win ME??????

[nicola]

hi have just bought camcorder and it needs higher os than i have{win 98se} ihave win me in the house is it worth upgrading that ,i am a newbie at this so some good advice will be a god send , thanks in advance xxxx:)

[Norm]

May I make a suggestion nicola?

I've noticed you have posted recently a number of problems. Some of which are not that easily fixed over an internet connection to a forum, especially since your knowledge of computers is lacking some of the most basic of skills (no insult intended, we all start somewhere)

You must know someone , a friend, a coworker? that could come over and set your PC up from scratch, and get all your new hardware working etc.

Win ME isn't the best OS MS ever made, but some people swear by it. Me, I personally hate it.
XP would be a better route to take, as it's the latest, and will most likely work best with newer hardware.

If I were you I would try and barter my own skills (whatever they may be) with someone that can help you hands on with your PC. That way, you may be able to learn as you go, and be better prepared for the next problem that inevitably will happen in future.

Good luck nicola, hope you get all these things fixed up and start enjoying your new toys.

Norm.

[mnosteele52]

I FULLY agree with Norm:D. ME was the worst OS ever, XP is definitely the route to go.

:cool:

[nicola]

thanks guys i did not want you to say that but truth is the truth , i will have to get xp, tomorrow ,its frustrating when the disk {me} is in front of you and you are`nt sure, i will have patience and wait for xp . thanks again xxxxxx;)

[Sid]

That doesn't sound right, The manufacture say's it won't run of 98se? What kind pf camera?

Also I wouldn't stick XP on a system that may not have the necessary hardware to run it properly.

[nicola]

camera is a jvc GR-DX95EK , I CAN ONLY LOAD STILL IMAGES FROM IT IT SAYS IN MANUAL to use as webcam or to capture my recordings i must have at least win 2k ,what do you mean if system does`nt support ?thanks for help xxx

[Norm]

Post your system specs.

CPU, Ram (amount), motherboard make and model if you can.

Or what make and model of computer you have.

[nicola]

hi it is a 1000 athlon ,256 ram, motherboard dont know type. hdd maxtor 20gb , is that ok

[Norm]

Originally posted by nicola
hi it is a 1000 athlon ,256 ram, motherboard dont know type. hdd maxtor 20gb , is that ok XP should be ok on that.

Once it's installed you may have to get drivers for video, or other hardware, but hopefully not. XP has a good bank of drivers

[nicola]

thanks norm ,my other problem with the dvd writer ,i have just done what you said ,results on my other thread ,thanks again xxxxxxx

[Croc]

We have just bought the JVC GR-D70-AA CamCorder and yes, you do need XP to run it properly. XP is already loaded with most of the software for ours and no doubt, yours as well.

What do the install instructions say about minimum OS requirements?

Croc.

[nicola]

says i need win 2000 at least for video capturing and to use as a web cam

[Richard(UK)]

Originally posted by Norm
May I make a suggestion nicola?

I've noticed you have posted recently a number of problems. Some of which are not that easily fixed over an internet connection to a forum, especially since your knowledge of computers is lacking some of the most basic of skills (no insult intended, we all start somewhere)

You must know someone , a friend, a coworker? that could come over and set your PC up from scratch, and get all your new hardware working etc.

Win ME isn't the best OS MS ever made, but some people swear by it. Me, I personally hate it.
XP would be a better route to take, as it's the latest, and will most likely work best with newer hardware.

If I were you I would try and barter my own skills (whatever they may be) with someone that can help you hands on with your PC.


That way, you may be able to learn as you go, and be better prepared for the next problem that inevitably will happen in future.

Good luck nicola, hope you get all these things fixed up and start enjoying your new toys.

Norm.



Yeh he's right, Xp would be the better option :)

[nicola]

hi i have just loaded xp and then gone onto windows update and it has suggested about 60 in total ,updates do i need them all ?

