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To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (36251)	8/31/2003 10:56:30 AM
From: Larry S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

Don't blow off XP yet IMO. I think it is a great system. What processor do you have? Celeron, P4?, speed. More importantly, how much RAM and what kind do you have. A lot of new boxes come with XP and 128 DDR Dram. That is considered a minimum, and may indeed run slower than your Win98 with a decent amount of RAM. I got a new dell Celeron 2.2 with 128 DDR and so far it is adequate for what i intend to use it for. If i need more RAM i will buy it from Crucial.com ($28 for 128, $49 for 256 more). good luck. larry

To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (36251)	8/31/2003 11:18:18 AM
From: Ron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

I'd do a thorough check of other reasons why your computer may be running slower.. it most likely is NOT XP. I have found XP to be a big step forward over Win98. Just takes a little getting used to... Am running PC's with both 98 and XP here, and the only reason I have not converted all of them over, is that one of the older models just does not have enough oomph to handle XP.(circa 1997 model). I think you'll find XP more stable and more user-friendly over time. That said, Microsoft products suck big time, but what's the alternative if you are going to run trading programs...

To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (36251)	8/31/2003 11:49:27 AM
From: Rick Faurot	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110652

James- i haven't used XP but I have used 95, 98, and 2000. If you are going to scrap XP and go to something else, I'd suggest 2000. 2000 resolves a lot of problems 98 has, particularly in the area of memory management. 2000 is quite a bit more stable than 98 as well. In two years with 2000 I think I've seen one blue screen. Other wise very stable. My two cents.