OT: Windows Protection Error Windows 98

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don't let yourself get persuaded into switching to another OS!

I dunno about that - support is waning for 98, win 95 is no longer supported by many games & hw manufacturers - MicroSoft seems to be disowning it with the new DX9 release

It's only a matter of time before win 98 & me go the same way. The new NVidia Forceware 52.16 drivers are a good example, - They are currently only available for XP users. Even Virus writers have stopped making them effect win9x based systems (although thats a good thing, it shows how trends are going)

I'm a great believer in " if it aint broke, don't fix it", but "if it is broke , fix it" is an under used phrase.

I run a duel boot system of Win me & XP coz I like to get the hang of a new OS and patch the ineveitable bugs inherent in Microsofts policy of getting users to pay to beta test their products (did I say that?) before I commit to it. but thats not always possible for people without multiple drives, particians or limited HDD space.

XP is pretty damn stable now & I find myself booting less & less to Me & will probably scrap or format my Me drive soon & dedicate it to something more usefull (like hardcore porn or ripped DVDs!! - I definitely didn't say that)

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ps overall it sounds like a shoddley put together machine I hope it doesn't give your mate a tonne of problems, but fear it will. A newly built PC shouldn't really have 98 on it in the 1st place. Sadly, I think he may have been had.