WinME or WinXP??

**mastermind94** · Jun 23rd, 2001, 11:35 AM

I have to choose between WinXP or WinME... Which one should I get to do development and using Multimedia API like DirectX and video acceleration (DVD-ROM and others)

Thanx in advance...

SXDev

**parksie** · Jun 23rd, 2001, 11:56 AM

Considering that XP isn't out yet, at the moment you have to go for ME

I would suggest XP if you can wait because it's based on the Win2K core, and is supposed to be a lot more stable, as well as fully 32-bit

**Xenonic_Rob** · Jun 23rd, 2001, 12:42 PM

Yip - wait for XP.

chenko · Jun 23rd, 2001, 02:02 PM

Isnt there supposed to be a 64Bit version of XP?

**parksie** · Jun 23rd, 2001, 02:04 PM

Yes. But XP is based around an NT-derivative core, so there's no 16-bit code in it apart from the DOS virtual machine. WinME is still a Win9x base.

ricmitch_uk · Jun 23rd, 2001, 03:12 PM

XP Anyday. If you can't wait, or can't afford, download the Beta for free

**JungleMan** · Jun 23rd, 2001, 10:12 PM

I say get 2000 now, forget about the steaming pile of bloatware they call Windows XP.

**mastermind94** · Jun 23rd, 2001, 11:54 PM

I have the beta version or WinXP and I know that Win2K is good but, it's based on WinNT core. WinNT core doesn't support DirectX and some others acceleration features. A friend of mine tried WinXP beta and didn't find any bugs so, I don't know but, you guys recommended me to use WinXP... Well, I can't wait and I guess I can't afford it so, let's go with XP Beta...

Thanks alot guys...

**JungleMan** · Jun 24th, 2001, 12:28 AM

Originally posted by mastermind94
I have the beta version or WinXP and I know that Win2K is good but, it's based on WinNT core. WinNT core doesn't support DirectX and some others acceleration features. A friend of mine tried WinXP beta and didn't find any bugs so, I don't know but, you guys recommended me to use WinXP... Well, I can't wait and I guess I can't afford it so, let's go with XP Beta...

Thanks alot guys...

Windows XP is also based on the NT core

Of course Win2000 has DirectX support, Windows NT 4 doesn't...one of my friends is a diehard gamer and he uses 2k the only gaming probs it has is with older games

wanted to clear that up

**mastermind94** · Jun 24th, 2001, 12:46 AM

Yeah... I don't want to get Win2K because, I never spent money on an opering system other than Linux. I got all my Windows copies from friends/relatives

I'll see that... I decided to install WinXP and WinME on the same machine and choose...

**SurfDemon** · Jun 24th, 2001, 01:21 AM

I'll just stick my hand up here and say: I have bought every windows operating system since 3.0. And I have always been happy with them except for ME. It's the biggest rip off on earth. I have "downgraded" a number of my machnes to 98 SE because it has far better driver support. Trust me in this ME, sucks. It adds few features, but alot of games don't run on it...... so why not run Windows 2000?

SD

**Xenonic_Rob** · Jun 24th, 2001, 04:51 AM

I agree - I've downgraded too.

ME is just plain stupid - drivers don't work, it crashes even more than Win98, and to top it all off, the help files are c_r_a_p:
If you look on them, you'll see a topic on how to load your computer without loading Windows... then, lower down in the topic, it says, "Please note you cannot load your computer without loading WIndows" - duh!

ME is a ripoff - they rushed it out and it shows that they did.

**Wak** · Jun 24th, 2001, 05:02 AM

"how to load your computer without loading windows..." I'll look that up next time Windows doesn't start...

**parksie** · Jun 24th, 2001, 05:37 AM

*grin*

Win2000 has DirectX 8 support, so no problems there

The only games that won't run well or at all are those that try direct hardware access (especially older ones).

**JungleMan** · Jun 24th, 2001, 06:32 AM

Originally posted by Xenonic_Rob
you cannot load your computer without loading WIndows

ROFLMAO!!!

