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--- In AN1x-list@y..., DMANX@t... wrote:
> 
> Please can someone adivise me on the following.
> Im thining of upgrading from win98 toi win2000,so i can use dual processing,multitask,and stability.

So, in other words, you're willing to trade the devil you know for the 
one you don't? ;-)

I can't answer your Win2K vs. WinME vs. Win98 questions but, IMO, I'd 
stick with what works TODAY and let the other play guinea pig. There 
will be ample time to play catch up later on - once the bugs are worked 
out. Vendors such as Yamaha are in this for the long haul - they'll 
offer a working solution sooner or later.

> I have a sw1000xg,plg150an card,150ANEdit,xgedit & cubase5.
> How dose win2000 perform with this set up and what sort of latencys occur,and how dose it perform under audio and midi.
> I know some xg users are using win2000,but yamaha R&D say stay away from it,so why have win2000 drivers on the yamaha web site?

If you review the text which accompanies that Win2K driver you'll 
notice that it refers to the same conditions under which the NT driver 
is posted: It's beta and the won't support it (or take responsibility 
for its performance) until it's certified. I'm uncertain why but this 
appears to be the trend for public beta programs and  many of the 
Soundcard vendors exercise the same policy.

Gary, if you see this email...do you know what's the reasoning behind 
this practice - is it just CYA? I know Echo had this policy for 
many, many months while their latest Mac drives were in public beta - 
up until Feb. in fact. Okay, granted the driver has been working fine 
with my Gina...

However if the above is not possible ,how dose it perform under Win ME.
> Regards DMANX.


Sorry I can't be of more help. I'm a Mac user anyway :-)

regards,

Jon