Best Windows OS?; VOTE NOW!

[PowerMan57two]

What is the best Windows OS out there today? Vote Now for your fav!

[PowerMan57two]

I can't get XP, my computer is to old to handle it lol.. so I stick with windows 98SE, or windows 2000 pro

[cheapprick]

Thank goodness Windows 95 is here to choose from. heh Tolkien fans might like this even though it;s a little old. http://flyingmoose.org/tolksarc/theories/win95.htm

Seriously, I feel a little sorry for the people using 95, and swearing that it's not crashing on them.

[Tzaddi28thPath]

hmmmm.... some day when I am finally rich windows ME is going in the ditch!! hahah I'm a poet n don't know it!

[semeniuk]

Xwindows on Linux is the only Windows OS I would use .... boy, what kind of dumb company would name an OS on a completely general term like 'Windows'?! :-)

[DigitalJunkie]

semeniuk, Xwindows vs Lindows, which one has better GUI or easier to configure?

[TwoZigzagColt45]

XP for its pretty GUI & its tweak-ability
6 x months later & its never crashed
Amazing

[neoufo51]

Hehe, I love the fact that the OS im running, XP, is available from a good number of programs on this site. Just waiting for the supposebly destructive SP1 to be released, the latest news today says that it may effectively shut down almost all the warez'd XP operations out there using some kind of new algorithm that changes corporate key workings. ( I'll find out more bout this):mellow

Never fear, I'm willing to wager that SP1 will be fully patched, harmless, and available on every big file sharing service out there. This is Zeropaid, isnt it?

[mr1337pants]

True, Neoufo51 - linky (http://www.betaone.net/archives/00000060.php)

[semeniuk]

Originally posted by DigitalJunkie
semeniuk, Xwindows vs Lindows, which one has better GUI or easier to configure?

DigitalJunkie, I've never tried Lindows, but from what I've heard it's easy to configure ... kind of an 'Average Joe' Linux.

[mh2360]

Originally posted by neoufo51
Just waiting for the supposebly destructive SP1 to be released, the latest news today says that it may effectively shut down almost all the warez'd XP operations out there using some kind of new algorithm that changes corporate key workings. ( I'll find out more bout this):mellow



Simple, dont D/L the damn thing... I wonder how systems that didn't come pre-loaded with XP actually have a legitimate version...

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[B@gel]

Mandrake 8.2 with KDE 3.0 kick some but..

more than xp exept for on thing writing a cd is much more harder l've not figured out yet.

[TC75580]

XP is definitely the best so far, with its advanced options even more so than before. Although at first it can be a system hog with all the glitter that it comes with, but once that's turned off it works fine. Also, I'm not sure but I think XP is the first MS OS to not be built with DOS.

[PowerMan57two]

As I said Windows, where not including Linux, even though Linux is good, but very uncompatible with stuff, which I know it isn't thier fault.. but this is just for windows.. thats why I said "windows os"

[PowerMan57two]

whats after an advanced bbs memer? and whats bbs mean.. and how many post do u need to get onto the next level? just wondering I've never read this anywhere on zeropaid's site...

[evilmegaman]

Edit your custom title and make your own=PAnyways Windows 200 rox cuz windows XP Crashed and is broken in two months.Win98SE is good too:wings

[SolidWing68]

I like Windows 98 personally, but unfortunatley I'm stuck with Windows XP Home Edition for now, until I find the 98' version for a decent price.

[Sarevok]

Windows XP has to be generally the best out of them all, as long as your comp is decent enough to run it well, it ALMOST never crashes.

[hawkburn]

Windows 2000 is for a more advanced user and Windows XP is based on the ORIGINAL version of 2000. 2000 is the most stable and has the most features.

HB

[Caitlyn Marble]

I've had my computer for about a year and a half now, and its got ME and I have had no problems whatsoever, which comes to a relief after having a crap system with some version of 95 that came pre installed with my system. At one point I was reformatting the hard disk roughly every two weeks.

