-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Is 98 better than XP?
- From: "andy" <barneystorm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 20:04:29 +0100
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Folkvord (Hyperion Media)" <glenn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Hey,
>
> I had an argument today with one of my business partners about wether Win
XP
> is a better OS than 98. I said XP was better, because that is my own
> experience as well as what I perceive to be the consensus from other
users.
> My friend said 98 was better for sound and multimedia because:
>
> You get more and better drivers for it
> It's less likely to crash when playing multimedia
> XP isnt as compatible with many drivers as 98
> XP is heavier on the system and is therefore more likely to crash
>
> Anyone have some "scientific" explanations of why XP would be better than
> 98, or vice versa?
All depends on what hardware you are running, but give me XP any day over
98. All I know is 'The Blue Screen Of Death' I used to see acouple of times
a day (If I was lucky) on W98 never shows up on XP. Far more stable, and if
you do find something screws it up, simple,. just go back to a previous
'good' point and try again.
Most things now have driver for XP, be they 'verified' ones or not-Even my
old Epson Stylus Color 300 will function-and function perfectly after
someone modified some NT drivers for it!
Yep, XP is a space hog, but hard drive space is that cheap these days, more
disc space for greater reliability-I'll take that trade off, thanks!"
Cheers
Andy
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