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[weatherlover427]

If I may interject something here I would be greatly appreciative.

I have some concerns regarding the transfer of data from my current 20 gig hard drive to my new 80 gig hard drive. I am virtually certain that I will need a file transfer program, in addition to some sort of cables to complete the transfer. I am also planning on putting this hard drive that I am running off of right now (the 20 gig) into my Windows 98 machine, which is my backup comp; and making that Windows XP too.

Now I have a question on that. Is it possible to transfer everything BUT the OS from this hard drive to the new one and leave the OS on this hard drive so that I can use it on my backup comp? If so, that would save me $200 in buying Win XP all over again; since when I bought this comp I did not get a Win XP CD with it.

Any help in this area would be appreciated. Thanks!

[WidreMann]

Joshua, I will answer on another thread so as not to threadjack this one.

[hunter84]

Well Marshall, Widreman I pulled the old RAm and replaced it with the 128. It worked for alittle longer than other times but still froze. I didn't get to try some of the things Widreman has posted but I have scanned for viruses. haven't added anything new other than a pop up stopper this winter.
Another thing that was strange last night , I was able to get to carnival cruise lines and was at that site for 20 minutes without problems.If I go to the TWC its done very quickly. What do you think does that make any sense? Thanks again

[WidreMann]

I hate it when there are bugs or problems that seem to operate according to no rules or reason.

It might be worthwhile to get rid of the pop-up stopper. I could see that causing issues if there was a pop-up (which does happen with TWC). Uninstall it completely and restart. Make sure, of course, that you have a way of reinstalling it later. If that still doesn't work, well, we'll keep trying.

[hunter84]

I'll try that at home tonight again. I got it off a web site so I can get it back if that's not the problem or a different one if it is. Thanks

[coriolis]

Widremann, when you mentioned windows 2K, did you mean Milennium Edition? Or is there another product that is actually a 2000 edition.

I have ME and it is prone to problems. (That's an understatement) The one good thing they provided was a system restore that will undo everything that you did after a date that you pick. That has saved my a$$ a couple of times now. Hunter, does windows 98 give you the option of a system restore? I think that it would be in Programs\accessories\system tools\system restore.
That's my 2 cents worth.

[j]

Adaware might help...mine was locking up pretty good on me. Plus....I took some advice I got on this forum actually and got rid of Kazaa, and downloaded WinMx instead. Pc is running very stable these days.

[WidreMann]

Win2k is completely different. It is the last of the NT systems. I believe, and do not quote me on this, that XP is truly a new line not based on 95 or NT at all.

I have heard about the problems with ME. I remember reading some story about how that ended up getting produced and released and I don't remember anything except that it wasn't well thought out. Anyways, 2000 is nice and stable. Some programs won't run on an NT system, such as my beloved ChessMaster 4000 (or was it 5000?). But otherwise, things work well.

[WidreMann]

Here's some info about the history of ME:

Q: What's with the name? Why didn't they just call it Windows 2000 Consumer Edition or whatever?
A: There are many reasons for the name of this product, which probably would have been called Windows 2000 had Microsoft not already taken this name for the next version of Windows NT. Basically, in late 1998, it seemed that the Windows 9x line would come to an end with Windows 98 SE. Microsoft was planning a future consumer Windows release, dubbed "Neptune," that would be based on Windows 2000 and would hopefully ship sometime in the year 2000. So, in late 1998, the company announced that Windows NT 5.0 was being renamed as Windows 2000 in a bid to continue the popular Windows name. However, in early 1999, delays in Neptune and an internal reorganization caused Microsoft to rethink its cancellation of the Windows 98 product line and the company announced in mid-1999 that it would be releasing yet another version of Windows 98. The project was codenamed "Millennium."

