Windows ME

Windows ME

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Codename Preliminary name	Millennium
Kernel version	16/32 bit hybrid, ver. 4.90
CPU architecture	x86
Release date	September 14, 2000
Support end	Expired 11 July 2006
Preceded by	98
Succeeded by	none

Windows ME Box

Windows Millennium Edition (ME) was the last 16/32 bit hybrid version of Windows. It was introduced on September 14, 2000. Many regarded this as a highly unstable OS. Some components of Windows NT such as the TCP/IP stack were ported to ME.

Prior to release, Microsoft had Windows Neptune planned as a home edition of Windows NT which would have been the successor to Windows 98 and Windows NT 5.0 (Windows 2000) but once NepTune was scrapped it was replaced by Windows ME.

Known Builds

Alpha

• Millennium Build 2332.2 - Developer Release 1
• Millennium Build 2348 - Developer Release 2
• Millennium Build 2350.3
• Millennium Build 2358 - Developer Release 3
• Millennium Build 2368

Beta 1

• Millennium Build 2380.2 - official beta 1
• Millennium Build 2394

Beta 2

• Millennium Build 2419 - official beta 2
• Millennium Build 2452 - official beta 2 Refresh
• Millennium Build 2460
• Millennium Build 2470
• Millennium Build 2476
• Millennium Build 2481

Beta 3

• Millennium Build 2491
• Millennium Build 2495
• Millennium Build 2499.3
• Millennium Build 2499.7 - official beta 3
• Millennium Build 2509
• Millennium Build 2513
• Millennium Build 2516

Release Candidate

• Millennium Build 2525.6 - Release Candidate 0
• Millennium Build 2535 - Release Candidate 2

Retail

• Millennium Build 3000