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Subject: RE: [AN1x-list] Windows 2000

From: Bruce Wahler <bruce@...>
Date: 2001-03-30

Gary,

>So my recommendation is to stay with Win98SE if the SW1K is currently your
>primary sound device. However if you are looking to upgrade in the near
>future you should definitely be moving to Win2K (or wait for WinXP). Under
>no circumstances would I recommend WinMe...its basically a dog!!!

Funny you should mention WinMe. I wholeheartedly agree with your
assessment. I had it for about three weeks, and found Microsoft's approach
to be completely unusable. It basically fixes a half dozen problems in
Win98SE, while causing other issues. I actually got Microsoft to take it
back on a technicality -- they still include the MIDI Mapper (which I
sometimes use in live performance situations), and it still shows up in the
list of MIDI devices, but there is no applet or Control Panel method to
access it in any way! -- and I am now happily back in Win98SE. Maybe
"happy" is too strong a word, but at least I'm able to set my system up the
way I like, without Windows going in and changing things on me.

The biggest problem with Win2K (and probably WinXP, too) is the memory
requirement. If your machine doesn't have at least 256K or RAM, the WIn2K
response is not going to be pleasing. My desktop is OK, but my laptop is
only at 192K right now. I wish memory would take another dive soon ...

Regards,

-BW

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Bruce Wahler
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