I use Microsoft ME on my computer and I’ve been thinking of changing to XP home eddition. Is it worth it? I really only use my machine these days for gaming and the odd bit of Word and Excel, plus internet.

i use win2000 and its like win98 with NT stability ;) . no regrets and no crashes.

btw, im just saying this in case if win2000 is substantially cheaper than winxp :D

win 2000, is the fastest, although winXP is probably more organised, although if you have never used it before you will be in for a shock, as it is totally different from all the others.

I changed my OS from W98 to XPHome last year, because I wanted a little bit more RAM ( 2GB today ) . No problems with hard- or software up to now.

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imo, windows XP has more compatibilty and the same stabilty of win2000. i prefer win2000 if u are just using anything except games. For games windows XP is better

Windows XP (i use PRO) is excelent, it is more stable, it is compatable with much more hardware. Basically if you have around 256 meg of ram windows XP is excelent. I used to run win xp pro on a pentium II 266 with 192 meg of ram, it was slow but supprisingly not to bad, so if your system is anywhere around that you could easily go for it.

If you opt for Xp, then take no lessthan PRO. Trust me, Home edition is for users that can't tell the difference between a monitor and a printer(no offense intended).

XP Pro and Home are basically the same under the covers (aside from some networking differences). Home has some ease of use changes, but all that stuff can be shut off and it'll look just like Pro. Just don't try to log into a domain.

There may be some other differences that I didn't run accross... but I doubt anything major.

Either 2000 or XP is a huge upgrade from Millenium (which was the worst OS I've ever seen).

That's strange since in my experience it's easier to get games to run on Windows 2000 than it is on Windows XP. ;)

<font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#00FF00">I have just started using XP. Great operating system, very well organized and clean. I use windows 2000 at work, and at home I was using win 98. So far I would have to say XP is far superior to either. I can't comment on ME because I have never used it before.</font>

[ 02-25-2004, 09:22 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

I use Win 2000 at home and uni, I like it very much, never had much trouble and I think it has just crashed once or so.

I had Win 98 up until last summer, it was terrible and just how I coped so long with it is a mystery to me... [img]smile.gif[/img]

I also recommend XP Pro...I used to have Win2000 and it was terrible for gaming. XP handles games far better in my experience, and is the most stable I've come across...

I think I would prefure XP Pro, but it costs more!! not sure if it's worth the extra...

98 is fine... but it even sucked for me more than ME did... never had any problems with ME... but I am not really a power user. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I have XP Professional, and it works like a charm. I love everything about it. I think more of potential. I hate imagining this thought: One day I wake up deciding to do something big, yet my PC can't handle the pressure. Same goes with whatever I have. ;) Good luck choosing

I use XP Home with the "classic" windows optional interface and find it no problem at all.

I use Windows XP Professional Edition. ME just sucks, so you should definitely change that operating system to something like 2000 or XP. I'm happy with XP Pro so far, but also very curious to what "Leghorn" will turn out to be.

I am running 98SE/XP Pro dual boot. IMO, the best of both world if you have the extra HDD space to spare.

At work I'm stuck with Win2k Pro. Stable, fast, and annoying, and I'm the administrator!

At home: My machine runs WinXP Corproate Edition, Very stable, fast, and hardware friendly, but gamer unfriendly.
The living room runs WinMe. It handles all of the apps you mentioned flawlessly! The net, e-mail, new and old games, word apps, power point etc. My thoughts are if you don't have, or want to purchase WinXp, and are just curious, stick with WinMe. I have not found a piece of equipment that is not compatable with WinMe yet. However, on the flipside, some IT's are beta testing the new OS, which means MS will pull the support plug on WinMe in the near future. Win98 had 6 years on the support cycle. If you can wait, I'd wait until code "Longhorn" becomes a OS, give it 6 months for debugging, then jump.

I (as the user) am not compatiable with win ME I really hate it

IMO, WinME is not much of an improvement over 98SE. Plus, it is bloated and used up more RAM. You either go with 98SE or WinXP.

For compatibility with all those older games, 98SE is the obvious choice.

Otherwise, upgrade it to XP. Since it is still quite "new", M$ will continue to support it for years to come, even after they launched longhorn or whatever blows old Bill's horn.

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[ 02-26-2004, 12:52 AM: Message edited by: Paladin2000 ]

I personally have XP pro. And I agree with many of my friends that ME was microsofts last minute grab at your wallets before they put out XP.

Windows ME is just another way of saying "The Blue Screen of Death." Go with XP.

Dose anyone know when Leghorn comes out and any idea what it will be like?

I found that if you've got a lower level of RAM than 256, XP tends to lag big time. I was trying to run WCIII of a 600MHz, 192 (i think) MB RAM pc, and it would just choke the whole system up. Regrettably, I switched to 98, and my games started working fine again. I miss XP tho :(

LOL it is Longhorn... [img]smile.gif[/img] It won't be out anytime soon so you can still go for XP if you want ;)

I didn't find that at all. We ran XP for probably 1 year before upgrading to 256 from 128 and had no speed or performance issues. I also agree with Thoran that unless you're networking or such, there's no need to use Pro instead of Home. Pro is much more expensive and no better for a home computer (probably why it's called 'Home' :rolleyes: :D ).

i think its called Longhorn [img]tongue.gif[/img]

EDIT: Oops, didnt know Bahamut posted since i didnt realize that there was a 2nd page :D and btw LongHorn is scheduled to come out around 2005-2006

[ 02-26-2004, 05:06 PM: Message edited by: The Fallen One ]

Longhorn Leghorn must have been a Freudian slip!! :D

Keep this thought in mind. I just wonder if this will be your thought about XP in a couple when "Longhorn" blows in. For Win XP is only an enhanced code, without DOS direct support. WinMe was the first attempt at a GUI without direct DOS to the "Normal" user.

Target, WinMe as a stand alone OS is designed for a custom build. If you have a store bought machine, even worse if it has that "compaq" logo on it, WinMe will be your worst nightmare. All of mine are customs, and they will run any OS flawlessly. To include an edition from the "Penguin". But that should not be discussed here.

Peace