Just a poll cause im curious whats everyones favorite OS is. lol

I clicked for XP Pro, for everyday use, or workstation.

Win2k is not bad either, but I think XP is easier...

I didn't play enough with win2k3 to have a clear idea, and to really know what distinguishes it from win2k server.

XP Pro!

XP Pro!

Windows 1.03 was actually my favourite, but it's not a choice

Windows XP Pro

XP pro
I'd switch to win2k3 or win2k but I play games they work better on xp

If anyone votes for Windows ME their IP should be banned from this board, or the entire internet. Or a beating. A beating by every board member sounds good too.

XP is by far the greatest, and anyone who disagrees obviously doesn't know how to maintain a computer. I'm kind of disappointed to hear though that Longhorn MAY not be done until 2008. I mean, that's still 5 years away. I'm only 20 right now. Heck, I could have a child by then. Microsoft needs to get on the ball. Or whatever it is that monopolistic corporations get on.

Mine is the whole XP Family but I've chose XP Pro because I'm runnig it.

xp pro for me... but second choice is 2k

Win2k is the best much more stable an XP but i use XP anyway

Since day one.........XP Pro.........

I'm actually hoping Longhorn is delayed until '08. As part of the Microsoft Campus Agreement if I graduate from college while my college is still offering XP as part of the MSCA then I get to keep it forever. Otherwise, I have to destroy my copy and buy Longhorn--something I really don't want to do. I dislike the direction MS is taking Windows and I intend to stick with XP (that is, until I get a 64-bit processor and decide to get a 64-bit OS to run on it, although by that time maybe gaming on Linux will be a bit better...) Anyway, enough of my off-topic rambling. My vote is for XP Pro, although if 2000 had visual styles and disk performance was a good as XP I'd vote for that.

for home use i perfer server2003. It runs alot nicer on my computer than xp, and so far I havn't noticed any compatibility issues.

for business use windows 2000 and 2000 server are the best

My god... It's 4 years off.. how can you be sure exactly where Windows is going? Look at what MS said about the Xbox just a year before it was released. You can not judge your opinion on a BETA of an OS that isn't due for 4 years...

WHO PICKED WinME!?

On my laptop I use XP pro, simply because I "trimmed the fat" and it runs like a champ, I tried 2000pro but the battery life was horrid. On the Desktop I use server 2003, and the other box is BSD.

XP is awesome with power saving, that's for sure....

I think it was a bit of a silly thing to give out such a poll on a board mostly full of 2000/XP/2003ites....

ok who did it, Windows ME nooooooo

Check medical records for "dropped on head by mother. Repeatedly."

2 ppl chosed it

No love shown towards Windows 3.11 or 95? I bet you lot considered both OSes "the best OS!" in the past...

maybe the best but I remember having a lot of problems with the my computer thing I forgot what it was called back then
whenever I changed from 1 floppy to another it would still show the contents of the first one and I'd have to open the "my computer" again
I think there was no refresh thinking about all those 100floppy disk games I installed took hours to install them..

and with longhorn expected by 2007 we have four years to figure out tricks, tweaks and hacks for XP. By the time longhorn is released XP will be superfast (on a 2007 processor), while Longhorn will be just workable.

XP Pro for the next five years

I think its going to be good for all.(not having another os until 2007.
most ppl who has not switched to it yet, will switch
the ppl who are in here, will know everything about all the xp tweaks hacks . Maybe in that time we could write our own os
this is I think the longest wait from os to os. they had released a windows every year or so, before.

I have used win2k loved it trying xp at the moment, and a planed super server running data center server
also had a rig with novell netware and intranetware at one time

Ermm U all know wat iam going to say lmao "Windows 98 SE " but have ti admit XP Getting betta by the day 4 me

what a question!! XP Pro of course !!!!!!!!!!

If longhorn isn't due for another 4 years, then that could put XP in danger at that time, cause microsoft allows only a seven year 'life span' on its os's before it stops servicing them, which will give everyone a year to change over. They ding it diliberatly! Oh, I chose XP, as it's got pretty colours

Windows XP Pro Corp

jeese Windows XP Pro the most popural i was except at else Home and pro on Head 2 Head

Windows XP, tried windows 2003 couldnt satisfy my needs.

Have to say XP Pro too

Definetly XP Professional.

When i first got my old computer back in 2000 I had Windows 98 Second Edition, and bad enough it caused so much problems on my dad's computer, I had to keep formating every month or so . And that ran on a 10G hdd, so that could be a hint of a problem why it did that. LMAO

Then i switched to Win2K , it was the beset operting system that ran on my dad's computer and NEVER absoutely never crashed. But then I was stupid and upgraded it to XP, on a 128MB memory, 10G hdd.

Now that i got my computer, Windows XP rulsz!

I prefer 2000 for my part.

Of course XP is more easier for many points, but there are some bugs which are not in 2000, and I think 2000 is more stqble than XP.

2k, xp makes me think I'm using a Toys R Us os for children.

You got questions?

WINDOWS XP PRO of course guys!!!

Cheers!!

I use XP on newer comp's and ME for older ones.
ME is the best among the win9x generation.

ME the best in the 9x dont think so......... ME=Blue screens

you shall be shot and killed for the ME statement.

98SE is better then WinME, in MHO.

I installed WinME once, and it crashed on me. I had a 1 ghz computer, with 256 ram. Everytime i tried to play a game (XCom, StarCraft, or whatever) WinME would either refuse to play it or the system halted.

ME = Many Excuses. ME = Much Expense, ME = Most Exploitable.


I personally miss DOS. That was the most stable OS. Granted not very graphical, but stable. Windows 1.0 is just a renamed DOS

I personally agree with all those say Windows ME is the worst OS after Windows 95 obviously...Never had so many BSOD as when i had Windows 98 First Edition...
However it depends a lot by the user...how and how much he tweaks his pc...

However:

WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL RULE AND WILL RULE!!! (until longhorn? )

LONGHORN!!!

@Alanoll

....... LOL ....... I don't see much of "H" in your "MHO".
Well, it's a free country and everyone's entitled to their opinion.

BTW, did I tell you guys that I'm enjoying the number of expansions you are coming up with for the "ME" acronym ? I keep repeating that I think ME is better/faster than 98 (note: not faster than XP) and some or the other jolly soul responds with a funny full-form of the "ME" short-form.



Anyway, winME still runs pretty stable on my dad's tortoise (Cyrix M-II 233 MHz, 32 MB RAM, S3 1 MB VRAM 2D card, 2.3 GB HD - beat that). And my Jet (i'm referring to my new comp here) runs XP comfortably. There'll be any number of people again, saying that ME is worse than 98 SE, and that XP is worse than 2k Pro. But the way I see it, it's about personal preferences, about which one is able to handle your needs better.

In 2-3 years time, we'll probably see the same people who deride WinXP as a "Toys-R-U"s OS say that XP is the best OS, and that WinLH is bull-s***.

I agree, and my grandpa too !
What else would we expect as comments in a WinXP section on the forum ?

my personal favortie was Windows 1.0
Try running that on a 2.4 GHz computer....its freaking fast. Could be that graphics are nonexistant lol

Total space used, 1.44 megs, Yes, MEG, not GIG.
Memory 512K TOPS

Win2k3, WinXP, Longhorn are the best!

ME = Microsoft Error

I choose w2k and xp pro

This version!

best one I've ever heard yet
it totally fits

nice find on the win 1.03 I think I have it on disk image.