# windows question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-question/49782>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 12, 2001, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-question/49782 "2001-01-12T23:48:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![labdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5fc32e/32.png) [@labdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/labdude)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-question/49782/1 "2001-01-12T23:48:19Z")

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I’m going to buy a new computer and have to choose between Windows 98SE and Windows ME. Which is better? And whats the difference?

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**Author:** ![Obvious\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Obvious\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obvious_Guy)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2001, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-question/49782/2 "2001-01-13T00:47:48Z")

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Go with Windows ME, its an upgrade from 98. Aside from a few cosmetic changes, I assume most of the differences are internal.

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**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2001, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-question/49782/3 "2001-01-13T01:36:41Z")

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I have ME and I could not get a dial connection with an ISP. Had to go to cable. Probably was a good move anyway. I don’t know if it was the computer or what? AOL tech (?) guy told me to exchange it for 98.

I read an article some time back, before I bought my computer in October, by one of those column computer experts, who said that 98 was actually better. I don’t remember the particulars. From my experience, if you’re staying with a dial-up connection, get the 98.