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SuperGLS

10-23-2005, 09:28 PM

Just because of my recent switch to OS X Tiger, I thought I'd see if people are using what I think they are using.

I bet it's mostly Windows, a good size group of Mac OS X, and some unix/linux guys.

What operating system are you using?

Nyck

10-23-2005, 09:39 PM

I'm using the microsoft windows xp service pack 2 ^_^ It's got it's ups and it's downs but so far so good. (haha yeah right)

Seinster

10-23-2005, 09:52 PM

I use XP Pro, with SP1.
Just had a recent record of 3 weeks, 4 days uptime. It's pretty stable for me.

Vampyrate

10-23-2005, 09:56 PM

i just switched from a lindows to XP Pro because the college here only recognizes 2000 (not ME) and up or OS X (nothing lower)

if there were a way to get OS X to run on my PC i would love that, but then again. i need the windows compatability, which i hear that OS X has something for that. I really don't if thats possible or not. I know it was a rumor when OS X came out and the screen savers (the best nerd show ever!) covered it a looooooooong time ago

evan938

10-23-2005, 10:08 PM

where is the "i dont know" box. its windows something. i dont pay attention. i can navigate around the internet, download music, and get on AIM, thats all i need

Rdizziedog

10-23-2005, 10:25 PM

where is the "i dont know" box. its windows something. i dont pay attention. i can navigate around the internet, download music, and get on AIM, thats all i need

You need to pay more attention :P

When you turn it on, the boot screen says "Windows 98" or "Windows XP Home/Pro" :)

evan938

10-23-2005, 10:30 PM

yeah, i know where to find out, but my computer is on 24/7, so i dont really see that screen. if i leave, i just turn off the monitor

Micce

10-23-2005, 10:33 PM

Windows Pro mainly... Sometimes I'll feel the urge to block my IP address and create some downtime on some servers who's owner decided to be an asshole and throw in a unique version of Knoppix (Linux with a twist, which can run from a cd alone, no hd needed).

southpawboston

10-23-2005, 10:40 PM

at home i run OS X Tiger on both me and the wife's mac laptops; at work i have a windows laptop with XP pro which was just updated with SP2 (i think?). since the update to SP2 it has been slow as hell, it was decent before the update. it may also be all the "big brother" net monitoring and reporting software that my company dumps on all the workstations to monitor us and keep our OS's clean and updated.

formatc

10-24-2005, 12:56 PM

I currently run Windows XP Pro w/SP2 and several VMWare virtual operating systems like Fedora Linux and other misc. operating systems.

Korrosive

10-24-2005, 01:06 PM

At home I run Win XP Pro, and XP Media Center (Home) and OS X tiger. For those of you who don't know what flavor of XP you're running, right click the "My computer" icon for information on your system.

05xd

10-24-2005, 05:59 PM

Im runnin windows xp pro service pack 2 with windows media center

rckozma

10-24-2005, 06:15 PM

I use the following:

Windows 2000
Windows XP home
Windows 98SE
Windows 95

SWortham

10-24-2005, 06:43 PM

I use Windows 2000 at work and home. I plan to skip XP and go straight to Vista. ;)

robs02elantra

10-24-2005, 06:47 PM

using xp, but with all this talk of vista, and the screenshots, I am looking forward to it. I'll probably have to get a new computer though, I've got a 5 year old laptop that's going great, but not great enough. Here's to paychecks

txaggie

10-24-2005, 07:45 PM

Windows XP Pro
is what i used!

yamaha

10-24-2005, 08:09 PM

Windows Vista Beta 1
Fedora Core 4

ArunSenior04

10-24-2005, 09:01 PM

I use the good and non-parasital (see XP) Windows 2000.

2001GLS

10-24-2005, 10:24 PM

XP Home SP2

Mikey7047

10-25-2005, 05:48 PM

On my three computers I have:

Laptop:
Windows XP Home
Ubuntu Linux
Mac OSX (It is possible... :D )

Home Computer:
Windows XP Pro

Gaming Computer:
Windows XP Pro
Ubuntu Linux

hyunelan2

10-25-2005, 05:55 PM

Home - Dual Boot OS: Windows Vista Beta 1; Windows XP Pro
Work - Windows XP Pro, Windows Server 2003SMB (and occassionally a win2000 box crosses my path)

pweber4136

10-25-2005, 06:22 PM

That's funny. Almost equal amounts of people use Linux as OS X. I wouldn't have expected that.

blupupher

10-26-2005, 11:23 AM

Home Desktop: XP Pro
Other Destop: Win 98/2000 dual boot
Laptop: XP Pro and Knoppix
Work: XP Pro or Win 2000 depending on the computer
Right now (sisters computer): ME (yuck, she won't let me upgrade it)

hyunelan2

10-26-2005, 11:27 AM

ME! YUCK! Knock some sense into her... come on. ME was by far, without a doubt, no questions asked, the WORST operating system ever made by Microsoft. I'd rather use 95/98.

