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Win Me versus 2k

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by edwards11

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I have the misfortune of running Windows Me on a 500 Mhtz, 64 MB RAM system with a cable modem. I have MacAfee Anti-virus and ZoneAlarm firewall in my start-up bundle. I like to run IE 5.0, StarOffice, and maybe Outlook Express simultaneously.

The BSOD has become a good friend of mine. Will I have better luck avoiding this if I swithch OS to W2k?

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by ann777

You'll probably have better luck with w2k... but know that 64K is pretty much the minimum for w2k.

On a 500MHz computer, I'd recommend going back to Win98 Second Edition. It shouldn't have any problems running everything you've mentioned simultaneously.

Either that or purchase more RAM.

by jb007

You'll have much better luck with:

a) increasing ram, since 64k was hardly sufficient to run all the apps you asked for above.

b) making sure mcafee is not scanning every single file in your os on access (can be disabled in configuration)

c) making sure that you have the latest zonealarm version (fixes some bugs that caused hanging and bluescreens)

I do however definitely stress ram being as cheap as it is these days you could probably pick up a 256mb chip for under $100US.

regards,

JB

by ryder007

Hi is the Zonealarm firewall one that you downloaded off of the net for free? Alot of people including myself are not real big believers in a security software that you get for free. Try taking it off and use the suggestions already provided, plus if you want a good firewall purchase black ice defender.

Hope this helps, Dean

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