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Summary: Because it's all about ME!
Review: With the creation of Windows 95 operating systems for the Intel platform pc's were brought into the new millennium of software. With Windows 98 more advancements were created and now with Windows ME we have the added the ability to have and operating system and online platform roiled neatly into one package.While this software operating system is made for the home, I have it installed at work for testing purposes. The installation was quicker than 98 and 98 SE but only by a few minutes. I found that the package was far more robust in its ability to be web centric and allow for greater online gaming. While the average user will be hard pressed to find real differences from 95 and 98 there are a few new features included, most notably is the Movie Maker. Also I found the wizards to more intuitive and easy to use. A couple of other things included are the ability to sign up for MSN and Hotmail after the completion of the install. The newest addition is Ask Maxwell, which is a free internet service to provide the user with online help. Overall the product has been running for 12 Days without one blue screen of death or illegal operation, Microsoft has a real winner on their hands with Windows ME.
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Summary: Bad Luck
Review: It is the worst operating systerm I have ever used. I can't hook my webcam or microphone up. DO NOT buy this product!!!
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Summary: Win ME is a DISASTER!!! VERY UNSTABLE O.S.!!!
Review: 2 and a half years ago, I purchased a major brand PC that came bundled with Windows ME. I cannot overemphasize how unstable and prone to daily crashes, freezeups, and error messages this lousy operating system is!!! The PC has plenty of muscle, with over 300 MB of RAM (expanded), and a P3, 1 gig processor. Obviously more than enough power for Win ME. To add insult to injury, even the 'control alt delete' function' didn't work in many instances when I needed to get out of a frozen screen! Multiple e-mails and calls to Microsoft were NEVER returned! I realize Gates is in the catbird seat when it comes to operating systems for PC's, BUT you would think that THE major international giant for this kind of software would put more effort in creating and TESTING a major consumer O.S. BEFORE releasing it, and that they would care enough to issue recalls for it, or at least answer any customer service inquiries regarding this dog of a system. My respect for Microsoft has plummeted bigtime after being saddled with an essentially inoperable O.S. that hinders my productivity. What a black eye for Microsoft and a waste of money for consumers. Let's not even get started if you want to count all the aggravation and agita Win ME is responsible for!!!
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Summary: True, True
Review: Ok, look. I'm sure that Gates knows that by releasing this hardly new version of Windows, he is going to get fat cash from every single one of his mindless customers, even if there is nothing new to offer. He's changed icons, added otherwise free software, sped up the opening/closing process in its programs, etc. In that respect, bad choice Gates... you're gonna lose respect for yourself (not like anyone respects you much as it is.) But what to do if you already have the operating system and are having problems? Well, something that many people don't know is that operating system UPGRADES are bad news. First of all, when installing programs onto your computer, certain files get placed in certain areas, and sometimes the places they are put are not in the best interest of your system as a whole. So if this happens for programs, imagine what happens with an operating system. Way worse. Answer? Start over. If you can, format your hard drive(s) and install the FULL version of the new windows on a clean slate (more expensive/time consuming). If you're not willing to do this, forget about the new operating system. 98 works fine.
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Summary: Would't suggest upgrading...
Review: You don't get anything better with this version of Windows than you do with 98. It's slower in my opinion (my Pionex 500mhtz with 98/se works just as fast as my Dell 800mhtz with ME). I like Dells, I haven't a thing against them, though ME isn't as great as they wanted it to be. There's nothing really wrong with my system. I read several other reviews and found that people probably shouldn't try to Reinstall Me, i've heard several of my IT partners saying that Me doesn't like to be reinstalled. system restore on ME isn't reliable, i'd use something a little better. Dell sent along Norton with my PC and it has a ZIP recovery and my HP9900 has a backup feature. The restore points aren't really that useful in my opinion, even with other programs. The one problem i will say is that the scandisk and the defrag have never completely worked like they have with other OS. No matter how you try it, there's always something writing to the disk, changing its contents or even searching the disk that Defrag and Scandisk are constantly restarting. If you run Scandisk you have to wait until if gives you that 10 or more error and just tell it to ignore, then walk away or go to sleep for the night, wake up and see how its doing. The surface scan in Windows Me doesn't work at all for me, in 98/se it will but not well... but at least in 98/Se there was a way to use the DOS version of Scandisk surface scan... Only after shuttinsdown Explorer from TaskManager did i find Scandisk on standard... Dos isn't there anyways. The MY PICTURES is a neat idea, but the My musix folder, the one outside the MY DOCUMENTS doesn't work... i mean it's a folder and acts like one, no problems there... but all music is defaulted to My Documents\My Music ...? I don't have a problem with the Windows Media Format since i have all my own programs and really would never use a Windows program Like Media Player for really anything... WinAmp... PowerDVD... Adobe products... Quicktime... but never Realplayer... for some reason RealPlayer screws the ... out of my ME machine, so i never use it unless i like seeing the Blue screen of Death and troubleshooting some page fault or the Kernel error. I wouldn't suggest upgrading or really buying ME unless you just want to. If you have plenty of money and really don't care then hey go for it... the My Pictures folder and the Thumbnail View option are pretty nifty, and the homenetworking wizard works... kinda. One major problem is that ME is not a 98/third edition... it's more like WIN2000 for the home, watered down version and so many products are not ME compatible or ME stable. Some will even react violently to ME and end up deleting another program or waging war with the Options and TEMP folder. Goodluck.
