2008 what OS is for me

[Aramis]

recently i did the whole lets decide the future of my OS situation this included Linux "multible versions 23 at last count", going MAC, xp 32bit, xp 64 bit, vista ultimate 32bit, and vista ultimate 64bit

first off Linux was a No, i Had too much hardware that didnt love linux, and most of my customer base is Not Linux, so going fully linux would = death to my career

However It will always be on the table for companys i set up and support them in it

Mac was off the table even quicker than Linux, because it was too expensive, and certain options are pretty unfamiliar, like how does one get 6 1 terabyte hard drives into a mac, i figured out that if i bought the power user tower that costs way too much i can mod it a little and stick 6 1tb hard drives in it but the costs are way too much

then windows XP, good ol reliable, well it is now, not very user friendly for newbees, but i tend to set it up so it is, which can take 2 to 4 hours per machine, and has been what i have been doing for years for all my customers, and have only had 1 complaint from a person whos brain was the size of a marble, and equally thick

the prob was more and more games, and newer technologys only run on vista, and 64bit xp is useless for any perfomance boost, especially when i have 4gb of memory in the system

the end result was lets try a vista 64bit Ultimate,

big no no, getting codecs to work, about as simple as trying to nail jello to a wall

so after about 8 hours of trying to get shit to work i go to do my vista 32bit thing, far less time to get things working a-Ok, loving the onboard dvd burning software had no problems with it so far, far more efficent than nero, but alas for certain programs I need nero installed Blah, so off i go I install Nero

instant issues with nero, lots of people do have nero issues, with xp, but vista actually tells you its neros fault, i do the updates Nero still very pushy

but moving on, after i got it semi sorted, I try out office 2007, awesome, try burning 40 data dvds in a row, No problem did it in 1 3rd the time of nero, and this is still an IDE dvd r/w, did the funky options

Pretty

then bang, a Huge Blow, none of my games work not a single one, eventually figured out that the 7900 and 7950 graphics cards have issues with the latest drivers for vista, so i have to downgrade the graphics to a far older driver then yea i can play team fortress 2, but some of the newer games i am too scared to try, because of there issues with not working at all unless you have the newest Beta Drivers

Later a week or 2 later, a friend of mine who has made vista dual boot before, had come down to do a dual boot for me

end result, 2 dead hard drives, no clue how he did it, but he did, and getting vista back to where i had it, is so painfully long, even more so than how far i get xp to where i use it, or any other O/S so back to XP i go

all i can really say about my vista experience if you have all new kit, and bought a good dx10 graphics card, go vista

if you have older pc kit, stay XP

64bit avoid all together for a year, on vista, avoid forever on xp unless you dont ever plan to watch movies on your computer

if your going to do specific types of work, care nothing for games, and dont need mass amounts of storage, and your neat freak like me, go mac

if your a rebel go linux, if your a rich rebel, defo go linux

Personally the whole Vista Experience reminded me of the time, i got a pc, many years ago, and all you could get was win 2000, me or XP, Me for buget computers, xp for everything else, and 2000 on special order, i stuck with win 98 for 2 more years more than anyone else till the kinks where worked out

i feel a similar situation with vista, because unlike people i knew who had xp or vista since day 1, i dont have the time to arse about or putting up with consistent problems

[Cars-blog]

Interesting write up. I'm planning on getting Vista 64-bit before the end of the month. I'm not too concerned about video and games, just productivity.

[Luckyman]

I think the present windows xp pro is too good to upgrade for a higher version

[theawristocrat]

Im planning to try Vista this year. Im still a satisfied XP user though.

[dogznbonz]

I think Mac has a real fighting chance of pulling ahead in the market place with Vista around.

[lxguy]

I still use Windows XP.

[PocketSEO]

Don't try 23 different types of Linux. If you are new to Linux, just use Ubuntu.

[Cordell]

Me too, I am on the computer 14 plus hours a day actually 2 computers. One XP pro, the other Vista Home. They both run office 2007 fine for me, but that is all I do. I am typing this on the laptop with Vista and everything is fin%R&& Just kidding, Fine!

[john8]

Agree, Ubuntu is really good. Fast, secure, reliable, resource-saving.

I don't think Vista is a good OS, what can Vista give us?
Fast? no, it's RAM-intensive
Reliable? no, even Bill Gates get Blue Screen from their own windows.
Secure? no, you need install anti-virus software, firewall, and update daily.

[Cordell]

.I used Ubuntu once on a machine where the hard drive crashed and I could not find my windows install disk. I found Ubuntu too difficult too figure out - like I needed to be a programmer, which I am not. I guess I will settle for the point and click dumbness of windows - whichever flavor. Actually next decision for me is pc or mac. I have used a mac and find it easier to use than a PC, though they crash too.

Are you saying Ubuntu never crashes?

[jowsefpirate]

just my opinion... xp is the best so far. It wil give you such reliability that not all OS can provide. Also, almost all of the softwares are xp compatible.. vista etc will have to have a specific software version for some cases.. anyhow its still depends on your decision, interest and reasons of use.. hope it helps!

[theawristocrat]

I was about to try Vista this year but I decided NO.. Still XP Pro for me. And most programs are too buggy when installed on Vista according to some tech forums.

[jowsefpirate]

Originally Posted by jowsefpirate

just my opinion... xp is the best so far. It wil give you such reliability that not all OS can provide. Also, almost all of the softwares are xp compatible.. vista etc will have to have a specific software version for some cases.. anyhow its still depends on your decision, interest and reasons of use.. hope it helps!

but i may try vista if my free laptop arrives this month.... weeeehee!

[iRoyal]

I've got Windows Vista Home Premium I'll upgrade to XP

[Yankee85]

LOL, that's upgrade? I'll choose Vista instead XP if I had at least 2 gigs of RAM

[lloyd.velarde@gmail.]

I am satisfied in Window xp pro, but if I had to upgrade my OS I will try vista or Linux either in both of them.