OS Re-install time-which OS is better for Racing Sims?

My choices are: XPHome/WinME/Win98 The sims I play are Nascar2003/F12002/GPL with a Logitech Formula Force wheel. Thanks for your input.

Equipment specs will be a large determining factor. If you have a relatively fast cpu, lots of memory, and all your hardware is XP compatible, XP is the the best to use. -- Biz "Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and the....." - Ash "DrEvil" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > My choices are: XPHome/WinME/Win98 > > The sims I play are Nascar2003/F12002/GPL with a Logitech Formula Force > wheel. > > Thanks for your input.

"Biz" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:NuEna.32650$[email hidden]:

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> Equipment specs will be a large determining factor. If you have a > relatively fast cpu, lots of memory, and all your hardware is XP > compatible, XP is the the best to use. -- > Biz >> The sims I play are Nascar2003/F12002/GPL with a Logitech Formula >> Force wheel. >> >> Thanks for your input. > > >

Thanks BIZ, my specs are: A7V333-AMD 1.8 (1.533), GeForce4 4600

On my system NR2003 and F1 2002 run better in XP than they ever did in Win9x, but GPL has a sound bug. I worked around it by resampling the sounds but I still have to restart the game occasionally due to sound errors. This is with an SB Live and has been reported by many other people too. IIRC it works fine with Audigy. "DrEvil" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> "Biz" <[email hidden]> wrote in > news:NuEna.32650$[email hidden]: > > > Equipment specs will be a large determining factor. If you have a > > relatively fast cpu, lots of memory, and all your hardware is XP > > compatible, XP is the the best to use. -- > > Biz > > >> The sims I play are Nascar2003/F12002/GPL with a Logitech Formula > >> Force wheel. > >> > >> Thanks for your input. > > > > > > > > Thanks BIZ, my specs are: > A7V333-AMD 1.8 (1.533), GeForce4 4600

XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP Definetly XP. You won't regret it. You won't believe how much better and more stable it is than 98. I have been running XP Pro for a year and have not experienced even 1 BSOD. XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP XP "DrEvil" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > My choices are: XPHome/WinME/Win98 > > The sims I play are Nascar2003/F12002/GPL with a Logitech Formula Force > wheel. > > Thanks for your input.

Windows XP. No question. Assuming you have enough computer for it. You didn't specify... Larry "DrEvil" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > My choices are: XPHome/WinME/Win98 > > The sims I play are Nascar2003/F12002/GPL with a Logitech Formula Force > wheel. > > Thanks for your input.

I guess I'll give the take on the other side :-) There are issues with some controller setups and XP, plus unless you disable all the cool XP stuff, there is more overhead. Granted there are workarounds for these and doesn't affect all users, but you do have to jump through a few hoops for those that it affects. Then again there are some that have never been able to get smooth controller operation no matter what they try. I use Win98se for racing with NOTHING running in the background, and XP at the shop for work. I just like having a barebones OS for my racing setup with the least amount of overhead. But the racing computer is used for JUST racing, and internet porn of course! LOL Racing Rig: ASUS P4T533, [email hidden], 512mb 1066 Rambus GF4600 O/Ced, Audigy, ECCI CDS5000 DrEvil wrote:

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>My choices are: XPHome/WinME/Win98 > >The sims I play are Nascar2003/F12002/GPL with a Logitech Formula Force >wheel. > >Thanks for your input. > >

-- Ric Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 [email hidden] http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson

I use a dual boot system. Only, I use TWO Windows XP installations. The first one is for normal stuff and has everything enabled and drivered (is that a word?). The second one is a base, de-tuned (XP eye-candy wise) boot where all the scanners, camera's, modems, and anything else not specifically needed for racing/gaming is turned off and/or disabled in the device manager. I've been using this sort of system for years and it's always worked well for me. Far better than multiple users/hardware profiles. Larry "Ric Seyler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I guess I'll give the take on the other side :-) > There are issues with some controller setups and XP, > plus unless you disable all the cool XP stuff, there is > more overhead. Granted there are workarounds for these > and doesn't affect all users, but you do have to jump through > a few hoops for those that it affects. Then again there are some > that have never been able to get smooth controller operation no > matter what they try. > > I use Win98se for racing with NOTHING running in the background, > and XP at the shop for work. I just like having a barebones OS for my > racing setup with the least amount of overhead. But the racing computer > is used for JUST racing, and internet porn of course! LOL > > > Racing Rig: ASUS P4T533, [email hidden], 512mb 1066 Rambus > GF4600 O/Ced, Audigy, ECCI CDS5000 > > > > DrEvil wrote: > > >My choices are: XPHome/WinME/Win98 > > > >The sims I play are Nascar2003/F12002/GPL with a Logitech Formula Force > >wheel. > > > >Thanks for your input. > > > > > > -- > Ric Seyler > Online Racing: RicSeyler > GPL Handicap 6.35 > [email hidden] > http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler > -------------------------------------- > "Homer no function beer well without." > - H.J. Simpson > > >

XP. IIRC, either Tom's Hardware or Anandtech even did a benchmark test, and I believe XP was near the top most of the times. Regardless, it's so much better than 9x; I personally attribute all of those VIA-chipset problems back in the day to the fact that Win98 was a bitch to set up with the proper drivers. XP is a dream... Milhouse "DrEvil" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > My choices are: XPHome/WinME/Win98 > > The sims I play are Nascar2003/F12002/GPL with a Logitech Formula Force > wheel. > > Thanks for your input.

I have my complaints about XP (mostly political or philosophical), but it certainly is the most trouble-free version of Windows yet. Have to give it that. The way I beat up an OS install, in the days of Windows 98 I used to have to re-image monthly. It would suffer from "Windows Rot" so bad after 30 days I would need to start over. Now, the only images I bother to create are a base install with the device manager at a green-board state. I usually build a new machine before I ever have to re-image. Larry "Milhouse" <iowncalculus*removepants*@cox*toreply*.net> wrote in message news:b7pfsq$mg5$[email hidden]... > XP. IIRC, either Tom's Hardware or Anandtech even did a benchmark test,and > I believe XP was near the top most of the times. > > Regardless, it's so much better than 9x; I personally attribute all ofthose

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> VIA-chipset problems back in the day to the fact that Win98 was a bitch to > set up with the proper drivers. XP is a dream... > > Milhouse > > "DrEvil" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > My choices are: XPHome/WinME/Win98 > > > > The sims I play are Nascar2003/F12002/GPL with a Logitech Formula Force > > wheel. > > > > Thanks for your input. > >

On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:44:42 GMT, DrEvil wrote: > My choices are: XPHome/WinME/Win98 > > The sims I play are Nascar2003/F12002/GPL with a Logitech Formula Force > wheel. Win98SE does it all on my gaming box. You probably already own a license from paying "M$ Tax" with an old computer, so you invest the price of XP into better HW. Regards, uwe -- mail replies to Uwe at schuerkamp dot de ( yahoo address is spambox) Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) GPG Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61