RobH
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We have a few computers nuts in the forum. I was curious which OS you guys like to use.
I've put XP on a few machines now. It's a total pig. It does odd things at times and just seems generally slow -- even with all the updates and tweaks. (one of the machines was a p4 1.6 ghz raid 0 running two 7200 RPM drives)
I run Windows 2000 on my main machine, but with the NT architecture, you run into compatibility issues with some games.
I have a lot of respect for Windows 98. It's small and fast and seems to run everything you throw at it. The downside with this of course is the age of it and the stability issues. Windows 98 and the other DOS kernel-based machines tend to get boogered up faster than the NT machines.
All you Linux people will flame me if I don't give some props to the ultimate PC operating system. I love Linux, but compatibility is king when it comes to the kids and their games.
I thought XP was the answer to compatibility vs. stability, but from what I've seen it's just loaded with more Microsoft junk and more Microsoft bugs.
What do you guys do when you want a machine that can run everything like Windows 98 but has the robust stability of Windows 2000 and Windows NT? Do you guys polish up win98 and make it hum or do you just suffer with XP?
-rob
I've put XP on a few machines now. It's a total pig. It does odd things at times and just seems generally slow -- even with all the updates and tweaks. (one of the machines was a p4 1.6 ghz raid 0 running two 7200 RPM drives)
I run Windows 2000 on my main machine, but with the NT architecture, you run into compatibility issues with some games.
I have a lot of respect for Windows 98. It's small and fast and seems to run everything you throw at it. The downside with this of course is the age of it and the stability issues. Windows 98 and the other DOS kernel-based machines tend to get boogered up faster than the NT machines.
All you Linux people will flame me if I don't give some props to the ultimate PC operating system. I love Linux, but compatibility is king when it comes to the kids and their games.
I thought XP was the answer to compatibility vs. stability, but from what I've seen it's just loaded with more Microsoft junk and more Microsoft bugs.
What do you guys do when you want a machine that can run everything like Windows 98 but has the robust stability of Windows 2000 and Windows NT? Do you guys polish up win98 and make it hum or do you just suffer with XP?
-rob