In the wee hour of 08:27 AM 4/24/01 -0600, Cindy Pavey bequeathed such
tales as these:
>Just a note on wainting for Windows XP. If you have a lot of software OR
>hardware that you want to hold onto, do not get XP. From what I
>understand it is a wonderful OS BUT it is NOT backward compatable with a
>lot of the software or hardware that you currently run on Win95 or even
>Win98. If you have neither software nor hardware you want to use, XP
>would be the way to go. Just a thought.
>Cindy
>
> >I am running Windows 95 at present. I am intending to purchase a new PC
> >which would be pre-loaded with either Win 98 or Win Me. I like to know which
> >is a better choice and what are the main differences between both versions ?
>
>Neither. Wait until August to get the new Windows XP Home Edition
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/default.asp
>If you must get one now, then get Windows ME as it's the latest version.
>
>
The same was said about WindowsMe as there are a lot of hardware and
software components without drivers for it. Microsoft is stressing more
favorable backwards compatibility with XP over win2k and winMe. See Paul
Thurrot's site for more info:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_foundations.asp
Peter Kaulback
I haven't failed, I've found 10,000 ways that don't work.
Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
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