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    Which OS do you primarily use?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Matt, Oct 14, 2006.

  1. Matt

    Matt Notebook Deity

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    Which OS do you use? If multiple, list all. Just trying to get an idea of how many people use a non-Microsoft OS.

    This should cause some dispute so prepare...

    I use Windows XP Pro.

    Matt
     
    Matt, Oct 14, 2006
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  2. Tim

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    I moved this to software since it is on topic.

    I have used Windows ME and Windows XP home. Home is wayyyy better. lol
    Tim
     
    Tim, Oct 14, 2006
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  3. Reezin14

    Reezin14 Crimson Mantle Commander

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    XP Professional,Home & MC2005 and I'm starting to get into Slackware 10.2,and have a dual boot system with Fedora Core.
     
    Reezin14, Oct 14, 2006
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  4. LankanDude

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    XP Home....
    Thinking of converting in to Linux for a long time.

    But then again how am I going to do my .net development in Linux.
    So still stuck with Windows
     
    LankanDude, Oct 14, 2006
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  5. mach_zero

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    Mono

    As for my OS usage - XP Pro, Mac OS X, Ubuntu, and Fedora Core.
     
    mach_zero, Oct 14, 2006
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  6. mattgonebad

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    Win 2000 on desktop and Win MCE on laptop
     
    mattgonebad, Oct 14, 2006
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  7. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Depends. I run linux 90% of the time at home (except for a few games) on at least 4 machines, and I run Windows almost exclusively at work, while adminning a small Linux server there. If that says anything ;)
     
    Pitabred, Oct 14, 2006
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  8. Leshii

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    ahh I've been in DOS/Windows world for 16 years now so it's very hard to switch. I use Win XP Pro most of the time, but find myself using Linux sometimes. I'm planning to install Ubuntu 6.0.10 when it comes out later this month :)
     
    Leshii, Oct 14, 2006
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    I'm using both XP Home and Vista, but I'm leaning more in the Vista direction lately.
     
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  10. Bwen

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    Same with me, I've picked up a PC around Windows 95 and before that I had a Mac. I use WinXP Pro on both my desktop and Notebook at the moment.
     
    Bwen, Oct 14, 2006
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    XP media center on desktop.
    XP home on laptop.
    XP pro at work.
     
    sanpabloguy, Oct 14, 2006
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    XP Home, XP Pro, Linux (Ubuntu+Mandriva), Mac OSX.
    The only reason I use so many is because I'm taking a computer science course, and the college offers just about everything.

    @LankanDude
    What about Mono?
     
    iOsiris, Oct 14, 2006
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  13. Sykotic

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    XP Pro SP2, on everything. Work provides me with VLK.
    Used every version of Windows from 3.1 to XP. Dabbled in Linux a bit.
     
    Sykotic, Oct 14, 2006
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  14. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    XP Pro and Ubuntu (and Mandriva) Linux. For now I have a dual-boot which I somehow managed setting up without losing everything. I'm pretty experimental.
     
    Bog, Oct 15, 2006
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    I use XP Media & Ubuntu on my laptop.

    I use XP pro on my HP desktop.

    Also, use Windows ME on my old 128MB Dell XPS desktop

    I plan on getting a High End Intel Macbook so I can triple boot Vista, Ubuntu and whatever OS comes with MAC. Using Bootcamp.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Oct 15, 2006
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  16. Sam

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    I use Windows XP Home. I used to have Professional, but decided that I didn't need all the features, so yeah.

    I use Mac OS X at school too, though. But I didn't give it a vote, cuz I rarely use it.
     
    Sam, Oct 15, 2006
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  17. Matt

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    Thanks for moving it Tim.

    Matt
     
    Matt, Oct 15, 2006
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  18. pop4

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    XP Pro SP2 on the laptop
    Win98SE on the old desktop
    Win2000 on the uni computers
     
    pop4, Oct 15, 2006
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  19. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    Linux on my aging desktop at home, OS X on my machine at work. When I (finally) decide on a new notebook, it'll be the first machine I've had with Windows in nearly 10 years.
     
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    Currently use Vista RC2, XP Home & Windows Mobile 2003.
     
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    Currently XP Media Center. Have used every Microsoft OS since DOS 5.0. Used OS X for a while last year and dabbled in Linux about 3 years ago.
     
    saturnotaku, Oct 16, 2006
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  22. cashmonee

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    OS X, I maintain an XP Pro machine for gaming solely.
     
    cashmonee, Oct 16, 2006
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  23. Phillip

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    WinXP pro and Media. I'd love to use linux ubt I don't have much time to learn it.

    ucb9999
     
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    XP Home primarily. I use XP Pro at school. I have several older desktops that have Win 2k, Win ME, and Win 98/98se. I've used and have 4 Linux distros on live CDs, but haven't installed them on a hard drive yet, tried once but didn't get anywhere. I will eventually get an older iBook or a MacBook w/ OSX on it when I get money.
     
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  25. hollownail

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    I now use OS X primarily now that I bought a MBP. I'll use XP for gaming, and I do some stuff in linux as well.
     
    hollownail, Oct 16, 2006
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  26. Paul

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    Unfortunately, I use XP Pro mainly. I hvae my old laptop converted to Ubuntu 6.06 completely, but I just don't use it as often as I would like to. The computer is just so old that I would rather use my new one all the time, but it just has XP Pro and Vista RC2 on it. I don't use Vista as much as I had planned either. But that is really mostly due to games and the fact that my university's wireless security client doesn't work in Vista yet. If I could get that working in Vista, I'd probably be using Vista most of the time.
     
    Paul, Oct 17, 2006
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  27. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    Are Macs good for gaming, or is it because most games require windows that you use xp?

    Also do you bootcamp XP?
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Oct 18, 2006
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    XP home currently , future plans going to install mandriva or fc6 on my other laptop
    Tried vista rc2 I guess to early for that I'll wait for RTM or official release
     
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  29. hollownail

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    Well, theres a few reasons that I'm going to be using XP for gaming...
    First off, the games I have are for XP, so if I wanted to play most of them, I would have to buy the OS X copy (different publishers). Games that are UB often run equivilent to the PC counter parts.

    I would consider PC's better at gaming though since they can support SLI/Crossfire. But my MBP does just fine.

    On another topic, I'll be back to playing with Basic OS on a C64 I picked up from a friend... Ah, sweet memories :)
     
    hollownail, Oct 19, 2006
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  30. Lil Mayz

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    i used Windows 3.1 on my first laptop, then Windows ME which came with my Inspiron. Then I got Windows 2000 Pro, and now I'm using XP pro.
     
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    i use xp pro but switchin to mce when i get my laptop. can anyone tell me how that os is. is it just like xp pro but with a fancier look?
     
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  32. Dreamer

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    Windows XP Professional

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