Do you miss Win98?

[bigbuck]

Try this!
Press a few buttons!
http://www.4humor.com/fv/pictures/winrg.swf

[Rita]

Loved that!!


LOL

[Jimbob1989]

{QUOTE-> Loved that!!


LOL <-QUOTE}

I also loved it :D

Jimbob

[Rita]

{QUOTE-> I also loved it :D

Jimbob <-QUOTE}
was fun wasnt it especially ordering food online--if there was such a service it would go that way ;D

[Jimbob1989]

{QUOTE-> was fun wasnt it especially ordering food online--if there was such a service it would go that way ;D <-QUOTE}

I personally liked the option in the start menu to crash windows ;D

Jimbob

[big ed]

{QUOTE-> I personally liked the option in the start menu to crash windows ;D

Jimbob <-QUOTE}


Hey,

It's not really funny. Seeing that I'm still using '98 I always make sure that I have my bike helmet on even tho it's falling apart from all the dents. I also use IE. They don't call me Crazy Eddie for nothing!

Surf on, big ed

[Jimbob1989]

{QUOTE-> Hey,

It's not really funny. Seeing that I'm still using '98 I always make sure that I have my bike helmet on even tho it's falling apart from all the dents. I also use IE. They don't call me Crazy Eddie for nothing!

Surf on, big ed <-QUOTE}

Helmet, I think i would use a litte more protection, like a stab proof vest, maybe even bullet proof. Flame proof shield :D

Jimbob

[BeetleBoss]

LOLOLOL!!!!

What's the joke?? Our computer does that everyday??
BJ says that's normal!!!

Are you making fun of our wonderful computer, bigbuck??

Someone might really need to talk to BJ about this??
(hahahahahaha)

[Jimbob1989]

:o These computers sound like safety hazards, never mind the security issues ;D

Jimbob

[Cochise]

Thanks BigBuck for that trip down memory lane....brought a tear to the eye...still feel guilty about going over to XP......it just doesn't seem as homely, warm and fluffy like my dear old 98se.....no magic, no adventure and that loss of expectation.....well.....sorry, I can't go on......(Sniffle, Sniffle) :'( ........




Cochise, 8)

[Peaches4U]

Yup, I miss Win98 like a migraine headache. ;D Good one BB.

[beetlejuice]

Using 98 is like reading a mystery. It's full of surprises and you never know what's going to happen next. It's just like riding a roller coaster. Wheeeeee!!!!! :o

[wildman]

{QUOTE-> Hey,

It's not really funny. Seeing that I'm still using '98 I always make sure that I have my bike helmet on even tho it's falling apart from all the dents. I also use IE. They don't call me Crazy Eddie for nothing!

Surf on, big ed <-QUOTE}

??? This is spooky, as these words apply to the wildman as well, except for the Crazy Eddie part (didn't he sell electronics at one time?)

Thanks
wildman
8) :P

[bigc73542]

Since the thread ask, No i have never missed Win 98se. It was all right when that was all there was, but not any longer.now I can enjoy myself patching xp ;D ;D ;)

bigc

[Primrose]

Where can WinXP go today that Win98 can not ?

To Microsoft for security updates everytime you blink an eye and it is still an accident waiting to happen.

Win98 is secure..stable..and satisfying if you know how to lock it down. ;)

[bigc73542]

{QUOTE-> Where can WinXP go today that Win98 can not ?

To Microsoft for security updates everytime you blink an eye and it is still an accident waiting to happen.

Win98 is secure..stable..and satisfying if you know how to lock it down. ;) <-QUOTE}


I won't get into a long discussion about it but you can not in your wildest dreams make win 98 as secure as xp. It is physcially impossible That is why microsoft dropped the 9x system in the first place.

[big ed]

{QUOTE-> ??? This is spooky, as these words apply to the wildman as well, except for the Crazy Eddie part (didn't he sell electronics at one time?)

Thanks
wildman
8) :P <-QUOTE}

Mwaaaahahahaha! We're everywhere. I love to walk down the aisle in Best Buy and pass my hand over all the Puters and watch the screens go blank. Unfortunately it happens a lot at home too. When that happens I just open the moon roof on my Supra and go careening down the road baying @ the moon. I really like living in the fast lane.

