Re: DirecPC and upgrading operating system

You did not mention if you went with the USB modem or PCI modem.
http://www.direcpc.com/consumer/what/need.html

If it is USB, you are in for a time.  Look at any device with USB support.
My own experience was that after 2 weeks of research I found that my USB
chipset was not up to the current manufacturing standards.  I tried  Win 95
with USB, Win 98SE, Win 2000.  Finally purchased a USB card to fit in a
spare PCI slot on my motherboard.

Save yourself some headache.  Go with the PCI approach.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Titus" <ltitus(at)mindspring.com>
To: <hwg-software(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 10:49 AM
Subject: DirecPC and upgrading operating system


> Hi Fellow HWGer,
>
> I have just installed a Hughes DirecPC dish so I can have broadband
internet
> access.  After much adjusting and testing with no signal, Hughes tells me
> that the problem is, my system is Windows 98 First Edition which is not
> compatible with the DirecPC software for the USB DirecPC modem.
>
> Hughes suggests that I upgrade to Windows 98 Second Edition.  They say if
I
> want to upgrade to Windows Millennium that is also compatible.  They say
the
> Millennium edition won't officially come on the market until September
14th,
> but I feel the need to solve this problem sooner as I am borrowing
someone's
> ladder to made dish adjustments.
>
> I'm using a 1 1/2 year old Dell Pentium III 450 with 128 RAM and a 20 GB
> hard drive.
>
> What are the pros and cons of upgrading to Windows 98 Second Edition?
What
> are the pros and cons of upgrading to Windows Millennium?
>
> Is there any way I can get ahold of Windows Millennium now?
>
> Will upgrading to either version wipe out a bunch of settings, drivers,
etc.
> on my computer, and if so, what will it wipe out?  Would it be worth it
too
> purchase a second hard drive to make a mirror copy of my hard drive before
I
> upgrade my operating system?
>
> And any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Linda Titus
>

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