I don't understand the problem with upgrading from Win98 (an OS over SIX years old) to one that is newer, supported, and, IMHO, more reliable. XP is based on the NT/2000 kernel and therefore is much more stable than 95/98/ME. Plus, it has optimized features to enhance performance (drivers, memory handling, filesystem, etc.). My only advice when you do upgrade is to immediately turn off that damned GUI (check System Properties->Advanced->Performance->Best Performance). This makes a big difference in performance. You could probably get a new mobo, a P4 at over 1GHz and 512MB memory for under $200, possibly under $100 if you research a little.

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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