Play on, big ed

[Primrose]

{QUOTE-> I won't get into a long discussion about it but you can not in your wildest dreams make win 98 as secure as xp. It is physcially impossible That is why microsoft dropped the 9x system in the first place. <-QUOTE}


Long disussion is not necessary..but security had nothing to do with the reason why they changed the kernel..you know it and so do I..in fact Security was the last thing on their mind with NT. Win2000 is the place to stop with your investment..XP was the cruelest joke Microsoft could have pulled out of the hat or "out of the box" on a home user...and the user is still paying the price for that today. SP2 was one of those too late wet dreams that still did not do enough...they even figured out it was time to set by default that silly firewall. And now they are thinking about doing an AV (for some months now) and all the Security Gurus are trying to figure out if Giant will help cover up the rest of the holes faster than Microsoft puts out continued patches on XP.. ::)

Fact is you can not secure XP without a parade of third party programs and survive on the Internet and that is proven by the lengthy security signatures one finds not only at Wilders but other forum of users running multiple everything.. trying to prove they have the "layered protection" in place. and they were not just testing them..they needed them..firefox works just fine on 98.. ;D

I have systems with all the OS offered by Microsoft.

Cracks me up..2001


DESPERATELY NEED HELP WITH WIN XP AND ZA
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1907396~root=security,1~mode=flat


Where Is XP taking you Today?
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1892676~root=security,1~mode=flat


And many still have not even begun to install SP2...

[slammer_JvA]

{QUOTE->
And many still have not even begun to install SP2... <-QUOTE}
Still fail to see why I should? Please educate me.

To me, installing SP2 feels like putting on a raincoat.... and then getting pierced by a .45 bullet! :'( ;)

No...for now I stick to being where I am. With at least one little bulletproof vest on (Firefox). One is never overprotected, but best advice is trying to stay out of the fire line, right?

8)
regards,
slam

[nadirah]

Seriously, I still find XP 100 times faster and better than 98.

[bigbuck]

How Bizarre!!!......You will love this!
I posted that link last night and there was one reply....
I get on-line tonight and there are twenty......AND as I am half way through reading them my (XP!) system goes down with the BSOD!!!!
No kidding!!!.......maybe 98's not that bad after all!
Buck.

[beetlejuice]

{QUOTE-> How Bizarre!!!......You will love this!
I posted that link last night and there was one reply....
I get on-line tonight and there are twenty......AND as I am half way through reading them my (XP!) system goes down with the BSOD!!!!
No kidding!!!.......maybe 98's not that bad after all!
Buck. <-QUOTE}

I thought XP was supposed to be immune to BSOD? Way to go Microsoft. ::)

[nadirah]

{QUOTE-> I thought XP was supposed to be immune to BSOD? Way to go Microsoft. ::) <-QUOTE} My Windows XP computer here has never had a BSOD before. BSOD usually occurs to computers that are infected with lots of spyware, viruses or trojans. BSOD can occur mainly through fragmentation too. Computers that are not defragmented regularly will usually experience more errors and more BSOD.
I always manage to keep my computer very clean, and what's more is that I defragment my computer daily with PerfectDisk. ;)

[bigbuck]

{QUOTE-> My Windows XP computer here has never had a BSOD before. BSOD usually occurs to computers that are infected with lots of spyware, viruses or trojans. BSOD can occur mainly through fragmentation too. Computers that are not defragmented regularly will usually experience more errors and more BSOD.
I always manage to keep my computer very clean, and what's more is that I defragment my computer daily with PerfectDisk. ;) <-QUOTE} Thanks for that "wealth of information" Nadirah.....but you may rest assured it is NOT malware or fragmentation related....BSOD could occur because of a myriad of reasons.

[nadirah]

{QUOTE-> Thanks for that "wealth of information" Nadirah.....but you may rest assured it is NOT malware or fragmentation related....BSOD could occur because of a myriad of reasons. <-QUOTE}
BSOD also occurs to computers that are not updated via Windows Update regularly. It can also happen due to faulty hardware.

[Primrose]

{QUOTE-> My Windows XP computer here has never had a BSOD before. BSOD usually occurs to computers that are infected with lots of spyware, viruses or trojans. BSOD can occur mainly through fragmentation too. Computers that are not defragmented regularly will usually experience more errors and more BSOD.
I always manage to keep my computer very clean, and what's more is that I defragment my computer daily with PerfectDisk. ;) <-QUOTE}

Then you are among the fortunate because it happens every day..and too often unless you have it set for reboot on error and still I see people reformat/reinstall with a crashed box. ;D
http://forum.gladiator-antivirus.com/index.php?showtopic=19703

And this theory of your that XP is faster..is a myth. You take a win98 not SE and put that with IE5 not 5.5 or that screwed up Version 6..cut all the fat out of the OS..lock it down and 98 is a speed demon on the net and internally.

