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WindowsME.png (512 × 384 pixels, file size: 30 KB, MIME type: image/png)

Summary

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Non-free media data
Description

Screenshot of the default Windows Me desktop, showing the Start menu

Source

Screenshot is taken and uploaded by wilsontulus5 (talk · contribs) on March 23, 2023 inside a QEMU/KVM virtual machine.

Author

Microsoft

Portion used

Entire screen

Low resolution?

Yes

Licensing

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Use rationale

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Non-free media rationale for Windows Me
Article

Windows Me

Purpose of use

Screenshot demonstrates a typical Windows Me desktop and is used for educational purpose

Replaceable?

Cannot be replaced with a free image

Article

History of Microsoft Windows

Purpose of use

Screenshot demonstrates a typical Windows Me desktop and is used for educational purpose

Replaceable?

Cannot be replaced with a free image

Non-free media rationale for Windows 9x
Article

Windows 9x

Purpose of use

This screenshot illustrates Windows Me, the final version of the Windows 9x series of operating systems. The image is vital to the user's understanding of the evolution of the Windows 9x series of software. Use of the screenshot is the only way to get an accurate impression of what the visual aspect of the software is.

Replaceable?

Cannot be replaced with a free image

File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current16:26, 23 March 2023Thumbnail for version as of 16:26, 23 March 2023512 × 384 (30 KB)Wilsontulus5 (talk | contribs)New screenshot of Windows ME taken at an average early 2000's computer monitor resolution (1024x768) then downscaled 2x to 512x384 using GIMP bicubic method to preserve most details. No third party programs and updates were installed, so the screenshot is purely the first user experience after the clean installation apart from the drivers.
06:02, 23 December 2022No thumbnail364 × 273 (23 KB)LucasKannou (talk | contribs)Resize to less than 0.1 MP per WP:IMAGERES via script.
03:18, 23 December 2022No thumbnail365 × 274 (19 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Updated screenshot where Windows ME got to the point it got all system and app updates before it's EOL
08:30, 14 February 2019No thumbnail365 × 273 (29 KB)JJMC89 (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 18:55, 19 July 2015 (UTC): too large
07:53, 1 February 2019No thumbnail640 × 480 (17 KB)K0D3R (talk | contribs)Risized image so it is no longer indescernible.
18:55, 19 July 2015No thumbnail365 × 273 (29 KB)Cryptic (talk | contribs)Resize manually so text is legible
06:12, 30 November 2014No thumbnail365 × 273 (5 KB)Theo's Little Bot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
15:55, 21 November 2014No thumbnail640 × 480 (8 KB)Chungy (talk | contribs)In line with the Windows 95 and 98 shots, the start menu is not being displayed. It's also full resolution and no custom wallpaper has been selected.
06:00, 6 June 2014No thumbnail365 × 273 (40 KB)Theo's Little Bot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
17:20, 5 June 2014No thumbnail640 × 480 (20 KB)Codename Lisa (talk | contribs)Windows ME, immediately after being installed. The problem with the past version, uploaded by Koman, was that it was contaminated by additional software like Windows Media Player 9 and Internet Explorer 6.
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