Operating System

golfnintendoboy · Post by **golfnintendoboy** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 1:03 am

I was thinking of getting windows ME (got 98se now) and remembered XP was coming out soon. when does xp come out and should i get ME in the mean time. also what do i lose when i upgrade the operating system?

DVD Rewinder · Post by **DVD Rewinder** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 1:05 am

Trust me... you DONT want winXP. It hogs resources like hell

TakeruKobayashi · Post by **TakeruKobayashi** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 1:11 am

So what if it hogs resources.. All it hogs basiclly is RAM, which you can get it now cheaper than ever before.(59 CDN for 256 special!)

I am thinking of getting myself a XP Pro, since it will run more stable than the home edition from what I heard.(Common sense too..

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Windows ME is A WASTE OF MONEY!!! THAT"S DAMN TRUE!! It doesn't give you what an upgrade should be. Windows XP is at least 2 times faster than NT at bootup, more stuff added in, combine NT with 98SE, that's what you should get.

golfnintendoboy · Post by **golfnintendoboy** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 1:12 am

so you say i should wait. but when does it come out and what do i lose when i upgrade?

sattien · Post by **sattien** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 2:53 am

One quick question: is DOS (or DOS box) available under WinXP or is it stripped off like in WinME?

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 3:26 am

Get windows 2000 bud it is the exact same OS as XP with a hella lot less useless crap.

Its not as asthetically pleasing but it is the better choice.

Zporttech · Post by **Zporttech** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 4:37 am

Got to agree with PING on this one............

TakeruKobayashi · Post by **TakeruKobayashi** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 5:30 pm

But remember, Windows XP isn't fully released yet, so we don't know for sure how many "useless junks" there are in there. Maybe Microsoft will be nice to us and give us something good in there?

Regardless, if you don't mind the ssssssssssssllllllllllllllllooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww bootup by NT, then you should get that, otherwise, I say wait until the end of August to get XP.

Cornbread · Post by **Cornbread** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 5:45 pm

stay away from win "ME" and xp, both are crap, just to make microshaft some quick easy money.

golfnintendoboy · Post by **golfnintendoboy** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 7:02 pm

so what do i lose when i upgrade? does it reset settings? do i have to reinstall programs? do i have to redownload things?

Cornbread · Post by **Cornbread** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 7:34 pm

stay with 98se or get win2k, they are the two best in my opinion. i would stay away from "me" though, especially since xp is due out in october, even then...give xp a good 6 months to see how it does, and see how the bugs go...

golfnintendoboy · Post by **golfnintendoboy** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 10:22 pm

which is ezier to use? 2k or me? how different are they? what makes one better than the other? and i still would like to know if i'll have to reinstall stuff when i upgrade. i.e. my cdrw drive, games, programs, internet connection.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 10:25 pm

Originally posted by golfnintendoboy
so you say i should wait. but when does it come out and what do i lose when i upgrade?

It comes out October 25th.

TakeruKobayashi · Post by **TakeruKobayashi** » Sat Jul 28, 2001 10:43 pm

Right now, I am using 2520 XP Pro, and let me tell ya, it sure beats NT.

Seriouly though. You will have to reinstall some drivers, have to redownload all the programs if you decide to do a clean install and wipe out. You could save all your needs and programs on CD so it only take 20 min max to transfer the files. However, you might have to download some programs again since some programs have different versions for different OS.

I RECOMMAND getting XP, seriouly. BUT, if you can get Windows NT CD for cheap, than use NT, because there's no point buying XP at 600 dollars when you have a simular, but not quite close version that you can get for cheap.

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