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Article #263Re: Upgrading from Win 98 and/ or processor.
From: Stuart Gibson
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 10:14
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 10:14
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You can set up program compatibility mode for programs that refuse to work under XP J+ <jayplus@grotland.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in article <3c49fbec.28776969@news.freeserve.net>... > On Sat, 19 Jan 2002 11:33:30 +0000, Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk> > wrote: > > >I am running Win 98SE on a Pentium II 450, with 384 MB of RAM. One of > >the applications I run, Turnpike, (e-mail and news client) crashes > >regularly, and I'm told it only happens to a couple of users, with my > >particular version of Windows. The vendors have indicated that they are > >unsure as to the cause, and unlikely to be able to fix it. > > > >I've been offered an unwanted, and legitimate, retail copy of Windows > >ME. > > Don't bother...it's bloody awful. > > Either use Outlook Express (or whatever it's called this year) or > use separates such as Eudora for EMail and Free Agent as a newsreader. > > >I don't fancy XP much. > > If you must change the OS, then XP is probably the better bet, but > dunno if Turnpike would work with it. Best find out first before > investing in XP! > > J+ > >
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