My first gaming PC couldn't run XP but it could run ME. and that crashed constantly. it sucked so bad. oh my god. fuck.
Shoutout to Windows 2000, which I kept using for years until a driver conflict with my brand new graphics card caused it to gradually corrupt the hard drive over a 72-hour period, ultimately resulting in four format-and-reinstall-everything ordeals in a row before the problem was finally diagnosed.
I used windows 2000 until late 00s, when my hard drive crashed and I decided to go full-time linux. it was really rock solid, and save for lack of modern internet software still surprisingly usable today when run in a virtual machine