SuperGLS

10-26-2005, 06:45 PM

Yeah, I had ME for a while before I got XP Pro, what a bunch of poop. I was unlucky to be buying a computer while ME was standard, ouch.

wazntme

10-26-2005, 07:44 PM

SuperGLS

10-26-2005, 09:01 PM

I don't know what all that means, but it sounds hardcore to me.

Jlivan

10-26-2005, 09:48 PM

Home Desktop: WindowsXP Home
Laptop: WindowsXp Home
Work: WindowsXP Home (Everybody else at work is on XP Pro :S )

wazntme

10-27-2005, 02:29 AM

got a little of everything... i am a computer tech.

blupupher

10-28-2005, 12:16 PM

ME! YUCK! Knock some sense into her... come on. ME was by far, without a doubt, no questions asked, the WORST operating system ever made by Microsoft. I'd rather use 95/98.

Yes, I know. She is always calling me asking me why he computer is doing "insert whatever". I always answer "because it is Windows ME". One of these days I will install XP home that I have sitting around.

peechez

10-28-2005, 12:37 PM

lol do it behind her back, then maybe she'll realize that the computers working better without a POS OS

Korrosive

10-29-2005, 02:29 PM

Laptop:
Windows XP Home
Ubuntu Linux
Mac OSX (It is possible... :D )

Mikey7047 :bowdown: I bow to your superior knowledge. How'd you do that?

skeetre

10-29-2005, 02:58 PM

you can buy it for the intel architechure now.

drew_k

10-29-2005, 10:33 PM

Win. XP for both of my PC's.

Korrosive

10-30-2005, 12:16 PM

I thought that had not been released and would not be released till '07. Where can I go to buy it?

peechez

10-30-2005, 12:57 PM

why do the percentages on the poll add up to way over 100%?

SuperGLS

10-30-2005, 08:51 PM

Hmm, I don't know, I think it's because the same person can vote for more than one choice in this poll.

blupupher

10-31-2005, 10:58 AM

why do the percentages on the poll add up to way over 100%?

Hmm, I don't know, I think it's because the same person can vote for more than one choice in this poll.

Yup. I voted 3x (once for each OS).

soullesselantra

08-10-2006, 06:55 PM

anything from the original Mac OS on my mac classic to Mac OS 7 thru 9.2 on others, Mac OSX Tiger on my blue and white G3 turned G4, GSOS 6.something on my Apple IIGS, ProDOS on my Apple IIe, WinXP and ubuntu linux on my PC and Win 2000 Pro @ work

jh0n

08-10-2006, 08:37 PM

Just at home

Servers
Firewall1>>Debian Linux
Firewall2>>Caldera Linux
Webserver>>Windows 2003 SP1
Processing Machine>>Windows XPPRO64SP2
Main Machine>>Windows XPPRO64SP2
E-mail Server>>Windows 2003 SP1
Main Alert Box>>RedHat Linux
Spare Gaming Rig1>>Windows XP Pro SP2
Spare Gaming Rig2>>Windows XP Pro SP2

First thing I learned on the net was when someone hardcore types stuff like that, you just say ` heh` and you look less like Lenny the Learner :(

jalmir

08-10-2006, 09:18 PM

at home I use

PC :
WinXP Pro / Mac OSX 10.3.9

G4 450Mhz @ 2.1Ghz (viva GigaDesigns! :D) :
Mac OSX 10.3.9

To update my Mac OS I just buy the previous OS when a new one get's out ... bought 10.3 when 10.4 appeared and bought it for 40$ ... I always try to have it legaly and save money :tongue:

O/T : the new Mac Pro (was known as PowerMac before it's Intel achitecture) are wayyyy tooo cheap!!! I now regret my new G4 CPU ! :(

drdapoo

08-10-2006, 10:13 PM

Gentoo linux all the way baby! But I do from time to time use windows, due to work applications and coding.

Peace

Gentǿǿ Linux :bowdown:

Seinster

08-11-2006, 05:11 AM

Still using XP Pro with SP1, with no updates.
Works perfect for me, but I'm trying to empty up one of my hard drives and get Vista going, I've seen it in action, but I'm pretty sceptical at this point.
I used to use Mandrake (don't know if it's still around), but it was too confusing...
I've been using Windows since version 3.1.
Please don't pity my soul.

Munky

10-06-2006, 04:09 AM

XpPro on here, XP pro Corporate Edition on my laptop, and Vista on my downstairs computer.

cobase

10-06-2006, 05:34 AM

WinXP Pro at work, WinXP Home on the desktop and laptop. To redeem myself, I just installed Ubuntu Linux on a 850Mhz Duron at home last weekend. The file system is...different, but it's not bad; it went online with no problem and the usual basic applications are there... just figured out how to switch from Xfce to Gnome yesterday... still playing around.

