Hello Mike -

MP> Now, I have another question.  I have read a lot from people who
MP> say that Windows ME was not really an upgrade from Windows 98SE,
MP> etc. 

MP> Can anyone give me some actual reasons that it was a
MP> "backstep" for Windows? Were there any actual enhancements
MP> over Windows 98SE? 

The ability to 'goback' to your original setup if an install
goes badly is considered the _major_ difference (by me). 

MP> Best as I can tell, the one difference between the two is
MP> that you cannot easily boot straight to DOS (via the F8
MP> startup menu) if you are having problems. But that is from
MP> limited experience. 

That problem has been addressed by many websites (adding a real
DOS to WinME). 

MP> I am not considering an upgrade to ME. Rather, a friend is
MP> giving me a PC with ME already installed. I am wondering if
MP> I should leave it installed or not. ;-) 

As with ALL Windows OS if you tweak it a bit, add some third
party software, add a firewall, and do not use IEx nor
MSOutlook you can use WinME with no more troubles than other
Windows OS. 

Personally I would stick with W98SE on both machines. It would
make life easier to patch/tweak/add to the same OS on both
machines. Having said that, I prefer W2K over _all_ other
Windows OS but that's just my opinion. :-) 

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