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Posted: 10/27/2001 1:31:10 PM EDT
[#1]
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Posted: 10/27/2001 3:08:22 PM EDT
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Hoochie Momma!!!
So far this thing kicks some serious arse... I loved Win2k and hated going for a change, but man it boots faster, seems to run faster so far (wait till I slam this beotch with Photoshop, dev proggies, and my other usuals!) I even liked the cheesy into and music... ]=) I'm back... will be working on installing apps and gettin my nutz in line! |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 3:13:48 PM EDT
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So far do you think its worth it to upgrade the Win ME to it?
Dave Dee NRA/ILA Member AR15.com Moderator of Reloading, General Discussion, General Firearm Discussion & Hunting Forum. A great place to get answers to your reloading & hunting questions. Or come and take a look at my web page at. [url]members.aol.com/dbrewer842/dbrewer842.html[/url] |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 3:15:16 PM EDT
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Oh wow! I got it done on my other computer yesterday. It's just plain badass. Everything runs SO much faster. Of course, it helps that I have 2 P3 750's. I had ME before, which doesn't detect or use dual processors.
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Posted: 10/27/2001 3:20:16 PM EDT
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Once installed, go to Diplay Properties/Appearance/Color Scheme and choose the silver one. Notice how it looks EXACTLY like a Mac desktop. Which, BTW, I like much better. I'd own a Mac if they had more everyday programs or if they weren't so damned expensive.
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Posted: 10/27/2001 3:23:15 PM EDT
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XP Pro rocks... thats all Im gonna say for now...
Coming from Win2k I was already used to a much stable platform and more control, but I'll get used to where things are in this OS and get things setup how I like em... Win ME = Garbage So any upgrade (even a downgrade to win98) would be worth it in my book... Keep in mind WinXP Home doesn't support multiple proc machines! |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 3:23:58 PM EDT
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I hope XP works well for you. Does it make sense to get an upgrade from 98 or should I get the full version, Home edition or Pro? Not sure about the difference.
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Posted: 10/27/2001 3:26:30 PM EDT
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Quoted: Keep in mind WinXP Home doesn't support multiple proc machines! I'm using Pro |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 3:28:50 PM EDT
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Always get the upgrade unless you need the full license...
You should do a clean install, but you can have the software validate your win98 license. So you'd backup yer shizznat, boot to CD, format the drive(s) (leave about 2.5-3gig for os partition IMHO), then install the bugger nice and clean... There is no diff between the UPGRADE and FULL, except for the license... [=D] |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 3:31:51 PM EDT
[#10]
Thanks GoatBoy.
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Posted: 10/27/2001 3:35:18 PM EDT
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Well, it looks like I just have to put the Win XP Home version on my list of things to get. I have had an okay time with Win ME, it came on my Gateway I got last year. However it tends to run slow in the Internet and at times bitchs about the graphic of some games. Specially ones that can use or do uses 3d accelerated graphics. But also go figure its a gateway computer. Not very happy with it anyway. But it needs all the help it can get.
Dave Dee NRA/ILA Member AR15.com Moderator of Reloading, General Discussion, General Firearm Discussion & Hunting Forum. A great place to get answers to your reloading & hunting questions. Or come and take a look at my web page at. [url]members.aol.com/dbrewer842/dbrewer842.html[/url] |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 4:20:08 PM EDT
[#12]
I will go to XP soon, as well. I'm really into gaming and I have 512 MB of SDRAM, but I want more, and Winxp will recognise it.
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Posted: 10/27/2001 5:30:13 PM EDT
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With aXP pro Running now for 2 months I thinks it the best operating system since 95. Stable fast, full control, fast. Did I say fast. although their Idea of simple networking needs adjusted.
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Posted: 10/27/2001 5:47:53 PM EDT
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Wonder how it would run on a 350mhz machine?? Bad I bet. But have been debating throwing it on my laptop (750mhz). Does XP Pro come with any of the power management (battery life, etc..) or is there a "special" version for that?
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Posted: 10/27/2001 6:09:25 PM EDT
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I'm running XPro CorpEd on my old Dell Laptop at work. P233 with 64mb. It runs circles around 95, 98 and even 2k. It has the power saving stuff build in. I'd say it's as fast as ME is on my coworkers 600mhz P2 laptop.
Not worth U$200 to me but then I have a ADSL connection with 1.5mb download speed. :-) Fritz |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 6:13:15 PM EDT
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Might have to see if I can get the company to spring for a copy then. ME is killing my laptop and I am getting way tired of the lock ups.
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Posted: 10/27/2001 6:42:10 PM EDT
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What do you mean Goatboy? Win ME Rock
Quoted: Win ME = Garbage |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 6:43:59 PM EDT
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s. I have had hardly any problems with it. I haven't had ME lock up on
SYSTEM HALT ERROR WINTRUST.DLL CAUSED NDD TO CLOSE. PLEASE RESTART YOUR COMPUTER IF THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS. |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 6:45:47 PM EDT
[#19]
Well, ok, it locks up every now and then But it's just little ones, nothing majo
WIN ME UNABLE TO FIND OPERATING SYSTEM. PLEASE RESTART COMPUTER AND RELOAD OPERATING SYSTEM. |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 7:42:07 PM EDT
[#20]
I used WinXP for a few weeks, and went back to Win2K last night.
