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  1. No Longer Mod tgpo's Avatar
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    Win2K here
    what are you askin' me for...
    I'm an idiot!
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    Also Win2K...
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    Win2Kpro
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  5. 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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  6. win98 se / winxp pro
    a lot of programs i use just won't run on xp

    so i use win98 most of the time.
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  7. 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.
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    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

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  9. 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.


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    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
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    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.....
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  12. Windows 98SE, stable enough for me and runs most programs.
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  13. Originally Posted by Sefy
    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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    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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    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
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    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.
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  17. @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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  18. 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!
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    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?

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  20. 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.
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  21. 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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    Originally Posted by Sefy
    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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  23. 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 ????
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    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.

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    Originally Posted by Sefy
    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 ????
    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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  26. You don't live in Israel do you ?
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  27. windows xp Corp sp 1(beta) BABY!

    ive been runnig xp since is was called Whistler.

    i have yet to find a program that dose not run on xp. and if i did i would just find a alternate program that will work.

    you also just cant beat the photo printing program thats on xp.
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  28. Well i'm LinuX Powered ... 8)
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  29. My video editing computer is Windows 2000 Sp3 (Athlon 1800), gaming & music editing computer is WindowsXP Pro (Athlon 900) and my file/print server is Linux Mandrake 9.0 & Samba (previously Netware 5.1) (Duron 750)

    Long live AMD !
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