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So, after the upgrade, I also installed DirectX 8.1 (how else could I give
GTR 2002 a try, otherwise?). Well, it seems the video drivers were modified
in some way within Windows, since when I started F1 2001 I had to setup
the video config again... The JGTC mod didn't give me much problem, after
running it, I also had to set the graphics up again and then it worked fine.
The problem were the ALMS and FIA GT mods; they kept loading the video setup
utility every time I attempted to run them, and then going into F1 2001.
In order to solve that, I had to manually edit the config files and copy
the line "VIDEOGUID=(bunch of codes follow)" from the updated config.ini file.
That had happened to me earlier whenever I updated drivers for the video card
too...

GPL gave me no problems whatsoever (well, I still can't drive the cars properly,
but that's a different ind of probleem). For GP3 I just recalibrated the video
again, just in case... The worst one was NFS:PU, it would freeze after the
"Loading" screen appeared, finally after several hours I found out I had to
disable TwinView on my GeForce2's properies. (Either that or change vsync to
"always on", which caused the menus to become really unstable)

And I finally managed to get a look at IL-2! Awesome. Back the, I signed as
a beta-tester and received the disk, but could never get it to work (after
clicking on the shortcut, there would be some disk activity for a brief instant,
and then nothing). Now i's working just fine.

And finally, as someone else had explained, I installed the F1 2002 WIP demo,
followed by the no-CD patch, followed by GTR 2002, followed by the 1.1 AI patch,
followed by the 1.2 patch. Wow! It really is impressive. Too bad my driving
hasn't improved much yet...

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98SE.

Oh, wauhh so you finally got  win98 !!
Where do you live Afghanistan ??  8-)))

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Microsoft has imho done exactly 3 things right in their entire
history.  Internet Explorer, Xbox, and Windows XP.  No I'm not going
to be building a web or mail cluster out of XP machines any time in
the near future, but for an entertainment-oriented OS you can't beat
it right now.

Jason

   Sure it MAY be an improvement, but unless your needs are met by the
improvement, it's just extra money thrown at M$.  Hey  leave Marco
alone...I like the way he thinks...lol!
Think about it...ME, win2k, XP,  how much money is that for something that,
for all intents and purposes, is supposed to hide in the background?
It may be a little faster, more stable...and such...but you can buy ALOT
more speed by taking that OS upgrade money and buying new cpu's or
vidcards.
dave henrie

Honestly XP was the single best computer related purchase Ive made in nearly
20 years of buying comps and acc.   The native hardware support alone is
worth a $100.  The real geeks don't like it cause it works too good :)  What
fun is that hehe..  I keep a few machines around just for
Mandrake/2000pro/win98 so I have something to***around with it when Im
bored :)

Eventually most of you will upgrade to XP and when you do I doubt very much
you'll come back here with your tail between your legs and fess up how much
you like it :)
Its about like Jesse Jackson heaping praise on George Bush.  Just aint gonna
happen..

Mitch

improvement, but unless your needs are met by the

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Fester

A mathematician is a machine for converting coffee into theorems.

Alex.

Estoy d'acuerdo contigo que no hace falta instalarse nada mas que 98 para
cas todo que quieres hacer con un ordenador en estes dias, y considerando
el precio del beb mas reciente de MS, el cargo que pone sobre el sistema y
las desventajas que tiene, creo tambin que es ms listo para el momento
quedarse con 9x.

Sigo usando ME desde dos mil, y me encuentro contento para todo. Unicamente
me pone un poco triste que visiblemente el soporte para estes sistemas
operativos desaparecer. Ya se nota como est empezando esto. Cas tengo la
impresin que es una cosa deseada y enforzada un poco por MS, porque con la
base instalada de las SO's 9x, no entiendo como hay empresas que publican
sus pilotos XP semanas antes de los para 9x, y algunos que ni siquiera
siguen creando pilotos para 9x.

Que tengas mucha suerte con tu nuevo SO! :)

Achim

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My XP machine uses fewer resources, is more stable, and responds
faster to input than any version of Win9x.  The key is tuning your OS
to your needs.  I run one TSR (Sidewinder applet, which is needed to
use split-axis with my wheel), only the services that are required for
the OS to function, and have the GUI stripped down to near Win95a
levels.  Currently I'm running Agent, IE, and SecureCRT and have more
resources available than I did in Windows 95 or 98 on a clean boot
after a fresh install with all of the TSR's disabled on the same
machine.  Of course I'll have even more resources free when I add
another gig and a half of RAM to this machine (which wouldn't be true
in Win95/98).  Win98 is pretty sweet tho if you don't mind only being
able to reliably address 256mb of RAM.

Jason

Achim

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Jason