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* '''''[[Windows:ME:2452|Millennium Build 2452]]''''' - official beta 2 Refresh
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Revision as of 10:56, 14 April 2012

Windows ME
Windows ME Logo.png
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). However, in early '99 Microsoft changed plans and decided to release another 16/32-bit hybrid OS named "Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition" and Neptune was postponed to be released after it. Later, the Neptune project was scrapped and 9X line was succeeded by Windows XP (codenamed Whistler). It is also worth noting that some features planned for Microsoft Neptune were included with pre-release Millennium builds; namely the Activity Centers (though only a few were included in the RTM build).

Builds

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Alpha

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Beta 2

Beta 3

Release Candidate

Retail