I'll throw my pennies in with John and Jun.......
When MS launched WinME, Bill Gates stood on a stage
and announced to the world that ME was to be a "temporary"
"bridge" between the old legacy systems and the new generation
of OS. He also stated that MS only intended to market (and support?)
this OS for "about a year".
That makes hardware vendors very reluctant to invest the time
or effort in creating drivers for their existing product lines.
And that is the reason that it is so hard to find drivers
for ME and older hardware..... they just ain't makin' 'em.
Jim Meagher
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Chin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] partitioning questions
> At 11:49 PM 04/04/2001 Jun Qian wrote:
> >Just my $0.02 on winMe.
> >
> >at work, we have more problems related to Me rather than win98, we also
have
> >a lot of driver problems too. Still, many devices don't have Me driver
yet,
> >and win98 driver don't always work.
> >
> >Personally, I don't see much good thing Me over win98 myself....
>
>
> I agree with Jun Qian.
>
> WinME is okay if it came bundled with a new computer and you have NO
legacy
> equipment. Upgrading to WinME is not worthwhile if it entails upgrading
> part or parcel of one's platform. You'll also notice niggling issues, like
> some DOS commands which will not work as they did in Win9X from a boot
> floppy. The improved interface and digital features of WinME may be a
> decision maker for some folks.
>
> Industry standard legacy equipment does not enjoy the same support in the
> latest versions of Windows NT either. Scanners and certain interface cards
> immediately come to mind.
>
> In my own experience, the move from Win98 to SE was a wash, some pluses
and
> some minuses. I certainly do not recommend a SE upgrade over an original
> Win98 installation, or a WinME installation over any Win9X system.
>
> Instead, I recommend replacing the hard drive and installing the newer
> version of Windows on a new drive using the end user installation disk, a
> bootable CDROM, or an OEM Preinstallation Boot Floppy. Use a removable
> drive bay if you wish to switch operating systems.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Chin
>
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