I have been considering buying an iPod, but the operating system on my home computer is Windows Millennium Edition. Is there a means of circumventing the incompatibility problem? Caroline Smyth
Many have tried, but I wouldn't recommend buying an iPod to use with Me. You could upgrade to Windows XP, which can run Apple's iTunes software. However, the cheapest and probably best solution is to buy an alternative player, of which there are many. Again, check that the software for any player you buy still supports DOS-based versions of Windows, though this is a shrinking market and won't last forever.
You will be not be able to use Apple's iTunes Music Store. If you plan to use an alternative such as Napster 2.0, check that you will be able to transfer songs to your portable player: it's not guaranteed. As mentioned before, I think it's better in the long run to rip your own CDs without any restrictive copy protection.
