Operating Systems.

well im running on win2k pro. its alot more stabil than 98/95 when running progs because if a prog locks up in 98/95 your screwed in 2k you can use the task manager...that manager is ALOT more efficient in 2k. winme is trash, i cant tell you how many times i have heard, "well i had win98 and tried upgrading to winme and lost everything" its had the most reported bugs out of all windows. winxp needs alot of system resources. it eats up ram like i eat krispy kremes. if i actually had any balls i would go with linux. i dont like windows but its the most familiar thing im with. i just am told linux is hella faster and alot more stable...the only problem is though, is i hear you NEED to customize it to get full potential. im not planning on learning O/S code anytime soon so im thinking i might scratch that idea. ^_^()
 
If you're interested in trying out Linux, you can download a CD image for free and install it as a dual boot system so that you can still use MS Windows.
 
Linux is easy to get used to. The biggest learning curve, for me anyway, was (Well, still is) installing stuff. On Windows its point and click, on Linux -- you need to compile this and that, switch to root, install this blah blah. Then I try to use an RPM (RedHat Packaga Manager, I think -- similar to the Windows Installer, I think ;)) and all these dependancy errors... I'm going to install Debian later, hopefully the Deb's packages are easier...
 
yup i'm on windows.. flying beneath me, crashing sometimes and you'd think you'd never see the bsod on winxppro.. duh-uh... but me thinks that's gonna change soon when me gets a new laptop... me going for mac.. and enough of the madness already :D
 
if you look up for linux, get Suse 9 or equal distributors. they support NTFS and processors abouth 3Ghz. Win xp and linux 9 support all CPU stuff from that high speed processor. if you're running on a lower system make your choice.

ciao
 
All distros support NTFS, although AFAIK it's not recommended for writing to NTFS partitions (read only).

What's Linux 9?

I finally got around to installing FreeBSD... I've wanted to try it out for ages. Aahhh... the frustrations, the hair pulling, the screaming, the swearing... I'm loving it :)
 
Aahhh... the frustrations, the hair pulling, the screaming, the swearing...
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thought you were talking about the jerry springer show for a second....
 
Both win 2000 pro and XP are based on win NT and are substantailly more stable than the other win o/s

AA; are you going for that new MAC with the big ol 17" widescreen, if so I'm very jealous, goooooood stuff and pretty too!
 
try 2 use virtual pc u can when u loggon in windows click on virtual pc and u can choose which os u want to run its that easy
 
win 2k3 is uncommen on home desktops and workstations, as it's basically what windows 2000 server was to windows 2000 professional, only to xp, of course. :P
 
Mac OS

Have you looked into using a mac? They are really user friendly and come with a lot of pre-installed must-have software: video editing (iMovie), photo editing/sharing/organizing (iPhoto), iChat, and others. They also are less susceptible to viruses. You can purchase Microsoft Office for mac for your documents.
 
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