Should I use WinME or Win2000?

Hi Golden - You centralize your question around printing. MP3 goes with anything. But with printing as a central factor go with WN2000. WNMe is an update/upgrade to WN98 and does ot enhance your printing techniques that WN2000 will.
And have you read the number of malfunctions that users are experiencing with WNMe upgrades?

I wonder if your thinking that the "upgrading" will eliminate your current problems with system crashes. If so then it may or it may not help your situation. Clean installs do a better job than upgrading an already unstable system. Also there is the fact that you must consider ahead of time if you can get the proper drivers for either of the upgrades to match the devices in your system. And whether or not the applications that you use are really compatible with the newer OS's or will they also need upgrading. Sure there is backwards compatibility, but often this is an area that does not really get full attention, especially in software areas.

So at this point you might want to dig further into "just what is causing your crashes" oryou might want to consider a clean reinstall on your machine of Windows SE and all applications from a clean formatted hard disk. This time you can put in only those applications that you really want and you will be cleaning out all the little "leftovers" that have accumulated over time. It is a bit of a task but often it can be very worthwhile.

I agree with the above post...I have not had good luck with ME, it is does not facilitate an upgrade very well. I believe if you feel the need to go with a new OS then get 2000. However I fully recomend a complete format and reinstall regardless of which route you take.

Good Luck...
Garrison

For an end-user of what you will be doing, go with WinME. Its more user friendly than win2k. Win2k is primarily for networking/networks. It is also a little bit harder to set-up than WinME. WinME has mixed reviews about it, but im running it and ive found that it hardly crashes. Its VERY easy to set-up and most drivers are native. In my opinion, its a better O/S for a user like you than win2k would be.

For an end-user of what you will be doing, go with WinME. Its more user friendly than win2k. Win2k is primarily for networking/networks. It is also a little bit harder to set-up than WinME. WinME has mixed reviews about it, but im running it and ive found that it hardly crashes. Its VERY easy to set-up and most drivers are native. In my opinion, its a better O/S for a user like you than win2k would be.

I used win98se and ME on my 550 Athlon for around 2 months. Having moved to win2K around 5months ago, and having not looked abck since, i would recommend win2K over any other microsoft OS. Previous replies to your question have mentioned driver related issues, well, most 'older' hardware is supported by win2K resident drivers. If win2k does not have drivers for the hardware, quite often the NT4 drivers will suffice. Be warned tho, win2k is different to 98/ME in many ways that you canonly reallyfind out through use. i recommend that you try both operating systems in a dual boot type setup. Simply just format and re-partition your HDD, and install ME on one partition then run the win2K installer. hope this helps. :)

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