[slacker52]

Originally posted by TC75580
I'm not sure but I think XP is the first MS OS to not be built with DOS.
its also the first to NOT be based on dos.
for me i go with 98se, but i might borrow my friends copy of win2000 server

[Karizmatik]

XP...Handz Down !!! I waz usin' ME az das whut came wit my pc & waz havin' crashes everyday. Got XP 'bout 2 months ago & have had only 2 due to Roxio EZ CD Creator.

[mh2360]

XP wins, though it still needs some issues resolved, maybe after a few service packs, we will finally see perfection from Micro$oft...

[whiff]

95 and 98 were always problematic. I liked Win2000, ME crashed many times each day, but since installing XP I've had no, repeat NO system crashes. And now that CD burning is built into the OS and Windows Media Player, I haven't even bothered to install Easy CD Creator.

[roger d]

hated 95, found 98SE about as exciting as a white shirt, have ME now and after disabling most of it find it ok. Might upgrade to xp (clean boot only) or just wait for the next level of MS madness to come out. should get my new apple (that is a few years old) any day now.

[darknebula]

:cross Yea OK XP I guess but there are certain limitations or at least there is on my machine. Can't update it as my security level in IE6 prevents me from doing this and I've tried everything to override it and 2 some programs don't run (Thief: The dark Project). The new Star Wars game won't run on it although funnily enough will run on windows ME.

Honestly though Peeps One day Microsoft might actually come up with an OS that works and then again pigs fly out my butt.

One other thing I noticed that if you have 128mb of ram it'll crash nine times out of ten which is why I upgraded to 256mb and now no problems:shy

Not bob did you say everything? My modem didn't or should I say it won't install the supplied drivers just the ones XP suggests, although dead impressed when I plugged in a new printer this evening and didn't have to hunt for the cd it just installed it very cool. Also check this out made me laugh Bill Gate's Windows XP Sucks (http://www.markyp1963z.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/)
Am I being contradictary or what lol

[mojo-ris-in]

:devil For my money it's XP....even though there were imcompatibily problems at 1st which were a pain, the software companies have done a pretty good job releasing patches to fix that. Also the Win2000 kernal is very stable as opposed to the Dos kernaled 95, 98, and ME. Now if MS can only get their security features going....LOL

[JordySchmit]

XP is good but for me 98se has to be the best

[ashep612]

I was using Win98 for a long time and then I got XP and I was like "What is this crap!?" but I got used to it and changed the settings they way I like and even when stuff screws up XP just brushes it off and keeps on truckin, I've been running it since December and not one crash yet, I was thouroghly impressed, considering Win98 could easily crash 3-5 times a day!

[wanlanlenny]

Windows 2000 Pro is the best of them all. Has all the great features of XP but it is not bloated with crap that slows your computer down.:cross

[Havoc]

editttttttt

[mh2360]

I wonder how systems that didn't come pre-loaded with XP actually have a legitimate version...


So now SP1 appears, and most of us are worried :p . I've found a promising looking keygen (no doubt so have most of you), ill let you know how i get on....

[Sockfulloflove]

i use windows me and it works pretty good for me.

[whiff]

See the chart over on this thread for the public's preferences:
http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2638

[wonderboy2005]

i use win ME and its ok, but i used to have mandrake linux, and that was alot better, but i never udes it cuz it was too hard to install things and i didnt have my games. its a shame.... i liked linux. :(

[method]

neoufo51... got this for ya bout tricks with SP1 on XP...

http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=350

AND SSJ4CHAOS.. WHAT IS NETIQUETTE??? ;)

[wonderboy2005]

who the hell brought this back up??? jeez... its been almost 3 months.... leave it alone.

[«°¤§téålth§t®îk餰»]

I got WinME (it's pretty good, it gets the job done) and will be getting XP on my laptop.

I believe that XP is good for the GUI tweaking=Eye candy.

