Guest AceAzzameen Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 What a sh***y week I've had. I tried installing Win2k last Wed/Thur and it ran ok for a few days. But a lot of games weren't working, and then I was getting crashes on games that were working. So I decide it's time to switch back to WinME. And I had no real trouble until I install ICQ, which is the program I use the most. And of course, for some reason Win2k had changed my DB files so they weren't compatible with ME anymore. I've lost my list, and a good year of history or more. Anyways, just expressing my frustration at MS for making such stupid OS's and for ICQ for screwing up even though I did everything I'm supposed to do for a backup of my contact list. Oh, and those of you who have me on their list, please drop me a message? I can't even find a list of people's numbers or e-mail addresses. ------------------ "With the blast shield down, I can't even see. How am I supposed to fight?" Rogue Leader 3 aceazzameen@yahoo.com or manofstele@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 My ICQ number is 107453602. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 Oh the joys of upgrading an OS. When I went to ME from 98se it crashed HARD during installation! I tried to get 98 back again with no luck. I spent 7 hours on the phone with MS tech support one day until they gave up and called it a hopeless cause. I was without my system for most of a week, existing in a DOS and Safe Mode hell until I managed to get 98 working well enough again to be sure that I had backed up everything onto CDs, and then I flushed the drive and reinstalled EVERYTHING! Fun fun. Things are stable now, but you can be sure I'm gonna wait until XP is out a good long time, has proven itself, and the major bugs are worked out before I would EVER attempt that again. My advice: If things are working good for you right now, for sanity's sake LEAVE IT ALONE!!!! ------------------ "That's the last time I trust the strangest people on Earth!" - Homer [This message has been edited by edlib (edited April 05, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AceAzzameen Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 I gotcha, Rabbit. I feel your pain edlib. I always do a frest format before installing an OS. That is a much more problem-free solution. Luckily on the network, I can backup files on a friend's computer & then bring them all back in relatively no time. The only thing I lost was ICQ. But of course the kicker is, that's the one thing that's irreplaceable, all of the message history and stuff. ------------------ "With the blast shield down, I can't even see. How am I supposed to fight?" Rogue Leader 3 aceazzameen@yahoo.com or manofstele@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Conor Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 As far as I am concerned, XP rocks. I should know. Heh heh <font size="1">heh heh...</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 Yeah, I know better now, and I'll be FAR more careful in the future. The thing I forgot to backup? : All my XWA, RS, and XVT pilots. Had to fly EVERY mission again from the start! OWCH! Oh well... ------------------ "That's the last time I trust the strangest people on Earth!" - Homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jabba The Hunt Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 ME rocks it great aslong as you get it later - where as 2K having NT componets built in is really only for networks althought they tried to sell it as a full operating system even for the home user!!! ------------------ iM. diSleXIc. sO. pLeaSE. tRanSlaTe. AnY oF tHe mmistypes/SpElLinGs jabbathehunt@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 Well that's what XP will be: A home user version of 2000. Kind of a hybrid of ME and the NT/ 2K kernel. Stable, but fun to use. I'm looking forward to it. No DOS anymore though. A lot of games go "Bye-Bye!" unfortunately. I'm not gonna mourn DOS's demise otherwise. ------------------ "That's the last time I trust the strangest people on Earth!" - Homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zargon Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 yeah, well, i fragged 98SE last night regeditting, that was 45 minutes of fun doing all sorts of rebuild work......I lost some mp3z in teh crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ike Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 did you try using the database coverter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Juggernaut Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 That´s why I still using Win95 ------------------ Also knowed as Kanon Let get those guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AceAzzameen Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 Conor, dammit, are you a beta tester? Sorry, Edlib. I learned that a looong time ago. The one thing that made me mad years ago was when I copied my XvT pilot, but didn't know they kept a separate pilot in the BoP directory just for those BoP mission! Oh my goodness... I can't believe I'm saying this but... I agree with Jabba. It's not just MS, it's other people touting Win2k's horn, telling me how all my games would still work if I just got DirectX, yadda yadda. Liars, all of them! And yes, Ike. When I just put the DB folder in like normal, I got an ICQ crash, and it wouldn't save my user. Each time I started I had to put in my # again, and then it would crash as ICQ started. When I did DB Convert, the DB program crashed, and then ICQ later crashed, although it did save my contact list. But everytime I ran ICQ, it crashed, so that didn't work out so well. ------------------ "With the blast shield down, I can't even see. How am I supposed to fight?" Rogue Leader 3 aceazzameen@yahoo.com or manofstele@yahoo.com [This message has been edited by AceAzzameen (edited April 05, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Conor Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 Sorry, I'm afraid I *cough* came into it rather less legitimately. My system was basically dying (3 year old corrupt win98 that took like 7 minutes to load) and I needed to overhaul my PC. A friend of mine offered...I get kick ass fast stable neato OS. I have only had it for two days, but let's just say I am not in the least disappointed. The best bonus was that my cable connection got literally 10 times as fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted April 5, 2001 Share Posted April 5, 2001 XvT files, yes... When my computer crashed, I went from officer first class all the way back down to trainee overnight! Usually, there's alcohol involved in a demotion like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jem Posted April 6, 2001 Share Posted April 6, 2001 hey AceAzzameen, go to Bill Gate's house and punch him in the nose: it will make you feel better. <font size=1> [This message has been edited by Jem (edited April 05, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rogue 9 Posted April 6, 2001 Share Posted April 6, 2001 I don't get it until June, hows it run? Originally posted by Conor: As far as I am concerned, XP rocks. I should know. Heh heh <font size="1">heh heh...</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted April 6, 2001 Share Posted April 6, 2001 "The best bonus was that my cable connection got literally 10 times as fast. " I noticed a HUGE increase in cable modem speed once I got ME to work! 98 just wasn't designed with high-speed internet in mind. I hope XP is even faster than ME is! Wheeee!!!!! ------------------ "That's the last time I trust the strangest people on Earth!" - Homer [This message has been edited by edlib (edited April 05, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rogue 9 Posted April 6, 2001 Share Posted April 6, 2001 I think I'll just go dig up the Beta of XP and start running it, I should have it in a week or so if anyone wants to ask about it then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rogue 9 Posted April 6, 2001 Share Posted April 6, 2001 and Windows ME sux [This message has been edited by Rogue 9 (edited April 05, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted April 6, 2001 Share Posted April 6, 2001 Originally posted by Rogue 9: and Windows ME sux No worse than 95 or 98 did when they first hit. It's a LOT more stable on my system that the 98se that came installed. At least 3 months without a single BSOD or system stopping crash! The restore feature's pretty handy too for when things do get weird. I seem to be the minority, but I like it better than 98. I'll still upgrade to XP when it comes around though... ------------------ "That's the last time I trust the strangest people on Earth!" - Homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Conor Posted April 6, 2001 Share Posted April 6, 2001 So far I have had very few problems. A couple of my games don't work, but there are bound to be incompatibilities. Otherwise, everything runs really efficiently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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