What Operating System you run ...?

Hi freinds ..
I expected to see this poll earlier but it didnt came so I thought I should start one ..Above are some common Operating systems listed. Choose ur Operating Systems among them .. People with Multiple OS should make their choice in their post as (1)MS Win XP + (5)Red Hat ... I have included the most popular Linux distributions .. but if I have left anything then u can suggest it in ur post . ...
P.S. I deliberatly left Win 95 and Win NT from the poll as the poll options cant exceed 10.
Thanx ....

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Win xp home edition+win xp home edition

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Windows XP Pro! i have used Win 98/ME but like the stability of XP the best!

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Microsucks win xp pro.
Btw masky, i tht u had bougth home..!

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Ice, i own Win XP Home Edition!

(i wudnt say anything more than that! hehehe :wink:

)

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hmm... ok..

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i think windows me is the best for my system atleast

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(1)+(3)+(5)

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coolcrook007 said:
i think windows me is the best for my system atleast

win ME??? why??
My system came with win me. but now im runnin xp on it. and its a million times better.

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yeah,
xp is way better the me.
I run Windows XP Pro and Mandrake 9.1.4

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I always felt comfortable with Win98 . I still think its the best when it comes down to Hardware compatibilities.

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Had it not been for S/W support reasons. I wouldn't had upgraded from win 95. I still like that OS more than any other Windows OS. But many S/W refused to work on Win 95. So had to upgrade.

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Win 98 is very unstable when u r overclocking and tweaking the software and hardware. Win XP is pretty good that way!

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Whatever we might say microft sucks or bill gate F****,Xp is the best.I wonder how much energy people around the world waste hating and criticising microsoft.If they cud only use that energy in making a better alternative than xp.

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That is so true. Half the Americans are brainless and hate MS, the other half unintelligently follow the former half! MS is cool! Bill Gates is cool!

Uh no, I'm not MS's campaign manager

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WinXP Pro + WinXP Pro + Win Me + Win 98 (virtual pc) + Redhat 9 + QNX 6.2

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TheMask said:
Win 98 is very unstable when u r overclocking and tweaking the software and hardware. Win XP is pretty good that way!

U must be joking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have done o'cing since more than a year,see, nothing's happened!!!!!!!

By the way, I use Win98SE (licensed, original :wink:

)

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Forgot, i liked XP, wud use XP if it wud not be for my Pixelview, it does not support Win2000 & WinXP

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Forgot, i liked XP, wud use XP if it wud not be for my Pixelview, it does not support Win2000 & WinXP

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SunMysore said:
U must be joking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have done o'cing since more than a year,see, nothing's happened!!!!!!!

Instead of OCing by about 10%, try something like OCing by about 50%... then u wud know :wink:

with 98, if i went one MHz, yes, just 1MHz too high, then 98 wud conk out, restart and restore the registry, restart, again wud find errors, and restore the registry back to what it was when i had installed 98! 1Mhz too high and everything gone!! that sucks,! Sucks big time!

Come XP, no such problem whatsoever. if i get a BSOD, i dont lose nothing. Thats the kind of stability i am talking about!

BTW, whcich Pixelview TV Tuner u got with u? my Friend runs a Pixelview PlayTV Pro Ultra in XP. i cud get u the drivers from that card and u cud give it a try :wink:

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well i think windows me is better then xp coz Xp hangs a bit tooooooooooooooo much on my sys

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no dude.. did u update xp?? did u apply sp1.. After sp1 came out xp was one of the best os s ever.. I used to feel the same way.. but then i applied sp1.. and my most of the crashes went away..

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well.. that may be true ice, but i have been running XP rock solid without any updates nor the Service Pack

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He He.. EAST OR WEST MS IS THE BEST. Win XP pro is great. Great stability and performance. Anyone knows abt LONGHORN????

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Yeah u need atleast 256 mb mem xp gives no problem.Crashes occur onlywhen u have low ram.

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Thunderbolt said:
Anyone knows abt LONGHORN????

Cud u elaborate on that? Almost all of us know about Longhorn in the sense we have heard about it :wink:

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Thunderbolt said:
Anyone knows abt LONGHORN????

