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re: ME was just Window 98 with a new name
>>It was the biggest scam out there. It was truly one of Microsoft's shadier moments. They tricked people into thinking ME was the home user version of W2K. It wasn't. It was just Win 98 with enough cosmetic changes to look differnt enough that people thought they were getting something better.

Windows 2000 and XP have more in common with NT than they do with the Win 9X (95OSR1, 95OSR2, 98, 98SE, ME).

ME was still missing the fully functional TCP/IP. IT still used FAT for it's only file system. It had no security at all. It even still had the Windows 98 Memory leak.<<

You're right in many ways, but for the wrong reason. ME was an abortion of an operating system that had no business going "Gold" (Gold code refers to the final version of the software that gets sent to the mass duplication people).

Whereas Windows 98 and SE were solid operating systems that worked WELL, ME had more bugs than a skid row motel. While there was a lot of Win98 code in ME, the programmers did a lot of tinkering with the code to remove certain useful features and crossbred some of Windows 2000/XP style code into the Win98 platform. The real problem is that the two platforms, while they are similar in so far as the programs they will run, are based on fairly different operating principles.

The most significant "change" in ME was the way they attempted to "kill" DOS. Even though the operating system still rode on top of the DOS Command.com kernel, it was impossible to start the machine in DOS mode.

The bottom line here is that the quality control behing Windows ME was an abomination. However, this has NOTHING to do with "XP Reloaded" or whatever cute name they want to give it. Just because the situation is similar (i.e.: Overdue OS and they want to release something in the interim) doesn't mean that it will automatically suck. At this time speculation is kind of a moot point anyhow since Microsoft doesn't even know what, if anything will be in the release.
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Should read more like WinME reloaded  DragonBRockin | 02/26/04
ME was just Window 98 with a new name  voska | 02/26/04
There was a "shadier moment"  TWRX | 02/26/04
Very True But...  DragonBRockin | 02/26/04
I will give you that  V Sanders | 02/26/04
Plenty of people flocked to buy it though...  Jomo_z | 02/27/04
re: ME was just Window 98 with a new name  Wolfie2K3 | 02/27/04
Sorry, but you are only partially right.  bhanes@... | 02/27/04
ME was bad, but anyone remember Windows286  GOURP | 02/27/04
and so are you  psychodave | 05/13/04
This is good news  OhMyGosh | 02/27/04
Uh huh.  Ployd_Farker | 02/26/04
Rename Longhorn...  JoseTorr | 02/26/04
But...  Chad_z | 02/26/04
Right on!  patrickjherbert | 02/27/04
well..  ryusen | 02/26/04
Gimme a break!  Bobby Sskcat | 02/26/04
Doesn't it seem to fit?  Chad_z | 02/26/04
just keeps getting better  V Sanders | 02/26/04
Gimme a break! Reloaded.  B_HI | 02/26/04
Bobby GET A HOBBY and a sense of humor!  DragonBRockin | 02/26/04
Enter the Matrix?...er Microsoft  Domb2 | 02/27/04
No viable reason for it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/26/04
On the contrary  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/26/04
Ditto  str_z | 02/27/04
No viable reason for it?  B_HI | 02/26/04
Another Mike Cox?  zd-spam | 02/26/04
The peasants are revolting.  Cardinal_Bill | 02/26/04
People were burned with ME  voska | 02/26/04
People were burned with ME  voska | 02/26/04
Awwww...he's no fun!  Cardinal_Bill | 02/26/04
The peasants are revolting.  Cardinal_Bill | 02/26/04
Remind me why I care anymore?  Sunny Jalolly | 02/26/04
I switched to  skeptic tank | 02/26/04
he doesnt  V Sanders | 02/26/04
