OSs & problems...

I have been for a long time away so don't flame me if that post have been recently posted too.

A question that will help me about choosing the best OS with the less problems.

Im thinking win xp my dad uses it and it never crashes never does any werid **** but i still hate it i like linux mandrake or red hat

Well as i have tested many windows versions listen:
Win XP is a piece of ****
Win XP SP1 solve only 308 problems and by correcting them it makes even more
Win ME i think is the most stable and without many problems and sometimes even at all
Win 98 and SE i don't think is good to have them these days
For Lindows and Linux i have nothing to say

Also i have seen on a friend's of mine computer that Win XP are running without any error maybe the computer is a reason for the problem. Maybe...

I think the consensus for the Windows Products is 2000 Pro.

For the Linux part, I have no clue.

Me too, but my cousin says that is the fastest OS.

Debian, Freebsd, Slackware are my favorite I've never had a problem with them
I've used Mandrake 7.2-8.2 but I hated updating it slow mirrors, corrupt packages with
bad checksums. They should go back to the basics and cut out the eye candy

I use and love 2000 for my Windows needs, I also have windows 98 installed on a second hard disk, to play all the old games that win2k does not support, I also have a linux partition which I test out distros on, So I can't really help you with the linux part yet
My advise would be to use windows 2000 if you want a Windows OS, it's far far more stable than windows ME, I had it running for over 4 days once with little slowdown and no crashes, If you want to use XP I have used both windows xp home and pro, and I have to say that the pro version is far better than home.

Anywayy its up to you what to use, its really a matter of personnal preferance, try out many different OS's until you find whats best for you

Hello ii-monk.
I have tested nearly all the Windows versions and I can say you that Windows ME is probably the worst of them (a LOT of people have been a LOT of problems with it). XP pro and 2000 are probably the best.
But if you don't care for compatibility and games, you can install a decent linux (like RedHat) or bsd (like OpenBSD) distro.

I've been using Win XP Pro with Service Pack1 and so far everything’s been going ok. One thing that does piss me off about xp is all the stupid wizards. Still waiting for a version of Linux to replace windows but that’s at lest a few years off, Guess I’ll have to settle for dual boot.

I have one machine with xp home and an old box running Slackware. My wife has xp pro. Since installing xp home in January, I've had no problem with it. My wife's xp pro has been just as stable. The jury is still out on the two xp's.

I honestly doubt either or any distribution will match the stability of Slackware Linux though. I've yet to have it crash in over a year of networking our other two computers.

I am a big fan of Mac Os X and BEOS

MrBert. How does OSX do concerning stability? I've convinced myself to jump from the M$ bandwagon in the next year or so.

BeOS, I guess has gone to OS heaven, unless somebody revives it.

My favorites are as is follows :

1. FreeBSD - now don't get me wrong, getting this installed and configured can be time consuming to the newbie, but once it's there, it's rock solid stable. The only times I have issues with this any longer are when I'm screwing around with source that I probably shouldn't be (but if we don't go there, how are we to learn?) It's also free.

2. Mac OS X - based on the darwin system. This *nix variant has proven itself to be quite powerful, relatively easy to configure, and quite solid in the stability. The only downside that I've really seen to this is the cost to get yourself OS X. Mac systems are just far too costly for the most part.

Many of the others out there are left to interpretation. MS systems that seem to be relatively stable are minimal and I think really limited to Windows 2000. The others windows OS's are good on a base install (well, if you don't have to modify them after the fact they are any how, but then again, who wants to keep that thing under glass, we want to use it all the time)
Most of the *nix distros are the same way it seems.
Any how, just my $0.02

Regards.

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Please note : my blanket statement are not meant to be all encompassing. They are just generic based on my experiences. I know that there are exceptions and I just didn't care to delve to deeply into it at this point.
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I have been using XP Pro for a while now... A year or so and I haven't had any of the problems normally associated with Windows... It has been farily stable and does a good job for me... the draw back is that if you upgrade to many things you have to re-activate the damn thing :(

I have no criticism yet of xp home. Mine was an upgrade version and I've done a few things, such as remove the media player and disabled windows update and the messenger. I don't need Bill telling me what I want to update. The messenger (not msn, which I also got rid of) is another thing and I'm not sure what it's purpose was. I didn't like it so turned it off. XP home has yet to crash or freeze on me. My wife's xp pro is solid and stable.

I do have a correction. I mentioned slack linux on the old box through which we're networked. It has never crashed. I, on the other hand, have managed to crash it a few times. I have this crazed need to play with it when the wife isn't online.

Well for me personally, it was W2K, very stable windows OS!
But since jumping on the Linux bandwagon, i really dont want to go back to windo$e, except for here at work, were ive no choice.

I use RedHat 7.3 and have yet to have a problem with it (v. good for newbies also), you can also run a variety of windo$e proggies on it and the way things are going, Linux is the OS of the future!

r3b00+

Well, here's my two cents..

I'm running four different OSes on my machine. WinME, Win2k, WinXP Pro and Red Hat 7.3.

Now, WinME has GOT to be the absolute WORST version of Windows ever released. Yes, a lot of people have had problems with it, and a lot of people using it will have more problems to come. Instead of WinME, I would suggest you use Win98 SE.

