<s>
Windows	B-Device
Millennium	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
(	O
marketed	O
with	O
the	O
pronunciation	O
of	O
the	O
pronoun	O
"	O
me	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Windows	O
9x	O
family	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
retail	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
main	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
for	O
home	O
users	O
until	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
its	O
successor	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
was	O
targeted	O
specifically	O
at	O
home	O
PC	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5.5	I-Protocol
(	O
later	O
default	O
was	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
7	O
(	O
later	O
default	O
was	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
9	I-Device
Series	I-Device
)	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
software	O
,	O
which	O
provided	O
basic	O
video	O
editing	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
for	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
incorporated	O
features	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
business-oriented	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
seven	O
months	O
earlier	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
shell	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
was	O
still	O
ultimately	O
based	O
around	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
real-mode	B-Application
DOS	O
was	O
restricted	O
to	O
decrease	O
system	B-Operating_System
boot	I-Operating_System
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
was	O
initially	O
positively	O
received	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
soon	O
garnered	O
a	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
many	O
users	O
due	O
to	O
stability	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
is	O
now	O
infamously	O
known	O
by	O
many	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
has	O
ever	O
produced	O
,	O
being	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
with	O
its	O
immediate	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
several	O
years	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
having	O
already	O
been	O
under	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
's	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
popularized	O
most	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
's	O
features	O
,	O
while	O
being	O
far	O
more	O
stable	O
because	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
kernel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
mainstream	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
ended	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
extended	O
support	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1998	O
Windows	O
Hardware	O
Engineering	O
Conference	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
CEO	O
Bill	O
Gates	O
stated	O
that	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
iteration	O
of	O
Windows	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Windows	O
9x	O
kernel	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
consumer-focused	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
kernel	O
,	O
unifying	O
the	O
two	O
branches	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Consumer	O
Windows	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
therefore	O
re-tasked	O
with	O
improving	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
while	O
porting	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
look-and-feel	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
was	O
released	O
to	O
testers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Called	O
Development	O
Preview	O
1	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
SE	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
very	O
early	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Help	O
and	O
Support	O
feature	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
major	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
2	O
showed	O
the	O
first	O
real	O
changes	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
including	O
importing	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
look-and-feel	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
real-mode	B-Application
DOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
2000	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
was	O
reportedly	O
behind	O
schedule	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
interim	O
build	O
containing	O
the	O
new	O
automatic	O
update	O
feature	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
allay	O
concerns	O
about	O
a	O
delayed-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2000	O
,	O
Paul	O
Thurrott	O
revealed	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
exclude	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
releases	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
,	O
from	O
CD	O
shipments	O
for	O
MSDN	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Thurrott	O
alleged	O
that	O
the	O
real	O
motivation	O
behind	O
both	O
case	O
to	O
force	O
software	B-Application
developers	I-Application
to	O
move	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
write-in	O
and	O
call-in	O
campaign	O
by	O
hundreds	O
of	O
readers	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
(	O
including	O
development	O
versions	O
)	O
would	O
ship	O
to	O
MSDN	O
subscribers	O
after	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
3	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
version	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
its	O
final	O
startup	O
and	O
shutdown	B-Device
sounds	O
derived	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
betas	O
used	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
's	O
startup	O
and	O
shutdown	B-Device
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Microsoft	O
signed	O
off	O
on	O
the	O
final	O
build	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
after	O
trialing	O
three	O
Release	O
Candidate	O
builds	O
with	O
testers	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
retail	O
release	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
September	O
14	O
for	O
reasons	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
clear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
was	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
