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Topic: Win 9x? V5 1.04.x?
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Todesvogel
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posted 05-15- 05:48 PM
   
My computer is screaming for a reformat and Windows reinstall.Which is the best version for SDOE? ME, 98 SE, 98, or 95? Also, does anyone use the beta Voodoo drivers available on http://www.voodoosource.net/3dfx/drivers.shtml ?
Thanks for the advice.
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Da Wing Waxer
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posted 05-16- 08:15 AM
I was VERY reluctant to upgrade to Windows ME, but now I'm glad I did. It's survived a couple of crashes that would have required a reinstall of 98. It's much more stable than any other consumer version of Windows I've used.However, if you have DOS apps you like, you can't run them under WinME IP: Logged |
3dp
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posted 05-16- 10:11 AM
I agree about ME. It's given me no grief. As noted, it no longer has Real Mode DOS support, so keep a copy of your Win98 Startup Disk so you can copy it and modify it as needed if you have any old DOS games you'd like to run using a boot disk. I can't live without my DOS-based TORNADO, and using the WinME starup disk as a starting point for a boot disk doesn't work (Microsoft confirmed this for me). Other programs which require Real Mode DOS support won't work either. Partition Magic 5 springs to mind. This is however, a rare requirement, so the impact is generally minimal.------------------
Be seeing you,
3dp
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Jerry
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posted 05-16- 11:13 AM
Ditto the comments on Me. Most stable version yet and no problems with SDOE at all.IP: Logged |
Todesvogel
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posted 05-16- 05:08 PM
And the framerates went up, or at least stayed the same as in 98?I upgraded from 98 (not 98SE) with the $50 ME Upgrade Product (from Target), and things seemed to slow down. But, I figure a clean install would fix this, by how much though? As long as frame rates are good with ME, I'll take everyone's advice. Thanks! IP: Logged | |
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