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| Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $209.00
Buy New: $89.95
You Save: $119.05 (57%)
New (5) Used (6) from $29.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  146 reviews
Sales Rank: 2370
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Windows Me
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 2 x 8
MPN: C83-00001
Model: C83-00001
UPC: 659556429249
EAN: 0659556429249
ASIN: B00004W62O
Release Date: September 14, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Don't even think about it September 27, 2004
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I usually spend considerable time crafting my reviews on Amazon. However, in this case let me make it short and simple: Don't even think about it. The only possible redeeming value Me might have is as a gift to your worst enemy. In all other cases, avoid it like the plague (which it is). XP works. Me doesn't. Got it? Good. Now leave this page immediately and don't look back!
I'd rather have 3.1 than this crap on my PC September 24, 2004
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I went to Best Buy, I told them I wanted all the latest stuff for my PC. I did not buy mine right off the shelf. Unfortunately they hooked me up with this piece of junk OS. Of course at first I did not see anything wrong with it really but throughout the times I have used it, I wish I would have told them to put Windows 98 SE on my PC instead. Windows ME is not worth the disc it's copied on, seriously do not bother with it. You will get error messages more than you would like to, and that includes the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who would say to me, "Oh, you just didn't know how to work with it," I will slap you silly. I have had this PC and Windows ME for about 4 years, so don't you tell me I don't know how to work with it. I tried to work with it, and it gave me nothing but grief. Now after getting a copy of Windows 98 SE just recently and applying some serious elbow grease to my PC, I now have a much better OS. If you have Windows ME, get 98 SE as soon as possible because it is still the best OS out there. All you people who say that Windows ME is good, you just have no idea what kind of crapola you have on your pc.
This is the worst OS ever created, do not buy it.
That sound was my computer crashing September 20, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been a computer user since the pre-hard drive days and have experienced every version of Windows from 3.0 to Windows ME. Windows ME is the least stable of them all. It hangs frequently and there have been periods of time when I've dread having to reboot because it was likely to hang again. I'm tired of always seeing the Blue Screen of Death. We're getting a new computer with Windows XP. I plan on wiping the ME off of the old one and reinstalling the more stable Windows 98se. Shame on you, Microsoft for foisting this program on the public!
 Why is it always ME? July 23, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I Have a Windows ME Computer and a Windows XP Computer. The only reason why I am keeping ME is because I can play Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity that will not work on my Xp computer. If you have Win. 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, 98SE, 2000, and ESPECIALLY ME! Get Windows XP Home Edition or if you want to play those picky old MS-DOS games, get Windows 98SE! Don't wate your money on this JUNK!
 A so-so release from the Big M May 30, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's not quite 98 and it's not quite XP, and it shows. For those of you looking to upgrade from 9x to ME, think twice: there is no real-mode DOS support in ME. If you rely heavily on DOS applications or play a lot of DOS-based game, stick with or upgrade to 98se. As for hardware support, ME does a satisfactory job of detecting older pieces, however the actual driver database is rather small, meaning that even if it detects your hardware, you may be required to load the correct drivers from a floppy or CD, or download them off the Internet. However, based on my experiences with my old HP DeskJet 600C, ME correctly detected it and installed the correct driver. I've used ME on my old Gateway G6-400 (PII 400, 128 MB SDRAM), and it ran fine. I was able to edit digital video, edit and share my digital photos, as well as enjoy numerous applications including my NES and SNES emulators (although I did have to run Windows Update in order to retrieve the latest version of DirectX).Like previous versions of Windows, security is a problem. By default NetBIOS is enabled as well as several "phone home" programs (Automatic Updating, automatic codec downloads for WMP, etc.). With the correct tweaks and a working knowledge of computer security, ME is a breeze to secure. Furthermore, it appears that ME is prone to crashing as often as previous versions of Windows. Not to contradict myself, while ME functioned properly 80% of the time on my machine, there were times when it would continually crash upon loading or it would just not load. I have since switched to Linux as my main operating system, but I still use ME for CD-burning and gaming. For those who don't wish to plunk down $200 for XP or bother with Microsoft's privacy-snatching product activiation, ME is a good choice for both novices and experienced users.
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