But I couldn't really tell you if it's good!

[AnimeDood]

i think 98 is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i really like it!

[phalkon30]

Originally posted by Sarevok
Windows XP has to be generally the best out of them all, as long as your comp is decent enough to run it well, it ALMOST never crashes.
perfectly said, i agree completely

and btw, i have XP Pro, with sp1 (its not that hard, pm me if you need help), and guess how much i paid, 50 cents from a friend

i think the biggest advantage xp has over 98 (other than new hardware is faster than fuck and installs quick without much need for driver disks), is that 98 needed so many hacks and progs to make it slick, and even then, it wasnt all that great, xp has everything built in that i could think about having from 3rd party software, all MS tested and integrated perfectly (ok, i can think of a few things i want, but you know what i mean)

my biggest seller for xp, plug and play hard drives (it was built in 92!!), i installed it, waited for windows to load for a few secs, it recognized it automaticly and installed it without any help from me, it worked seconds after the first boot with it, try that on 98.....

[Peter Stroker]

I just got into computers in Feb with my new Dell and XP. I used to hear all about computers crashing all the time. I'm still waiting for mine to crash!

[fishyMishy]

another meaningless poll. what possible use could you have of this info? Ok, I've created a poll myself, but atleast it was relevant.

Instead off hitting the create poll button next time you got to much time on your hands, try doing some constructive.

[12345678910]

Originally posted by fishyMishy
another meaningless poll. what possible use could you have of this info? Ok, I've created a poll myself, but atleast it was relevant.

Instead off hitting the create poll button next time you got to much time on your hands, try doing some constructive.

How is this a meaningless poll?

Actually, It is a very helpful poll and it could help many people who are trying to decide which operating system that they will want to install on their computer. Many people gave opinions on this thread as to the 'ups' and 'downs' to each specific operating system and someone who would need that type of information could have been helped.

Oh, I have seen that you have created a poll! Congratulations! How is this poll relevant to the topic?

Well, That is a simple question which deserves a simple answer :

The poll and the thread coincide which each other. At least he didn't put up their :

Who is your favorite mexican? Which, by the way, I do see threads which create those types of polls and have no relevance what-so-ever to the topic.

Peace,
12345678910

[fishyMishy]

12345678910, are you kidding me?
Maybe you spend ~ $1500 to buy an OS based on some
bias opinions on zeropaid, but don't insult all the other
members by saying they do the same.

About the mexican poll, I beat you really think it's useful too.
Why, it helps people decide who could be a great idol to admire!
Why, [insert dumb reason here]
Why, [insert dumb reason here]
Why, [insert dumb reason here]

[zaphodiv]

I prefer windows NT4 service pack 5

It predates MS jamming the guts of IE into the system DLL's so they could claim that IE is an intergrated part of the OS. WIth plenty of RAM NT4 and without IE, NT4 runs smoothly on 200MHZ pentium class hardware.

[Ashitaka]

The software I bought required Windows 98 or higher, so I installed Linux.

[/old joke]

Seriously, if Lycoris isn't good enough for you, I don't know what you're looking for.

[SoloXtreme]

whats the difference between those 3 versions of XP the home/pro/64 bit version i never heard anything about a 64 bit version

[Vlet]

My Opinion...

XP is a girls OS.
2000 advanced server is by the most stable piece of software ever to come out of redmond.
As for Linux GUI's, it dosen't seem to me it really matters - if you GUI is instable you can just choose another one without destroying your whole operating system.

[Theinfamousone]

XP is hands down the best. I have been using it for well over a year (since I ditched my Windows ME that came with my computer after a couple days because all of the problems) and haven't had many crashes (I don't think any have been related to the OS, just the 3rd party software) and I haven't come across a single incompatibility issue and like someone said, installing anything is a 10 second procedure I like to call "Next, Next, Next, Finish". My whole family can use the computer because it's colorful and userfriendly. My quicklaunch menu has the
internet,
windows media player,
outlook express (one click email checking)
Kazaalite++ build 5 (with toolbar),
AIM (one click to sign on),
and a shortcut to "My Shared Folder".
It's all there with one click.

