I have one computer that has 98SE on it. Any benefit to upgrading to 2000 or XP as far as the speed of running R@H?

Thanks

Hi,

I do not think there is a measurable difference. I had a machine that had Win98 and 2000 installed besides each other and benchmarks were the same on both. I did not notice any difference in the credits I got per hour when running one or the other. As your 98 machine is a PIII with comparatively little memory I'd stay with 98 if there is no other need to upgrade. I think it has a smaller memory footprint.

That said, there is an important exception if your machine is not just used for some hours a day but for longer times on end: If you would like to have your PC run 24/7 for days or weeks then at least 2000 is a must in my opinion as it gives you way less problems in continuous operation. 98 is not the star of stamina in that respect, not to say it can be a nightmare when trying server-like operation.

Regards,

Christoph

Thanks, I'll stay with 98SE.

Hi,

an addition: I just found in another discussion on a team board that Win98 is no longer officially supported by BOINC. This does not mean that BOINC won't run, but there is no specific debugging anymore for 98. So if any new feature of BOINC will not work under 98 nobody will officially care about that any more.

Sorry I did not know that, I was using 98 myself till a short while ago and did not notice the change in supported platforms. But I thought I'd better mention it here.