Thief III Goes Gold!

[Zkribbler]

Crud...the download demo server is busy & I can't log on.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Jamski
Really?

Tell me more... if I can just stick the CD in and press "upgrade from win98" that would be peachy.

-Jam

It was a long time ago that I did it, so I don't really remember. I think you just put the CD in run the isntall program from windows 98 and it will give you the option of 'upgrading'. You still have to go through the usual process of installing an OS like updating all your drivers and stuff, however.

[DrSpike]

It's less hassle in the long run anyway since win98 needs to be reinstalled more often. People that sit there forever with one install getting more and more sluggish deserve their fate.

[General Ludd]

I don't think I've installed XP from scratch, actually. I'm pretty sure I'm running on the upgrade I did from 98 almost two years ago. I always reinstalled 98 every 4-6 months, though.

[DrSpike]

Precisely. Win2k and XP are much better in that regard, though I still do an annual wipe and reinstall because I'm fussy like that.

[Jamski]

Ah... I've been happily formatting the HD and re-installing twice a year...

Arrgh...

But what if SMAC fails to load?

(Sorry, threadjacked and completely changed to "Jamski and XP")

-Jam

[DrSpike]

So you reinstall twice a year but didn't want the hassle of upgrading to XP? That doesn't make sense at all.

[DrSpike]

Also Jam, if you are really worried you can leave your Win98 install and do a dual boot system. Best of both worlds.

[Jamski]

True... I'm just such a lazy arse though. I wanted to make a dual boot-disk system, with a hard switch to select which HD to boot from...

/me looks at the heap of components on his floor *

...that met the same end as my "improved cooling" project...

The other thing that puts me off is that my XP CD is a german version...

Why do I feel I'm looking for excuses?

-Jam

[alva]

You can upgrade 98 with no problem what so ever, like you said, insert the CD (don't forget your bios settings) and that's it.

My version here is an upgrade over ME and funnily enough I have trouble than with a clean install, which is a hassle (well, for me it is , you can't get XP to install from DOS so...(unless you manually copy some files but I never quite figured it out. ))

As Spike said why not go with a dual boot?

Btw, are you sure you can't run those old games in 98 compatibility mode? It will slow down your system but that shouldn't be too bad considering your spec and the game requirements.

Remembert that 98 is no longer supported by MS.

[Skanky Burns]

SMAC works under XP.
While Thief is still unavailable in Australia I'll let the conversation be slightly off topic (only slightly ) but as soon as we can play the game we will be talking about it in this thread.

The latest controversy is lockpicking. There are many people compaining that it is too hard, with one lock taking them over 20 minutes to pick. Then there are people at the other end of the scale who are complaining that lockpicking is too easy. They can crack 6-tumbler locks in a matter of seconds due to the fact that

Spoiler:

the "sweet spots" on the lock are almost always N/S/E/W directions. Using a keyboard, you can get the picks to the right spot very very quickly,

which I must say doesn't give much challenge at all.
But of course I want to try it myself before passing judgement.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Jamski
True... I'm just such a lazy arse though. I wanted to make a dual boot-disk system, with a hard switch to select which HD to boot from...

* Jamski looks at the heap of components on his floor *

...that met the same end as my "improved cooling" project...

The other thing that puts me off is that my XP CD is a german version...

Why do I feel I'm looking for excuses?

-Jam

You don't need to make it that complicated. Install XP/Win2k without reformatting, then when it gets to the stage where it will boot into an OS you'll get a prompt asking you which OS to use. It defaults to the one you used last and uses that after 3 seconds or so, so there is absolutely no hassle.

[Traianvs]

dual boot system fooks your pc performance a bit

[Traianvs]

besides why don't you get a crap p300 with win98 for $75 and play your old games on that piece of junk, and play your new games on the leet pc, win winXP...

my win98 crashed at least 10x a day, and at least 3 blue screens a day too!

[Jamski]

My Win98 has crashed so few times that I can count them...

Probably my best plan is to set up a dual boot. Yes, that can be my little task for the future...

But wait... what drivers do I need? Win98 and XP drivers at the same time? I assume I'll get a dual registry with the dual boot...

Hmmm....

But this is way off topic.

-Jam