Anyone using windows 98?

[jjtheindianboy]

Hey I was wondering before i buy this game if they have fixed the windows 98 problems. So does anyone know? I will still buy it eventually but im gonna wait longer if it still doesnt work well with windows 98. I like to play when i travel and my laptop has windows 98, unlike my desktop(XP).

[cartman00000001]

FYI...Windows 98 is 7 years old. Might be time for an upgrade.

[evader23]

don't let that get out I just sold a windows 98 if they hear it is that old they might want thier money back

[boomboom]

Originally posted by evader23
don't let that get out I just sold a windows 98 if they hear it is that old they might want thier money back

a lot of people still use windows 98. it is a cheap OS that everybody knows how to use.

[cartman00000001]

Originally posted by boomboom
a lot of people still use windows 98. it is a cheap OS that everybody knows how to use.

true...and it still has that dumb bug that prevents it from shutting down. And no SE did NOT fix the bug.

[jjtheindianboy]

Well its a kinda old laptop that im not going to update to XP right now. Maybe eventually, but eh...i'm lazy like that. So anyone use it?

(I didnt ask for criticism on my cheap laptop.)

[cartman00000001]

Originally posted by jjtheindianboy
Well its a kinda old laptop that im not going to update to XP right now. Maybe eventually, but eh...i'm lazy like that. So anyone use it?

(I didnt ask for criticism on my cheap laptop.)

you don't have to go to XP. Could always go to 2000.
So what kind of problems does it have with 98?

(sorry about the critisism. I see a 98 or better yet, a 95 machine, and I think about putting it in a museum)

[jjtheindianboy]

It puts negotiation screens in the background everytime along with the edit player window. Also on the pitching screen everything was spread out wrong so stats didnt match up to where they should, i'll attach a picture of that like i did back in the beta discussion area, i was never told if it was fixed.


Oh yeah, I could go up to 2000, but if im gonna do that i might as well go to XP, its just i dont feel like messing with that stuff right now.

[cartman00000001]

might not be a thing that will be fixed due to the age of the OS. Backwards compatability is a dicy thing at best and can be a disaster at worst.
I work at a software company and when someone calls us the first thing we ask is "do you have the latest version?" Had someone a couple of weeks ago with Windows 95...I told him you don't need an IT person, you need a palentologist. Remember, the issue could be fixed at 0 expense for the company, if you upgrade.

[jjtheindianboy]

This is why i am asking if anyone else is having these problems with the released version you buy, duh. I'm not gonna ask for them to be fixed if im the only one using 98 at the moment, I was just wondering if it worked better than the beta. And if it doesnt then Clay should take 98 off the required OS list... since it doesnt work well with 98.

[boomboom]

hopefully it can be patch up... I will direct clay to this thread.

[Madmanrick]

Originally posted by jjtheindianboy
This is why i am asking if anyone else is having these problems with the released version you buy, duh. I'm not gonna ask for them to be fixed if im the only one using 98 at the moment, I was just wondering if it worked better than the beta. And if it doesnt then Clay should take 98 off the required OS list... since it doesnt work well with 98.

I'm still using Win98 on my desktop and it will NOT be upgraded, as I also run alot of old DOS games on it. Those games in most cases will not run with the newer OS systems. I do run WinXPPro on my laptop, so if forced to I can use this machine to play BBM, although I'd like the flexibility to do so on both machines.

Rick

[jjtheindianboy]

Yep you sound like the opposite of me, 98 on laptop and XP on desktop.


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[boomboom]

i have directed clay to this Thread.

[Chipper_Jones]

Originally posted by cartman00000001
FYI...Windows 98 is 7 years old. Might be time for an upgrade.

I hate hearing that **** ... I've used Windows 2000, Win ME and Win XP, and as far as ease of use, I prefer the layout of Win 98. XP has more functionality, but since Service Pack 2, when Microsoft didn't include details of everything the update changed (settings-wise) I am still finding things I have to reset. And until Microsoft releases a bug free (or at least hack free) OS, telling people they should upgrade just because their system is old is b.s.