People that h8 Millenium Edititon are only people that can't control it or have never used it, people accross the road have used it for years and never had a problem.

BTW i voted XP Pro its the best

Win2K3 for me. I run a server so... Plus it is the newest OS and the most stable and I use active directory for home network and work. That is R2.

Well besides longhorn of course which I should be running prime time soon.

And Windows Me is a POS. Driver support is the worst ever. Period!!!! I would rather use DOS.

Anyone ever heard of getting hacked on windows 3.1 ? I'm going back to using it !

hail hail

Windows XP x64 PRO!!!!!!! RC2 is quite good!

i will wait for the final version of xp x64......

Xp pro is always the no one.Even b4 when it was released

Actually XP MCE, but I voted for XP PRO.

gotta be xp pro

xp Pro: no more BSOD

ahahahahaha i never used XP home... when i got my computer, the first instinct was to get pro... cuz someone told me when it came out that pro contained a LOT more benefits... turned out to be true ^^ but i still go back to windows 98 sometimes... XP lags a bit =P

XP Home because I dont need to use all the features of XP Pro...but I hear Windows 2003 is better...so I just voted for XP Home.

The best choice for personal use is XP Pro, while 2k3 is better for servers.
I use them both, one in my home and one in my office.

XP Pro and the worst of all time has to be 'Me' so many bugs

Can't believe this one made it so long here. I moved this thread because I believe it's going to be a bit biased in the Windows XP section. Let's see if we can get a more rounded audience in the Polls section.

xp pro for me

My favorite workstation OS is Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 i my favorite server OS.

Windows xp pro

Windows XP

Windows XP Pro is the best , although we all know it could be 200% better than it is.

i choose xpprosp2 but secondly 98se for ease of operation i agree with unforgiven that a slight advantage to xp simply because folk will be scare to admit to anything lower .a true answer would be nice.

I'd have to vote for 98/SE with SP1 and Sp2 as my all-time favorite.
It still runs on five out of my six (running) computers.

Well, that was then and this is NOW.

XP home is a crippled-up version of XP, (it needs a walker) where XP-Pro is the Real Deal, the Whole Enchelada, the Real McCoy.

It still comes out of the box running at about 30% of max efficiency, due to all the junk installed by default.
I can add 100%+ to its efficiency by disabling about twenty services and then tweaking the registry to match the ram to the OS. Any decent programmer could have done this in the basic OS. Too bad they were too busy playing with their Easter Eggs.

I always set the GUI to 'Look-Like' 98 (classic style).
Most older users find that more "User Friendly".

Cheers,
Andromeda43

Easy, Windows 2000:

- More stable robust than the 9X OSes.
- Adds Plug and play and other modern features NT doesn't have.
- Less bloat than XP and variants.

That said, for a laptop user, XP is superior...Wireless Zero Config is just great (anyone know how to add it to Windows 2000? ?)

I have a project laptop on the way...a Toshiba Portege 320CT (P266MMX, 96MB RAM, 1024x600 16:9 TFT screen, with external floppy and CD-ROM dock for $100). My plan is to nLite or by hand whack a 2000 install and set it up as an everyday e-mail/web/MP3/MPEG machine. Have a ZV MPEG decoder card on the way too and it will get a 5400rpm 20GB HD. It will hopefully make for a pretty cheap 10.4" portable DVD player that does computing tasks as well. Should be a fun project.

Just found the forums here, looks like a nice place to hang out.

-Keith

O_o



XP Pro for me!

Woo hoo--topic revival!

You guys are spoiled on XP Pro. I wonder how many have knocked WinMe without even trying it...should be required study for n00bs. Throw 'em in the deep end, and let the floaters swim to XP, I say.

It's interesting that more liked Windows 3.11 than Windows 95... and more liked ME than 95!

My favorite would be a customised 98se system.

XP Home for me, I don't really need all that 'extra' stuff that comes with Pro, like ISS (I just install WAMP on Home and I'm done)

nlited XP pro, use 98se stripped with NTFS support for servicing and administration only

x64 is great, hope more people start using it more soon

Have to go with Win2k. Much more stable OS across the board, less bloat...

I like Windows XP Pro the best right now! that's until they release Windows Vista hehe

Win XP family it has to be. Started on Win98, upgraded to XP Home and now using XP Pro SP2.

It really depends who is using it! for example

Windows 3.1 for my great grandpa
Windows 95 for my Grandpa
Windows 98 for the person whose behind the times
Windows ME for the id*** (huh? who said that )
Xp Home for Me
Xp Pro for my homeroom teacher (computer Geek) jkjk i think I'm more of a Geek than him I've taken INfo pRo (computer class) 4 times in a row (but he teaches it so i don't know what to think) ha ha poor ken (my teachers name), stuck with me for 4 classes

Well, I picked Windows XP Pro. Very stable, and reliable at most times.
I like Win2K as well.
Windows 98 was good back then, though I'm not using it anymore.
Windows ME sucks. You know why.
Windows 95 was alright I guess.

98 was a pain to manage - i'm a network tech. and let's say XP pro has made my life a lot easier!

haven't really used many other OSs

I have about 6 versions of wind0ws on my hd, but I normally use the pro one. I guess I just prefer it!

I would not say win2k is more stable but it use less ram and does run more win9x software and games.
I like win2k but dont like the GUI

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (Other editions don't support IrDA)

Fast & stable, and I can install & use 99% things that were meant for Windows XP here including most games

MY Xp sp2 corporate Unattended fast like snake..

Windows 98 Second Edition till the end of days for me.
Does what I need as I need with no fuss or worries.



Okih - you might be interested in this link then.
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86063

You can still play Thief 3 on windows 98se

I prefer 2k for all general applications, for gaming XP pro.

Windows 2k for me partly because its like XP without the 'fat' but mainly because it runs my fave game of all time Settlers 3 with all the add on's. XP falls over when you add the expansion packs

I like 'functional without flab' and Win2k fits the bill perfectly whereas everything since then is just getting fatter and fatter.

I'm at a tie between XP and 98. XP is better because it handles memory well and has NTFS but 98 was always a champ for me too. I also like 2003 because of all the things you can do with it. But I choose XP Pro on this poll.

To me there is nothing better than Windows 2000. Could have been XP but it wouldn't run a FoxPro app for DOS which is crucial in my case. Plus, win2k has no bloatware.

Vista isn't in the list

same here.

I choose windows 98 se.Using the stuff in windows 9x member projects my windows is better.

Why vista is not in the vote . Never mind XP was good but wait some time and Vista will hit

If you guys look at the date of the poll (first post) youd see why theres no Vista

Vista isnt in the list because it is positively awful.
Im voting 98SE2ME

Vista.

I love Win2k

W2K. I ran it until recently. It's starting to get long in the tooth, and software developers are starting to not support it. I reluctantly switched to XP, and trimmed it down to resemble W2K as much as possible.

For Win9x, ME was an absolute champ once it was configured properly. I ran it for 5 years with absolutely no problems. All it took was a little knowhow and patience. The engine was superior to 98 - it was stuff like IE 5.5 and System Restore that caused the problems.