Subj : Re: Quality...
To   : Hans Andersson
From : Alan Zisman
Date : Sat Jul 02 2005 11:08 am

-=> Hans Andersson wrote to All... <=-

 HA> Is Windows 98 flawed? After a while - it begins to hang upp frequently.
 HA> Only cure seems to be to restore the backup! Windows 95 works ok
 HA> without any problems!

I have a couple of Windows 98 systems that are acting as peer-to-peer servers 
for a school's 60 or so workstations; they stay running all school year with 
virtually no hangs, no need to reset, no need to reinstall or restore from 
backup. (And this is running on a couple of standard P-II-350 systems, not 
special server hardware).

Many users, however, install and uninstall a large number of programs, 
including many that stay resident in memory or don't uninstall properly, and 
including spyware and adware. Many 3rd-party applications overwrite Windows 
system DLL files with other versions, potentially causing problems. The result 
is systems that become increasingly unstable as time goes on. 

So-- no, Win98 is not flawed. A stable installation should stay that way if it 
is left alone.


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