Win ME or Win 98 ?

[anton]

Hello,

I'm building a new system, and there I want to make multiboot with Win2k - for mostly programming (like to use Borland Builder C++) , Linux (for now - RedHat 6.1) - for experimenting and get to knowing linux and stuff ( I love to experiment and get to know new stuff , and other OS I need for gaming ... with which should I go ? Win 98 SE or Win ME ? .... this OS would be exclusive for games , so there almost wouldn't be any other software

Thank you,
bye.

 

[Shudder]

Depends.. If you have 98, stick with it. If you have to buy it, might as well get WinME

 

[anton]

I have win98 and ME , so I don't have to buy anythinh ...

 

[Fingers]

some people say me is more stable, but i have only used it briefly on friends computers.

 

[sylvangale]

Just think of WinMe as Win98 with a little more added features, but the beginning of the end of DOS.

I love some of the added features. Not the ones Microsoft touts, but the small ones they don't bother bringing up.

You can always use a DOS patch to bring DOS back if needed.

 

[TSDible]

I've found that even though I'm a heavy gamer, I never boot to 98 anymore. All my games run fine in 2K and I don't have nearly the stablility issues I had with 98. If you are careful in choosing your hardware, you may not have a need for 9x.

 

[BuckMaster]

98 For sure, Ive been hearing to many bad things about Win_Me!

 

[Leo V]

Avoid SDMI, don't use WinME

 

[han888]

i am using win Me on my system without have a problem, and i just back to 98 if i want to play a game

 

[Ausm]

WinMe has been working fine for me so far but it requires more memory then Win 98

Ausm

 

[Davegod75]

stay with 98se for now

 

[RSI]

Stay with Win98/Win98SE. I have 98, 98SE, ME and 2000 Professional, and I can tell you that 2000 Professional is definitely the best, and WinME the worst. I had more stability issues with WinME than with Win98, and it took me hours to get it working properly, as opposed to Win98 which sets up without a hitch and usually works ok if you don't stress it much.

Windows 2000 is significantly harder to crash than 98, though.

 

[Stealth1024]

Heck with 98 or Me, go with Whistler and drive the nails into the DOS/Win9x kernal coffin.

 

[BCYL]

Stick with win98 if you only use it for gaming... winME is not stable enough yet...

 

[slicksilver]

naay......i hate winme....win98se is the best for me........me is a system hog and is not all that stable

Raj