Why many persons are neglecting, WINDOWS ME Operating system.?
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Why the memory problem in Windows 95, 98 and Me isn't fixable:\nhttp://aroundcny.com/Technofile/texts/tec041501.html\n\n\nWindows ME Problems:\nhttp://bermangraphics.com/problems/winme.htm
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Well I think that ok, they are coming out with a new windows, but the minimum req. are a bit much. Some people have to go out and buy a whole new pc for it. I am safe because my new pc is Vista capable. But I do not know if just because it meets the minimum req for it, that it will run slow. So i have to buy a whole new one with better features so it can have better speed or something.
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Windows ME is a sort of a mutant hybrid of Windows 3.1 and Windows NT/2000/XP.  Windows ME is the last of the Windows 95/98/ME line.\n\nIt is sort of like one of those aliens you see in 1950s/1960s shows.  The ones with the really huge heads, and the weak, skinny, spindly bodies.\n\nWhat you are describing is probably caused by the reason why Windows ME was the end of the line.\n\nWindows 95, 98, and ME all suffer from the severe historic design flaw of MS-Windows 1, 2, 3.0, and 3.1.  Someone at Microsoft once decided that all GUI related information for ALL programs currently running INCLUDING the OPERATING SYSTEM should use the same tiny 64 KB segment of memory for ALL of their GUI related information.\n\nThis turned out to be a really bad idea.  What it wound up meaning is that computers with 192 MB of memory, had this limitation of a tiny fraction of that for their GUI data (colors, brushes, fonts, labels, text fields, drop-downs, windows, window titles, scrollbars - everything you see on the screen).\n\nMy Windows 98 PC crashed the first hour I had it.  It crashed about 4 times in the first couple hours I had it. It was a crashaholic.\n\nThere are a bunch of things you can do to alleviate the problem, with varying degrees of rashness.  Doing nothing is probably the most rash act of all.\n\n1.Limp along without improving your system.\na.) Only run one program at a time, keep desktop windows close (they consume these GUI resources too), instead of keeping your icons directly on the desktop keep them in a folder (keep Recycling Bin, MSN icon, and Explorer on the desktop or Windows will eat itself and die).\nb.) Make sure you reboot your computer every week, since Windows 98 software "leaks".\nc) Never leave your computer running for a couple months, because ever 47.9 days or so - it will lock up.  Why?  Well, because it is programmed to do that!  Yup, it has a timer in it and it will always crash after the same amount of time, assuming something else has not already caused it to crash.  Microsoft claimed as it went on sale that it was their "most tested operating system ever".  Which demonstrates they never got any of their previous operating systems to run that long, or simply ignored the anomaly of system crashes during testing.  Which is....  pretty hard to believe.  One tends to notice a hard system crash. Not sure if this bug was left in ME from 98 but I would be cautious about it.\nd.) always keep a gigabyte or so of hard disk space free.  The OS needs to store a bunch of temporary files on the hard disk, as well as swap space which it will use for virtual memory.\n\n2. Upgrade RAM\na.) buying more RAM for a PC will help quite a bit. Windows programs in 9X/ME had quite a reputation for leaking RAM.  The OS could not always get it back again.\nb.) make sure you get precisely the exact type of RAM that runs at least as fast as your computer manufacturer recommends for your computer.\n\n3. Upgrade to Linux\na.) Linux programmers were trained at some of the best universities in the world. They know how to write good operating systems because they were born to do it and it is their passion. So is making sure you can get it for free, something anyone can afford.\nb.) Some enterprise Linux distributions cost money, of course, and they come with support from the vendor. There are many, many good distributions that cost nothing, which you can legally download from the Internet, burn to a CD-R, and boot up an installer for. You can find some technical support for Linux from people like yourselves, and like the creators of Linux, online.  They are at websites, IRC rooms, newsgroups, and maybe even have a user group near where you live.\n\nBy the way, I once went in person to see Bill Gates give a speech in Washington, D.C.  One of the things he claimed is there would never be a version of Windows based on the Windows 95 code base.  This was around 1996.  He specifically added, for clarification, for example th
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Windows 2000 is newer.  I believe Windows ME is from 1998.
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Over time Windows operating systems become unnecessarily bloated and often times corrupted because various programs fail to update or they delete needed and unneeded settings. This leads to longer startup times, slower performance and eventual failure of different hardware components, software or the Windows operating system. \n\nNot only is this frustrating but you also lose valuable time everyday thanks to an inadequate Windows registry. Plus, hiring a computer technician to ' work out the bugs' can also be costly.\n\nDownload Registry Repair Pro the free trial.\n\nAlso don't forget to run scandisk and degrag.\n\nOther softwares are available @ www.downloads.com
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ooo, sounds like it's been possessed by the ghost of Microsoft!  best disable automatic upgrades...  ;-)
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WHY WOULD U USE WINDOWS ME WHEN THAT PROG SUCK AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE NO MORE ANY UPDATES FOR WINDOWS ME
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You can't upgrade Windows for free and Microsoft's built a lot of anti-piracy controls into their software now. Basically your computer contacts Microsoft's servers every so often to identify itself and it's a lot easier for them to spot people with invalid licenses. So unless you want to keep your computer disconnected from the Internet all the time, you should go the legal route and pay for the upgrade.