I like it because it's packed with options like all the My Documents features, and the media player 9 is an extremely nice piece of work that plays any song, any video, legal and illegal, CDs, DVDs, copies CDs losslessly, has a nice music library setup so that you can arrange them by artist, album, genre, length title or whatever you want, it does the exact same thing with videos, and overall, it's so easy. If have a Pentium 4 processor (which is really what the OS is made for) and get StyleXP, you'll have the jigga comp. That's a tight program because it makes your desktop 3D instead of the lamoness that it comes with.

As always (98-XP) type "msconfig" in the run menu and disable the "load startup items", and you'lll have a really smooth PC that uses all of it's power for the application you want it to. With the newest version of TweakXP, you pimp your comp to the max, I highly recommend it.

Oh yeah, and I have SP1 and I haven't seen it block any Warez sites, not that I go to them. It just fixes compatibility issues and optimizes some stuff.

[Vlet]

I just can't stand that obnoxious bubbly look to everything - the alpha blending, the animation effects, the dummening of information grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I refuse to even install windows media player 9 - that interface is reeeeeeeeeeeealllllly annoying. gaaaaaaaah I get so mad thinking about it

[MusikBeatz23]

I like 98 but i also have XP on my new HP Media Center its kicks some tail but i think 98 is more simple and it never crashes on me.... :fire

[Mr. Mainstream]

Windows? gosh im still using DOS 5.0 pretty good interface. i heard that DOS XP is coming out. sounds good. J/K

[Psilaxs]

well, with my experience with computers i find windows 2K pro, the absolute most stable operating system MS has ever put out.

XP is new enough(and has enough changes to the kernel) where software companies are still learning it somewhat,
thus causing the occasional error.

But XP is a close second, (I just hate the home edition)

[Psilaxs]

@Vlet, hows this for XP, this is how i have mine set to look,
all the candy colored crap off, and all of the "intuitive" options disabled

[Mr. Mainstream]

having that many harddrives would suck. 1 240 HDD would do me

[endersgame21]

windows longhorn, even though right now it is kinda buggy

[overdo]

i have just swapped from win98se to XP. i couldn't see the point in purchasing the pro version so i'm using the home edition. very stable, no crashes at all, no error messages either, don't have to reboot after every little install/uninstall. admittedly the GUI is a bit childish, but its kinda grown on me now.

oh yeah i have disabled most services as well so it operates fast even with the "candy coloured crap" on.(nice alliteration there btw:wings )

[Vlet]

Originally posted by Psilaxs
@Vlet, hows this for XP, this is how i have mine set to look,
all the candy colored crap off, and all of the "intuitive" options disabled

Well, why not just win 2000 - you're still emulating the classic look so everything has to go through the XP interface rendering engine and it's still buggier than 2000. I once had my 2000 advanced server system booted up for 4 months without rebooting.

[Theinfamousone]

I never turn my comp off. There's too much stuff to be downloaded for any rest, and it runs faster than a whip. XP manages resources better than 2000, that's why it took 2 years extra. Windows XP Pro (NT 5.1), is just an optimized version of 2000, that's why there's supposed compatibility issues (I havne't seen any). I like the XP interface with StyleXP.

[wonderboy2005]

hey pisilaxs, i see you have simcity 4 on your pc... any good?

[Psilaxs]

Oh yeah, sim city 4 rocks, but it will absolutely eat your system alive, then ask for seconds.

I am not kidding, even on the highest end system with a gig of ddr ram, it wil chug HARD when your population reaches over 60,000, it has some major memory handling issues, and needs patched ASAP,

@Vlet, Turning off all the pretty stuff in XP speeds it up considerably. Though it may go through the rendering engine, it isnt placing nearly the burden on your computer with all the effects turned off.