Munky

10-06-2006, 05:36 AM

I've never touched a Linux system in my life, maybe I should though. I've come across more Linux systems as an MCP than I did beforehand...which is odd, I usually deal with microsoft only.

beeman

10-06-2006, 05:37 AM

xp home came packaged and is cheap and best.........was wondering if a switch to linux would be easy??

Munky

10-06-2006, 05:38 AM

Lol, I hope you're not asking me. My area of expertise is strictly Microsoft.

cobase

10-06-2006, 05:50 AM

Do what I did. I found this 850Mhz Duron at a thrift store for $20 (minus the hard drive, but I had a spare) and I'm using it to try out Linux. I don't dare mess up my desktop or laptop quite yet, but it's going well, so... someday.

If everything works correctly, I think it's pretty easy and you don't need to know much about the underpinnings. It's when something doesn't go right that you'll be glad you have a perfectly good computer in the next room to look up the solution on.

Codenomics

12-21-2006, 12:48 PM

XP pro / Server03 / SuSE 10
not including all that i play with on VPC! VIVE LE NERDS!!!!
oh yeah for all you Windoze users..... www.sharpe-shell.org DOWNLOAD IT... LOVE IT.. tell them the Jester sent you!!

bfgoedeke

12-22-2006, 12:06 PM

Xp Pro all the way. Never had any issues yet.......Beware..Vista is coming..

Codenomics

12-22-2006, 12:23 PM

xp home came packaged and is cheap and best.........was wondering if a switch to linux would be easy??

no it wont.

oh yeah Vista = waste of time. Been there, done that, reformatted.

hmm i think imma use that in my sigs from now on!

Ugzz

12-22-2006, 01:20 PM

Home Desktop:
location: in my room
Monitor: dual sony 21inch crts
o/s 1: Windows Xp Pro
o/s 2: Windows 98
Description: main rig, dual boot for legacy games

Computer 2
location: in my room on another table
Monitor: some crappy 15inch
o/s 1: Windows Xp Pro
o/s 2: N/A
Description: Security cam monitoring and used for visitors

Computer 3
location: living room
Monitor: 34inch Zenith tube based HDTV
o/s 1: Windows Xp Pro
o/s 2: N/A
Description: living room pc, for games/mpg/avi/web surfing etc on hdtv

Work Desktop
location: work desk
Monitor: triple acer 19inch flat panels
o/s 1: Windows Xp Pro
o/s 2: Windows Vista Business (unstable)
Description: main work rig, used for any/everything, dual os for testing

and for the record, i like vista.. they just need to make it run on my machine -since i work for a University we have the final release of vista available to us (the one that will come out in jan-feb).. but i cant stabilize it on anything for more then 4 hours, it keeps tossin disk errors and making me reformat :P
but when it works, i like it enough.. id switch if it becomes usable for me.. -Actually, ill have to switch eventually casue im the IT guy heh..

Munky

12-22-2006, 01:44 PM

I just put the final release of Vista on the downstairs computer about a week ago, and I can definitely say it's 200 times better than the Beta RC2. I haven't had a single problem with it yet.

Codenomics

12-22-2006, 01:46 PM

I though the idiot protection was bad with XP's SP2! Vista asks you 3-4 times everytime you run a program if you are sure you want to run it! more if it connects to the internet.
That is on top of the 6 hours that it took me to figure out that i had to go into my BIOS and disable booting with anything but an onboard vid card!
My PC is left on for weeks at a time (64 bit no heat, no reason to shut if off) Vista froze everyother day, and it would lag after about 12 hours of use.... then again it is a NEW version of windows, it should be running almost perfect by the time the next version is out.

deadgoon

12-22-2006, 07:52 PM

Ubuntu 6.10 on my home built desktop PC.

Windows XP Home SP2 on the Dell laptop.

Fishslayer

12-28-2006, 11:16 PM

Win98SE on a 400 Mhz PII...

Keeps on chuggin'... :D

Let's see YOU guys get along with 6.4 GB of HD space...

Fishslayer

blupupher

12-29-2006, 12:05 AM

Win98SE on a 400 Mhz PII...

Keeps on chuggin'... :D

Let's see YOU guys get along with 6.4 GB of HD space...

Fishslayer
Try a 1.2 gb HD, AMD 266 Processor, 256 ram.
I had tried XP on it, and it did install, but took almost every bit of drive space to do it, so I went back to 98SE. Works great for my kids room. It was mine till about 3 months ago.

Codenomics

12-29-2006, 12:13 AM

Let's see YOU guys get along with 6.4 GB of HD space...

