Clint, That is the one thing about the whole utilities problem I have found - that one more than anything else needs the latest versions, like it or not.
The compatability mode is the one that hopefully will solve running many of my older 98 programs - some just can not run in this mode, due to the real mode requirements of them, so just have to go back to booting in 98 it would seem. One of the BIGGEST issues I have found is still the 512 Meg RAM barrier - but I THINK that the easiest way of solving it is to do the complete 98 install, with 512 Megs of RAM, then after done, install more RAM, go into msconfig, click on advanced, and tell 98 to just use 512 Megs of RAM. That way it is satisfied of its requirement of 512 Megs max, while still giving you more RAM for XP. Any you are ABSOLUTELY correct - XP does most definitely give you far superior features, AFTER you can get it tweaked and fixed. I have found that I have had to get just TOO many XP books for my liking to find more and more of the tweaks and fixes - BAH AND HUMBUG!!!!! Ralph "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > So I guess you could maybe only go online, or at least only > receive email on the XP part. I say this because '98 will > eventually get more and more insecure without any new updates > or patches. I sort of had the same problem when I left '98, > but I was able to find all the drivers I needed, and all of my > software/utilities had XP versions I could get. The exception > was NAV and it was an old version 5. I loved it. It wouldn't > work on XP so I had to go with another AV program. I never had > time to play games so I didn't have to deal with any game > compatibility. In case you're not aware, XP (Pro at least) has > a way to run old programs in "98 compatibility mode" which in > some cases you can harvest some old programs. It wouldn't work > with NAV, but it did work with some others I tested. You right > click the executable and click "properties" then you'll see the > "compatibility" tab. > > No, they're not going to support it indefinitely. They want to > force you to pay for a new OS. I will say though that XP is > far superior (more stable, faster, more features) to any > previous Windows OS, ONCE it's TWEAKED and "FIXED". > -Clint > > Happy New Year to all & God Bless > Clint Hamilton, Owner > http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
