-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Is 98 better than XP?
- From: "andy" <barneystorm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 00:18:48 +0100
Sorry Jo Ann, looked over overwhere I normally go for Drivers. Have you
tried installing it under W98 mode?
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Ann W." <HILLFARM3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 8:50 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Is 98 better than XP?
>
> 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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