Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:11:57 -0500 From: "Brian McIlvaine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: going back to win95? ... and Windows 2000 I know David has a lot more experience on the Libretto than I, but for a "Libretto as a tool" user, the combination of Windows 2000, Office 2000, and a 3com ethernet card for LAN access has made my Libretto an exceptionally useful tool. I used to carry an HPLX around all the time, and take a laptop on trips. I now use my Libretto as a single solution, and use Outlook as a single PIM program. With a double speeded 100CT w/ 64 MB of RAM, it appears to me to be very capable, and very resilient. I have not gotten a single "blue screen of death" nor required any hard resets except occasionally when shifting between docked and undocked. Ihave been running w2kfor about 8 months now and I would not go back to 95 or 98 for my work machine under any circumstances. If you use the machine for games that do not work under Windows 2000, then that may be a decision point for you. I have found the Libretto with w2k to be an very effective tool. Note that my wife HATED Windows 2000 when I had it on our home computer as it did not allow the kids to use many of their games, and many of the programs she used were not easily used with W2K. But it is much more stable than 95 or 98. My $.02. Brian -----Original Message----- From: David Chien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 22:21 To: Libretto Subject: Re: going back to win95? 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 =) ===== adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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