Cud u elaborate on that? Almost all of us know about Longhorn in the sense we have heard about it :wink:

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If ppl hate Ms thats because their products are highly prices. And an alternative ??? look for linux in next couple of years. BTW did you pay for your os. Start another poll for "DID YOU PAY FOR YOUR OS" :wink:

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i did, i did!

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I use WinXP Pro. The best part of XP is that it includes the drivers for most hardware stuff....also, u don't have to restart the comp after every software installation for most softwares.....

I like Win XP for its stablenes... Even when WOW process crash nothin is lost .. I havent Shut down my system for so long .. I just use Hibernate .. My Windows Uptime was once 49 days and 3 Hours .. could u believe it ..?

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I have windows longhorn alpha 4051 ,it still has a long way to go..will be released in 2006-2008. Well as MS has said if they fullfill 60% of their list i will be more than happy.

They are betting on the fact that the processing specs are going to triple till the release comes up , there will be entry level 1 gbs of RAM in every PC...etc

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major upgrade with a new security architecture called Palladium, a hardware 3D-enabled user interface, a brand-new, database-backed storage engine, and many more exciting new features

This new user interface, or "user experience," is code-named "Aero" and is based on a new .NET-based graphics API called "Avalon," which replaces earlier graphics APIs such as GDI and GDI+.

The Longhorn Start Menu and task bar will be enhanced with a new Sidebar component that can optionally appear locked to one side of the desktop. The Sidebar is an XML-based panel that includes links to local and remote resources.

Longhorn will require 3D video hardware to render special effects that will make the screen more photorealistic and deep

Microsoft has even pledged to retain DOS compatibility with Longhorn.

Now who said MS sucks?? even though i won't want to use it as my main desktop coz i hav the alpha build and just to make one change i have to go through 5-6 sub-menus and the sidebar just is stuck! hogging everything...

thought most applications have been working correctly. eg winamp,my fav game Half life

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hmm.. ok..
where did u get longhord off.. donkey?

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it_waaznt_me said:
I like Win XP for its stablenes... Even when WOW process crash nothin is lost .. I havent Shut down my system for so long .. I just use Hibernate .. My Windows Uptime was once 49 days and 3 Hours .. could u believe it ..?

Ah.. i dont even hybernate.. just restart in 3-5 days.

Wow 49days is long.. even my comp hasnt been on without a restart for that long..

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guri35 said:
Yeah u need atleast 256 mb mem xp gives no problem.Crashes occur onlywhen u have low ram.

I was runnin it like a dream even on 128MB ram. Right now i have 192.

On 128 i used to reeboot it once in 2 days.. now there are times when i dont reebot mycomp for an entire week or longer

PS: that means its on all the time. without any probmes.

@ Mask

Apply the updates, they make ur system smoother etc.

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Mine is windows xp.

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ice said:
hmm.. ok..
where did u get longhord off.. donkey?

why did u call me donkey for? :twisted:

I got it from one person who is msdn subscriber. Its 1 cd installation and works for about 160 days or so before it expires... so i cracked it and it been a good boy since.

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I meant edonkey!!! ddidnt cal u a donkey...

lmfao!!!

WinXP Pro version 2002 (SP1)

waiting for SP2 Beta to officially out..haha

Deep

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1+4+5+10+8

SP2 will be out near the end of First quarter of 2004 .. as the Micro$oft official report ...

it_waaznt_me said:
SP2 will be out near the end of First quarter of 2004 .. as the Micro$oft official report ...

yup and some beta version leaked few days back..checked the screenies...looked good added some great features like new Firewall options and some more option but t his firewall was damn good...very custimizable..

regards
Deep

Oh now I see ... You were also posting when I posted .. Thats why they locked me out of this page ..!! ... Mutual Exclusion Principle ..
Anyway .. Now I cant delete that repeated post ...

Very few of us run Linux ..? I am surprised ...

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I use Win98 + Winxp pro + Linux - Mandrake....
and am waiting to get my hands on S.U.S.E. from somewhere

anyone tried gentoo linux or FreeBSD Yet ?

