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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?
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10-03-2005, 03:26 PM
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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
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10-03-2005, 04:19 PM
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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.
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10-03-2005, 04:22 PM
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Yeah go for 98, heard too many horror stories about ME, 98 would be the best choice.
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10-03-2005, 04:56 PM
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Win98 (any version) is better then ME.
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10-03-2005, 05:47 PM
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Definitly go for 98, but be sure to take 98SE.
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10-03-2005, 07:30 PM
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I'm over it. Definitely going for 98SE
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10-03-2005, 07:49 PM
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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)
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10-03-2005, 08:26 PM
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roflmao...
When I read the title, I thought this was a joke...  |
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10-03-2005, 08:38 PM
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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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