Dell sent me a laptop with NT4 preinstalled, on a FAT32 formatted drive,
making it blatantly obvious that manufacturers don't necessarily even boot a
computer before they ship it, so I'm not sure if I'd point the finger at
Compaq for the botched ME install on your Presario.
I recently bought a new home computer, and copies of 98se and 2000 with the
intention tossing the ME cd and create a dual boot system. After 2 attempts
of installing and configuring 98, I ended up reinstalling ME. Apache and CF
server work like a charm. Granted, I haven't benchmarked the setup, it's
temporary, till a side project I'm working on is done. Then I'll spend a
Saturday doing it right, 98 and/or 2000.
my .02
~bgl
-----Original Message-----
From: Russel Madere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 9:10 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Which OS to use? Win98 or WinME?
We got a Compac Presario system for our QA Engineer on which to test our
product. Right out of the box, the OS had to be reinstalled. It has also
consistantly been a problem OS. Even out Windows 95 test boxes have been
less troublesome. I also installed it on my wife's computer after
purchasing an upgrade. After 2 days she demanded I reload Windows 98.
I guess you have a good system for ME. 1Apparently it does not like the
systems I have deal with.
Russel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 7:29 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Re: Which OS to use? Win98 or WinME?
>
>
> I've found this very interesting. Many reviews i've heard about
> window's ME
> have been negative like this one. However, it has been a God-send on my
> home PC. Faster boots, fewer, as in almost none, reboots. With
> windows 98,
> I was rebooting every couple of days. It was also one of the cleanest and
> easiest upgrades I've been subjected too while in "microsoft land". After
> about 6 months of use, I'm YET to find a single bug. I wonder
> what some of
> the subtle differences and nuances are in these systems that can
> cause such
> drastically different results with this OS??? Perhaps it's as
> simple as some
> people test the limits of an OS more so than others....I admit my home PC
> use is not nearly as intensive as work.
>
> Brian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russel Madere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 3:38 PM
> Subject: RE: Which OS to use? Win98 or WinME?
>
>
> > DON'T INSTALL Windows ME!!!!!!
> >
> > Sorry to scream, but we have it on a test box here and it is
> really buggy.
> > Tell your friend to stick with Windows 98, especially if he
> wants to keep
> > his techie friends. I have almost lost my religion troubleshooting
> Windows
> > ME.
> >
> > Russel
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Pooh Bear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 3:27 PM
> > > To: CF-Talk
> > > Subject: OT: Which OS to use? Win98 or WinME?
> > >
> > >
> > > hey guys, i have a friend who is doing small development stuff on
> > > his win 98
> > > box. He wants to upgrade to the latest consumer version of
> > > windows (WinME),
> > > but wants to know if WinMe was more buggy than win98! thanx!
> > >
> >
>
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