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Other => Other => Topic started by: milesman on May 08, 2009, 07:29:56 PM

Title: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: milesman on May 08, 2009, 07:29:56 PM: Hey there!

I know this poll may seem a bit odd but this is a very interesting poll actually. All I'm trying to find out is your favorite OS. (You can choose up to 11 LOL) So, have fun with it!

Miles M. 8)
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on May 08, 2009, 08:44:44 PM: Where's Windows 7? ::)
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Post by: milesman on May 08, 2009, 08:51:44 PM: Whoops! The Windows 7 Beta Slipped my mind. I added it. 8)
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Post by: patio on May 08, 2009, 09:17:09 PM: Well my vote disappeared so i 'm not sure this will yield valid results.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: milesman on May 08, 2009, 09:21:06 PM: Ohhh... I need valid results so if it doesn't count the vote try voting again Patio.

Miles M.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: patio on May 08, 2009, 09:23:43 PM: No.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: mroilfield on May 09, 2009, 12:36:59 AM: Quote from: milesman on May 08, 2009, 09:21:06 PM
Ohhh... I need valid results so if it doesn't count the vote try voting again Patio.

Is this for a school project or something?

If you want valid results for what is the most popular OS you need to limit people to one choice.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: kpac on May 09, 2009, 03:11:53 AM: Why is this in the Drivers board?
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Post by: mroilfield on May 09, 2009, 03:16:39 AM: Good catch Kpac.
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Post by: kpac on May 09, 2009, 03:25:44 AM: I actually think this should be in the Other board, since Mac and Linux are also options.

Anyway, Vista is my favourite.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: street1 (RIP) on May 09, 2009, 04:15:18 AM: I use XP but, Windows 98 SE is my all time favorite.
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Post by: Calum on May 09, 2009, 05:04:41 AM: It depends on which computer I'm using and what I want to do, as to what my favourite OS is.
Several of my general favourites are not on the poll.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: milesman on May 09, 2009, 08:48:58 AM: No this is just for my own knowledge. You know. I'm building a PC and was seeing which OS is liked best. My favorite's are windows XP, and Mac 10.5.6.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: Cityscape on May 09, 2009, 11:07:14 AM: I have a few.

1. Windows 3.1 is great, it helped revolutionize computer technology.
2. Windows 98SE, used it for many years, it's awesome os for it's time.
3. Windows XP and 2000 a both top notch and I still use both
4. Windows 7 rocks, much better than Vista
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: milesman on May 09, 2009, 12:00:52 PM: This seems to be doing well... Well I can't find how to limit it to one vote per person. Oh well... It's at least SOMETHING to talk about.

Miles M ;)
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: computeruler on May 10, 2009, 02:01:25 PM: I voted xp and vista cause I can and I couldnt decide
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: milesman on May 10, 2009, 03:42:03 PM: LOL. Anyway, this is doing great! Keep on voting. Also, Microsoft had released a BETA of windows 7 for free download. But they discontinued the BETA release. Does anyone know another URL I can download it at? Legally?
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Post by: computeruler on May 10, 2009, 06:36:30 PM: I think they have a release candidate now for download
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Post by: x2543 on May 11, 2009, 12:05:55 AM: and where's those non linux, mac, or windows options? Not that i'm into those, but aren't those OS's too?
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Post by: squall_01 on May 11, 2009, 04:23:15 AM: what??? I choose linux and xp,2000 personally I like knoppix an red hat as much as xp.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: milesman on May 11, 2009, 09:59:31 AM: I would have done all the other variant's but I don't know the names. Just tell me them and I'll add them.

MilesM.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: Cityscape on May 11, 2009, 01:50:18 PM: Quote from: milesman on May 10, 2009, 03:42:03 PM
Microsoft had released a BETA of windows 7 for free download. But they discontinued the BETA release. Does anyone know another URL I can download it at? Legally?

Get the RC (better than the beta) from the Official Micorsoft web site here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: squall_01 on May 11, 2009, 01:54:29 PM: dont you need the beta?
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Post by: Cityscape on May 11, 2009, 01:57:20 PM: From what I've gathered you don't need a beta to install the RC.
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Post by: squall_01 on May 11, 2009, 02:10:28 PM: ohhhhhhhhhhhh :o
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Post by: computeruler on May 11, 2009, 02:20:49 PM: Quote from: Cityscape on May 11, 2009, 01:57:20 PM
From what I've gathered you don't need a beta to install the RC.
correct
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: Cityscape on May 11, 2009, 02:24:16 PM: Thanks for confirming what I thought computeruler. ;)

I'll be getting the RC in a few days here myself. Until now I've been using the beta.
I think the M$ web site said the RC was available to June.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: whansen02 on May 11, 2009, 03:18:12 PM: I can't exactly vote here since my favorite O.S. so far has been FreeBSD.

And you've also listed several flavors of windows while only listing Linux as "Linux".... when Linux has far more flavors than windows.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: x2543 on May 11, 2009, 05:33:44 PM: Quote from: Cityscape on May 11, 2009, 02:24:16 PM
Thanks for confirming what I thought computeruler. ;)

I'll be getting the RC in a few days here myself. Until now I've been using the beta.
I think the M$ web site said the RC was available to June.

You can not even upgrade from windows 7 beta to windows 7 RC without hacking one of the files that comes with windows 7 RC so you don't need beta at all.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: patio on May 11, 2009, 05:50:15 PM: This doesn't make sense...
There is no upgrade path......
It needs a clean install.
They never planned an upgrade path and anyone who is trying to hack it to death is doing an awful lot of work for nothing.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: milesman on May 11, 2009, 05:59:21 PM: Thank You! I'm downloading it now.
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Post by: computeruler on May 11, 2009, 06:04:30 PM: me too. I am going to run it with virtual pc 2007
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Post by: x2543 on May 11, 2009, 10:43:21 PM: Quote from: patio on May 11, 2009, 05:50:15 PM
This doesn't make sense...
There is no upgrade path......
It needs a clean install.
They never planned an upgrade path and anyone who is trying to hack it to death is doing an awful lot of work for nothing.

You can upgrade from beta to RC, but microsoft didn't want you to do it, so they disabled the option by default. The installer would just check the major OS version and only show up the clean install path. But to get around that, it's just a simple number change to one of the files, not that difficult. It's not really that big of a hack. See following link if you want to upgrade from beta to RC.

http://www.nirmaltv.com/2009/05/02/how-to-upgrade-from-windows-7-beta-to-rc-build/
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: patio on May 12, 2009, 06:42:06 AM: 1) Their both Free...

2) Even MS suggests a clean install as does TechNet and MSDN...

So why would you want to do this ? ?
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: squall_01 on May 12, 2009, 06:46:49 AM: cause if you didnt get a copy like you were supposed too. plus most of the bugs are out.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: x2543 on May 12, 2009, 11:50:53 AM: Quote from: patio on May 12, 2009, 06:42:06 AM
1) Their both Free...

2) Even MS suggests a clean install as does TechNet and MSDN...

So why would you want to do this ? ?

All I am saying is that it is possible to do it. I am not saying that you should do it.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: patio on May 13, 2009, 07:13:34 AM: That clears things up...
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: Ironman on May 13, 2009, 03:45:37 PM: Windows 98SE is the best followed by XP. I still have 98SE installed on one of my computers.
Title: Re: What OS is your personal favorite?
Post by: x2543 on May 13, 2009, 05:43:26 PM: well, if your hardware works on it and your apps you want to use work on it, then i'd say it's usable.