[Ham-Computers] Win 98 Garbage Collector

Sat Jul 23 17:08:46 EDT 2005

Besides that possibility Loren, as I said earlier, Windows 98SE is truly Windows
99. It is by far the most secure OS MS ever shipped. Provided you have all the
upgrades, updates and so forth installed that MS released to go with it.	

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From: Loren Moline WA7SKT <lmoline at hotmail.com>
To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Win 98 Garbage Collector
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2005 5:06 PM

Jeff,Duane, Dale and others,

My son has XP and is always having troubles with trojan horses and finding 
them with virus scans. I don't have that problem with 98SE.

One reason I believe 98SE is more secure now is it isn't used as much so all 
the virus writers have gone to XP where they can have a bigger affect..  :(

Loren

Microwave has less ripple!
Loren Moline WA7SKT  CN86cx
Member: ARRL, Pacific Northwest VHF Society #151
2 Meter EME initials = 55
2 Meter EME with 4 X K1FO - 12's, RG-218 7/8"  coax,  IC-820H, and 380W from 
TE Systems 1452G

>From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
>Reply-To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,  or 
>experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,  or 
>experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Win 98 Garbage Collector
>Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 16:49:56 -0400
>
>Jeff,
>
>Do not use Windows 98SE and Windows ME in the same sentence, it is almost
>criminal! (LOL!) ME sucks like a Hoover on a caffeine buzz. Arguably one of 
>the
>worst OS ever put together, more holes than cheap Swiss Cheese used for 
>shotgun
>target practice!
>
>Use either Windows 98SE, perhaps the most secure OS that MS ever released 
>or
>Windows XP Home Edition.
>
>DBF
>
>
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>From: jeff <jeffv at op.net>
>To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,  or
>experimenting <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Win 98 Garbage Collector
>Date: Saturday, July 23, 2005 4:27 PM
>
>On Sat, 2005-07-23 at 11:54 -0700, Loren Moline WA7SKT wrote:
> > One of the things I have always hated about Win 98 is that it will not
> > release resources back sometimes after use.
>
>it's not limited to just 98, but I highly recommend that if you're going
>to stick with Windows, you upgrade to a more recent version.  I've made
>it plain that I'm not a Windows fan, but the difference between 98/ME
>and 2000/XP is quite significant.
>
>98 is a complete PITA due to the way it's written.  It frequently needs
>to be rebooted and even reloaded because it builds up junk over time.
>There are certain things you can do to keep the buildup to a minimum,
>but eventually you'll have to reinstall.
>
>Aside from better memory management, with 2k/XP you'll gain stability.
>If something crashes, you can get out of it without taking down the
>entire computer (most of the time).
>
>When I upgraded the 98 boxes at work to 2k, my department gained back
>something like 60% of its time, which used to be spent on the floor,
>rebooting 98 machines. [this is not to say that the geniuses haven't
>found a way to foul up 2k and XP also]
>
>It's worth whatever you'll pay, trust me.  I've found that XP will run
>on just about anything over 400MHz, but you really need to stuff the box
>full of RAM to get the most out of it.  I prefer 2000, but it actually
>wants a bit more horsepower to run.
>
>
>
>Trying to remember back to my 98 days, this routine used to be helpful:
>
>1. scandisk and defrag regularly
>2. clean out the TEMP, WINDOWS\TEMP, and WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
>FILES folders - this alone will bring back some speed
>3. clean out any ~ or .tmp or ffff* files from the Windows folder.  If
>you crash a lot, you'll have a ton of fff* files.
>4. look through the folders in your PATH statement to make sure there's
>no file buildup: the more files, the more files to look through to find
>something or execute a command
>5. check the root directory for junk files but BE CAREFUL - if you
>remove critical files, the computer won't boot
>6. watch for what starts up with 98 - it could be bogging you way down
>
>and for everyone using any version of Windows:
>Use a virus scanner and update at least weekly
>Use a firewall if you connect to the internet, regardless of how
>(www.zonelabs.com)
>Use Opera or Firefox to browse and jack the security up (I turn off
>javascript and cookies, but this may affect certain sites)
>
>
>
>
>And if you're feeling adventurous, go to knoppix.net and download a free
>cd that you boot up with into a completely functional linux system,
>without disturbing anything on your hard drive.  When you're done, take
>out the cd and boot back into your previous OS.
>
>
>Be careful out there.
>
>
>-jeff
>CEO of Sarcasm
>Chief Infection Officer
>Thermionic Elitist
>
>
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