Yeah, I'm sticking to W2K for the time being. Most of my hardware is pretty up to date, but I'd rather not risk any compatibility issues.
Shaun Canning Archaeology Department La Trobe University Bundoora, Victoria, 3086. Phone: 0414-967 644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Feroze Kistan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 28 November 2002 6:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Stupid Windows question ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 7:17 AM Subject: RE: Stupid Windows question 1. Athlon XP 1800+512mb RAM > 2. Pentium III 450mhz+512mb RAM > 3. Celeron 466Mhz +64mb RAM Mmm I have the same as number one and it runs like a dream, more stable as long as you use NTFS, more secure and less prone to crash in the middle of a job. My main gripe is finding proper drivers for most of my cards. A lot of software is not compatable with XP by the way and many older components esp video cards and internal modems can cause major hicups. Run the "Hardware Compatibilty Test" first or check microsofts site if you hardware appears on the HCL. If not download all your drivers first and then run the install. Or you could just dual boot it till you get used to a NT OS. The lowest spec PC I've installed it on was a AMD 450 with 64MB ram and it was ok-but just ok Feroze
