My dell system started out with windows.98, I went to me and finally to xp and am happy I did. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lange" <trlange@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 1:33 PM Subject: Re: Windows XP vs. ME Hi Richard, You wrote: > I have JAWS 5.0 with Windows ME. Works OK but friends urge me to switch to > Windows XP for better overall performance. Comments? Windows XP is, overall, more stable and I definitely recommend it. Some people hate Windows ME and complain about its tendency to crash. I have a three-year-old Dell machine which came stock with ME and haven't had much trouble with it at all. Cautions? Yeah. My usual rule of thumb is if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I've been tempted to upgrade to XP on this old Dell, but I may just run this sucker into the ground and buy a whole new system eventually. If you have the itch to upgrade the OS, your system meets the requirements and you're reasonably certain that you'll get good performance, then go ahead, knock yourself out. If you're upgrading an existing system, you may have better results if you format the hard drive and install XP and all your apps from the ground up. Others may disagree with me on this. Also, if you're using JAWS Standard and are thinking about XP Professional, get ready for a hefty charge for upgrading to JAWS pro, but you knew that already, right? Conflicts? Only if you try to use the wrong device drivers, then you're in a world of hurt. Make sure you have all that covered if you're upgrading an existing system. Tom To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.