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Summary: Geez.
Review: I've read a lot of people's reviews, and seriously, they don't even used it as long as I did. I've been able to use my webcam, microphone, etc. and many other programs with this OS. It's the PERSON who doesn't know how to use it. The difference with Windows ME from Windows XP is that it has better security from hackers and it's also less buggy. Windows XP is an NT-based OS while ME still has it's base from Win95/Win98, which shows that it's still capable of having a really awesome performance. I totally recommend this product.
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Summary: Free at last...
Review: When I bought my computer 18 months ago, it came with Windows ME. After reinstalling it 3 times in that 18 months due to its instability, I finally broke down and bought XP. You see, if you try to install an application built to run with Win95, not only will WinME not run it, it will gradually cause the system to fail. Then again, sometimes it will just go on the blink for no reason at all. All of a sudden your modem gets a configuration error, or your sound stops working, and you have no idea what caused it. For some reason, it would load extra devices like crazy until it dragged performance down to nothing. About every 4 months, I would have to go into safe mode and delete the extra devices from the device manager. At one point, the device manager showed that I had 60 primary and secondary IDE controllers loaded for my hard drive.
Anyway, take my advice and buy the Windows XP upgrade instead. It's cheaper and more stable by far.
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Summary: A so-so release from the Big M
Review: It's not quite 98 and it's not quite XP, and it shows. For those of you looking to upgrade from 9x to ME, think twice: there is no real-mode DOS support in ME. If you rely heavily on DOS applications or play a lot of DOS-based game, stick with or upgrade to 98se. As for hardware support, ME does a satisfactory job of detecting older pieces, however the actual driver database is rather small, meaning that even if it detects your hardware, you may be required to load the correct drivers from a floppy or CD, or download them off the Internet. However, based on my experiences with my old HP DeskJet 600C, ME correctly detected it and installed the correct driver. I've used ME on my old Gateway G6-400 (PII 400, 128 MB SDRAM), and it ran fine. I was able to edit digital video, edit and share my digital photos, as well as enjoy numerous applications including my NES and SNES emulators (although I did have to run Windows Update in order to retrieve the latest version of DirectX). Like previous versions of Windows, security is a problem. By default NetBIOS is enabled as well as several "phone home" programs (Automatic Updating, automatic codec downloads for WMP, etc.). With the correct tweaks and a working knowledge of computer security, ME is a breeze to secure. Furthermore, it appears that ME is prone to crashing as often as previous versions of Windows. Not to contradict myself, while ME functioned properly 80% of the time on my machine, there were times when it would continually crash upon loading or it would just not load. I have since switched to Linux as my main operating system, but I still use ME for CD-burning and gaming. For those who don't wish to plunk down $200 for XP or bother with Microsoft's privacy-snatching product activiation, ME is a good choice for both novices and experienced users.
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Summary: I'm upgrading to XP
Review: "With the cutely named Windows Me (for Millennium Edition), Microsoft raises the bar a bit with a new operating system that you'll certainly want to consider for your next new PC." -Editorial Review I have ME on my desktop computer and I have so many problems with it, that I rarely use it. I have XP on my laptop computer and find it much easier to use with fewer problems. I constantly have to restart my ME computer because I get the blue "System Not Responding" screen. I have also had a lot of software trouble with ME. I can't even install AOL 9.0 because ME refuses to run the program. So, I have to spend the extra money to upgrade to XP on my desktop, but as long as it runs better, I'm not going to complain. I would just like to use the computer after paying as much as I did for it.
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Summary: BAD!!
Review: it chrashes more then all the cars around the world do in a day
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