🚀 go-pugleaf

> Oh well. In my experience it has. Most reviews I've seen have reported
equal
> or faster frame rates under w2k. The stability of the OS makes it far
better
> in my opinion. I dont want to have to close all my programs down to play a
> game - extreme frame rates arn't a big issue for me as I'm only an
> occasional gamer... I've no idea why some ppl might have problems with
sound
> under w2k... well okay I know SBlive cards are weird under it sometimes.
> I've not found a game yet that wont run perfectly under w2k on my old
> machine:

Firstly, WHOA - this is a HUGE crosspost list - excessive IMHO

Anyway - I'll bite...

>From what I've been told (by a DirectX/XBox developer ;-) DirectX support
under Win2K will often be slower than on the same machine with Win98/ME due
to memory management/security issues.  Put simply, Win2K won't let software
access memory directly to avoid bogus drivers/software 'hacking around'
inside the kernel etc. etc. - so a slower route is taken...

Some of the newer cards (GeForce 3 for example) reduce the effect of that by
offering 'secured' memory access routines - but most graphics cards simply
don't run games as well in Win2K...

The quality of the drivers also tends to be poorer in my experience -
probably down to lesser demand for them perhaps?

TTFN

JP