Has many annoying crap like WinME had, and is slower than Win2K... Running a 1.6Ghz AMD TBird, 512MB Crucial PC2100DDR, Geforce2 Ultra, couple of 40GB ATA133 drives, DVD ,CDRW and the usual gamer's crap... WinXP was ok, but now that I have compared to two side by side, I feel that Win2K Pro is the better OS, for me at least... |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 7:45:07 PM EDT
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Oh, and before any of you smartasses)grin) try to correct me by telling me that my 1.6Ghz TBird is not really 1.6Ghz, that that is a PR rating and all that crap... hehehe
It is not an AthlonXP 1600+ chip. It is a normal 1.4Ghz TBird that came unlocked, and is overclocked to 1.6Ghz on my new KT266a motherboard... |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 7:47:31 PM EDT
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At work someone just upgraded from ME to XP, and XP gave him the worst time. I hear it prefers it's drivers over the currently installed drivers.
The guy hated ME and now XP. Anyone else try an upgrade from win98? |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 9:18:28 PM EDT
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Quoted: Well, ok, it locks up every now and then But it's just little ones, nothing majo WIN ME UNABLE TO FIND OPERATING SYSTEM. PLEASE RESTART COMPUTER AND RELOAD OPERATING SYSTEM. OMG you had me rolling with this... I almost pissed my pants... [=D] As for installs of ANY operating system. You should NEVER upgrade, always do a clean install... always! I even recommend doing a clean wipe of your pc and re-install at least once a year if not once every 6 months. (Yes, I'm serious! A well used PC collects more garbage than a $2 whore with no teeth!) [=D] |
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Posted: 10/28/2001 12:33:02 AM EDT
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Agree 100%. I always set my system up with at least 4 partitions.
C: System D: Applications E: Games F: Storage That way when I do my annual reinstall my files are all where I left them. Just make your "My Documents" short cut point to the storage drive. Then you can re install all the apps and games back to the current locations on the d and E drives and they for the most part retain any settings and data. Aviator [img]www.milpubs.com/aviator.gif[/img] MCSE, MCP+I, A+, Network +, I Net +, IBM PSE, blah blah blah |
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Posted: 10/28/2001 1:45:07 AM EDT
[#25]
winme sucks im going replace it with win2000 on mine
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Posted: 10/28/2001 2:25:21 AM EDT
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*Gasp* Oh no!
MacOS X.1, MacOS X.1, MacOS X.1 [ad nauseum]... Oops, i'm sorry! I know that was uncalled for! Some habits just die hard!! |
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Posted: 10/28/2001 4:31:46 AM EDT
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Quoted: I even recommend doing a clean wipe of your pc and re-install at least once a year if not once every 6 months. (Yes, I'm serious! A well used PC collects more garbage than a $2 whore with no teeth!) [=D] Correction - A well used [b]Windows[b] PC. |
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Posted: 10/28/2001 8:06:45 AM EDT
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Quoted: Agree 100%. I always set my system up with at least 4 partitions. C: System D: Applications E: Games F: Storage Hey almost a clone of me... cept I got an 80 gig drive for MP3s and I also have a 750 meg Data Drive JUST for my work, I use storage for my collection of downloads, drivers, proggies, etc that I save to burn, etc... (more like my burn drive but I call it storage!!!) C: WinXp D: Apps E: Games F: Data G: Storage H: MP3s [red][b]I: PORN J: PORN K: PORN L: PORN M: PORN N: PORN O: PORN P: PORN Q: PORN R: PORN S: PORN T: PORN U: PORN V: PORN W: PORN X: PORN Y: PORN Z: PORN[/b][/red] ]=) |
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Posted: 10/28/2001 12:13:49 PM EDT
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Actually, on my current system I have C through K Drives. Then L and M as CD ROM Drives [:D]
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Posted: 10/28/2001 1:12:36 PM EDT
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Hey I wasn't counting my dual scsi CD drives, removable media drive, and picture drives either!!! I also got 2 external scsi drives I use for 1) swap space when I work with large photoshop pics and 2) for moving files or small dump off for cd burning (*read pic and movie collection drive [=D]*)
My CDs are X and Y... I had a pc with 3 cd drives once and so I set them as X,Y,Z and since then I just use X for my cd and Y if I have two... ]=) |
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Posted: 10/28/2001 1:53:17 PM EDT
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Quoted: I even recommend doing a clean wipe of your pc and re-install at least once a year if not once every 6 months. (Yes, I'm serious! A well used PC collects more garbage than a $2 whore with no teeth!) Unless you're using corporate licensing, you'll be calling Microsoft to obtain a new installation code for every XP re-install. |
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Posted: 10/28/2001 1:56:17 PM EDT
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Upgrades Suck!
I always seem to forget something and end up spending hours getting it perfect. I have a Mac and recently decided to upgrade to OS X. I figured before I did the upgrade I'd tear everything apart and take the tower outside and use a can of air and clean the dust out. I spent hours re-running cables to my printers/scanners/drives/ect. Got everything back together and ran the install disk and then rebooted into Mac OSX and the computer freezes. Luckily it gave me a straight forward error code that it couldn't handle my PCI/SCSI 2 card so I boot back to the old system and download the new drivers. New drivers won't load unless I'm booted into OSX and I can't boot into OSX with the card installed and I've lost all momentum. I hate that I'll have to tear the whole system apart just to get the card out so I can load one stinking driver! At least I didn't delete my checking account this time! |
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