What OS are you running?

Willz · 22-08-2006, 11:45 AM

Hi, i have made this poll to see what os's people are running, if we get enough people do the poll, hopefully we can find what the most popular OS is on the forum, i guess it will probs be Windows, but lets see

Also, please express your thought on windows, what you thinks good about it, bad about it etc.. and also the same for linux, maybe even suggest improvement for windows, this is kind of like a Linux Vs Windows thread i suppose

Please post what OS you would prefer to run aswell

sabashuali · 22-08-2006, 01:27 PM

......but also Linux.
Although, I have yet to take the plung properly.
My rig (well... the squaters) mainly use XP Pro.
I use linux to get as much experience as possible.

I use Kubuntu... lovely!

Really, there should have been an option for Dual-Bootists:
"Dual-Boot - please specify"

Matt555 · 22-08-2006, 01:28 PM

This should really be multiple choice - or "Which OS is your primary OS" because I run both Windows and Linux - like a lot of people.

thoonie · 22-08-2006, 02:03 PM

I use XP most of the time, I also use OSx but im currently gathering all my spares and build it for Linux.

Big B · 22-08-2006, 02:05 PM

XP Pro on my laptop and main box. I run Win2k and CentOS 4.3 on my 2nd box.

Willz · 22-08-2006, 02:32 PM

Hehe, everyone so far using some sort of linux aswell

Yea matt, just after i posted the poll i thought damnd i should of made it multiple choice, i dont think it cant be changed tho.

Ghostman 1 · 22-08-2006, 02:57 PM

I use my version of XP mostly,But since I do so much teck work and have almost ever OS for windows I can use almost anything. I am also testing different versions of Linux, as well as Mac. On my main computer is a version of XP pro,
but it has been lightened up by Nlite..

UnSeEn · 22-08-2006, 03:59 PM

I'm a sad pathetic little man:

XP Pro on my PC
XP Pro on my laptop
XP Pro on my father's computer

Macs I barely know anything about, and Linux I know absolutely nothing about. I'm a gamer

XP seems to be my thing, I guess.

(oh, how I do hate it, though)

Addis · 22-08-2006, 04:00 PM

I'm using Mandriva at the moment, although I do use XP on my laptop as I can't get wifi drivers working in Linux..

I suppose I just feel better when i'm using Linux, knowing that I'm using a free, community OS which is open source. I love the fact that KDE looks so much better, and so much more capable than the GUI in Windows.

Windows really slows down after a while, I've been running torrents throughout the night and in the morning the thing slows to a crawl. Reboot is the only way to restore its "speed".

Willz · 22-08-2006, 04:19 PM

Lol addis i think the oposite of you with the GUI, i am going to install Mnadriva 2007, then i want to make it look like windows xp

I installed windows again about 3 hours ago, installed everyhting, all my drivers, i am installing 2 games now, half life 2 and ut2k4, and guess what, windows is at a standstill now, only got 100mb ram left out of 1024mb lol, going to install mandriva later in an emulator to get used to it, hopefully XP should just be for games soon, i am so sure that since i got my X-FI, every time my X-FI drivers are installed, they slow my computer down more than anything, cant belive it, computers can do calculations and well everything faster than humans lol, yet there still so slow and some stuff i could do faster than the damnd thing!

Big B · 22-08-2006, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Willz

Hehe, everyone so far using some sort of linux aswell

Yea matt, just after i posted the poll i thought damnd i should of made it multiple choice, i dont think it cant be changed tho.

I was going to, but I didn't see a way to change the poll to multiple choice, so I left it alone.

As far as 'using' goes, I'm not using my 2nd box that much, but I decided to swap the Radeon 9600XT for the GeForce Ti4600 I have (with the CoolViva! to make it a more massive beast), so I've actually got it running. Now I'll have to refresh my memory on how to install drivers under Linux, but it'll be worth it simply for the better drivers. The nForce 3 driver install gave me some good insight into how much better nVidia's drivers are.

megamaced · 22-08-2006, 04:47 PM

Main Computer

Kubuntu 6.06 (with KDE 3.5.4)

Second Computer

Ubuntu 6.06
Windows XP Professional (180 day trial edition

)
Windows Server 2003 (180 day trial edition

)

Once the trial editions have run out I will wipe Windows completely and only run it via VMware on my Kubuntu machine

Willz · 22-08-2006, 04:53 PM

why are you using Windows Server 2003?

megamaced · 22-08-2006, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Willz

why are you using Windows Server 2003?

