Naked Snake
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There's a PC with Windows 98 already installed, is there a way to add Win XP for a dual OS confirguation without removing the existing Win98? And there's only 1 hard disk.
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Never thought I'd have to ask this: Win98 + WinXP on same HDD?
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Naked Snake
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Che said:
Yeah that was the first thought that came to my head, but how would I go about choosing which one to boot at startup? I'm not sure if the bios allows selecting which drive to boot first, I'll have to check.
Fallopian Tube
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You'll get a boot menu at every startup, you can choose which OS to boot from.
Naked Snake
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dem said:
I know it stinks, it's not my PC... and explaining WHY would be too complicated
Alcibiades
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98 SE ROCKS...
I still use it and although there are little annoyances here and there, it's a very, very stable OS...
I don't even encounter problems with viruses and stuff like that even though we've had it forever, the only thing problematic is the spyware...
I still use it and although there are little annoyances here and there, it's a very, very stable OS...
I don't even encounter problems with viruses and stuff like that even though we've had it forever, the only thing problematic is the spyware...
Alcibiades
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well, mine still going very well, even though it's been through loads of programs, tons of file sharing programs like Kazaa, LimeWire, Napster, etc...
also, my bro and dad download a bunch of uneccessary programs and stuff, so I have to do a lot of keeping things in order, but things chug along just fine...
it's been through so much I'm surprised there has never been a serious problem...
also, my bro and dad download a bunch of uneccessary programs and stuff, so I have to do a lot of keeping things in order, but things chug along just fine...
it's been through so much I'm surprised there has never been a serious problem...
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efralope said:
98 se by its lonesome isn't a bad OS.. however from a operations standpoint it is far from stable (however outside of XP it is MS' finest OS)
But the real problem is having it exisit with XP on the same Hard drive, using the same hardware... not that it can't be done... just is it worth the bother?
Alcibiades
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actually, I haven't really used XP all that much, so maybe I'm missing a lot...
that said, on my brothers laptop, it originally had ME which was just a mess and kept messing up, so eventually I cleared the drive and installed 2000 and it's been as good if not better than 98... one thing is that I've never had virus problems with 98 but have with 2000...
the only thing is that I find getting to some options a bit more complicated and not as user-friendly, but other than that it's great, and in fact 2000 has been a much better experience for me than XP (which I use at school labs), very stable as well...
that said, 98 SE and 2000 (the two I use, one in the family comp. the other on the laptop) work really well, although I'm sure when I finish building my own comp I'll go with XP...
that said, on my brothers laptop, it originally had ME which was just a mess and kept messing up, so eventually I cleared the drive and installed 2000 and it's been as good if not better than 98... one thing is that I've never had virus problems with 98 but have with 2000...
the only thing is that I find getting to some options a bit more complicated and not as user-friendly, but other than that it's great, and in fact 2000 has been a much better experience for me than XP (which I use at school labs), very stable as well...
that said, 98 SE and 2000 (the two I use, one in the family comp. the other on the laptop) work really well, although I'm sure when I finish building my own comp I'll go with XP...
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