re: Problems in WIN 98SE [SOLVED]
Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by gewg_
(4444 messages posted)
Dave A. wrote:
|here’s what happened at the computer shop. It’s a father and son business
|[...]
|The son, not consulting his father,
|decided to install a modified HP Pavilion motherboard,
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Are you positive it was "modified" and not simply "too new"?
|which wasn’t 100% compatible with my programs
|that were purchased for and ran on Win 98SE.
|
I doubt this has anything to do with "programs".
It's even simpler than that: Hardware manufactured after ~2002
is unlikely to have device drivers written for / available for old M$ OSes.
I previously contrasted this with Linux which has superior hardware support
(aka device drivers)--especially for older gear.
I will acknowledge that Linux does often lag several months behind
with support for *new* gear, but that is the fault of the manufacturer,
as the Linux Driver Project will write those **for FREE**--if given the chance.
|The son[...][also left the cabling dangle loosely inside[...]
|depriving me of [USB ports]
|
{frowns and shakes head side to side}
|(I really think C.K.’s remark that I was being ripped off got to him. Thanks, C.K.!)
|
{smiles}
|He must have forgotten that he told me
|Intel didn’t manufacture that board any longer.
|
{frowns and shakes head again}
Glad to hear things worked out. I'm interested in how much all this cost.
When you get tired of fighting infections and dealing with unsupported hardware,
locate the Linux Users Group in your area;
they'll show you zero-cost ways to keep your old gear percolating infection-free.
I'm betting they also have/know hardware guys
that are better / more knowledgeble than the shop you found.
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- re: Problems in WIN 98SE (Dave A.: Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 11:26 am)
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