Took The Plunge: Windows 2000

[Dan]

I used WinME for nearly 2 months and wasn't all that impressed so I decided to give Win2K a try. I ran a dual boot for a week and then, early this morning, I took the plunge. I removed both versions of Windows from my system, reformatted my C partition and installed Win2K.

So far, so good!

 

[BCYL]

Yes, unless you are keen on gaming, you would not go back to the win9x kernel OS's...

 

[Dan]

That's just it: I do very little with games. Ironically, the one game I do have some fun with, The SIMs, is actually better (better sound quality) on Win2K.

So far I only have 3 software packages and a USB webcam that won't run on 2000. The software is Norton Utilities 2000, Partition Magic 5.0 and WinFax Pro 7.0. The stuff from Symantec is definitely on hold for now. I still have to go to PowerQuest's site and see what's up with Partition Magic.

 

[EKwan]

Hello Dan,

You need the update to version 5.01 for Partition Magic to work. You can download this 30Mb update or have PowerQuest ship it to you on a CD.

Regards,
Edward

 

[Ausm]

Welcome to the world of Win2K..it has been a pleasant ride for me 🙂 I would never go back to Win 98

Ausm

 

[Doh!]

You can use the PM's rescue disks and partition the hard drive.

 

[Dan]

Thanks guys, for the tips on Partition Magic. In the meantime, I got the USB WebCam going. Seems Alaris already had an upgrade available at their site. (Now I may even use the darn thing!)