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me vs xp
I assume that you guys and gals have a heck of a lot more experience
with xp than I so I am asking for your opinions as to which system is better and more stabile. I am running ME and considering running a dual boot system with XP. Is this advisable ? Is XP so much better than ME that i should simply switch completely to XP? Would I lose anything if I ran a dual boot although just about everything I run will also run on XP. Thanksi |
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me vs xp
If you want to play games or run some "old" stuff, you might
benefit from keeping ME. But ME is a buggy and unstable OS. XP will run most games and software, it is stable, fast and reliable, particularly when used with NTFS files system. If you need to ask the question, you might find the dual boot option more trouble than it is worth. I like XP OS, it runs without serious problems and in 9 months I haven't had one BSOD. I have had some application crashes, but the computer worked through them, without data loss. Repair of the application was not difficult. The computer hardware was selected from all XP compliant components. If you upgrade be sure all your hardware is XP compatible. "Howard & Jean" wrote in message ... | I assume that you guys and gals have a heck of a lot more experience | with xp than I so I am asking for your opinions as to which system is | better and more stabile. | | I am running ME and considering running a dual boot system with XP. | | Is this advisable ? | | Is XP so much better than ME that i should simply switch completely to | XP? | | Would I lose anything if I ran a dual boot although just about | everything I run will also run on XP. | | Thanksi | |
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If you want to play games or run some "old" stuff, you might
benefit from keeping ME. But ME is a buggy and unstable OS. XP will run most games and software, it is stable, fast and reliable, particularly when used with NTFS files system. If you need to ask the question, you might find the dual boot option more trouble than it is worth. I like XP OS, it runs without serious problems and in 9 months I haven't had one BSOD. I have had some application crashes, but the computer worked through them, without data loss. Repair of the application was not difficult. The computer hardware was selected from all XP compliant components. If you upgrade be sure all your hardware is XP compatible. "Howard & Jean" wrote in message ... | I assume that you guys and gals have a heck of a lot more experience | with xp than I so I am asking for your opinions as to which system is | better and more stabile. | | I am running ME and considering running a dual boot system with XP. | | Is this advisable ? | | Is XP so much better than ME that i should simply switch completely to | XP? | | Would I lose anything if I ran a dual boot although just about | everything I run will also run on XP. | | Thanksi | |
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-- Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP) Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. http://www.dts-l.org http://support.microsoft.com/service...on/default.asp "Howard & Jean" wrote in message ... I assume that you guys and gals have a heck of a lot more experience with xp than I so I am asking for your opinions as to which system is better and more stabile. I am running ME and considering running a dual boot system with XP. Is this advisable ? Depends. Only you can really answer that question. Generally the only people that benefit from mult-booting are those that test operating systems, test applications or have compatability issues with core business functions and are willing to go through the hassle. Is XP so much better than ME that i should simply switch completely to XP? Again it depends. That's something that only you can answer. However that will also depend on the software and hardware you currently have installed. There is the possibility that you may to have buy new versions of different things, which simply drives up the initial cost. Whether or not the cost is worth it is entirely up to you. Would I lose anything if I ran a dual boot although just about everything I run will also run on XP. Generally not. However odds are you'll have to install some applications seperatly in order to minimize conflict issues. Case in point is there is no way I'd share firewall or anti-virus applications between the OS images. Although you haven't raised the issue, the biggest issue people have with multi-booting using the supplied MS tools is the difficulty with reverting back to a single OS image if that happens to be XP. In and of itself, that should give people pause. However doing the install has it's merits. In the end, the decision is up to you. |
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-- Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP) Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. http://www.dts-l.org http://support.microsoft.com/service...on/default.asp "Howard & Jean" wrote in message ... I assume that you guys and gals have a heck of a lot more experience with xp than I so I am asking for your opinions as to which system is better and more stabile. I am running ME and considering running a dual boot system with XP. Is this advisable ? Depends. Only you can really answer that question. Generally the only people that benefit from mult-booting are those that test operating systems, test applications or have compatability issues with core business functions and are willing to go through the hassle. Is XP so much better than ME that i should simply switch completely to XP? Again it depends. That's something that only you can answer. However that will also depend on the software and hardware you currently have installed. There is the possibility that you may to have buy new versions of different things, which simply drives up the initial cost. Whether or not the cost is worth it is entirely up to you. Would I lose anything if I ran a dual boot although just about everything I run will also run on XP. Generally not. However odds are you'll have to install some applications seperatly in order to minimize conflict issues. Case in point is there is no way I'd share firewall or anti-virus applications between the OS images. Although you haven't raised the issue, the biggest issue people have with multi-booting using the supplied MS tools is the difficulty with reverting back to a single OS image if that happens to be XP. In and of itself, that should give people pause. However doing the install has it's merits. In the end, the decision is up to you. |
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Everything is OK, you can make a dual boot.
