Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 23:10:09 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Lib 100 Install Win98SE pro and con?
don't know exactly how much more w98se consumers vs. w98 in terms of resources or memory (search www.deja.com or www.yahoo.com or www.microsoft.com), but the differences primarily come from just the later version of IE (5 vs. 4) that comes with 98se. Only reason I use 98se? USB on the L110. If I had an older Libretto, 98 would go out the door for W98B, which uses about half the disk space for an install, and boots/runs faster & lighter than 98/98se. I skip 98 because 98se is basically 98 with all of the windowsupdate.microsoft.com updates up to when 98se was released + color management/ICMs have been fixed to work properly + extra drivers for devices released after 98 up to 98se's release date. Figure since both are the same otherwise, and 98se saves time one the patches and fixes, might as well just go with the latest 98 version. support.microsoft.com probably has a list of the differences. -- Since the L110 is currently fast enough to do IE 5.5 SP2 decently, haven't yet ripped it out with 98lite.net's program. If I was running an older Libretto, esp. anything around 100Mhz, I'd rip IE right out in exchange for Opera or Netscape 4.xx, and probably run just win95. Haven't tried it on Librettos, but 98lite on a 100Mhz desktop PC at work makes even w98 run very well with IE ripped out completely. Fast, stable, runs very nicely vs. the sluggish response times of w98 with IE still in there. --- Of course, can't hurt to try it. Just remember to backup the entire HD with a good program like symantec.com ghost or powerquest.com drive image and you'll be fine. I've got mine imaged with ghost, so no matter what happens to my HD data, I'll be back up and running in under 30 minutes flat from CD-R backup. Also, knowing the backups work means no fear at all trying new things. Just let them go at it, then restore HD image after you're done. That or double booting to a second primary partition that contains only w98 will let you play with 98 while retaining your current 95 partition and setup. Ranish Partition Manager, Partition Magic, System Commanders and others will let you setup the second primary partition on your HD and let you switch between the two (or more. If you're switching between multiple partitions constantly, system commander, XOSL, boot magic and others will do it for you) ---- I do remember that on my overclocked to 100Mhz L50 that the base W95/J install with the Toshiba apps and all was just about all I was willing to sacrifice to the OS. Any newer OS would simply be too slow and sluggish for me, and I'd just hate having to run it like that. Oh, yeah. The L110 has 64MB of RAM total, which W98 really likes to be happy. If you can only get a max 32MB of RAM in any older Libretto, don't bother. Not enough RAM, dog-slow CPU, and W98 will probably gobble everything up right away, esp. if you launch a program or two. eg. right now with IE 5.5, Notepad, Explorer, Wireless modem software, Bluekite, and a few other toolbar icons loaded, the L110 already says it has used up all the RAM and swapped out 25MB to disk under w98se ===== adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
