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Blitz-Host
August 29th, 2005, 19:23
what is the best OS around for a normal home pc?
Robert
August 29th, 2005, 19:40
Windows XP Pro. Stable OS. As long as you have take the time to make sure it's patched and run AV and keep it clean, you should have no problems.
Duport
August 29th, 2005, 20:26
Quite hard to keep XP totally clean, unless you never visit new websites pirate2
T^2
August 29th, 2005, 21:59
Linux Red Hat with a windows emulator.
streryan
August 29th, 2005, 23:07
Windows 2000. it is a very safe computer
aggiedude
August 29th, 2005, 23:36
Alrite...I am gonna get a lot of bad replies or rep or something about this one...but although I dont own one becasue I am a student and can't quite afford to buy one...Apple OS X is probably the best...I am sorry I know this is a very Windows Pro forum but I am a firm Apple Believer...Sry. But seriously how many of you would have to say if Windows XP was as good as Apple it would be heaven on earth...really come on?
Blitz-Host
August 30th, 2005, 03:58
Alrite...I am gonna get a lot of bad replies or rep or something about this one...but although I dont own one becasue I am a student and can't quite afford to buy one...Apple OS X is probably the best...I am sorry I know this is a very Windows Pro forum but I am a firm Apple Believer...Sry. But seriously how many of you would have to say if Windows XP was as good as Apple it would be heaven on earth...really come on?

apple suck!
tzyzhing
August 30th, 2005, 06:06
apple is the best. Install it in a normal computer. Google for it.
Robert
August 30th, 2005, 07:20
Quite hard to keep XP totally clean, unless you never visit new websites pirate2

My system is totally clean and I vist tons of websites a day, using FireFox.
Jonathan-iZ
August 31st, 2005, 02:09
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 =D
WW-Hosting
August 31st, 2005, 02:19
Windows is nice because it is user friendly. I myself run Windows XP Pro on one computer but on the other I run Gentoo Linux. It all depends on what you are acustomed to.

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Best Regards,
Josh Shrader
tony_2004
August 31st, 2005, 04:17
POSTED BY streryan

Windows 2000. it is a very safe computer
1.Windows 2000 is almost the same like XP
2.windows is no computer, its a OS
Matt8
August 31st, 2005, 21:45
I personally use XP on this machine. I have used Linux plenty in the past but have always migrated slowly back to Windows. I plan on trying a mini Mac soon.
Canuckkev
August 31st, 2005, 22:11
what is the best OS around for a normal home pc?
Windows XP Pro.
ChangAdam
September 1st, 2005, 05:49
WIN XP PRO with Service Pack 2
Matt8
September 2nd, 2005, 00:46
Is anyone besides I still afraid of SP2? I know all new computers all have it, but I still refuse to upgrade this machine. Last time I did, it messed some stuff up in Windows and I had to reformat. I ran into a lot of software issues. Are those still around or is it worth me upgrading?
Mandrake
September 2nd, 2005, 01:37
My new laptop came with it, but I upgraded my old desktop and had no problems whatsoever. And it's only a 566 mhz with 256 MB of RAM.
Blitz-Host
September 2nd, 2005, 03:34
i love SP2 and would recomend anyone to upgrade to it
Robert
September 2nd, 2005, 07:28
Is anyone besides I still afraid of SP2? I know all new computers all have it, but I still refuse to upgrade this machine. Last time I did, it messed some stuff up in Windows and I had to reformat. I ran into a lot of software issues. Are those still around or is it worth me upgrading?

When Sp2 was released, I spent about a month or two repairing computers that were corrupted by Sp2. Which convinced me not to upgrade to SP2. But I've had Sp2 now for about 6 months and have no problems what so ever.
Blitz-Host
September 2nd, 2005, 08:11
When Sp2 was released, I spent about a month or two repairing computers that were corrupted by Sp2. Which convinced me not to upgrade to SP2. But I've had Sp2 now for about 6 months and have no problems what so ever.

i tend to find it always a good idea to wait around 2/3 months before using any new SP that way they will sort the errors and stuff and then it normaly ok
Matt8
September 2nd, 2005, 18:08
I may upgrade tonight then, I suppose it may be worth it. Robert, I too, ended up fixing many a machine when SP2 showed up. I dont know how many customersI had that ran into problems, but it was QUITE a few! I had to do the same to my own. Made me think I didnt want it. I may give it a shot though..
Robert
September 2nd, 2005, 18:24
I may upgrade tonight then, I suppose it may be worth it. Robert, I too, ended up fixing many a machine when SP2 showed up. I dont know how many customersI had that ran into problems, but it was QUITE a few! I had to do the same to my own. Made me think I didnt want it. I may give it a shot though..

Yea it was pretty bad. A lot of them were in the process of upgrading Sp2 when their system would freeze and then wouldn't load up properly. It was a PITA
Mandrake
September 2nd, 2005, 19:55
i tend to find it always a good idea to wait around 2/3 months before using any new SP that way they will sort the errors and stuff and then it normaly ok

That's what I usually do. I'll probably wait a while after Vista comes out before I upgrade. Let everyone else "beta test" it. :wink2:
Matt8
September 2nd, 2005, 20:02
I think I'll wait to see if their is any OS-DRM built into Vista before I buy it...I refuse to buy into something that will keep me from ripping and burning my own CDs.
TJR Networks
September 3rd, 2005, 01:57
what is the best OS around for a normal home pc?

Definitely Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (http://www.apple.com/macosx/). :)
tandoc
September 3rd, 2005, 02:14
You could try http://www.ubuntulinux.org/

I've heard good things, I've ordered a cd and I intend to install it on one of my pc's to see what it's like...
Blitz-Host
September 3rd, 2005, 05:03
You could try http://www.ubuntulinux.org/

I've heard good things, I've ordered a cd and I intend to install it on one of my pc's to see what it's like...

lookis intresting.
Brandon
September 3rd, 2005, 13:28
Never, ever, update to sp2, it was so buggy...it took me weeks to recover my 4 pcs...
Shadow Warrior
September 3rd, 2005, 13:32
Never, ever, update to sp2, it was so buggy...it took me weeks to recover my 4 pcs...
Strange... I've upgraded my computer and many other computers to SP2 without problems. :confused4
Brandon
September 3rd, 2005, 13:34
I guess it depends on your pc...
Blitz-Host
September 3rd, 2005, 13:35
same here works fine for me
WL-Michael
September 3rd, 2005, 19:43
Gotta love Windows.
Blitz-Host
September 5th, 2005, 13:36
Gotta love Windows.

i think a lot of people put up with it rather then love it
Hoth
September 5th, 2005, 15:24
Mepis (http://www.mepis.org/) has been by far my favorite so far for its simplicity, ease of configuration and power. Windows XP is functional and obviously has advantages for gamers. Fedora and Mandrake I had a few issues with. Ubuntu is fine but but you have to install and configure quite a lot yoruself that it doesn't come with. OS X looks pretty from a distance but I've never used it.

There is, anyhow, no single best OS for everyone. Different people have different needs, and different OSes are better at addressing them. I use Linux largely because the software I tend to need is easier to find and install there (apt repositories often seem boundless), whereas many people use Windows because the software they need is there.
Daniel
September 5th, 2005, 15:32
Aside from Windows XP, I use yoper on my other computer. Yoper works fine with all my hardware, including OpenGL acceleration.