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#1 2002-12-21 10:35 pm
- Earl Grey
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PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
What's best in the Windows OS's?
98
98 SE
XP Home
ME
My step dad is looking to buy a refurb, and I don't know which OS to recommend.
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#2 2002-12-21 10:41 pm
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Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
XP or 2k. Don't even bother with 98 or ME. my 2 small copper plated zinc discs...
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#4 2002-12-22 12:39 pm
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Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
yup, 2000 pro. I've used XP pro and 2000 pro and 2000 is much more stable and just runs better.
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#5 2002-12-22 4:26 pm
Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
i would say XP Pro or XP Home as it is the current OS.
I wouldnt recommend Mac OS 5.0 to a Mac user just because it was, in my opinion, the best OS. You have to go with what's current.
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#6 2002-12-22 5:07 pm
Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
I wouldnt recommend Mac OS 5.0 to a Mac user just because it was, in my opinion, the best OS. You have to go with what's current.
Microsoft would like you to believe that, but newer isn't always better.
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#7 2002-12-22 5:48 pm
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Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
I wouldn't consider 2k to be anything like MacOS 5.0, anyway... 2 years old vs. what, 10 years old, is a big difference 
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#8 2002-12-22 5:51 pm
Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
I wouldnt recommend Mac OS 5.0 to a Mac user just because it was, in my opinion, the best OS. You have to go with what's current.Microsoft would like you to believe that, but newer isn't always better.
Newer supports more current software and hardware. Newer is better. XP is a perfectly acceptable OS.
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#9 2002-12-22 6:52 pm
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Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
XP Professional
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#11 2002-12-22 7:16 pm
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Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
2000 Pro. I haven't seen or heard of anything that doesn't run on 2000. That includes the warcraft 3 demo.
...Except for the really old stuff that runs on XP but not 2000, because 2000 is a real OS and omits the DOS compatibility layer that XP has... sure, like I want to emulate a 20 year-old OS.
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#12 2002-12-22 10:43 pm
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Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
If your computer is current, say 1ghz and above, I think XP pro is better!
when I say better, I don't mean it is a faster/more stable/better memory management etc os as compare to w2k, I say better because due to a more extensive pnp and w98 line support, the chance of any piece of slightly older haredware/software having problem is almost zil! the basic core of w2k and xp pro is the same, so you are not gettting a more stable os one way or another!
I have use w2k before and am now using xp pro, I perfer pro for those reason!
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#14 2002-12-23 8:52 am
Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
#1 Windows 2000 Professional, has both multimedia and networking...all in one
I wouldn't recommend Win98, freezes half the time...most people, everyday home user seem to like it though
XP is stable but I wouldn't recommend it
ME - no way...worst MS O/S...
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#15 2002-12-27 2:50 pm
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Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
A good guide to what works on what (hardware & software on NT-based OS) can be found at
http://www.ntcompatible.com/
Also much good general info.
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#17 2003-01-03 12:09 pm
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Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
Brand spankin new P4 or Athlon XP = Windows XP
Pentium III or AMD Athlon = Windows 2000 Pro
Pentium II or AMD K6 = Windows 98SE
Pentium I or AMD K5 or below = Linux
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#18 2003-01-04 12:00 am
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Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
WindowsXP Home or Profecional.
I have started using my Wintel box again, just to help my friends with theirs. I had Win98 on my computer for years and then upgraded to WinME; now that was a waste of money.
I purchased WinXP Home when it came out and it didn't work that well for me untill I upgraded it with the SP1. I still have problems with WinXP Home but the biggest one for me is that it refuses to shut down. Now I have to figure that one out, but I am in no hurry, I have my trusty Mac.
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#19 2003-01-04 6:11 pm
Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
What is the difference between XP home ed. and XP Pro ed.?
Pro has domain controller and encryption API.
Oh and RDC Server.
I totally recommend XP home/pro.
Since I build computers at a computer store and have talked to many customers XP does everything you could want it to do.
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#20 2003-01-08 10:30 pm
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Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
Win2k Pro... its XP without all the bloat.
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#21 2003-01-14 3:15 pm
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Re: PC guys, help a Mac guy? Which of your OS's is best?
what bloat?
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