Personally (to dissent from Spirit somewhat) I've found 98SE to be a solid platform, compatible with just about everything out there right now. There's fewer driver conflicts than with any other platform, for the logical reason that it's the oldest usually supported.

That's changing of course, but if you're not in 'upgrade frenzy' you won't have any probs. I'm content with what I've got and I don't plan to change my system. Your mileage, as they say, may vary. Cheers, D

I started with XP and a Delta 1010. XP didn't work.
The tracks would not match after about 5 minutes.
Went back to 98. 98 is a solid performer with Vegas 3.0.

jpresley

I have to agree. Although I plan to upgrade to XP in a couple of months, 98se has been a very solid OS for me. I plan to put XP on a new drive and keep my current one close by "just in case." ;-)

drbam

I'm thinking about upgrading to Win2k so I can use larger files.

Actually, Midiman is the manufacturer of the Roland card & supports it. It is in the M-Audio Delta family. Midiman denied it was their problem until I found another Vegas user with the same problem I was having. I believe they are currently looking into it.

I would also suggest that you change the soundcard rather than the OS. XP is solid, especially once the standard XP tweaks are done, and is the focus for all new development . Otherwise it's a bit like trading your new car for an older model because the car radio is dodgey .... !

geoff

man I hate these car analogies

there havent been many good new cars since 1973

shure new ones are a lot quieter....when you get out and PUSH it up a hill
a lot more reliable....IF nothing breaks!

Best car I ever owned was a '67 Galaxie 500. I hated to get rid of it. I hate to get rid of the soundcard either-it's part of a package deal w/the Roland digital mixer I have & also works with my Roland hard disk recorder. I'm hoping that either Vegas will go to ASIO driver support, or Midiman will fix the problem in a future driver revision. What about a dual-boot system running 98 & XP?

Growing up, our family had a 66 Galaxie wagon and a 67 Fairlane...wonderful rigs made back in the days when real hands on engineers actually worked in reality instead of CAD programs. 65-67 were the best years for just about anything made in the USA IMHO.

I,ll give XP a chance in another year or so.

coplinger,
Maybe the problem you're having is because the files that where recorded and where saved from XP are of the NTFS format, which XP will automatically format your drives to, if you don't specify to keep them at FAT32. Windows 98se will not recognize NTFS formats, but there maybe some issues there of the differeneces between NTFS and FAT32 .WAV files, which could be causing your problems. I'm not for sure on this info, but I haven't seen any suggestions besides buying an old car or sticking with the new one that could solve your current problem.

Maybe if you just open up each .WAV file in sound forge if you have it and re-render/resave them, it might fix your prolem.

If you think 98se is a solid OS, you will be EXTREMELY pleased with Windows XP. :) Still, driver support is an issue for some folks. XP supports more hardware devices than Windows 98 out of the box, but there are more 3rd party driver companies supporting 98.

Keep in mind, however, that you can use Windows 2000 drivers on Windows XP.

Jim