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Posted by Jyeshta on 06/25/07 17:37
On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:12:46 -0500, Jyeshta
<whatever@twixtntween.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:52:39 +0100, "Broadway Blue"
><blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>
>>NRen2k5 wrote:
>>> toonpup wrote:
>>>> Hi to all.
>>>>
>>>> I could use some help here, from those that don't mind giving me a
>>>> hand.
>>>>
>>>> I'm using Windows ME (vers. 4.90.3000)
>>>> [Irrelevant bit snipped] Anyone able to help me? It would be greatly
>>>> appreciated!
>>>
>>> Get Windows XP. That's the best advice you're going to get. Windows ME
>>> is an unsupported train wreck.
>>
>>I can't believe in 2007 that anyone is still using Windows ME! But
>>upgrading to XP is the definitely the best advice... and should solve
>>the problem.
>
>Except that most of the computers that were sold with Win ME
>don't have hardware compatible with running XP.
>
>If you can, see if you can at least buy a used copy of Win 2000
>(from ebay, maybe), but not an OEM copy. First, do a search on
>Win 2000 hardware requirements to see if your computer can handle
>the upgrade - chances are that it can (mine did). But also, Win
>2K is now considered an old OS and even though I think they're
>still providing MS updates for it, if you ever need support/help,
>it'll cost a lot.
But, to the OP, if you upgrade/replace your OS, make sure you
have backed up all your important data (music, video, pictures,
text, program installer .exe files, as well as Program Files
folders which contain settings and data you don't want to lose)
on external media (an external hard drive is ideal) before you
format and do an upgrade. Then you can copy it all back on to
your computer after the format/upgrade. Reinstall your vital
programs, then copy from the external media their Program Files
folders.
Also, if you upgrade to Win 2K, you'll probably need more memory.
Find out which kind of memory you have (SDram, or whatever), and
buy more of it and install it into the memory slots on the
motherboard (you'll probably be able to get some help with how to
do it from the vendor you choose). If you have a laptop, you
might want to just bring it in to a good computer repair shop for
that.
I know this is all a pain, but it's still probably cheaper than
buying a decent new computer and, having used Win ME myself, I
really do recommend a better OS than that.
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