> PaulFXH wrote:
>
> > Too, I really cannot believe that nobody in the NG arena has noticed
> > this phenomenon and come up with a plausible explanation.
>
>
> Phenomenon? I thought Windows 9x is already a Phenomenon.
Not sure in what sense you say that my WinMe is a "phenomenon".
However, as a long time WinXP user, I have just had the opportunity
over the last 7 weeks to try out this computer running on WinMe.
I didn't expect very much particularly with the reputation this OS has
gained for itself.
But, I'm actually quite impressed and, now that I've been able to tune
it up quite a bit, this computer (256MB RAM) actually does some things
faster than my larger/faster/more RAM box running on WinXP SP2.
OK, WinMe won't accept a lot of more modern software but for somebody
who just wants to do e-mailing, browsing and some office tasks I might
even say that WinMe is better (read faster) than WinXP.
Paul