What Operating system do you use? (XP, Windows 7, Mac, etc...)

partyatmygaff · 09-01-2012 01:57PM

melekalikimaka wrote: »

partyatmygaff wrote: »

And Linux never crashes or freezes or boots slow....

I disagree

What do you disagree with? The sarcasm or literal meaning?

RichieC · 09-01-2012 01:57PM

Windows 7 64 bit

melekalikimaka · 09-01-2012 02:00PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

What do you disagree with? The sarcasm or literal meaning?

I have unbuntu set up on a dell in my room for torrents and streaming... and its crashed a fair few times, froze and been difficult more than most. tho my biggest issue is finding a file system that works with both osx and ubuntu... its crazy there is nothing out there thats reliable. thinking of going the hackintosh route, but the dell is black... it would feel wrong

Rothmans · 09-01-2012 02:05PM

Windows 95 :P
Seriously though, I use XP. Vista and 7 are just too confusing for me. I especially hate when you press Start>All programs, and then they just appear on a list :mad:, don't have that problem with XP though.

Wompa1 · 09-01-2012 02:08PM

Rothmans wrote: »

Windows 95 :P
Seriously though, I use XP. Vista and 7 are just too confusing for me. I especially hate when you press Start>All programs, and then they just appear on a list :mad:, don't have that problem with XP though.

You can customize that. You may want to consider moving in the next year or so as Microsoft are going to end support for it. So that may mean to more security updates which would leave you pretty vulnerable. I love XP too though so I can get why you are reluctant to move, the navigation of Windows 7 is completely different out of the box.

starlit · 09-01-2012 02:11PM

XP. One of the most simple OS to use in my opinion. Vista is just so slow, at least Windows 7 is an improvement but nothing beats XP! Mac Operating Systems aren't bad either but prefer XP out of all the OS's I have used over the years!

partyatmygaff · 09-01-2012 02:18PM

melekalikimaka wrote: »

partyatmygaff wrote: »

What do you disagree with? The sarcasm or literal meaning?

I have unbuntu set up on a dell in my room for torrents and streaming... and its crashed a fair few times, froze and been difficult more than most. tho my biggest issue is finding a file system that works with both osx and ubuntu... its crazy there is nothing out there thats reliable. thinking of going the hackintosh route, but the dell is black... it would feel wrong

That's what I was saying...

In any case Mac OS X freezes enough on an iMac. I don't think a Hackintosh would be any better. I know others who've paid through the nose for their Macs and their supposed stability who strangely never seem to encounter these issues who'll disagree with me and say that Mac OS X "never" has problems but I beg to differ. As someone who frequently uses OS X but hasn't spent €1000+ for the privilege I can safely say it's neither more responsive nor more stable than a Windows 7 or Ubuntu install running on similar hardware.

antodeco · 09-01-2012 02:20PM

Xp on the netbooks, mac on the MacBook. Android on my tablet and winmo7 & iOS 5 on my phones

Favourite windows os: win 2000. Beast of an OS (when it worked!).

I rarely have issues with osX. I max out the whole system regularly, and it takes it fairly well.

Rothmans · 09-01-2012 02:24PM

Wompa1 wrote: »

You can customize that. You may want to consider moving in the next year or so as Microsoft are going to end support for it. So that may mean to more security updates which would leave you pretty vulnerable. I love XP too though so I can get why you are reluctant to move, the navigation of Windows 7 is completely different out of the box.

Ah fuck.
Looks like I'm going to have to learn to use a new OS.
Why on earth is microsoft so willing to ditch such a popular and user-friendly system though!!!

Baffling

ScumLord · 09-01-2012 02:27PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

That's what I was saying...

In any case Mac OS X freezes enough on an iMac. I don't think a Hackintosh would be any better. I know others who've paid through the nose for their Macs and their supposed stability who strangely never seem to encounter these issues who'll disagree with me and say that Mac OS X "never" has problems but I beg to differ. As someone who frequently uses OS X but hasn't spent €1000+ for the privilege I can safely say it's neither more responsive nor more stable than a Windows 7 or Ubuntu install running on similar hardware.

