melott wrote:
I've stayed with 98SE because I don't see much difference in the different versions. My guess is I would have all the same problems with XP as I'm having with 98.... so why change.
Definitely
wrong. With Windows98 SE my machine crashed once every while. Now, with Windows 2000, it's nearly rock-solid. The only time the OS failed on me was because my hard drive started dying. It's also much harder for malicious software to get in provided you practice proper data hygiene. Win2K is more hardened than Win98SE in that regard as it says 'no' more often. No disrespect intended, but if your wife's machine is filling up with crap like that, you need to talk to her about it.