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One note of caution for any of the WinNT and Win98 upgrades. BEFORE you perform your upgrade, go to the hardware vendors sites and get their latest drivers. Microsoft is a littler slow in getting the proper drivers installed on the CDs.
Another trick I use is to copy the upgrade install directory, i.e. I386 to the hard drive of the unit being upgraded. Then copy the proper drivers into their respective sub-directories. Then perform the install directing the install program to look for the files on the hard drive. Started this with problems in getting WinNT boot to recognize RAID drives.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alton Stephens [SMTP:astephen@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 1998 8:12 PM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Windows 98
Sean, I fixed the modem prob by just forcing my known modem driver on each
"unknown hardware" device detected by Win 98. My video card remains a
mystery- the Matrox Millennium card I put in today works like a charm.
My video chip [S3] is on the main board and Compaq is probably to blame [as
you say, never buy Compaq, but for some reason that is the only kind of
computer I have ever bought.]
Thanks for all your help in navigating the S3 site, by the way.
Tell everybody how important it is to have only one winsock.dll,
wsock32.dll, and wsock32n.dll file on their hard drive. And that that file
come from the right place.
Al
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sean W. Smith
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 1998 4:19 PM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Windows 98
>
>
> I have heard more reports of the modem problems you were describing last
> week. I haven't seen them personally. I am quite surprised about the S3
> driver problems. They are one of the most popular brands of card in
> existance. One would think they would have their act
> together.... Live and
> Learn...
>
>
> Sean
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Alton Stephens
> > Sent: Thursday, July 09, 1998 3:50 PM
> > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: Windows 98
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > Alton Stephens
> > astephen@xxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----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
> > >
> > > Myron B. [Bruce] Slomka wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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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