a	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
to	O
promote	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Meet	O
Me	O
Tour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
retail	O
sale	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
time	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
time-limited	O
promotion	O
from	O
September	O
2000	O
to	O
January	O
2001	O
which	O
entitled	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
SE	O
users	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
for	O
$59.95	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
retail	O
upgrade	O
price	O
of	O
$109	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-upgrade	O
versions	O
cost	O
$209	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
on	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
ZIP	B-General_Concept
folders	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
Spider	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
game	O
and	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
featured	O
the	O
shell	B-Application
enhancements	O
inherited	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
such	O
as	O
personalized	O
menus	O
,	O
customizable	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
toolbars	O
,	O
auto-complete	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
address	O
bar	O
and	O
Run	O
box	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
advanced	O
file	O
type	O
association	O
features	O
,	O
displaying	O
comments	O
in	O
shortcuts	O
as	O
tooltips	O
,	O
extensible	O
columns	O
in	O
Details	O
view	O
(	O
IColumnProvider	O
interface	O
)	O
,	O
icon	O
overlays	O
,	O
integrated	O
search	O
pane	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
,	O
sort	O
by	O
name	O
function	O
for	O
menus	O
,	O
Places	O
bar	O
in	O
common	O
dialogs	O
for	O
Open	O
and	O
Save	O
,	O
cascading	O
Start	O
menu	O
special	B-General_Concept
folders	I-General_Concept
,	O
some	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
95	O
and	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
notification	O
area	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
and	O
later	O
supported	O
16-bit	O
high	O
color	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Multimedia	O
control	O
panel	O
was	O
also	O
updated	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faster	O
boot	B-Operating_System
times	I-Operating_System
:	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
features	O
numerous	O
improvements	O
for	O
improving	O
cold	B-Operating_System
boot	I-Operating_System
time	O
,	O
pre	O
and	O
post-logon	O
boot	B-Operating_System
times	I-Operating_System
and	O
time	O
required	O
for	O
resuming	O
from	O
hibernation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Processing	O
of	O
real	B-Application
mode	I-Application
configuration	O
files	O
,	O
CONFIG.SYS	B-Device
and	O
AUTOEXEC.BAT	O
,	O
is	O
bypassed	O
at	O
startup	O
and	O
essential	O
real	B-Application
mode	I-Application
drivers	O
like	O
HIMEM.SYS	O
and	O
SMARTDRV.EXE	B-Application
are	O
embedded	O
into	O
IO.SYS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
registry	B-Protocol
is	O
loaded	O
only	O
once	O
;	O
for	O
efficient	O
loading	O
,	O
the	O
registry	B-Protocol
is	O
split	O
into	O
three	O
files	O
instead	O
of	O
two	O
(	O
SYSTEM.DAT	O
and	O
USER.DAT	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
file	O
CLASSES.DAT	O
containing	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
hive	O
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT	O
required	O
for	O
boot	B-Operating_System
loaded	O
initially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plug	O
and	O
Play	O
device	O
enumeration	O
is	O
more	O
parallelized	O
than	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boot	B-Operating_System
time	I-Operating_System
is	O
not	O
affected	O
due	O
to	O
unavailability	O
of	O
a	O
DHCP	O
server	O
or	O
other	O
network	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
optimizations	O
to	O
prevent	O
boot	B-Operating_System
slowdown	O
due	O
to	O
BIOS	B-Device
POST	I-Device
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	O
Human	O
Interface	O
Device	O
Class	O
:	O
Generic	O
support	O
for	O
5-button	O
mice	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
standard	O
and	O
installing	O
IntelliPoint	B-Application
allows	O
reassigning	O
the	O
programmable	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Image	I-Device
Acquisition	I-Device
:	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
introduced	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Image	I-Device
Acquisition	I-Device
API	B-Application
for	O
a	O
standardized	O
method	O
of	O
allowing	O
Windows	B-Application
applications	I-Application
to	O
transparently	O
and	O
more	O
easily	O
communicate	O
with	O
image	O
acquisition	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
and	O
scanners	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WIA	O
intended	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
configuration	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
interacting	O
with	O
scanners	B-Application
and	O
such	O
devices	O
,	O
(	O
which	O
were	O
previously	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
TWAIN	B-Application
standard	O
)	O
and	O
simplify	O
writing	O
device	O
drivers	O
for	O
developers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WIA	O
also	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
USB	O
still	O
image	O
capture	O
device	O
classes	O
such	O
as	O
scanners	B-Application
and	O
cameras	O
through	O
the	O
Picture	B-Algorithm
Transfer	I-Algorithm
Protocol	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
power	O
management	O
and	O
suspend/resume	O
operations	O
:	O
The	O
OEM	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
supports	O
OS-controlled	O
ACPI	O
S4	O
sleep	O
state	O
(	O
hibernation	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
power	O
management	O
features	O
without	O
manufacturer-supplied	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	O
and	O
FireWire	O
support	O
improvements	O
:	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
is	O
the	O
only	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
Windows	O
9x	O
series	O
that	O
includes	O
generic	O
drivers	O
for	O
USB	B-Architecture
mass	I-Architecture
storage	I-Architecture
devices	I-Architecture
and	O
USB	O
printers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
