ActiveWin: Windows Millennium Edition

Well we have reached the end of the review. Here are my final comments, notes and grades for Windows Millennium Edition

If Windows Me isn't a revolutionary OS it's clear that Microsoft has focused its efforts to make it more user-friendly, stable and packed full of multimedia options. The result is great and the enhancements added are really worth the wait. This new OS will help PCs to enter in a new multimedia era easily, but in saying that it isn't all perfect, the Windows Media Player 7 for example still needs some work. Microsoft took care of making it just work that is to say that it's really a reliable OS, the help & support center will unstuck most novice users. But whether users will still want to call it Windows 98 3rd Edition or Windows 95 7th Edition we'll have to wait and see, personally it'll be staying as my main home operating system.

Specs & Package
Overall Score	90%
Version Reviewed	4.90.3000
Release Date	Available now!
In The Box?	1 CD User's guide One boot disk is shipped with the full version
The Good Points	Easy Installation Improved Networking Better Media Player Less Crashes Faster Booting
The Bad Points	Too Similar To Windows 98 SE Driver Signing Could Take A While To Catch On
Reviewers PC Setup	Pentium III 1Ghz EB 256Mb RDRAM 800Mhz w/ECC Windows 98 Second Edition DirectX 7a Matrox G400 32MB AGP Graphics Card Sound Blaster Live Platinum Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 Sony 17" Trinitron Monitor DVD Pioneer 10x Creative DXR3 Pentium III 800 Windows 98 Second Edition 128 MB PC700 RDAM 356mhz w/ECC DirectX 7a 21" Trinitron Monitor 32MB NVIDIA TNT2 M64 4X AGP Graphics Card Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro Sound Blaster Live! DVD TV Player - RCA - RC5223P Pentium II 450 Windows 98 Second Edition 128 Meg SD-Ram Matrox G400 32MB AGP Graphics Card DirectX 7a SoundBlaster Live! Value 17" LG Electronics Monitor Microsoft Force Feedback Pro Microsoft Game Pad Pro (USB) Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer High Speed Cable Modem Access 3Com NIC DVD TV Player - Pioneer DV-626D Widescreen TV - Sony KV-28WS2U 28" DVD-ROM: Toshiba SD-1202 Pentium Celeron 333 Windows 98 Second Edition 128 Meg SD-Ram Matrox G400 32MB AGP Graphics Card DirectX 7a 17" LG Electronics Monitor Microsoft Force Feedback Pro Microsoft Game Pad Pro (USB) Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
PC Required	Minimum System Pentium or equivalent, 150 MHz (megahertz) or higher processor. · 32 MB (megabytes) of RAM (random access memory). More memory improves performance. · Adequate free hard-disk space. An adequate amount depends on the installation scenario you choose. A compact installation with minimum features requires approximately 455 MB. A typical installation requires between 480 and 545 MB. A custom installation where all options are selected requires up to 635 MB. For each of these three scenarios, choosing to back up your prior version of Windows can require up to an additional 150 MB. Backing up your prior version allows you to uninstall Windows Me if you want and return your computer to its prior condition. · VGA or higher resolution monitor. · CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. · Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.