Hi can any of u tell me which windows is the best

in my opinion XP or Windows 2000

ive only used 3.1, 95, 98, and xp, and out of htose, i would have to say xp, although alot of ppl like 2000 alot more cause its "more stable"

for me the better os right now is windows 2000 but i recommend too the windows 98.

XP hands down. Boots faster, more stable.

But I like redhat too. I'd ditch windows at home except others that share the computer have enuf trouble with windows!

I've used the following O.S's
Win 3.1 (I liked it cause it had the MAC touch in it)
Win 95 (Don't remember having any problems with it)
Win 98 (A sad version of M$)
Win 98SE (A good version for low end systems)
WinME (A problem child)
Win 2000 Professional (Pretty stable, healthy babe)
Win XP Professional (Da bomb. Very fast, stable, good looking. Boots in 24 secs on a P4 1.7Ghz, 512MB RAM)

So 'my' final verdict is that WinXP is the better O.S of the above mentioned. Waiting to get me hands on RedHat 9.0

Just dont go near Win ME!!!

As Digger said, it is indeed a problem child...only problem being, the more you punish it, the more it crashes!!!

I would recommend Xwindows

Bwaugh ha ha ha!

OK, win2k or XP if you HAVE to but otherwise download Debian or Gentoo and go to town on Xwindows.

--j

windows to linux is sometimes a big deal for some people, because you have to worry about whether all your softwares support linux or not. But if you just wanna try a new OS (for fun), maybe you could try "Virtual Machine Software" first: http://www.vmware.com/ :-)

Another option for experimenting with another OS apart from windows is to get your hands on a Live CD distro.
As it runs from CD, its a lot slower than if you installed it, and its read only, but its great for trying out a Linux distro before you take the plunge and start partitioning etc.

You can get them free with Linux Format magazines or other Linux dedicated magazines.

My preferation is 2000.
Sure, XP boots faster and stuff, but do you know why? - Well, me neither, can't remember.. Read it in an article in my PC Magazine

In my opinion the best windows is a new windows 2003 server....
like XP style, but more powerfull and stable

mmm so far i noticed on XP it eats alot of resouces, when first installed it loads up crap which dont even need to be there whch you can disable in service manager, i liked windows 98SE but for some reason im sticking with XP cos it looks nice heheh

t0bban
It is a unuseful version...
I have a Corporate Edition (3 in 1 CD)
It's a Enterprise, Web and Standart Editions.

Xp is very user friendly...but y not dual boot with linux??

windows 2000 - more stable than XP (on my config anyways)
windows XP - out of the box it needs lots of crap disabled, after that it runs quite fast

on my system (1.2ghz 512ram) windows 2000 is the fastest and most stable windows (had some problems with winxp speed and others)
so have to test w2k3

normally i use win2k!
don't have any problems with it!

but knoppix is nice too

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Windows XP! I can't wait untill Longhorn gets released

for me the best windows is Windows XP Profession.
Is stable and fast!!!!

i have use any win from 3.11 - 2003 server

and i think for network and office is xp the best
for games 98se

Windows XP is fast and stable if you have a 512 Mo RAM and a cpu > 1 Ghz. And it's better with some tweaks.

Windows 2k works great !!

for gaming XP...

for games is xp only good for new games but all the latest games ar need dos and xp have no dos so i think 98 or me for gaming the best all old and all new games are running there

Well Quarms with Win2k is that you have to install Service Pack 2 , Then the Msblaster Fix , and Download 1/2 gig of Patches Before you even start...

Win98
Se.... Unstable and full of F^&*-ups...

Az for XP , Kiddy looking interface... and can't find the simplelist things that seem to be getting more and more harder to find...

Windows overall is a Resource Munching HDD bogging POS {Piece of S$%T} ....

But for some dumb Reason I still use it .... *Sez alot don't it!*, Dunno what it is ...

Perhaps familiar teritory and not wanting to Explore outside my Comfort zone....?

I'am looking for a good mall Cheap and Fast that will boost an old PIII 500 with 256MB Ram and onboard INTEL 810 Graphics Card upto it's True Potentual't see the point in getting the Lattest and The Greatest.... basically because 6mths down the line you find that it is't so Great and that Microsoft have an Entire Database "Mentioned in some Ula..<Whateva>" that you never read cause it's 10 Screenfulls Long and writen for someone with a Doctorate in Computer Science.......

Anwayz.. I Have a Question , which is better for 3D Gaming 98Se/Win2k I have an old PIII blah blah blah <See Above> and standard everything , the INTEL 810 onboard Graphics card can be set to use system Ram to Boost it up a lil...

The Game I want to play is Wolfinstien the new one.. work's with 2k but is Slow

Wkd.

well i find that 98SE works with games the best, however i currently use XP cause of all the other junk it offers, like better (cough cough) security

Thats true..but the one on the net is the alpha version, pointless to install since software/drivers aren't designed for it and its still pretty buggy.

it depends on your system, if you have a bit older system and not enough ram etc for Windows XP or 2003, i suggest you use Win98SE with all patches etc, cuz it will let your pc run at higher speed because it don't take up that much system resources as the others, also for gaming it is the best platform as winxp had alot of problems running a bit older games, as for the newer ones they should work, or there should be a patch available for them,
anyway i suggest you won't even go near Me or 2000 as they where just some bugs with a gui and are very unstable and merely released for making money

For now it's XP but their best work would probably be Longhorn.
Take a look at the features and some screenshots.

WINSUPERSITE.com

I've also seen some gui (graphical user interface) screenshots in a magazine that looked almost like linux.

i have used
win98se
winme
win2000
winxp
the best one 4 me is winme

winme, best? i'd put it lower in the list, well that just me anyways

i prefer win2k
and i agree to nullad

The longer you run your WinME more errors you get

windows server 2003

and over some years i think longhorn server

The best windows in my opinion is windows 2000 advanced server.

(I haven't work with windows 2003 yet)

But I prefer linux!!!!!

windows XP Pro seems like the most stable version of windows I have used, when I ran Win98 I would have a major Crash once ever3-4 weeks (Requiring complete reinstall via ghost backup).
I switched to XP about 6 months ago and have had to reisnstall twice.
I just installed Redhat Linux dualbooting with XP pro and am learning Linux.

Does anyone have any opinions on Lindows operating system?
would like to hear on the new Lindows 4.5

i'd have to say it depends on your hardware, but if it's a relatively new configuration, go with XP.

i got windows xp professional hardly no problems with it ever , its the best windows so far

the best is winxp customized

i have tested winme > too many bug
win98se > nice m$

Choices

1st choice. Win2k Pro due to the way the OS handles memory allocation via the kernel.

2nd choice. WinXP Pro due to the new way the OS handles memory allocation via the kernel. Since it allows 3rd party drivers to directly access the kernel which win2k doesn't allow. It still handles memory via the kernel better than 9x but not as well as win2k does.

win2k is the best for me ! I had many errors with xp but it was with te first one versin without the SP

in my opinion the best windows is win XP Professional..
but my favorite OS is linux

Let us all pause for a minute and anticipate the arrival of...
LONGHORN!