FireWire	O
SBP-2	B-General_Concept
scanners	B-Application
and	O
storage	O
devices	O
is	O
also	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
,	O
DirectSound	B-Device
,	O
and	O
DirectShow	B-Library
APIs	B-Application
support	O
non-PCM	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
AC-3	O
or	O
WMA	B-Application
over	O
S/PDIF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
:	O
This	O
utility	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
DirectShow	B-Library
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
technologies	O
to	O
provide	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
computer	O
systems	O
with	O
basic	O
video	O
capture	O
and	O
edit	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
users	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
capture	O
,	O
edit	O
,	O
and	O
re-encode	O
media	O
content	O
into	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
format	O
,	O
a	O
tightly	O
compressed	O
format	O
that	O
requires	O
a	O
minimal	O
amount	O
of	O
storage	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
hard	O
disk	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
media	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
7	O
:	O
The	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
multimedia	O
player	O
software	O
introduces	O
jukebox	O
functionality	O
featuring	O
the	O
Media	O
Library	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
CD	O
burning	O
,	O
an	O
integrated	O
media	O
encoder	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transfer	O
music	O
directly	O
to	O
portable	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
9	I-Device
Series	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
DVD	I-Device
Player	I-Device
:	O
The	O
software	O
DVD	B-Device
player	I-Device
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
is	O
a	O
redesigned	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
one	O
featured	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
which	O
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
dedicated	O
decoder	O
card	O
for	O
DVD	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Net	O
Crawler	O
:	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
introduced	O
a	O
net	O
crawling	O
feature	O
which	O
automatically	O
searches	O
out	O
and	O
creates	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
network	O
shares	O
and	O
printers	O
in	O
My	O
Network	O
Places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
Stack	I-Protocol
:	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
includes	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
networking	O
stack	O
and	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Home	O
Networking	O
Wizard	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
users	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
computer	O
that	O
is	O
running	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
for	O
use	O
on	O
a	O
small	O
home	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
setting	O
up	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Connection	I-Protocol
Sharing	I-Protocol
(	O
ICS	O
)	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
running	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
so	O
the	O
computer	O
can	O
share	O
a	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
with	O
other	O
computers	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dial-up	O
Networking	O
component	O
was	O
updated	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
and	O
provides	O
several	O
enhancements	O
while	O
maintaining	O
the	O
desired	O
features	O
of	O
prior	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
improve	O
dial-up	O
networking	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
includes	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Connection	O
Manager	O
dial-up	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Connection	O
Manager	O
Administration	O
Kit	O
(	O
an	O
optional	O
networking	O
component	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Server	O
)	O
,	O
network	O
administrators	O
can	O
pre-configure	O
and	O
deploy	O
dial-up	O
networking	O
connections	O
,	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
a	O
Connection	O
Manager	O
service	O
profile	O
,	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
–	O
based	O
client	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
Interface	I-Application
Specification	I-Application
(	O
NDIS	O
)	O
version	O
5.0	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
was	O
enhanced	O
to	O
provide	O
programming	B-Application
interface	I-Application
parity	O
with	O
NDIS	O
version	O
5.0	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
the	O
programming	B-Application
interfaces	I-Application
that	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
a	O
network	O
device	O
driver	O
uses	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
for	O
both	O
of	O
these	O
Windows	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	B-Application
Plug	I-Application
and	I-Application
Play	I-Application
:	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
Universal	B-Application
Plug	I-Application
and	I-Application
Play	I-Application
(	O
UPnP	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	B-Application
Plug	I-Application
and	I-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
NAT	O
traversal	O
APIs	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
SE	O
by	O
installing	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Network	O
Setup	O
Wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
Restore	O
:	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
introduced	O
the	O
"	O
System	O
Restore	O
"	O
logging	O
and	O
reversion	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
simplify	O
troubleshooting	O
and	O
solve	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
this	O
by	O
monitoring	O
changes	O
to	O
Windows	O
system	O
files	O
and	O
the	O
registry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
Restore	O
protects	O
only	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
files	O
,	O
not	O
documents	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
substitute	O
for	O
a	O
backup	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
File	O
Protection	O
:	O
First	O
introduced	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
(	O
as	O
Windows	O
File	O
Protection	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
