Windows 98/Me bug

[DRIVER J.R.]

i always have this problem when ever i'm running something with a progress bar! unless i keep clicking in front of the progress bar as it moves, processes take about 2 hours to complete

i had that bug the whole time i had WinMe on my PC. i was just wondering if microsoft had a fix for it and if anyone else has the bug.

[Dj-Icer]

How about installing the latest version of Windows? - Win XP
But i've always like using Win 98. My progress bar fortunately fine really
What are your pc specs?

[embj]

Originally posted by Dj-Icer
How about installing the latest version of Windows? - Win XP

That in fact isn't the latest version of Windows....Windows Server 2003 is the latest. Sorry, I just had to say that. I prefer that over XP any day except for compatibility of some hardware and some applications.

Anyway...I too, would reccomend upgrading to XP. I highly don't reccomend ME because of the crappy way it handles memory. Windows 98 isn't great at handling memory either. XP is better at handling memory.

Let me say this....I have a 466mhz Celeron w/ 256mb of PC133. I had 98 on it and I stuck XP on it. I thought XP would be slower than 98...I was wrong. XP was faster than 98.

[DRIVER J.R.]

i have a 366mhz celeron w/ 64 mb of pc100

[DRIVER J.R.]

here are the rest of spec's:



Specifications of eTower® 633ids


Intel® Celeron 633 MHz (w/128KB L2 Cache)
Intel 810 Chipset, 66 MHz FSB
15 GB HDD
3 Months AOL service included (see Special Offers section)
64 MB SDRAM (1 DIMM available for upgrade up to 256MB)
56K* ITU v.90 PCI internal Fax/Modem
Built-in 12x Max. DVD-ROM; 3.5" 1.44 MB FDD
Keyboard; Mouse; Stereo Speakers
Intel 82801 AC '97 Audio
Intel Direct 3D 2x AGP (shared memory)
2 USB ports (1 is on front bezel); 1 Serial; 1 Parallel; 1 Midi/Game; 2 PS/2; Audio In & Out, Microphone In; 3 Expansion slots - 2 available

[kane2g]

dont bother putting XP on anything with less than 256MB of memory.
with 64, it will run sloooooow, if at all.
Get yourself 2 sticks of 128mb pc66 or pc100 and you'll be doing better.

[DRIVER J.R.]

ok, i'm ready to go to the store!
(except for the fact that my Mom won't give me money for that stuff )

[embj]

XP will run fine on 128mb...I've tried that out before. It will run on 64mb but, it will be slow. I have a friend that has a computer that is a 350mhz Athlon K7 w/ 64mb EDO (slower than PC100) RAM and it runs but, it does lag a bit. I imagine it would run better seeing that your ram is faster and you have twice the processing speed.