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What OS would you use ?

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jockdisvdude

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I'm making a new computer, AMD 1.2 Thunderbird with 256 DDR ram. I was wondering what OS you would use if you are using the computer at home. I plan to play some games, use photoshop, internet etc. But alot of graphics and design. Here are the OS to choose from, Price is not an issue:

Windows 98 SE
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows XP Beta 2
Windows ME (Millenium Edition)
 
It call depends on your news first of all i would just scratch off Windows XP Beta 2, still Beta which means driver support for one is not going to be good.
Windows ME still needs a lot of work, if you were going to choose this style of OS then use Windows 98 SE. Standard rule of thumb with MS products is to wait until a Service Release or Service Pack or Second Edition is out before using the product. Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows 2000 Server are completely useless for your needs. Windows 2000 is a good rock hard stable OS, and Windows 98 SE is not as stable but can be quite stable if installed properly

Your two choices are either Windows 2000 Pro or Windows 98 SE. Thinks to consider :

98 plays pretty much every game including DOS games.
2000 on the other hand plays pretty much everything that is new, but older Windows 95 games and DOS games are not supported.
2000 is a lot more stable then 98, and does not need to reboot for everything you do with it.
2000 is a lot more secure then 98. IE file permissions, NTFS, and the fact you have to login to use the machine.
2000 i would say is better for the graphics and design stuff, like autocad and photoshop etc.
2000 is a true multi tasking enviroment which 98 you can multi task but it is not a true multi tasking OS.

You have three options

1. duel boot and make a 10 gig 98 partition if you want to play tons of games but need 2000.
2. run 2000 and live with the fact that games are not 100% supported.
3. run 98 and play all games but have a non true multi tasking, and less stable OS.
 


<< Windows 2000 Advanced Server >>


If it's going to be a desktop and not a server running a server version of Windows makes no sense. More overhead will be used for features you don't need.



<< Windows 98 SE
Windows ME (Millenium Edition) >>


If all your applications will run on W2K or XP avoid these two. If you have to run one of these or use a dual boot, IMO use 98 SE or 98.



<< Windows XP Beta 2[/b]
If you have a job that depends on your ability to use your computer I wouldn't run a beta OS as your primary OS. Either wait for the final release, dual boot or choose another OS.



<< Windows 2000 Professional >>


This would be my first choice at this stage of the game. XP may change that when it's released. However I wouldn't use a beta OS on a mission critical machine, if that's what you have.


 
If it's got the drivers: XP all the way!
Otherwise Win2K and wait for the XP drivers to come out (although most Win2K drivers work under XP but NOT ALL!)
 
I agree, Windows 2000 for now...XP when it comes out IF you like the new interface or need the increased compatiblity.
 
Definitely, Win2K Pro as it cuts....

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Windows 2000 Pro in a heartbeat. Rock solid as the exclusive OS on:

O/C'ed Celeron 466, 128MB SDRAM
O/C'ed P2-300, 128MB SDRAM
(both systems will be upgraded to 256MB RAM in a little bit)

...and yes, not only do I run standard productivity apps such as Word, Excel, and Photoshop, but I also do plenty of gaming. Contrary to what others have said about it's support of &quot;older&quot; Win95, and DOS games, I have found it will run a lot of them---just with no sound in most cases. If a game fails to run, you can select a different level of compatability (Win95, Win98, and NT4.0), and failing that, there is a utility called VDMSound that will try to emulate your sound hardware in a way DOS would normally recognize. My newer games run about as fast as they did under Win98SE. As of yet (2 months of use), I truly have no complaints about this OS.

I guess &quot;MS Works&quot; = MS Windows 2000 Pro LOL! 😀
----

and pastes well! 😎

I'm feeling d&egrave;ja vu all over again. 😉
 
Another vote for 2000. After you've used 98/ME and do alot of multitasking, which would then require you to reboot like 1 or 2 times a day (due to poor memory handlage). Then when you jump to 2000, things couldn't get any better. The speed difference is totally noticeable, and the stability is just heaven. And doesn't require you to reboot like 98/ME does after you've ran a bunch of programs (even if you closed them).
 
I run 4 operating systems across my 3 boxes:

Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP Professional
Windows 98 Second Edition

Before you flame me about how I'm an MS lover or something, you should know that, for me anyway, Windows 2000 has NEVER crashed. Windows XP has only stopped on me once. Windows 98 SE has not blue screened since I installed it 3 weeks ago.

Besides, I've tried Linux. I like it, but I'm a gamer and until wine gets fixed up some more I'm stuck with Windows.
 
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