Windows ME
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| 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 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.
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
