I have a friend who complains about everything, but is often correct. The trouble is, I have trouble knowing when to believe him.

He claims that Windows ME has been designed to keep computer illiterates out of trouble, but makes it difficult for knowledgeable users to do some of the things they want to do.

He says that he is annoyed every time he wants to do something other than run some program or sign on to the Internet.

Do any ME users care to comment? I have been thinking about switching from Windows 98 Second Edition to Windows ME. Should I skip ME and try the next OS? I have way too much Windows software to think about a MAC or Lunix, or whatever.