-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Is 98 better than XP?
- From: "Jo Ann W." <HILLFARM3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 15:50:54 -0400
Andy,
Would you by chance have an idea where I might find some drivers to run my
Visioneer 3300 with XP? Visioneer is not offering any that work.
Jo Ann
>
> ----- 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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