Windows ME to XP upgrade path?

Sunny wrote:
"Dave Boland" wrote in message
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Sunny wrote:
"mm" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:35:45 -0400, dave wrote:

One of the computers here has Windows ME on it. It is used for a few
Windows tasks, and needs an anti-virus program. Unfortunately, it
seems
all the anti-virus programs need a later model of Windows. So my
question is what is the cheapest path to Windows XP? Windows 7 takes
too many resources, so it needs to be XP. Since all the computer
needs
to do is run some 98/ME vintage programs and work on the LAN (other
computers with XP & Linux) and share a printer, I guess that the home
edition will work, if that saves money.

Thanks,
Dave
IIRC there are still antivirus programs that work in win98/me.
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
The latest Avast DOES NOT work with ME -- I tried it along with a bunch
of others prior to starting this thread.

Dave,

Strange, I have it working and updating on a WinME and Win98SE PCs.
Make sure you download Version 4.8 (old product), not a later version and
"update at least weekly"
http://www.avast.com/download-update
(You also need a "free" licence key, good for 12 months.
HTH



The computer had Avast, but it is an older version that seems to be no
longer supported (v. 4 I believe). It stopped working, and the latest
version won't install -- complains about needing a more modern version
of Windows. I have no problem using an older version as long as it
works. The problem is finding an older version that works with ME and
still gets anti-virus updates. I'm not optimistic, but ever hopeful.

Dave,

On 8/28/2010 8:18 PM, dave wrote:
Sunny wrote:
"Dave Boland" wrote in message
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Sunny wrote:
"mm" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:35:45 -0400, dave wrote:

One of the computers here has Windows ME on it. It is used for a few
Windows tasks, and needs an anti-virus program. Unfortunately, it
seems
all the anti-virus programs need a later model of Windows. So my
question is what is the cheapest path to Windows XP? Windows 7 takes
too many resources, so it needs to be XP. Since all the computer
needs
to do is run some 98/ME vintage programs and work on the LAN (other
computers with XP & Linux) and share a printer, I guess that the home
edition will work, if that saves money.

Thanks,
Dave
IIRC there are still antivirus programs that work in win98/me.
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
The latest Avast DOES NOT work with ME -- I tried it along with a
bunch of others prior to starting this thread.

Dave,

Strange, I have it working and updating on a WinME and Win98SE PCs.
Make sure you download Version 4.8 (old product), not a later version
and "update at least weekly"
http://www.avast.com/download-update
(You also need a "free" licence key, good for 12 months.
HTH



The computer had Avast, but it is an older version that seems to be no
longer supported (v. 4 I believe). It stopped working, and the latest
version won't install -- complains about needing a more modern version
of Windows. I have no problem using an older version as long as it
works. The problem is finding an older version that works with ME and
still gets anti-virus updates. I'm not optimistic, but ever hopeful.

Dave,

The real problem is that MS has virtually discontinued the availability
of XP. You may have quite a time finding a valid usable copy.

On 8/28/2010 8:18 PM, dave wrote:
Sunny wrote:
"Dave Boland" wrote in message
...
Sunny wrote:
"mm" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:35:45 -0400, dave wrote:

One of the computers here has Windows ME on it. It is used for a few
Windows tasks, and needs an anti-virus program. Unfortunately, it
seems
all the anti-virus programs need a later model of Windows. So my
question is what is the cheapest path to Windows XP? Windows 7 takes
too many resources, so it needs to be XP. Since all the computer
needs
to do is run some 98/ME vintage programs and work on the LAN (other
computers with XP & Linux) and share a printer, I guess that the home
edition will work, if that saves money.

Thanks,
Dave
IIRC there are still antivirus programs that work in win98/me.
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
The latest Avast DOES NOT work with ME -- I tried it along with a
bunch of others prior to starting this thread.

Dave,

Strange, I have it working and updating on a WinME and Win98SE PCs.
Make sure you download Version 4.8 (old product), not a later version
and "update at least weekly"
http://www.avast.com/download-update
(You also need a "free" licence key, good for 12 months.
HTH



The computer had Avast, but it is an older version that seems to be no
longer supported (v. 4 I believe). It stopped working, and the latest
version won't install -- complains about needing a more modern version
of Windows. I have no problem using an older version as long as it
works. The problem is finding an older version that works with ME and
still gets anti-virus updates. I'm not optimistic, but ever hopeful.

Dave,

The real problem is that MS has virtually discontinued the availability
of XP. You may have quite a time finding a valid usable copy.