Windows 2K is not part of Windows 9x and is very very close to Windows XP
with a some distinctions.

There is a good comparison of Windows XP and ME here:

Windows XP Kernel Enhancements
[url]http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,10430,00.asp[/url]

Here's the upgrade page from MSFT.

[url]http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060730-7384.html[/url]

If anyone knows who ran Win ME as part of history trivia, I'd like to put
the name on my dart board. I know Mike Nash played a big part in sheperding
Win 2K, but ME I'm not sure.

I believe it was the illustrious Nicolas Coudière, Chief Product Manager:
Microsoft Windows Millennium. I wonder what ole Nick is doing now.

[url]www.activewin.com/interviews/microsoft/7.shtml[/url]

CH


"Iplant" <Iplant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1146C5B7-8312-4039-A5D7-4735B19EE49D@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Nuts...back to plan A then! Thanks!
> --
> always learning
>
>
> "Jane C" wrote:
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>> Windows ME does not qualify for upgrade pricing. Windows 2000 and XP
>> only.
>>
>> --
>> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>> "Iplant" <Iplant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:209A0757-1074-468B-B809-E71F9853B2AF@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I am curious to know if I can use Windows ME to upgrade to Vista Home
>> > Premium? The original PC it was installed on has been dead for some
>> > years
>> > now, but I still have a Dell and I still have the installation disk!
>> > This
>> > would save me a lot of money (disabled) and still allow me to preserve
>> > my
>> > XP
>> > installation.
>> > Also I have a complete backup copy of XP stored on my external hard
>> > drive,
>> > created using XP. Can I re-install XP from this copy? My thinking is
>> > to
>> > flatten everything on C/E (XP and Vista) which is a partitioned drive.
>> > Then
>> > put Windows ME on this largest drive of my PC and upgrade to Vista from
>> > there. On my smaller 2nd drive (D storage before the external drive) I
>> > would
>> > just re-install XP. I am hoping then I could dual boot or use a boot
>> > manager
>> > and have the best of both worlds until Vista has all of it's kinks
>> > worked
>> > out! Is there a "best" way to do this. I do recall reading here that
>> > the
>> > oldest OS should be installed first. Or would I be better hiding the
>> > drives
>> > from each other. What's the best way to hide a drive? Any ideas or
>> > suggestions are always appreciated since I am always willing to learn
>> > or
>> > try
>> > something new.
>> >
>> > --
>> > always learning[/color]
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