Do you want to get away from windowsme and windows in general

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I assume that many use ME for simple browsing email and such and would
like to upgrade but don't really care to spend money for upgrading or
have an older computer or laptop and feel the possibly of slow
performance after upgrading would not be worth paying for an upgrade
to XP.

Well I used ME and XP for that matter for way longer than I wanted or
should have and thought this is kind of ridiculous. Simple software
installs make ME break, the drivers are no longer updated, there are
no new updates, the system will not be updated, it's not supported,
people don't make much new software or software updates for it.

It always manages to get slower over time for no defined reason, it
needs to be defragmented often where the performance 'might' get
slightly get better after using it.

You need software for security, and viruses get passed around pretty
easily, and it has a security flaw(s) that cannot be fixed.

Anyway I offer three operating systems.

The Windows 2000 still has supported updating from Microsoft as ME
does not. I works far better than ME and I generally like it better
than XP

This is not your property so if your religion your conscience or you
mother said to never steal this one may not be for you.

Anyway

First offered is windows 2000 professional, it works far better than
windows ME
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3557732/Windows_2000_sp4_4in1_MultiBoot_ULTIMATE_WGA_CRACK_no_serial_FAS
Download the torrent at: http://tinyurl.com/2k3hya

This is a torrent, download the file and double click it. You need A
torrent program.
I recommend installing utorrent. Choose the 2000 operating system
option.

Then offered is Linux. This distribution is very easy to use. If you
don't have much space and an older computer I recommend this, it's
called PcLinux MiniMe. But it's also great for more current computers.
Download it here.
http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownload/PCLinuxOS-MiniME-Download-11665.html

Note in Linux you can download and easily install programs, like
firefox from repositories.

In PcLinux it's called the synaptic package manager that you do this
with. Note that MiniMe
is only supported by one repository. So replace the site setting in
'repositories and check
the repository site and uncheck the others.

URI: http://linuxstation.net/pub/pclinuxos/apt/
Distribution: pclinuxos/2004
Sections: os texstar updates nonfree 93

Then offered is another linux from the same family, it's called
PCLinuxOS 2007, it's easy to use and comes with a lot of extra stuff
than does MiniMe.
Home page: http://www.pclinuxos.com/
Download: http://www.pclinuxos.com/index.php?option=com_ionfiles&Itemid=28
The PcLinux community: http://www.pclinuxos.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=58

OK when you download these linux files it will be in the form of an
ISO file. ISOs are burned to CD and can be booted. As in You can
reboot your computer with the burned cd in the cd drive and
actually use the system, browse the web from the cd, email ect.

Note: with these you may need to go into your bios while the computer
is booting and change the booting order or your hardware. Selecting
the CD or DVD drive to boot first.

If you somehow don't like it it it didn't recognize some hardware you
will still have your winme installed, if you want to install it it's
pretty easy.

Make a root partition '/' make a 'swap' (equal to on up to twice the
amount of ram you have) then
make a 'home' folder.

For cd burning these ISOs I recomend Deep Burner.

To see many of the Linux distributions see: http://distrowatch.com/
 
Re: Pure spam

Re: Pure spam



Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
>

I am merely giving advice that people have different (overly simple)
options in which operating systems they can choose from, that some
didn't even know existed.

Wouldn't even cost them a penny to do and use
 
Re: Pure spam

Re: Pure spam

> I am merely giving advice that people have different (overly simple)
> options in which operating systems they can choose from, that some
> didn't even know existed.
>
> Wouldn't even cost them a penny to do and use

It requires a lot of cheek to offer pirated Microsoft software
in a Microsoft-sponsored newsgroup.
 
Re: Pure spam

Re: Pure spam

"I am merely giving advice..."
It that what you call suggesting people use stolen software?

"Wouldn't even cost them a penny to do and use"
Typical with a lot of stolen goods.

Perhaps you are unwilling to pay for the goods and services you use
but most are honest and choose to avoid your dishonest ways.

