cypher_soundz Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Can i ask if anyone used WINME and if so why? i love 98 just for the fact it was quiet fast and i used it for quiet a while with my dual processors for games (had trouble with red alert 2 ) but winme was the worst thing M$ had ever done if they want to test some things for XP they should of released an internal alpha or something lol in the owrds of mr T i pitty the fool who runs WINME.Regardscyph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCT Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 yay 4 your rant this thread doesnt serve a purpose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I use WinME. And its better than 98se.And there's many threads already where 98 fans have shot ME a thousand times.... So posting this in one of those night have been better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher_soundz Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 lol, sorry a had a look but didnt really find any simular posts. lol @ MCTCan i ask if anyone used WINME and if so why? just really wanted to know if and why any noe uses it. i guess it may be a little pointless, jsut wanted to see if there wher any winme users out there . @ prathapml cool , have you not found any random errors etc? i could not stand it , maybe the latest patches sorted out some of the things?Regardscyph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Nope - no random errors, nothing. Just works perfectly, in fact better than 98se.Got it within a month of its release back in 2000, and no matter what the configuration it has always been fine. Maybe having bought the licensed version, and knowing what I'm doing has something to do with it - coz it worked fine no matter how much I stressed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ge0ph Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 i love 98 just for the fact it was quiet fast and i used it for quiet a while with my dual processors for gamesWindows 9x/ME does not support dual processors. 9x kernels can only recognize and use one processor. If you thought it was faster it was just you imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredledingue Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Windows 9x/ME does not support dual processors.Please someone in the knowing comment this cuz I'm not sure at all it's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Windows 9x/ME does not support dual processors. 9x kernels can only recognize and use one processor.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is true. The 9x kernel can't do SMP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bledd Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 its original driver teething problems put a LOT of people of iti prefer it to 98se -the modify sub-folders as read-only feature is worth it alone -98 can't do this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 It has a cleaner-looking UI, updated IE, removed real-mode DOS... has a lot of system files and others bug-fixed since win98se.... most importantly is still in support (unlike 98se which has gone into "extended" mode).Its the pinnacle of the 9x series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHz Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 WinME ran like a dream for me. 98 drivers used to give it some problems, but when you upgraded to MinME drivers, it was the most reliable 9x OS. It was alot more than just a cosmetic change, as to 98. Alot of the changes were under the hood. XML support for one example. WinME set the stage for the Win XP release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 The only use that I have found for Windows ME is job security. Probably 8 out of the last 10 personaly owned computer that I have fixed have had Windows ME. All of the problems were O.S related. I recommend that everyone running Windows ME should upgrade to Windows 98. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgelmeyer Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 I ran Me for awhile. It was definately way faster than any other Windows and way more reliable than 98SE. On my equipment that is!!One thing to remember is, that SR is BROKEN in Me, and - over time - it may cause crashes and performance degrades. There's an update on WU that makes it work a little better. But a much better solution is to swith it off entirely as the very first thing after installing the OS.The only reason I've reverted to 98SE is, that Me cannot exit to DOS, and I want to do that sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 definately way faster than any other Windows and way more reliable than 98SE<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Very true!The only reason I've reverted to 98SE is, that Me cannot exit to DOS, and I want to do that sometimes. There should be no need for you to do so. Its good that real-mode DOS support was removed because it drastically reduces device driver loading time, boot-time, improves performance, and reduces attack surface for viruses.And as for SR - indeed!It needs to be updated with WindowsUpdate to work. But then, no one EVER likes it. It eats your HD space and then when you're desperate for it, it doesn't quite restore your system to perfection. Disable the darn thing, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgelmeyer Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Well - I know I shouldn't exit to DOS. I don't even have a valid excuse for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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