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Koen 10-03-2005 03:18 PM

I run XP on my pc (PII, 350 mhz, 192 MB RAM), but that runs a bit too slow after a while, and playing dos games isn't really possible (dosbox doesn't work - black screen, and I don't like using a boot disk). Now I'm thinking of installing an earlier version of windows. I've got 98 and ME, so what I wanna know, is it possible to run dos games in windows ME? What are the positive/negative points of ME relating to 98? i.o.w. is 98 better, or is ME the best choice?

Data 10-03-2005 03:26 PM

well the general opinion is that ME is bad.

I have good experiences with it though, but you have to unhide the dos command screen.
Else you can not play dosgames with ME.

It's more easy to use 98 though

The Niles 10-03-2005 04:19 PM

Win98 is the best of both worlds. ME is too buggy to use as for modern applications and too cumbersome to use for older ones. Go for Win98SE.

DeathDude 10-03-2005 04:22 PM

Yeah go for 98, heard too many horror stories about ME, 98 would be the best choice.

Rogue 10-03-2005 04:56 PM

Win98 (any version) is better then ME.

I can imagine how XP is running slow on that system.

Eagle of Fire 10-03-2005 05:47 PM

Definitly go for 98, but be sure to take 98SE.

Koen 10-03-2005 07:30 PM

I'm over it. Definitely going for 98SE :D

*** throwing away WinME cd *** :sneaky:

Kon-Tiki 10-03-2005 07:49 PM

Dad's got a similar computer. 400MHz, but 'bout 96 or 128Mb Ram. Win XP's just plain impossible on there. It installs fine and runs, but it takes ages to do anything. WinME, which was on there before that, had the exact same trouble. Win98SE's made for such comps, though. Not to mention it's stable (compared to other versions of Windows)

taikara 10-03-2005 08:26 PM

roflmao...

When I read the title, I thought this was a joke... :(

Koen 10-03-2005 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by taikara@Mar 10 2005, 10:26 PM
roflmao...

When I read the title, I thought this was a joke... :(

LOL

I never tried windows ME, so I really didn't know that it was so bad. My father once bought ME, but we never installed it. Jumped from 98 to XP, like many others I think...


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