Device reinstallation. XP over Vista

Except there probably aren't Win9x/ME drivers for any of the new mobos. Oh
well, life moves on.

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>>> Didn't you say the same thing when WinXP came out?
>>>
>>> <snicker>
>>
>>For the record, WinXP *is* an albatross in comparison to Win98SE. But
>>Vista is just that much more of one. (IOW, they are not exclusive).
>
> You can always wipe that drive on your spanking new Dell and install
> 98SE on it.
>
> Or you can stop yer *****in'... which would be less work.

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>> Yeah, but Bill did a live satellite feed for the release of 5.0... and
>> I got a free t-shirt too.
>
>Satellite feed? What the hell is satellite feed? I'm on dialup. Old
>school values - patience.

Went to a local hotel to watch a video feed that was sent via
satellite.

Did you hear that Lincoln got shot and died from the wound?

PD43 wrote:
> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>> Yeah, but Bill did a live satellite feed for the release of 5.0... and
>>> I got a free t-shirt too.
>>
>> Satellite feed? What the hell is satellite feed? I'm on dialup.
>> Old
>> school values - patience.
>
> Went to a local hotel to watch a video feed that was sent via satellite.
>
> Did you hear that Lincoln got shot and died from the wound?

I can't remember now. I think that was too far back, and my memory ain't
what it used to be.

PD43 wrote:

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>>>>XP is an upgrade from that albatross. What are you talking about?
>>>>
>>>
>>>Didn't you say the same thing when WinXP came out?
>>
>>And I still (generally) like Win98SE better. Less BS in the way of what
>>you are trying to do, and very little overhead.
>
>
> DOS 5.0 was great too.

But 4.0 was a turkey ;-)

Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> DOS 5.0 was great too.
>
>But 4.0 was a turkey ;-)

That's why there was a big hoopla when 5.0 was released.

At hotels in selected cities across the country, MS reps hosted big
get togethers where attendees could watch a live video feed on a huge
projection screen with Gates and someone else talking about the
features and demoing them on screen.

Afterwards, attendees could buy the new version and get a t-shirt
bragging about being at the release party.

As I recall: something froze on the computer being used for the demo
during that feed... which brought much laughter to the room.