Well, I gues I am just priviledged (a common state for me), having the only fuctional copy of ME in the world.
How long can you run Windows ME without crashing?
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Pliny The Elder
Prince
If 98 crashed 2 minutes after you installed it, you did something bad wrong, lol.
Incubus0223
UMM nothing
well i make it very stable what i do is just close all the programs running at the start except for explorer to completly free up my ram then if i open at most 3 programs then it comtinues to be stable so theres my info on what i do to make it not crash give it a try it works for me
darkwarpblade
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I think ME was made for people new to windows, but i can't prove that. It doen't crash for me, but if it goes to sleep mode, The sound shuts of.
The Overlord
Prince
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Hmm let`s start a competition:
The one with the longest active period get`s a price:
The newest update of ME
The one with the longest active period get`s a price:
The newest update of ME
Perfection
The Great Head.
I have ME on a 200 Mhz machine at my office with 32megs o' ram. It serves as a printer server an on-hold music player my windows interface to the website (I work for an internet company) and as my PC. It crashes every 3-4 hours.
Pliny The Elder
Prince
I have some old floppies with DOS 5.0. That'd be an upgrade, from ME...
The Overlord
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Well it surely is much more stable than ME thats for sure.
Ohwell
Deity
It crashes irregularly, mostly due to fluctuations in available HD and RAM, as that number constantly changes 
It has been fairly nice to me lately.
It has been fairly nice to me lately.
Perfection
The Great Head.
My computer illiterate mother forgets to close programs and often has a dozen programs running at a time, and she never reboots her computer. Often times I'll come in and it won't have enough ram to display the desktop icons.
Gastric ReFlux
Dispatch our Tech Staff
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As long as you don't start any programs, make any mouse clicks, any keystrokes, breathe on the computer case, or glance at the computer screen, Windows ME _should_ keep running without a crash. But don't bet on it.
animepornstar
Deity
a problem i have is that win me sometimes crashes during the start up, but i know how to avoid it. otherwise is me working quite good, exept that the filled ram sometimes forces me to restart the computer when i'm going to watch a movie.
Cartouche Bee
Appropriations Consultant
How long can you run Windows ME without crashing?
This must be a trick question! I was under the impression that you don't run ME, it runs you.
That's why I put it on the kids computer.
This must be a trick question! I was under the impression that you don't run ME, it runs you.
That's why I put it on the kids computer.
Gastric ReFlux
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Originally posted by Cartouche Bee
How long can you run Windows ME without crashing?
This must be a trick question! I was under the impression that you don't run ME, it runs you.
That's child abuse! Report to Social Services immediately.
Cartouche Bee
Appropriations Consultant
They already were after me for exposing the kids to excessive screen radiation, so this may indeed put it over the top.
Perfection
The Great Head.
I think everyone needs to get the cure to th WINDOWS virus. You go to a computer store and look for almighty Linux. It deletes the virus and crashproofs your computer, it also runs faster is more flexible and fun. So when the health of your computer is at stake get the ultimate solution, LINUX! Thats L-I-N and U and X
Cartouche Bee
Appropriations Consultant
LINUX? Crash proof? Gee we just had to reinstall LINUX on our firewall due to a power failure. [The power failure thing is another problem more related to security than actual power problem.] The file system was corrupted and would not boot after regaining power. Not the first time I've seen this with Linux, but when Linux goes bad it goes very bad. Sure you just have to reinstall and restore settings but I thought that was a Windows type action.
But seriously, yes, Linux does have a purpose but I'm not running out and converting programs for it.
But seriously, yes, Linux does have a purpose but I'm not running out and converting programs for it.
Four Four Seven
Spearman
Does it irritate anyone else that Microsoft essentially advertised XP as "Buy this version - it actually works and doesn't crash often!"
They are implicitly admitting that:
1) Their old version sucked
2) You need to pay $$$ again because they made a non-working product before.
XP is a good product, yes. But needing to pay for it when I got a machine with Me just months before XP came out - that is irritating.
Of course, Windows is not alone in this. Apple is equally guilty. I bought an iMac for a second machine 3 months ago, partially on the promise of easy networking with Windows. Uh, it wasn't easy until their OS version "Jaguar" came out. And I needed to pay FULL PRICE on Jaguar to upgrade. Grr... That being said, the iMac is now a fantastic second home machine and truly does network flawlessly with my XP machine.
They are implicitly admitting that:
1) Their old version sucked
2) You need to pay $$$ again because they made a non-working product before.
XP is a good product, yes. But needing to pay for it when I got a machine with Me just months before XP came out - that is irritating.
Of course, Windows is not alone in this. Apple is equally guilty. I bought an iMac for a second machine 3 months ago, partially on the promise of easy networking with Windows. Uh, it wasn't easy until their OS version "Jaguar" came out. And I needed to pay FULL PRICE on Jaguar to upgrade. Grr... That being said, the iMac is now a fantastic second home machine and truly does network flawlessly with my XP machine.
