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My OS is...
Windows 3.1 Or Lower
0%
 0%  [ 32 ]
Windows 95
0%
 0%  [ 8 ]
Windows 98/ME
14%
 14%  [ 487 ]
Windows NT/2000
16%
 16%  [ 564 ]
Windows XP
58%
 58%  [ 2030 ]
Mac OS 9.2 Or Lower
0%
 0%  [ 33 ]
Mac OS X
6%
 6%  [ 217 ]
Linux and Variations/Others
2%
 2%  [ 85 ]
tgpOS
0%
 0%  [ 11 ]
Total Votes : 3467

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tgpo
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Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 11:12 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Mac OS X.2
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fantomlord
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Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 11:39 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Win2K here
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rhegedus
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Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 12:11 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Win2Kpro

Sefy
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Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 12:56 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Windows98SE all the way, will never switch or support anymore products
made by the infamous free internet world terrorist: Bill Gates
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Heavensent
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Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 13:47 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
win98 se / winxp pro
a lot of programs i use just won't run on xp
cry.gif
so i use win98 most of the time.
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medievil
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Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 14:09 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I am surprised by how many XP votes there are on the main page (60%). Especially considering how slow and buggy XP is in the driver department. I persoanlly use a Dual boot 98/2000 pro setup.
I find Xp to be a pain to even look at, much less use.

mats.hogberg
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Joined: 17 Jul 2002
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Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 15:13 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I'm on XP Pro, but if I knew what I know now, I'd have skipped the "upgrade" from W2k Pro... I'm on the verge of having a 6 months Linux fit again, that I regularly get after too much exposure to MS wink.gif

/Mats
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furball6969
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Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 15:17 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
dphirschler
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Joined: 29 Aug 2001
Location: Kennesaw, GA - USA
Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 15:37 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Interesting question. I had assumed that most here were using Win98 because of the VFW drivers and VirtualDub. Is it possible to use VFW drivers under WinXP? Or are you people using a wrapper program on your WDM driver? Is such a wrapper built into WinXP?

I suppose you can guess I am using Win98. I have Win2000 on my laptop, but that is not my capture machine.


Darryl

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Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 17:46 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Had
Mac OS 3? -> the OS that i had for the LC
CBM BASIC 2.0 -> Commodore Vic 20
Windows 3.1
Windows 95
Windows 95A
Windows 95B
Windows 98
Windows 98SE
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP Home Edition

Current OS is XP

bartman
transmogrifier


Joined: 17 Apr 2002
Location: Australia
Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 18:17 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I've never had a problem with XP....if you don't like the look, turn it off.

I have also used Win2K, 98 and ME.....

pacmania_2001
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Location: Australia
Post Posted: Feb 10, 2003 23:30 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Windows 98SE, stable enough for me and runs most programs.
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Craig Tucker
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 02:51 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Sefy wrote:
Windows98SE all the way, will never switch or support anymore products
made by the infamous free internet world terrorist: Bill Gates


The problem is new software will inevitably drop support for 98 so you will have to upgrade to stay with the times. I have already seen this with solid works 2003, which is a solid modelling/cad package. Will not run on 98, only xp, 2000 or nt.
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mats.hogberg
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 03:05 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Never had any compatibility problems with XP and "the tools of the trade", besides CD writing apps, that had a hard time coexisting with XP's built in (worthless) CD writing capability. This is sooo typical of MS: They see a popular software niche, barge in with a half baked own "solution" that they force on the users, and at the same make sure 3rd party software wont work (in this case with the addition: without being rewritten). I bet that the next release will make sure WMP (that you have to install) will cause conflicts with WinAmp, or something equally stupid.

/Mats
(Feeling grumpy today...)
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SatStorm
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 03:41 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Win2k and in a small partition w98se just for "those" times
I'don't like WinXP, so when w2k support gonna turn limited, my next move gonna be Mac or Linux

eats**t&die
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 09:26 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
XP Pro for me, the only thing I don't like about XP is it tries to help you too much when it should just shutup and let you get on with it. Intersting that more people are using 3.1 than Win95, I always hated W95 ever since that day when I bought home and it didn't work on my 486 like Bill said it would.

Sefy
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Joined: 12 Nov 2000
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 09:58 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
@Craig Tucker, when the day comes and the software that "I" need will not
run on Windows98SE, it will be the day that i will simply stop using any kind
of Microsoft Product.

I've already been pre-preparing both my OS/2 Warp 4.51 and Mandrake 9.0
So as long as for the needs I have Windows98SE works, I couldn't care less
what Microsoft and other companies forces their users to do.

I Don't support the Free Internet Terrorisim by some 2bit companies that can
not stand 1bit of competition.
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energy80s
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 11:32 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I use Win98SE for most of my work. Have Win XP Pro for capping DV avi's to get around the 4 gig limit, but don't recommend XP for anything else. Nothing bloody works on it!

rhegedus
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 11:59 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I think the reason for the high XP vote is the fact that nearly all new (since 2001) PCs ship with XP as standard.

Out of curiosity, of those who chose XP, how many of you bought it to upgrade W98 or W2K? Do you think it was worth it?

Regards,

Rob

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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 12:10 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I moved from win 2k to XP, but can't say I've noticed much difference apart from a few programs that don't work properly (or not at all) on XP.

I'm surprised to see so many people saying they think 98 is more stable/better than XP however, I used to have to use 98 at work and hated every second of it, maybe it's just me but I found it incredibly unstable.

Sefy
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 12:16 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I Use my 98SE as a Web/FTP server, and it's been running stable for the last
3 years, and I have no intention of moving to any crap called "NT" Technology

I'm sticking to DOS based, where I got the control, and not Microsoft.
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tgpo
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 13:44 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Sefy wrote:
I'm sticking to DOS based, where I got the control, and not Microsoft.


I wanted control over my computer as well, so I got a mac.
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Sefy
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 13:54 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I'd go for a Mac too, but a few problems are somewhat stopping me:
1. TOO EXPENSIVE
2. TOO EXPENSIVE
3. EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!
4. Nothing Works on IT!!
5. You gotta buy nearly every piece of software!

Oh, did I mention it's TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE ???? wink.gif
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mats.hogberg
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 14:46 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Console apps rule. After all, that's just what everything is, when all GUI is peeled off. Less code = less that can go wrong. Problem is, Windows has spoiled the user base to the point where command line utilites are hard to find, and even the simplest app just has to come skinnable, expandable, adaptable... requiring 512 MB ram and a PIV to even start. But I never made friends with 9X - when forced to use it at work 8 hrs a day, I think I averaged 4 reboots/day, loosing various amount of work each time. 98 SE was the best of its breed, but to me, that didn't say much... W2K, I have running for weeks on end at work. XP Pro - Well, a full day is what I get from it, before it starts getting sluggish, and no system resources left.

/Mats
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tgpo
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Post Posted: Feb 11, 2003 15:04 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Sefy wrote:
I'd go for a Mac too, but a few problems are somewhat stopping me:
1. TOO EXPENSIVE
2. TOO EXPENSIVE
3. EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!
4. Nothing Works on IT!!
5. You gotta buy nearly every piece of software!

Oh, did I mention it's TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE ???? wink.gif


My mac cost less than most PCs would. They have macs that are under $800 dollars.

Nothing works on it? Everything works on it!

Buy every piece of software?
No, almost every piece of software is free or comes with the computer.
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