which os do i get?

**isus** · July 25th, 2003, 02:26 PM

the main question is obviously, which os should i go with?

and the secondary question is: what are the main differences between winxp home and server 2003?

**Psilaxs** · July 25th, 2003, 03:07 PM

If your not a power user keep winXP home.

Frankly i hate windows XP home, and would recomend XP pro, or even Windows 2000. if you want absolute rock solid stability windows 2000 Pro is the way to go.

WinXP isn't far behind, but since it is a newer operating system, and they changed just enough about it to cause headaches for software developers you will find slightly more problems with it with some programs.

Just depends on what you want, and what type of user you are.

**Sockfulloflove** · July 25th, 2003, 04:08 PM

Get Windows XP Professional. I have never had a crash with it, very stable.

If you have the time and patience to learn Linux, then I guess give it a try. I use Mandrake 9.1 and I've never had a crash with it aswell. But it's much more complicated then Windows.

**Krypt0** · July 25th, 2003, 05:18 PM

If you like windowz, then I would highly recommend Windows XP Professional. If you hardly ever play games, then Windows 2000 Professional.

The difference between Windows 2003 Server & Windows XP, is obvious. Windows2k3 Server = Server, and WindowsXP is targeted for corporations & end users.

(mostly the same difference between Windows 2000 Advanced Server & Windows 2000 Professional) The Server has advanced & more user-adjustable server options/features.

hehe the only 2 reasons why I use Window$ instead of linux are

1) too lazy to switch the o/s on my computers
2) more compatibility with software..

...that's just my 2¢ worth

lateeeeeeee!
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**Psilaxs** · July 25th, 2003, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by Krypt0
If you like windowz, then I would highly recommend Windows XP Professional. If you hardly ever play games, then Windows 2000 Professional.
[http://romp.com/]

Windows 2000 professional runs all the newest games just fine. It will run all but the oldest of games which i am fairly certain Isus has no interest in playing.

And a lot of the older games such as command and conquer red alert have patches you can download to run them on Windows 2000 professional.

So, Windows 2000 Professional is a very viable gaming platform.

**isus** · July 25th, 2003, 06:43 PM

Originally posted by Psilaxs
Windows 2000 professional runs all the newest games just fine. It will run all but the oldest of games which i am fairly certain Isus has no interest in playing.

And a lot of the older games such as command and conquer red alert have patches you can download to run them on Windows 2000 professional.

So, Windows 2000 Professional is a very viable gaming platform.

hmm... old games... i have ms flight sim 2000, nfs2, driver, starcraft... the sims, simcity, and some other stuff. as you can see, i'm no hardcore gamer. lol.

**Psilaxs** · July 25th, 2003, 06:49 PM

Those games will run just fine isus, in fact i fired up sim city just to make sure and it runs fine :) (yes, i am talking the original version 1.1 from 1989 - 1992.

**isus** · July 25th, 2003, 07:05 PM

Originally posted by Psilaxs
Those games will run just fine isus, in fact i fired up sim city just to make sure and it runs fine :) (yes, i am talking the original version 1.1 from 1989 - 1992.

lol... i dont have anything that old... i have simcity3000. lol.

thanks :)

**Psilaxs** · July 25th, 2003, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by isus
lol... i dont have anything that old... i have simcity3000. lol.

thanks :)

LOL, yeah, it will run that just perfect.

I used to have Simcity 3000 great game. Ever play Sim City 4??

Great game, just fantastic in its detail, but absolute murder on your computer. though they have released some patches that fix some those problems.

Like a typical Sim City game, it takes a computer that is 6 months to a year newer then the game(yes i said newer as in, specs that aren't out yet)

**isus** · July 25th, 2003, 08:28 PM

lol, no, but i wanna try it.,, eventually. lol.

at the moment, i don't think a lot of games would be happy with my computer. i was glad enough to be able to play nfs2 at decent framerates.

i have an nvidia gf2mx on a pci bus. lol.

**Sephiroth** · July 25th, 2003, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by notbob
trade it in and get a mac, fanboy

If you cant post something without it being insulting then dont.

**PowerMan57two** · July 25th, 2003, 09:17 PM

I would keep Windows for starters. Than for what Windows OS to go with, I would say XP Pro. I also have XP Pro on every computer but my laptop and have had nothing but problems. I have XP home on my laptop and see no difference. It is just as stable for me. But if you want to *buy* a copy of XP Pro, give me a PM I have a very, very, very, very, very cheap place to get your hands on a *real* copy*)

**isus** · July 25th, 2003, 09:42 PM

thanks for the offer powerman572, but i'll stick with home. i don't need all the extra gooey features of pro.

i dont know... i am torn between win2000 and xp now. lol.

**FrozenShadow23** · July 25th, 2003, 09:53 PM

XP Pro (corp ed) rules. lol at the mac, bad choice, tho i need to learn to use them better.... XP pro is stable, pretty (though I know that doesn't matter to everyone), and can be fast (not as fast a linux, but eh, oh well). Linux is fast and customizable, but not so easy to install or use for longtime windows people, tho there is LOTS of help avaliable online. If you do go with Linux, make sure you don't have a WinModem, that causes LOTS of problems... Personally, I duel boot Linux Mandrake, and Windows XP Pro.