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Welcome to the bridge to the 21st century that leads only to shark infested waters.\n It's all a plot so that you need to buy more from microsoft and others. Soon the only way to fix it is to buy a new computer. I had the same thing so I purchased window XP and downloaded it on my ME computer (H-P 766mz) Runs a little better but not much.
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I think if you looked at the percentage of Mac users who are enthusiastic about their machines, as opposed to the percentage of Windows users who are enthusiastic about their machines, you'd see a big difference in 'popularity!'  (Can ya tell I'm a Mac addict?!)  :D\n\nAnyway, the real issue goes back much farther than the other answerers suggest:  Right from the start, Apple kept tighter control over its OS and hardware technology, which was not the case for the PC world.  As a result, anybody & their dog was out there putting together hardware & software for Windows, with the freedom to do things their own way inside.  Back then more so than now, that meant much more competition (& lower prices,) but also meant that there were lots of compatibility issues with 'tricked out' PC systems.  Different peripheral vendors would do their own thing, & when you put the wrong two parts in the same machine, they would freak out the whole system.  Mac users simply didn't have that problem.  (Every now & then something would crop up, but not NEARLY to the extent that it did for the PC world.)  Still, enough users were looking primarily at the up-front savings, and lots of people did a minimum of customization, anyway.  All that allowed MS-DOS (which evolved to Windows) to build up a larger base of customers, and that momentum built on itself.\n\nIn most ways, Windows has finally (mostly) caught up with Macs in stability & usability.  And, Macs aren't as much more expensive than PCs as they used to be, either.  But, you won't see me giving up my Macs!  :)\n\nYou are not making a poor decision!  Go for it!
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Microsoft Windows is a bloated insecure monster.  Like a house that's had a new story added to it every few years, each new addition featuring better technology and yet the foundation and bottom floors remain archaic and full of poorly patched holes.\n\nThe argument for best system can however be made on the grounds that as the most popular OS on earth it's compatibility with pretty much all commercialy developed software packages is assured.\n\nJust my thoughts,\n\nArmus
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Most computer users use the Windows operating system. But in today’s scenario where open source software has started playing a major role in bringing out Linux based distributions, many experienced computer users are either moving to Linux or would like the option.\n\nFor years, Linux supporters have touted the open-source operating system as a less-expensive, more reliable alternative to Unix and Windows running on x86 based, or industry-standard servers.\n\nA thorough change is taking place, resulting in more and more usage of Open source software.  Most importantly, this beneficial change is happening in significant numbers through out the world.\n\nWHY SWITCH OVER? \n\nThe switch over is mainly because of the following two reasons:\nCost savings\nFreedom from licensing dominance\n\nDue to these reasons, more and more companies today are migrating to Linux from other Operating Systems than ever before.\n\nPROS:\nLinux Is Free\nLinux Is Portable To Any Hardware Platform\nLinux Was Made To Keep On Running\nLinux Is Scalable\n\nMAJOR DIFFERENCES:\n\nLinux: Linux is free\nWindows: MS Windows costs money\n\nLinux: In this case people are unlikely to violate any License agreement, all the software is happily yours\nWindows: In this case people likely already violate all kinds of licenses\n\nLinux: Linux is built for more sophisticated, feature hungry computer users\nWindows: MS Windows tries to be the "lowest-common-denominator" operating system\n\nLinux: Linux is based on UNIX \nWindows: Windows is based on DOS\n\nLinux: Linux GUI is based on industry-standard X Windows\nWindows: Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) is based on Microsoft-own specifications\n\nLinux: Linux beats Windows hands down on network features, and as a development platform\nWindows: MS Windows desktop has a more polished appearance
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The PC your using (Operating system, or video card) are to old.
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VERY GOOD IDEA!  ME is crappy.  Just be sure not to forget Service Pack 2 on your new XP machine.  I would recommend you start with a clean install.  Good luck.
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If you really feel compelled to poke around the mummified remains of ancient operating systems, skip the rotting zombie known as Windows Me.  It's the buggiest and least stable of the Windows 9x series.  Windows 98 SE (second edition) is the best of that bunch, but even the original Win98 is less crash-prone  than WinMe.\n\nOf course anything prior to Win2000 is unsupported and can't run many current programs, so I'd recommend XP if your hardware meets the minimum spec.  If your machine is a Pentium II 500Mhz or faster with at least 256mb of RAM, go with XP.
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First of all, some people are happy with it. They don't want to spend the money to buy Windows XP if they can work with 98! Also, a less likely reason is that less viruses are made for less common, old, OSes.
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XP W/ SP 2 IS ACTUALLY (man, that's annoying) quite stable.  With problems like that I'd try reinstalling Windows--this'll give you a fresh install and wipe out stuff running in the background.  If same thing happens with fresh install you probably have a hardware problem.