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« on: July 20, 2008, 07:17:41 PM »
Seems like everyone (myself included) has kicked Vista under the bus, i'm curious of what your current OS (or OS's) of choice are; running MSServer 2003 R2 Enterprise here, how about you?


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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2008, 07:53:49 PM »
XP on one and Vista on the other. They are both nice. I understand the XP better but the Vista is cool.  angel
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2008, 08:34:41 PM »
OS X all the way for me. I have XP installed in parallels on my macbook for a program I use in the field, and my Vista dell desktop I use for 3D max at work.
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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2008, 08:47:24 PM »
XP and vista just for a few games, dual boot
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« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2008, 09:01:00 PM »
XP on the Desktop and Vista on the Laptop! Vista is different but I'm getting used to it and its not that bad so far. Just another learning experience.  wink
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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2008, 12:04:35 AM »
mandriva linux and media center xp on laptop and xp pro on the desktop...wanting to get a macbook though....or an extremely nice laptop
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« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2008, 01:08:55 AM »
vista....i honestly don't see anything wrong with it. That said, i don't have any special computer needs that some users might need and keep them off of vista. I tried ubuntu linux but it seems that it offers more control that i bargained for so i stay away from it.
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« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2008, 02:53:48 AM »
Vista on my laptop and my desktop. XP running on my Folding@ Home desktop. I been running Vista for a while now and never had any problems with it.
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« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2008, 01:13:53 PM »
Xp Pro on 3 PC's and Vista on 1 laptop
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« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2008, 01:50:26 PM »
XP Media Center on PC and Laptop, Building new PC probably going to be Vista
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« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2008, 11:21:19 PM »
did i tell u that i love windows 3.1 Smile

vista something now...getting used to it...can't complain...well yes i can and i do but not about this just yet give me time...i'm a woman...

fav so far of all time was me...hahaha jk...was xp pro...i miss it...it's no my grdaughters computer...she's 7...not hooked up to internet just yet...she just uses mine...she loves vista...well actually what she said was "is it different?"...wait til she gets internet on her machine...i might steal it Smile
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« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2008, 08:36:54 AM »
mine's XP Pro on desktop & laptop.

I like Vista also, after i add another 1gig of RAM on my desktop, that should help a bit.

Notice: Someone managed to trim down Windows Vista to run on Pentium III pc's with 256mb RAM. I don't know it's true or not  grin
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« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2008, 08:46:49 AM »
Quote from: xshirox on July 23, 2008, 08:36:54 AM
Notice: Someone managed to trim down Windows Vista to run on Pentium III pc's with 256mb RAM. I don't know it's true or not  grin

That would be interesting to read about. I would love to trim the Vista down on my wife laptop! wink
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« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2008, 09:09:38 AM »
Quote from: Coknuck on July 23, 2008, 08:46:49 AM
That would be interesting to read about. I would love to trim the Vista down on my wife laptop! wink

me too. I look for more info on this & post it.  smiley6600
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« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2008, 09:38:57 AM »
Of late been playing with diffrent flavors of xp pro. Thats Xp pro modified in diffrent ways. I use my legit key. Some really good stuff out there.

The people that put these together are just Super Smart. Some super boot up options. Really like tinyxp, LastXp, And essentials 2.
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« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2008, 10:58:20 AM »
Quote from: ninjageek on July 23, 2008, 09:38:57 AM
The people that put these together are just Super Smart. Some super boot up options. Really like tinyxp, LastXp, And essentials 2.

I agree  smiley
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« Reply #16 on: July 23, 2008, 11:17:21 AM »
Well I Run Professional and have Virtual PC so I get the pleasure of installing whatever I want so my money is on Ubuntu and possible OS X Leopard when I finally figure out how to run it on my IBM machine since its suppose to be designed for x86 processors. As for Vista I hope this Millennium(Vista) Phase goes quickly.... 98(tank) 98se(good) ME(tank) XP(good) Vista(tank) Windows 7 Code Name: Blackcomb?????? hopefully good I guess
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« Reply #17 on: July 23, 2008, 12:43:38 PM »
I've got Vista and Ubuntu 8.04 on my 6 month old Inspiron 1720. I installed Ubuntu one day mainly because I was bored. Took a little while to get it fully up and running but I'd say it runs faster than Vista.
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« Reply #18 on: July 23, 2008, 01:23:17 PM »
For right now I have Vista Prem. on my desktop, and XP Pro on my laptop
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« Reply #19 on: July 23, 2008, 01:28:05 PM »
commodore 64!!! :haha:

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to get techy 

windows 3,1  YEAH!
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« Reply #20 on: July 23, 2008, 02:13:56 PM »
Quote from: MJFSOL on July 23, 2008, 01:28:05 PM
commodore 64!!! :haha:

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to get techy 

windows 3,1  YEAH!

How about windows 1.0 or 2.0 evil6
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« Reply #21 on: July 23, 2008, 02:22:22 PM »
i actually have a commodore 64...still in the box...it was my dads
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« Reply #22 on: July 23, 2008, 02:46:11 PM »
I've also got a C64 in it's original box, with the original price tag too!
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« Reply #23 on: July 23, 2008, 03:19:23 PM »
Infinitrium, welcome to the forum! We hope you enjoy your stay here!
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« Reply #24 on: July 23, 2008, 03:38:24 PM »
now why didn't i say that??...gosh i'm rude...

yes welcome...welcome Welcome! to testmy.net's friendly forum

i'll have to look for the price tag...how much was urs originally??
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« Reply #25 on: July 28, 2008, 01:48:39 PM »
welcome welcome!!

and i vaugely remember a VIC-20 too as a kid....think we played radar rat race!! ohhhh the memories!

and typing alot of programming to make an alfred E newman face pop up!! :haha:
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« Reply #26 on: July 28, 2008, 09:00:20 PM »
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« Reply #27 on: July 29, 2008, 06:07:40 AM »
I'm still using Win 2k pro.

I do have XP pro and even installed it once but a golf game i played a lot then didn't run well on it so I went back to win 2k.

Anyone remember the Tandy 1000 from 1986 or maybe 85 or maybe 84 with DOS 1.2 on a 5 and one quarter inch floppy disk?

No mouse, no hard drive, monochrome amber monitor, and was very cheap @ $5432.00.
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« Reply #28 on: July 29, 2008, 09:07:24 AM »
was tandy a radio shack product??
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« Reply #29 on: July 29, 2008, 10:59:42 AM »
Yeah Radio Shack.

I also have a TI 99 4-A buried somewhere in my pack rat room.

And another RS one; the CoCo II.

Back in those days a lot of really stu