re: Problems in WIN 98SE [SOLVED]
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 2:58 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Dave A.
(46 messages posted)
You missed the part where I said the father was a nice guy and said he'd fix it for
no charge. Didn't cost even a penny. Also, the son's motherboard was "new" in the
sense that the board was made for a HP Pavilion machine running at least NT up to
Vista. You're correct on everything else you wrote, so I'd like to thank you again.
On Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 4:16 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>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,
>|
>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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