From: Jonathan Berry (jberry_at_islandnet.com)
Date: Fri Oct 19 2001 - 17:06:47 EDT
In article <F288hR0hc8tEUGmq9dq0000c286_at_hotmail.com>,
"Kevin Jarrett" <kevin_jarrett_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>The 600X (2645-8EU) I am getting came with W2K from the factory, but
>currently has Linux installed, so I plan to do a fresh install of my own OS.
>
>I really like Win98SE,
Bruce M reported that Win98SE did not work well on the 600E; I
don't know if that is true of the 600X.
> have no desire for WinME whatsoever, but am now
>thinking about putting W2K on the 600X (thanks Devinder).
>
>However, my home LAN is all Win98SE, and my T21 doesn't play nice (it can
>see PCs on the LAN but I can't browse the T21 from other PCs).
Maybe you'll want to put W2K on your T21 as well.
Then if you still have that problem, the following link might
be helpful:
http://www.cdmcpcs.com/Resources/pc/ipc.shtml
entitled : Getting rid of the IPC$ password
>I saw some
>messages about how to solve this problem, but so far, haven't figured it
>out. :/
>
>Anyway my question is this: I know W2K is a far more stable OS, but I
>absolutely do NOT want to deal with multiple user configurations
>(Administrator, User1, User2, etc.) If I install W2K, isn't it true that I
>-MUST- create at least one user account, "Administrator?"
I installed W2K as a dual boot over the W98 that came with my
600E. Somehow the install created just two accounts, one the
administrator, and the other me, with administrator privileges,
and I don't need to log in to get to my own account. Boom!,
I'm there.
The change of OSes isn't trivial, but W2K does run nicely here
with only 128 MB RAM. That might be a reflection of the apps
that I run.
Yes, I know that RAM is incredibly cheap now.
I did order a 256 MB piece from Compgeeks, but they sent
desktop RAM instead! You can order from Compgeeks by internet,
but if they screw up your order, you have to phone them. Yuk.
Crucial does not list 256 MB parts for the 600E (at least not
for my model, the common 4AU), they max out at 128 MB. And
there was some question about some 8-chip sticks not working,
but 16-chip sticks working .... ? Things ought to be easier.
And maybe I'm waiting for somebody to offer free shipping to
Canada again, but I may have to wait for a long time.
>It seems like a small thing to be concerned about but I'd rather not have to
>deal with logging on to the PC, that's why I like Win98SE, power on, boom,
>you're there.
Boom, I'm there with W2K. In addition, I don't have to reboot
every day, so that's a bonus. On the downside, W2K's DOS
emulation is less good (e.g., what passes for the Environment
in W2K doesn't always work as you might expect it to). And
some programs don't work on W2K. The program that I suspect of
corrupting W98 and causing me to have to reboot so often, under
W2K runs OK but has crashed once, so perhaps that is a
different symptom of the same problem.
>
>The logon step may be a small price to pay for stability, but, my Win98SE
>machines have been rock solid. No issues.
>
>Thanks, kj
>
-- cheers Jonathan Berry http://www.islandnet.com/~jberry/ to know more than you want
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