gpl and windows 98

I was about to install windows 98 but I have heard that it does not work well with gpl. can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks in advance Tony

I have only run GPL (full version) with Win98 and have had no problems at all. Solid 36 fps while on the track with a PII 400 and a Pure 3D card. I'll be moving up to a Pure 3DII after the holidays for the higher resolution and more consistant framerate afforded by the voodoo II cards. Hope this helps, -don

Dont expect GPL to work after you install Win98 over Win95. Must reinstall it. Hans

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>>I was about to install windows 98 but I have heard that it does not work >>well with gpl. can anyone shed any light on this? >>Thanks in advance >>Tony >I have only run GPL (full version) with Win98 and have had no problems at

all. >Solid 36 fps while on the track with a PII 400 and a Pure 3D card. I'll be >moving up to a Pure 3DII after the holidays for the higher resolution and more >consistant framerate afforded by the voodoo II cards. >Hope this helps, >-don

Only light I can shed is it works fine here. Win98 Asus P2B, 128 meg. All-in-Wonder Pro (2) Monster 3D II 12 meg, SLI >I was about to install windows 98 but I have heard that it does not work >well with gpl. can anyone shed any light on this? >Thanks in advance >Tony

Tony, You may be thinking about the GPL demo, which was not compatible with Win98, but the final version definitely is. I have had no problems whatsoever with my Win98 machine and GPL. Someone else mentioned this, but you should consider formatting your hard drive and installing 98 from scratch if you haven't already. I have seen a lot of problems with people installing 98 over 95 -- not just with GPL or other games but with many applications. It is best to install it clean if you can. Todd

Thanks Todd, that was my plan. Format and start from scratch. Much appreciated. Tony

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> Tony, > You may be thinking about the GPL demo, which was not compatible with > Win98, but the final version definitely is. I have had no problems > whatsoever with my Win98 machine and GPL. > Someone else mentioned this, but you should consider formatting your > hard drive and installing 98 from scratch if you haven't already. I > have seen a lot of problems with people installing 98 over 95 -- not > just with GPL or other games but with many applications. It is best to > install it clean if you can. > Todd > >I was about to install windows 98 but I have heard that it does not work > >well with gpl. can anyone shed any light on this? > >Thanks in advance > >Tony

Win98 and GPL works for me although you might need to reinstall the game after the 'uprade'. Personally, I'd go for a clean install of Win98 (and you CAN do a clean install on a formatted HD with the Win98 'Upgrade Version' as long as you have your original Win95 CD or Win95 Companion CD to put in CDROM drive when it asks to see earlier MS OS.). Just don't forget to make a startup disk with CDROM drivers!!!! Alan http://www.kiva.net/~akh/simshop.html > I was about to install windows 98 but I have heard that it does not work > well with gpl. can anyone shed any light on this? > Thanks in advance > Tony

Same here, no problems with Win98 at all. Celeron 300A at 450 on a BH6 w/128MB Samsung -GH memory, Monster 2 SLI + Thriller 8MB AGP. I hate to admit it, but I kinda like Win98. Of course, I'm using the old style desktop and Netscape to avoid as much of Micro$oft's influence as possible.

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> Only light I can shed is it works fine here. > Win98 > Asus P2B, 128 meg. > All-in-Wonder Pro > (2) Monster 3D II 12 meg, SLI > >I was about to install windows 98 but I have heard that it does not work > >well with gpl. can anyone shed any light on this? > >Thanks in advance > >Tony

I'm having some problems with GPL on my Win98 station ( 450Mhz, 256 RAM, 14.5 GB, 12MB v2 SLI mode ). I'm not sure tough if it's a win problem or a driver issue. The graphics "glitches" or "jumps" regularly, but without crashing. Other than that I think Win98 is a fairly Ok OS. Regards, Carl

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>Tony, >You may be thinking about the GPL demo, which was not compatible with >Win98, but the final version definitely is. I have had no problems >whatsoever with my Win98 machine and GPL. >Someone else mentioned this, but you should consider formatting your >hard drive and installing 98 from scratch if you haven't already. I >have seen a lot of problems with people installing 98 over 95 -- not >just with GPL or other games but with many applications. It is best to >install it clean if you can.

Tony, I recently installed Win98 right over Win95,and I've hadn't any problems. But from what I've heard,I'm one of the lucky ones. I would recommend backing up any needed files,then reformat your hard drive as Tony suggested. As for problems with gpl running under Win98,I haven't had any problems. It runs great. Whatever problems I've had,is strickly my lousy driving. Hppy holidays. Joel Willstien