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WillowIX · 10-15-2002, 10:22 AM

Too bad about the computer Mojo. But one thing Packard Bell has done that´s actually somewhat good is that they collect their drivers at one place. Maybe you can email them about your computer model and if you haven´t exchanged anything in there they probably know what cards was standard for your model. And here are all Packard Bell´s drivers http://www.packardbell.co.uk/support/node201.asp

ps. I love your Shodan sig Trickster

[ 10-15-2002, 10:28 AM: Message edited by: WillowIX ]

andrewas · 10-15-2002, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DJG:
No, don't switch to XP!

It is rubbish!

Anyway, you have some ~~seriouis~~ ~~serioduis~~ big problems with that hard drive.

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Ive always liked one of the central points of Xp - that its NT with the best bits of 9x added in, and then heavily debugged to boot. Its great - a system hog for sure, but if you have the hardware for it, it is the best OS out there. win98 is better on an older system, and XP dosent recognise legacy stuff very well (I suspect that mojo's mother's modem will not be recognised by XP either) but other than that, XP is better.

Sure, the interface design leave a bit (lot) to be desired, but nothing that cant be fixed in about 10 seconds in the appearance screen.

Thoran · 10-15-2002, 02:11 PM

XP is only rubbish if your computer doesn't have the power to run it (very frustrating in those circumstances). On a new system XP is by far the best OS M$ has ever produced.

On my older boxes where XP isn't going to fly I use Linux... runs quite nicely on ancient hardware (Pentium class and early P2 class boxes)

Good Luck Mojo... The Trickster has the right approach... get a list of devices and find the drivers online. And I would suggest you backup the system this time once you have everything installed (or at least save all the drivers somewhere safe). I can pretty much guarantee that you'll be regularly reinstalling that crap OS (I banned Windows 95/98 software from my house years ago... it IS rubbish [img]smile.gif[/img] , and WinME is even WORSE)

[ 10-15-2002, 02:15 PM: Message edited by: Thoran ]

andrewas · 10-15-2002, 02:15 PM

The other thing I like about XP is that its workable at the minimum specification, unlike 98 which is a dog at its minimums. Nothing to do with the OS design, just an indication that M$ were a little more honest this time around.

Mojo · 10-15-2002, 03:37 PM

Thank you all so much for your help, the problem is sorted now, and my dearest mother is hassling me for the phone line as I type (still dial-up 56k in this part of the world...)

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On that cheery note I shall depart...
Thank you

10-15-2002, 10:22 AM	#11
WillowIX Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2001 Location: By a big blue lake, Canada Age: 49 Posts: 4,628	Too bad about the computer Mojo. But one thing Packard Bell has done that´s actually somewhat good is that they collect their drivers at one place. Maybe you can email them about your computer model and if you haven´t exchanged anything in there they probably know what cards was standard for your model. And here are all Packard Bell´s drivers http://www.packardbell.co.uk/support/node201.asp ps. I love your Shodan sig Trickster [ 10-15-2002, 10:28 AM: Message edited by: WillowIX ] __________________ Confuzzled by nature.

10-15-2002, 02:15 PM	#14
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 42 Posts: 4,774	The other thing I like about XP is that its workable at the minimum specification, unlike 98 which is a dog at its minimums. Nothing to do with the OS design, just an indication that M$ were a little more honest this time around. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

10-15-2002, 03:37 PM	#15
Mojo Elminster Join Date: July 17, 2002 Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK Age: 37 Posts: 451	Thank you all so much for your help, the problem is sorted now, and my dearest mother is hassling me for the phone line as I type (still dial-up 56k in this part of the world...) [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] On that cheery note I shall depart... Thank you __________________ Say No to Cosmetics Control! And the Trouser Tyranny!<br /><br />Like Final Fantasy? -[url]\"http://forums.ragnarokextreme.net\" target=\"_blank\">Ragnarok Extreme Forums</a>!!

10-15-2002, 02:11 PM	#13
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 56 Posts: 2,109	XP is only rubbish if your computer doesn't have the power to run it (very frustrating in those circumstances). On a new system XP is by far the best OS M$ has ever produced. On my older boxes where XP isn't going to fly I use Linux... runs quite nicely on ancient hardware (Pentium class and early P2 class boxes) Good Luck Mojo... The Trickster has the right approach... get a list of devices and find the drivers online. And I would suggest you backup the system this time once you have everything installed (or at least save all the drivers somewhere safe). I can pretty much guarantee that you'll be regularly reinstalling that crap OS (I banned Windows 95/98 software from my house years ago... it IS rubbish [img]smile.gif[/img] , and WinME is even WORSE) [ 10-15-2002, 02:15 PM: Message edited by: Thoran ]

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