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        History 
      
      Here is a brief look at the history of
      Windows Me from the news break through to RTM:
       First News Of
      "Millennium" Broken: Summer 1999 Exclusively On ActiveWin 
      Developer Preview 1: Released July 23 1999 
      Microsoft Officially Announces
      "Millennium": July 26th 1999 
      Beta 1: Released September 23 1999 
      Beta 2: Released November 23 1999 
      Beta 2 Refresh: Released January 20 2000 
      Officially Named Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me): January
      31st 2000 
      Beta 3: Completed April 7th 2000 -
      Released 11th April 
      RC 0: May 9th 2000 
      RC 1: May 17th 2000 
      RTM: June 18th 2000 
      Final release: In stores September 14th
         
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