If only you could drag race computers, I'd put my Win7, i7 SSD PC up against any Mac and leave it for dust with my 30 second boot time. :cool:

Wompa1 · 09-01-2012 02:29PM

ScumLord wrote: »

If only you could drag race computers, I'd put my Win7, i7 SSD PC up against any Mac and leave it for dust with my 30 second boot time. :cool:

Too bad SSD is still so expensive. Am thinking about buying a Samsung 9 Series with 256 SSD. It's so pretty and quick...just difficult to part with that much money

Run_to_da_hills · 09-01-2012 02:31PM

I don't see Windows 98 on the poll. I still have this on an old back up laptop.

partyatmygaff · 09-01-2012 02:31PM

Rothmans wrote: »

Ah fuck.
Looks like I'm going to have to learn a new OS.
Why on earth is microsoft so willing to ditch such popular and user-friendly system though!!!

Baffling

It's over ten years old. That's archaic when it comes to software. MS don't want to keep paying for Windows XP to be maintained for all time.

In any case, if you really want to continue using Windows XP (Without foregoing security updates) you can just use Windows XP mode in 7 Pro/Ultimate.

Freddie59 · 09-01-2012 02:35PM

Mac - Snow Leopard.

I've also got W7 64x installed via Parallels.

ScumLord · 09-01-2012 02:35PM

Wompa1 wrote: »

Too bad SSD is still so expensive. Am thinking about buying a Samsung 9 Series with 256 SSD. It's so pretty and quick...just difficult to part with that much money

If you think of SSDs in the same way as traditional storage it does seem expensive but it's not that type of upgrade, it's mostly for speed over storage. Once you get used to an SSD it becomes painful to use PCs without them. They're one of the biggest speed increases money can buy.

syklops · 09-01-2012 02:37PM

Fedora.

laugh · 09-01-2012 02:42PM

fedora

Dempsey · 09-01-2012 02:54PM

nyan warrior wrote: »

Windows 7 is the biggest fail of an os ever. It freezes crashes and boots slow. Oh yeah well linux could mean anything the way u put it just say ubuntu or fedora or arch etc

Everyone look at the operating system snob!!

kennethsmyth · 09-01-2012 07:09PM

ScumLord wrote: »

I'm not sure what your getting at here? Are you comparing an operating system and computer from 14 years ago to your current mac? Your statement about windows is not only unfair but complete inaccurate I'm using software and files from (almost 98) 2000 and it works fine on XP, win7 and server.

No, that's not quite what I'm getting at (btw I have being using/building pc's since my good old 286 and computers since my dragon 32). What i was giving was a generalisation that i have managed to upgrade my software on a mac 3 times (not wiped and installed - upgraded) and migrated the applications, docs and user account (apps admittedly upgraded over time) to a new mac and all with the lowest amount of probs.

I have never managed to have such stability with any pc i have had. I have had many wipes and reloads with windows but have never had to do it with the mac. In other words i paid more but the mac seems to have been worth it and in the end i have enjoyed the actual use of it instead of rebuilding and installing.

Regarding Lion, I have to agree I kinda preferred Snow Leopard but the full screen apps in Lion are very good. (dont like the greyed out finder)

I will probably have windows again in the future but it will be a virtual machine under osx.

Daniel S · 09-01-2012 07:11PM

nyan warrior wrote: »

Windows 7 is the biggest fail of an os ever. It freezes crashes and boots slow. Oh yeah well linux could mean anything the way u put it just say ubuntu or fedora or arch etc

Your calculator is just overheating...

bnt · 09-01-2012 07:14PM

Dempsey wrote: »

Everyone look at the operating system snob!!

Well, if anyone was patting themselves on the back about using Ubuntu, you can forget about it: they're going mass-market, starting with a TV that uses it. By "they" I mean that the Ubuntu guys have prototypes, but they still need a major manufacturer to sign up. Which is not that much to ask, since Linux is already used on many smart TVs and set-top boxes.

(Not going to stop me using it, though - it works for me. If they make a tablet computer, I think I'll be up for one of those too, just because there are Linux applications I use a lot, but which would never be ported to Android or iOS unless I did it myself.)

harney · 09-01-2012 08:19PM

nyan warrior wrote: »

Whats mint like?

I was never an Ubuntu fan, so it was interesting to switch to Mint as at the time the only version they had was based on Ubuntu. Luckily it looked nothing really like Ubuntu and was very user friendly, although I am sure the same could be said of Ubuntu at the time.

I switched to the version of Mint based directly off Debian rather than based off Ubuntu in 2010 and it does the job although it it a minefield when running updates and patches and a little bit of tweaking can be required, where as the version based off Ubuntu is pretty solid when updating. In fairness the Debian edition is still a bit of a side project for the Mint team at the moment.

