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Window ME

Window ME Well as I am sure you probably have already heard Microsoft is coming out with a new update to its popular operating system Windows 98, the update is called Windows Millennium Edition® or as it is commonly referred to as Windows ME. So for my article review I decide to read a review of the new operating system and give you a little feed back of what the article was about and what I learned about the article. The goals of Microsoft in creating the new operating system were first off to create a operating system that has a great deal of stability or pc health as Microsoft calls it. The second goal was to create better tools for digital media, the third goal was to create a system to make computer gaming a more enjoyable experience. Another important goal Microsoft wanted to reach in creating Windows ME was to have easier to use and more reliable Internet tools. And the final goal was to create an operating system easier for home networking. Microsoft promised that Windows ME would provide greater speeds and more stability than earlier versions of Windows 98. In some tests done by various people windows Me was in some cases slower than earlier versions of Windows 98. The article also stated that if you intend to run Windows Me at home the decision to upgrade is a toss up. Because you will be able to download the fashionable new tools such as the new Media Player and Internet Explorer 5.5 for free without even upgrading to the new version. And Windows ME claimed faster boot up time won't even work unless you have a computer that is fully compatible with Windows ME, so basically that is saying in order to benefit from Windows ME you will have to buy a new computer with Windows ME already installed, because most of the older computers will not be completely compatible. But when Windows ME was booted up on a completely compatible computer it booted up faster than Windows 98, as much as 20 seconds faster in some cases. Every Windows release comes with a catchphrase. In an attempt to highlight the interface and ease-of-use improvements, Microsoft has chosen "It Just Works" for Windows ME. That's a noble sentiment, but the changes are so minor, you may overlook them. The most noticeable changes made to the interface of Windows ME are to the My Computer, the Start Menu, and the Control Panel. One of the nice features is that in the Start Menu it only shows the programs that you most often use, so that saves time searching for the programs in a huge list of names. But you can also click the down arrows on the bottom to reveal a complete list of programs. Windows ME has also tucked Dial Up Networking and the Printer Box into the Control Panel. Which makes it less clustered and also makes more sense. So basically what I learned in this article was that there isn't a whole lot of difference between Windows 98 and Windows ME. I actually was pretty happy that I reviewed this article because I was thinking about upgrading my computer to Windows ME, but after reading this article and weighing the positives against the negatives I most likely will not invest my money in purchasing Windows ME. This article was pretty well written; it gave a well-rounded outlook on the Window ME operating system yet it didn't get too in depth that the average person couldn't understand. The author did a decent job of looking at and explaining a wide variety of positive and negatives about Windows ME. So I think all in all this was a pretty well written article. Bibliography:

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