----------------------------------- Dan Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:32 pm What is the best OS? ----------------------------------- I think it is time for a real flam war to get started so here we go: What is the best overall OS (operating system)? Now let the figths betwen the mac users, micrsoft feraks and penguin lovers begin!!! ----------------------------------- Paul Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:45 pm ----------------------------------- I voted Win 95-98 because Im not a hardcore computer user and Windows suits my need as an average computer user. Plus I've looked all the OS's my Dad has installed and they don't look too user friendly to me. Win 95-98 instead of XP because it doesn't have any of XP's fancy stuff, it runs better and faster on my computer and crashes less. ----------------------------------- zylum Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:28 pm ----------------------------------- i agree with paulbian ----------------------------------- jonos Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:49 pm ----------------------------------- i voted linux, because though i don't run it myself, all my experiences with it have been great - the fact that it is free is also in its favor. it also comes with a lot of programs and different guis, so id have to say linux. the fact that it is also open source and open to development, and that the people who do work on it donate their time and are not paid (well most) is just awesome. ----------------------------------- Catalyst Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:50 pm ----------------------------------- go linux once i get a pci dsl modem driver im moving to linux ----------------------------------- zylum Fri Mar 12, 2004 12:11 am ----------------------------------- i read somewhere that linux gets hacked more on average than any other os... ----------------------------------- Tony Fri Mar 12, 2004 12:28 am ----------------------------------- i read somewhere that linux gets hacked more on average than any other os... I don't think I ever heard on the news about a new security hole being discovered in linux and everyone been told to download a fix patch right away :lol: windows on other hand could be compared to a ducktaped chicken wire :lol: ----------------------------------- jonos Fri Mar 12, 2004 12:36 am ----------------------------------- its people on linux who write the viruses for windows... at least thats what i heard. and im with catalyst, as soon as i buy another pc or get another hd, im getting slackware, the problem with it now is that i have an onboard lan card (on my motherboard built in) and linux won't recognize that without any serious installations and stuff that i have no idea about, so thats a problem cause then i couldn't have internet. but if i get another, cheaper pc then maybe it would work. we will just have to see won't we. ----------------------------------- Amailer Fri Mar 12, 2004 12:43 am ----------------------------------- who votes WIN XP??? damm thing is giving me so much damm problems :evil: ----------------------------------- Dan Fri Mar 12, 2004 11:46 am ----------------------------------- who voted win me???? (i put that on as a joke) and where you under the inuflce of any hard drugs when you did so???? ----------------------------------- Paul Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:47 pm ----------------------------------- the fact that it is free is also in its favor. Windows is free, at least for me always. :twisted: who votes WIN XP??? damm thing is giving me so much damm problems :evil: Yes, its riding hard on my 6 year old (with 90% newer parts)computer. who voted win me???? (i put that on as a joke) and where you under the inuflce of any hard drugs when you did so???? I thought that was for palm pilots... ? ----------------------------------- rizzix Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:56 pm ----------------------------------- this poll really has no meaning. techincally you should only post if u have some hand-on-experiene (for a duration of at least a month or so) on every os listed up there. cuz if u don't have such a wide experience with all those os'es.. u really can't compare. ----------------------------------- Maverick Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:14 pm ----------------------------------- I voted XP, becuase i like XP pro and how it all goes together. Its the only one ive used other then 95-98 too and its better then those. ----------------------------------- Dan Fri Mar 12, 2004 10:29 pm ----------------------------------- I thought that was for palm pilots... ? no, thats windows CE (i think) and rizzix of cores it has no meaning :P thats the fun of it. If anything this poll will show more of "what OS do you uses" then what os is the best. ----------------------------------- MyPistolsIn3D Mon May 24, 2004 7:20 pm ----------------------------------- who voted win me???? (i put that on as a joke) and where you under the inuflce of any hard drugs when you did so???? I run win ME and its really not that bad, i've never had any serious problems with it. ----------------------------------- Andy Tue May 25, 2004 9:57 am ----------------------------------- y is linspire not