My advice is don't. ME isn't a grown up product and is not particularly stable. It's only just about adequate for home use. I would advise going to XP Home instead if the machines aren't to be networked. However, what if you decide to add a network at a later date? Go for XP Pro instead. It's rarely wise to go the cheaper route initially as invariably want to make changes that will require an OS upgrade.
XP is dead reliable and has a built in firewall (primitive but very effective) and has a LOT more features than ME including Remote Desktop - the ability to take over a desktop for problem solving purposes. I wouldn't go anywhere near ME - I'd rather use Win 9x. 2p's worth David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amy Cozine Sent: 15 July 2003 13:40 To: IMail Forum (E-mail) Subject: [IMail Forum] OT: Windows ME opinions My boss is considering upgrading some of the employees workstations to Windows ME and I was wondering if anyone had any opinions about the product that they would like to share. The computers are Compaq Deskpros (or similar Compaqs), 64 MB RAM, Pent III, 2GB HD, 56K Modem, MS Office Standard Edition. Basic stuff. Some have been upgraded to 128 MB and/or 6 GB HD, but only as service depended on it. They will be upgrading from W95. The computers are not networked within the offices, they connect to our corporate office via dial-up but will need to have stronger connections in the very near future. He is looking at either cable modems, DSL or Satellite, depending on what is available in each area. Our terminals are in very remote locations across the US. Any thoughts on the upgrade process, product reliability, security issues, etc. would be appreciated. Feel free to contact me off-list as this is very OT! Thank you, Amy Cozine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