FreeBSD is very stable i have heard and gentoo is also very flexible..

Deep

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Windows XP as primary

Then i have ME, Debian, Mandrake on Virtual PC

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hi i mainly use xp but i m intrested in 2003 server and longhorn and then many many new windows
but i like 98 2
but favorite r longhorn ,xp,2003 server

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hi i mainly use xp but i m intrested in 2003 server and longhorn and then many many new windows
but i like 98 2
but favorite r longhorn ,xp,2003 server

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I have WIN98 + REDHAT LINUX 9

You can get Linux cds with the tutorial books but there arent any books on FreeBSD which provides the CDs .. I think I have to download it

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no windows 95?

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Technically, is a bootable floppy an OS?

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Win XP + Win 2003 server + RedHat Linux 8.0 + My own custom Linux installation. I had FreeBSD but removed it because I couldn't get X running.

Ujjwal: Technically anything that runs by itself and helps other programs run is an OS. So a bootable floppy is definitely an OS unless it is just a bootloader.

it_waaznt_me: Check out this site *linuxcds.netfirms.com/. Thats where I bought my FreeBSD CDs. They deliver to most places in India and if you live in bangalore you can go there and collect them.

Deep: Linux is as stable and flexible as FreeBSD and Linux supports a lot more hardware than FreeBSD. And most open source software is developed for Linux. And also, as Linux uses GNU software, it has more "features" than FreeBSD. FreeBSD would make a good server though.

Well I have Windows 2000 + SP 4 installed. Man its a rock solid OS with the SP4 installed. I have never seen it go poof. I had upgraded from Win98 so I had some probs with the Explorer.exe but the SP4 solved every problem and im having a rock solid os now

Tifosi Refer to my post for the explaination ....

To all... Shall I replace Caldera or Debian with Window 2003 and Win 95 ..? Give your suggestions ..

Hey I installed Win XP + SP1 its good. Steady and I can play games on it. So im happy now goin for some windows blinds or samurize or talisman lets see

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XP + PCQ Linux2004

Grrrrr... it_wasnt_me where is slackware

Rock_ya_baby said:
Grrrrr... it_wasnt_me where is slackware

Hey Rockky .. Its the 9th option dear ...

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i think xp is the best and i use mandrake for the linux variant. mandrake rules. anybody know where i can download the latst commnuity version or the final one

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Hey now I see it

SLACKWARE is my 4th favourite after FreeBSD (3rd)

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I think m$ is like the agents in Matrix they are there to keep the matrix safe but they ultimetly are the real ones who will bring down the matrix.

Morpheus... 8)

Not many Linux users here ..

I too removed RH9 after those adventures .. Now waiting for my Combo drive to come to try Suse ...

Will Digit include the Latest Fedore Core 2 on forthcoming Digit DVD ..? Thanx ..

it_waaznt_me said:
Hi freinds ..
I expected to see this poll earlier but it didnt came so I thought I should start one ..Above are some common Operating systems listed. Choose ur Operating Systems among them .. People with Multiple OS should make their choice in their post as (1)MS Win XP + (5)Red Hat ... I have included the most popular Linux distributions .. but if I have left anything then u can suggest it in ur post . ...
P.S. I deliberatly left Win 95 and Win NT from the poll as the poll options cant exceed 10.
Thanx ....

Win XP Professional SP1a

P

WHERE THE HELL IS UNIX ON DIS POLL???? :evil:

i thought how can i miss this thread and then i found batty`s starting date, so this rise of phoenix form the ashes.

my vote goes to windows xp home edition sp1a all the latest updates and waiting for sp2.

WIN ME is the best for my system
although it came with WIN 95(osr2)...

stable(well almost) and fast..

D

WIn XP+WIn 98+Red HAt+SUSE+mandrake in two diffrent sys.

