM. The system was built by one of the tech guys at work. It was working extremely fast before I saddled it with AV and firewall software. It's still fast but not like it was. The price we pay for protection. "John John (MVP)" wrote in message ... How much RAM does the machine have? All other things equal, Windows 2000 will run faster *if* it has enough RAM, if it does have enough RAM it will crawl like a snail! John DaffyD® wrote: On the machine I was given (which admittedly is still bare bones because I haven't yet loaded it up with programs, start up is much faster than my 98 machine. "Fan924" wrote in message ... I find Windows 2000 takes 3 times longer to load than Win98 on the same machine. 2000 seems really sluggish. I rarely use it and stay with Win98SE for daily use. |
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Migrating to Windows 2000
There is a bit of a learning curve but once you get used to Windows 2000
you won't regret the move! John DaffyD® wrote: I now wish I had stayed with 98SE. It's a much "friendlier OS. But I'm stuck with 2000 for now because I have a $100 external drive that won't work with 98. "Fan924" wrote in message ... I find Windows 2000 takes 3 times longer to load than Win98 on the same machine. 2000 seems really sluggish. I rarely use it and stay with Win98SE for daily use. |
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Migrating to Windows 2000
It has over 500 MB of RAM. The system was built by one of the tech guys at
work. It was working extremely fast before I saddled it with AV and firewall software. It's still fast but not like it was. The price we pay for protection. "John John (MVP)" wrote in message ... How much RAM does the machine have? All other things equal, Windows 2000 will run faster *if* it has enough RAM, if it does have enough RAM it will crawl like a snail! John DaffyD® wrote: On the machine I was given (which admittedly is still bare bones because I haven't yet loaded it up with programs, start up is much faster than my 98 machine. "Fan924" wrote in message ... I find Windows 2000 takes 3 times longer to load than Win98 on the same machine. 2000 seems really sluggish. I rarely use it and stay with Win98SE for daily use. |
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Migrating to Windows 2000
I now wish I had stayed with 98SE. It's a much "friendlier OS. But I'm
stuck with 2000 for now because I have a $100 external drive that won't work with 98. "Fan924" wrote in message ... I find Windows 2000 takes 3 times longer to load than Win98 on the same machine. 2000 seems really sluggish. I rarely use it and stay with Win98SE for daily use. |
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Migrating to Windows 2000
I now wish I had stayed with 98SE. It's a much "friendlier OS. But I'm stuck
with 2000 for now because I have a $100 external drive that won't work with 98. "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... Advantages for Win98SE: I'm guessing better *multimedia*, and perhaps even USB, support, but I'm not sure. And, of course, real DOS mode capability. And last but not least, it being a more basic and lean operating system, that is easier to tweak and control as you see fit. The downside being, it's not as stable or robust - and it is limited to FAT or FAT32 (with those limitations). (Somebody else can correct me if I'm wrong on any of this, as I'm not all that experienced on Win2000). DaffyD® wrote: My employer has been giving away surplus computers with Windows 2000 installed and I brought one home so I'll be migrating to that OS. I've heard for years that it was a more stable OS than 98. I'll still leave 98 on my old computer but it won't be connected to the Internet. I enjoy Win98 SE but I'm frustrated that support for it among many hard/software producers has ended and there are new online services that don't work with 98. Also, I've had increasing problems with 98/Windows Explorer crashing. I installed a 250 GB hard drive on my 98 machine but it will only recognize 127 gigs. I'm hoping that will be resolved in the W2K environment. I guess where I'm leading to with all this is asking why users in this newsgroup prefer Win98 SE to W2K. What are the benefits of using 98 over 2000? What might be better about 2000? I've already subscribed to the W2K newsgroups where I can get help while getting used to the new (to me) OS. -- { : [|]=( DaffyD® If I knew where I was I'd be there now. |
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