re: XP too 98 2nd E
Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 7:05 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by JM
(161 messages posted)
Thanks Howie for answering. IMO XP sucks big time. Been running W98 since early 99.
Have had maybe 5 crash's, all because of something I did wrong. The XP I have had
but 6 months has been nothing but trouble. Software doesn't work half the time or
you have to upgrade or buy new printers/scanners etc.
I know Microsoft stops support for W98 on Jan 16 (?) but hey I have never went to
them for support anyway. All they say is "put in" your CD. When you say, you did
not get one with your New PC they say sorry we can't help you without a CD. Why pay
"long distances" charges to be told they "can't or want" help you.
I figure with a new install of W98 it will last a two years or more before I start
having problems.
I will think about dual drives but that sounds like I would be asking for big trouble.
On Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 6:30 pm, Howie wrote:
>Why would you want to go back to an old and unstable system based on DOS and FAT32??
>And did you know that sometime in 2004 microsoft will no longer support 98se. If
>you must,,just boot from your boot floppy you made..you did make one??..use the
fdisk
>utility and then restart your system with your 98se cd in c.d.rom.follow the screen..walla!..if
>you dont have a xp boot floppy..enter your bios and make your cd-rom your 1st boot
>device..put your 98se cd in cd-rom..restart your machine..select "start with cd
support.use
>fdisk to re-partition your h.d.when finished.ctrl+alt+del to restart..the system
>will boot up using the cd-rom..follow the screen for 98 setup
>
>
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