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2.5 stars
"2007 and still using ME!"
Pros: System Restore. Runs okay on older pcs.
Cons: Horrible reputation. I guess I got a good one.
Summary: I've had experience to varying degrees with every MS OS since 98. I originally upgraded from 98 to Me waaaay back in 2001 or so because 98 was "supposed" to be getting support dropped/reduced by MS very soon. Well, that turned out to be a unfulfilled prophecy till July 2006 when ME got taken off support too. What was the point?
But then again MS is known for forced upgrades.
I don't recal my first ME install being much better or worse then my typical 98 experience. I would have gone with Win 2000 but my PC at the time would have needed more ram upgrades then I could afford compared to Me's somewhat more modest requirements.
Since then, I've had at least 2 or 3 more pcs given to me with ME preinstalled. Never had any problems with them beyond the usual Windows headaches. No better or worse then Win XP, 2000 or 98 as far as I'm concerned. Maybe because I've had the advantage of all the upgrades/service packs/patches which the early complainers never had the benefit of. I dunno.
But to me, it's basically 98se with System restore. I'd rather run 98se because it requires less juice to run ME but in this day and age, any machine made can run either one with no hardware overhead problems.
I do get blue screens once in a while but it doesn't crash everyday . It requires the same maintenance that any other MS os does, defrag, scandisk, and the occasional restore.
System Restore is the best feature on this thing. Basically an easier option to reformatting.
A fair to middling os (for me). I guess I was one of the luckier ones. It's still hard to overlook the fact that PC industry experts stil consider it one of the worst products of all time. LOL. I guess my versions all slipped past MS's "quality" control. Darn! Still can't believe what people pay for it on Ebay though. MS should be giving this thing away for free for "evaluation purposes" (See, it ain't as bad as people say it is ! It's just like Vista!)