Because Windows 2000 was geared solely toward business users and Neptune was so far behind schedule (so far behind, in fact, that the project was cancelled in January 2000), Millennium would be designed solely for consumers. That means that, unlike Windows 98, none of the features in Millennium would be applicable to businesses at all. This narrowing of the product's target market allowed Microsoft to focus on only those technologies that would be applicable to home users, but the name that this product would eventually use was still up in the air. In December 1999, Microsoft began shopping the phrase "Windows Me" around (that's "Me" as in "Millennium Edition" and "Me" as in "I") and the name stuck. In January 2000, the company decided on Windows Millennium Edition ("Windows Me") as the final product name for this last version of Windows 98. And the phrase "Windows Me" will be used in advertising for the new product.

"The name Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows Me, will help Microsoft to clearly identify this next iteration of the OS as the Windows version designed specifically with the home user in mind," says Microsoft Windows Group Product Manager Shawn Sanford.

From: Windows ME FAQ

And here is the Microsoft website for Windows: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.mspx

[mf_dolphin]

Just to clear things up a little on the different operating systems:

WindowsME is the last of the Windows9X series and should be avoided at all costs.

WinXP is a derivative of the WinNT/Win2000 line. (Win2000 was originally going to be called WinNT 5.0) WindowsXP was a major rewrite but still has it's roots in WinNT. Either Windows 2000 or WindowsXP provides a very stable OS with XP being preferred.

As far as Ed's suggestion on the restore. That option was introduced in WInME and is not included in Win98.

[hunter84]

J, I have adaware and run it occasionally.

[blizzard]

WinXP is a derivative of the WinNT/Win2000 line. (Win2000 was originally going to be called WinNT 5.0) WindowsXP was a major rewrite but still has it's roots in WinNT. Either Windows 2000 or WindowsXP provides a very stable OS with XP being preferred.

Tha major fault that I have found in XP is its networking capability. It is horrible and very unstable.

[mf_dolphin]

That hasn't been my experience Blizzard. I've found XP to be very stable especially in the networking arena. We are in the process of moving over 50 desktops and laptops to XP professional. We have been pleasently surprised with everything in XP so far except the TOY'R'US user interface which we turn off anyway.

[blizzard]

Maybe I am doing it all wrong then. I am using the home networking feature and creating a disk through xp. I then run it on my laptop, which I have now installed XP on. The PC and Laptop will recognize each other for a short time and then tehy lose ability to talk to each other. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.


By the way Hunter, I didn't meant o take this topic from you, your problem is more critical than mine, so I APOLOGIZE.......

[hunter84]

not a problem Blizzard

[Colin]

Welcome to the club... LOL! My computer is like that, too... I just bought this "Propel Accelerator" for my PC and it helps a lot, but it still occasionally freezes... but not as much. Try buying something like that... less freezes and faster internet.

[ColdFront77]

I have Windows 98 and have had no problems with crashes (except for a few times) with the 192.0 of RAM memory, instead of only just 64.0 of RAM and cable modem.

[hunter84]

update time. I uninstalled the popup stopper and ad aware. nothing changed Anymore suggestions welcome.

[mf_dolphin]

Unfortunately Hunter, the best suggestion I can make now is to uninstall IE and reinstall. The trick is having a browser to download IE with once you uninstall it. One thing you might try is to download Netscape as a test. Run it for a day or so and see if the PC locks up when you use it. If it does then you're looking at either a hardware problem or a OS problem that would require a complete reinstall from scrtatch. If Netscape doesn't lock up then simply uninstall Internet Explorer and reinstall.

Good luck!

[WidreMann]

Unfortunately Hunter, the best suggestion I can make now is to uninstall IE and reinstall. The trick is having a browser to download IE with once you uninstall it. One thing you might try is to download Netscape as a test. Run it for a day or so and see if the PC locks up when you use it. If it does then you're looking at either a hardware problem or a OS problem that would require a complete reinstall from scrtatch. If Netscape doesn't lock up then simply uninstall Internet Explorer and reinstall.

And he could also just go over to Netscape altogether without bothering to mess with IE. It's a perfectly good browser. Another option is something like Mozilla, which many will say is superior to both.