Re: Windows XP incompatible with old motherboard?

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Microsoft may be dropping formal support for 98, but you will still get lots
of support on these news groups.
Norton's new software is quickly becoming non-windows 98 compliant and
McAfee may be too.
However, AVG by grisoft.com still works just fine and it is free.
Go to http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/Get+AVG+FREE/lng/us/tpl/v5 for
the download
Richard in Cottonwood AZ (long way from Tucson)

"xiowan" <xiowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:62B8BD89-4961-414A-BA44-E3087260FAD5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: Hi Richard:
: Thanks for your reply. I kinda thot maybe I had messed up when I
: upgraded to XP from Win98 and sounds like you agree. I guess I should go
: back to win98 O.S. and just figure the cost of the XP upgrade is a lesson
: learned about plunging into something without enough knowledge. This June
I
: believe Microsoft is dropping support for Win98 O.Systems. Does that mean
it
: won't be long before virus & spyware from the internet will take over the
: computer or will Norton or MacAffee programs be enough security without
: Microsoft security updates?
:
: Thanks again.
:
: xiowan......in tucson
:
: "Richard in AZ" wrote:
:
: > While Windows XP will load on a computer with a 350 MHz CPU, it does not
: > run, it walks as you have found out.
: > I never upgrade a customers computer to XP unless they have a minimum of
1
: > GHz cpu and 256 Megs of RAM. Even then, I advise them that the
performance
: > will be less than they would get with a Windows 9x on that same machine.
: >
: > Yes you can return the computer to a 98 status.
: > If you did an upgrade to Windows XP, and left the harddrive in FAT32
there
: > should be an uninstall option for Windows XP.
: > If you did a clean install with Windows XP, you are going to have to
: > reformat the drive and start over.
: > Note: If you let XP change the hard drive to the NTFS format, you are
going
: > to have to remove the "non Dos" partition.
: > FDISK will allow you to do this, but read the information windows
carefully.
: > The 120 MB hard drive may be a problem is your BIOS does not recognize
that
: > size, but the disk vendor's web site should have software to format the
full
: > drive.
: >
: > "xiowan" <xiowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: > news:7FB3D4D1-56D8-4EBA-8BF7-86D093C2D3FB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > : Hi All:
: > : I recently upgraded my 98 Gateway computer from Win98 to XP Home.
I
: > : have XP on my new computer and liked it and thot it would be
compatible
: > with
: > : my old computer. Now I am not sure. I have frequent episodes of the
: > : taskmaster showing 100% CPU usuage until it hangs up. I can't
complete
: > virus
: > : scans w/out it hanging, trying to record music from CD's to the
: > hard-drive
: > : sometimes causes it to hang up and runs at 100% usuage so that nothing
: > else
: > : can be done at the same time without hanging up. After seeing the
: > problems, I
: > : went to the gateway website and looked up my motherboard and it says
it
: > : doesn't support XP. Microsoft says all I need is a Pentium CPU to run
XP?
: > : This computer is a Pentium II and runs at 350 |Mhz. Using the XP O.S.
it
: > now
: > : takes longer to download from the internet, longer to open windows
and
: > seems
: > : sluggish overall. Can I wipe the drive and go back to Win98 O.S.
after
: > : installing XP? I have the original Win98 CD and a start-up floppy
disk.
: > : Unless someone can explain how to fix my problems and assure me my
: > : motherboard is compatible with XP, that would seem to be my best
: > : alternative. Just in case it helps, here is all the information on
the
: > : computer:
: >
: >
: >


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