So many XP users still forget about SASSER and BLASTER and CODE RED 1 AND 2,... Donner and Blizen ;D and Hundreds of other real bad boys that 98 was not even affected, as they rushed to find a patch after a major trashing or compromise of their XP and Home user did not even know what hit them as their Boxen were turned into drones and clones that are still out there today trying to compromise other systems unpatched. Nothing trashed the whole internet LIKE XP and it is still doing it today from homes and offices around the world becuae the user does not even have a clue what is happening.. all they know is that theey can still get their email or go read the news.....Outbreaks of RPC vulnerable systems, worms that can only infect systems vulnerable to the LSASS... ;) It got so bad other black hats wrote even more worm to disable another writers code. :o :D



Q. Who is susceptible to the Code Red Worm? Code Red II
A. This worm is aimed at Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 computers and does damage on Web sites that use this technology.It does not affect Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me computers. Specifically, it affects Microsoft Index Server 2.0 and the Windows 2000 Indexing service on computers running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 that run IIS 4.0 and 5.0 Web servers.

The reality is this..
First of all you are not going to gain any shares on my win98 boxen no matter how hard you try. Second, most of Xp users still can't figure out if they should be "facing the Internet" with WinXP as Admin or limitied user and they are constantly compromised...and there are so many worms, Trojans and even virus out there that can not even touch win98 ( and have no reason to do it).

Win98 is like the energizer Bunny..it just keeps on humping.

XP is a architectural Nightmare...and is the reason they are going to gut it next go around and start from scratch...so enjoy that early SP2 christmas present.. :lurking:

[bigbuck]

Just so we don't get too far off-topic maligning XP or 98......
The thread should probably have been called..."Windows RG...Really good edition"....
Here's the link again.....press buttons and have fun!!!
http://www.4humor.com/fv/pictures/winrg.swf

[bigc73542]

{QUOTE-> Long disussion is not necessary..but security had nothing to do with the reason why they changed the kernel..you know it and so do I..in fact Security was the last thing on their mind with NT. Win2000 is the place to stop with your investment..XP was the cruelest joke Microsoft could have pulled out of the hat or "out of the box" on a home user...and the user is still paying the price for that today. SP2 was one of those too late wet dreams that still did not do enough...they even figured out it was time to set by default that silly firewall. And now they are thinking about doing an AV (for some months now) and all the Security Gurus are trying to figure out if Giant will help cover up the rest of the holes faster than Microsoft puts out continued patches on XP.. ::)

Fact is you can not secure XP without a parade of third party programs and survive on the Internet and that is proven by the lengthy security signatures one finds not only at Wilders but other forum of users running multiple everything.. trying to prove they have the "layered protection" in place. and they were not just testing them..they needed them..firefox works just fine on 98.. ;D

I have systems with all the OS offered by Microsoft.

Cracks me up..2001


DESPERATELY NEED HELP WITH WIN XP AND ZA
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1907396~root=security,1~mode=flat


Where Is XP taking you Today?
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1892676~root=security,1~mode=flat


And many still have not even begun to install SP2... <-QUOTE}


Well we all have our opinions and mine differs quite a bit from yours, In the many years I had my own shop I have dealt with Microsoft quite a few times concerning Operating systems. And from what I learned from them is completely different than what you posted. But we both are allowed our own opinions.

bigc

[Primrose]

I totally agree with that..many business survive and have sprung up all over the world because of WinXP..maintaining it for people is a gold mine ;D

There is a term in Industry standards called LCC Life Cyle Cost..you can even buy software to do it. ;) ..basically it is the cost of ownership over the life of a product either measured in man hours or $ to maintain.

XP was not the right vehicle for Microsoft's dream of their .NET or SOAP muchless to be the vehicle to take over all the credit purchases on the Interent..but they are working on that one. ;) Maybe when that happens they will give away the software.

[ronjor]

As a user of XP Home, I can say, for my needs, XP is perfect.

I used Win 3.1, 95, 98, 98a, 98b, and 98SE. In all of these operating systems, memory management was a problem. In addition, the crashes tended to eat all that I had done up to that point.

It's no easy task designing an operating system that is backwards compatible with so many programs, not to mention, drivers.

USB comes to mind as well. I never thought I would see the day you could hot plug anything into a PC.

No operating system out there is secure. It varies from day to day as to what flaw will be found.

I still have my 98 machine. It just sits there. 8)

[big ed]

{QUOTE-> As a user of XP Home, I can say, for my needs, XP is perfect.


I still have my 98 machine. It just sits there. 8) <-QUOTE}

Me too. Only thing is it's the only one i have!

Surf on, big ed

[Jimbob1989]

We have 4 computers spread out accross the house. One with Windows 98SE, 2 with Windows XP Home and one with Fedora Core 3 Linux. I know wish I had saved the amiga as well, that was the first computer I ever owned.

Jimbob