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08-18-2004, 04:51 PM
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Most efficient 98 setup?
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I have an old Dell Latitude CP266 laptop, 2Gb drive, 128Mb ram. I want to set it up for a friend who just wants to use Office and the internet. Which is the least power-hungry, most stable version of Win98 to use please? I'm thinking of 98, 98SE, 98ME. I don't need any fancy features, just the one that runs well and uses least resources. Thanks. |
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08-18-2004, 04:52 PM
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Windows 98 SE !!!
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08-18-2004, 10:08 PM
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I SECOND that. Haha, what a bad joke! It's more stable than the other two, but if the computer is just for Office and web browsing, it doesn't really matter. Just go for the least expensive option.
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08-18-2004, 11:28 PM
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Which ever you choose (I vote for SE also) ensure you pick only the options you need during the install. Less to go wrong later.
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08-19-2004, 01:09 AM
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SE is the most stable of those 3. Original 98 is a tad bit less bulky, but with those specs SE will run very well. Don't even consider ME.
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08-19-2004, 04:12 AM
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. . . and you might want to stick with an earlier version of MS Office, like Office 97 - which should match that setup well.
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08-19-2004, 09:31 AM
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The computer I'm using right now has Win98 first edition on it and Office 2000 pro. It's running just fine. I would probably get this version simply because if you look at office 2003, it says its only compatible back to office 97. Here's a quote from the FAQ's page. Q. Are Office 2003 Editions file formats compatible with previous versions of Office programs? A. Yes. Since document formats in Office 2003 Editions are the same as those in Office XP, Office 2000, and Office 97, they are compatible with those versions. So my worry here is that the next version of Office might not be compatible with 97. That probably won't happen if they use the same format, but you never know. Microsoft does some pretty crazy things.
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08-19-2004, 03:17 PM
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Thanks Karthik, you answered my next question! I was going to ask about running Office2000 on 98SE. That's what I'll do.
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