if u r not having any problem with current 98 installation, dont go for ME. Check your site's google Page Rank here

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Well Iam also one of the hold outs on sticking with Windows ME ! I have found once I properly configured it for optimal performance ,it behaves very well , and I rearely have any problems with it . Sometime ago I started recieving a error when in Windows Explorer and told by more then one person the only way to fix that error was by reinstalling the O/S .Well I was very upset at the thought of that ,I have added many extras to my system ,both hardware and software. I do have a complete set of floppy disk for Norton rescue. However I figured B/4 I went thru the reinstall or tried the rescue disk set ,I would try a system restore to a time B/4 this error started, even though I was told a system restore would not eliminate the error .Well they where wrong and to my complete surprise and satisfaction it did work and I have not seen that error notice since. I like the layout of WinMe ,much more then WinXP ,at work I use a laptop with WinXP Pro. dont like the goofy interface at all ,much to much MSN like ! IMHO Take Care Nick

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You cannot really compare ME & XP - if your only problem is with the 'goofy interface' you may like to know that under Start properties you can get it to look & act exactly the same as ME, ...but far more stable. "I know that I'm mad, I've always been mad"

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Known resource leak? You mean RAM? And if so, how can it be fixed?

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I'm not sure exactly what Mr phonix is on about (and I may not be alone), but all of the DOS based Windows (3.1 - 9x, ME) have a fixed memory heap which is independent of the amount of installed RAM. Some poorly written programs won't release this 'special' memory when closed, and, once the system is "out of resources", Windows crashes. NT based Windows (XP, 2K) do not have this particular weakness The original question had nothing to do with XP though (nickie's heartwarming anecdote notwithstanding) Resist the temptation to close your request for help with semantically-null questions like “Can anyone help me?”

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There might be one possible advantage to ME, and that is, that "probably" when Microshafted finally stops all online support for '98, you might still get a year or two with ME support. Yes, as said above, the first thing I do after installing X tra P utrid is to change the settings so it looks like 98, instead of the "goofy AOL interface", whatever that means.

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I go with response number 7 - never fix anything that isn't broken, when you're using old and now unsupported operating systems. However, as Nick and the other regulars here will know I am a big fan of ME but only when it is properly set up. If you do decide to try it, set it up as explained on my homepage link and it should do a song and dance routine for you.

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Something "new" in ME: some face-liftings, cripple system-restore function, some multimedia software (like thumbnail viewer, basic video editing software, etc). In concise: there is no advantage whatsoever by upgrading to ME. If you want to upgrade, you should try Win2000. It's the best, most stable, fastest, rock-solid OS from MS. It has all feature of XP without XP bloats, like xp firewall, new colorful interface which eat resources and slow the machine down, etc

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You know that you CAN turn off that colorful interface,and just use the Default windows start taskbar,Or it can be change to Green or silver..

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I know about it :)) Try Win2000 clean install and XP one. You would feel the difference.

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