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Summary: Windows Upgrade?
Review: Ive worked with microsoft products for over 10 years, and with all the hype behind Windows ME to make a change for the better, they should have just trashed it and started over. Since windows 98 microsofts attempts at making a better OS has been failing. I will say win2000 Is awsome. But this last attempt at a win9x system is sad. I have never had programs sit and wait before like in ME. Waiting for what??? I have no idea. But the programs sit for 10seconds to 1 minute waiting to run. Or the programs get paused and you cant access it temporarily. No other version of windows I have used has done this to me. The internet connection lags alot also. If you need a OS to get your PC going, This one doesnt seem to be the right one to go with.
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Summary: sorry..can't give less than 1 stars on amazon
Review: First there was windows 95...in 1998 there was win98, in 1999 MS released WIn98 Second Edition, and then an all new Windows! not..... OK, in my humble opinion Windows ME is just windows 95, 4th edition. After five years of having the same user interface, they're close to getting it right. Furthermore they have included some new drivers for some new hardware, and a few minor apps to make video and stuff... All in all not very exciting and nothing more than your average run-of-the-mill (FREE!) Linux update. Certainly not worth the money..... And if only it would crash less....alas! I realize this might sound like someone who drinks vinegar for breakfast, but I'm pretty sure only very few people find what they really NEED in Windows ME. Just think about what you really need in an Operating System, and check what you can download from the internet. After all, the newest drivers can also be found at the site of the manufacturer. Also, Windows Media Player 7 (like anyone wants to use that!) and Internet Explorer 5.5 can be downloaded for free from the web, so what's the point of spending your valuable dollars on this misfit?
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Summary: Help & Support? More like "Crash & Freeze"!!!
Review: I have already written a review below. Titled "Dissapointed" It's a more indepth review on Windows ME. This review focuses on my recent experiences with the "Help & Support" option. At first I was very excited about a new intergrated with Windows ME help option. HOWEVER I was extremely fustrated with it. I completely dislike the intergration with the Microsoft Passport option, with the logging in. I am also more fustrated with the option itself. I have tried around sixteen times to submit a report, and it consistently freezes my brand new 850Mhz PIII w/384MB of RAM PC. It freezes to the point of totally crashing my system and re-booting, or CTRL+ALT+DELETE to close it down. The Help section itself needs help only with the online surpport portion. The offline support option is very convienent and well made. I just wish that I could submit a problem at Microsoft's Support web site. Everytime has been unsuccessful because it automatically opens up Help & Support. Overall it needs working and I hope to see a Patch very very soon.
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Summary: not worth 1 star
Review: the only reason i even put a star is because you have to. this is the worst attempt by microsoft to "make life easier" for the computer world. i have spent 2 days trying to install this software and now it cant locate my USB's. DO NOT BUY THIS!!!! microsoft should have called this Windows NE (Nightmare Edition).
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Summary: 3 stars is probably a bit too generous!!!
Review: Ok where to begin with Microsoft's newest P.O.S.? I had the chance to start running Microsoft Windows Me a few months ago, and I jumped at the shot. I was really happy to finally get a new OS on my machine. Let me begin by letting everyone know what I am running now. I have a custom built machine, by myself. It is a Cerleron 566 overclocked to 850Mhz on an Abit Rev.II motherboard, 128mb RAM, 100 gigs of Hard drive space, Road Runner cable (not so) high speed internet access, Turtle Beach: Santa Cruz soundcard and a Matrox G200 Mystique 8mb video card. Ok I'll put it this way, Microsoft's Windows ME does not let me use my computer to its best of performance capabilites. Win Me is slow and it looks like a direct rip off of Windows 2000. Well not that, that is a bad thing, Win 2k is at least a stable operating system that is powerful (to say the least). Windows ME just runs about as fast as a turtle, and it is system resource hungry. I constantly have to restart whenever I do any multitasking. When there are multiple web browsers open, you can kiss half of your resources good bye. I have a lot of .dll (dynamic library link) failures when I multitask and my system just runs terrible. Once most of your memory is used up, if you dont restart... Then your internet speed will cut in half and folders take their time to open. I was also not a big fan with the networking capabilities on WIN ME. It almost looks as if Microsoft took Windows 98 ripped out have of the networking abilities and then threw WIN 2k icons on top of it, therefor creating Windows ME. To put it nicely, I am really dissapointed with this OS. I was overall impressed with Windows 98 Second Edition and I still prefer it now. But to tell you the truth, I was really excited when I heard Microsoft was releasing WIN ME. I had a lot of high hopes that were really let down. I dont even know what went wrong, but Microsoft really screwed this one up! I hate WIN Me and I wouldn't recomend it to anyone. But, I will let you know that there are a few good points to it and I can see how others might enjoy it. WIN ME is very easy to navigate and very user friendly. There are a bunch of new options in Windows Media Player, which I'm sure a lot of people will like (although, I dislike Media Player myself). The overall appearence to Millenium is nicer. I really enjoy the look of it, as opposed to the old 98 and 95 series. What do I mean by that? I mean the desktop and menues. It is set up a bit nicer and the new icons look more upbeat. Although they are nothing new, everything came from Windows 2000. Oh yeah, try and restart in MS DOS Mode, you can't... Because it's not there! Microsoft decided to leave DOS out of WIN ME, except for the DOS prompt inside Windows. But overall, there is just nothing in Win Me to keep me running it. It took me a month or so to make my decision to go back to WIN 98 SE on a dual boot with Mandrake Linux 7.1 My recomendations are to either stick with Windows 98 Second Edition or with Windows 2000. If you are looking for a fast OS with stability, it is best to stay away from Win ME. If you have it in ya, learn Linux... Linux is fast, powerful, stable and fun once you get into it. But do your self a favor, stay away from Microsofts newest operating system Windows ME - Millenium Edition, or try it out first to decide for yourself. I didn't care for it in the least bit. I would give it 1 star, but I know it doesn't really deserve that. Hey, at least it runs... Thats about all I could ask from it. But the truth is, WIN ME just plain sucks. There isn't much to it that I like, I would probably never go back to it and most of my friends feel the same way. Actually, just about everyone I have talked to, who hava ran Windows ME disliked it. Read what other people have wrote. Most of them dislike it too! Honestly, I'd stay away! I hope I gave some of you a bit of information that is useful. I'm not trying to bash Microsoft because they are the industry standard, because I'm not. I just wanted to provide you all with my point of view about the way I feel and my experiences with their new program. I am awaiting the next version of WIN ME (whatever they'll call it). I'd be more than happy to run it too. Plain and simple; I didn't care for WIN ME and I wanted everyone to know where I stand =) Hope that did it for ya! And if you really want to, try it at risk!
