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Windows ME is NOT a big hit!
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| Beleive it or not, I am not following the ME or Whistler developments.
I was looking around Amazon.com today, and was amused to see the following reviews about Windows ME:
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Pure Junk!!, September 18, 2000
Reviewer: g. chris glanzmann (see more about me) from Northglenn, CO USA
This trashy upgrade rendered my computer completely unusable. I had to go back and reload Windows 98 and try again. The second time when I got Windows ME to actually install I could not get networking to my ISP to work. Also this software is not compatible with the software I need to dial into my office to work from home. And, the software for my mouse, keyboard and soundcard did not make through the upgrade; they would have to be reloaded if I got that far. I suspect that there were other compatibility problems, but I gave up and through the Windows ME disc in my junk box. By the way, I'm a software engineer.
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Windows ME (Masochist Edition), September 19, 2000
Reviewer: A software user from Ontario, Ca USA
I just thought that I would warn anyone attempting to purchase and install Windows ME that they MAY be in for a big ordeal. After attempting to install this on two seperate computers (succeeding on the eighth install on one occasion and giving up on the tenth install on the latter), I have only four words to say. BACK UP YOUR STUFF!
I have been using computers and programing since back in the days of MS DOS. I have always been an ardent fan of the software base microsoft has over its competitors. However, after this systems install fiasco, and the numerous bugs and holes in the last windows 98, I will be happily moving to a more stable MAC for my next computer.
Finally, the only thing I have left to say is I don't understand how Windows ME (essentially windows 95 fifth edition (after windows 95a, 95b, 98, 98SE)can have such problems since it is NOT a new operating system, rather it is an update of the old ones that supposedly have been fixed.
In their favor, I have to say I wrote a scathing commentary about my entire Windows ME installation incident and THEY promptly responded to it with a phone call to help me with installation. However, I found that after ten attempts to get all my hardware working as it did prior to installation, I was through with Windows ME and declined their further help.
To sum up, save your money, download IE 5.5, and media player 7 from windowsupdate.com and you will be happier and so will your computer.
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another windows 98, September 14, 2000
Reviewer: Brian Eubanks (see more about me) from Coffeyville, Kansas USA
This is a waste of money. ME still uses the same interface as Win 95 and 98. I don't notice much difference in it's performance. It's just a way for them to integrate THEIR software in to the OS. It included software that I have already downloaded for free such as Instant Messanger and Media Player.
I have not seen one good reveiw about ME.
Anyone of you have tried it?
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| Don't plan on trying it. I use Windows 2000 at home and Windows NT 4.0 at work.
I have heard a lot of negative press about it as well. There is nothing in it that is worth the upgrade from Windows 98 SE from what I gather.
There are some issues as well. Some say that it alters the partition table and boot record(so if you have dual-boot with Linux you are S.O.L.), and some are even saying that it will not install with AMD chips, chips that installed worked under the same system with Windows 98SE and 2000. | |
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| I am not saying that none of it is true, but I can tell you that I have been workingon ME since beta testing. I have now installed, worked and stressed three different copies, Beta2 ,RC2 and the final version. It has never crashed on me, never froze and never given any big hassles that you will not encounter with any other OS. As for it not installing properly, that is absolutely incorrect the process is long addmitidly but nothing goes wrong. I have done upgrades from 95 and 98 and clean installations. Also I must state that it does not make any changes to the partition table so that other operating systems can't work as was said in the other response. (anyway why have two OS on the same partition?)It is not that big of an upgrade but overall performance is a big improvement if the OS is installed properly and used to its fullest potential.
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Originally posted by Webmaster:
Beleive it or not, I am not following the ME or Whistler developments.
Sincerely
Leon Liebenberg
MCSE,MCP+I
I was looking around Amazon.com today, and was amused to see the following reviews about Windows ME:
I have not seen one good reveiw about ME.
Anyone of you have tried it?
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| An OS's stability is based on the user. The problems I mentioned were reported problems that users were experiencing. Could it be user error? Who knows.
I personally see Windows ME as Windows 98 Third Edition. Nothing new or special about it from what I have seen and played with. Oh yeah, it did correct the shutdown problem that occurred with Windows 98.
Before going to Windows 2000, I ran very stable versions of Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition. All I did was download all the required patches/fixes and did my own registry tweaks and it ran great. No crashes. No blue screen of death. Defraged regularly. That was it.
From my experience, if you have Windows 95 or 98, upgrade to Windows ME, but if you are using Windows 98 Second Edition don't bother.
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| I have not had any problems with ME either. I have performed both the upgrade and a clean installation numeroous times with various configurations and hardware inside (everything from a Pentium 200 all the way through an 800mhz Athlon) and the process went smoothly. I too, have been around since the days of DOS and I currently run Win 98SE, WinME, Windows 2000 Professional, as well as Advanced Server on several machines. Yeah, there's not much difference from 98, but overall the OS seems very stable. Maybe it's a user thing. ??? | |
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| Yeah me too, i havent had any hitch or crash on me when installing ME.
I done upgrading from win 95 to ME,98/98SE to ME no prob..I even used a P-180 and got away it.
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| Thanks for the heads up everyone, I have 98SE
and I would be hesitant to install ME . Especially since I use my comp for so many different things.
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