on there? ----------------------------------- Dan Tue May 25, 2004 12:47 pm ----------------------------------- becuse there is a maxum number of poll options you can have in a poll, i tryed to put on like 100 OS from the starting of computing to now but it whould not fit so some lesser knowe ones got left out. Thats why there is an other option ;) ----------------------------------- zomg Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:55 am ----------------------------------- windows me is the best... everyone i kno says it sucks but have they ever used it? NO i am an advanced computer user and like to tweak and mess around with settings and i have never had WinMe crash or anything, i have another computer with xp and its crashing all over the place (i have tried formating and reinstalling) XP looks good but thats all its got gong for it ----------------------------------- Martin Thu Oct 21, 2004 11:51 am ----------------------------------- Hahahaha! Windows ME is terrible guy. I unfortunately had to use it for a while, because my computer was too slow for Windows XP, and I couldn't find any drivers for my sound (but ME auto-detected them for me). First off, the mouse smoothing in ME is a nice feature. Okay, there's my list of nice things about it. Now: on to the not so nice: First off, memory leaks are a huge problem, even moreso than 98. Basically, this means that it doesn't free up memory when it's not being used! So, after a while, your computer locks up and you are forced to restart. Uptime for a Windows ME box is rarely more than 2 consecutive days. Windows ME hardware incompatabilities are terrible, and random crashes due to software incompatabilites are more than common. And finally, it's slow! Sure, Windows XP's stupid themes suck up resources like a leech, but if those are all turned off, XP is actually a faster OS. In any case, I hate Windows. Get Linux. ----------------------------------- Dan Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:42 pm ----------------------------------- windows me is the best... everyone i kno says it sucks but have they ever used it? NO i am an advanced computer user and like to tweak and mess around with settings and i have never had WinMe crash or anything, i have another computer with xp and its crashing all over the place (i have tried formating and reinstalling) XP looks good but thats all its got gong for it ROFL, i realy hope you are joking. And if you tweaking any M$ OS is not for you, i mean you can not even see the code never mind chage it. ME is know for a fact to be one of the most unstable windows versons mostly due to that fact that it was ment soley as a money grab by M$ to get them throw the time form 98 to 2000. The problem is it is like a aplahp verson of 2000 that was trying to be xp, and it just whent wrong. If i where you i whould ether upgrade or downgrade windows or better yet find a better OS, suse linux is gr8 ;) ----------------------------------- Paul Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:30 pm ----------------------------------- When WinME starts, you're counting down to the time it will force u to restart by pushing the restart button. If its on and you don't use it, I give youe around 8-12 hours, if you do use it, 2-3 hours at the most before you have to restart. ----------------------------------- Andy Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:42 pm ----------------------------------- put up linspire ----------------------------------- timmytheturtle Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:35 pm ----------------------------------- I've hate WinME, and I wasn't lucky enough to get 2-3hrs of use before restarting (I once had to restart 3 times before it booted up right). The second I could I went to win2000. It heardly crashed (unlike ME crashing every time I opened IE). I voted for Linux, even though I can't use it to well, and I don't have it install on any computers(but once I can im going to install it). But I have used it before (mainly live cd's), and it seemed alot more stable then windows and I like the look of it. ----------------------------------- Dan Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:11 pm ----------------------------------- put up linspire I can not, that is the max number of poll options.... ----------------------------------- Martin Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:26 pm ----------------------------------- OS 10 == OS X ;) ----------------------------------- the_short1 Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:31 am ----------------------------------- i vote 98se.. its stable... compatible with all my hardwware and software.. and .. doesnl;t take so much resources.. plus its a lot simpler to fix.. and maintain.. and isnlt anoying with so many pop-up warnins and shit.. also... memory leaking is not a problem!!!! its called rampage!!!~!! search google for rampage free software and ull find it .. its from jfitz .. its awsome.. duuble click on tray icon and away u go... i used to get drained to zero after a few hours of opening / closing diffent programs... not anymore.. and u can make it automatically free mem if u below x ammount .. and how much to free on each dobule click.. GO RAMPAGE!!!!!! even works if u have 512 MB ram!