Pete wrote:
> Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?

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Pete

ME and 9x are discontinued and as such, no longer have a market share.. they
are still used by the diehards and those whose computers can't handle XP..

For more, Shenan's advice is good..

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<Pete.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?
>
>

Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?

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> Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?

Based on two of my websites with three quarters of a million hits between
them since last September:

Windows XP 76.9% and 81.98%
Windows 2000 10.14% and 7.69%
Windows 98 5.07% and 4.26%
Windows ME 1.95% and 1.66%

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> <Pete RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?
>
> Based on two of my websites with three quarters of a million hits between
> them since last September:
>
> Windows XP 76.9% and 81.98%
> Windows 2000 10.14% and 7.69%
> Windows 98 5.07% and 4.26%
> Windows ME 1.95% and 1.66%
>
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> Yeovil, UK.
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This is the kind of hard facts I was looking for. THANKS.
I am shocked how little of a following ME has.
At the risk of exposing my ignorance, isn't Win2000 basically a server OS?
-Pete

Pete wrote
> Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?

Paul Smith wrote:
> Based on two of my websites with three quarters of a million hits
> between them since last September:
>
> Windows XP 76.9% and 81.98%
> Windows 2000 10.14% and 7.69%
> Windows 98 5.07% and 4.26%
> Windows ME 1.95% and 1.66%

Pete wrote:
> This is the kind of hard facts I was looking for. THANKS.
> I am shocked how little of a following ME has.
> At the risk of exposing my ignorance, isn't Win2000 basically a
> server OS? -Pete

Windows 2000 Workstation is a WORKSTATION operating system.
It's very popular in corporate environments (should say "was", since XP was
the next step - and it is finally getting to actually be "was".)

Windows ME is not worth it. It was (in my opinion) released as a pacifier -
while waiting on Windows XP. It was a horrible OS and when XP was released,
all the Microsoft "release events" had the presenters comparing Windows XP
to Windows 95 and Windows 98 for home users and Windows 2000 for corporate
users - if Windows ME was mentioned - it was in passing.. I think even they
thought Windows ME was a fluke.

It is my suggestion that anyone with Windows ME consider getting Windows
XP - I'll even go so far as to suggest using Windows 98 instead. *grin*

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.... and yet some really loved it, claiming that it held up well..
personally, I have never seen evidence of this, just hearsay is all.. =)

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"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Pete wrote
>> Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?
>
> Paul Smith wrote:
>> Based on two of my websites with three quarters of a million hits
>> between them since last September:
>>
>> Windows XP 76.9% and 81.98%
>> Windows 2000 10.14% and 7.69%
>> Windows 98 5.07% and 4.26%
>> Windows ME 1.95% and 1.66%
>
> Pete wrote:
>> This is the kind of hard facts I was looking for. THANKS.
>> I am shocked how little of a following ME has.
>> At the risk of exposing my ignorance, isn't Win2000 basically a
>> server OS? -Pete
>
> Windows 2000 Workstation is a WORKSTATION operating system.
> It's very popular in corporate environments (should say "was", since XP
> was the next step - and it is finally getting to actually be "was".)
>
> Windows ME is not worth it. It was (in my opinion) released as a
> pacifier - while waiting on Windows XP. It was a horrible OS and when XP
> was released, all the Microsoft "release events" had the presenters
> comparing Windows XP to Windows 95 and Windows 98 for home users and
> Windows 2000 for corporate users - if Windows ME was mentioned - it was in
> passing.. I think even they thought Windows ME was a fluke.
>
> It is my suggestion that anyone with Windows ME consider getting Windows
> XP - I'll even go so far as to suggest using Windows 98 instead. *grin*
>
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> MS-MVP
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> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

Pete

Not just server software.. Win 2000 Pro was a workstation OS..

