Heirloom
Wed Aug 01 09:12:58 CDT 2007
On mine, there are no user profiles, everything is administrator. Of
course, my wife and I are the only ones with access to the machine.....I
guess it would depend on your circumstance.
When I went to XP, I had all the program discs that I wanted to put
on......in most cases the new install is best. As far as moving data, I
found using an ATA Flash card made it very easy. I simply copied what I
needed onto the flash card and moved it to the XP machine. My original
intent was to get the Me box 'talking' to the XP box through the router,
but, I was never able to get the Me box to recognize the XP machine and the
XP machine would only 'see' a portion of what I needed on the Me box.
(don't ask, I never did figure it out.....the flash card made it
easy.....and card readers are really cheap now....I got a floppy drive with
built in card reader that will read like 10 different cards for $24, IIRC).
And, you can get a 1G flash card for about $12 now.....I did all my moving
with a 256Mb card.
No biggie, it is whatever YOU want that really matters. I just felt that,
in the long run, you would be better off with the XP machine for a variety
of reasons. Functionally, it is nothing to get used to using.....very user
friendly and intuitive.
Heirloom, old and it's raining again today....I
have moss growing on my north side.
"Eric" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:O76ah450HHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
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> "Heirloom" <roland58XX@XXcox.net> wrote in message
> news:%23v$zm840HHA.5772@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hey Ogg,
>> I know you have your heart set on maintaining Me a while longer,
>> however, you really should consider simply getting another machine with
>> XP. The transition from Me to XP for the user is very, very
>> easy......well, I found it so. The advantages are many when you consider
>> hardware, software, support, etc. Just my 2 cents, about what it is
>> worth. Sorry, but, I am unable to answer your other questions.....I'm
>> sure one of the gurus will be along shortly for that.
>> Heirloom, old and lovin' my XP
>>
> Transition from ME to XP is even easier if you go to XP display properties
> and select the Classic theme. Then the biggest difference for users is
> file locations. WinME lets you put files anywhere. In XP you can put
> them anywhere if you are the system admin (since it's based on NT it's
> built for multi-user and it's not recommended to sign in as an admin
> unless you need the access rights for something particular), but the
> default is to put everything in your user profile path.
>
>>
>> "Ogg" <no-spam-wanted@at.all> wrote in message
>> news:OIwnoe40HHA.5772@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I am looking for advice on transferring an existing WinME system to
>>>another
>>> (preferrably NEW) set of hardware.
>>>
> ...
>>> There were two approaches I was thinking might work:
>>>
>>> [1] Barebone kit. This one inspires me:
http://tinyurl.com/2pughc If
>>> that link doesn't cooperate, try this one:
>>>
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qAXQ110sLGI&offerid=101323.3202691&type=2&subid=0
>>> Or.. just go to
http://tigerdirect.ca and enter "M452-2850 C" (without
>>> the quotes) in the product search.
>>>
>>> With this approach, the idea is to them have a relatively modern pc that
>>> I can use for Linux or XP in the future. This model seems to have both
>>> IDE and SATA. The plan is to utilize the IDE for the exisiting hdd
>>> (with the WinME OS) and then build upon the SATA for future storage or
>>> main hdd use. Would that work, or are simultaneous us of IDE hdd and
>>> SATA hdd not allowed on mobo's?
>>>
> I don't believe you can use IDE and SATA hard drives in the same system at
> the same time, though I'm not 100% sure.
> If the old system works and you have a CDRW drive for it, you may just
> want to get a CDRW disc and transfer files that way.
> If you have a switch and can network both of them, it may be even easier,
> though some people have issues getting an ME system to talk to an XP
> system.
>
>>> [2] A new pc that supports boot via USB and utilize the existing WinME
>>> OS
>>> via an hdd enclosure.
>>>
>>> The dilema of course is the ram limitation in WinME (max 512meg with
>>> tweaks
>>> in Vcache) ..and maybe a few other limitations such as suitable video
>>> driver
>>> support.
>>>
>>> W.r.t the barebone kit above, would WinME have problems with
>>> PCI-Express?
>>>
> I wouldn't recommend WinME on a new system.
>
> It is possible to get a "new" system for under $300, but for a new PC with
> XP and a monitor I'd expect at least closer to $500.
> Spend closer to $1000 if you want it to last a few more years, or if you
> want some extras (printer? backup power supply?).
> Spend closer to $1500 if you want good bragging rights. You could even
> spend more than that, but then you're probably just getting ridiculous.
> If you really want to be a cheapskate, skip the new and refurbished and
> run right to the classifieds. People have some decent sounding relatively
> new systems in there usually well under $300. Of course they probably
> don't have a flat screen monitor, or warranty...
>
>