They are really trying to shield these newbies from DOS that they are making up lies about their computers

**Xenonic_Rob** · Jun 24th, 2001, 06:42 AM

It's ridiculous! It's as though they copied the Win98 help files, changing Win98 to WinME and then didn't edit it !!

**parksie** · Jun 24th, 2001, 06:44 AM

Hehehe

Oh well, looks like a good bet for not going for ME then

**Xenonic_Rob** · Jun 24th, 2001, 06:45 AM

Yip

ME is pants.

**mastermind94** · Jun 24th, 2001, 10:00 AM

Bill Gay-tes said himself that WinME is more fun to use and will be more stable than Win98... Is that true or simply a marketing thingny???

So, awright, ME is no good...

scoutt · Jun 24th, 2001, 01:37 PM

originally posted by Wak
"how to load your computer without loading windows..." I'll look that up next time Windows doesn't start

that is the same thing as hitting START to shutdown,

**parksie** · Jun 24th, 2001, 01:47 PM

I never shut my PC down.....

I've only seen the boot menu twice in the past 3 weeks - I only restart it

**kedaman** · Jun 24th, 2001, 05:43 PM

I never even restart

in XP i can do hibernate which saves my memory on HDD and loads it back when i turn it on again. (it works alot faster but with 256M RAM it takes some 8 seconds)

**parksie** · Jun 24th, 2001, 05:46 PM

Yeah, well you just try running Win98 for more than a week then

**mastermind94** · Jun 25th, 2001, 10:11 AM

Is WinXP takes alot of ressources??? What is the recommended system configuration so far?

**Cander** · Jun 25th, 2001, 10:24 AM

Simple answer. WinME is aweful. Locks up more than anything else I have ever used. Very annoying. Im switching to a Windows 2000/Red Hat isntall this weekend when I get everything backed up.

**kedaman** · Jun 25th, 2001, 10:47 AM

WinXP has this cool feature, system checkpoints, you can shedule it to back up your system for instance once a week and if it crashes later on you can restore the whole system. I haven't tested it since my system never crashed but one of my friends had a crash when he installed lots of apps and system restore worked nice

**JungleMan** · Jun 25th, 2001, 12:34 PM

Originally posted by mastermind94
Is WinXP takes alot of ressources??? What is the recommended system configuration so far?

I think it is like 500mhz P3, at least 128 megs of RAM, 256 if you are using multiple users, 1.5 GB available disk space...it's crazy, and even then it is bloated...

Win2k runs fine with 96 megs, 350mhz, and takes 500 megs disk space, and it is better and less full of $hit

WIN 2000 4 LIFE

**dimava** · Jun 25th, 2001, 12:50 PM

I say go with DOS 6.2 you probobly already have all the memory you'll ever need. It will probobly load the whole os into your ram for blazzing speeds. DOS 6.2 is that way to go!

~~~Dimava~~~

**kedaman** · Jun 27th, 2001, 03:54 PM

I'd say XP runs much faster than 2000. if you don't need the flashy features, turn them off. XP need about 1G space, memory usage is about the same as in 2000.

dos is very nice os for a vb programmer

**Sastraxi** · Jun 27th, 2001, 04:03 PM

Did you know that they have an internet browser for DOS? It even supports javascript. I'm typing this in right now in DOS!!!

**kedaman** · Jun 27th, 2001, 04:12 PM

nope, can you post a screenshot?

scoutt · Jun 27th, 2001, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by Sastraxi
Did you know that they have an internet browser for DOS? It even supports javascript. I'm typing this in right now in DOS!!!

I also heard it will fit on a floppy, is that true? I have not tried it.

**PsychoMark** · Jun 28th, 2001, 02:38 PM

DOS: Love it, but only as a console for quickly executing some rename commands and such... I've been working with DOS since our first 8086, but I like Windows a lot more...
Win98: Good...
WinME: Win98 with a lot of extra bull****, on a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give it the number -20

WinXP: Win2K with a lot of extra bull****, too slow, too annoying... so what if I turn everything off, that would leave me with just a slow version of Win2K

Win2K: GREAT!! Love it!! Runs perfectly on my P133!!! Never even crashed!! My OS for life (well, at least until they release a better version that is, but not XP)...

And that's my opinion...

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