Which OS do you use

**rob916** · 05-01-09, 11:12 AM

Just curious as to which operating system you run on your main PC at home.

Thanks for your vote

**fandtm666** · 05-01-09, 11:19 AM

i use various

1: heavily modified xp to suit my needs on my main laptop

2: laptop with 98

3: laptop with 2003 server

4: 2 x standard xp sp3 on my work and wifes laptop

**hoe** · 05-01-09, 11:23 AM

vista business sp1 on office p.c.
xp sp3 on eepc1000h - probably go to vista soon.
xp sp3 on laptop, used for programming radios etc. as it has a hardware serial port (pcmcia to serial).
ubuntu on server.

**rob916** · 05-01-09, 11:32 AM

Interesting hoe.
I go the safe 98 for radio programming, not really consistent between software for me with xp.

I am taking bets as for the winner of the OS poll.

**mel421** · 05-01-09, 12:15 PM

xp (sp2 or sp3) on two computers and two laptops
two kids computers with dual boot up with win2000/win98 for running their games
esmith (linux based system) on server
one computer running linux

**bigfella08** · 05-01-09, 12:36 PM

How things have changed..........

Wasn't long ago this rocked

**MAKEDONIJA** · 05-01-09, 12:46 PM

xp sp3

**cwispy** · 05-01-09, 01:29 PM

Linux on my main work laptop (dual booted with xp pro sp3 for the odd time that i need it)
Linux on my main desktop at home
Vista Ultimate on the second desktop at home
XP SP3 on the accounts pc at work
Win2k3 Server on 1 hosting server at work
Linux on the other 10 servers at work

**Twoshots** · 05-01-09, 01:36 PM

Vista Ultimate on work Pc
Same on 3 home Pc's
Xp Sp3 on tablet Pc

**alarm system** · 05-01-09, 01:37 PM

xp sp3 on main pc
xp sp3 on brothers pc
xp home on brothers laptop
xp sp3 on security camera pc
xp sp3 on my laptop did have vista because i dont like vista xp sp3 was loaded
and Linux on server for backup

**big mick000** · 05-01-09, 01:38 PM

OS X on the main computer, XP on my PC, and Linux on my laptop.

What a selection!

**rob916** · 05-01-09, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by bigfella08

How things have changed..........

Wasn't long ago this rocked

On 11 floppies from memory.
The joys of those bloody floppy disks.

**myf360f1** · 05-01-09, 02:01 PM

XP Sp 3 on Main PC
XP Sp 3 on Wifes Lappy - Came with Vista dumped it after 3 weeks.
XP Sp 3 on Daughters PC
XP SP 3 on the little buggers PC

Cheers

**Colin 2905** · 05-01-09, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by rob916

On 11 floppies from memory.
The joys of those bloody floppy disks.

I didn't think that Windows 3.1 had quite that many, but I could be wrong. I just had a rat through a cupboard here, but the closest that I could find was Windows 3.0; 5 x 1.2MB 5¼" floppies. I did find a manual for 3.1, though. The same cupboard also has DOS 3.2, DOS 5.0 and some apps from that era, such as XTree Gold, GW-BASIC and Reflection. And in another cupboard there's DOS 6.22.

We once had access to a pre-release of Windows 95 (I think it was), which came on a pile (literally) of 3½" discs.

EDIT: I was into Linux for a while, but nowadays I tend to boot into XP, so that's what I voted for.

**rob916** · 05-01-09, 02:56 PM

XTree gold, that was a BLOODY good app.
Maybe 95 was what I was thinking of, but then that may have been 31 floppies, can't remember.

Xp well and truly ahead, thought there would have been more vista, early days.

**truder44** · 05-01-09, 05:06 PM

XP SP3 on main PC
Vista Business
Vista Home Premium
Linux (64 bit)
XP SP3 on laptop
XP SP3 on Acer Aspire One
OSX Tiger on old G3

Originally Posted by rob916

On 11 floppies from memory.
The joys of those bloody floppy disks.

I still have Windows for Workgroups 3.11 on 8 floppys.

**admin** · 05-01-09, 06:12 PM

Vista Ultimate
Vista Business
Vista Ultimate

Vista is great now the service packs are out and its far more stable than XP was at the same time. There was no reason to stay with XP on any of mine in the end , out with the old and in with the new.