You're an idiot. Machine polling is NOT an OS specific task or routine, regardless of the fact that OSes commonly perform such tasks. Likewise, it is also NOT related to web browsers either.
It is related to networked computers. It is that simple. It was around LONG before ANY of MS' crap.
Windows is still being written.
BeOS is not. Nor is Win 98SE.
The current version is all they support these days. Back when it all fit on a floppy, support was easy, and maintaining backward compatibility was quite easy then as well.
Now, you buy what the big boys make, and you have no choices about support or rearward compatibilities.
My B sized HP printer is a perfect example. I have to use drivers for the following year's model, which is built in to the OS' library as HP will NOT be writing drivers for printers that were sold a year before a new OS came out. So I lose 100% feature set, but have a printer. I should be able to be angry about that. The fact is if folks demanded the same level of service that we enjoyed back in the seventies, the price of goods would be prohibitively high.
Jeez. Since it IS only Win98SE, and likely a fairly old MOBO and such, WHY put a modern graphics card in it to begin with?
What is so hard about forking up for a CHEAP OLD, SUPPORTED card?
You have spent MORE of your much more costly TIME going over it than you would have by simply using a different card.
I have at least 6 $350 plus video cards from the last six years. All Nvidia, save one ATI AIW.
I guess all my shit will end up in a museum somewhere.
Who said anything about old motherboards? If one *NEEDS* a Win9x box for the next N years, its going to be pretty much essential to use as much as possible brand new kit from quality manufacturers *and* put a spare shrinkwrapped set on the shelf for future support. One would have to shop with driver support in mind and probably hunt for still shrinkwrapped old stock though. The *other* approach is a pile of old (mid 90's) Dells. They just keep on ticking :-) but you need lots of space and patience and it helps if you know their quirks.
Dual boot with XP or Vista? Spares availability?
You are confusing me with Robert, the original poster. I have spent less than 5 minutes locating and checking out a possible driver for him, after that I've spent a few minutes arguing with you. What can I say, I'm bored, and this is at least slightly diverting even if it is like mudwrestling a pig :-)
If there is a museum of the horrors of the 20th century, yours may feature in the millennial landfill section . . .
Ian, i really do appreciate all of the help you offered. Just ignore that **** after his first (or second at least) garbage dump.
You missed the point. 98SE already lacks support for modern hardware, so I *know* that there are not many dopes trying to get it working on a recent MOBO. Working on an old 'on the shelf' mobo still doesn't mean that one needs to use an unsupported graphics card with it.
Hard coding an OS or version of an OS, as is this case is pretty bad design practice. You need to make the app that operates your product able to run independent of the platform or OS it is set up under.
Ever heard of E-bay? I have bought 5 year old Mobos there new in the box.
You're an idiot.
Another dumb remark. I'd almost bet that my original 10MB Tandon is older than you are.
I forgot to mention I found the link to Maximus Decim's Native USB drivers on the MGDx site and that's what I used to support the DVD writer, with Nero 6 on top for burning software. Just *DONT* plug or unplug any USB devices during bootup untill the HD light has *STOPPED* flashing and *ALL* your resident utilities have displaied their system tray icons. ;-)
Thanks for the appreciation. Do let us know how its going when you've resolved the PSU problem. New thread might be best, this one's pretty far gone ;-(
I did say it was like mudwrestling a pig, you both get covered in s*1t but the pig enjoys it . . . Time to take your advice I think.
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