What OS are you using?

[pelly]

I didn't want to post this in the MS OS forum....nor in the Linux forum as this thread pertains to all of them....

Let us know which Operating System(s) you are using ( please list which flavor of Linux if you choose it ) and maybe a quick line of why you chose it...

:D

[pelly]

Personally, I am using Windows XP Professional....

I've been extremely impressed with the stability and performance of this OS...Plus, I love the look/feel it has......a polished Win2000....

:D

[mcortz_2000]

Hi there Pelly,

Well as with you I am using the WinXPpro edition and I am impressed for the most part. I do wish that the older EA games ran stably but hey we can't have everything.

[Gator]

I think Win2k and WinXP are almost exactly the same, except for a few things:

-XP has a bunch of stuff already installed which makes my life easier for reinstalls or new installs for people (security updates, ie6)
-XP has a huge driver database making life easier again
-XP is prettier looking, even with the classic windows skin it just looks nicer
-XP has better USB support (i don't know, but I found win2k a little problematic with some devices, but with XP they work great)
-XP does a couple things a little faster, like bootup

but either way, i like them both

[Smokey]

Another one here on XP Pro +SP1. I like the interface, fast boots, fast installs of the OS, fast defrags list goes on. I am mainly a gamer, but I do use a little PS7, use internet, email, music, movies etc, and I havent had any major problems at all, oh and I DONT miss those BSOD I used to get with Win98 ;)

[saturnotaku]

Both my desktop and laptop are running XP Pro service pack 1, quite stably I might add. :D

I like XP's interface. It's just as fast or faster than Windows 2000 and 98, far more stable than the latter and more compatible than the former.

I honestly can't ask for much more in an operating system.

[volt]

-Windows XP Pro
-Linux Redhat 8.0
-Linux Slackware 8.1

:D

[DaveW]

Windows XP Corp with SP1 integrated :)

[LORD-eX-Bu]

WinXP Professional 5.1 Service Pack 1 (Build #2600). Bought it brand new and sealed for $11. Greatest deal ever!:D

[styles-T]

2000

Xp is great but I didnt like the registration method on microsofts part..Also I cant afford to buy it..

So 2000 it is..

[|JuiceZ|]

Windows XP Corporate

no sp1 for me, I learned after the first time I installed it, I'll stick w/ the hotfixes. One rule I've learned from M$ is nvr install an update unless something is broke.

[sbp]

Currently using Win2k here.

Will install XP soon and pick up a Linux distribution {Mandrake} eventually.

[vampireuk]

I have a new hard drive here screaming out to me to try Linux, but I have to install 2K for my mcse, hmmmz could format my old drive and stick linux on there.....

[ReDeeMeR]

XP without the sp pack here, I had 98, but I'd never go back to 9x system now :D

[thcdru2k]

had windows me, but without firewall that thing hot hacked and smacked.

using windows xp pro, just using a firewall router with no firewall software and perfectly stable, fast, and safe.

[styles-T]

Is the service pack for XP that bad?

I havnt tried it yet so I dont know what Im missing..

[LORD-eX-Bu]

I put the Service Pack on WinXP, no probs for me. In fact, I'ver never really had a problem with any MS OS.

[thcdru2k]

i've had all the xp service packs, the betas and final. on 3 different computers. no problems at all, and installing the final over the beta versions.

[de><ta]

I use solaris build 72 with some kernel variations for work. The current compilation of solaris i have has lots of the nifty features of Linux but it allows me to hook up directly to the campus's sun mainframe.
Mainframe has 5 1.2 ghz parralel processors, 8 gigs of a sun native ram and the hard drive is close to one 1.5 terabyte.
The size of the mainframe takes up one whole class room.
Great for running OS simulations.

Only time i use 2000 is for MS word and for games.

[ss1]

Run Windows 2000 pro SP3.

I prefer Win2K over WinXP. My expernice with WinXP has been a horrible one. I found it to be far more unstable than Win2K also I could never find the "right look" for WinXP. Even the classic skin looked horrible as well.

I plan to install Red Hat 8.0 on both my Laptop and Desktop very soon :).



ss1;

[morkus64]

I'm on XP Pro... I tried Linux, i really wanted to try linux anyway, but it wasn't installing right... system halted on the sound init or something like that... (Mandrake) and i'm not versed in Linux enough to fix it. besides, i hate that damn Linux partitioning!

[Nephilim]

Hmm...

I have a few machines here:

1 PC - Windows XP/Linux Mandrake 8
1 iBook - OSX (Jaguar)
1 PowerMac 9500 - MacOS 9.2.2 (not upgraded enough for Jaguar, yet ;) )

I suppose I could assemble another couple of computers from the parts laying around my house, but I just haven't gotten around to it.

[ragejg]

I run Win2K w/newest SP on my work machine (HP Vectra VL PII/233/128mbRAM/4mbvideo/nice 17" M70 monitor)... it's set up very efficiently and is actually fast!! It's very very stable, even with all the Access databases and ERP inventory software and outlook and word etc etc open all at once!! I enjoy it almost more than my home win98 system, which I'm about to up to XP... It's nice getting "enough" juice out of a 233 though... that seems to be where win2K shines, in older systems. Our company has about 20 computers using this os, and all are Pentium 200's, PII 233's, PII 450's, and PIII 500's. All are slot 1, so maybe Q1 2004 we'll have to get a buttload of evergreen performa 600-1ghz slotket upgrades to keep up with the times...

[SnakeEyes]

Windows XP Pro SP1 here.

As far as why not install the SP if you're having no problems, I can give a reason- I installed it on my other computers (I have 3, mine, my spouse's, and my daughter's). Recently my wife bought some educational multimedia software for my daughter (it's about dinosaurs, which my 6 month old is majorly into right now). The software appeared to install fine, but every time I tried to run it, I got a message about an error with a codec, please reinstall the program.. After attempting the reinstall with no success, I checked the developer's web site, found a known issue on this w/XP SP1 (and NOT pre-SP1 XP), along with the statement that they're working hard to find a solution..

So, if you're having no problems, I wouldn't recommend installing the whole Service Pack. Just install the other security fixes and updates as needed. (I'm going to probably have to reformat and reinstall XP on my daughter's computer soon if the company in question doesn't get a work-around or patch out asap)

[netviper13]

I'm dual booting Win2k SP3 and Red Hat Linux 8.0.