Re: FLASH: OT: Win98 or Win NT4 or Win 2000 for Flash work station ????

[Pat Bratina]

Hi Mats,

Welcome to the "evil empire" of PC's.  Seriously,  I would stay with

Windows 98 unless you're on a network.  In that case, I would go for NT

or Windows 2000.  The only thing you really gain with the latter

applications is the ability to set up networks.  Neither really helps

with any graphics formats.


I also highly recommend Norton SystemWorks.  It has a component that

prevents crashes, checks for viruses (you would need to delete the

anti-virus program that comes with your computer) and allows you to clean

up the registry.  It's saved the day countless times.  


Something else you might want to look at is a firewall.  I'd been having

trouble with my computer and traced it back to things that were

unknowingly getting dropped on me when I was on the 'net.  I was about

ready to go out and purchase a firewall when I stumbled onto a free one

on the net---Zone Alarm made by Zone Labs.  It's easy, allows you to

decide what applications will have access to the net and really blocks

all unwanted traffic.  Best of all, it's free.


I have an HP with 256Mb Ram, Pentium III 450, 19Gb Hard drive and a Rage

Pro Turbo Graphics Card, that will hopefully become a Rage Fury Maxx

today---if I can get the onboard card disabled.  The Maxx is a 64 Mb card

with dual processors and fans.


The only other piece of advice I have is to find out if your graphics

card is onboard or slotted.  If it's onboard, ask them how you to disable

it in the event you decide to add another card.  Wish I would have

thought of that when I purchased this computer.


Have fun with the AMD---it's a great processor.


Pat


On Thu, 15 Jun 2000 07:33:36 +0100 Mats Persson <

matsimediatec [dot] co [dot] uk

>

writes:

> London, 14 June 2000 at 9.30 am

> 

> Dear All,

> 

> Yes, believe it or not, but the day has arrived and I am switching 

> to the

> 'evil empire' of the PC world. Just ordered my hi spec AMD Athlon 

> beast and

> I'm looking forward to it !!!!!!!

> 

> Being a virtual 'virgin' in the PC world, I'm on a crash course in 

> setting

> up the ** best possible Flash development work station.**

> 

> With all your experience, should I go for Win 98 (installed) or NT 4 

> or even

> Win 2000 if I want to run all the flash extras from Swifttools etc. 

> ???

> 

> Any comments, feedback, news, information, recommended software 

> tools would

> be greatly appreciated.

> 

> 

> Regards,

> 

> Mats

>

matsimediatec [dot] co [dot] uk

> 

> 

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