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03-31-2005, 11:38 PM
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Which OS will you get?
Longhorn and WinXp64 bit are coming out soon. Both 64Bit OSes are similar in my mind because all the good Longhorn functions have been shafted for the release. Which one will you guys get/ think will be better?
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03-31-2005, 11:50 PM
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Neither.. I don't plan on upgrading anytime soon
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04-01-2005, 12:11 AM
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04-01-2005, 12:22 AM
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Win64 is free! Why not as long as I can still run all my programs on it?
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04-01-2005, 12:54 AM
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I wont be upgrading until I see some 64 bit applications worth buying...and that won't be for quite some time. Someone else can be the 64 bit guinea pig for now.
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04-01-2005, 01:01 AM
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OS X 10.4(Tiger)... Oh... that's not an option... Well for this PC, I don't see it moving to any new OS anytime soon...
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04-01-2005, 03:46 AM
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04-01-2005, 06:26 AM
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No check block for none of the above.
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04-01-2005, 06:31 AM
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How would one go at obtaining a free win64 version? I just bought my OEM XP Home copy, but I'm interested in the upgrade
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04-01-2005, 06:32 AM
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I'm gonna mark another in the "not upgrading any time soon" column. I'm perfectly happy with the setup I have and in my opinion, WinXP is perfect for me the way it is.
When I finally do move to a 64bit system, I will most likely go with WinXP 64, only because Longhorn is going to be such a resource hog. Yeah sure, Longhorn is all pretty and fancy, but I don't need/want pretty and fancy, I want an OS that will support what I'm doing and run smoothly.
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04-01-2005, 07:16 AM
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Me too. No plans to upgrade to XP64 and Longorn that fast. Will upgrade OS when I buy a new PC maybe in 2006.
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04-01-2005, 08:12 AM
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Neither. Longhorn looks to be a hardware hog, that just put Desktop X into thier GUI, and Im not interested in 64 bit anything so Microsoft wont be getting my money. I predict that longhorn will go the way of WindowsME and the OS that Longhorn was supposed to be will come out in a later rendition that will actually be called a better name then longhorn. What in the world would inspire anyone to buy an OS named after a Cow?
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04-01-2005, 08:21 AM
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I will consider the choice only when Longhorn matures. No point trying to compare 2 OS' that are in different degrees of development.
FWIW Longhorn is quite nice, I see no performance drop between XP and Longhorn running the same hardware (dualboot). The GUI may look very rich, but they've done a really good job so far. |
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04-01-2005, 08:40 AM
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I won't buy them yet either, don't feel the need. I havent even bought a 64 bit chip yet, I hear they are peppy but, I like what I have now.
I like mature OS's like win98SE and Now WinXP SP2, is just about there. 
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04-01-2005, 08:51 AM
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I'm with the majority on this one. "Mature" operating system usually means after the release of the first Service Pack! Think I'll give MS time to fix the presently unknown issues before I become part of the error-reporting-lab-rats!
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04-01-2005, 09:01 AM
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04-01-2005, 09:32 AM
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I'm planning on replacing my 1.3 GHz Athlon T-bird-based PC with a new Athlon 64-bit-based PC soon, and thus I will probably be getting Windows 64 bit. But I thought Longhorn was still a couple years away; is it really coming out soon?
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04-02-2005, 03:52 PM
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I know longhorn is awhile off but I thought it would be nice to see the differing opinions on what they think of the OSes so far. WinXp 64Bit is being released soon?
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04-02-2005, 04:13 PM
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I'll stick with this configuration a bit longer !!! not yet ready for big changes if you know what I mean "lol" !!!
But if I can choose I would choose Longhorn!!! 
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04-02-2005, 04:31 PM
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04-02-2005, 05:45 PM
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We'll be upgrading the studio to a 64bit system soon as well as adding a G5 Mac. But at home, I'll stick with WinXP Pro - it does just fine and I don't see the need for another upgrade anytime soon. So count me in with the majority.
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04-02-2005, 06:33 PM
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The next OS im going for is Novell Linux Desktop 10... Novell is stating its a Windows Killer or At least Heavily Wounding heheheh!!!
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04-02-2005, 06:35 PM
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Is WinXP 64 free like someone posted earlier??? If so, where can I get it?
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04-02-2005, 06:39 PM
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04-02-2005, 06:40 PM
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I will prolly stick with XP Pro on all of mine but I might install Longhorn on one just to play with.
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04-02-2005, 06:59 PM
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I'm sticking with what I have until it's ready. I'll let others do the experimenting. I didn't upgrade to XP til after service pack 2.
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04-03-2005, 08:39 AM
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I'm still interested in the upgrade, but I was wondering what the conditions for a free upgrade were.
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04-03-2005, 10:14 AM
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None of the above. Windows 2000 Pro still serves my needs quite well, thank you.
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04-03-2005, 01:35 PM
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04-03-2005, 01:54 PM
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i just freaking got off of 98, ha
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