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[Lewis]

As I said before I liked this system when I had it. But this system was unstable. But if you work with this system and get all the updates, tweaks this is a super system. If i run across another one i will get it. Alot of people did not like Windows ME but I am not one of them.

[Tonto (RIP)]

B) ......Thats what I have Lewis.....so far so good.....came with the machine when I bought it 3 years ago..... :D

[Lewis]

I am going to see if I can find another one.

[Lewis]

Tonto what you got in that rig ?

[Broni]

Lewis
ME was a "hurry up" Bill's OS, and in most cases is not worth a penny.
Win 98>Win 2000>Win XP...that's a serious upgrade...please, forget about ME, it's a total failure.

[Tonto (RIP)]

.......still use ME......it takes guts to stick with it.....others bail out and go to all those other sissy OS's......and then prance around like a bunch of fairies oowing and ahhing.....suck it in people and live on the edge.....

To tell you the truth Lewis I dont know off hand will look up and post back in a few days...when I bought the equipment I didnt know one from the other, I still dont.........

[dobhar]

I've only worked on 2 PC's with ME on them...one at work (on a Laptop we were playing with) and on a friends PC. The Laptop wasn't that much of a problem but the PC was horror story. They ended up buy another OS.

I have heard though that the people who had ME, that ran nice, loved the OS and are hard pressed to upgrade to a newer OS.

You need to remember MS Support => http://support.micro....com/gp/lifewin about half way down.

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Paid incident support is now available through 30-Jun-2006. Extended hotfix support for Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition ended on 30-Jun-2003. Extended hotfix support for Windows Millennium ended on 31-Dec-2003. Online self-help support will continue to be available until at least 30-Jun-2007. For additional information on the type and length of support provided, review the Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Support Extended Announcement Web site. Critical security updates will be provided on the Windows Update site through June 30, 2006. Microsoft will not publicly release non-critical security hotfixes for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Millennium Edition. However, customers may request a non-critical security hotfix through On-Demand Security Hotfix support, which is offered for these products through June 30, 2006. When a request is received, Microsoft will investigate the issue and try to provide an appropriate response to the customer.

[Lewis]

With all the up dates for ME they can be made to run excellent . Wish I had never got rid of mine. But I did not know a thing about computers then. If I had it today it would be in tip top shape. And yes Broni it was a hurry up OS.by Bill. I mean Tonto is still using his with great results.

[Tonto (RIP)]

....Hi Lewis...this what I have.....

bought from Summit Computers sept. 2001..

Intel Pentium 4 ...1500 megahertz
Samsung 80 GB hard drive
Lite On LTO 12101B CD-Rom Drive burnproof 12x10x32
Pioneer DVD CD ROM Drive
3.5 Floppy
Motherboard Intel D850GB
128 Megabytes memory
O/S ME
Canon BJC printer
Canon 650 OU scanner
56K modem
NAV 2003 originally 2001
No Firewall
No spyware ,adware etc.....

[Lewis]

Tonto O like it.

[Daperdoo]

I need some feedback. I have ME and absolutely love it, yes with all it's major problems and hair pulling and wipe and reloads... I still love it. I am building a second computer and am going to keep this ME on this computer but would like to try something different on the new one. Everyone says go back to 98 but that seems weird to me to go back to an old version instead of one of the newer ones. We will be using the newer one for graphics, game playing and movies (videos, pics etc.) and it will have the power and all to handle everything so my question is what system does everyone recommend and why. Any info or help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Daps

[Berton]

I always found WinME to work best on the OEM/Brands computers where the hardware and drivers were better controlled by the builder.

I have WinXP Pro on a Dell P4 1.8GHz with 640MB along with Microsoft Virtual PC, HDD formatted as NTFS. I've installed MS-DOS 6.22/Windows for Workgroups and Win95B on it so far and next time I fire it up will put WinME on it.

As far as what you desire in a new computer OS, I'd go with WinXP HE unless wanting to connect to a Network Server in which case you'll be better off with WinXP Pro. Computers going to college will also be better off with Pro.

WinXP MCE/Media Center Edition is hard to get apart from the computer itself.
Windows XP MCE
How to Buy

[Audrey]

I have had w98 and wme I now have WXP pro is by far the best and that is my 2cents worth......................

[Tonto (RIP)]

.....I still love ........" ME ".....you bet your boopies I do...

[Lewis]

Right now I use XP Pro, and 98 and XP Pro tablet edition.

[Tonto (RIP)]

.........I'm still an orphan......ME.....will live forever in the annals of computer history..........

[Daperdoo]

Thanks for all the info, I will keep my beloved ME on this system and on the new one I'll go with the XP. I won't be doing any networking so what are the other difference's between xp and xp pro?

Thanks,
Daps

[JohnT]

Differences

The Home and Professional editions of Windows XP are nearly identical; the only differences are additional features found in the Professional edition that most likely won't appeal to home users. The primary differences, aside from the price and the color of the packaging, are as follows:

Windows XP Home Edition

* Contains basic support for security among multiple users.
* Built-in support for peer-to-peer networking, but only for up to five computers.
* The backup utlity is not installed by default, but is included on the CD.

Windows XP Professional Edition

* Includes extended support for security between multiple users on the same machine.
* Better support for peer-to-peer networking, plus support for joining a "Windows NT domain."
* The backup utlity is installed by default.
* The Professional edition includes the following components not found in the Home edition:
o Administrative Tools (in the Start Menu and Control Panel)
o Automated System Recovery (ASR)
o Boot Configuration Manager
o DriverQuery
o Group Policy Refresh Utility
o Multi-lingual User Interface (MUI) add-on
o NTFS Encryption Utilitiy
o Offline Files and Folders
o OpenFiles
o Performance Log Manager
o Remote Desktop
o Scheduled Tasks Console
o Security Template Utility
o Taskkill
o Tasklist
o Telnet Administrator
* Provides support for multi-processor systems (2 or 4 CPUs), Dynamic Disks, Fax.

http://www.annoyance...w/article10-002
http://www.winsupers...xp_home_pro.asp

[LadyBug]

From reading all this talk about bad OS systems I guess
I am also in the minority. I have always used Windows ME and love everything
about it. I've got all the bugs out and am very happy with it.
I am like Tonto.....we have to be tough to keep bragging with all the bad things
that are said about Windows ME.
Call me crazy for loving it but I don't care what you say.