Which Windows to install?
10-03-2004, 05:14 PM
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Re:Which Windows to install?
Originally Posted by tbizzle
Originally Posted by kain
i find 2000 the best of both worlds beuase its compatible with almost anything. if xp doesnt run it, 2000 will.
and if it doesnt run under 98, 2000 will run it. plus its pretty quick, and simple.
and if it doesnt run under 98, 2000 will run it. plus its pretty quick, and simple.
10-03-2004, 05:50 PM
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Re:Which Windows to install?
Originally Posted by ****
If you cant decide, do a win95/winxp dual boot and then you have choices.
10-03-2004, 06:11 PM
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Re:Which Windows to install?
Originally Posted by ****
I used to be interested in screwing with computers, went to school for it, and switched operating systems and dual boots like every other week.
Then I realized that computers were boring, so I installed XP and went outside to turn wrenches on my car.
If you cant decide, do a win95/winxp dual boot and then you have choices.
oh hell lets get nasty, i vote OpenBSD
Then I realized that computers were boring, so I installed XP and went outside to turn wrenches on my car.
If you cant decide, do a win95/winxp dual boot and then you have choices.
oh hell lets get nasty, i vote OpenBSD
Then I bought a CRX...
I find working on computers ------- boring as ---- now. I'd much rather go for a drive in my crx than work on a computer.
if you venture off into the nix world, unless you're going to be running a server don't mess with openbsd. it is a good server os , but not very good with desktop unelss they have done a lot of work since 3.0-3.1ish that is when i lost interest. It is a pain in the *** to work video drivers in openbsd especially witha laptop, took me a few weeks to get it to work properly. but then it was cool.
If you want a decent desktop nix os, hit up slackware. it isn't as much bullshit has what redhat was or mandrake and it is a pretty straight forward flavor of nix.
But to the point of the topic, go and jack a copy of longhorn and be the only person on your block running it.
my votes:
Slackware
or
longhorn
10-04-2004, 01:46 AM
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Re:Which Windows to install?
Originally Posted by SinisterCRX
I'm seriously considering 95, 3.1 wasnt really an OS (It was actually just a DOS GUI). My grandfather's company always used 95 until like, two years ago, when they upgraded to 98 :P. I'm thinking Windows 98 with all the patches and fixes and crap. XP didn't let my sound card work when I had it, screw that. So I don't know.. I'm thinking 95, 98 SE, or XP Pro.
Also: ME sucks so bad, it should have NEVER been released. I'd rather rock Windows 3.11 than ME.
Also: ME sucks so bad, it should have NEVER been released. I'd rather rock Windows 3.11 than ME.
10-04-2004, 03:22 PM
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Re:Which Windows to install?
Like another guy said you are not getting a deecent OS till you go to 200 NT. Anything from 2000 and upward will be more stable. So I would say 2000 NT, or XP pro. Do not use ME, that is a crappy OS, and if you are going to go XP, then do it right and get pro.
