OSs & problems...

When you say BSD, you mean FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc? Because like you said with linux, it depends on the "flavor" you choose. IMHO, FreeBSD is a pretty stable and hard-working OS.

well ii-monk i approve with u windows xp isn't that nice version for windows although i use win xp pro but it has got some problems as it often hangs.well i don't know bout linux but win 2000 and win98 are best win ever existed

hacker2u: I have to disagree. See, since you counted out Linux, we have to stick with windows, correct? Well, and this is JMO, I believe Win2000 and WinXP are the most stable and efficient because they are both built on the same tech. See, I think 98/ME is the same and 2k/XP is the same. JMHO :)

Actually every *BSD that I have worked with has been incredibly stable and hard working. I know there are several different BSD flavors, but in my experience with Free, Net and OpenBSD they are all very stable, very secure, and pretty easy to work with.



El Diablo

XP Pro seems ok.... running it for the past few months and no major problems yet....
Win 2k is also not bad, I like Advanced Server.
Any other windows OS seems like a waste of disk space. Especially 98 and ME, they need to be erased wherever they are installed.

Linux is getting better all the time and is my OS of choice for everyday use.
OpenBSD is the most secure, free to obtain OS i`ve seen, and is a good platform for firewalls and for running Snort.
And then moving on to OS's that are not listed... Solaris I also like, and if we are only talking about desktop OS's i`ll stop there.

Maybe my pc don't "service" the XP. I would like to know from all of you, the OS you are using, if it has problems and what does your pc is contructed from(RAM, HDD, CPU, motherboard, oprional: SCSI, modem, monitor). If YOU WANT. Thanks

Also if you want to have more free CPU power then XP should be your OS, although with its beautiful graphics it eats much CPU power. Or if you want to play games just leave XP and take another OS for your computer such as ME all the PC games work on this OS.

In my opinion, Linux is definitely more stable AFTER it has been fully configured the way you want it. But during the configuration of it (including installation, patching kernel, upgrading X, etc.), anything can happen. As far as overall stability, I would have to say Windows 2000 Advanced Server. Professional doesn't compare to AS. Also, if you have or get Win2k, only get SP2, not SP3. SP3 causes alot more problems than it fixes.

Well, ii Monk, I run xp home and my wife has xp pro. Both computers are generic, built by a local shop. Mine has a 700mhz AMD Duron processor and 384RAM. Hers is a 950 Duron with 384RAM. Since February, we've had no problems and the machines are on all day, at least 14 to 16 hrs and, occasionally, left on through the night. I believe some of the trouble with xp, or any version of Windoze comes from people with "name brand" computers trying to upgrade. The generic "no name" models don't seem to have the problems. Nothing proprietary in a generic.

I start thinking about the no-name PC like yours & yours wife and mine. But i put the CPU on my motherboard and i constructed the whole PC maybe i have maden a mistake on putting sth on a wrong place? I don't think that hardware could make itself a reason for the OS problems. You?

I wish I knew. I'm almost computer illiterate. I do know that the xp sp1 causes problems with some brands of computers. I don't remember if its Compaq or HP. Before my wife got her new computer in Feb, she had a Compaq with 98SE in it. Something happened, don't remember what, and we needed to reinstall. I had a disk with 98SE on it. It wouldn't install. We had to write to Compaq for one of their CD's. That's when we got rid of it and went to no name. Again, I don't know the reason other than that I guess Compaq puts something in there to stop anybody from loading anything that isn't their's. Maybe somebody else can explain it.