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To: TimF who wrote (26853)	5/7/2002 2:56:22 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 110631

I never attempted it. I was just trying to get you to the area you were used to seeing in previous versions of Windows.

To: TimF who wrote (26853)	5/9/2002 3:53:17 AM
From: Robert Graham	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110631

I would like to know about other peoples experiences with installing Windows XP, and how their use of WinXP has turned out for them. I have recently installed WinXP Pro. This has been problematic. I first had to replace one of my older CD drives due to hardware incompatibilities with a newer CD burner, even thought the manufacturer claimed it should work with XP, and the combo worked with Win98. I installed WinXP on its own new 40 G drive. I am trying to set up a dual-boot between this an my original Windows 98 SE setup that resides on a different drive. The XP install did not recognize the other OS. So I set up the boot.ini file. But when I choose to boot Win98, the system hangs, and then resets to end up at the same boot menu. I have to select the drive Win98 is on from the CMOS setting for me to boot my original operating system. Any ideas on a solution to this problem? I found the system slower on the Internet, so I changes the parameter that allocates bandwidth to QoS capable network applications. Office 97 seems to work, but Word 97 seems to be incompatible with Outlook Express, so I could not spell check my e-mails. I have a trial version of Office XP installed now. It seems like older hardware and some types of software do not work well with WIndows XP. Are there any other problems I should anticipate with this new operating system? I must say I like the configuration and monitoring options of Windows XP, and how I can recover from software that can mess up the system when installed by rolling back to a previous checkpoint. Also WinXP seems to make better use of system resources than Windows 98SE. And I found this upgrade necessary in order to run some new software development tools that I will be purchasing. I also understand that some have problems networking their WinXP system with their Win98 system. I understand that NetBEUI can be installed from the WInXP installation disk, and this solves the problem for many. But some still have problems getting this to work. Any ideas why this is the case? Bob Graham