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From: 98 Guy on 12 Apr 2010 20:15 DemoDisk wrote: > The System: > > K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard (MS-7025) > AMD Athlon64 3000+ w Intel MMX Technology > Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG > WD 20GB HDD > Radeon 8500 video card > 1 GB Crucial RAM > Win98SE > IE 6.00.2800.1106 > OE 6.00.2800.1123 > > The Problem: > > I'm Still using Windows 98SE. Internet Explorer has been unstable > for a long time. I'm curious as to why there are win-98 users that haven't made Firefox 2.0.0.20 their default browser. Firefox should have been your default browser for the past 3 years. It's no secret that IE6 is a terrible browser for *any* OS, including win-2k and XP. Regardless if it's fully patched and operational. It's just a bad browser, and it's the bane of web designers. And why are you running a win-98 machine with 1 gb of ram? Do you know the problems that can cause without making certain win-98 system modifications?
From: §nühw0£f on 12 Apr 2010 21:22 98 Guy wrote: > DemoDisk wrote: > >> The System: >> >> K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard (MS-7025) >> AMD Athlon64 3000+ w Intel MMX Technology >> Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG >> WD 20GB HDD >> Radeon 8500 video card >> 1 GB Crucial RAM >> Win98SE >> IE 6.00.2800.1106 >> OE 6.00.2800.1123 >> >> The Problem: >> >> I'm Still using Windows 98SE. Internet Explorer has been unstable >> for a long time. > > I'm curious as to why there are win-98 users that haven't made Firefox > 2.0.0.20 their default browser. > > Firefox should have been your default browser for the past 3 years. > OffByOne is a better browser for just reading text heavy websites or where java isnt necessary. > It's no secret that IE6 is a terrible browser for *any* OS, including > win-2k and XP. Regardless if it's fully patched and operational. > > It's just a bad browser, and it's the bane of web designers. > > And why are you running a win-98 machine with 1 gb of ram? Do you know > the problems that can cause without making certain win-98 system > modifications? Heh...turn off virtual memory. -- http://www.skepticalscience.com/ cageprisoners.com|www.snuhwolf.9f.com|www.eyeonpalin.org _____ ____ ____ __ /\_/\ __ _ ______ _____ / __/ |/ / / / / // // . . \\ \ |\ | / __ \ \ \ __\ _\ \/ / /_/ / _ / \ / \ \| \| \ \_\ \ \__\ _\ /___/_/|_/\____/_//_/ \_@_/ \__|\__|\____/\____\_\
From: chuckcar on 12 Apr 2010 23:56 "DemoDisk" <packrat(a)nospam.com> wrote in news:kvqdnVzrXYue7F7WnZ2dnUVZ_t2dnZ2d(a)yournetplus.com: > The System: > > K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard (MS-7025) > AMD Athlon64 3000+ w Intel MMX Technology > Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG > WD 20GB HDD > Radeon 8500 video card > 1 GB Crucial RAM > Win98SE > IE 6.00.2800.1106 > OE 6.00.2800.1123 > > The Problem: > > I'm Still using Windows 98SE. Internet Explorer has been unstable for > a loong time. Becomes unresponsive, finally results in BSOD error > msgs, then reboot. > Even after a clean install? And the BSOD text was? > Every OL session ends that way -- IE gets jammed up waiting for Close > Program dialog box to appear. It takes down every other open window > app with it. > So run *nothing* but your firewall, AV software and what you start yourself. > Possible cure: I just got a donated DELL minitower with WinXP > installed on a 40GB hdd. > That drive's going to die. *real* soon. You can't even buy 80 gig drives new anymore. > If I can't diagnose or solve the instability problem with IE under > Windows 98, could I just swap my old 20GB drive for the one with XP on > it? (and move � a ton of files over?) > > Issues: > > The XP tower boots and responds slowly, maybe bcz it has old Norton > antivirus installed. There may be other problems, but it works OK > > I have the Win98SE key and installation disk, but only the product key > for WinXP (there's a sticker on the case) > > I can't upgrade from 98SE to Windows7. Could I u/g from XP to 7 if I > get it running? > Is it advisable to post this in the ms.public.windows NGs? > Just shutdown startup and see if you still get these errore. If you don't, you know it was in the startup and it's not now running. *Nothing* needs to be running in startup for windows (any version) to work period. start->run "msconfig" <enter> uncheck "Load Startup Group Items" click apply then ok and reboot. I noticed you are posting to related alt. groups. You'd have better luck with comp.* IMHO. -- (setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )
From: DemoDisk on 13 Apr 2010 01:57 "Evan Platt" <evan(a)theobvious.espphotography.com> wrote in message news:oms7s5hkgqtqlr6f140hti3ihj8ol5vrsl(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:56:43 +0000 (UTC), chuckcar <chuck(a)nil.car> > wrote: > > >Even after a clean install? And the BSOD text was? > > Have you ever seen a BSOD, chucktard? Quite a few of them display for > all of one second. True, and frustrating. But I actually have copied *by hand* a variety of error messages that didn't vanish. Some of them seem to point at memory management problems. I say 'seems' bcz, hell, I don't know, which is why I'm asking here and other ng's. > >That drive's going to die. *real* soon. > > Yes. All drives die in 5 years. We get it. Is that something chuckcar repeats? I lurk here a bunch and I didn't know that. > >You can't even buy 80 gig drives new anymore. > > Really? > > http://www.serversdirect.com/product.asp?pf_id=HD3101 > > http://www.macmall.com/p/Seagate-Hard-Drives/product~dpno~7182909~pdp.eadegcg > > Do I need to go on? *aHem* *cough* Well..um.. Hmm,hm-hmm, hmm-hm-hm > > >I noticed you are posting to related alt. groups. You'd have better luck > >with comp.* IMHO. > > And you'd have better luck ignoring any advice from chucktard. Then please send some my way, Evan. Much obliged.
From: chuckcar on 13 Apr 2010 13:00
"DemoDisk" <packrat(a)nospam.com> wrote in news:qPydnZRR7ryqmlnWnZ2dnUVZ_tCdnZ2d(a)yournetplus.com: > > "Evan Platt" <evan(a)theobvious.espphotography.com> wrote in message > news:oms7s5hkgqtqlr6f140hti3ihj8ol5vrsl(a)4ax.com... >> On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:56:43 +0000 (UTC), chuckcar <chuck(a)nil.car> >> wrote: >> >> >Even after a clean install? And the BSOD text was? >> >> Have you ever seen a BSOD, chucktard? Quite a few of them display for >> all of one second. > > True, and frustrating. But I actually have copied *by hand* a variety > of error messages that didn't vanish. Some of them seem to point at > memory management problems. I say 'seems' bcz, hell, I don't know, > which is why I'm asking here and other ng's. > > >> >That drive's going to die. *real* soon. >> >> Yes. All drives die in 5 years. We get it. > > > Is that something chuckcar repeats? I lurk here a bunch and I didn't > know that. Take a look at how many posters here talk about getting bad sectors. Evan is nothing but a useless troll here. About time someone told you that. Aside from *one* useful wireless networking post I saw here this week. -- (setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) ) |