re: Question about 'What's the difference between Windows 2000 and Windows Me?'
Monday, September 15, 2003 at 4:51 pm
Posted by Dad
(230 messages posted)
Basically it boils down to increased desktop and file security & a more robust system
less prone to crashes.
When it does crash, recovery is easier & reinstalling the OS isn't usually necessary.
Downside is that it's more suited to the corporate environment & therefore a bigger
target for hackers & virus writers.
Not really mean't for gaming & entertainment.
Go with XP and you'll get the best of both world's.
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re: Question about 'What's the difference between Windows 2000 and Windows Me?'
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at 1:00 am
Posted by Anonymouse
(412 messages posted)
In terms of how they're put together, ME and 2000 are very different. ME is
a sort of upgraded version of 98, with a 2000-style interface but 98-compatible features
- and therefore still DOS-dependent to an extent - whereas 2000 is based on Windows
NT (actually it's NT5, but Microsoft doesn't want to admit that!). The two are entirely
incompatible.
2000 is indeed far more stable and smoother-running than 98 or ME could ever be;
installation is a lot easier. 2000's native NTFS format offers file security, including
encryption, and it's a more efficient storage system than FAT32, which means programs
generally run faster.
2000 is aimed mainly at 'serious', i.e. business and/or network users, whereas 98/ME
is for everybody.
A crucial difference is that Microsoft will be supporting 2000 for quite some time
yet, but shortly they will not be supporting 98 or ME - 98 is deemed to be
obsolete, and ME is, quite simply, the biggest mistake Microsoft ever made.
There's
no contest - go for 2000.
HTH
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