Putting Win98se on a P4 2600mhz

[alvinamorey@notmail.com]

I just bought a mobo and cpu for an AMD 2600ghz. My fastest computer
to date has been this P3 1000ghz. I know win98 was never intended to
run on such a fast computer. Will it run ok? Will it start a fire
from going so fast <LOL>.

Thanks

 

[Paradoxdb3]

Actually, I think your computer might just be the one doing the burning while
Windows 98 just turns to ashes! Apparently there's timing issues with a CPU
of that speed and Windows 98. You said 2600GHz, but I think you must have
meant 2.6GHz?

"alvinamorey@notmail.com" wrote:

> I just bought a mobo and cpu for an AMD 2600ghz. My fastest computer
> to date has been this P3 1000ghz. I know win98 was never intended to
> run on such a fast computer. Will it run ok? Will it start a fire
> from going so fast <LOL>.
>
> Thanks
>
>

 

[98 Guy]

alvinamorey@notmail.com wrote:

> I just bought a mobo and cpu for an AMD 2600ghz. I know win98
> was never intended to run on such a fast computer. Will it
> run ok?

At least once every 6 months, the above question is asked here.

And invariably someone responds incorrectly with this:

Paradoxdb3 wrote:

> Apparently there's timing issues with a CPU of that speed and
> Windows 98.

Windows 95 and the first edition of Windows 98 (aka "Gold" or FE) have
a problem in the file NDIS.VXD that causes issues when the CPU is
faster than 2.1 ghz.

Windows 98 SE (second edition) does not have this problem.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312108

The fastest CPU I've had running win-98 on so far is a Celeron-D 3.46
ghz. When I get a good heatsink for that CPU I will overclock it to
4.5 (or higher) ghz.

 

[Paradoxdb3]

Hey, 98 Guy...

So everything runs beautifully with a CPU clock speed over 2.2 GHz? Does
that make the flash movies (like on You-Tube) play smoothly? What
suggestions would you have to make them run very smoothly? I have a 355MHz
processor and watching those flash movies is worse than watching paint dry!

"98 Guy" wrote:

> alvinamorey@notmail.com wrote:
>
> > I just bought a mobo and cpu for an AMD 2600ghz. I know win98
> > was never intended to run on such a fast computer. Will it
> > run ok?
>
> At least once every 6 months, the above question is asked here.
>
> And invariably someone responds incorrectly with this:
>
> Paradoxdb3 wrote:
>
> > Apparently there's timing issues with a CPU of that speed and
> > Windows 98.
>
> Windows 95 and the first edition of Windows 98 (aka "Gold" or FE) have
> a problem in the file NDIS.VXD that causes issues when the CPU is
> faster than 2.1 ghz.
>
> Windows 98 SE (second edition) does not have this problem.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312108
>
> The fastest CPU I've had running win-98 on so far is a Celeron-D 3.46
> ghz. When I get a good heatsink for that CPU I will overclock it to
> 4.5 (or higher) ghz.
>

 

[alvinamorey@notmail.com]

On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:38:00 -0800, Paradoxdb3
<Paradoxdb3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hey, 98 Guy...
>
>So everything runs beautifully with a CPU clock speed over 2.2 GHz? Does
>that make the flash movies (like on You-Tube) play smoothly? What
>suggestions would you have to make them run very smoothly? I have a 355MHz
>processor and watching those flash movies is worse than watching paint dry!
>

Thanks to all that responded. I'm looking forward to the speed when I
get this new system put together.

Oh, yes, 2.6ghz or 2600mhz

What I find odd, is that this 1ghz computer never made anything faster
than my 266mhz. But that 266 was overclocked and it was always
extremely fast. It lasted 8 years, and I never had reason to upgrade.
This IBM bios has no way to overclock. In some ways, it's actually a
tad slower than the old 266, and I got 3 times the ram.


>"98 Guy" wrote:
>
>> alvinamorey@notmail.com wrote:
>>
>> > I just bought a mobo and cpu for an AMD 2600ghz. I know win98
>> > was never intended to run on such a fast computer. Will it
>> > run ok?
>>
>> At least once every 6 months, the above question is asked here.
>>
>> And invariably someone responds incorrectly with this:
>>
>> Paradoxdb3 wrote:
>>
>> > Apparently there's timing issues with a CPU of that speed and
>> > Windows 98.
>>
>> Windows 95 and the first edition of Windows 98 (aka "Gold" or FE) have
>> a problem in the file NDIS.VXD that causes issues when the CPU is
>> faster than 2.1 ghz.
>>
>> Windows 98 SE (second edition) does not have this problem.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312108
>>
>> The fastest CPU I've had running win-98 on so far is a Celeron-D 3.46
>> ghz. When I get a good heatsink for that CPU I will overclock it to
>> 4.5 (or higher) ghz.
>>

 

[Dan]

I wanted to let you know Paradox that I am currently now running 98 Second
Edition and XP Professional on a P4 3.4 Ghz. and both operating systems are
working fine. I watched a youtube video on 98 Second Edition and it ran
well. I also use Comcast Cable connection so that makes a difference as well
in viewing videos on-line.

 

[98 Guy]

thanatoid wrote:

> You can't watch video (except avi's from around 1997) on a computer
> that slow. You need at least a 1.5 GHz machine with at least 256 MB
> of RAM (and a decent video card) and someone will probably tell me
> 2 or 3 times that on both counts.

YouTube video's play just fine on a P-3 850 mhz with 256 mb ram and
ATI AIW 128 Pro AGP card.

 

[Donald G. Davis]

Re: Putting Win98se on a P4 2600mhz

98 Guy <98@Guy.com> writes:
u
>thanatoid wrote:

>> You can't watch video (except avi's from around 1997) on a computer
>> that slow. You need at least a 1.5 GHz machine with at least 256 MB
>> of RAM (and a decent video card) and someone will probably tell me
>> 2 or 3 times that on both counts.

>YouTube video's play just fine on a P-3 850 mhz with 256 mb ram and
>ATI AIW 128 Pro AGP card.

I can play DVD movies and other video files quite satisfactorily,
using PowerDVD or VLC Media Player, on a Dell OptiPlex GX1, 550 mhz, with
256 MB of RAM and the onboard 4 MB video adapter. YouTube videos also
play OK online, provided that the Internet connection is fast enough to
keep loading ahead of the playing rate.
--
--Donald Davis

[To respond by e-mail, remove "blackhole." from the address.]

 

[none]

Dan wrote:
> I wanted to let you know Paradox that I am currently now running 98 Second
> Edition and XP Professional on a P4 3.4 Ghz. and both operating systems are
> working fine. I watched a youtube video on 98 Second Edition and it ran
> well. I also use Comcast Cable connection so that makes a difference as well
> in viewing videos on-line.

Is win98se blisteringly fast?