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254314 2004-07-22 09:37:00 I have been told that if one u/grades from W98 to ME but then decides to remove ME & go back to W98 this is not possible as ME changes the BIOS permanently. Correct???? TRUE or FALSE??? amyes5 (2773)
254315 2004-07-22 09:42:00 False
Sounds like rubbish to me. But I wouldn't upgrade to ME, it's got to be the worst Windows ever. Stick with 98, or Windows XP.
robo.
robo (205)
254316 2004-07-22 09:56:00 I'm with Robo on all counts beama (111)
254317 2004-07-22 10:04:00 Amen to that. kiki (762)
254318 2004-07-22 10:09:00 Don't agree. I learned about computers as my first computer came with WinME.
WinME is to me like a pair of old slippers. Very happy with it
Baldy (26)
254319 2004-07-22 10:17:00 What amazes me apart from all the memory management bugs they built into it is the fact they completely removed System file checker and replaced it with File protection system, which means you can't repair the damn thing, This more often then not requires you to reload windows.... and surprise surprise, they built a bug into that as well that so far has affected millions with an aborted install.

So you go from having a few bung system files to complete and utter suicide of your operating system and all your data in 3 easy moves.

Nice move Microsad,....98 is far superior

And why the heck would they build a cut off date into System restore?
metla (154)
254320 2004-07-22 10:31:00 no OS changes the bios.

personally i prefer win98se. however an upgrade from win98orginal to ME is proberly a good idea but don't do an upgrade, do a clean install.

other trap for upgradeing OS's is driver support. make sure you can get all the drivers for your hardware. bit of a pain if you upgrade to ME and theres no ME drivers for some of your hardware.
tweak'e (174)
254321 2004-07-22 10:40:00 ME is win98 with a few badly implemented bells and whistles,the drivers are one and the same. metla (154)
254322 2004-07-22 11:19:00 >the drivers are one and the same.

NO.

not all 9x drivers will work with ME. some hardware requires specific ME drivers to work correctly.
tweak'e (174)
254323 2004-07-22 11:22:00 Cant say ive ever seen it. metla (154)
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