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Article #272Re: Upgrading from Win 98 and/ or processor.
From: Conor Turton
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 20:40
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 20:40
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In article <rPSIbJEKmVS8EwNp@pigsonthewing.org.uk>, andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk says... > 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. You'll get the same problems as its basically Win98 with an updated GUI. > What's the going rate for that, say at Computer fair? What about Win > 2000? > > What advantages, and disadvantages, would upgrading to either of those > offer me? Windows 2000 is alot more stable and if an app crashes it very rarely brings down the system. -- _________________________ Conor Turton conor_turton@hotmail.com ICQ:31909763 _________________________
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