Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:17:45 -0800 (PST)
From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: going back to win95?
> can I use a win95 update cd to convert my win98 OS back to 95 and what are
> the pro's and cons
No. Format and reinstall Windows 95 to get it back from 98.
Lower RAM useage, faster performace due to less OS ram hogging, less IE
dependence (less security bugs and so forth; you can also rip out IE using
98lite.net from windows 98 and get the same lesser RAM hogging and fewer IE
related security bugs, too - turns a 100Mhz Pentium at work into a nice, zippy
workstation!).
Win98 does support USB very well which 95 doesn't. Beyond that, a few apps
only run on win98 today (eg. Adobe photoshop 6, but 4/5 still run on 95/98),
while most run under both.
My feeling? If there's no good reason to use the added features of 98, then
don't bother upgrading. Same goes with BIOS upgrades as well. If the system's
running just peachy, don't bother wasting time upgrading all the time - that'll
only run your current apps slower due to OS hogging of more RAM.
But, if you need the features of 98, then go ahead. At home, I've just spent
three days straight upgrading my desktop to 98 because my digital camera
connects using USB, and only 98 supports that. Because I -needed- that
feature, I spent the hassles of upgrading the entire thing, and making Ghost
backups of it all to CD-R so 5 minutes restore the system to perfect in case of
viruses/etc. However, I'd say that if I could, I'd still be running 95 because
it oinks less RAM than 98. (but given that desktop RAM is down to <$50 / 128MB
RAM, it ain't killing me to have 128MB in my desktop to feed 98)
In the end, I'm still running the exact same apps I was before, with added
digital camera software. (yes, still running WP 5.1 DOS - nothing like instant
startup times! - well, maybe a half second or so, but so quick that the window
is up running WP before I can even blink)
--
Oh, and Win98 oinks more HD space as well. A hundred or two more than 95 on
a typical install, and that hurts when you realize that a OS's job is only to
display those icons you call files on your computer (ie. waste of CPU and HD
and RAM; keep it lean and trim is the best in any OS).
As for crashing, don't bother. Both 95 & 98 will crash 2 times or more for
almost 40% of the users running them. (see actual www.microsoft.com article on
"reliability of windows" - funny, they admit themselves it's a crappy OS...only
to make people try Windows 2000, which crashes just as easily - I crashed it
running ONLY the included Windows 2000 applications the first hour I had it
installed to try out). Best way is to backup everything using Ghost, Drive
Image, NTI Backup, Veritas Backup, etc. to CD-R so you'll never have to worry
and fret over a 8 hour+ reformat and reinstall of all your apps and OS.
(Well, if it's just a basic Office & OS workstation, as fast as four hours or
so. For most people who only use Internet, Office, OS and a few apps, about 8
hours or so to fully reinstall the OS, apps, and settings. For power users
like me, 2-3 days minimum to fully reinstall everything, and set settings back
to where they used to be. Most of the time is taken up waiting for the slow
CD-ROM installs, and slow reboot times after each new app.)
d =)
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