[Burke]

Originally posted by nicola
hi i have just loaded xp and then gone onto windows update and it has suggested about 60 in total ,updates do i need them all ?

You NEED everything under Critical Updates and all the vulnerablity-specific updates under the Windows XP section.

[nicola]

what about drivers ?it listed 2 ? thanks for your reply recondite xxxx

[Burke]

Originally posted by nicola
what about drivers ?it listed 2 ? thanks for your reply recondite xxxx

I wouldn't install the drivers from there. It's better to download them from the actual hardware makers' websites...drivers from Windows Update sometimes can be glitchy in my experience.

[nicola]

the drivers it as asked me to download are
sis display driver version 6.13.10.2090
sis corp {1.18.04}media driver version 5.10.00.6180
do i need these?

[Norm]

I wouldn't install any new driver if what you're using now works fine.

[nicola]

i have restared my pc3 or 4 times since i have loaded xp and twice it went to stand by and then restarted itself up checking c drive for errorsany ideas what might be causing this ,is it clashing with other programs?oh and thanks norm for the comments and help on my other thread ;) :2cool:

[YeOldeStonecat]

Originally posted by nicola
the drivers it as asked me to download are
sis display driver version 6.13.10.2090
sis corp {1.18.04}media driver version 5.10.00.6180
do i need these?

I would. SiS chipset and video drivers, and probably sound...they're a bit low end and flakey, I'd go with Microsoft's drivers for these. Right now you're probably running in a generic VGA adapter driver.

[YeOldeStonecat]

Originally posted by nicola
i have restared my pc3 or 4 times since i have loaded xp and twice it went to stand by and then restarted itself up checking c drive for errorsany ideas what might be causing this ,is it clashing with other programs?oh and thanks norm for the comments and help on my other thread ;) :2cool:

When you installed XP...did you do a clean, fresh install, deleting whatever was there before...formatting the drive? (better solution)

Or did you perform an upgrade? (less than ideal solution)

[nicola]

i upgraded :confused: is there a step by step way of doing a clean 1 ,if so can any one tell me please ,thanks in advance xxxxx:)

[YeOldeStonecat]

I prefer doing a full, clean install, over an upgrade. Reasons? Well, for lack of better words, doing an "upgrade" can lead to a half breed OS. If your prior OS had issues (which many do)...upgrading the OS can migrate some of those issues.

Now...to do a clean install, boot from the cd-rom, you'll see a choice asking what partition to install the OS...you'll see a choice to delete that partition, then once you delete it, you'll have a choice to create a new partition...once that's done, you'll have a choice to format that partition...then finish installing the OS.

Things to think about before doing so!!!
*Any data on the main partition right now....it will all be deleted.
*Your upgrade from WinME may have migrated hardware drivers that 2K doesn't have built in...so you probably didn't have to go through a driver search. If you choose a clean install, and the OS doesn't have built in drivers for your hardware (which SiS can be an oddball)...you'll have to go on a driver hunt for your hardware afterwards. What may be a good idea, since your current install seems to be working, is jot down all your important hardware (system board chipset, display adapter, sound card, network card, modem).

These are just my thoughts...think before rushing into this, and let some others respond. Formatting a system from scratch can be a daunting experience...depending on your hardware...which I'm cautioning you on since I see you have an SiS based system.

[nicola]

hi i need to know step by step way of doing a clean os change then? my pc is running slower now ,its like a dial up connection again:mad:

[TrevGlas]

Well Nicola, first off I would recommend making an XP boot disk.

Then start your computer with the boot disk in the drive.
When it gets to the c:\> prompt type fdisk.
Then you delete your primary partition, then recreate it ( this will delete everything on your hard drive).
After this you restart your computer with the windows XP CD in the drive and follow the instructions ;D

Trev

[TrevGlas]

PS You will need a previous Windows CD to do a clean install.... just so microsoft can verify that you have already bought a previous version :D

Trev

[TrevGlas]

Oh i think StoneCat already said all that

;D

:D