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benefit to upgrading from 98E to w2k/XP?
fraggtastic:
I went from 98se to ME and am now at XP. XP is a very stable OS and I have had few problems with any of my software but I haven't put it to a real gaming test yet. Currently Neoragex is not working properly for me but all the neo geo roms work in mame32 for me now. just make sure your neogeo.zip file has all the right drivers.
I love XP as an OS and the additional features it provides and most of my USb plug and play stuff has been recognized with no problems.
Avoid ME at all costs it is the worst OS I have ever seen and is unstable beyond a reasonable users tolerance.
u_rebelscum:
My bias opinion:
Stay with win98 because winXP does not allow for multiple & separate mouse controls (due to differences in the WinXP/2000 kernel). Mame:Analog+ allows for multiple USB mice in win98 & winME, but not winXP or win2000.
I'm bias because I added that feature. ;)
Andy Warne:
Someone mentioned above that the I-PAC is not compatible with Windows 2000 / XP. It is!
The only limitation is that, if you need to customize the code set you have to run the programming utility from a boot floppy disk.
Once set up, the board will work perfectly in W2K and XP.
Also, for MAME you never need to program it anyway.
Andy