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What Operating System do you use?

MS DOS or other DOS OS
6 (5.7%)
Windows 3.x or earlier
2 (1.9%)
Windows 95
0 (0%)
Windows 98 (SE included)
9 (8.5%)
Windows NT (all versions)
0 (0%)
Windows 2000
5 (4.7%)
Windows ME
2 (1.9%)
Windows XP (all versions)
32 (30.2%)
Windows Server 2003 0r 2008
7 (6.6%)
Windows Vista
18 (17%)
Windows 7
9 (8.5%)
Linux (all distro's)
9 (8.5%)
Mac OS 1-9.2
0 (0%)
Mac OS X
4 (3.8%)
Solaris
1 (0.9%)
BSD
0 (0%)
Unix
2 (1.9%)

Total Members Voted: 31

Voting closed: August 22, 2009, 01:31:28 PM

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Re: What Operating System do you use?
« Reply #15 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.
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    Re: What Operating System do you use?
    « Reply #16 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.
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    Re: What Operating System do you use?
    « Reply #17 on: May 28, 2009, 12:51:55 AM »
    Only seven choices?

    MS DOS, Win 95, 98, 2000, 2003 Server, Vista, Linux, SCO Unix, ReactOS...
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      Re: What Operating System do you use?
      « Reply #18 on: May 28, 2009, 07:42:21 AM »
      You have all those and no XP!  :o  :D
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      Re: What Operating System do you use?
      « Reply #19 on: May 28, 2009, 07:57:01 AM »
      stuck with xp, just because my hardware not power enough to handle vista/7 :-[
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        Re: What Operating System do you use?
        « Reply #20 on: May 28, 2009, 08:00:42 AM »
        Eh...XP is not a bad choice(At least not as bad as Win ME  ;))
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        Re: What Operating System do you use?
        « Reply #21 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!!!
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        Re: What Operating System do you use?
        « Reply #22 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?
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        Re: What Operating System do you use?
        « Reply #23 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...
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          Re: What Operating System do you use?
          « Reply #24 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.

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          Re: What Operating System do you use?
          « Reply #25 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.
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          Re: What Operating System do you use?
          « Reply #26 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...
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          Re: What Operating System do you use?
          « Reply #27 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:  ( | )
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          Re: What Operating System do you use?
          « Reply #28 on: May 31, 2009, 02:23:10 PM »
          xp
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            Re: What Operating System do you use?
            « Reply #29 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
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