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Summary: Waste of money and computer resources
Review: Windows ME is a 'fluffy' version of Windows 98, only it features a massive memory leak - meaning you NEED one of those RAM Boosting programs (aka memory managers) just to keep more then 2 applications going at a time.I ran Windows ME for about 3 months before becoming completely frustrated with it and moved to Windows 2000 Professional. This product appears to have been an attempt to create what Windows XP is today, only it failed misserably. This is NOT the operating system for power users or professionals, not that I would recomend it to anyone to begin with. If your looking for a 'fluffy' upgrade, skip this and go right to Windows XP Home Edition. If your a serious power user, then either go with Windows XP Pro, or just wait until "Longhorn" is released.
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Summary: Great product
Review: This product is a good one. I bought it in order to keep up with the usb technology and it has worked great. It is almost the same as windows 98, but it supports this new usb technology. Mine has never frozen or had any of the problems everyone else is having. I think it is great, but i'm sure everyone else is not lying. It worked for me though and it might work for you.
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Summary: Yes, it does freeze
Review: It freezes if you actually make your computer work. If you don't ever try to multitask it won't freeze. Duh. Hey, if you only bought that $1000 dollar computer to play Minesweeper and check out spam ads for septic-tank cleaners and Viagra, feel free to use Windows ME. If you actually want to play real video games, play media files, surf the net, and chat (all at the same time), get Windows XP. ME stands for Many Errors--be warned!
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Summary: It is sooooooo perfect
Review: You probably all think "oh boy, Windows ME stinks to living death" well guess what... YOU'RE WRONG! There are bad rumors saying it always freezes and crashes, which is not true. The best thing to do is press crtl+alt+delete right when the desktop comes and end everything except for explorer, which is your desktop. Also keep it healthy by doing disk cleanup and defragmenter 1nce a week. I really like my Windows ME. At first it was confusing, but get used to it and you will understand. Also.. i was going to get XP edition then i found out about the virus. The virus does not target ME because of very bad rumors. Now for my words of wisdom. "Get ME and keep ME".
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Summary: Problems? What Problems?
Review: I can't understand why so many people seem to have so many problems with ME. I got my computer with factory-installed Windows ME just under two years ago, and ME has performed virtually flawlessly for me in all that time. Yeah, it freezes from time to time, but not very often, and a reboot usually unfreezes things nicely. Installing peripherals with ME is a snap with the installation wizards; setting up an Internet connection was a breeze with the ISP's installation disk, and I'm NO computer geek! I'm one Windows ME user who WON'T be messing around with any new operating systems (even though I've used Windows XP Professional, and it's very nice) or upgrades. Why should I when I'm totally satisfied with the OS I already have?
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Summary: Time to get an upgrade
Review: When I first got Windows Me in December 2000, I thought it was a great improvement over Windows 98. However, after 3 years of use, this ever so great computer has become a giant pain. I have plenty of space, yet programs freeze and you need to restart your computer again. I am constantly press Ctrl+Alt+delete to see what is going wrong in Adobe Photoshop or Zoo Tycoon. It always has a "not responding" sign behind it and when I press "end task", my whole desk top disappears leaving me only with my background picture. Our printer and scanner don't seem to function anymore and installing games and new programs takes atleast 30 minutes. And when you restart your computer, you have to wait 5 minutes to let everything on your desktop load before you can try anything with out it not working. Iam also frequently getting blue screens with error signs on it. This computer doesn't seem to cooperate with me anymore, so I am going to buy XP.
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Summary: ME Works Great For Mef
Review: I know some people have reported problems with this version of Windows but I've been quite happy with it. I've had no major problems since I installed the upgrade. I was using Windows 95 and it just lacked some of the features that I needed. I use mostly older MicroSoft programs. Word 97, Access 97, Publisher 97 and Lotus Organizer so my programs are old by today's standards. I needed the camera and scanner capabilities of Windows ME and they are working fine for me. I was also using Netscape 4.5 as my browser and email reader. As this version of Netscape was quite old I was pleased to get a newer version of Internet Explorer and Outlook Express supplied with the Windows ME upgrade. I loaded this upgrade on a six year old Toshiba Satellite Laptop Computer - Model 315CDS. It was running a factory installed version of Windows 95 when I did this upgrade. Windows ME recognized all of my hardware and all my files and programs seem to be fine. I don't play games or do any video or music stuff on my computer so these may be the problem areas others have reported. I can't comment as to whether Win Me is suitable for those of you who do. I use my computer for mostly word processing, desktop publishing, text, picture and photo editing. Some of the new file features and picture preview thumbnail features are extremely useful for me. I had no trouble at all with the installation. I took me a little longer than I anticipated. The loading screen claimed it would load in 30-60 minutes. I believe it was more like an hour and a half but at least it loaded with no problems. All I basicaly had to do was put the CD in the drive and hit enter a few times. It was a very painless installation. I do recommend this upgrade but as they say- "Your mileage may vary."
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Summary: The answer to all my problems
Review: This upgrade is worth every penny. I upgraded from Win95 and all my problems have been resolved. My scanner can communicate with my printer and my portable Mp3 player, digital camera, and internet camera all plug into the USB ports. The installation was a breeze, taking less than one hour. I highly recommend any dinosaurs out there such as myself to upgrade to WinME as soon as possible.
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Summary: Great for keeping you up late...
Review: After you system crashes and you have to reboot. You get many errors, lots of blue screens. And my active desktop seems to hate every program ever, even those by microsoft. I would much rather run 3.11 then Me. Me, many errors, Maniacal Enigma, Must Erase.
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Summary: Freezes, Crashes, displays Error Messages..'ME' is the pits!
Review: I purchased a new Compaq Presario 5000 Pentium III/1 Gig machine about a year ago, and have had nothing but problems with Windoze ME that came bundled with it. I often get error messages, freezes, and crashes while using various software packages, and even when I don't multitask! I can be using just one software package (thus not putting demand on the hardware or OS), such as Lotus Notes R5 or AOL, and bam, out of nowhere and for not good reason, 'ME' rears it's ugly head. I cannot even begin to count all those wasted hours of downtime and rebooting or crawling under my desk to turn the power strip on and off to reboot, because 'ME' has frozen my CPU to the point where it can't even shut down properly!!! This is simply UNACCEPTABLE, and despite my having contacted Microsoft 5 times, I have still obtained NO satisfaction or fix from them!!! FIVE times, and they have not even had the common courtesy or decency to reply to me!!! About a month ago, I decided to try Macintosh for the first time, and I am floored by how stable their OS is!!! My Compaq with 'ME' is now collecting dust, and I have become a Mac convert. At least Macs work well!!! Shame on Microsoft for releasing a lousy product.
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