As for having that many hdd's, it is kind of deceiving, I *only* have 3, a 20 gig, a 40 gig, and an 80 gig. my 20 has 3 partitions,
2 of which are used for operating systems, the remaining 11 gigs, is used for games.

[Auggie2k]

Windows XP Pro. I would say 2k but I'm a sucker for eye candy and XP's modernism.

[bitslip]

i say Windows XP pro!
why stay to old ones?

[-0-BACKLASH-0-]

win xp pro for me, too. I'll prolly never switch to vista.

[Chespy]

running xp pro but willing to switch to vista in some time

[Boomer The Dog]

I've tried all of those OS listed.

Windows 95(B), my mom had it on a 486. It had lots of problems with freezing, and I remember her waiting for Scandisk to finish after a re-boot. Most of the freezes seemed to happen when she was using browsing the web with IE 4. No USB support.

Win 98, I started on this, first edition, used it for more than 2 years. I thought it was great, but then it was my first computer experience. Really, it could do everything I wanted at the time, like working woof with a scanner, graphics editing, web, mail, music in player 6.4. Crashed at times, especially on Java apps, but not as unstable as my mom's comp was. Also had second edition for a short time, didn't notice much difference.

WinME, got it on a HP Celeron 3 and liked it a lot. It was said to have a reputation for bugs, but for me it was more stable than 98. One of the things I loved was how fast it would boot. I'd turn the computer on, then turn my back to get a notebook or something, and there was my desktop! When I first saw that I was amazed. USB support not the best though, it would 'lose' my drive at times, and I'd need to re-boot to get the drive back.

Windows 2000 workstation, looks like a Windows 98 interface, nice and clean for the workplace, and the most stable system I'd experienced. I used this for video editing with large capture file masters that would crash Millenium. Negatives are extra long boot times again, and no zip folders support like ME started, even with 4 service packs! Looking it up I found a hack to put zip folders in.

XP SPII, I'm using it mostly now. I'd be happy with Win 2000, but I bought computers with XP in them, and I do like the Media Center 2005 experience, and that's the theme I use also. I didn't like how slow it seemed when I first tried it, but now that I have computers with speeds that can run it properly, slowness is not really an issue. Good things, zip folders are back, Media Center, faster parallel boot process, almost crash proof, and there are almost endless customizations, tweaks, and special editions out there, more than I've seen for any other Windows, period. From tiny editions, gamer versions, to army knife versions with absolutely everything.

I can't vote for a favorite, because every one of them has been good for something.

[lookingfortrades]

what about Windows Vista? LMAO

[kor1337]

Win 3.1 was not too bad...

[doda32]

Win2000 I think is the most windows stable operating system

[Pamela69]

I've been using Win XP Pro Slipstreamed with Service pack 2.....
Been using it ever since it came out....

By far the most stable.....by a Loooong shot.

Works better if u knock back Win Updates......makes me wonder
if the updates are for our benefit or Microsoft's

Won't be in too much of a hurry to try Vista......
Already talking about Service Pack one...

[redMonster]

Of course Windows XP, although Windows 98 was also quite stable.

[meyou123]

Well to those trying out vista...GOOD LUCK.You will need it!

For me, it will be win xp pro with SP2 for some time!

[Oimer]

Xp is the best. Fast and reliable in my opinion.

[Obsession6789]

For me i would say Xp

[robotnation]

i would say xp pro with service pack 2. or even better the 64 bit version.

[sammysam]

I would say xp till everyone has there vista drivers in order since i still can't seem to find some

[sketos]

For the time being, i will vote for xp. Vista need a litle more time

[locknock1]

mac osx has my vote here

[willow1976]

xp does it for me , maybe one day when Iam a bit more computer savy I will look at linux, but for now xp does a great job

[jatinkompelli]

Well i think Vista ultimate is the best.
but according to the poll i think xp professional is very good.

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