Best Buy has this: Compaq Presario SR1810NX Computer, Compaq FS7600 
17-in. CRT Monitor, HP Deskjet 5440 Printer. AMD Sempron 3200+ 
processor, 512MB DDR SDRAM, 100GB hard drive, DVD-ROM & CD-RW combo 
Drive for $389.97 (no rebates involved). Of course there are lots of 
other deals out there. This is just an example of the relatively cheap 
prices for new systems.

If you were happy with what you have before it started giving you 
problems, you can do a lot with it for under $400. However, you have 
provided no information on your existing system to be able to make any 
judgments. One of the things I do when considering a new machine is to 
estimate how much it would cost to upgrade the old machine to be 
somewhat equivalent to a new machine. In your case, you would at least 
have the cost of upgrading from 98 to XP which is about $90. With Vista 
somewhere on the horizon, you might want to tough it out with 98 for a 
while longer. Right now I am upgrading a machine to be able to run 
Vista, but in the meantime I will continue to use 98 as the OS.

I would just try to get it working acceptably. Maybe we can help if you 
give us some details.

Tom Mayer

marilyn tellez wrote:
> I can't use Explorer as I continue to get Microsoft error messages that throw me back to my home page, hence, no access to the net.
>
> My question is:  Get this cpu cleaned up with Windows 98 or spend ABOUT the same amount of money to get into Windows XP with another cpu?
>
> Just call me frustrated & fed up.  Thanks for responding.  mjt
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