Calling your post "Pure spam" is very conservative considering you
encourage dishonest activity.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar



<llanalott@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:79c9b26f-f4c2-4702-9fa1-335426a6169c@o6g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> I am merely giving advice that people have different (overly simple)
> options in which operating systems they can choose from, that some
> didn't even know existed.
>
> Wouldn't even cost them a penny to do and use
 
Re: Do you want to get away from windowsme and windows in general


<llanalott@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:7c99da8c-0b66-4a89-9ae2-240eb6e4d662@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com...


Believe it or not: You came to the wrong place!

Inter(net)pol should get you.
 
Re: Pure spam

Re: Pure spam

Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:
> "I am merely giving advice..."
> It that what you call suggesting people use stolen
> software?
>
> "Wouldn't even cost them a penny to do and use"
> Typical with a lot of stolen goods.
>
> Perhaps you are unwilling to pay for the goods and
> services you use
> but most are honest and choose to avoid your
> dishonest ways.
>
> Calling your post "Pure spam" is very conservative
> considering you
> encourage dishonest activity.

You sure were conservative. I have some much better
terms to toss around, but since they turned all the
grass around me brown and the siding on my garage
melted, I'll refrain from puttting them into print. So
I'll just say that IMO most people are honest and
choose not to become criminals by joining other
criminals by using their hate-inspired hatreds in the
futile attempt to harm those whom they cannot. In
other words, I choose not to become a criminal and
wouldn't visit that site if my ARS depended on it.

I'd say 'see ya later' to the OP but; it's headed in
the wrong direction.

>
>
> <llanalott@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:79c9b26f-f4c2-4702-9fa1-335426a6169c@o6g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
>> I am merely giving advice that people have different
>> (overly simple)
>> options in which operating systems they can choose
>> from, that some
>> didn't even know existed.
>>
>> Wouldn't even cost them a penny to do and use
 
Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

WHY is it that MS still supports W2000 but cut off
updates for WinME?
 
Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Because W2K was the last really stable OS
they've produced, and a bunch of corporate machines
still run it.

ME was never anything but a POS, and never got
any market penetration.

"Greegor" <Greegor47@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:e56fe049-ccbb-4589-b3b8-0d6e89baf8e7@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com...
> WHY is it that MS still supports W2000 but cut off
> updates for WinME?
 
Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

What is the official position of Microsoft on the reason
that support was ended on one but not the other?

Were Win2000 and WinME sold during comparable years?

If I missed the class action deadline in my state
can I file separately?

On Dec 9, 3:05 pm, "V Green" <van...@nowhere.net> wrote:
> Because W2K was the last really stable OS
> they've produced, and a bunch of corporate machines
> still run it.
>
> ME was never anything but a POS, and never got
> any market penetration.
>
> "Greegor" <Greego...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:e56fe049-ccbb-4589-b3b8-0d6e89baf8e7@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > WHY is it that MS still supports W2000 but cut off
> > updates for WinME?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
 
Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Greegor <Greegor47@gmail.com> wrote:

> What is the official position of Microsoft on the reason
> that support was ended on one but not the other?

Does it matter? Is it relevant? No. Simple answer however is that Win
Me was a consumer operating system marketed for home users whereas Windows
2000 was marketed as a commercial operating system for use in business.
Have you asked Ford why they aren't still marketing their Model T?

For details of the Win Me life cycle see
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=6519
For details of the Win2K life cycle see
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3071

> Were Win2000 and WinME sold during comparable years?

Relevance? None. Sold to different markets.

> If I missed the class action deadline in my state
> can I file separately?

You're several years late. You should perhaps try and keep up with
current affairs and read the papers occasionally.
--
Mike M
 
Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

The policy at Microsoft was, maybe still is, that consumer operating
systems would have a minimum 3+3 support policy and that business
operating systems would have a 5+5 support policy. That is, that
consumer operating systems (which ME is) would have a minimum of 6 years
support, 3 years of mainstream support and 3 years extended support,
whereas business class operating systems such as Windows 2000 would have
a minimum of 10 years support, 5 years mainstream and 5 years extended.