expanding	O
on	O
the	O
capabilities	O
introduced	O
with	O
System	O
File	O
Checker	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
System	O
File	O
Protection	O
aimed	O
to	O
protect	O
system	O
files	O
from	O
modification	O
and	O
corruption	O
silently	O
and	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
file	O
protection	O
is	O
in	O
effect	O
,	O
replacing	O
or	O
deleting	O
a	O
system	O
file	O
causes	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
to	O
silently	O
restore	O
the	O
original	O
copy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
is	O
taken	O
from	O
a	O
hard	O
drive	O
backup	O
folder	O
( %WinDir%	O
\Options\Install	O
)	O
or	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
installation	O
CD	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
cached	O
copy	O
of	O
files	O
on	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
has	O
been	O
deleted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
Restore	O
maintains	O
a	O
broad	O
set	O
of	O
changed	O
files	O
including	O
added	O
applications	O
and	O
user	O
configuration	O
data	O
stored	O
repeatedly	O
at	O
specific	O
points	O
in	O
time	O
restored	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
whereas	O
System	O
File	O
Protection	O
protects	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
files	O
with	O
no	O
user	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
Configuration	O
Utility	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
manually	O
extract	O
and	O
restore	O
individual	O
system	O
files	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
setup	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
updated	O
with	O
three	O
new	O
tabs	O
called	O
"	O
Static	O
VxDs	B-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Environment	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
International	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Static	O
VxDs	B-Application
tab	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
enable	O
or	O
disable	O
static	O
virtual	B-Application
device	I-Application
drivers	I-Application
to	O
be	O
loaded	O
at	O
startup	O
,	O
the	O
Environment	O
tab	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
enable	O
or	O
disable	O
environment	O
variables	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
International	O
tab	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
set	O
international	O
language	O
keyboard	O
layout	O
settings	O
that	O
were	O
formerly	O
set	O
via	O
the	O
real	B-Application
mode	I-Application
MS-DOS	B-Application
configuration	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
Monitor	I-Application
has	O
been	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
Dial-Up	O
Adapter	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCANDISK	O
runs	O
from	O
within	O
Windows	O
upon	O
an	O
improper	O
shutdown	B-Device
before	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
loads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compressed	B-General_Concept
Folders	I-General_Concept
:	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
includes	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
ZIP	B-General_Concept
files	I-General_Concept
through	O
the	O
'	O
Compressed	B-General_Concept
Folders	I-General_Concept
 '	O
Explorer	O
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
extension	O
was	O
originally	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
98	O
collection	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
but	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Help	O
and	O
Support	O
program	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
added	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
HTML	O
Help-based	O
documentation	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Help	O
and	O
Support	O
Center	O
is	O
entirely	O
HTML-based	O
and	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
a	O
technology	O
called	O
Support	O
Automation	O
Framework	O
(	O
SAF	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
show	O
support	O
information	O
from	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
allows	O
collecting	O
data	O
for	O
troubleshooting	O
via	O
WMI	B-Library
and	O
scripting	O
and	O
for	O
third	O
parties	O
to	O
plug	O
into	O
Windows	O
Help	O
and	O
Support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
support	O
tools	O
also	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
also	O
includes	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5.5	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
supports	O
a	O
new	O
Print	O
Preview	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
Service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On-Screen	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
:	O
Originally	O
introduced	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
On-Screen	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
input	O
characters	O
using	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
instead	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mouse	B-Device
Control	O
Panel	O
incorporates	O
IntelliPoint	B-Application
features	O
,	O
namely	O
ClickLock	O
(	O
selecting	O
or	O
dragging	O
without	O
continuously	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
button	O
)	O
,	O
hiding	O
the	O
pointer	O
while	O
typing	O
,	O
and	O
showing	O
it	O
by	O
pressing	O
Ctrl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Increased	O
Active	O
Accessibility	O
support	O
in	O
utilities	O
such	O
as	O
Calculator	B-Application
and	O
Magnifier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
restricted	O
support	O
for	O
real	B-Application
mode	I-Application
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
IO.SYS	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
disregards	O
CONFIG.SYS	B-Device
,	O
COMMAND.COM	B-Operating_System
and	O
WIN.COM	O
and	O
directly	O
executes	O
VMM32.VXD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
default	O
configuration	O
the	O
system	O
would	O
neither	O
boot	B-Operating_System
into	O
an	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
command	O
prompt	O
nor	O
exit	O
to	O
DOS	O
from	O
Windows	O
;	O
real	B-Application
mode	I-Application
drivers	O
such	O
as	O
ANSI.SYS	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
loaded	O
and	O
older	O
applications	O
that	O
require	O
real	B-Application
mode	I-Application
could	O
not	O
be	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
