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What OS do you use? A replacement thread that doesn't have the poll

Poll: Operating System Usage (34 member(s) have cast votes)

What OS do you use for your desktop/laptop?

  1. DOS (2 votes [3.39%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.39%

  2. Windows 1.x/2.x/3.x (1 votes [1.69%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.69%

  3. Windows 95/98/ME (4 votes [6.78%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.78%

  4. Windows NT/2K (5 votes [8.47%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.47%

  5. Windows XP (All Versions) (29 votes [49.15%])

    Percentage of vote: 49.15%

  6. Windows Vista (14 votes [23.73%])

    Percentage of vote: 23.73%

  7. Max OS (Pre OSX) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  8. MAC OSX (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  9. *BSD (Free/Open/Net/DragonFly/etc) (1 votes [1.69%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.69%

  10. Linux (All Distributions) (2 votes [3.39%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.39%

  11. Unix (Solaris/HP-UX/AIX/IRIX/etc) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  12. OS/2 (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  13. BeOS (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  14. Other (Please Post) (1 votes [1.69%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.69%

  15. None (I don't have a desktop/laptop) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

What OS do you use for your server(s)?

  1. DOS (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. Windows 1.x/2.x/3.x (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. Windows 95/98/ME (1 votes [2.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.86%

  4. Windows NT/2K (2 votes [5.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.71%

  5. Windows XP (All Versions) (6 votes [17.14%])

    Percentage of vote: 17.14%

  6. Windows Vista (3 votes [8.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.57%

  7. Max OS (Pre OSX) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  8. MAC OSX (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  9. *BSD (Free/Open/Net/DragonFly/etc) (1 votes [2.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.86%

  10. Linux (All Distributions) (1 votes [2.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.86%

  11. Unix (Solaris/HP-UX/AIX/IRIX/etc) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  12. OS/2 (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  13. BeOS (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  14. Other (Please Post) (4 votes [11.43%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.43%

  15. None (I don't have a server) (17 votes [48.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 48.57%

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#1 User is offline   Maelstorm 

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  Posted 28 July 2007 - 04:23 AM

I guess I lead off.

For all my desktop use, I use Windows XP Professional.

For my servers, I run FreeBSD.


#2 User is offline   amit_talkin 

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Posted 28 July 2007 - 04:30 AM

ah..i have multiple choice...i have voted :).

#3 User is offline   [deXter] 

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Posted 28 July 2007 - 04:38 AM

I use DOS, QNX, Linux and Windows XP on my desktops.
I run my servers on an XP system. :)

I've also been using a lot of ReactOS lately. Its very interesting :)

This post has been edited by [deXter]: 28 July 2007 - 04:40 AM


#4 User is offline   Maelstorm 

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Posted 28 July 2007 - 04:45 AM

I keep hearing about ReactOS. From someone who has actually used it, what do you really think about it? What is it similar too?

#5 User is offline   [deXter] 

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Posted 28 July 2007 - 05:04 AM

View PostMaelstorm, on Jul 28 2007, 04:45 AM, said:

I keep hearing about ReactOS. From someone who has actually used it, what do you really think about it? What is it similar too?


In one word: Incredible.
The whole idea that you can run windows apps properly, at full speed, without even using windows or having to install a (from a newbie point of view) complicated OS like Linux, is simply amazing.

It isn't similar to anything right now. Freedows OS and Alliance OS attempted to do this but last I head from them was they stopped working on it. ReactOS is currently the only active project of its sort.

You'll get more information at the ReactOS Website.

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Posted 28 July 2007 - 07:27 AM

use 98se for desktops mostly except for a bit of nt4 and servers i have nt4 terminal server on at the moment

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Posted 06 October 2007 - 02:05 PM

never heard of reactOS, ill have to check it out. these are the 3 OSes i use from time to time: Nlited XP Pro, Vista 32 Ultimate and Kubuntu

edit: just read the FAQ about it and it seems pretty cool. hopefully it will continue to be developed and will be XP or Vista -esque in time. right now it reminds me of the 95-2000 series (aka really plain) but then again i guess you could always use window blinds :lol:

This post has been edited by Brando569: 06 October 2007 - 02:13 PM


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Posted 06 October 2007 - 02:26 PM

Desktop: Windows Vista
Server: Windows 2003

This post has been edited by legolash2o: 06 October 2007 - 02:26 PM


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Posted 07 October 2007 - 07:19 PM

Main Desktop - Surfing, General Usage, Windows2000 Professional SP4.
2ndary Desktop - Gaming, WindowsXP Professional SP2.

#10 User is offline   Chozo4 

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Posted 08 October 2007 - 01:38 AM

All of my desktops/laptops run win98SE as well as my webserver. :)

#11 User is offline   glocK_94 

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Posted 08 October 2007 - 03:35 PM

Add me for Win98 SE (all my desktops). However, I have to use XP for latest games though.

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Posted 08 October 2007 - 03:41 PM

for my desktop at home i use windows xp pro, server 2003, vista, ubuntu. i usually dualboot or will use vmware. at my school/work i manage a server with 2003 on it. the desktop i use there runs xp pro.

This post has been edited by slipk487: 08 October 2007 - 03:45 PM


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Posted 14 October 2007 - 07:59 AM

I'm currently dual booting Windows XP SP2 as my main OS and Windows Server 2003 SP1 as my secondary OS.

#14 User is offline   Tripredacus 

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Posted 18 October 2007 - 02:21 PM

My computer at home uses a hacked out Windows XP Pro (Site License Version). By hacked out, I mean it has no service packs installed and very little Updates (save development ones like dotnet and msxml reqs) but have USB 2.0 capability.

My computer at work is actually a server that I use as my primary workstation. It wasn't originally that but I shared a production box with a manager, and then that manager decided to take that computer with him when he transferred to another department. Anyways, it runs Windows Server 2003 Standard R2.

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Posted 25 October 2007 - 09:53 AM

XP Pro. on my desktop.
LinuxMint on my notebook.

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