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At 03:50 PM 7/9/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>Donald Webster is right. Windows 98 has been an absolute nightmare. Had to
>buy a new video card because original card would not recognize higher
>resolutions anymore and no driver updates worked- period. Worse, Internet
>connections are completely blasted, and I will now have to do a third clean
>install of Win 98 in order to fix this- our firm's computer consultants have
>spent all day with the computer and have done everything possible to correct
>the prob, to no avail.
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>Win 98 is a hit or miss proposition- you may be lucky and happy, or you may
>be maximally screwed, and you have no control over it.
>
>If Win 95 is working, then skip Win 98.
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>
>Alton Stephens
>astephen@xxxxxxxx
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Harley Meyer
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 11:31 PM
>> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: Windows 98
>>
>>
>> Your problem here is the screen resolution. Just change it.
>>
>> Harley
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>> Myron B. [Bruce] Slomka wrote:
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>> > Sean W. Smith wrote:
>> > >
>> > > betcha you did a update install.
>> > >
>> > > try format C:
>> > >
>> > > then install...
>> > >
>> > > will work much better then. Carrying along all your old
>> problems will not
>> > > result in a more stable system...
>> > >
>> > > Sean
>> > >
>> > > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Donald Webster
>> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 09, 1998 5:22 AM
>> > > > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > Subject: Re: Windows 98
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > >Has anyone taken the plunge on Windows 98? If so what is
>> your opinion
>> > > > >of it and is it worth the money?
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > I have installed (and re-installed) Win98 and wish I hadn't. I was
>> > > > told it was more robust and would prevent crashes. Wrong! It
>> > > > screwed up several programs including an Internet connection. In
>> > > > discussion with the ISP helpdesk guru, he said it had caused a
>> > > > large number of problems for them and he certainly would not be
>> > > > installing it on his computer. Since installing it, my machine slips
>> > > > into an apallingly slow mode, performing like an old XT. IMHO it
>> > > > is a dead loss and I certainly will not be recommending it.
>> > > >
>> > > > DMW
>> > > >
>> > > >Your're right on about installing from the start after
>> reformatting the C: drive. I did that on my laptop and it worked fine.
>> >
>> > I just upgraded my desktop OS from Windows95 and it still crashes; in
>> > addition i have a boot up sequence that lost some files and the start up
>> > looks for connections that requires me to hit the space bar 4 times to
>> > complete the boot process.
>> >
>> > An interesting thing happens to MS 6.5 under Windows98.
>> > All of the stock containing directories no show Name, Symbol, and first
>> > and last dates of data for each security but scroll vertically instead
>> > of horizontally. This makes it more difficult to locate stocks by
>> > scrolling through the list. Has anybody else noticed this?? I
>> > contacted equis support for a fix. I'm not aware of changing the set up
>> > of these directory listings although anythoing can happen by hitting the
>> > wrong key.
>> >
>> > Bruce Slomka
>> > > >
>> > > >
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