"250w unit " Get at least 350 - 400, IMHO.
You can also just turn it off with the power button (hold it for a few seconds). I find that doesn't seem to hurt a thing in XP, and it usually...
asdfjkl, I turned mine off by: ctrlpanel>accessability>keyboard>uncheck stickykeys box and click settings>uncheck all.
BillyBob. "I have a strong tendency to agree with your Wife. " So do I; I wouldn't DARE not! But seriously, I just got XP so I could keep...
Rockster2U, "You date yourself" and "Ain't it fun though? " Keeps the brain making new nerve cells, and that's great at my age. ;-)...
mtwilco, "What would be the advantages of keeping win 98? " Well, for your wife, first. We have identical home (gnome) built his and hers...
screamer, Thanks for the update. I was pretty sure it would work. In fact I was thinking about doing it myself to see.
Johanna, Trust me. You have plenty of space in your brain for DOS and 64 bit computing and more. Told you I was just jealous. "it is the...
Hi mtwilco, Not sure what you mean by "dual boot ", but I find it handy to keep 98se on c: and mostly run XP on d: - occasionally, having 98...
screamer, "I have Partition Magic, will this convert it for me? " I think it will make a partition all right, and you can format it anyway...
Newt. What about making an ntfs partition just for storage? (leaving the OS alone)
Rehi J, You might want to look at this while you're shopping? http://www.dvico.com/products_mul_hd.html
What software are you using?
Gloria, Either computer you have will run XP just fine, but maybe slower than a new computer. It shouldn't matter though in working with...
Power supplies are a frequent source of unexplained errors, and they are inexpensive. I would replace it and see what happens. Voltage ≠ power.
Johanna, That's a great machine, really cutting edge. BUT; You'll be so far ahead of anyone here, if you have any problems, where will you...
I don't believe you'd notice the difference placing them side by side.
Hi stitch, I think " bum disk" refers to floppy. Just make a new startup disk on a win98 machine (or download the one Pete suggested; your...
Hi Grunty, Try partitioning the new drive with only an extended partition and logical disks (no primary partition). The scsi controller should...
Hi byron59, 800x 600 - that's my favorite res. even tho I'm on an 17" LCD. I've never seen that problem either. Can you change the...
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