Which Version?!?!?

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Aug 9th, 2003, 09:53 AM
mastermind94

Which Version?!?!?

hello all

This is some serious topic here: I need to know what OS to put on my machine and i guess u guys are here for that! Here are my choices

Windows 98 SE
Windows 2K Pro
Windows 2K Adv Server
Windows XP Pro
Windows 2003 .NET

I use my box to do mainly Programming with VB6.0 and VB.NET, Web Design, Video Edition with Adobe Premiere 6.0 and a Pinnacle DV 500 board, gaming (UT, Quake, others), Music, browse the web, emails, share files thru network, 3D Studio Max, DVD playing, etc...

My box is:
AMD Athlon 1700+ with 384MB PC-100 Overclocked at 133 RAMs
2 20GB HDD
nvidia geforce 4 mx 420
SB Audigy 2 platium

that's all we need to know for this i guess

i need some advanced technical advices here so i can count on u, VbForumers!

Thx
Dan
Aug 9th, 2003, 09:57 AM
NoteMe

I would go for Win2K Pro, but that is just beacuse my PC is so stabile (SP?) with it. And I don't like XP. But I guess most persons here will say XP.
Aug 9th, 2003, 11:02 AM
siyan

XP Pro.

Also.....maybe you should get some DDR RAM...you'll see a decent speed boost.
Aug 9th, 2003, 11:15 AM
Admiral Michael

XP Pro or 2000 Pro would be fine. I prefer XP Pro myself. Just dont use 98. Besides Microsoft stopped driver database for it, there tring to push users toward the newer OS's, which I thick is stupid. It's our choice what to use.
Aug 9th, 2003, 09:52 PM
siyan

Quote:

Originally posted by Admiral Michael
XP Pro or 2000 Pro would be fine. I prefer XP Pro myself. Just dont use 98. Besides Microsoft stopped driver database for it, there tring to push users toward the newer OS's, which I thick is stupid. It's our choice what to use.

Still, you can't support things forever. If someone wanted Windows 3.1 drivers for something all of a sudden...now thats just not reasonable.

Besides, pretty much all consumer stuff still runs on 98. Occasionally Windows ME decides to work too. :)
Aug 9th, 2003, 09:54 PM
NoteMe

My lap top has never crached with ME....;)....but I often find laptops more stable then tower based PCs...
Aug 9th, 2003, 11:12 PM
Admiral Michael

Me sucks. Its 98 and 2K mixed, with att the bad stuf of 98 included.
Aug 10th, 2003, 03:02 AM
NoteMe

It's not a mix. ME is the upgrade from 98. That is the upgrade from 95. Win2K is the NT shell, and 9X futures.....;)
Aug 10th, 2003, 06:49 AM
wrack

Since you want to play games, do multimedia stuff you can go for 98 SE or XP Pro but you also want to do development so u should do for Windows 2000 Pro but then can't use for games.

Since XP Pro is better than 98 SE in multimedia handling so I would say.

XP Pro.
Aug 10th, 2003, 10:19 AM
NoteMe

Quote:

Originally posted by wrack
Since you want to play games, do multimedia stuff you can go for 98 SE or XP Pro but you also want to do development so u should do for Windows 2000 Pro but then can't use for games.

Since XP Pro is better than 98 SE in multimedia handling so I would say.

XP Pro.

Give me one reason why you can't use Win2K Pro for games....????....in the mean time when I am waithing on your reply, I will play some Vietcong or Collin McRay Rally on my Win2K Pro machine....:D
Aug 10th, 2003, 01:25 PM
siyan

Quote:

Originally posted by wrack
Since you want to play games, do multimedia stuff you can go for 98 SE or XP Pro but you also want to do development so u should do for Windows 2000 Pro but then can't use for games.

Since XP Pro is better than 98 SE in multimedia handling so I would say.

XP Pro.

Win2K with SP4 will play more or less any game.

Heck it played 90% of games in the RTM. Ever since SP1 I've never had any problems with games on 2k Pro except NBA Live games and really old ones....

And why can't you do development on XP Pro? Nothing stopping you. Its just as viable of a development platform as 2K is.
Aug 10th, 2003, 03:16 PM
Pirate

XP Pro (without SP , because they sucks) .
Aug 10th, 2003, 03:31 PM
Admiral Michael

Quote:

Originally posted by NoteMe
It's not a mix. ME is the upgrade from 98. That is the upgrade from 95. Win2K is the NT shell, and 9X futures.....;)

Well, no. But it is closer to 98. ME should have never been released, it sucks.
Aug 10th, 2003, 03:45 PM
NoteMe

Well no what....are you trying to tell me that Me is not an "upgrade" and has the same core as 95 98????
Aug 10th, 2003, 04:58 PM
Pirate

ME is the upgrade of Win98 , W2k is the upgrade of NT . W3k is the upgrade of XP . First one sucks as all said , then things became better and better .
Aug 10th, 2003, 05:06 PM
siyan

Quote:

Originally posted by Pirate
ME is the upgrade of Win98 , W2k is the upgrade of NT . W3k is the upgrade of XP . First one sucks as all said , then things became better and better .

NT wasn't THAT bad. Just rather limited.

And 98SE is superior to ME.

W3k huh? We're gonna be waiting a while then....:rolleyes:
Aug 10th, 2003, 05:08 PM
Pirate

W3k = Windows .NET Server 2003 .
Aug 10th, 2003, 05:10 PM
siyan

Yes, that would be the logical assumption, but I've never heard of it being called W3k.
Aug 11th, 2003, 05:26 AM
NoteMe

The K is for "kilo" meaning 1000. So it sounds weird if it is W3k...that would be trancelated to Windows 3000....:rolleyes:....but maybe, maybe not...
Aug 11th, 2003, 05:26 AM
NoteMe

Quote:

Originally posted by Pirate
ME is the upgrade of Win98 , W2k is the upgrade of NT . W3k is the upgrade of XP . First one sucks as all said , then things became better and better .

Finaly someone that agrees with me....
Aug 11th, 2003, 06:14 AM
Pirate

Quote:

Originally posted by NoteMe
The K is for "kilo" meaning 1000. So it sounds weird if it is W3k...that would be trancelated to Windows 3000....:rolleyes:....but maybe, maybe not...

OK , OK , it's 2K3 .
Aug 11th, 2003, 06:15 AM
NoteMe

Hehehe...yeah that sounds more like it...:D....nice to know BTW.