John

Greegor wrote:
> What is the official position of Microsoft on the reason
> that support was ended on one but not the other?
>
> Were Win2000 and WinME sold during comparable years?
>
> If I missed the class action deadline in my state
> can I file separately?
>
> On Dec 9, 3:05 pm, "V Green" <van...@nowhere.net> wrote:
>
>>Because W2K was the last really stable OS
>>they've produced, and a bunch of corporate machines
>>still run it.
>>
>>ME was never anything but a POS, and never got
>>any market penetration.
>>
>>"Greegor" <Greego...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>>news:e56fe049-ccbb-4589-b3b8-0d6e89baf8e7@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>WHY is it that MS still supports W2000 but cut off
>>>updates for WinME?- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>- Show quoted text -
>
>
 
Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

On Dec 12, 6:33 am, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> The policy at Microsoft was, maybe still is, that consumer operating
> systems would have a minimum 3+3 support policy and that business
> operating systems would have a 5+5 support policy. That is, that
> consumer operating systems (which ME is) would have a minimum of 6 years
> support, 3 years of mainstream support and 3 years extended support,
> whereas business class operating systems such as Windows 2000 would have
> a minimum of 10 years support, 5 years mainstream and 5 years extended.
>
> John

Thanks John!

And that clock keeps getting turned back for Windows XP?

When will Vista's clock begin to toll?

The business vs consumer operating system thing is
interesting. Which one is XP considered to be?

Which one do you think Vista will be considered?

Is this an advantage of the "Professional" version of XP or Vista?

It's funny though that I don't recall seeing this limitation
when I purchased the stuff!

Got any details on the class action suits and what
they were about?

I WONDER what the Compaq and HP outfit would
have to say about Win98SE being a ""consumer""
operating system and this support life issue?

If it's not a BUSINESS operating system apparently
Microsoft forgot to tell the BUSINESS oriented OEMS!




> Greegor wrote:
> > What is the official position of Microsoft on the reason
> > that support was ended on one but not the other?
>
> > Were Win2000 and WinME sold during comparable years?
>
> > If I missed the class action deadline in my state
> > can I file separately?
>
> > On Dec 9, 3:05 pm, "V Green" <van...@nowhere.net> wrote:
>
> >>Because W2K was the last really stable OS
> >>they've produced, and a bunch of corporate machines
> >>still run it.
>
> >>ME was never anything but a POS, and never got
> >>any market penetration.
>
> >>"Greegor" <Greego...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:e56fe049-ccbb-4589-b3b8-0d6e89baf8e7@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com...
>
> >>>WHY is it that MS still supports W2000 but cut off
> >>>updates for WinME?
 
Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Greegor wrote:
> On Dec 12, 6:33 am, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>> The policy at Microsoft was, maybe still is, that consumer operating
>> systems would have a minimum 3+3 support policy and that business
>> operating systems would have a 5+5 support policy. That is, that
>> consumer operating systems (which ME is) would have a minimum of 6 years
>> support, 3 years of mainstream support and 3 years extended support,
>> whereas business class operating systems such as Windows 2000 would have
>> a minimum of 10 years support, 5 years mainstream and 5 years extended.
>>
>> John
>
> Thanks John!
>
> And that clock keeps getting turned back for Windows XP?
>
> When will Vista's clock begin to toll?
>
> The business vs consumer operating system thing is
> interesting. Which one is XP considered to be?
>
> Which one do you think Vista will be considered?
>
> Is this an advantage of the "Professional" version of XP or Vista?
>
> It's funny though that I don't recall seeing this limitation
> when I purchased the stuff!
>
> Got any details on the class action suits and what
> they were about?
>
> I WONDER what the Compaq and HP outfit would
> have to say about Win98SE being a ""consumer""
> operating system and this support life issue?
>
> If it's not a BUSINESS operating system apparently
> Microsoft forgot to tell the BUSINESS oriented OEMS!
>
>
>
>
>> Greegor wrote:
>>> What is the official position of Microsoft on the reason
>>> that support was ended on one but not the other?
>>> Were Win2000 and WinME sold during comparable years?
>>> If I missed the class action deadline in my state
>>> can I file separately?
>>> On Dec 9, 3:05 pm, "V Green" <van...@nowhere.net> wrote:
>>>> Because W2K was the last really stable OS
>>>> they've produced, and a bunch of corporate machines
>>>> still run it.
>>>> ME was never anything but a POS, and never got
>>>> any market penetration.
>>>> "Greegor" <Greego...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:e56fe049-ccbb-4589-b3b8-0d6e89baf8e7@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com...
>>>>> WHY is it that MS still supports W2000 but cut off
>>>>> updates for WinME?

