[AT] OT - Big computer problem - Update

[pga2 at hot1.net]

I agree with Mike. Dump ME. It was the biggest piece of crap ever foisted
on the computing public by Microsoft. Step back to Win98SE or upgrade to
Win2k or XP Pro. Stay away from XP Home. You will need new drivers for
Win2k or XP, and if you decide to go with XP, go to Microsoft's site and
check every piece of your hardware against their XP Compatibility List.
I had to replace a video card in a H-P system for a friend that upgraded
her system from ME to XP Pro. It worked, but the video looked like crap.
The card wasn't on the compatibility list.

Good Luck,
Phil

> You said everything we needed to know when you said you installed
> Windows ME.  Dump it, Mike.  Upgrade to anything else except Windows ME.
> Do it soon, do it now!  I fought the same sort of catch-22 situation
> with Windows ME as you are currently going through.  What you're
> experiencing is a glitch that's built into the software.  I also had a
> situation develop where there were errors in the code that it could not
> or would not correct.  None of the third party utilities could touch it,
> and the system couldn't even run SCANDISK.
>
> I upgraded to Windows XP and have had none of the problems since then.
> Upgrading is NOT a piece of cake, though.  I had to download and install
> something on the order of 33 drivers off the Internet to get everything
> back to normal.
>
> Larry