Guest Nellie2 Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 I have been using '98 for yonks......and have stayed with it mainly because I know how to fix it when it goes wrong.What is so good about XP? What benefits can I get from XP that I don't get from '98?Security I'm not bothered about because I have a good firewall and get onto the net through a router which has it's own firewall too.Ease of use?.......I find '98 fine........now!!!been thinking about treating myself but don't really want to splash out the dosh if all I am going to get is a memory hungry, pretty looking OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 nellie2 can you post your computer specs ,I think xp is fantastic but you must have the specs to run it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Amd duron 900 mhz processor256 MB Ram40 gig hard drive with C drive partitioned to 6.82 gigon board soundNvidia G force 2 graphics cardNetwork cardAK12 Spacewalker motherboardI was also reading with interest the thread on dual booting.....would I be able to do that with these specs?.....I realise my system is a bit old and twacky by todays standards but it is enough for what I use it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 I see no problems with your specs,I'm running 2 machines on xp at the minute(dont ask why) 1 with celeron 700,512 ram,the other with a athlon 1800xp,768 ram,there is a big difference in the computers but the lower spec one copes well with xp,the differences I noticed from me and 98 is xp is super stable hardly any errors,great memory mangement,so user friendly,plus dont forget m/soft is basically finished with 98,best one to ask is madboy who has just upgraded from 98 to xp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Is it right that there isn't a memory limit with XP like there is with 98? would it run ok with 256 meg to start off with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PC Eejit Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 It'd be fine Nel :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Thanks Eejit and Ellas........another question re: XPSoftware and hardware.........my printer and scanner etc are pre-XP so is the majority of my software. I know there was a bit of a problem when it first came out but in your experience are most companies posting drivers and updates for XP now?PS....Madboy, I would be interested in your views if you read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PC Eejit Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 They're all pretty good at providing XP drivers - it's in their interests to. :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Oh dear........ I feel the urge to fiddle with my PC. Don't really need to upgrade but am coming around to the idea of XP.Trouble is......once I start messing with it.......then the problems start.Love it, love it, love it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PC Eejit Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 If you get stuck we'll help you out :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 thanks Eejit........you're a star <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PC Eejit Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Although if you can't get back online, you're knackered :D :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 that is why I was wondering about dual booting with my specs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PC Eejit Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Do that then and we'll easily help you :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Timeforabeer Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Nellie2...I swapped to XP Pro from Win ME about 6 months ago....Could never go back to either 98 se or ME...Never used an easier O/S :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 nellie can you tell us your printer,scanner etc and lets see if we can find xp drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 printer is an epson stylus 740scanner is avision make.....not sure about the model. does xp have generic cd and dvd drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PC Eejit Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Yep :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 no driver for printer at epson :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 have a look here for scanner drivers ftp://ftp.avision.com.tw/pub/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Hi Nellie :D I have been using XP for about six months. I've had no problems and think it's super. I've used all the MS Op systems (except ME) and this is the best yet. Here's a link to browse when you get time http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windowsxp/And here's a Windows XP driver's site http://www.windowsxp-drivers.com/There was a question about a student copy of Win XP on the PCA site. I didn't think they did one but if I remember correctly Djohn bought an upgrade copy of XP Professional for about £50 from a company called Insight. Djohn will confirm (or not) if this is correct.Members more experienced and knowledgeable than me will advise you properly but I just thought I'd put my two pennyworth in.Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Timeforabeer Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 The driver for the epsom may already be in XP.My Xerox driver was (even though it doesn't work properly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PC Eejit Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 XP completely wipes the floor with Apple's OSX by the way.COMPLETELY. :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 theres a link too a driver there peter e but look at the comments about it f**cking useless piece of s*ht Mon Feb 10 17:09:10 EST 2003 Geoff Ballinger81.86.214.95 Don't bother - this translates to -Typ28 days an illusion all friends of profession without space in the intimacy and without desires to nominate alone there is a bath that to share 11 chickens that toconsent many challenges that to surpass without increase scrusibital this is big7without makeup neither personages without a libretto and without prompt without have to be good neither bad simple mind to live like brothers to if is our essence without a great deal of science not s want alone to entertain although the reayting finds that to rise big bro4 without have to be good neither bad simple mind to live like brothers toif is our essence without a great deal of science not s want alone to entertain although the reaytingit finds that to rise big4Vente and takes the life is a joke the time does not forgive I say. and in a coma your do not you drink are done what wants wants to walk who wants to swim and wants broncear already can listen the minimo secret see me see me control me in the darkness but to see in which I am thinking and or even text wounds. Sun Feb 9 06:49:00 EST 2003 Pete198.81.26.136 You goddamn idiot. That's not the freakin driver. That's a freakin Word Document.Jawad67.10.0.49 thats not the driver you idiot.must you waste our time?Engligh motha f**cka , do you speak it? Sun Dec 8 19:21:56 EST 2002 Erick Y. Jiménez V.200.66.185.31 This aint a driver, is a stupid song... you just waiste the time of the people Thu Nov 14 16:25:35 EST 2002 Juan Hernandez148.221.77.92 Driver submitted. Please post your comments. Thu Oct 3 17:42:21 EDT 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Thanks Eejit and Ellas........another question re: XPSoftware and hardware.........my printer and scanner etc are pre-XP so is the majority of my software. I know there was a bit of a problem when it first came out but in your experience are most companies posting drivers and updates for XP now?PS....Madboy, I would be interested in your views if you read this.HiI would go for the upgrade to XP, i love it, it has not crashed in the year i have had it :) As for drivers and software not working with it, the only thing i had a problem with was my Umax Astra Scanner but that was not xp at fault cos i could never get it working with w2k before that.As a general rule if there are no XP drivers for your hardware the win 2000 ones will normally do it.All the bestTony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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