DjmUK Posted September 13, 2001 Share Posted September 13, 2001 Hi all, I am just versy curious on what everyone's current favourite operating system is...mine's WinXP Pro (2600) I love it :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel F. Administrators Posted September 13, 2001 Administrators Share Posted September 13, 2001 same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glowstick Posted September 13, 2001 Share Posted September 13, 2001 WinXP was the first time where I used a Workstation/Pro version of WindowsNT, and I hate it. I'm going to wait for the .NET server, IMO it's way better to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
configure Veteran Posted September 13, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 13, 2001 /me running around shouting "OS WAR OS WAR~~~" ;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEST Posted September 13, 2001 Share Posted September 13, 2001 I am using WinXP RTM too!:D this is stable,good OS ,i am like it:smart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 14, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2001 XP easily. It is quite fast, by far the most stable I have ever used, easy to use for everyone (beginners to advanced users) and packed full of nice little features that I am still discovering now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Paul - Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 Windows XP Pro 2600 is slower than Windows 2000 Pro but for some reason I prefer the former :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vassie Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 I've got the Dell OEM version of XP and it runs like a dream :) Apart from Morpheus, which don't work! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostly Harmless Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 I havn't forgiven XP for activation and the fact that the Luna theme eats my screen real estate :-( Anti-aliased fonts are nice, mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackalo Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 My favorite OS is definately WindowsXP Professional, however, I am still very dependant on Windows 98 Second Edition for games and hacking the games. -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 14, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2001 If you don't like the Luna theme MH, why not just change it to the old style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxicfume Veteran Posted September 14, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2001 Windows XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khujo Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 I really like xp i've been using it exclusively since beta 2 and loved it, but due to the detonator 4 drivers not working for me i installed win2k to see if they would give me the same problems under the older os, they did still crash to gui under direct3d games but i also noticed the huge difference in processor use at idle and the 100mb difference in ram footprint, i've got an amd k6/2 500 with 384 mB ram, 2k uses 5% at idle xp is closer to 20%. I guess i'll just have to see which os i find my self going back to but for now if i want to game i guess 2k is the one i can pickup some extra frames in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 14, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2001 Khujo you are right, I had forgotten about that. In XP my CPU usage hovers around 10% when idle. 2000 never uses more than 2%. I would like to know where all that processing power is going when it is not even supposed to be doing anything. 10% of my 800MHz Duron is 80MHz. 80MHz used just to be idle! It doesn't alter my opinion of XP (it is great) but it is an issue worth noting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevember Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 Originally posted by Khujo I really like xp i've been using it exclusively since beta 2 and loved it Me too. XP 2600 RTM Rulzzzzzz:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 14, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2001 Three of the pre-release versions caused problems for me, such as corrupting my HD. Glad to say the final hasn't done anything similar, although I am currently stuck with a corrupt registry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shluxeon Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 sorry all, but i had 'auto notify via email' which was really annoying me. Windows 2000 over Windows XP for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 Originally posted by PabUK Khujo you are right, I had forgotten about that. In XP my CPU usage hovers around 10% when idle. 2000 never uses more than 2%. I would like to know where all that processing power is going when it is not even supposed to be doing anything. 10% of my 800MHz Duron is 80MHz. 80MHz used just to be idle! It doesn't alter my opinion of XP (it is great) but it is an issue worth noting. This goes to all of the eye candy that is in Windows XP, and the other "behind the scenes" operations (not that I hate eye candy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gism0 Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 hmm why have you limited linux to "Red Hat / Mandrake" whats the point in that ? i personally hate red hat / mandrake and won't use them, but love linux! so im not gonna choose that :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikimotel Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 MS-DOS 4.01 :bandit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostly Harmless Posted September 15, 2001 Share Posted September 15, 2001 PabUK - I did change to 'classic' style after about an hour of using Luna. I did however quite like the new look (the silver theme, anyway), but the fact that I need to be running at 1280x960 to use it comfortably vexes me. Shame they didn't include the watercolour theme from beta 1.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 15, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2001 That is a coincidence, I use the silver theme at 1280x960. I don't use that res just for the theme though, it is what I always use. I do appreciate what you mean, the new interface does take up far more real estate than the classic one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElGato Posted September 15, 2001 Share Posted September 15, 2001 Originally posted by PabUK In XP my CPU usage hovers around 10% when idle. 2000 never uses more than 2%.[/b] Love XP, mine uses 1-3% idle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 15, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2001 What processor have you got ElGato? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aco Veteran Posted September 15, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2001 Originally posted by ElGato Love XP, mine uses 1-3% idle Mine never goes over 1% when idle :p Athlon 1100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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