Windows ME final

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by HarU, 2000-08-14 18:35

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2000-08-14 20:35

Hey guys, i was just wondering what your thoughts were on the new Windows ME. Is it better than 98SE?? If so, what new features does it hold and how is it better?? I am think on upgrading but i want the low-down on the OS before i do anything.

Also, does any know where i can get the final?? Like, maybe an ISO or a warez version. I know its not released yet but i also heard that the final was completed and is out on the net now. Thanks in advance.

-HarU

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DosFreak

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#26794

2000-08-14 21:10

We can't talk about w**ez on the BB.

Yes it is out on the net.

Ronin

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#26795

2000-08-15 00:31

Buy a MSDN Subscription and you can download it.

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My Windows 2000 System:

Dual Intel 850's
Tyan Thunder 2400 MB
Onboard Intel 82559 NIC
512 Megs Ram
Adaptec 39160 Ultra 160
1 - 18 Gig Cheetah - U160
2 - 18 Gig Cheetah U2W
1 - Maxtor 60 Gig (IDE)
SB Live Platinum
Plextor 12/4/32 - Burner
Plextor 40x UW CD-Rom
10x Sony DVD Drive
Hercules Geforce 2 64meg
Dual V2 Cards, for D2
Viewsonic PF815 22" Monitor
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My Win ME System:

PIII 733
Asus P3C4X MB
256 Megs PC133 Mem
Adaptec U2W Scsi Card
1 - 9 Gig Cheetah 10K
48x IDE CD-Rom
CL Geforce DDR
ESS 1371 Sound Card

jimmytim

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#26796

2000-08-16 08:17

You a fortune hunter or something?

Damien

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#26797

2000-08-17 00:17

I expect Win ME to be little different than the other systems based around the old dos and win95 kernal i.e prone to crashes etc. My advice - stick to Win 2K it works and works very well - Yes I know it doesn't quite have the hardware support of the Win 98 range, but I'd swap support for stability any day. Futhermore, the glitzy bits bolted onto ME - Media player 7 etc. are in most part avalible for Win 2K anyway.

SuperG

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#26798

2000-08-17 01:59

I went to Microsoft Training so I got a free windows ME. Thats how I got win2k too... I tried out Win ME and All it seems to be is windows 98 3rd edition. I still get the BSOD quite often. It does play games a little better, and theres more driver support since you can just use 98 drivers. But if you want different performance or are looking for some kind of gain other than a cute GUI.... Stay with win 98 if you are running that. And if you are thinking of going from win2k to ME you deserve to be shot.
-Super

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System Specs:
Abit BX133 Raid
Celeron2 600@900
256 sdram
2 30 gig ata 100 in raid 0 form.
Geforce 2 GTS
Sblive etc etc...

Four and Twenty

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#26799

2000-08-17 02:35

Win Me really does suck but I keep it around for some stuff like extracting my warez (the stuff where you need to run those sketchy batch files) and playing my games. So I guess I use Win Me about 1% of the time i use my comp the other 99% is Whistler.

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My System
Dell Demension XPS T500
Triple Boot Windows 2000 Pro 2195 / Windows Whistler Pro 2250 / Windows Millennium Final
PIII @ 500 Mhz (with after market heatsink and dual fan)
128 Megs PC133 Ram
TNT2 Ultra Graphics Card (with the core and memory overclocked by 20 Mhz and dual voodoo coolers)
3Com 10/100 Ethernet Card
3Com 56k Modem
12.6 Gig IBM HD
40X CD Rom Drive
100 Mb Zip Drive

HarU

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#26800

2000-08-17 17:56

Well, thx guys, sounds like it may be an eventual replacement for win98SE. But definately won't replace win2k. I probably won't bother with it until it "officially" gets released to the retailers. Thx for the input.

-HarU

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#26801

2000-08-17 19:39

see we can talk about warez we just can't post links which is by far understandable since the guys at ntcompatible dont want to have M$ barging in their house at 3 AM while they are in bed with the wife doing well...ya know.

superand44

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#26802

2000-08-18 08:15

Windows ME is better than Win98. Are you happy?

gramaglia

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#26803

2000-08-18 16:26

I looked around and found an interesting article on page: http://www.geocities.com/mfd4life_2000/
That tells you how to boot in Real Time DOS under Windows Millenium (they told it couldn't be done...).
Now the next step....What about letting him execute the autoexec.bat again? I found that deleting the bootfile at every start improved DRAMATICALLY the stability of Win98 (and SE), But I can't find the manner of doing it under WinME...bleach!

Sparkhard1

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#26804

2000-08-18 22:33

I have had Both the final version of Me and a beta version. I have foiund that Me Final was less stable than the Beta .. " dont ask me why " it would crash my Half Life server 7 outta 10 times and freeze up while doing little things.. The major Difference in Me is internal support for IEEE
and various Video enhancements.. i had the final running for about a month. and after i got fed up with it i reinstalled Win 2k ...
i think the reason the Beta was more stable was that it wasnt tweaked for speed or anything .. i figure the Final Edition compromises stability for speed... but those are my thought on it : )

Sparkhard

Four and Twenty

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#26805

2000-08-18 23:55

I also found the beta to be more stable (not what you would think)

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