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by matt5968

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Is windows me full version a stable system to use as a workstation in a small business enviroment.. Thanks

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by duskos

The choice is yours, but here are some points that may help you:
Windows Me is the same breed as Windows 95 and 98, only a little nicer. As such, it is mainly intended for home use.

OS's for business use are Windows NT Workstation and Windows 2000 Professional. Why? Because of NTFS file system which enables security on file and directory level, better stability etc. With Win 2000 you get bonus with Group Policies, IPSec, better VPN etc.

by computechie

I just upgraded my home PC to Windows ME, after using both Win98 and '98 SE. Personally, I think Windows ME itself is more stable, but I've had some problems with IE and other programs crashing more than they did in Win98. Windows ME does have the nice System Restore function, so when your users mess up the machine, it can be brought back to a good working state without reinstalling Win98, which could be a nice timesaving feature for you. If I were you, I would go with WinME over Win98. Hope this helps you make a decision.

by frobo

Hi Matt,

if you want to do your work, without interrupts of People who must reboot their PC?s sveral times a Day for reasons, however.
Since we upgraded our PC?s from win98(se) to Windows NT 4.0, i had much more time for real business. This was about 2 years ago, i was working in an smal environment (about 50 persons), and with win98 i had about two crashed PC?s a day, while we had a couple of 16 Bit prgzsshhh.. OK now we have NT 40 Wks and it is much much better, i don?t seen a real crash any more( 1 BLue Screen in two Years !).

OK.

regards

Frobo

by ebob

Nothing but opinion, actually, but:

WinME does not belong in the workplace. Use NT4 or W2K. WinME, being of the same breed as Win9x is meant to be used by home users. (It's a darn shame that Win98SE is a pretty good O/S, and therefore can be usedat work - except for it's lack of basic security.) Specifically, WinME is designed to let the user reconfig the system at will, making it all but impossible to support.

Also, WinME can be much more unstable than the NT-based O/S's. It really starts to take on a perverse life of it's own when you start to make changes to the system.

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