Nope, couldnt do it. I am spoiled

Ugzz

01-05-2007, 03:25 PM

*update im usin xp pro and vista now. honestly i like vista pretty well. Got it stable now!! woohoo! and for the few things i didnt have vista drivers for it accepted my xp drivers and so far everything is fine and its quite stable.. *knock on wood

hyunelan2

01-05-2007, 03:30 PM

Try a 1.2 gb HD,

haha. I have many files bigger than that. I have a stack of unused hard drives somewhere around here with 10x the space on that - I thought they were useless, lol.

blupupher

01-05-2007, 11:35 PM

haha. I have many files bigger than that. I have a stack of unused hard drives somewhere around here with 10x the space on that - I thought they were useless, lol.
Yea, I was happy when I got a 13 gig drive from my dad.
I don't know what to do with the 250 gig I have now....

Codenomics

01-05-2007, 11:57 PM

robs02elantra

02-01-2007, 09:31 PM

just got vista up and running (got it this afternoon), I'm having fun. Never got a new operating system straight away before, my dad used to make me wait until they worked bugs out, but now that I'm out and married and on my own...and I had a gift card for future shop and didn't know what to do with it...I decided on vista.

hyunelan2

02-01-2007, 10:19 PM

I'll probably be getting a copy in the mail eventually. I have an MS express upgrade from a computer I bought at work, but I'm not even concsidering Vista for my work systems until AT LEAST SP1 is released. So, guess where that copy will end up? haha. Cost to me = $10.04. Totally worth the 10 bux for a valid license.

What version of Vista did you get? I qualify for "business" but could cheat the system and get home Premium, but I'm just leaning towards business. I like the backup and security options I've read about.

side note: holy crap, when did I get 6,199 posts?

robs02elantra

02-01-2007, 10:32 PM

I got home premium, came with the 32bit system, but I think I'm going to pay the 13$ and get the 64 bit system shipped to me

hyunelan2

02-01-2007, 10:42 PM

Has the 64-bit been released yet? I've only seen the 32-bit on store shelves.

robs02elantra

02-01-2007, 10:49 PM

the 32 bit is only in stores, the 64 bit system can be sent to you for a small extra charge, but must come straight from Microsoft.

hyunelan2

02-01-2007, 11:00 PM

Is it true that you cannot do a "clean install" with the "upgrade version" of the software? I heard that unlike previous upgrade versions (where you insert your valid older version cd during the install), you have to have a valid windows install on your hard drive to use the Vista Upgrade?

Codenomics

02-01-2007, 11:25 PM

if you have an upgrade then that is all that the disk is good for is upgrading.

Good luck to yall with the DRM crap!

BlueRush

02-02-2007, 11:40 AM

You can do a clean install w/o having an os installed, Google it.

Oh yeah, GL with the DRM's

hyunelan2

02-02-2007, 12:11 PM

Actually, I read a lot last night on the upgrade versions. If you have a "retail box" upgrade version, you will be able to do a clean install.

However, the "express upgrade" versions from manufacturers (such as Dell, Gateway, HP, etc) will need to have an OS installed, activated, and running the windows genuine advantage tool. The Express Upgrade CD is not bootable, and must be run from a currently-installed OS.

Or so I've read.

robs02elantra

02-02-2007, 12:59 PM

that sounds about right, the option was there with my upgrade version to do a clean install..

hyunelan2

02-02-2007, 01:02 PM

Is your upgrade CD bootable? I was reading a lot of conflicting information last night. Someone was saying you can do a clean install, but still need to start the upgrade from within windows.

robs02elantra

02-02-2007, 03:42 PM

I don't know...give me a few minutes to hang up the laundry and I'll let you know.

BlueRush

02-02-2007, 03:46 PM

SuperGLS

02-02-2007, 06:02 PM

I hear that the hackers are already hacking into the system using the voice recognation that is built into Vista. Essentially sending an audio file via email (or over a website) that says "Delete x folder, empty recycling bin" or stuff like that. And since because the voice recognition is activated on boot up (default) a lot of people that don't know about it might be at risk.

Go Windows!

BlueRush

02-02-2007, 06:27 PM

Can you imagine! That's why I wait till all the !@#$ has hit the fan, and a service pack or two is released. I'll probably stay with XP Pro SP2(Highly Modified) for at least a year or two.

Ugzz

02-05-2007, 02:32 PM

On the note of upgrade vs clean. As for this moment in time and this release. you can actually install some of the upgrades (i think the enterprise edition) clean, but it wont let you register your key and will shut you down in a few days.. but if you do the clean install, THEN pop the same disc back in and *upgrade*... then you can use your upgrade key and have no issues. you just upgrade from vista to vista.. haha, its a bit of a bug, but simple enough to exploit!

i read the article on digg somewhere, they have way more info about which versions this does and doesnt work with.. cant remember at the moment