Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/ 2008-11-22T18:52:48-05:00 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/ http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/halogo.gif text/html 2008-05-02T22:35:48-05:00 Gerritt http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/?o=20#535042 Folks, I like the old sports car metaphor, and I'm still a fan of W2K from a supportability and stability viewpoint. I also love Vista's new features and functions, but as a young OS(Vista), this kid is huge, and still doesn't get along well with others.<br /> Even in stand alone home systems with just internet and locally attached peripherals, there is still work to be done. Even with Aero turned off, Vista gives a lower framerate than XP did.<br /> For those of you running both XP and Vista in a mixture of x32 and 64 bit modes between multiple network segments please let me know how the UID, shares and RDC issues have been resolved.<br /> I still can't find a checkpoint (even beta) capable end-point that permits Vista64 connectivity, though this is more a Checkpoint issue than a Vista one, though the 64bit IPSec SDK just became available....<br /> <br /> Hmmmm, having thought about it a bit more, my favorite &quot;windows&quot; or at least windowed OS may be a toss up between KDE, GEOS and AmigaDOS.... <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile1.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":)" title=":)"> text/html 2008-05-02T19:53:13-05:00 FordGT90Concept http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/?o=20#535031 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition FTW! text/html 2008-05-02T19:25:14-05:00 Duncan Bladen http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/?o=20#535030 i have xp home , and vista h/ p on laptop , but am lucky - or old enough to have used every one of windows os , and man - i still love w2k pro , small and fast - like an old sports car . sure, like sports cars now, there are faster and more features, but classic ole w2k pro still does it [ i also like ubuntu - its a cool os ] <br /> text/html 2008-05-02T14:56:27-05:00 McFly http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#535009 Netgear, ewww ... <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile5.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":P" title=":P"><br /> <br /> I haven't had any problems connecting between XP and Vista machines. My computer is set up to share my printer as well as a load of files, and the XP machines I've connected to it have no problem with it. <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile1.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":)" title=":)"> text/html 2008-05-02T14:48:12-05:00 A_Pickle http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#535007 <div class="quote"><b>Gerritt</b><br /> Pickle, yes the wow is now. Both MS VIsta Ultimate and Apple MOS 10.5+ give a wow factor, but in the case of Vista, the WOW could be; wow why didn't that work, wow why couldn't I connect to a Vista system from an XP system, etc.<br /> <br /> It seems to me that W2K was much better supported at one year latter than VISTA is.<br /> <br /> Gerritt</div><br /> <br /> I was making a bit of a pun there, because I don't really think the &quot;Wow&quot; was &quot;Now&quot; when Vista launched. Like it or not, Vista had some serious teething issues and growing pains, some that were Microsoft's fault, others that were third-party companies' fault (Creative and Nvidia come to mind). <br /> <br /> That said, I largely think that the major issues have been stamped out -- the notable exception being the dreaded file copy bug that still plagues an unlucky few. I have been so fortunate to avoid all of that.<br /> <br /> Now, Vista to XP? That's easy, sir. I've got a home network here that puts Air Force networks to shame (mostly because I don't use f**king serial RS-232 lines <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile3.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":D" title=":D">). Nonetheless, I have about six computers running XP Pro to the four computers running various versions of Vista... haven't had any issues whatsoever, except for the Netgear router which infrequently drops connection, and Age of Empires II, which is kind of a pain in the ass to network these days. That game has a bad enough networking engine as is, it's even worse when you try to add a Vista to XP conundrum into the mix. Fortuitously, we have pioneered a working solution for that, as well. <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile1.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":)" title=":)"> text/html 2008-05-02T14:48:00-05:00 MrBungle http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#535006 DublinGunner said: <div class="quote">I LOVE Vista. Looks great, very responsive, rock solid stable, intuitive, runs all my software great. No complaints at all.</div><br /> <br /> Yeah, I'm really not sure what everyone has been complaining about Vista seems to work fine for me too. text/html 2008-05-02T11:23:23-05:00 DublinGunner http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#535003 Win 2k is just too minimalist for me - home use anyway. Its nice and stable, and does the job, good for a work PC.