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posted 11-21-2002 02:34 AM            

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Do I need to? If so which OS, and how do I go about doing it?

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posted 11-21-2002 02:44 AM            

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The smart-ass answer would be "Yes, upgrade to Linux."

The other (dumb-ass?) answer would be, if what you've got works for you, then there's no compelling reason to upgrade. It'll keep working for you.

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posted 11-21-2002 08:02 AM            

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If you're staying on the Windoze track, XP is the next natural progression. Need a little more horsepower than required for Win98 tho. Check Microsquishy's website for requirements and if you are interested in XP shoot me an e-mail.

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posted 11-21-2002 11:42 AM            

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I'm not really a window's guy but XP is the least buggy OS microsoft has put out. I've been running it for quite awhile now and have had minimal problems.

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posted 11-22-2002 09:21 AM            

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Even the haxxor version that I have of XP works well.

One other question. Are you running the first or second edition of 98?

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posted 11-22-2002 11:56 AM            

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I dunno, probably the 2nd. I bought the box from Gen Nano 2 years ago and had them install it.

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posted 11-22-2002 12:43 PM            

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my 2 cents. don't go w/ XP. Security flaws galore, a smart-install system that doesn't let you do some hardware/software upgrades and the ability of MS to "observe" what you are doing/buying/running/using. I'd go w/ win2000 or wait for the new win2000.net (or whatever it will be called) coming out next year. btw, I have read anything win9x and NT4 will be unsupported by MS in 2004.

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posted 11-22-2002 01:04 PM            

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Fair warning: Running the latest OS on 2-yr-old hardware will slow you down. And probably break a bunch of your old software.

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posted 11-22-2002 02:29 PM            

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I'm with Finn and Guy.

Windows BOB 4 life

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