Windows 98SE rules!

[ablang]

I just installed Windows 98SE on 5/28/01, and to this day, have not seen any errors or blue screens of death.

I wonder how many people would prefer ME over 98SE?

[Bsdboy]

I tried ME but went right back to SE.

Bsdboy

[voogru]

I would prefer Windows98 over ME NE Day!

you never used win98se b4? or was it regular win 98?

I notice se is a bit more stable but still crashes once in a while

[Brangwen]

I have been using Win98se since my first Pentium days, and still use it with my PIII and Athlon systems. Maybe best OS Windoze ever built (though NT is probably more stable, from what I've read).

Brangwen http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[Ritalin Kid]

I have found that if you do a clean install of ME instead of the upgrade that I have had more luck with ME than with 98SE.... As a matter a fact I have had more luck with 98FE than with 98SE.. I have had ME on my system since it came out and always use a clean install... and the only blue screens I ever had were caused from my days of experimental overclocking.. Other than that it's pretty stable and boots faster too..

[Yar1182]

Originally posted by ablang
I just installed Windows 98SE on 5/28/01, and to this day, have not seen any errors or blue screens of death.

Wow it's been stable for 6 days and counting. That's crazy, Microsoft rules.

[lai918]

I agree with Ritalin Kid. If you do a clean install of ME, it should have not much problem. So far I dun think I have any problem with Win ME. Besides, I think Win ME boot little bit faster.

[jaida]

98 se rules for sure best microsoft os.

WinMe on the other hand is the worst and most unstable os.

[GroundZero3]

DOH!!! Now why didn't i think of that?!? thanxs out. Bah. back to bed.


Jason

[elroy]

I run a clean install of ME on both my machines and it is VERY stable. But truthfully I never had any problem with 98SE either. I NEVER do upgrades.

[MrFreeze]

IMHO windows 2000 is far better than de windows 95-98-SE-ME, based on the nt-kernel, it is much more stable. Had only once a blue screen (using it over a year now) when installing easy cd creator...

I still use windows 98SE for games, it is the best one from the windows 95-98-SE-ME series...

greetings, MrFreeze...


ps. Linux rulez http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

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[MrBaseball]

I use 98se, it's always been there for me http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[mousepotato]

I installed the ME upgrade without removing all of my anti-virus software, had lot's of trouble...I uninstalled ME and then uninstalled all of my anti-virus then reinstalled ME and then Norton 2001 in that order...It's a lot more stable and faster than '98se is...it's also nice using all of the 768 megs RAM my mobo has in it.. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif
ME is cool if you load it right

[By-tor & the Snow Dog]

Before I tried 2000, I'd say I wouldn't leave 98se. But 2000 rulez! (I hate when people say that!) Anyway, a clean install is ALWAYS much better than an upgrade.

I really like the WFP in 2000. You know when you install a program, sometimes it'll install a .vxd or .dll, etc. in the doze directory or doze\system, etc.

Anyway, these files aren't always the correct or most current versions. But there you are, they're there anyway. After you add say a dozen programs you're bound to have some "odd" files there. With WFP, doze replaces these "new" files with the correct ones, and even a moron like me knows that has to be more stable.

Anyway, enough ranting for one reply, huh?

Glad you're happy with your OS, good luck.

By-Tor

[LiLRiceBoi]

win 98se if pretty good...a lot better than ME.

[E-Z-Eroc]

Well i would have to say that ME is alot better, I have istalled on 7 of my eight systems, and when you have that many systems to upkeep, with friends comeing over and doing stupid things and *deleted* them up, I WOULD KNOW. I have used all windows systems and tried LINUX but had no need to run server applications. BTW on my primary system I have WIN2K, never had a blue screen, and only had one freeze-when overclocked t-bird 1200 to 1566, ahve had win2k installed for about 1 year,ohwell. Have had winme installed on other comps. since it came out/was using win98se before. Very inpressive OS-IMHO!

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*edited for language* -Mntsnow

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[NDC]

Yes, I would also have to say that Win2k is far better than Win98 SE, in the environment I use it in. However, that would depend on what the system's going to be primarily used for... If you don't want to put up with hardware or software compatibility, Win98 would be my choice over ME as well. There are some devices such as scanners that still don't have Win2k drivers available at this time. Another problem is games. Some just won't run without tweaking it.

[str8jakit]

I have been using 2000 on my desktop at home for over a year now and everyone is correct in that it is the best and most stable OS around. That said, let me also say that just yesterday I formatted it and installed 98se in its place. The reason was threefold:

1) I have recently begun to play more games, and games just play better on 98se. I had a dual boot with 98se just for games, but then #2 happened.

2) I just bought a new cd burner, 'cause my other one fritzed out on me. When I installed the thing, 2000 recognized it fine. Then I tried installing the software that came with it and SURPRISE the drive was no longer recognized. Worse, my cd-rom drive disappeared along with it. No amount of finagling, installing, uninstalling, hacking, or whatnot would make them come back. That is when #3 occurred to me.

3) 2000 is overkill for the home user. I liked playing with its advanced features, and I learned a lot about how it works and that helped me out with t-shooting it at work, but truth to tell I didn't need it. With 2000 I had a kick@$$ OS, but I also had the headaches of making new hardware work properly, hacking games to get them to work properly, and just plain not being able to get some of my favorite apps/games to work at all. With 98se I have none of that. I have the occasional blue screen, but that's nothing that a reboot won't fix. Plus I get an OS that EVERYTHING works with. I like it when things play nicely.

I will continue to use 2000 on my desktop at work, and I plan to install some flavor of Linux on my PII 233 laptop so that I can learn it the same way I did with 2000.

Str8jakit

[DemonKnight]

Only thing my Win2k hasent worked with is my scanner and an a program that I didnt think was using DOS calls. (it was a prog that interfaced my PSX, X plorer FX and PC together. It allowed screenshots to be taken and .wavs to be grabbed. along with code making. Never used it much any ways and I found another program that let me hack codes with win2k so no loss)

[falcompsx]

look guys, M$ in general sucks. 98se is the most stable 9x kernel in MOST people experience. NT is more stable and costs way too much. Once Diablo II get's ported to Linux(if ever) i'm switching totally to linux.

[Warthog]

haha Yar http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Use it for just a few more days and you just might have some issues.

I'm sick of Win98 and it's random BSODs, freezes, blow ups, implosions, etc, etc.

Win2k here I come!!! I will use it as much as possible for games, etc. but will also have Win98 on there for the apps, hardware that doesn't work in Win2k.

Warthog

[nick t]

i hate win me, what a laod of B*****S
98se is far better. i`ve doen many fresh installs of me and it still sucks.

[GroundZero3]

what the heck is win98 fe?

Jason

[OuTpaTienT]

FE = First Edition

Yar, lol.

[club_med]

I must agree, I'm using Win98SE and I rarely ever have problems, I'm quite happy with this OS.

I havent tried WinME or other MS OS's yet.

cm.

[MTAtech]

I've used Win 98 and 98SE since they were introduced. I've found that over time it becomes unstable (blue screens & Illegal operations) and requires reinstallation. ME, I'm told, is not as stable.

I've been using Win2000 for several months at work and find it much more stable and faster than 98 or NT. Now that I upgraded my hardware this weekend I'll be installing Win2K at home within a week.