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sgt pepper
December 4th 04, 02:50 PM
Is it true that Microsoft is planning to discontinue online advice and
support for older operating systems like Windows ME in mid 2005? Rumour or
true?
Should I just buy a new faster cheaper computer with XP now to avoid the
rush? Why does this thought make me angry?

Mike M
December 4th 04, 04:15 PM
sgt pepper <sgt > wrote:

> Is it true that Microsoft is planning to discontinue online advice and
> support for older operating systems like Windows ME in mid 2005?
> Rumour or true?
> Should I just buy a new faster cheaper computer with XP now to avoid
> the rush? Why does this thought make me angry?

No. See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;LifeAn1
where you will See Microsoft state that support for Win Me will remain in
extended support until June 30 2006.

However I'm not aware that Microsoft currently provide any online support
for Win Me other than through newsgroups such as this one which is a peer
to peer support newsgroup with only very occasional input from Microsoft.
I would expect the Win9x newsgroups to continue to run for several years
but there will probably be some consolidation of those supporting Win 95,
Win 98 and Win Me into a more generic possibly smaller set of newsgroups
supporting the Win 9x operating systems.

As to whether you should buy another computer rather depends on the
problems you are experiencing with your present set up, your requirements
and the cash that you have available to spend, all of which are really
matters for each user to consider for themselves.

Regards,
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP

December 6th 04, 08:48 PM
The thought makes you angry cause you have no money for a new PC or new CPU
or OS

"sgt pepper" <sgt > wrote in message
...
> Is it true that Microsoft is planning to discontinue online advice and
> support for older operating systems like Windows ME in mid 2005? Rumour or
> true?
> Should I just buy a new faster cheaper computer with XP now to avoid the
> rush? Why does this thought make me angry?
>
>

Nomad
December 8th 04, 03:26 AM
<Top posted to correspond with CajunClickers's last post>
....and the problem would be ?
--
Nomad


<CajunClickers @ hotmail.com> wrote in message
...
> The thought makes you angry cause you have no money for a new PC or new
CPU
> or OS
>
> "sgt pepper" <sgt > wrote in message
> ...
> > Is it true that Microsoft is planning to discontinue online advice and
> > support for older operating systems like Windows ME in mid 2005? Rumour
or
> > true?
> > Should I just buy a new faster cheaper computer with XP now to avoid the
> > rush? Why does this thought make me angry?
> >
> >
>
>

December 9th 04, 11:19 AM
>-----Original Message-----
>sgt pepper <sgt > wrote:
>
>> Is it true that Microsoft is planning to discontinue
online advice and
>> support for older operating systems like Windows ME in
mid 2005?
>> Rumour or true?
>> Should I just buy a new faster cheaper computer with XP
now to avoid
>> the rush? Why does this thought make me angry?
>
>No. See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=fh;EN-US;LifeAn1
>where you will See Microsoft state that support for Win
Me will remain in
>extended support until June 30 2006.
>
>However I'm not aware that Microsoft currently provide
any online support
>for Win Me other than through newsgroups such as this one
which is a peer
>to peer support newsgroup with only very occasional input
from Microsoft.
>I would expect the Win9x newsgroups to continue to run
for several years
>but there will probably be some consolidation of those
supporting Win 95,
>Win 98 and Win Me into a more generic possibly smaller
set of newsgroups
>supporting the Win 9x operating systems.
>
>As to whether you should buy another computer rather
depends on the
>problems you are experiencing with your present set up,
your requirements
>and the cash that you have available to spend, all of
which are really
>matters for each user to consider for themselves.
>
>Regards,
>--
>Mike Maltby MS-MVP


Mike you make me chuckle! :-)

Beau
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Mike M
December 9th 04, 01:37 PM
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wrote:

> Mike you make me chuckle! :-)

Thanks for that Beau. :-)
--
Mike