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Re: Microsoft end of support dates

From	Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.computer.workshop
Subject	Re: Microsoft end of support dates
Date	2020-07-10 12:40 -0700
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On 7/10/20 9:02 AM, Joel wrote:
> "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote:
> 
>> Another oddity, what was Windows ME for?  Once 2000 was out, we had an NT based OS which also played games.  ME was pointless.
> 
> 
> Windows 2000 was originally intended to be what XP ended up being - an
> NT version for both business and home use.  They didn't quite get
> there, so they released only the business version, but, around the
> time they were completing XP, a service pack for 2000 was released
> that backported the key features of XP to 2000, and it became more
> compatible with old games, etc.
> 
> As for Windows Me, the idea was to redesign the 9x line to be more
> like 2000, for example it included the new TCP/IP in 2000 (and in 95,
> 98, 98 SE and NT 4, it had been abysmal, so that was one thing in Me's
> favor).  The problem was that for many if not most computers, Me was
> far less stable than 98 SE.  There were exceptions to that, but it was
> released with a lot of flaws.
> 

Worked with someone who had an ME machine that came with a printer. The 
printer was not compatible with ME. From what I saw Windows ME was a 
disaster.

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Microsoft end of support dates "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-09 23:51 +0100
  Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-09 16:00 -0700
    Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-10 11:15 +0100
      Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-10 12:33 -0700
        Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-10 22:49 +0100
          Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-10 14:53 -0700
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-10 23:32 +0100
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-10 15:41 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-07-11 13:25 +0200
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-11 12:55 -0700
      Re: Microsoft end of support dates Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-10 15:16 -0500
        Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-10 22:47 +0100
  Re: Microsoft end of support dates Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz> - 2020-07-10 12:30 +1200
    Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-10 11:14 +0100
      Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Apd" <not@all.invalid> - 2020-07-10 11:54 +0100
        Re: Microsoft end of support dates Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-07-10 07:29 -0400
          Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-07-10 14:00 +0200
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-07-10 08:15 -0400
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-10 08:42 -0400
          Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Apd" <not@all.invalid> - 2020-07-10 14:16 +0100
          Re: Microsoft end of support dates Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-10 15:27 -0500
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 04:27 +0000
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-12 13:48 -0500
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 19:54 +0000
          Re: Microsoft end of support dates Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz> - 2020-07-11 15:29 +1200
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-10 21:42 -0700
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-07-11 06:06 +0100
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-10 22:18 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-07-11 06:33 +0100
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-10 22:53 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-07-11 07:31 +0100
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-11 12:54 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Boyce Wilson <offroading4me19@gmail.com> - 2020-07-11 11:49 +0000
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-07-11 06:54 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-11 13:00 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-07-12 06:47 -0700
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Apd" <not@all.invalid> - 2020-07-11 19:54 +0100
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-11 15:30 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-11 13:04 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-11 16:54 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-11 15:09 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 04:27 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 07:12 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-07-12 13:44 +0200
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 07:59 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-07-12 14:06 +0100
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 09:10 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 15:57 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 15:57 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 12:09 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 18:41 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 14:59 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-14 00:34 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 11:07 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Steve Carroll <"Steve Carroll"@noSPAM.none> - 2020-07-12 18:57 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 23:49 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 17:03 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-14 00:34 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-13 18:09 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-15 10:18 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 11:05 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 18:41 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Steve Carroll <"Steve Carroll"@noSPAM.none> - 2020-07-12 18:55 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 12:18 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 15:57 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 12:27 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 11:14 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 18:41 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 15:19 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-16 10:59 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 11:02 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 18:41 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 04:27 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 07:15 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 15:57 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 12:36 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 18:41 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 15:33 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 12:35 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 16:11 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 13:17 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 16:47 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 13:52 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-13 09:18 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-13 16:18 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Steve Carroll <"Steve Carroll"@noSPAM.none> - 2020-07-12 21:02 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 23:49 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-13 09:46 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-14 00:34 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-14 07:45 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-15 10:18 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-15 08:23 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Apd" <not@all.invalid> - 2020-07-15 15:56 +0100
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Steve Carroll <"Steve Carroll"@noSPAM.none> - 2020-07-15 15:33 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Apd" <not@all.invalid> - 2020-07-15 16:55 +0100
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Steve Carroll <"Steve Carroll"@noSPAM.none> - 2020-07-15 16:01 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Apd" <not@all.invalid> - 2020-07-15 18:14 +0100
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Steve Carroll <"Steve Carroll"@noSPAM.none> - 2020-07-15 17:46 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates FromTheRafters <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-07-15 14:50 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-15 12:02 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-16 10:59 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-15 13:09 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-16 10:59 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-11 13:03 -0700
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-11 14:59 -0500
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 04:27 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-07-12 06:58 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 15:57 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-07-12 07:09 -0700
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-11 14:57 -0500
          Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 04:27 +0000
          Re: Microsoft end of support dates Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2020-07-13 13:48 +0100
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-13 08:49 -0500
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-15 10:18 +0000
      Re: Microsoft end of support dates Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-07-10 07:27 -0400
        Re: Microsoft end of support dates Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-10 15:22 -0500
          Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 04:27 +0000
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-12 13:57 -0500
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 23:49 +0000
      Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-10 12:02 -0400
        Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-07-10 19:44 +0200
          Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-10 13:55 -0400
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-07-10 20:05 +0200
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2020-07-10 13:10 -0500
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 04:27 +0000
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 07:23 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2020-07-12 08:47 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 09:31 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-07-12 07:15 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 15:57 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 12:49 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 18:41 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 15:51 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-07-12 20:56 +0100
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 16:14 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 13:19 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 16:49 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 13:50 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 23:49 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 17:01 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-15 10:18 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-15 12:31 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-16 10:59 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 12:57 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 16:20 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 13:27 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-15 10:18 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-15 08:32 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 15:57 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Diesel <nobody@haph.org> - 2020-07-12 15:57 +0000
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 13:01 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 11:14 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-12 11:07 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-12 14:01 -0500
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 16:23 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-07-13 07:00 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-13 10:09 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-13 16:18 +0000
        Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-10 12:40 -0700
          Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-11 07:48 -0400
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-07-11 21:14 +0200
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2020-07-11 15:32 -0400
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-11 13:04 -0700
              Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-11 13:04 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-07-11 23:13 +0200
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-11 15:08 -0700
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-07-12 01:30 +0200
                Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-11 16:44 -0700
            Re: Microsoft end of support dates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-11 12:56 -0700
      Re: Microsoft end of support dates Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-10 15:15 -0500
  Re: Microsoft end of support dates "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" <lorzmysnusauge@blkzd.com> - 2020-07-10 11:15 -0700

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