================================================ Subject: Re: Now that the drivers are out win2k... win98SE .. dual boot From: "King_Dovregubben" To: Date: Tue 21 Aug 2001 20:01:56 -0700 ================================================ I believe they run the same kernel. > -----Original Message----- > From: Creed - 7M3 - Live [mailto:creed7m3live@columbus.rr.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 7:48 PM > To: King_Dovregubben > Cc: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > Subject: Now that the drivers are out win2k... win98SE .. dual boot > > > Thanks for the info regarding the configurations and applications. > > > Is the home and professional version of XP going to based on > the same kernel? Or is there going to be differences between > the two. In regards to legacy application compatibility and > the abilities for each version. > > Good luck with the upgrading and NTFS choices. > > > Jim > > ------------------------------- > > King_Dovregubben wrote: > > > It's not a smart thing to do as most applications want to be in > > "c:\program files", this means that they can overwrite each > other from > > time to time, if you watch that, then there shouldn't be a problem. > > > > Configuration and such is no problem. > > > > I'm running Win98SE and Win2K dual boot in the same partition > > specifically for the legacy app problems, I installed Win2k very > > early. Now that all the drivers are out, I don't need the Win98 > > install. When WinXP comes out, I'll wipe the whole damn thing and > > install just WinXP. I'll upgrade both of my other nmachines on the > > network as well and probably go to NTFS. > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Creed - 7M3 - Live [mailto:creed7m3live@columbus.rr.com] > >>Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 2:39 PM > >>To: King_Dovregubben > >>Cc: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > >>Subject: Re: -- Keith or Kevin??? > >> > >> > >>Thanks KD, > >> > >>I was wondering about the file system that you could use. > >> > >>If you dual boot, using the same partition. Does the one version > >>interefere with the other. (Configuration,ETC). Also, does the dual > >>boot scheme help you over come the "legacy" applications. > By running > >>them on the different platform. > >> > >>I appriciate your insight. > >> > >>Later, > >> > >>Jim > >> > >>------------------ > >> > >> > >>On 19 Aug 2001 20:42:46 -0700, King_Dovregubben wrote: > >> > >>>Either. NTFS is more compact, but FAT32 is more compatible with > >>>machines running other OS's. (Think networking). It's also > >>> > >>necessary > >> > >>>if you are going to do dual boot on the same partition with Win98. > >>> > >>> > >>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>From: Creed Discussion List > >>>> > >>[mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] On > >> > >>>>Behalf Of Creed - 7M3 - Live > >>>>Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 5:48 AM > >>>>To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > >>>>Subject: Re: -- Keith or Kevin??? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Sounds like a better OS. > >>>> > >>>>Is the file system for win2k a different type than NTFS or VFAT32? > >>>> > >>>>We have a few machines that are running win2k. So I was curious > >>>>about the file system. > >>>> > >>>>I believe that someone already said that win2k could access the > >>>>other two file systems. Plus, I heard an oppinion that > >>>> > >>the NTFS file > >> > >>>>system is more compact, than the VFAT32 file system. > >>>> > >>>>Just curious about the system. > >>>> > >>>>Jim > >>>> > >>>>--------------------------------------------- > >>>> > >>>>King_Dovregubben wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Win2K is solid. I've never had to reboot. My machine is up 24/7. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>>>From: Creed Discussion List > >>>>>> > >>>>[mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] On > >>>> > >>>>>>Behalf Of Keith > >>>>>> > >>>>P. Mears > >>>> > >>>>>>Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 12:49 AM > >>>>>>To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > >>>>>>Subject: Re: -- Keith or Kevin??? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>And yes, I DID refer to WinME as "cow dung", but Win98 was > >>>>>> > >>>>IMO a fine > >>>> > >>>>>>OS, and as stated XP ROCKS. Can't speak on the quality of > >>>>>> > >>>>Win2K, as I > >>>> > >>>>>>have never used it. > >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>From: "Creed - 7M3 - Live" > >>>>>>To: > >>>>>>Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 2:46 AM > >>>>>>Subject: Re: -- Keith or Kevin??? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>Didn't you say that ME was dogcrap? So you are now saying > >>>>>>> > >>>>that they > >>>> > >>>>>>>were not failures, with prior OSes. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the > >>>>>> > >>>>Creed-Discuss list, > >>>> > >>>>>>visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the > >>>>> > >>>>Creed-Discuss list, > >>>> > >>>>>visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>If the code and the comments disagree, then both are > >>>> > >>probably wrong. > >> > >>>> -- Norm Schryer > >>>> > >>>>To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss > >>>>list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > >>>> > >>>> > >>>To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the > >>> > >>Creed-Discuss list, > >> > >>>visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > >>> > >>-- > >> By the middle 1880's, practically all the roads > except those in > >>the South, were of the present standard gauge. The southern roads > >>were still five feet between rails. > >> It was decided to change the gauge of all southern roads to > >>standard, in one day. This remarkable piece of work was > carried out > >>on a Sunday in May of 1886. For weeks beforehand, shops > had been busy > >>pressing wheels in on the axles to the new and narrower > gauge, to have > >>a supply of rolling stock which could run on the new track > as soon as > >>it was ready. Finally, on the day set, great numbers of gangs > >>of track layers went to work at dawn. Everywhere one rail > >>was loosened, moved in three and one-half inches, and spiked > >>down in its new position. 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