I consider win 98 to be the best
I use win 98,Xp,2000,Linux-Fedora core 1,Suse 9.1 personal,ElX linux

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Rakee

What do U do with all these OSs,

Me, Long time Windows XP Lover & user

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i use genuine windows xp pirated edition :!:

i use winXP Pro (SP1+SP2+Autopatcher XP 4.5.12) and win 98 SE on my celeron 950 with 128 MB RAM

.XP does not hangs ever, it runs as smoothly as 98 because of SP's. 98 is more tweakable than XP as for surfing and running all kind of old programs.

i tried linux for few weeks but due to complex nature of linux, i freezed the penguin in the bin. .its the windows that rocks...............

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i use XP sp2 and linspire... very soon will move to lycoris 1.4

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win 98se 4 now......will upgrade to Xp when I get better hardware

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I use Windows 2000. I consider it to be the best OS from MS to date. Its a no nonsense system which simply works.

Why isn't Mac OS in the list?. I know very few people use it. None the less, it should have been in the list.

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I use 98 coz when u start installing stuff then ur comp really slows down on XP.

I use Win XP pro OEM version from compaq. It doesn't hang but gets sloowed after a month after installation. It's stable. I didn't restart the computer for 3 months. Used only hibernate. But had to bformat it after 3 months coz it got affected by avirus which a later came to know was blaster. I didn't restart my comp from 69 days. But i'll have to when i install sp2

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I'm using Windows XP Professional. I have stopped the services which I don't need in Win. XP and it has really boosted my computer

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I love Microsoft Windows XP Professional and my beta version of the 64 bit Windows os.

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hey m8's me have a tri-boot configuration as of yesterday

(me keep changing os's when i get bored..lol)
As of now i have

Win 98(Secondary Partition Logical Drive)
Win XP(Primary Partition)
SUSE Linux 9.1(Second HDD Primary Partition)

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I use (3) Windoze 98 and (5)Red Hat Linux 9.0
I hate Microsucks and Windoze.

C

I also use MacOSX in my college lab. I love the speed and the stability of Apple computers. We browse the net thru these machines.

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Windows 98 SE and Windows XP Pro.

I Use Windows XP Pro + Fedora Core Version 10 !
They all Rocks (But I would Like to try Suse.

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Hai I use,
[Windooze 98, Me ,2000 , Xp Professional ,Home ,2003 server ]

+ [Fedora core 1 , Pcq linux 2004 ,Knoppix 3.2 ,Xandors open circulation edition ,Mandrake 9.1 , suse 9.1 ]

Cool enough!!!! mmmmmhhh!!

I use any of 2 windows + 2 linux combo.

now win me ,xp pro + Fedora ,Suse

Happy working and study.

Windows XP pro.+Windows 98se +Goin to install Redhat Linux 10 in this week to get the First linux eXPerience

XP Home SP2 + Win 98SE + Win2K pro.
will soon change to Win XP Pro SP2 + 98....

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win xp pro+win zp media centre+win 2003+redhat linux 9
on 250 gb harddisk on a p4 3.06 Ghz with ht on 1 gb of ram.
i have emulated all my os'es into longhorns!!

with kol's visuall style longhorn
longhorn screensaver/login/logoff/bootscreen from various
people from neowin.net.
smartbar xp latest skinned to perfectly match
yz toolbar
yz dock
yz shadow
madotate
etc./etc./etc. .........jus for the info!

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many of u are using XP? then hoe can u browse internet with it when it is pirated?

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haha! wrong again! i am using every original os!

why there's no risk in browsing the net with pirated os....

What do pirates what to do most??? Surfing (in the sea though)

Lol

... And what do Penguins do ...?

See is this possible...i have windows xp original Cd but i use its key in my PC and Laptop ..setup ran from original CD ....M i running pirated version...?? :wink:

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win XP home + 2000 pro + RH8 + SuSE 9.1

Yes .. You are not allowed to install copies on different computers .. Consider buying another licence ...

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I am running Linux95 ....he he he hehe

well thanks to digits sep CD
now i have Windows XP SP2

it_waaznt_me said:
Yes .. You are not allowed to install copies on different computers .. Consider buying another licence ...

Cheeez Isnt it enough i have One licenced Version ....i mean comeon look around ...most may be even without one....!!!!!!

