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Re: Win98 versus 2000, XP, Longhorn, etc.
de mike 06/21/2006 08:35
Howard Schwartz <howardbschwartz4@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:Xns97E96FDD95E60howardbcaliforniacom@38.119.71.210:
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> I stagnated at 98 because it still sports a real dos underneath, and
> I retain a host of still very useful dos programs. Yet, the thing
> seems more unstable and tempremental than even 95:
That's probably true, and the only thing (I theenk) 95 hasn't got that I
miss is the quick launch bar.
But powerpro will do all that for you and a helluva lot more.
One corrupt file or
> setting somewhere, and often a complete reinstall seems the only thing
> that repairs the problem.
You should try alt.win.98 before you do that. In any case, the low level
reinstall over itself is non-destructive
>
> Any opinions whether to perpetually upgrade or when, why and how to
> stop at a particular OS?
>
Well, I'll give XP a swerve, it'll be obsolete before I think about losing
98.
My Win98SE, with a bit of maintenance is dead stable, reliable and never
lets me dow