Windows ME or 98?

[olrac]

Is Windows ME faster than 98? Is it worth switching over? I'm running 98 with a Asus P5A-B with a 500 mhz AMD/256 MB of ram. It runs pretty good but if I can get some more performance out of it I wouldn't mind.

 

[Guest]

Win 98SE has better cpabilities for internet use.
windows ME vs. Windows 98SE win98se is the better performing OS.

 

[olrac]

Actually, thats what I'm running now and it runs pretty darn good but does 98SE utilize all of my 256 MB of ram or does ME use the memory better?

 

[Bubba]

I think WinMe is a little slower and it hogs more ram than 98SE.
However, I use WinMe because I feel it is a little more stable, it has better hardware support, and better large-bandwidth internet connection support.

-Gimme oysters and beer for dinner everyday of the year and I'll feel fine.

 

[Arrow]

I'd say that if you're using 98SE and it works fine, don't bother switching to ME unless you really want to.

Rob
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[Cybercraig]

I have to agree with Bubba. I have not really noticed a difference speed-wise, but ME is supposed to be slower. I happen to like it more though because it has a larger driver library and has been more stable than '98. It has a lot of features that I consider pure fluff, but overall I like it more than '98.

 

[Shocwavez]

Just a quick tip: What really slows up Win ME is the system restore. I've disabled it on mine, which seems to have stopped my hard drive from constantly churning in the backround.

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[Guest]

How did you disable sys restore?

 

[Shocwavez]

Checked off the 'disable system restore' box in File System Properties(Troubleshooting tab). Of course there's the "unremovable" _RESTORE directory in C drive(hidden). I was able to get rid of it in a rather round about way. I booted into DOS(w/startup disk), removed the attributes of all the files in _RESTORE then erased them. Next I booted back to WIN and was able to delete the _RESTORE dir.

:tongue: <font color=green> I LOVE INTEL. It tastes like chicken </font color=green>

 

[RavenPrime]

WinMe is slower than Win98SE. I ran benchmarks using both on my system but I can't say that the difference is all that significant or noticeable. WinMe is more stable and has better driver support so it works better for me. If you are not having stability or driver problems, it is not worth the upgrade. If you do upgrade, disable the system restore feature which is next to useless anyway.

To disable system restore go to:
Control Panel-->System-->Performance-->File System...-->Troubleshooting.
At the bottom, click the check box: Disable System Restore.

See my post "Definitely Disable Restore" in this forum. I automated deleting the _Restore directory with a batch file I just called rest.bat. You can create a batch file using notepad, just make sure the file name takes the form *.bat to specify it as a batch file. You have to disable system restore first and you have to use the recovery disk and run the batch file from DOS.

If you upgrade one of your drivers such as for the video card, the _Restore directory reappears. After you have deleted it in DOS once before, you can simply delete the re-creation in Window Explorer. However, this brings up the point that you never completely disable the system restore function.

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[Guest]

Yes if you unfortunatley do switch over to ME, turn off system restore or it will keep eating up your Hard Drive with every copy of every file you ever open, until there is no free space left on your HDD. Another famous Microsoft product lol.

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but oh crap he's got a gun"

 

[Bubba]

I did disable system restore and I can say that I don't notice a difference.

-Gimme oysters and beer for dinner everyday of the year and I'll feel fine.