Mint is simple enough to use that I have installed it on my gf's netbook, and my parents laptop - their other computer is Win 98. Thankfully there have been no complaints so far, about 1 year down the road for my parents and around 2 or so for my gf.

stimpson · 09-01-2012 08:36PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

In any case Mac OS X freezes enough on an iMac. I don't think a Hackintosh would be any better. I know others who've paid through the nose for their Macs and their supposed stability who strangely never seem to encounter these issues who'll disagree with me and say that Mac OS X "never" has problems but I beg to differ. As someone who frequently uses OS X but hasn't spent €1000+ for the privilege I can safely say it's neither more responsive nor more stable than a Windows 7 or Ubuntu install running on similar hardware.

I get the spinning pizza of death on my Mini but it only has 2 gigs of RAM and a 5400rpm drive. It never actually crashes though. My MacBook has 4 gigs and an SSD and flies. My work iMac has 8 gigs and an i7 and it absolutely screams.

I think your Hacintosh issue says more about your choice of hardware than it does about OSX.

MysticalRain · 09-01-2012 09:16PM

Win 7, Kubuntu, Mac OSX Lion.

Sephiroth_dude · 09-01-2012 09:31PM

windows 7

Defiler Of The Coffin · 09-01-2012 09:35PM

I installed Windows 95 on a virtual machine a few weeks ago just for the hell of it. Brought back a few memories! Managed to get the internet going as well, wasn't trivial, TCP/IP had to be installed manually. All that was missing was the old screech of the modem while it was dialling in...

These days I use Windows 7 and Red Hat Enterprise. The version of Red Hat I'm using is old but it's been running for years and has never needed to be re-installed. The Linux kernel is a beautiful thing.

El Guapo! · 09-01-2012 09:54PM

This is the nerdiest thread I've ever seen on AH.

I have no clue what you're all on about. I just turn on my computer and away I go. What is the need for having all these different systems on one computer?

dr.fuzzenstein · 09-01-2012 10:00PM

Windows 7 on GF's laptop, was previously running Vista. Much improved and the WiFi now works, which it never had under Vista, despite weeks spent trawling the internet, install 7, worked straight away. Vista is a dog's dinner after it has been digested and parked on the pavement.
7 is a joy in comparison.
My old PC is still running XP Pro, still does everything I want it to and don't want to try running 7 on a near ancient P4 32 bit system.
I can see that the old XP is slowly dying out, it had to hold on for quite some time, due to the massive turd that was Vista.
My own craptop has been running Debian for some time and it is perfect for office stuff, internet and general messing around.
Only problem with most Linux based systems:
Either what you want to do works or it doesn't.
If it doesn't, you need to be the bastard love child of Mr Spock and Steven Hawking and will need a few weeks of messing around before giving up anyway.
(Like printers, it either sees the printer and auto-installs the drivers, or you will have to fcuk with it for two months before giving up and buying a printer it likes)
Illustrated here:
http://zeroreality.net/pix/windows_vs_linux.jpg

Freddie59 · 09-01-2012 10:02PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

That's what I was saying...

In any case Mac OS X freezes enough on an iMac. I don't think a Hackintosh would be any better. I know others who've paid through the nose for their Macs and their supposed stability who strangely never seem to encounter these issues who'll disagree with me and say that Mac OS X "never" has problems but I beg to differ. As someone who frequently uses OS X but hasn't spent €1000+ for the privilege I can safely say it's neither more responsive nor more stable than a Windows 7 or Ubuntu install running on similar hardware.

I switched to an iMac in June 2010. Use it most days for basically everything from Video Editing to browsing. I have W7 64x installed as well. TBH I don't think I have EVER seen OSx freeze. Not once. And that's not BS.

W7 on the other hand is spluttering (as expected); slower to boot up; ages to shut down, whereas the the Mac is still lightning fast. I don't want to turn this into a Mac v PC BS debate - just telling it as it is. It's a quad-core i7 with 8GB RAM, so that might help I suppose.

Have you ever stopped to think that the people you're begging to differ with may actually NOT have experienced any problems. I know four other Mac owners. Never hear a complaint from them either.

saa · 09-01-2012 10:04PM

Vista, now stop laughing.

I know no better I don't need your Windows 7 witch craft voodoo charms.

What Operating system do you use? (XP, Windows 7, Mac, etc...)

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