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Old December 27th 07, 06:58 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Amzonie
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Default Itunes not compatible

I just got an ipod and found out that Windows ME is not compatible with
itunes. Is it worth the $100 to upgrade to Windows XP or should I just get a
new computer? I mostly use my pc for e-mail and storage of pictures, old
files, etc. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
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Old December 27th 07, 12:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Alias[_19_]
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Default Itunes not compatible

Amzonie wrote:
I just got an ipod and found out that Windows ME is not compatible with
itunes. Is it worth the $100 to upgrade to Windows XP or should I just get a
new computer? I mostly use my pc for e-mail and storage of pictures, old
files, etc. Any advice is greatly appreciated!


What are the hardware specs for your current computer?

Alias
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Old December 28th 07, 12:23 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Ogg[_2_]
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Default Itunes not compatible

Amzonie wrote:
|| I just got an ipod and found out that Windows ME is not compatible
|| with itunes. Is it worth the $100 to upgrade to Windows XP or
|| should I just get a new computer? I mostly use my pc for e-mail and
|| storage of pictures, old files, etc. Any advice is greatly
|| appreciated!

Try Xplay2: http://www.mediafour.com/products/xplay/


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Old December 28th 07, 11:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Bob[_3_]
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Default Itunes not compatible

On Dec 27, 3:23*pm, "Ogg" wrote:
Unless the computer is older than Athlon / Pentium4, I would probably
add XP in a dual boot environment. If your C: hard drive (or C:
partition) is getting old (more than 3 years old, smaller than 20 GB)
get a recent model "PATA" / ATA drive with the "box software." Get a
"boxed drive" as opposed to a "Bare drive" unless you Partition Magic
7 or equivalent. "Boxed", you may remember, give you the software you
need to copy the system on the old drive to the new one AND Dual Boot.

THEN install XP in a D: partition for dual booting.
Partition Magic (at least version 7) is a tool you can use to set up
dual booting and/or copy partitions, merge partitions also.

PATA drives are just a little bit hard to find now but I was just on
Outpost.com and saw Seagate 320GB Ultra DMA/100 16MB Buffer Retail
Hard Drive - ST30204N1A1A-RK for $110. The warranty on that Seagate
sounds pretty good.
Amzonie wrote:

|| I just got an ipod and found out that Windows ME is not compatible
|| with itunes. *Is it worth the $100 to upgrade to Windows XP or
|| should I just get a new computer? I mostly use my pc for e-mail and
|| storage of pictures, old files, etc. *Any advice is greatly
|| appreciated!

Try Xplay2:http://www.mediafour.com/products/xplay/


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Old December 28th 07, 11:52 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Amzonie
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Default Itunes not compatible

OK, bear with me (chick and computer) - here are the specs:
Pentium 3 @ 930 MHz
383MB memory
2 hard drives (60 & 20 GB)
Windows ME version 4.90.3000
MS DOS version 8.00A

I think you may have only needed the first 3 bits of info or maybe something
else but that's what I found. Thanks for the replies!

"Alias" wrote:

Amzonie wrote:
I just got an ipod and found out that Windows ME is not compatible with
itunes. Is it worth the $100 to upgrade to Windows XP or should I just get a
new computer? I mostly use my pc for e-mail and storage of pictures, old
files, etc. Any advice is greatly appreciated!


What are the hardware specs for your current computer?

Alias

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Old December 28th 07, 12:17 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Alias[_19_]
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Default Itunes not compatible

Amzonie wrote:
OK, bear with me (chick and computer) - here are the specs:
Pentium 3 @ 930 MHz
383MB memory
2 hard drives (60 & 20 GB)
Windows ME version 4.90.3000
MS DOS version 8.00A

I think you may have only needed the first 3 bits of info or maybe something
else but that's what I found. Thanks for the replies!

"Alias" wrote:

Amzonie wrote:
I just got an ipod and found out that Windows ME is not compatible with
itunes. Is it worth the $100 to upgrade to Windows XP or should I just get a
new computer? I mostly use my pc for e-mail and storage of pictures, old
files, etc. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

What are the hardware specs for your current computer?

Alias


It'll run XP, although it wouldn't hurt to add 128MB RAM.

