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  4. Posted

    Yeah I agree with you on that. Windows ME was just a complete mess,

     

    Windows.

     

     

    WinME is not a complete mess. It runs just fine today. The same was not true when it was first released because the third party people were told that the 9x drivers would work just fine with ME. In 90% of the cases, that was true. But the other 10% gave 100% of the users tremendous problems, to the point where they blamed ME for everything from devices not working to stubbing their toe on the door frame of their bedroom. The stupid third party people, being the capitalists that they are, never bothered to actually test their stuff with ME, they just sold their products. It got to the point where OEMs told M$ to either fix the issues or they would discontinue selling windows with their machines. Of course, the actual problems with ME weren't M$'s issues, but maybe it was them that told the third party people the lies. Over time, manufacturers came to adjust their drivers so that they worked with ME, but by that time, it was too late. Too many people were burned way too bad to ever hope for recovery.

     

    To ME's credit, it has never had a service pack released. How many other OSs can make that claim? The core routines were actually pretty stable, and only new security issues had to be addressed during it's time. If you get a system today, load ME fresh, get all updated drivers for your devices, ME runs as solid as any M$ product, maybe even a little more so. I will show you hundreds of desktops in business environments still using ME with zero issues. I had two myself, running current hardware, that went for over two years with no memory leaks and no BSODs. It was just in the last two months that I retired those machines for new machines on XP. And, quite honestly, I have had more BSODs with WinXP that I ever had with ME. I think I finally have those issues resolved, but it certainly has brought down my expectations of XP.

     

    ME was really only '98 with system restore. ME didn't give you anything else in terms of features. It was much thinner than XP and didn't require near the resources the XP requires. Trying to draw comparisons between the two is like trying to compare a carburettor with a fuel injector. They have the same function, but they are vastly different.

     

    The bad reputation for ME will, undoubtedly, live on for many years. But the problems were really with the drivers. That won't change people’s opinions, however.

     

     

    my two cents

  6. Posted

    My System Specifications

    Processor AMD Athlon XP/MP/4 2206MHz

    Display Card ATI RADEON 9800 PRO

    Memory 1536MB

    Operating System Microsoft Windows XP

    Free Disk Space 116.25GB

    Display Card Memory 128MB

    Display Driver Version 6.14.10.6571

    DirectX Version 9.0c

    Optical Drive CD/DVD

    Sound Card SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [9400]

     

    Your system is among the top 18% of all systems scanned by the Game Advisor.

  7. Posted

    First of all that router won't work, as it's an ADSL router. You need a Cable/DSL one, that'll be a good start.

     

    I use a Belkin F5D7230UK4 with my Telewest connection, and it works a treat.

     

    Belkin Cable Router

     

    It's out of stock on ebuyer at the mo, but they usually have it in stock, or you could look elsewhere for a similar device.

     

    thanks u saved me £66, if i had brought that other router, thanks again, i new belkein, but there was so much of them i did not know witch one to get, thanks, now all i have to do is wait for the 4mb speed update

  11. Posted

    after thorough laptop seaching, i found 3 that i like, good price and features, however i do not know which one to choose

     

    these are the main points of what i the laptop to do

     

    Play DVD's

    Music

    Surf the net

    Uni Work, programming etc

    wireless networking

    decent battery life

    must last 3 - 4 (possible more) yrs

     

    NO Games

     

    here are the lap tops, plz tell me which the best for the above stuff

     

    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=96519

     

    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=11630342342&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=94300

     

    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=11630520732&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=89145

     

     

    i am thinking the amd one is the best, but plz confirm

     

    thanks

  15. Posted

    sorry for all these topics, this is my last one honest

     

    ok here goes i've looking around for laptops, now i have found one which seems perfect and a good price, however one things that keeps bothering me

     

    it has a Mobile Celeron Cpu, but it has a Wireless 802.11B Inbuilt, so this make it a centrino

     

    here are the full specs

     

    Samsung 1.8GHz Notebook

     

    Processor Mobile Celeron 1.8GHz

     

    Display 14.1 TFT 1024 x 768

     

    memory 512MB DDR Ram

     

    Hard drive 40GB XP Pro

     

    Warranty 30 Days Return to Base

     

    Wireless 802.11B Inbuilt

     

    Storage CDRW/DVD-ROM Floppy drive

     

    ncludes Modem , Ethernet WifI 3 x USB Ports and FIREWIRE

     

    all for £345 (used but it is new)

     

    so is this a centrino laptop

     

    also would u buy this laptop?

  16. Posted

    sorry for all these topics, this is my last one honest

     

    ok here goes i've looking around for laptops, now i have found one which seems perfect and a good price, however one things that keeps bothering me

     

    it has a Mobile Celeron Cpu, but it has a Wireless 802.11B Inbuilt, so this make it a centrino

     

    here are the full specs

     

    Samsung 1.8GHz Notebook

     

    Processor Mobile Celeron 1.8GHz

     

    Display 14.1 TFT 1024 x 768

     

    memory 512MB DDR Ram

     

    Hard drive 40GB XP Pro

     

    Warranty 30 Days Return to Base

     

    Wireless 802.11B Inbuilt

     

    Storage CDRW/DVD-ROM Floppy drive

     

    ncludes Modem , Ethernet WifI 3 x USB Ports and FIREWIRE

     

    all for £345 (used but it is new)

     

    so is this a centrino laptop

     

    also would u buy this laptop?

  17. Posted

    yeah i know The legend that is CompSci needs help, who would have thought, enough with the formalities

     

    can some recommend me a good website that sells laptops, websites like ebuyer , dabs etc and not like PCWORLD

     

    i am will to spend at least £500 on one for my degree course

     

    so guys plz can any one help

     

    P.S ignore the below post they were from a earlier topic.

  21. Posted

    Why do you feel the need to ditch you're 9800 pro? It's a good card and can run the latest games piss easy.

     

    it is a good card I do not denigh it (heck it provided me with valuable halo experience at high fsp to which i will never forget) but dude have u ran fear? the damn game near melted the 9800 pro, (literally), secondly x800xtpe for £175, is a damn near steal

    Furthermore i have a mate who may buy the 9800 pro off me for a £100, to which i just a £90 more and get the x800xtpe

  24. Posted

    With an AthlonXP 3200, anything more than an X800 XT PE is overkill, as you'll be bottlenecked by the processor. Overclockers.co.uk have ASUS's X800 XT PE on their sale this week for £205. It's a fantastic card - I've got one sitting in my machine overclocked to 540mhz core and 590mhz memory, and it runs very well.

     

    £205 are you sure?

     

    so what should i do then, i want to play fear at high, £205 is very appealing...

  25. Posted

    Damn, you make me feel inadquete.

     

    I have a Radeon 9800 Pro and I'm not upgrading anytime soon.

     

    As for your question, probably a 6800 Ultra or X800 XT.

     

    Honestly though, I'd suggest you save up some more pennies and buy a new system, chances are you'll get CPU limited quicker than GPU limited... That is unless you have a really fast machine.

     

    What's the spec of the rest of your machine?

     

     

    asus a78nx delux (bios rev 1008 for PCB 2.0)

    amd athlon xp 3200+ @ 2.21ghz

    1.5gb Pc3200 ram

    9800 Pro 128mb (256bit) With omega 5.9's

    Win Xp pro sp2 (LEGIT :indeed: )

     

    p.s i will be properly buying a new machine when Windows vista specs or when the o/s is itself is released

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