upgrading to 7.01 or 7.02

As time goes on I am finding that Netscape 4.79 will not bring up some web sites at all and others very slowly. I am running WIN98SE and was thinking of installing Netscape 7.01 or 7.02(Streamline with mail and news) What is the difference between 7.01 and 7.02? Which is recommended for my OS?
After I download one of these and execute it, will I have the option to transfer all my mail and new settings to this new version?
Does 7.1 still run very slowly on WIN98SE? or did someone find a way to make it run faster? I'm sorry to ask all these questions but I've been away from this board too long and now feel like an ignoramus. Thanks for your help.

 

ackerberg,

Nice to see you back. I can't tell you the difference in the versions, but I can tell you how they are working on my systems. My Win98 system has Netscape 7.1 installed and runs very fast on it. You can check my system specs below.

On my XP system, I run Netscape 7.0 for browsing and have Communicator 4.78 for my mail and newsgroups. Both run great, even if both are open at the same time.

I can't imagine that there is a big difference in the versions. As far as transferring the email data/settings, I think I read once that it will do that for you. As always, back things up before moving ahead.

Mike

 

7.02 has a security update, so it is recommended.
You should have the option to transfer convert the mail from 4.79, unless you still have some old 6.x profile lying around.
I was using two profiles in my 4.x, and in such case, I was seeing, in the Profile Manager, the name of those profiles with a green arrow, pointing to the side. Clicking on the deisred one would start the conversion process.

 

ackerberg,

If you want Netscape, then 7.02 is the most stable. The conversion of your 4.79 Users data is automatic, and goes quite smoothly. However, do backup your Users folder first. (Is that a paradox?)

Here is the link for the Release Notes, so you can read about the new features:
Netscape 7.0 - 7.1 Release Notes. SillyDog7.02 Streamline would be the way to go, if you decide on Netscape.

Netscape 7.1 is seriously flawed, not only with the Resource Leak, which was especially experienced by Windows 98 users, but also with the Windows Installer issue (GRE), especially experienced by Windows XP users.

You might also want to give some thought to Mozilla 1.5, which is now listed as "most stable" on mozilla.org. It's a great browser, a bit faster than Netscape, sans NIM, and all the other AOL fluff. It too is a small, compact browser (11.7 MB) and by doing a "Custom" install you can opt out of everything but Mail & Newsgroups. Read about it here:
Mozilla 1.5 Release Notes.

I run Windows 98SE, and have a tad more RAM than your 128 MB, but 128 MB is certainly sufficient to run either Netscape or Mozilla.

Let us know if you have further questions, and perhaps others will chime in and give you their experience.

Ramona

 

Hi ackerberg

Was a devoted Netscape users from the N4's thorough the N7's. Recently changed to Mozilla 1.5... very pleased. It was painless transition from Netscape 7.0 to Mozilla. The general "feel and view" are very similar... but it's a rock solid browser. It works like Netscape, just better. With Netscape being discontinued, it's a choice that's inevitable.

 

Mozilla

I guess we will all have to change to Mozilla in a while, but for now I'll go for the familiar and try v7.02.
Thank you all for your help. I'll let you know how I make out.
BTW, after v7.02 is up and running, can I uninstall v4.79, or will that lead to problems.

 

Hi ackerberg,

If you aren't pressed for HD space, you might leave 4.79 installed. If HD space IS a consideration, then wait a week or so before uninstalling 4.79.

Will it do harm? Absolutely not, as the two programs run independent of the other.

Ramona

 

7.1 for WIN XP Pro

Should I install 7.1 on my laptop with WIN XP Pro rather than 7.02 which I will put on my desktop with WIN98SE?
Thanks for all your advice.

 

Hi ackerberg,

The Resource Leak also has an effect on Windows XP, per Bug #204374:

------- Additional Comment #246 From David G King 2003-07-31 20:59 -------

Anything that uses/implements Win32 GDI handles has the potential to exhibit this bug. The main reason Win 9x sees it most is because there are a lot of users, but mainly because it takes far less time for the problem to occur due to Microsoft giving those versions of Windows such a small space for GDI to work in. Win NT, 2K, XP and XP 64bit all suffer from the same problem, it just takes longer to see it due to them having a bigger space for GDI to work in.
---

Keep in mind, there is a workaround, so if you do want to experiment with 7.1 on your laptop, you can use the workaround found here: Netscape 7.1 and Mozilla 1.4 Resource Leak.

Let us know if you have further questions.

Ramona

 

Resource leak

Does this resource leak have to be dealt with using Netscape 7.02 on my WIN98SE system? or just the 7.1 version on WIN XP?