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by Sigma6 on August 12th, 2003

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Is it true that Windows ME still has legacy DOS code?

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  • by Anonymous on September 16th, 2008

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    Yes, it's something Microsoft tried to keep secret; an internal name for Windows ME was DOS 8.



    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS

    More importantly is this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_x86_DOS_operating_systems

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  • by thesaiyan on August 29th, 2003

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    Yes, just like windows 98 and 95, the windows ME code is based on DOS. Most of the commands actually happen through the windows shell but behind it all, there is MS-DOS. Don't worry though, windows ME is the last os that will be based on the DOS code. (Oh, and if you haven't actually bought it, it's just a re-build of windows 98 with a few new features.)

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  • by ET-11 on September 16th, 2008

    ET-11

    I'm surprised that you have interest in Windows ME.

    For me, and a lot of people I communicated with, the System was VERY unstable, and crashed often.

    I actually reformatted and went back to Win98 Second Ed., until I bought a new computer with XP.

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  • by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on September 16th, 2008

    8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009

    No.

    It IS true that WinME *had* legacy DOS code and has not mutated/evolved since it's obsolescence many moons ago.

    "Still has" erroneously implies that WinME has not been abandoned or superseded yet or that software can spontaneously re-write itself long after it's developer stopped supporting it.

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  • by DudeLer 2 on September 22nd, 2008

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    I still have windows ME. it works for me. Lots of websites want xp or vista. someday i will upgrade.

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