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Summary: Definatly not worth it
Review: I installed Windows ME over 98 hoping it would be a nice upgrade. I didn't expect a lot, but I did expect less crashes, better networking and generally better performance. Upon starting up ME for the first time my sound was not working. I called Creative for tech support on the card (SB Live Value) and they told me the drivers for 98 should work on ME. I uninstalled the card, re-installed it and then installed the drivers again, and my sound worked. I restarted the computer, and my sound stopped working again. I uninstalled ME after that, not wanting to deal with the problem that should be a very smooth transition. I also had a few problems with networking as I could not connect to things I previously could with ease. The majority of the programs it installed were programs I could download for free off the net. It installed things I didn't want installed like MSN and other Online Services and such. Overall I was not pleased at all, and I expect to see a Windows ME 2nd Edition coming out soon. I'd only reccomend ME to someone brand new to computers, and doesn't expect much from their computer usage, as it does have a better help guide and is generally more friendly to the common user. But that's about the only positive.
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Summary: Dissapointed
Review: It was an extremely painless and efficient installation process. However I was incredibly dissapointed with the OS. First all there isn't anything exclusive, besides the Windows Movie Maker. This software isn't that great. The video quality is so terrible. You can only save in Windows Media Format, not a plus for your friends that only use Real Player or Quicktime. And the choices for video quality is extemely limited. Unlike most video software, you canNOT choose the quality to crisp. It has high, medium and low. Low looks terrible, medium looks ok and high looks fair. It's mainly intended for emailing these clips. Sometimes I like to make video clips, burn them to a CD/Zip disk and send to friends that way to preserve quality and sound. I also prefer Real Player files, over Windows Media. The System Restore feature isn't all it's cracked up to be: It only does around 1-2 entries every few days. It's not very effective/reliable. For example with WildFile's GoBack(TM), you can easily go to virtually any day/time in your history log and restore your PC to exactly the way it was. If your PC was not running, then at start-up it has a restore option whereas on Windows System Restore, it's limited to two or three entries every few days, and it only works as long as Windows does. The "new and improved" My Pictures is pretty nice. It lets you thumbnail your photo's without having to click them to see them. You can preview them now. Boot-up and shut-down times on my pc are extremely quicker than Windows 98 SE. I have a 850Mhz PIII w/384MB of RAM. Finally, MSIE 5.5, Outlook 5.5, MSN Messenger 3.01, and Windows Media Player 7.0: Are all FREE downlaods from Windows Update. And don't let these features pursuade you to Windows Me. I also didn't notice any difference with Defrag and ScanDisk. it's still the same old boring program, was hoping it would be more "Me-ish" and colorful. Overall, I'm not too impressed with Windows Me. One reviewer once said this was like Windows 98 3rd Edition. For the most part, everything is laid ou the same. I only have Me because I got a FREE copy, otherwise I would stay with Windows 98.
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Summary: One of the best pieces of software ever written
Review: You should buy this product right now. It makes Windows 98 even better, faster and friendlier, relinquishing the mostly redundant DOS support in the process. This is a thoroughbred of home computer operating systems, and at $50 for the upgrade version, anybody can afford it.
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Summary: Want to really hose your machine?
Review: This has got to be the biggest waste of disk ever. I've used different sorts of operating systems, from OS/2, WIN 3.1, WIN95, WIN98 and Windows NT. Thankfully I didn't shell out any cash for this junk - it came prepacked with my HP Pavilion. It locks up the machine at the blink of an eye. Printing with my Canon Multipass has ceased. The help function is a joke - it needs help itself - it fails to initialize and displays a charming number to notify MS suppport with. The real kicker is that the help automatically pops up if there is a cancelled function or error in some other application that you simply backed out of. So, the helpless help comes up and locks the machine. If you want to spend lots of time rebooting the machine - go ahead and buy this. At least this OS boots real fast... I'm replacing it with Windows 2000 Pro.
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Summary: NO DSL Support
Review: Be careful. Most DSL providers do not currently support this OS.If you want broad band access via DSL check with your provider first before moving to ME. SBC one of the largest providers of DSL in the US has no ETA set for supporting this product.
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