Peace Man

it_waaznt_me said:
Yes .. You are not allowed to install copies on different computers .. Consider buying another licence ...

I remember in one of the ms EULA it was written that u can use the same key on one desktop and one laptop only. I think they later changed it and now u need separate cd key which u can get for discount if u show them ur cd key.

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Windows XP Home + Windows ME + Mandrake Linux 9.2.....going to try out Bert PE and MandrakeMove or Knoppix...damn that might be the longest list...lol

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Windows XP Profesional (Pirated ) and just installed redhat 9 two days ago. i am perfect in installing redhat cause i have installed it for more than 20 times, but always formated my disk within 1 week of installing redhat. its too much for me , dont know how people can tolerate linux.

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Win XP- pro is good, have been using for long time..

btw , for servers , Windows 2000 Advance Server is the BEST

xandros

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looks like xp rules the roost.

love it or hate it, you have it.

I installed Suse yesterday .. I am liking it .. Its way better then RH9 ... Still playing with it btw ..

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bump...
Lot of Oses missing, I guess poll needs a revision.

Why did u bump it

4 years old thread

it_waaznt_me said:
I installed Suse yesterday .. I am liking it .. Its way better then RH9 ... Still playing with it btw ..

Ok, have a look at this post should you need any help

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NucleusKore said:
Ok, have a look at this post should you need any help

Three and a half year have passed since he posted. Do you think he will be needing any help now?

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hullap said:
Why did u bump it
4 years old thread

I have mentioned the reason...and currently we have lot of revised oses in the form of ubuntu, fedora, vista, etc. 64bit oses ,etc. dont u think the reason is enough.
Do u want me to start another thread with the same title?
WTH this thread is here then?

dude its MUCH better to open a new thread than bump a 3-4 year old one

asnvin said:
Three and a half year have passed since he posted. Do you think he will be needing any help now?

OOPS didn't see the date

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xp and vista dual boot.

windows xp sp3

Nice bump

Mac OS X Leopard

^YUP

Debian GNU/Linux Sid for the past 1.5 yrs(even got it rescued from a almost dead harddisk)

Win 2000, XP, Ubuntu

Micro$oft Windows XP

where's Windows Vista?

Look at the thread start date. It was created in 2004.

desiibond said:
where's Windows Vista?

obsolete technologies

casanova said:
Look at the thread start date. It was created in 2004.

LOl. Who the heck reopened this thread?

Kubuntu Gutsy and a host of other OSes like Sabayon, Slackware, Fedora in VMs.

About 30 Gb out of my 40 Gb HD is spent on Virtual Hard disks.

VM's suck ! :evil:

Yea .. Nothing beats the real thing.

Cmon guys, why do u have to keep on bumping a 4 year old thread?

Let it die in peace.

praka123 said:
VM's suck !

Yup..But they are good when you want to just try out any OS and don't wanna get into repartitioning your HDD, editing grub files and stuff.!

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Back to xp after six long miserable months with vista

Other:
Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)

^^ Why not Hardy Heron?

Ubuntu Hardy Heron Off course

Linux Mint 4.0 Daryna.

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XP SP2 and Ubuntu hardy.

Fedora F9
gonna download as soon as it releases

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^^
When is it coming?
BTW yum sux

Kal aayega

Re: What Operating System yo* r*n ...?

Windows xp pro
Windows Vista
Fedora *ore 8
Open S*s*e 10.3

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 works just fine for me.

Desktop: Ubuntu 8.04 + Windows xp sp3
Notebook1: Windows Vista Home Basic
Notebook2: Mandriva one 2008

Windows XP Pro SP2.
Windows Mobile 5.0.
Where is the option of Vista in Voting?

Win XP professional...

There was no Vista in 2004 when this thread was started ..

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please stop bumping old threads

gary4gar said:
Desktop: Ubuntu 8.04 + Windows xp sp3
Notebook1: Windows Vista Home Basic
Notebook2: Mandriva one 2008

poore OS ki dukaan laga di

ab apple bhi chak le

Then this thread should be edited or closed. There should be other options too!