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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Server => Topic started by: Cityscape on May 24, 2009, 01:31:28 PM

Title: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Cityscape on May 24, 2009, 01:31:28 PM: Give 1 vote for every OS you use regularly...this includes 1+ OS computers, work computers & laptops. Running an OS in Virtual Machines does not count.

Example: Joe uses XP at home on dual boot with Vista. At work he uses Win 2000. And he has 2 laptops, one with Mac OS X and one with Vista. If he uses all computers he'd vote: 1 for Vista, 1 for XP, 1 for Mac OS X and 1 for Windows 2000

Thanks for taking the time. :)
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on May 24, 2009, 11:30:34 PM: Oh joy....Another one......

Discounting virtual machines? Windows XP.
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: JJ 3000 on May 24, 2009, 11:58:07 PM: XP, 98SE, Ubuntu, Win2k, and Debian GNU/Linux
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: milesman on May 25, 2009, 02:10:00 AM: I think I did one of these polls... ahhh *censored*! Well, I chose Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 3.x and lower.

Miles M.
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: TheShadow on May 25, 2009, 08:00:02 AM: For just the computers in my house.........

98, ME, XP pro, Vista Ultimate 32, Windows 7 Ultimate 64, RC1

And, oh yes, my favorite, Windows XP Ultimate 32, SP3 with the Vista Look. ;) ::) ;D
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Calum on May 25, 2009, 08:23:37 AM: XP Professional X64 on my main machine, XP Professional on the family machine, XP X64 or Pro on my laptop (nothing at the minute) and Server 2003 on my server (oddly enough).
I use Windows 95, NT4, 98SE and 2000 occasionally, also I'm trying to make time to properly test out Linux, Vista and Windows 7.
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Ironman on May 25, 2009, 10:07:54 AM: I have two XP Desktop, one 98SE desktop, and a XP laptop.
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: macdad- on May 25, 2009, 10:47:08 AM: Two Desktops, one XP the other Win2K
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: patio on May 25, 2009, 01:05:29 PM: What's an Operating System ? ?

Is that a machine that is working ? ?
If so i'll vote.

Confused.
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Dias de verano on May 25, 2009, 01:08:07 PM: Quote from: patio on May 25, 2009, 01:05:29 PM
What's an Operating System ? ?

Is that a machine that is working ? ?
If so i'll vote.

Confused.

Surely you're joking?
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: hot dog on May 25, 2009, 01:47:12 PM: Windows XP (crummy Home Edition) and Vista Business

But I'm going to make my own OS called "the blockHEAD OS"....and it's going to be so grand...............heh, maybe when i get into Linux I'll compile and submit a "blockHEAD" distribution ;D
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Fairadir on May 25, 2009, 02:46:04 PM: Using Windows XP, sometimes '98 and I also have a very old computer which runs MS-DOS.
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Helpmeh on May 25, 2009, 02:46:56 PM: XP Home, and I have a 95 downstairs which I never use.
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: billrich on May 25, 2009, 03:25:21 PM: I use XP Pro.
Dell shipped Vista on an installation disk with the machine that had XP pro loaded.

I don't know how to run both XP Pro and Vista at the same time?
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: BC_Programmer on May 25, 2009, 03:26:19 PM: I have a suggestion for another poll-

"How many Operating System preference/use polls have you voted in?"
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: soybean on May 25, 2009, 04:10:21 PM: Quote from: billrich on May 25, 2009, 03:25:21 PM
I use XP Pro.
Dell shipped Vista on an installation disk with the machine that had XP pro loaded.

I don't know how to run both XP Pro and Vista at the same time?
You can install two OS on the same machine and select which one you want to boot during startup. This normally involves installing each OS on a separate partition of a partitioned single hard drive or on two different hard drives. This is called a dual-boot configuration.
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: gothsleepy1 on May 27, 2009, 11:09:32 PM: While Vista is what I currently use, I would rather have XP. That shoul dhave been the 2nd part of the toll.
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Rob Pomeroy on May 28, 2009, 12:51:55 AM: Only seven choices?

MS DOS, Win 95, 98, 2000, 2003 Server, Vista, Linux, SCO Unix, ReactOS...
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: macdad- on May 28, 2009, 07:42:21 AM: You have all those and no XP! :o :D
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: kuszmania9999 on May 28, 2009, 07:57:01 AM: stuck with xp, just because my hardware not power enough to handle vista/7 :-[
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: macdad- on May 28, 2009, 08:00:42 AM: Eh...XP is not a bad choice(At least not as bad as Win ME ;))
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Rob Pomeroy on May 28, 2009, 09:17:10 AM: Quote from: macdad- on May 28, 2009, 07:42:21 AM
You have all those and no XP! :o :D
Knew I'd forgotten one!!!
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Cityscape on May 29, 2009, 02:18:54 PM: I currently have 3 main PC's.
A Win2000, XP Pro (on 2 of 3) and a Vista Basic.
In a month i'm ditching the Win2000 and going to Ubuntu (Linux).
Has anybody tried Ubuntu....did you like it?
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: patio on May 29, 2009, 07:08:28 PM: Ubuntu is nice ...and fairly solid.
But not fully matured as yet.

I would suggest DLoading the Live version and run it on your machine to see how it goes befor installing it...
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: milesman on May 30, 2009, 09:34:54 PM: The nice thing about Linux is the control. The user has complete control and it has many preferences.
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: JJ 3000 on May 30, 2009, 09:38:14 PM: Quote from: milesman on May 30, 2009, 09:34:54 PM
The nice thing about Linux is the control. The user has complete control and it has many preferences.

What does that mean?
What kind of control?
I have complete control of my Windows computer.
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: BC_Programmer on May 30, 2009, 09:39:21 PM: OMG! JJ! what a coincidence! So do I!

Windows has a lot of preferences- so many most people are overwhelmed...

I think we might need some clarification from milesman about exactly what he means...
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Rob Pomeroy on May 31, 2009, 12:33:50 PM: I have complete control over all the servers and workstations in my building, by virtue of this large button I keep seeing everwhere. It's hard to describe in just text, but it's always labelled something like this: ( | )
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: computeruler on May 31, 2009, 02:23:10 PM: xp
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: macdad- on May 31, 2009, 04:07:38 PM: LOL, no votes for Mac 1-9.2 ;D

Seems there are a few Leopard fans who just can't admit it.. :D
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: patio on May 31, 2009, 05:08:17 PM: Quote from: milesman on May 30, 2009, 09:34:54 PM
The nice thing about Linux is the control. The user has complete control and it has many preferences.

This gets my vote as the most ridiculous comment of the Year...
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: Aegis on May 31, 2009, 08:06:12 PM: Oh, c'mon, Patio!

You get to mount and unmount your own drives! ::)
Complete control! ;D

(Actually, thank goodness most of the larger distros do it for you after all these years!)
Title: Re: What Operating System do you use?
Post by: BC_Programmer on May 31, 2009, 11:34:49 PM: I imagine they're trying to hide the whole "mounting" metaphor, since some people get offended. "I have to WHAT to my drives? I don't have the energy for that!"