Win2k is probably Windows' most stable operating system. I personally recommend it if you have a good enough machine. The Windows2000 Professional is a good choice for a stand-alone machine. It's reliable, and has decent support for multimedia too.

WinXP Pro, I've had a slight few problems with, but thats because of my own messing and tinkering around. It's a pretty good operating system. True, flaws have been popping up left and right, because it's bein scrutinzed to closely, but all in all, it's a fun operating system. but M$ Operating Systems are known to be resource hogs, and WinXP is no different. Don't bother installing this OS unless you've got a a bare minimum of 128 MB of ram. And that, I repeat is a BARE minimum. I'm running it with 384 MB of RAM. On a 128 MB, it was annoying. And ofcourse you'll have to deal with all the activation crap too. Another problem with it is that most of your old softwares will need to replaced by newer more current versions. Luckily, the installaion CD has an option that lets you check which programs might not work with WinXP, so there no need to panic. ;)

Red Hat 7.3 on the other hand is a sweet OS. I would recommend it for any newbie wishing to delve into Linux. RH 8.0 is out, but I haven't been able to get my hands on it yet, so I can't say. But this is a good stable operating system folks. Fun to use, easy to install with anaconda ( The installation program. If I'm wrong, please correct me, though. ). it'll lead you through the partitioning, the detection of your mouse, keyboard, network card, display card etc. If you're looking for a good linux distro to start off with, I'd day try this one.

There we go.
Cheers.
:)

I have to concur with r3boo+

Although I'm now using RedHat 8.0 with latest kernel ... it is a very stable OS ...after years of using W$ and M$ I jumped on the Linuxwagon and I've been using it ever since the 6.x release... back then it was a bit difficult to install (drivers) but now ...even a rookie can install linux on a machine.

As for windows I would recommend win2000pro , since I use it at my work and it doesn't crash to often.

Also the freeBSD and openBSD releases are very stable after you get them to run :D

Also .. with just a floppy you can setup a router/firewall on an old pc wich os do you think they use for this...right .. Linux or a BSD release .. cannot see M$ do this (or am I wrong?)


For you to deside

Gr33tz,
Cemetric

My suggestion to you would be for Windows, Win2000. As for Linux, Linux Redhat. Both work extraordinarily well for me and have done a great job in their purposes. I used to be partial to WinMe, but that's before I discovered SuSe, Mandrake, and Redhat.

mmmm BSD or VMS. Both of which have had very little problems that I have had to deal with.

Almost all of the MS products have been nothing but one big patch fest after another.

Linux is usually pretty good, but that is dependant on the distro you are using.



El Diablo

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.

The most stable os that I have persaonally used so far is Windows2000 Advanced Server, very stable running 1 year straight day and night not one single problem. Windows XP one pf the worst I have used in a while, soo many compatability issues. Windows ME had a bad reputattion but it works fine I have not seen any real problems with it yet. Windows 98, a little out dated but it still has alot less compatability issues than XP, Windows 95, I'm glad its gone, DOS very stable. your hardware end programs either worked or diddn't, and if it diddn't most of the time it was because your system diddn't meet the requirements of that software. :-) Other bisides MS.. Linux is a great OS.. not the best for someones 1st os.

Yeah, well so far the results of the post are:

Question: Which OS is the best with the less problems?

Answers:

1) Win 2000 12 votes
2) Other Linux versions 11 votes
3) Win XP 5 votes
4) Win XP - SP1 5 votes
5) Win98SE 4 votes
6) Other OSs (post the name) 3 votes
7) Linux Mandbrake 2 votes
8) Win ME (ME) 1 votes
9) Win 98 0 votes
10) Lindows 0 votes

hey east or west xp is the best thanx for it's manufacturers for such a nice and cooperative interface

ok monk which os u have 2000 and mellenium r good but xp is friendly,it often holds some problem but it's okay

I have a ASUS P4T533-C with 1.6 GHz CPU, 256MB RAMBUS 800 MHz. I want to apologise to Win XP SP-1 because i had overclocked the machine before i installed the XP and the overclocking caused XP to crash everytime it was loading the OS, i think problems with BIOS and XP co-operation. Now i have WinXP SP-1 after having problems with Win ME and it works fine. Perfect.

Do Not Listen To That Dumb **** Win XP Is Ok But I Wouldnt Pay **** For It For A Good OS Get Red Hat Linux Or Any Unix

It doesn't worth saying *%$@@#$^%&%^ Lord_Of_Dragons...

I kinda hate XP. The entire box is one big remote admin. tool heheheheheh. And playing games on XP is like playing with sticks and rocks on the side or the road especially online, highly graphical, and old games. Every game I own is buggy cause of XP's lack of everything that isn't a office tool. XP is so un-compatable that I think I'd be better off with a MAC box or something.
Bah... poo that

The "BEST" OS has to be the patched up version of 98 or some RH-LINUX box.
I still have my win95, windy. She ain't much to look at.... Bleh but that's the best I can do now that im poor.

I have told in the past that the OS behave in different way from computer to computer. Some reasons of not working good are: 1)Microsoft made a piece of ****. 2) M$ looked more careful on the graphical interface than on the code. 3)Nothing better to expect from M$. 4) Hardware wrong cobination. 5)User's mistakes (M$'s people have told you that)...