> > I have a Gateway P5 133XL ( 1995 model) Originally with Win95 very first > > edition > > have upgraded to clean install of win 98 from puter at work, not > > SE , works > > & runs great > > I have installed a 200 mmx Intel overdrive processor and running > > 80 megs ram > > i did not want to go to 98 but could not find c edition of 95 > > question, it is fast but I feel not as fast as when on Win95, should I > > try and find a copy of latest 95 or stay as is, as stated , it is running > > fine but feel that with only 80 > > megs of ram it would be faster on 95. I was told that on this old of a > > pentium that it is better to run 95 > > is this in my mind or is it factual ? > > I don't think it is in your mind. I have found that win95 is faster on mid > to high range Pentiums than win98. Is it noticeable? Well it depends on > memory. With 32 it is most DEFINATELY noticeable. With 64 and 80 it isn't as > noticeable. I still run win95b, mickeysoft has given me NO reason to upgrade > yet. About the only thing I don't have is USB, and you know what? I don't > miss it. Almost every program made for win9x runs on my system, about the > only thing that doesn't is Windows Media Player 7. With IE5.5 installed it > acts much as WinME does but is faster. Hope this helped. TTYL > good point about RAM. i like W98SE because of the ease it detects hardware. i decided to try ME recently and wasnt' that impressed until my ATT cable modem stopped connecting. the ATT tech reminded me of ME's 'go back' feature. i reset the computer to a week earlier, and everything worked again. Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html