I know, it's sh1t3 isn't it

No seriously though, I need it (and XP) for my MCSE course. Otherwise I would wipe Windows off for good

donkey42 · 22-08-2006, 05:20 PM

i'm on kubuntu and XP (on another HDD)

View Poll Results: What OS are you currently running?
Windows xp	15	75.00%
Windows 2000	2	10.00%
Windows 98	0	0%
Windows Vista beta?	0	0%
Mac osx	0	0%
Linux (specify what Linux your running)	3	15.00%
Other (Please specify)	0	0%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

22-08-2006, 11:45 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	What OS are you running? Hi, i have made this poll to see what os's people are running, if we get enough people do the poll, hopefully we can find what the most popular OS is on the forum, i guess it will probs be Windows, but lets see Also, please express your thought on windows, what you thinks good about it, bad about it etc.. and also the same for linux, maybe even suggest improvement for windows, this is kind of like a Linux Vs Windows thread i suppose Please post what OS you would prefer to run aswell __________________

22-08-2006, 01:27 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
sabashuali Ani Ma'amin Join Date: May 2005 Age: 40 Male Posts: 1,417 Times Helpful: 67 My Mood: Breezy Status: Offline My Computer	......but also Linux. Although, I have yet to take the plung properly. My rig (well... the squaters) mainly use XP Pro. I use linux to get as much experience as possible. I use Kubuntu... lovely! Really, there should have been an option for Dual-Bootists: "Dual-Boot - please specify" __________________ This is not a PC friendly user!!! I want to use Linux because it is better. Cost and packages are added bonuses! Help with digital video? Help My Mini City to grow Hit or Miss Last edited by sabashuali; 22-08-2006 at 01:30 PM.

22-08-2006, 01:28 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	This should really be multiple choice - or "Which OS is your primary OS" because I run both Windows and Linux - like a lot of people. __________________

22-08-2006, 02:03 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
thoonie hmmm.... Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 28 Male Posts: 263 Times Helpful: 38 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	I use XP most of the time, I also use OSx but im currently gathering all my spares and build it for Linux. __________________

22-08-2006, 02:05 PM	#5 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 27 Male Posts: 9,589 Times Helpful: 584 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	XP Pro on my laptop and main box. I run Win2k and CentOS 4.3 on my 2nd box. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

22-08-2006, 02:32 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	Hehe, everyone so far using some sort of linux aswell Yea matt, just after i posted the poll i thought damnd i should of made it multiple choice, i dont think it cant be changed tho. __________________

22-08-2006, 02:57 PM	#7 (permalink) Top
Ghostman 1 Ultra Geek Join Date: May 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 681 Times Helpful: 31 My Mood: Mellow Status: Offline	I use my version of XP mostly,But since I do so much teck work and have almost ever OS for windows I can use almost anything. I am also testing different versions of Linux, as well as Mac. On my main computer is a version of XP pro, but it has been lightened up by Nlite..

22-08-2006, 03:59 PM	#8 (permalink) Top
UnSeEn Mayor McCheese Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 19 Male Posts: 283 Times Helpful: 9 My Mood: Tired Status: Offline	I'm a sad pathetic little man: XP Pro on my PC XP Pro on my laptop XP Pro on my father's computer Macs I barely know anything about, and Linux I know absolutely nothing about. I'm a gamer XP seems to be my thing, I guess. (oh, how I do hate it, though) __________________ An inside joke...Exfoliate might find this amusing.

22-08-2006, 04:00 PM	#9 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,254 Times Helpful: 402 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	I'm using Mandriva at the moment, although I do use XP on my laptop as I can't get wifi drivers working in Linux.. I suppose I just feel better when i'm using Linux, knowing that I'm using a free, community OS which is open source. I love the fact that KDE looks so much better, and so much more capable than the GUI in Windows. Windows really slows down after a while, I've been running torrents throughout the night and in the morning the thing slows to a crawl. Reboot is the only way to restore its "speed". __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

22-08-2006, 04:19 PM	#10 (permalink) Top
Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	Lol addis i think the oposite of you with the GUI, i am going to install Mnadriva 2007, then i want to make it look like windows xp I installed windows again about 3 hours ago, installed everyhting, all my drivers, i am installing 2 games now, half life 2 and ut2k4, and guess what, windows is at a standstill now, only got 100mb ram left out of 1024mb lol, going to install mandriva later in an emulator to get used to it, hopefully XP should just be for games soon, i am so sure that since i got my X-FI, every time my X-FI drivers are installed, they slow my computer down more than anything, cant belive it, computers can do calculations and well everything faster than humans lol, yet there still so slow and some stuff i could do faster than the damnd thing! __________________

22-08-2006, 04:47 PM	#12 (permalink) Top
megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,411 Times Helpful: 346 My Mood: Shocked Status: Offline My Computer	Main Computer Kubuntu 6.06 (with KDE 3.5.4) Second Computer Ubuntu 6.06 Windows XP Professional (180 day trial edition ) Windows Server 2003 (180 day trial edition ) Once the trial editions have run out I will wipe Windows completely and only run it via VMware on my Kubuntu machine __________________ "A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows". ~Linus Torvalds

22-08-2006, 04:53 PM	#13 (permalink) Top
Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	why are you using Windows Server 2003? __________________

22-08-2006, 05:20 PM	#15 (permalink) Top
donkey42 Paranoid Geeky Geek Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 34 Male Posts: 5,746 Times Helpful: 306 My Mood: Paranoid Status: Offline My Computer	i'm on kubuntu and XP (on another HDD) __________________ GRUB manual \| Google Linux \| Distrowatch \| Linux Chix \| Kubuntu \| My Mini City

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