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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (9800)	7/30/1998 11:16:00 AM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Usually, it's best to upgrade the whole box when changing or upgrading a Microsoft OS. Depending on your skills, the reason is that each rev of the OS contains new features that take advantage of new hardware which your older machines just don't have. If the reason for the upgrade is to use these new features, say USB, power saving modes, remote manageability - it's best to get them integrated in the new box as opposed to an add-in card. Of course this all depends on your wallet and applications. Some applications aren't yet qualified for Win98. For example Exceed, an X server doesn't completely work under Win98. So if you had this application and needed it to do real work Win98 is not an option until the application is fixed. That said, you should check with each of the vendors homepages to verify all your apps have been checked out to function under 98 - especially if you're using the PC for business. Home users can easily upgrade a single machine, corps have to qualify each app - build an install image and rigorously test it for functionality and compatibility. It's fairly easy to back one machine out of an upgrade, not so trivial to do hundreds.

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