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Davidw2415

So; am I to understand that my Windows 98 is obsolete already?

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gmurdock

I think I will stick with XP for a while. Don't want to have to upgrade my printer, web cam, fax, & software for now. Do you think Microsoft would tell you buy this it sucks?

NEWHD74FAN

David, Windows 98 support was gone over a year ago...where have you been? Rare will be the program that lasts for 10 years...XP users...April 09 was the last official support date...only real support is going to corporate enterprise networks, and those savvy enough to do their own IT if they have enough site licenses.

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Hoople

I was using XP and was really getting use to it. I then purchased SERT and it says that it works with both XP and Visa. Could NOT and I mean NOT get it to work with XP. Had to install Visa and then it worked Great.

The SERT did work on XP with the exception of 1 feature. After recording a Road Street Dyno recording using the VCI, I could Not play back the recording on my PC. The bottom Task bar (Select, Play,) would Not display using XP Pro.
Even installed the lastest version of NET frames. Still would Not work. Even wiped the hard disk and re-installed a ground up base Version of XP service pack 2. Installed all updates, still would not work.
Once I loaded Visa (which I can't stand) the VCI playback feature worked flawless. Using XP ALL other features (re-flashing ECM, selecting a MAP, Modifying a MAP, etc) worked fine. Just the playback of a VCI recording would not work. I could save the VCI playbacks to the hard drive. Just had no way to select, load and play a recording. It drove me crazy for 2 weeks.
Was about to give up. Tried VISA and all was well. Got me.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? I would really like to know.

Hoop!

Opps sorry. I meant to say the Screaming Eagle Pro Super Race tuner kit, not SERT.

The one that includes the CD, cable, VCI interface with red light. I get confused and the nicknames for each.

glens

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I read an interview of Bill Gates several years ago while he was in Indonesia. The guy asked him if he considered GNU/Linux to be competition. Bill laughed and said no, their main competition was the folks who already have Windows of some flavor and are satisfied with it. It makes it that much harder for them (MS) to convince them (competitors) to buy an upgrade.

Windows 7 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia looks informative with maybe not so much hype.

Hobbit

ill stick with my Mac and my Laptop with XP - Hoop my SE kit works fine on XP?

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smitty901

Should have explained it better By support I was referring to security updates and patches. I was not referring to real time tech support. have never found a reason to use that anyway.
As for win98 I still use it on one system I have some old software that runs better on 98 the on XP in compatibility mode
All I was getting at is I am in no big rush to change from XP.
If any thing Now that I now longer need some of the software I once needed and open office works well I may switch laptop over to mandrake.

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Hoople

Hobbit,
Have you actually mounted your VCI interface to your handlebars, performed a VCI recording of your bike in motion, transferred the recording to your PC, and then loaded and played it back from your PC to watch it on your monitor?
If you have, now I am REALLY puzzled. I actually low level formatted the entire drive, reloaded XP Pro Service pack 2, pulled in all XP updates to (I believe) Service Pack 3, installed the Latest version of Windows NET frames, installed a fresh load of the Screaming Eagle software, installed all updates to the Screaming Eagle software, my VCI was already at the latest firmware version,, and it still would Not display that needed task bar..
I even tried doing the above proceedure without loading NET frames, and it still would not show the task bar. I even tried the entire proceedure without updating XP to Service pack 3, and still the same problem. I even tried the entire proceedure without updating the Screaming Eagle software to the latest version,, and Still had the same problem.

That Task bar to "LOAD, PLAY, REWIND, FF", a VCI recording was still not on my monitor screen.! But Everything else was fine. I even tried mouse clicking where the Task bar should have been if it was there (thinking just the video icon was missing but the hot key coordinates were still internally present), nope, still no good. The Screaming Eagle software was the ONLY software installed on the computer at the time. For 2 weeks I was on a mission. I bet I spent 50 hours trying to get that task bar to appear. I was totally stumped. So for 1 last try, I formatted the drive 1 more time and install a Full Home/basic version (not the upgrade version) of Visa, installed the Screaming Eagle software and Boom, it worked fine.

I wrote the entire process off to SERT not being Fully compatible with XP. Please let me know what your experience was like while using XP & playing out a VCI recording. (if you have done that part of Closed Course advanced tuning).

Thanks Very much, Hoop!

scts

I'm actually one of the fools that went to Vista and tried to make it work instead of going back to XP... Went ahead and tried the beta releases of 7 when they came out, and must say I actually really like it- pretty much what Vista should have been.

Hoople

Don't call yourself a Fool. You TRUSTED Microsoft. You Trusted Microsoft to deliver a ready and easy to use product that was suppose to be debugged.
Vista will take a Screaming fast computer (hardware wise) and take it to its knees. That is not your fault.