From: "Robert Comer" 

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- Bob Comer


"Ellen K."  wrote in message
news:k143dvks98nc8ig45ifma0512vofjkr5ag{at}4ax.com...
> This is all sounding WAY too complicated.   :(
>
> On Wed, 14 May 2003 16:15:36 -0400, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote in message :
>
> >> Would W2K even run on such a box?  (I bought in in early '98 I think.)
> >
> >Most likely, but there may be a driver problem if it's not standard stuff
> >from that time.
> >
> >>So far
> >> I can't find memory for it, only have 64MB.
> >
> >What is it?  (Make/model)  I'll see if I can find out more about it.
> >
> >> Also, with W2K wouldn't I want NTFS?   Right now it's FAT32.
> >
> >If all you're going to do is run one OS on it, yep, you'd want NTFS --
the
> >W2K offers to upgrade your drive to NTFS, no problem. If you have other
> >partitions, there's a convert program you run after you do the install.
> >
> >- Bob Comer
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Ellen K"  wrote in message
> >news:909377.ae7c35{at}harborwebs.com...
> >> Would W2K even run on such a box?  (I bought in in early '98 I think.)
So
> >far
> >> I can't find memory for it, only have 64MB.
> >>
> >> Also, with W2K wouldn't I want NTFS?   Right now it's FAT32.
> >>
> >> > From: "Robert Comer" 
> >> > Why not upgrade to W2KPro or WinXP -- it wouldn't be the speediest
box
> >in
> >> > the world, but it'd be more stable and run more of today's
programming
> >> > stuff?
> >> > - Bob Comer
> >> > "Ellen K"  wrote
in message
> >> > news:509347.ac8012{at}harborwebs.com...
> >> >> Urk.  If that's the case then the only thing I'd get
with 98SE would
be
> >> > the
> >> >> ability to run newer versions of stuff that don't
run on 95 any more
> >(like
> >> > the
> >> >> Norton security stuff).
> >> >>
> >> >> Anything resembling power management is already disabled.
> >> >>
> >> >> How do you shut down to the "orange-on-black
idiot screen only"?
> >> >>
> >> >> What about Rnaapp?
> >> >>
> >> >> Maybe the original hard drive is starting to go bad... ?
> >> >>
> >> >> > From: "Frank Haber"

> >> >> > Why do you think 98SE will help your shutdown
problem?  Win 95 did
a
> >> > pretty
> >> >> > good job shutting down early APM systems.  98SE
had notorious
> >problems
> >> > with
> >> >> > that, got two partially successful patches for
it, has had whole
> >> > websites
> >> >> > written about its power problems.  There are
still a bunch of
> >machines
> >> > out
> >> >> > there that won't shut down properly.
> >> >> > Have you considered just disabling power
management, shutting down
to
> >> > the
> >> >> > orange-on-black idiot screen only, then leaning
on the power
switch
> >for
> >> > five
> >> >> > seconds?
> >
>

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