OT - RAM utilities -> XP sucks? -> ME is worse?

Gandalph · #1 October 20th, 2002, 10:15 PM

The best gaming platform remains Win98SE period. Greatest compatability with games and gaming peripherals. Yeah, it is not as stable as XP or 2000, but for a gaming only system it just works better.

Phoenix-D · #2 October 20th, 2002, 10:25 PM

I'd love to instal 98 on this laptop, but I doubt I could find the drivers to do it.

Phoenix-D

Gandalph · #3 October 20th, 2002, 10:46 PM

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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
I'd love to instal 98 on this laptop, but I doubt I could find the drivers to do it.

Phoenix-D

You can almost always find drivers directly from the chipset manufacturer, if not from the laptop maker. Before venturing into this avenue, write down all devices in device manager, then search for their respective Win98 drivers.

Fyron · #4 October 21st, 2002, 01:13 AM

I almost never have problems running games under 2000.

Gandalph · #5 October 21st, 2002, 01:38 AM

2000 will run games and supports DX8.1, but it has VERY limited peripheral support. If a game works better with a wheel, joystick, or gamepad, you can forget running it on 2000. That is one of the main differences between 2000 and XP. XP supports most of the latest gaming peripherals. On my XP system, for example, I have a Force Feedback Racing wheel, FF joystick, and a FF gamepad, and all of them work excellently with games that support them. Rogue Sqadron, for instance is very enjoyable when you can feel the missile hit to your X-Wing while chasing down a Tie Bomber.

Fyron · #6 October 21st, 2002, 02:15 AM

Well that requires you to feel that it is necessary to use a lot of peripherals to enjoy a game.

But fisher price XP still sucks in general.

Baron Munchausen · #7 October 21st, 2002, 05:18 AM

Yep, Win98 seems to be the 'sweet spot' for most Users. I have often seen people say on various 'support Boards' that you should not bother with anything after Win98 SE. I wonder what the real statistics are for the current installed base of Windows systems. Is Win 98 still holding a larger chunk of the systems than any of the newer Versions? Is XP going to convince people to upgrade with its combination of Win/NT stability and Win98 compatible 'consumer' features? Or will the 'subscription' features spook people away from it? I think we're reaching a crucial point in the history of the Microsoft Empire. If people are not willing to upgrade to XP there may be an opening for someone/something else. If not Linux then maybe the rumoured "Intel Version" of Apple's OS X.