What OS are you using?

pelly · 10-18-02, 08:45 AM

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...

pelly · 10-18-02, 08:52 AM

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....

mcortz_2000 · 10-18-02, 08:54 AM

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 · 10-18-02, 09:34 AM

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 · 10-18-02, 10:14 AM

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** · 10-18-02, 02:24 PM

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

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 · 10-18-02, 02:41 PM

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

DaveW · 10-19-02, 03:41 PM

Windows XP Corp with SP1 integrated

LORD-eX-Bu · 10-19-02, 07:01 PM

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

styles-T · 10-19-02, 07:37 PM

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| · 10-19-02, 11:27 PM

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 · 10-20-02, 12:25 AM

Currently using Win2k here.

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

View Poll Results: Which OS do you use?
Windows 98	4	8.33%
Windows Me	2	4.17%
Windows NT4	0	0%
Windows 2000	7	14.58%
Windows XP	30	62.50%
Linux	4	8.33%
OS X ( Jaguar )	0	0%
Solaris	1	2.08%
Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll

10-18-02, 08:45 AM	#1
pelly Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 681	What OS are you using? 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... Last edited by pelly; 10-18-02 at 08:49 AM.

10-18-02, 08:54 AM	#3
mcortz_2000 X-Rhodesian Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 64	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. __________________ P4 2.4B(c1) @ 3014 MhzVolcano7+ Abit IT7-Max2 V.2 1 x OCZ 512MB el PC-3500 @414cas2 1 x 80Gig 7200(2MB) W/D SB Augidy Gamer Ati 9700(non-pro) - cat3.1(Omega) Logitech Z-560's (AWESOME) Viewsonic 19" P95f (Brilliant) Lian-Li PC-65 / side window, 430Watt Enermax WinXP / SP1 The one, the only -- RanglerGRS --

10-18-02, 09:34 AM	#4
Gator Unreal Tournament Gamer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 2,279	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 __________________ Athlon64 3200 Clawhammer / Asus K8N-E Deluxe / 1GB Crucial DDR400 / Geforce 6600GT 128MB AGP / Windows XP Pro

10-18-02, 10:14 AM	#5
Smokey Team Rainbow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: FRANCE Posts: 2,273	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 __________________ HTPC/Gaming \| Hiper Type R 580W PSU\| Intel Q9550 @ 4GHz \| Gigabyte EP45 UD3R \|4x 1024MB OCZ Reaper PC9200 DDR2 \| Seagate 320GB/ Maxtor 320GB/ Maxtor 500GB HDD\|Sapphire HD5850 \| Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Pro \| Harmon Kardon AVR135 reciever \| Jamo S718 speakers \| 42" Plasma 720p (lounge room)-Samsung P2450H (bedroom)

10-18-02, 08:52 AM	#2
pelly Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 681	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....

10-18-02, 02:24 PM	#6
saturnotaku Apple user. Deal with it. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The 'burbs, IL USA Posts: 12,502	Both my desktop and laptop are running XP Pro service pack 1, quite stably I might add. 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.

10-18-02, 02:41 PM	#7
volt Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: /dev/null Posts: 1,556	-Windows XP Pro -Linux Redhat 8.0 -Linux Slackware 8.1 __________________ [b]Optimization guidelines by Koji Ashida of NVIDIA:[/b][list][]Use fx12 instructions whenever possible[]Use lowest pixel shader version[/list][url=http://developer.nvidia.com/docs/IO/10878/ChinaJoy2004_OptimizationAndTools.pdf]source[/url] [size=1]The politics are invading the technology. We don't really like to mess with politics because that kind of adversarial relationship has nothing to do with pure technical operations and the technical specifications of what we like to play with, the hardware![/size]

10-19-02, 03:41 PM	#8
DaveW Its me! Hurray! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brit in USA Posts: 1,203	Windows XP Corp with SP1 integrated __________________ Core2 Q9400 @ 3.0, eVGA GTX 260, 4G DDR 800, Vista64

10-19-02, 07:01 PM	#9
LORD-eX-Bu Horus the pointy master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 4,609	WinXP Professional 5.1 Service Pack 1 (Build #2600). Bought it brand new and sealed for $11. Greatest deal ever! __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ!

10-19-02, 07:37 PM	#10
styles-T -========- Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Smallville Posts: 492	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..

10-19-02, 11:27 PM	#11
\|JuiceZ\| Registered User Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 3,285	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. __________________ primary MBP Core i5 2010 \| HR \| OCZ 120GB SSD gaming Core i5-2500K @ 4.1GHz w/ CM Hyper212+ \| MSI N560GTX-Ti TF II/OC \| MSI P67A-GD55 \| Silverstone FT02 \| X360 250GB \| Kinect htpc IONITX-A-U \| 2GB \| M350 \| XBMC Linux \| SABnzbd, sickbeard, couchpotato \| NAS Synology DS411J \| 4TB hometheater KURO PDP-5020 \| HK AVR2600 \| Definitive BP2006TL(2) & CLR2300 \| Polk R50(2) \| Sony S470 \| HarmonyOne

10-20-02, 12:25 AM	#12
sbp Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: MD Posts: 366	Currently using Win2k here. Will install XP soon and pick up a Linux distribution {Mandrake} eventually.