change	O
improved	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
reliability	O
of	O
the	O
boot	B-Operating_System
process	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
,	O
the	O
CONFIG.SYS	B-Device
and	O
AUTOEXEC.BAT	O
files	O
are	O
used	O
only	O
to	O
set	O
global	O
environment	O
variables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
files	O
(	O
if	O
present	O
)	O
are	O
scanned	O
for	O
settings	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
environment	O
variables	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
other	O
commands	O
present	O
are	O
moved	O
into	O
a	O
Windows	B-Protocol
registry	I-Protocol
key	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
files	O
thus	O
contain	O
only	O
settings	O
and	O
preferences	O
which	O
configure	O
the	O
"	O
global	O
environment	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
during	O
the	O
boot	B-Operating_System
phase	O
or	O
when	O
starting	O
a	O
new	O
virtual	O
DOS	O
machine	O
(	O
VDM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
specify	O
or	O
edit	O
other	O
startup	O
values	O
(	O
which	O
,	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
would	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
AUTOEXEC.BAT	O
file	O
)	O
the	O
user	O
must	O
edit	O
the	O
following	O
Windows	B-Protocol
registry	I-Protocol
key	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
troubleshooting	O
and	O
crash	O
recovery	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
CD-ROM	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
startup	O
disk	O
(	O
a	O
user-creatable	O
floppy	O
disk	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Emergency	O
Boot	B-Operating_System
Disk	O
(	O
EBD	O
)	O
)	O
allowed	O
booting	B-Operating_System
into	O
real	B-Application
mode	I-Application
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
restore	O
real	B-Application
mode	I-Application
DOS	O
functionality	O
through	O
various	O
unofficial	O
means	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
registry	B-Protocol
setting	O
exists	O
that	O
re-enables	O
the	O
"	O
Restart	O
in	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
mode	O
"	O
option	O
in	O
the	O
shutdown	B-Device
dialog	O
box	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
unless	O
patched	O
unofficially	O
with	O
third-party	O
software	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
cannot	O
be	O
booted	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
real	B-Application
mode	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
9x	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
was	O
entirely	O
aimed	O
at	O
home	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
had	O
certain	O
enterprise-oriented	O
features	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
features	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
or	O
were	O
officially	O
unsupported	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
,	O
including	O
Automated	O
Installation	O
,	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
client	O
services	O
,	O
System	O
Policy	O
Editor	O
,	O
Personal	B-Protocol
Web	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
and	O
ASP	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
features	O
were	O
supported	O
on	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Resource	O
Kit	O
publication	O
,	O
targeted	O
towards	O
system	O
administrators	O
,	O
was	O
never	O
published	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
removed	O
or	O
never	O
updated	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
included	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Fax	I-Application
,	O
QuickView	B-Application
and	O
DriveSpace	B-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
FAT32	B-Application
conversion	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
commands	O
were	O
also	O
modified	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
,	O
matching	O
the	O
menu	O
structure	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
,	O
like	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
,	O
did	O
not	O
ship	O
with	O
the	O
WinG	O
API	B-Application
or	O
RealPlayer	B-Application
4.0	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
due	O
to	O
both	O
of	O
these	O
having	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
DirectX	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
could	O
have	O
its	O
components	O
upgraded	O
or	O
have	O
new	O
components	O
installed	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
versions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
DirectX	B-Application
9.0c	I-Application
(	O
the	O
latest	O
compatible	O
runtime	O
is	O
from	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
.NET	I-Application
Framework	I-Application
up	O
to	O
and	O
including	O
version	O
2.0	O
(	O
2.0	O
SP1	O
and	O
higher	O
versions	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
MSXML	B-Application
3.0	O
SP7	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
2.0	O
,	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
3.01	O
,	O
MSAA	O
2.0	O
,	O
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
3.8	O
,	O
WSH	O
5.6	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Library
Data	I-Library
Access	I-Library
Components	I-Library
2.81	O
SP1	O
,	O
WMI	B-Library
1.5	O
and	O
Speech	B-Application
API	I-Application
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
that	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Library
Layer	I-Library
for	I-Library
Unicode	I-Library
can	O
be	O
installed	O
to	O
allow	O
certain	O
Unicode	O
applications	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
/nm	O
setup	O
switch	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
at	O
the	O
DOS	O
command	O
line	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
minimum	O
system	O
requirement	O
checks	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
installation	O
on	O
a	O
CPU	O
as	O
low	O
as	O
the	O
16MHz	O
80486SX	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
is	O
only	O
designed	O
to	O
handle	O
up	O
to	O
512MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
without	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
maximum	O
amount	O
of	O
memory	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
is	O
designed	O
to	O
use	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
1GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
with	O
other	O