-- Nuo Yan [Microsoft MVP] http://www.diyinside.com/nuoyan.asp ----------------------------------------- °ïÖú±ðÈË£¬ Ìá¸ß×Ô¼º£¬ »¶Ó*²ÎÓë΢ÈíÐÂÎÅ×é¡£ "Howard & Jean" wrote in message ... I assume that you guys and gals have a heck of a lot more experience with xp than I so I am asking for your opinions as to which system is better and more stabile. I am running ME and considering running a dual boot system with XP. Is this advisable ? Is XP so much better than ME that i should simply switch completely to XP? Would I lose anything if I ran a dual boot although just about everything I run will also run on XP. Thanksi |
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Everything is OK, you can make a dual boot.
-- Nuo Yan [Microsoft MVP] http://www.diyinside.com/nuoyan.asp ----------------------------------------- °ïÖú±ðÈË£¬ Ìá¸ß×Ô¼º£¬ »¶Ó*²ÎÓë΢ÈíÐÂÎÅ×é¡£ "Howard & Jean" wrote in message ... I assume that you guys and gals have a heck of a lot more experience with xp than I so I am asking for your opinions as to which system is better and more stabile. I am running ME and considering running a dual boot system with XP. Is this advisable ? Is XP so much better than ME that i should simply switch completely to XP? Would I lose anything if I ran a dual boot although just about everything I run will also run on XP. Thanksi |
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"Howard & Jean" wrote in message
... I assume that you guys and gals have a heck of a lot more experience with xp than I so I am asking for your opinions as to which system is better and more stabile. I am running ME and considering running a dual boot system with XP. Is this advisable ? Is XP so much better than ME that i should simply switch completely to XP? Would I lose anything if I ran a dual boot although just about everything I run will also run on XP. I think that first of all, you need to ask yourself why are you considering doing anything different from what you're doing now. You're running Me--are you unhappy with it? Are you having problems with it? Does it not do something that you know XP does, or does better? In my mind, the first question shouldn't be whether to dual-boot, but rather whether to stick with the old operating system or go to a new one. And the answer to that question should be driven by your needs--the answers to the questions I asked above. My personal opinion is that XP is far and away the best and most stable version of Windows ever. But that doesn't mean I think everyone should rush out to convert to it. No matter how good the new operating system is, there is always risk of problems when you go to something new, and there is always a learning curve associated with the changeover. There is also a cost of the new product, not to mention possible costs in upgrading other software. You should undertake that risk, learning curve, and cost only if you've clearly identified a value in doing so. If you were buying a new computer and asking what operating system to put on it, I would unhesitatingly recommend XP. But I think most people running older operating systems and not having trouble with them should stick with what they have. Finally, for those who do convert to XP, most people don't need to dual-boot it with their older operating system, and will see little or no value in doing so. -- Ken Blake Please reply to the newsgroup |
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me vs xp
"Howard & Jean" wrote in message
... I assume that you guys and gals have a heck of a lot more experience with xp than I so I am asking for your opinions as to which system is better and more stabile. I am running ME and considering running a dual boot system with XP. Is this advisable ? Is XP so much better than ME that i should simply switch completely to XP? Would I lose anything if I ran a dual boot although just about everything I run will also run on XP. I think that first of all, you need to ask yourself why are you considering doing anything different from what you're doing now. You're running Me--are you unhappy with it? Are you having problems with it? Does it not do something that you know XP does, or does better? In my mind, the first question shouldn't be whether to dual-boot, but rather whether to stick with the old operating system or go to a new one. And the answer to that question should be driven by your needs--the answers to the questions I asked above. My personal opinion is that XP is far and away the best and most stable version of Windows ever. But that doesn't mean I think everyone should rush out to convert to it. No matter how good the new operating system is, there is always risk of problems when you go to something new, and there is always a learning curve associated with the changeover. There is also a cost of the new product, not to mention possible costs in upgrading other software. You should undertake that risk, learning curve, and cost only if you've clearly identified a value in doing so. If you were buying a new computer and asking what operating system to put on it, I would unhesitatingly recommend XP. But I think most people running older operating systems and not having trouble with them should stick with what they have. Finally, for those who do convert to XP, most people don't need to dual-boot it with their older operating system, and will see little or no value in doing so. -- Ken Blake Please reply to the newsgroup |
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me vs xp
On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 21:12:37 GMT, Howard & Jean
wrote: I assume that you guys and gals have a heck of a lot more experience with xp than I so I am asking for your opinions as to which system is better and more stabile. This is like asking which tastes better, **** or candy. I am running ME and considering running a dual boot system with XP. Is this advisable ? Is XP so much better than ME that i should simply switch completely to XP? If your system can run XP, and your programs work on XP, then the only question should be if you can afford it, and if you can accomplish the upgrade. 95, 98 and me were very poor OS's as far as stability and security goes. XP is built on NT, and is thus stable, secure and downright fun to use. |
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me vs xp
On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 21:12:37 GMT, Howard & Jean
wrote: I assume that you guys and gals have a heck of a lot more experience with xp than I so I am asking for your opinions as to which system is better and more stabile. This is like asking which tastes better, **** or candy. I am running ME and considering running a dual boot system with XP. Is this advisable ? Is XP so much better than ME that i should simply switch completely to XP? If your system can run XP, and your programs work on XP, then the only question should be if you can afford it, and if you can accomplish the upgrade. 95, 98 and me were very poor OS's as far as stability and security goes. XP is built on NT, and is thus stable, secure and downright fun to use. |
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