quicktime plug-in  Arrg | 02/27/04
Good point.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 02/27/04
Wine rack from SuSE  MkIIISupra | 02/27/04
MS is becoming as expensive as Apple?!?  B_HI | 02/26/04
Need a light bulb?  spinit | 02/26/04
Good, exercising your choices  FilledOut | 02/26/04
To quote U2, "It's a beautiful day.."  Mike Cox | 02/26/04
hmm  B_HI | 02/26/04
Hmm...flawed logic  Domb2 | 02/27/04
Are you kidding?  IT_Firefighter | 02/27/04
MS  michael-t | 02/26/04
Why bother with XP or Reloaded or Longhorn  LazLong | 02/26/04
Why bother with XP or Reloaded or Longhorn  mtifo@... | 02/27/04
Yes choice i s good  LazLong | 02/27/04
Maybe the device prob is a mfr tweaking issue  FilledOut | 02/29/04
Oh great! More missing drivers / hardware!  SatelliteSteve | 02/26/04
Long Horn?  James Dean_z | 02/26/04
Reloaded?  Fred Fredrickson | 02/26/04
Well...  Cardinal_Bill | 02/26/04
I think they meant "Reinstalled (and reinstalled, and reinstalled, and...)"  DanIelWalker_z | 02/27/04
Windows XP ...Rebooted  nograin | 02/27/04
To quote Dr dave bradley...  DanIelWalker_z | 02/27/04
what?  V Sanders | 02/27/04
Try it on boot  Suicida| | 02/28/04
doesn't sound like you use xp  V Sanders | 02/27/04
Shouldn't it be XPloded?  middle of nowhere | 02/27/04
About patching  Suicida| | 02/28/04
yes, i wish didn't  JWatson77 | 02/29/04
Why not Mac?  BriJQ84 | 03/16/04
Name Contest  Letophoro | 02/27/04
From Slashdot  Chad_z | 02/27/04
Thought that's what it always was  zd-spam | 02/26/04
Floundering marketing...  jimk_z | 02/26/04
Service Pack=Free / Upgrade=$$$$  DarthRidiculous | 02/26/04
they said they were  V Sanders | 02/26/04
so we can trust them to change on a dime  JWatson77 | 02/29/04
Hey Intel,  middle of nowhere | 02/26/04
Do the math.  jrbeaman | 02/27/04
cool  V Sanders | 02/26/04
NEW FEATURES???????? IN A SERVICE PACK  JWatson77 | 02/29/04
Longhorn / blowhard  beafeater | 02/26/04
"We are exploring ways to add value" (READ BLOAT)  jrbeaman | 02/27/04
GEt off the mery go round  jsjag | 02/27/04
The Windows Matrix Staring Billy Gates as Neo  DragonBRockin | 02/27/04
from that link  V Sanders | 02/27/04
I guess the revenue stream has slowed down...  BitTwiddler | 02/27/04
this ain't about money  V Sanders | 02/27/04
Software Assurance  rinaldo | 02/27/04
maybe it should be called  tlyon | 02/27/04
Who says Microsoft will charge for XP Reloaded?  Anton Philidor | 02/27/04
Not a troll attack  LazLong | 02/27/04
Mis-perception and Myths  openMind | 02/27/04
Mac can be a great choice  LazLong | 02/27/04
from the article  V Sanders | 02/27/04
Still no reason  LazLong | 02/27/04
That train has left the station long ago.  Anton Philidor | 02/27/04
commodity  LazLong | 02/28/04
What's Linux doing in this article?  Anton Philidor | 02/27/04
This just cracks me up  middle of nowhere | 02/28/04
Successful trolling by ZDNet  Anton Philidor | 02/28/04
this is so true  JWatson77 | 03/01/04
Linux on desktop  IT_User | 02/27/04
Microsoft's strategy  Anton Philidor | 02/28/04
Choice of target, choice of enemy  IT_User | 02/28/04
Yuk - lack of preview  IT_User | 02/28/04
Long (and appreciated) answer  Anton Philidor | 02/29/04
Question on point 6  LazLong | 02/29/04
Not trying to be complicated.  Anton Philidor | 02/29/04
Why isn't M$ getting sued?  dkwiatkowski@... | 02/27/04
New- Command Line features..  curtf | 02/27/04
They need a new shell  Suicida| | 02/28/04
FLASH - Linux to upgrade kernel! (Reload?)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
FLASH - No_Ax wrong again: New Linux Kernel = FUNCTION . . XP Rebloated = 0  Plain Logic | 02/27/04
Also  Suicida| | 02/28/04
oh but  JWatson77 | 02/29/04
re : XP Rebloated - I love it (NT)  JWatson77 | 02/29/04

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