releases	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
had	O
a	O
short	O
shelf-life	O
of	O
just	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
were	O
eventually	O
succeeded	O
by	O
newer	O
Microsoft	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
:	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
by	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Home	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
by	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Professional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
is	O
noteworthy	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
preview	O
build	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
(	O
then	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Whistler	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
developers	B-Application
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
's	O
general	O
availability	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
end	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
ended	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
(	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
)	O
on	O
this	O
date	O
because	O
the	O
company	O
considered	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
be	O
obsolete	O
and	O
prone	O
to	O
security	O
risks	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
customers	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
a	O
newer	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
for	O
the	O
latest	O
security	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
availability	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
ended	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
any	O
form	O
(	O
through	O
MSDN	O
or	O
otherwise	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
Java-related	O
settlements	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
with	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
Update	O
website	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
after	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
's	O
end	O
of	O
support	O
date	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
during	O
2011	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
retired	O
the	O
Windows	O
Update	O
v4	O
website	O
and	O
removed	O
the	O
updates	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
from	O
its	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
ended	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
ending	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Office	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
that	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Internet	O
Games	O
services	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
(	O
and	O
XP	B-Application
)	O
would	O
end	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
initially	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
citing	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
's	O
integrity	O
protection	O
(	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
PC	O
Health	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
System	O
Restore	O
feature	O
as	O
steps	O
forward	O
for	O
home	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
its	O
many	O
bugs	O
and	O
glitches	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
is	O
now	O
infamously	O
viewed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
biggest	O
failure	O
among	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
both	O
in	O
critical	O
and	O
retrospect	O
,	O
being	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
immediate	O
predecessor	O
and	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
World	O
article	O
infamously	O
dubbed	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
as	O
"	O
Mistake	O
Edition	O
"	O
and	O
placed	O
it	O
4th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Worst	O
Tech	O
Products	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
feature	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
these	O
heavy	O
criticisms	O
,	O
most	O
home	O
users	O
ultimately	O
opted	O
to	O
stick	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
,	O
for	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
’s	O
lifecycle	O
until	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
while	O
some	O
moved	O
over	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
the	O
latter	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
being	O
primarily	O
marketed	O
towards	O
the	O
high-end	O
business	O
and	O
enterprise	B-Application
market	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Netherlands	O
and	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
was	O
mockingly	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Windows	O
Meer	O
Ellende	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Windows	O
Mycket	O
Elände	O
"	O
(	O
Dutch	O
and	O
Swedish	O
for	O
"	O
more	O
suffering	O
"	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Byron	O
Hinson	O
and	O
Julien	O
Jay	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
ActiveWin	O
,	O
took	O
an	O
appreciative	O
look	O
on	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
real	B-Application
mode	I-Application
DOS	O
support	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
noted	O
"	O
The	O
removal	O
of	O
DOS	O
has	O
clearly	O
made	O
a	O
difference	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
in	O
terms	O
of	O
stability	O
(	O
far	O
less	O
Blue	O
screen	O
of	O
death	O
are	O
seen	O
now	O
)	O
and	O
booting	B-Operating_System
speed	O
has	O
greatly	O
increased.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
recommendation	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
upgrade	O
for	O
users	O
of	O
Windows	O
95	O
and	O
98	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
stated	O
"	O
If	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
is	O
n't	O
a	O
revolutionary	O
OS	O
it	O
's	O
clear	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
focused	O
its	O
efforts	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
,	O
stable	O
and	O
packed	O
full	O
of	O
multimedia	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
features	O
that	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
introduced	O
were	O
also	O
praised	O
and	O
have	O
since	O
remained	O
part	O
of	O
subsequent	O
Windows	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
that	O
lacked	O
product	O
activation	O
.	O
</s>
