07-19-2002, 08:17 PM | #1 |
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I am getting sick and tired of W '98 "so and so has performed an illegal operation" along with Dos 16 Bit applications conflicting with Windows '98 32 Bit applications. So, how do you like XP and how is it for gaming? Is it stable? Thanks ahead of time.
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07-19-2002, 09:30 PM | #2 |
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Yes, it`s stable.
The only problem is it doesn`t support some games made for Win 98/NT/ME; The Sims is an example. Most such games have patches now to make them work with XP, but some (The Sims comes to mind again) don`t. Also, it might not support some gaming hardware (such as joysticks or racing wheels), but most of the time it is hardware that isn`t actually needed to play the games, it just adds that little something to the experience [img]smile.gif[/img] |
07-20-2002, 12:18 AM | #3 |
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If you do get Windows XP ensure that you get XP Pro, not XP home. Home is terrible, so restrictive, it thinks that every user is planning on sending e-mails from outlook and doing word processing.
My friend got XP Pro on his laptop, but the day after he did, his sister spilt hot chocolate on the keyboard...which of couse went right through the computer. It was coming out the speakers and the fan was spraying it everywhere! Not to mention there was a squishing sound when he tried to press the power button... Apart from that bad karma, WinXP Pro is good. I haven`t really had much trouble with Win98SE myself, but I guess I am lucky [img]smile.gif[/img]
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07-20-2002, 01:44 AM | #4 |
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Well I am sick, SICK of 98 SE... it sucks...
mainly that this HD wasn't mine and it crashes with MSN Messenger and it always hangs or whatever... ME was much better... WAYS better |
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07-20-2002, 10:34 AM | #6 |
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And don't forget the fact that the joysticks or controlpads you're using now won't be compatible with XP, that sucks the most !
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07-20-2002, 12:35 PM | #7 |
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How about Sidewinder game pads johnny? They are Microsoft, and they would be well.. dumb if they forgot about that.
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07-21-2002, 02:34 AM | #10 |
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I don't understand why people are constantly trying to say that XP won't play all the games that you could on win98. There is a compatiblility tab under the properties setting of any EXE file in winXP you can set games so that they are played as if it were in Win 95, Win 98, Win NT, or Win 2000. It works perfectly still have a few dos games that I run every now and then with it. I'm not sure if this feature is in the Home edition though. As far as compatibility with hardware I haven't found a problem yet. Unless you have extremely old hardware or a voodoo video card this shouldn't be a problem. XP by they way is perfectly stable I've been running it since it came out and have yet to get the blue screen of death. Anyway definately go for it, it's worth it.
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