Re: Win ME Disks
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On Aug 12, 11:57�pm, "Arturo Seis" <sixpencedeart...@googlemail.com>
wrote:
> webster72n wrote:
> > "Arturo Seis" <sixpencedeart...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> >news:OrU3uJN$IHA.5336@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> Anson Einstein wrote:
> >>> I am trying to setup multiple computers with every version of
> >>> Windows from Win 3.1 on. Is it possible to obtain a Windows ME
> >>> installation disk?
> >>> Any info would be really helpful.
>
> >> Send me an email address:
>
> > � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �http://www.ebay.com/.
>
> I see the concept of charity is lost on you.
>
> Or is it that you don't know enough to know that what matters alleged
> 'software piracy'-wise is the key, not the installation files?
>
> Or is it that you're such a sad fux0r that you can't bear the thought of
> an
> all-but-worthless years-out-of-date electronic-related product going for a
> song, because to you it's a status symbol?
>
> I have a 5400rpm 30 gigabyte Maxtor hdd sitting around here I've been
> trying
> to give away rather than throw away. It was once worth thousands of
> pesetas,
> now it is worth nothing, except to a maroon. Should I throw it away rather
> than give it away, because a bunch of sad sax still use them and haven't
> cottoned on to their actual worth, and desperately want to maintain the
> illusion of an age of craftsmanship long gone whereby the value of
> consumer
> goods does not drop like the proverbial? Though I believe that was
> *before*
> the age of electrickery.
>
> 'New' on ebay? Microsoft stopped selling Windows Millennium Edition years
> ago. Perhaps you mean 'unused'. Microsoft stopped supporting Windows ME
> years ago - it is a liability now because the vulnerabilities don't get
> rectified anymore. The only intelligent use of any Windows 9x system today
> is as a working museum piece. XP was released seven years ago and soon
> even
> that will no longer be supported.
>
> If there's one thing worse than a gullibull it's one who snorts his
> acquired
> ignorance at others.
>
> Arturo
The OP asks for an "installation disk", not "installation files".
Arturo: He may have said that but it is not necessary, therefore...case in
point, Microsoft now sell Vista and Server2008 (to name but two) as
downloads. My NOD32 was purchased by download or you can pay extra for a
disc if desired, but why bother? The stated reason he asked for said "disk"
with which to accomplish implies that he is not seeking an original Win ME
cd, just the files. And if one were to be literal as opposed to intuitive
about it, one would have to suppose that he wanted something other than
optical media anyway. But probably the most pertinent fact is that I was
offering the OP a Win ME cd that comes with a key, for the price of postage
and packaging - an offer I've previously made here but had no takers for, as
well as one for a boxed copy of XP Home that I offered to webster72n for the
price of postage and packaging but he didn't take up. So when he replies to
my post, repeating the eBay advice, he is making an unmistakeable point and
that is what I responded to. I did not actually mention in my response - to
either of them - that I was going to offer to post a cd of WinME, with
product key, for the cost of shipping only, because it is not required. What
is required is for others not to jump to uncharitable conclusions.
Yes, one can buy "new" stuff on e-Bay. Meaning unopened.
I'm sure that will come as a surprise to you but the value of an
object has nothing to do with the opinion you might have of it, no
matter how "intelligent" it might be. LOL. Some museum pieces can
fetch quite a good price by the way.
Arturo: Yes, I've done the Louvre, Musee D'Orsay, Pompidon't. And used
Millennium Edition since 2000. But, you know, there's only one Mona Lisa
(not counting forgeries). And I've repaired, maintained and restored
motorcycles - mostly classic, but not entirely. The Triumph Twins are worth
a lot. Ten year old Japanese machines are comparatively worthless. That's
supply and demand for you!
And what's a "maroon"?
Arturo: My thanks go to Heirloom for answering that one! It's also where the
'Gullibull' comes from.
Pogle
