canadian397 Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Ok, my friend offered to give me his FULL copy of Windows ME. Now, I have heard issues with it but should i still get it? I wouldn't mind to put it on my 266mhz computer. Should I get it and put it on, he's giving it for free to me. One other thing, does it have Product Activation or anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted May 16, 2004 MVC Share Posted May 16, 2004 Yeah if its free, No it doesnt have product activation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Statik Process Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 No, Windows Me doesn't have the product activation thing that XP has. Should you get it? Well, it's free. That's probably the best thing about it. I would stay away from it, but that's just my opinion. It crashes a lot, and is very unreliable. That's been my experience with it, your experience may differ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jami_welch Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO dont use it, i made that mistake once. 98 is far better than ME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian397 Posted May 16, 2004 Author Share Posted May 16, 2004 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO dont use it, i made that mistake once.98 is far better than ME so keep Win98 SE that i have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inertia Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 its very unstable / buggy. its windwos 98 basicaly with a laod of fluff thrown in, windows 98 balances ok, but the fluff throws ME off the edge and ends up in an abundance of BSOD`s and random reboots and programs freezing up. Me must be destroyed, its a danger to everyones computers ... mumble mumble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian397 Posted May 16, 2004 Author Share Posted May 16, 2004 what about Windows 2000, does it have Product Activation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickFinlay2 Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 on our family computer we had ME,it is GOD AWFULL,never use but still take the cd if its free,i put 2000 pro on the family computer and it works perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phegro Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 (edited) you should get it, i have it and it is amazing. everything works fine, loads quickly and doesnt screw up in any way. it doesnt have Product Activation. everything runs perfectly, i'd say its alot better than 98 or 2000. GET IT! Edited May 16, 2004 by Phegro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keitero-sama Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Windows Me was the second greatest failure that Microsoft has unleached upon us so far, the first being Microsoft Bob. (Remember Bob folks?). In other words, don't get it if you have too, but then again, seeing that its free., it WOULD make a very nice, holographic, coaster. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risadams Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoLdFuSi0n Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morkuma Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoGro123 Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 I would go with 98SE, it's the best 9x kernel based OS they have put out. After installing it if you visit WinUpdate and download all the updates, that computer will actually be very functional/fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 no. it made me cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark-NL Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 what about Windows 2000, does it have Product Activation? No, it doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny McCormick Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 No you shuldn't install Windows ME on ANY compyter it's crap. Install Windows 2000 or Windows XP Insted. Windows 2000 don't have Activation only Windows XP and newer have it, only VLK editions dosn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Ok, my friend offered to give me his FULL copy of Windows ME. Now, I have heard issues with it but should i still get it? I wouldn't mind to put it on my 266mhz computer. Should I get it and put it on, he's giving it for free to me.One other thing, does it have Product Activation or anything? win me is the worst os to get 98 is way better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticparadox Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Oh please. Windows ME isn't half as bad as you all make it out to be. For free, I would upgrade from Windows 98SE in a heartbeat. Why? -System File Protection (Protects critical system files from deletion/modification) -No longer relies on Real Mode DOS (& Windows boots faster as a result) -System Restore -Windows Image Acquisition (interfaces with digital cameras/scanners) As far as reliability is concerned, both 98SE and ME are based on the same kernel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 I'd saty with 98 over ME. ME is just such a pain in the ass, with half implimented "improvements" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRambo Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Ok, my friend offered to give me his FULL copy of Windows ME. Now, I have heard issues with it but should i still get it? I wouldn't mind to put it on my 266mhz computer. Should I get it and put it on, he's giving it for free to me.One other thing, does it have Product Activation or anything? If your willing to cry then get ME, stick with what ever you have, 98SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blik Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Oh please. Windows ME isn't half as bad as you all make it out to be. For free, I would upgrade from Windows 98SE in a heartbeat. Why?-System File Protection (Protects critical system files from deletion/modification) -No longer relies on Real Mode DOS (& Windows boots faster as a result) -System Restore -Windows Image Acquisition (interfaces with digital cameras/scanners) As far as reliability is concerned, both 98SE and ME are based on the same kernel. Does scan disk work? NO Does Defrag work? NO Does System Restore work? NO Finaly, Should you get it? NO Stick with 98, anyway you said you have 98SE (which is the BEST non NT version). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivand Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Don't do it, its such a pain in the rectum, The only thing that has is that boot faster, but it doesn't matter because when boot give it 5 minutes maximun to get a BSOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryonhowley Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Oh please. Windows ME isn't half as bad as you all make it out to be. For free, I would upgrade from Windows 98SE in a heartbeat. Why?-System File Protection (Protects critical system files from deletion/modification) -No longer relies on Real Mode DOS (& Windows boots faster as a result) -System Restore -Windows Image Acquisition (interfaces with digital cameras/scanners) As far as reliability is concerned, both 98SE and ME are based on the same kernel. -No longer relies on Real Mode DOS (& Windows boots faster as a result) -- Wrong it still used DOS it just hid it from the user. Windows ME is more than half bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PseudoRandomDragon Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Stick with Win98SE, or get Win2k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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