Which OS are you using?

[Socialist Pig]

Originally posted by TedG


OK, then why is OSX the "ultimate OS" and have you even tried Windows 2000/XP?

Excellent GUI, UNIX based and increadibly stable. I have not yet used windows XP.

I'm not that fond of "spyware"

 

[erix]

Originally posted by Socialist Pig

Excellent GUI, UNIX based and increadibly stable.

But a small problem; games and even patches come 1 month later.

 

[Socialist Pig]

Originally posted by erix


But a small problem; games and even patches come 1 month later.

So? It's not as if I use my mac only for games. I do a lot of heavy multimedia.

 

[IceBlaZe]

Mac is for rich snobs.
I'm never leavin the PC again! Never!

 

[erix]

Originally posted by Socialist Pig

So? It's not as if I use my mac only for games. I do a lot of heavy multimedia.

Yes cool. But this is a game site's forum. What do you expect me to say? I see Mac users around asking "how can I use Civ3 editor on a Mac?".
I really like Macs. (You can see me at "macosx" forums also.) But I like Civ3 more than Macs.

 

[Socialist Pig]

Quite frankly I can stand to wait a couple of months for a game in exchange for the bonuses that the Mac OS provides. But each to his own....

 

[andyo]

i use xp at home - came with the new comp - what is GUI (i know, probably stupid question) - and what do you mean you can turn off the reporting? how do i do that?

 

[Lovro]

Originally posted by andyo
what is GUI (i know, probably stupid question)

Not stupid at all, it's Graphical User Interface (www.acronymfinder.com knows all of these).

 

[andyo]

what does gui do? should i turn it off?

 

[IceBlaZe]

Babylon.com

I'm promoting this program because:

1. It's EXCELLENT
2. Translates about EVERY Acronym, language and slang, in all topics.
3. It's Jewish
4. You can get a license for it half price, from me (I won a few...)

You miss it if you don't use it

 

[Lovro]

Originally posted by andyo
what does gui do? should i turn it off?

As its name suggests, GUI is an interface. Mainly, everything that displays pictures and allows you to click around is said to have a GUI.

Thus, the Windows' GUI is a core part of Windows, you cannot turn it off.
DOS itself comes with no GUI, but Win 3.1 is a GUI for dos.
You can work in Linux with no GUI, but all distributions (that I know of) come with one (the X-Window system).

When people say they want to 'turn off the cartoon GUI', they (I think, I haven't used XP) mean reverting to the old GUI.

Hope it helps!

 

[IceBlaZe]

You can always use Shells, or change it a bit with wincustomize.com programs.

 

[andyo]

ok - thanks for the help

 

[TedG]

Originally posted by Socialist Pig

Excellent GUI, UNIX based and increadibly stable. I have not yet used windows XP.

I'm not that fond of "spyware"

If you haven't used XP, then don't say all Windows versions suck, because XP is one version of Windows that doesn't suck. You can choose not to use the stupid default GUI and go back to the classic Windows interface. It's not UNIX-based, but I don't know much about that. It is incredibly stable so a blue screen of death is rarely, if ever, seen when using XP. And I don'w know what you mean by "spyware." There is no spyware in XP. It simply checks hardware configurations to make sure you're not running the same copy of XP on two different computers, which you won't be affected by if you're legally using XP on one machine according to the license. It is possible (but not known for sure) that error reporting can send personal information to MS, instead of just information about an error. But you can turn that off, anyway. Any other spyware would be from programs you've installed, not the OS itself. It is unfortunate that stuff like that defaults to "turned on" but MS isn't the only company that does stuff like that (Real Networks, for example).

 

[TedG]

Originally posted by andyo
and what do you mean you can turn off the reporting? how do i do that?

Right-click on My Computer, choose properties, then click the Advanced tab. Down at the bottom, you should see "Error Reporting." That's where you can disable it.

 

[damunzy]

Unfortunately Windows Media Player does report to MS information. Bad MS, but I still defend that it is a very good OS....privacy concerns aside.

 

[Richard III]

I'm using XP, and it works like a dream, except for some stupid problem I have with the scheduling wizard that my girlfriend is probably at fault for.

Any Linux users out there actually recommend it for normal people, or do you just use it because it's the geek/anti-microsoft thing to do?

 

[gonzo_for_civ]

I am using 98 on this comp because I am too lazy to load up XP. Actually I did switch before but one thing wasn't compatible. My network adapter

 

[Sirp]

I have been using Windows XP for several months, and frankly I don't think it's all that stable. I regularly get it freezing up on exit, and similiar such problems.

Sure, having a real filesystem is nice, and it's alot more stable than 95/98/ME, but for a real operating system from MS, you can't go past Windows 2000.

I also find the Windows XP account model confusing. Something one person does in their account seems to be able to affect all accounts, but maybe that's just because I'm not used to it.

I have Linux on the same computer, and I have no problems with it whatsoever...

 

[starlifter]

It is possible (but not known for sure) that error reporting can send personal information to MS, instead of just information about an error. But you can turn that off, anyway. Any other spyware would be from programs you've installed, not the OS itself. It is unfortunate that stuff like that defaults to "turned on" but MS isn't the only company that does stuff like that (Real Networks, for example).

It can, but at the moment MS says it does not. The real reason (I ahve friends at MS) is that MS is over 2 years behind schedule in developing the infrastructure to "reliably" control the PCs of home users (and small businesses) in real time without regard to what the user wants.

The massive database is pretty screwed up and the delays in approving your mouse clicks (via the internet) and reporting to Big Brother MS lag too much. You have to know Bill's history. He feels he should have the final say in all MS software that is run on your computer, not you. The next releases of Office, and supposedly the OS will not be "complete".... that is, the final keys or missing program segmetns will be downloaded upon each MS-authorized mouse click activating MS programs. Supposedly, this will stamp out all pirating, even in China, where Bill is particularly pissed.

Win XP is an incremental step form Win2K, not much more. It is designed to generate sales as people replace their always-defective Win95, 98, ME. You all have been such cooperative beta testors, LOL.

When most people are on XP (or at least W2K), the "step up" to the MS Big Brother OS will be facilitated. And so many of you will go like sheep to the slaughter. There is real evil festering at MS, that much is certain. I hope the backlash is so strong that it destroys much of their despicable empire.....


BTW, XP has over 6,000 known defects and bugs in it. There are a lot of technical issues with it, but if it is working OK on your machine, then great!

W2K is as far as I'll go.... unless I "obtain" the non-Big Brother version of XP that is meant only for certain special people and certain corporate customers .