i have a lg 16x dvd and an 24x a open cdrw, b4 i had windows XP and when i copied everything went at near enough full speed (24x speed burning - according to clone v4), and when i was copying i could do nething else i wanted such as surf the net or play a game. then i installed windows ME, now when im copying or reading the whole pc goes slow as fu<k, you cant do nething else, also the writing speeds have gone down to 17 and reading speeds are lower aswell, tried all new firmware and stuff,
can none help me sort it out?
thanks a lot
matthew

Windows Millennium is not a stable OS. We have had multiple customers experience a myriad of problems with it. It does not do multi-tasking nearly as well as Windows XP. Basically, Windows XP is a more stable OS overall in most situations. If I were you, I would go back to XP. If that is not an option, then there are a few basic things you can try.

Defrag harddrive. Close all programs, antivirus, screensavers, etc. Make sure you have DMA enabled.

Anyways, if you do want to keep Windows ME, post a reply and we can try several more things. But seriously, overall, Windows XP is more stable than Windows ME. Others may feel differently, but that has been my experience.

-Zack-