Microsoft said that these would be "minimum" life cycle support for its
operating systems. The Support Lifecycle Policy also sets a minimum 2
years support period after the release of a new product, so the support
may be more than the stated minimum of 10 years. All of that
information is available on the Microsoft web site, just search for
"Support Lifecycle Policy" and you will find the information.

As for Windows 98SE some may thing of it as a business class operating
system but many others, including me, have never thought of it (or any
other in the w9x line) as anything much more than a toy operating system
for home users to play games with. We were relatively early NT4
adopters and there is no way that we would have ever had Windows 9x in
our offices under any circumstances!

John
 
Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

John John wrote:
> Greegor wrote:
>
>> On Dec 12, 6:33 am, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> The policy at Microsoft was, maybe still is, that consumer operating
>>> systems would have a minimum 3+3 support policy and that business
>>> operating systems would have a 5+5 support policy. That is, that
>>> consumer operating systems (which ME is) would have a minimum of 6 years
>>> support, 3 years of mainstream support and 3 years extended support,
>>> whereas business class operating systems such as Windows 2000 would have
>>> a minimum of 10 years support, 5 years mainstream and 5 years extended.
>>>
>>> John
>>
>>
>> Thanks John!
>>
>> And that clock keeps getting turned back for Windows XP?
>>
>> When will Vista's clock begin to toll?
>>
>> The business vs consumer operating system thing is
>> interesting. Which one is XP considered to be?
>>
>> Which one do you think Vista will be considered?
>>
>> Is this an advantage of the "Professional" version of XP or Vista?
>>
>> It's funny though that I don't recall seeing this limitation
>> when I purchased the stuff!
>>
>> Got any details on the class action suits and what
>> they were about?
>>
>> I WONDER what the Compaq and HP outfit would
>> have to say about Win98SE being a ""consumer""
>> operating system and this support life issue?
>>
>> If it's not a BUSINESS operating system apparently
>> Microsoft forgot to tell the BUSINESS oriented OEMS!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Greegor wrote:
>>>
>>>> What is the official position of Microsoft on the reason
>>>> that support was ended on one but not the other?
>>>> Were Win2000 and WinME sold during comparable years?
>>>> If I missed the class action deadline in my state
>>>> can I file separately?
>>>> On Dec 9, 3:05 pm, "V Green" <van...@nowhere.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Because W2K was the last really stable OS
>>>>> they've produced, and a bunch of corporate machines
>>>>> still run it.
>>>>> ME was never anything but a POS, and never got
>>>>> any market penetration.
>>>>> "Greegor" <Greego...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:e56fe049-ccbb-4589-b3b8-0d6e89baf8e7@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> WHY is it that MS still supports W2000 but cut off
>>>>>> updates for WinME?
>
>
> Microsoft said that these would be "minimum" life cycle support for its
> operating systems. The Support Lifecycle Policy also sets a minimum 2
> years support period after the release of a new product, so the support
> may be more than the stated minimum of 10 years. All of that
> information is available on the Microsoft web site, just search for
> "Support Lifecycle Policy" and you will find the information.
>
> As for Windows 98SE some may thing of it as a business class operating
> system but many others, including me, have never thought of it (or any
> other in the w9x line) as anything much more than a toy operating system
> for home users to play games with. We were relatively early NT4
> adopters and there is no way that we would have ever had Windows 9x in
> our offices under any circumstances!
>
> John

Did you work at Biopure about 10 years ago?
 
Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Re: Win2000 supported but ME cut off?

Bruce Coryell wrote:

> Did you work at Biopure about 10 years ago?

No, I have never heard of them.

John
 

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