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnanc.../html/a

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> "Paul Smith" <Paul.DeleteThis@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
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>> <Pete.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:Qy7Qe.6296$L77.6002@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
>>> Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?
>>
>> Based on two of my websites with three quarters of a million hits between
>> them since last September:
>>
>> Windows XP 76.9% and 81.98%
>> Windows 2000 10.14% and 7.69%
>> Windows 98 5.07% and 4.26%
>> Windows ME 1.95% and 1.66%
>>
>> --
>> Paul Smith,
>> Yeovil, UK.
>> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>> http://www.xbox360degrees.com/
>>
>> *Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
>>
> This is the kind of hard facts I was looking for. THANKS.
> I am shocked how little of a following ME has.
> At the risk of exposing my ignorance, isn't Win2000 basically a server OS?
> -Pete
>
>

Joan

The machine should be frozen in time, and then placed in the Smithsonian as
the only stable installation of ME ever known on the planet.. =)

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"Joan Archer" <archer_joan DeleteThis @NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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>I never had any problems with it when I ran it, and it is still going
>strong now I have passed the machine to my daughter and it's part of my
>network <g>
> Joan
>
>
>
> Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> ... and yet some really loved it, claiming that it held up well..
>> personally, I have never seen evidence of this, just hearsay is all..
>> =)
>>
>
>

I never had any problems with it when I ran it, and it is still going
strong now I have passed the machine to my daughter and it's part of my
network <g>
Joan



Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
> ... and yet some really loved it, claiming that it held up well..
> personally, I have never seen evidence of this, just hearsay is all..
> =)
>

Greg

ME runs more easily on machines that do not have the specification that XP
requires, but that is not to say that ME is better..

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"GregRo" <webworm11 RemoveThis @lycosy.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:08:59 -0400, "Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)"
> <mike.hall.mail RemoveThis @sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>>Joan
>>
>>Who would have ever thought that ME would or could be a life saver?..
>>lol..
>
>
> I read windows ME works better on compaq and Emachines than with xp
> installed.
>
> Greg R

Joan

Who would have ever thought that ME would or could be a life saver?.. lol..

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> <lol> Especially since it's an OEM install, Packard Bell.
> When I had it I used it to dual boot with my XPHome OS but got fed up with
> the daughter wanting to write CD's and my machine was the only one with a
> writer, she had the old 98.
> Got myself a new box with XP screwed up with the OEM install (Compaq) <g>
> so I took XP of the ME machine installed it clean on mine and been happy
> ever since <g> she can burn her own CD's now and not bother me <g>
> Joan
>
>
>
>
> Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> Joan
>>
>> The machine should be frozen in time, and then placed in the
>> Smithsonian as the only stable installation of ME ever known on the
>> planet.. =)
>>
>
>

<lol> Especially since it's an OEM install, Packard Bell.
When I had it I used it to dual boot with my XPHome OS but got fed up with
the daughter wanting to write CD's and my machine was the only one with a
writer, she had the old 98.
Got myself a new box with XP screwed up with the OEM install (Compaq) <g>
so I took XP of the ME machine installed it clean on mine and been happy
ever since <g> she can burn her own CD's now and not bother me <g>
Joan




Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
> Joan
>
> The machine should be frozen in time, and then placed in the
> Smithsonian as the only stable installation of ME ever known on the
> planet.. =)
>

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:08:59 -0400, "Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)"
<mike.hall.mail.DeleteThis@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>Joan
>
>Who would have ever thought that ME would or could be a life saver?.. lol..


I read windows ME works better on compaq and Emachines than with xp
installed.

Greg R

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:00:37 -0400, "Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)"
<mike.hall.mail RemoveThis @sympatico.ca> wrote:

>Greg
>
>ME runs more easily on machines that do not have the specification that XP
>requires, but that is not to say that ME is better..
>
>--

I noticed on my emachine (I'm not using at the moment) that windows xp
sp2 runs slower than using windows me on the same machine. I have an
amd athlon xp2000+

Greg Ro