<br /> <br /> <br /> However, my favourite 2 WIndows variants have to be<br /> 1. XP Professional x64 edition<br /> 2. Vista Home Premium<br /> <br /> Seriously. I think XP Pro x64 has to be one of the best OS's I've ever used. Rock solid stable, great support from MS (most likely due to being built upon Server 2003) and is very responsive<br /> <br /> But I have to say, since installing Vista, I've only needed to boot back into XP Pro once - and that was because I had older vidoe editing software that wasnt yet suported in Vista - over a year ago!<br /> <br /> I LOVE Vista. Looks great, very responsive, rock solid stable, intuitive, runs all my software great. No complaints at all. text/html 2008-05-02T07:22:55-05:00 KM http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#535001 W2K Pro and XP Pro. Both are equally excellent for their time. W2K is still a winner for older PC's. XP is excellent for the multicore newer PC's. I still love my A64 single core PC. Extremely stable for about 3 or 4 years now. XP is my OS of choice for the dual core. Multitasking is a breeze. Vista was short lived on my dual core. Ate up too much of the system memory and I have 2GB on it. Not to mention stability issues. That was 5 months ago. I may try it again.<br /> <br /> text/html 2008-05-02T07:15:27-05:00 Gerritt http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#535000 A_Pickle said: <div class="quote">Definitely Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit. If only people gave it a chance, they'd probably be blown away. Windows Explorer has been upgraded to the point where it's vastly more functional than previous versions of Explorer, and yet isn't quite as visually complicated as some of those third-party Explorer replacements. The power and versatility of the search is absolutely jaw-dropping. Aero is so much better-looking and more powerful than previous Windows UI's, and doesn't require much anything to run (GMA X3100 as we speak). The level of control that the users have over power options is unparalleled. I love it. <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile3.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":D" title=":D"><br /> <br /> The wow is now. <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile3.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":D" title=":D"></div><br /> <br /> Pickle, yes the wow is now. Both MS VIsta Ultimate and Apple MOS 10.5+ give a wow factor, but in the case of Vista, the WOW could be; wow why didn't that work, wow why couldn't I connect to a Vista system from an XP system, etc.<br /> <br /> It seems to me that W2K was much better supported at one year latter than VISTA is.<br /> <br /> Gerritt text/html 2008-05-02T07:11:59-05:00 Liquid Shadow http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#534999 Completely agree with A_Pickle. I can literally fly in Vista when it comes to multitasking. Things are organized in a more sensible way than in previous versions of Windows. text/html 2008-05-02T04:59:13-05:00 A_Pickle http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#534996 Definitely Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit. If only people gave it a chance, they'd probably be blown away. Windows Explorer has been upgraded to the point where it's vastly more functional than previous versions of Explorer, and yet isn't quite as visually complicated as some of those third-party Explorer replacements. The power and versatility of the search is absolutely jaw-dropping. Aero is so much better-looking and more powerful than previous Windows UI's, and doesn't require much anything to run (GMA X3100 as we speak). The level of control that the users have over power options is unparalleled. I love it. <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile3.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":D" title=":D"><br /> <br /> The wow is now. <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile3.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":D" title=":D"> text/html 2008-05-02T01:59:47-05:00 Gerritt http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#534982 Call the white coats!<br /> Jim has fallen off the deep end! text/html 2008-05-01T21:21:33-05:00 MrBungle http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#534970 Windows Me!!! text/html 2008-05-01T10:13:36-05:00 Darkie http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#534937 Windows XP Pro. There isn't another choice for me, even though I've had a copy of Vista sitting on my desk for 4 months. text/html 2008-05-01T04:35:04-05:00 john albrich http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71399/#534929 <br /> <br /> XP Pro (32 and 64bit inclusive)<br /> First Windows OS I felt truly supported individual, business, and educational functionality, and integration of same.<br /> <br /> Major issues: <br /> Never-ending security vulnerabilities, <br /> The WGA crap, <br /> The <i>much</i> higher price you have to pay just to get an OS that isn't full of marketing-bloatware and/or constrained with a severely restricted license (like the 'Academic' versions, and OEM versions)