Alias
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Old December 28th 07, 02:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Eric
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Default Itunes not compatible


"Amzonie" wrote in message
...
OK, bear with me (chick and computer) - here are the specs:
Pentium 3 @ 930 MHz
383MB memory
2 hard drives (60 & 20 GB)
Windows ME version 4.90.3000
MS DOS version 8.00A

That is plenty for running XP. It may not be quite optimal but XP does run
ok on a P3 600MHz with 128MB memory so that should be decent.
If money is tight, just buying XP for that will be fine. You can get the
upgrade version for around $90-$100USD. If you have money to spare, I'd
still recommend getting a new PC. You can find a decent one with XP and a
flat panel monitor for around $500-$600USD.

I'm having that same issue myself, having to get XP to run iTunes because
iPods don't like Windows ME. My Sony MP3 player does everything the iPod
does and more for less money and WinME does recognize it..


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Old January 1st 08, 04:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Ogg[_2_]
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Default Itunes not compatible

Amzonie wrote:
|| OK, bear with me (chick and computer) - here are the specs:
|| Pentium 3 @ 930 MHz
|| 383MB memory
|| 2 hard drives (60 & 20 GB)
|| Windows ME version 4.90.3000
|| MS DOS version 8.00A


I would still recommend you try Xplay2:
http://www.mediafour.com/products/xplay/ first. It allows you to copy
things FROM the iPod TO your pc. iTunes doesn't permit that.




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Old January 10th 08, 01:31 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
base16hex
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Default Itunes not compatible


GUEST wrote:
I just got an ipod and found out that Windows ME is not compatible

with
itunes. Is it worth the $100 to upgrade to Windows XP or should I

just get a
new computer? I mostly use my pc for e-mail and storage of

pictures, old
files, etc. Any advice is greatly appreciated!


I am an IT
professional and I don't believe it is ever worth it to upgrade ME or
anything else to XP. Desktops have come down so much in price that it
makes no sense. Right now I can go to Dell Small Business and get a
new Vostro Minitower running XP home with a 19" widescreen
monitor for $399. After you're through with tax, etc. that might
cost you $475. You'd have a year warranty, a DVD/RW, 160GB sata hard
drive and a duel pentium processor. If you keep an eye out you can
find cheap vista towers for as little as $250. (There was one at
office depot last week.) If you invest $100 to update ME you've
still got an old computer that might die at any time. And it can be
a royal pain and take a huge amount of time to upgrade. Save your
time and money and get a new one.
Good luck,
Al

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Old January 10th 08, 02:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Eric
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Default Itunes not compatible

Of course if you have $100 to spare and you don't have $400+ it may be a
good idea to upgrade to XP, since you can still buy a cheaper new system
with no OS, but for most people yes it is probably a good idea to wait for
the extra $300-$400 to get a whole new system if you'd have it anytime soon
or just like getting package systems that are already ready to go. The
other bonus to waiting for a new system to get the new OS is the new system
is likely to be 64 bit and the old system is likely 32 bit. While the 64
bit PC should run the 32 bit OS, it should look even better with a 64 bit
OS.
The longer you hold out on getting a new PC, the better the PC you can get
for the money. If you have the money, this does seem like a good time to
buy.

"base16hex" wrote in message
news

GUEST wrote:
I just got an ipod and found out that Windows ME is not compatible

with
itunes. Is it worth the $100 to upgrade to Windows XP or should I

just get a
new computer? I mostly use my pc for e-mail and storage of

pictures, old
files, etc. Any advice is greatly appreciated!


I am an IT
professional and I don't believe it is ever worth it to upgrade ME or
anything else to XP. Desktops have come down so much in price that it
makes no sense. Right now I can go to Dell Small Business and get a
new Vostro Minitower running XP home with a 19" widescreen
monitor for $399. After you're through with tax, etc. that might
cost you $475. You'd have a year warranty, a DVD/RW, 160GB sata hard
drive and a duel pentium processor. If you keep an eye out you can
find cheap vista towers for as little as $250. (There was one at
office depot last week.) If you invest $100 to update ME you've
still got an old computer that might die at any time. And it can be
a royal pain and take a huge amount of time to upgrade. Save your
time and money and get a new one.
Good luck,
Al



 




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