Subj : Win98SE install? To : Christer Jacobsson From : Charles Scaglione Date : Sat Jun 03 2000 05:36 am Christer Jacobsson wrote to Alan Zisman Hello Christer: CJ>But now I'm in a sort of quandary... The software supplier that I CJ>often use when buying here in Sweden has *both* the Win98 upgrade and CJ>the Win38SE upgrade CJ>for the same price. Now I have heard somewhere that 98SE CJ>has been more problematic to install and use than the plain CJ>98 (1st edition). CJ>So which version should I buy? I'm only going to use my 98 CJ>install for running some games and accessing Internet CJ>through my ADSL modem via an intel 10/100+ network card, so CJ>I won't boot 98 very often. I would hold off purchasing either one. Windows ME should be released sometime in the next three months. Why spend money on 98 or 98SE? But if you absolutely need one or the other, purchase 98. The only reason to get 98SE is if you need Internet Connection Sharing. And yes, 98SE has been somewhat of a pain. CJ>Btw, how is Win2000 doing when it comes to gaming? Can I CJ>run games under Win2000 that runs just fine under 98/98SE? W2K supports games better than NT 4.0, however, games that try to control hardware (Doom, Quake, etc.) will not run. W2K is not a gaming supportive OS, although it come with DirectX video and sound. CJ>The thing is, there exist a good upgrade from NT4 Server to CJ>Win2000 Prof, a Version Upgrade (VUP) for under $300 incl. CJ>VAT. Ah, the infamous VAT! We take our prices for granted here in the US and tend to forget about the increased cost of purchases in Europe and elsewhere. After the mail in rebate for the W2K upgrade (must have proof of NT 3.1 or NT 4.0) the final cost is around $120.00 for the professional version. CJ>) Team OS/2 E-mail: cribo.jacobsson@gaea.se A "Teamster"? Haven't seen any of those around for quite awhile. Thought you were all assimilated by the Borg. Regards. cscag@flash.net CMPQwk 1.42 1262 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: COMM Port OS/2 juge.com 204.89.247.1 (281) 980-9671 (1:106/2000) .