Question of the Day, January 4, 2011
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Windows 7, but as soon as i can fix my non-working wireless adapter in Linux, i am switching to Mint
A slightly infected copy 32-bit copy of Windows 7, think I've got it in control now though, so that's good.
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) on my desktop at home, which is stable as bedrock. I don't think I've had a better OS... it's even more stable than XP was for me, though admittedly my XP system was bought before SP1 came out and after SP2 it was also rock-steady.
Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit) on my UMPC tablet, which has some issues as the hardware was originally designed around XP Home. (Specifically the video driver doesn't play nice sometimes. I wish the manufacturer would get off its duff and push out a new, more Win7-compatible driver.) Still, I like Win7's networking a lot and wouldn't trade down.
Here in the office we're still standardised on XP Pro 32-bit and that doesn't seem to be about to change anytime soon. *sigh* I'd be nice to get something beefier than a Pentium 4 on my desk...
-- Steve
Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit) on my UMPC tablet, which has some issues as the hardware was originally designed around XP Home. (Specifically the video driver doesn't play nice sometimes. I wish the manufacturer would get off its duff and push out a new, more Win7-compatible driver.) Still, I like Win7's networking a lot and wouldn't trade down.
Here in the office we're still standardised on XP Pro 32-bit and that doesn't seem to be about to change anytime soon. *sigh* I'd be nice to get something beefier than a Pentium 4 on my desk...
-- Steve
Vista.
I haven't encountered any problems with it. What are the actual problems people have? Cause it runs smooth and easy for me to use. Other than a few appearance differences, it doesn't feel much different than XP.
I haven't encountered any problems with it. What are the actual problems people have? Cause it runs smooth and easy for me to use. Other than a few appearance differences, it doesn't feel much different than XP.
Wow, someone remembers! I actually took my time upgrading from Windows 98 to XP, because of the terrible backward compatibility (plus, Windows 98 was way more stable than the initial releases of XP).havass said:
I usually get my old games from this site: http://www.classic-gaming.net/
When I had trouble running old games, the guys there always had patches to get 'em running (they introduced me to DOS BOX, bless their souls). As for 7's backward compatibility, all my previous install files of softwares and games that ran on XP worked fine on 7, except for Homeworld 2 (*weep* *weep* *wail*).
Again, I'm speaking from personal experiences - you gotta dig around for the complete picture.
Good day.
Meh, I checked. It said 2.03 of my 4GB, but then I closed my Firefox and turned off Steam. Then it said 1.77GB. But then you also have to take into account the anti-virus which I wasn't going to turn off, so that would bring it down more.Raiyan 1.0 said:
I don't know I just haven't had any problems with its memory usage, even when playing computer games.
I guess it would be bad if you multitask your computer to the max, but I really don't do enough to do that. The most I've had going on my computer at once on top of the stuff above is, Playing on an Online poker client, listening to music, using firefox(playing another game in it, and reading something on the Escapist), downloading a video, and had a few other things open as well that I wasn't using at the moment but I was going to get to. I experienced no problems or sluggish behavior.
I guess my computer is just good for it. No problems here.
True. Consoles. But this isn't about consoles. I still don't understand the appeal of a game pad over a mouse and keyboard, but to each his own.duchaked said:
And as for ripping on OSs, it's not so common knowledge that not all people on the internet are douche-bags. The vast majority, yes, especially on Xbox Live, but we here at the Escapist are generally civil.
In practical terms, Macs bug me. The price, it feels like you pay more for the name than anything, that damn jumping icon at the bottom every time i wants to tell me something, and the lack of a non-hidden bottom task bar. And the fact i can't play Crysis, Mass Effect, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. on it. Of course, PCs bug me too, but i can play ALL my games on it...
This poll is badly formatted. These are OPERATING SYSTEMS, not wives: you should have more than one!
My desktop run 7 pro 64, while my laptop, server, and a few virtual machines all have Xubuntu 64 bit. Also XP in a VM.
From what one of the IT guys at my workplace told, we nearly had windows 7 64 on our new machines we got last spring, but some jerk just had to ask "are you sure everything will work?" so we're stuck with XP.
My desktop run 7 pro 64, while my laptop, server, and a few virtual machines all have Xubuntu 64 bit. Also XP in a VM.
From what one of the IT guys at my workplace told, we nearly had windows 7 64 on our new machines we got last spring, but some jerk just had to ask "are you sure everything will work?" so we're stuck with XP.
well you basically just said the mouse and keyboard is better but eh some ppl for some eh reason like the game controller, and most people on Xbox Live are douchebags, and Macs are only good for style, and PC gaming is better...Ironman126 said:
haha well you did keep it civil =)
Let me clarify. I like M+K. I've used all the consoles out there and i find the controllers awkward, especially since i can't change the button mappings. They are functional, but i like my M+K better.duchaked said:
Some people on Xbox live also double tap their broken controls with .357 Magnum revolvers... I wish i were making that up.
Macs are Macs. They look REALLY GOOD. They preform with outstanding mediocrity with the few games they can run. Please note the definition of "mediocre." It does not mean "bad" it means "in the middle" or "average." PCs on the other hand, can run everything. Again, Macs are functional, but not my style. My style involves high-end graphics and physics engines and Macs prefer making movies, surfing the web on (that most horrific of web browsers) Safari, and iTunes. Having used all three functions on a Mac and PC regularly, i can say that i dislike Win Movie Maker and iMovie, Safari and Internet Explorer, and iTunes and Zune. So lets hear it for third party software!
My personal computer is running Windows XP, since it's an 2009 XPS. I haven't felt the need to spring for 7 yet, but I'm sure I will soon. I also have a MacBook Pro (not the fancy unibody) that was issued to me at work. I work in IT at an arts university, and since the kiddies all have Macs, it's helpful to have one as well. My Mac is running Snow Leopard.
