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by rivrbyte

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Ok Hi to all and THANK YOU for all who reply,

I have had Windows98 for about five years now and did not expect to upgrade to 98SE,2000,ME, or even XP..with all it's quirks and crashes from what I hear from friends..SO...Given that my CD-RW burner went Bye Bye,and with all the new DVD-R/+R Burners, like (SONY 710A) they mostly require newer Operating Systems like 2000, Me,or XP. Even the software like Pinnacle or Dazzle for Video capture and editing requires this as well. These do not work with Windows98 OS's.

I wanted to install a DVD Burner first, to get everything off my Drive brefore I have to f-disk this Hard Drive,but these burners require a newer OS to work with. OR When / If I upgrade to a newer OS from Win98, without f-disking and do a wipe out, Do I lose all my Data and applications on the hard Drive? or is better to do a Clean Install?

I want to be able to capture Video from analog Camcorder and edit titles,music,special effects on to a DVD to play in most DVD players,BUT it gets confusing with the -R and +R that can only play on certain players with this new technology. Still with me?

Can anyone tell me which OS would be ideal for the newer DVD burners,and software? I've been looking at OS's to buy on E-bay and some say "Windows XP PRO Operating System, upgrade, or CLEAN INSTALL* !!! " Does this mean I should first Wipe out the hard drive for a clean install? OR "Win ME OS....For PC's withoput windows ....." As far as a upgrade from Win98, is it better for a clean install,or just upgrade straight to Me or 2000? I think a while back I tried to upgrade to XP from win98,but for some reason, it did not let me.

I have GeforceMX440 Starforce,and Creative SB Live! Sound Card ? From what friends have told me,in win98, I am not getting the full benefits of these cards unless I upgrade to a new OS.

Is Windows 2000 strictly a Business OS?
Thank You!

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by blackcurrant

Hi

If I was in your position I would go for a clean install of Windows XP.

The first reason for this is that doing a clean install leaves you with a *clean* OS, allowing you to get working immediately. Upgrades sometimes result in 'after hours' work that you can do without, trying to troubleshoot upgrade issues.

The second reason is that Windows XP is compatible with lots of devices and is a cinch to use. All the people I know who have moved from Windows 98 to XP all remarked upon how easy it was to set everything up. One of the people I spoke to upgraded because he wanted to do more with DVD editing. Also, my work's network has 12 XP pro machines and they rarely experience problems.

If you do upgrade to XP you should also upgrade your RAM as much as you can. The guy I mentioned above had 512MB in his Win98 computer and he upgraded to 1GB.

by jleather

Windows 2000 is not a business OS and I feel the best offered currently. Having said that, I would also consider Windows 2003 server but that may be overkill.

In any case I agree with the clean install given you have all the application installation software you need (use?).

Hope this hopes . . .

John

by willcomp

Assuming your PC is also 5 years old and possibly lacking the power to run XP well, Windows 2000 Pro would be my OS of choice.

Do not install 2000 Server on a home PC. You will find that many low cost and free utility programs will not install on a Server system.

Win2K includes most of the features of XP (the underlying kernel is very similar) and does not require the hardware resources that XP does. It is much leaner and faster on older PCs.

Also verify that you have sufficient hardware resources to handle hardware and software you plan to install. You'll need considerably more than the minimum stated in most cases.

Dalton

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