Upgrade to Windows ME or stick with Windows 98SE ?

**plenderj** · Aug 29th, 2001, 04:42 AM

Sitting beside me I have a WindowsME cd-rom.
Installed on my laptop I have Windows98SE.

I'm considering installing ME onto the laptop.
Anyone have any thoughts on the matter ?
Should I or shouldnt I ?

**tumblingdown** · Aug 29th, 2001, 05:01 AM

Originally posted by plenderj
Re: Upgrade to Windows ME or stick with Windows 98SE ?

dude, you are sic.

td.

**plenderj** · Aug 29th, 2001, 05:13 AM

Originally posted by tumblingdown

dude, you are sic.

td.

Pardon ?

**JungleMan** · Aug 29th, 2001, 06:36 AM

I personally saw little advantage with ME...if you have another machine, try it there.

**chrisjk** · Aug 29th, 2001, 07:39 AM

Ditch DOS-crippled 9x and go 2000.

**plenderj** · Aug 29th, 2001, 07:50 AM

I quite like Win9x. But I didnt like 2000.

So ME is currently installing on another Win98 system.
I'll let you know how I get on

**chrisjk** · Aug 29th, 2001, 07:53 AM

You didn't like 2000?! You didn't miss the constant crashing? The lack of security??

I'd upgrade to Me then, get as far as you can without going to 2000.

**plenderj** · Aug 29th, 2001, 08:25 AM

I couldnt get 2000 to run without crashing !
I tried 2 installs on two totally different occasions.

It would install, and then after the first reboot it would not go any further. Some really odd dark-blue screen error.

I think it was hardware related though.
I dont mind crashing.... my Win98 laptop doesnt crash much...

**plenderj** · Aug 29th, 2001, 08:32 AM

Ahhh *****. I lost the ****ing product key

**nabeels786** · Aug 29th, 2001, 08:58 AM

ME is full of bugs. i installed it before 2k, didnt run for more than half an hour without giving up :\

**chrisjk** · Aug 29th, 2001, 11:22 AM

yep, must be a hardware conflict then. I've had win2k installed for a month now and it hasn't crashed once. No BSoD, no Illegal Operations, nothing! I'm truly impressed!

**plenderj** · Aug 29th, 2001, 11:30 AM

I'm tired of rock-hard operating systems. I want a touchy-feely OS that I can cuddle like WinME

**chrisjk** · Aug 29th, 2001, 11:32 AM

2k is touchy feely! I can cuddle it all day safe in the knowledge it will cuddle me back rather than dying

**nabeels786** · Aug 29th, 2001, 11:37 AM

hehe, chris is right.

i only had 1 illegal operation, that was cuz of netmeeting - it thought my montego 2 was still installed. otherwize 2k kicks all the other llama windows @$$es

**plenderj** · Aug 29th, 2001, 11:41 AM

Well do either of you happen to have your product keys handy ?

**chrisjk** · Aug 29th, 2001, 11:46 AM

what for? 2k? I don't, the jewel case is at work and I'm at home

**plenderj** · Aug 29th, 2001, 11:48 AM

Bah 2k, I fart in your general direction.

WinME I mean. I'm sure I'll install 2k after half an hour of installing 2k

**chrisjk** · Aug 29th, 2001, 12:06 PM

Don't have Me, sorry!

**filburt1** · Aug 29th, 2001, 01:53 PM

98!, unless you can get your hand on Windows 2000.

**Bloodeye** · Aug 29th, 2001, 05:18 PM

Definately 98....

ME is just a money Scam. The only reason they came out with ME is for the year 2000. The proclaim ME as better than 98. Now when 98 came out everybody and their brother was saying what an improvement 98 was over 95. You don't really hear to much on ME being a great improvement over 98. In fact you'll find just the opposite. The number one complaint about ME.....no "real DOS" anymore.

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