Which operating system is the best?

[Louisiana Night]

I don't see any competition.

[dew7]

Well how about Mozilla Firefox, Linux, Apple, etc.

[Louisiana Night]

If we're talking about the Windows OS, there's not really any competition(as far as PCs go).

Windows=so much support by companies, that it would be hard to compete with(in the mainstream)

Macintosh=hardware restrictions(so it can't become too mainstream)

Unix=too costly for most people

Linux=most people won't go thru the trouble of learning to use it(it's still not user-friendly enough, for the average user), and it lacks the support of Windows/Mac

freeBSD=due to OS-X, it might start becoming more mainstream(but it suffers from most Linux problems, and is unlikely to ever achieve mainstream)



Back on topic.....

I think Windows 2000 is the best.

[dew7]

LN, I think Windows 2000 is the best.  

Too bad it is the only operating system that still has a critical flaw on the eeye.com website  

http://eeye.com/html/research/upcoming/index.html

http://eeye.com/html/research/upcoming/20040802-C.html

[Louisiana Night]

Like I've said before, if I want an OS with good security, I'll use something besides Windows.

As far as I'm concerned, Windows(all versions) cannot compete in that area.

[dew7]

All right -- I'll agree with you on that point  

[daventry]

Um, can someone have Windows 98 and Windows XP on his Computer all together.

I love Windows 98 and i know it very well, but my Cousin is forcing me to get WinXP when there are still games and programs suited on Win98.

I have a 18.6gb hdd, i'm going to buy a 40gb hdd

[Louisiana Night]

Yes, XP supports dual-booting.

It might be difficult to setup(if the PC came with it already installed), but during installation, I think there's an option to turn dual-booting on(I don't remember the details).

[daventry]

Or what if i keep both HDD's, then i install the WinXP on the 40gb HDD and keep Win98 on the 18gb HDD.

[Louisiana Night]

It sounds like it would work, but I've never tried it.

I either dual-boot from one hardrive, or use a Trios

You can stiill buy them, but I think the company went out of business(no technical support).

[dew7]

daventry --- it will work

My system has 98SE on one 40 gigabyte hard drive and XP Professional on the other 80 gigabyte hard drive

Just make sure that 98 (or 98SE) is installed first and then install XP on the other hard drive --- really not too difficult  

My 98SE has Fat32 file system while XP Pro. has NTFS so 98SE will not recognize XP Pro. but XP Pro. will recognize 98SE --- (btw make 98 C: and XP D: and I do not suggest copying any XP files to C: or you will be in a world of hurt because it will cause corruption and bad things to happen to 98 --- my system has been very stable because I have not broken these rules --- bye for now -- let me know if you have any more questions

[daventry]

daventry --- it will work

My system has 98SE on one 40 gigabyte hard drive and XP Professional on the other 80 gigabyte hard drive

Cool, then i'm gonna do it.

Just make sure that 98 (or 98SE) is installed first and then install XP on the other hard drive --- really not too difficult

Win98SE is on my 18.6gb hdd for the last 7 years, so i'm gonna install WinXP on the 40gb hdd.

My 98SE has Fat32 file system while XP Pro has NTFS, so 98SE will not recognize XP Pro. but XP Pro will recognize 98SE

I have no idea what that means.

(btw make 98 C: and XP D

I think it will be F, because i have D: for my DVD and E: for my C Writer  

I do not suggest copying any XP files to C: or you will be in a world of hurt because it will cause corruption and bad things to happen to 98

If i download something for Winxp from the Internet in Win98, can i copy the file then to Winxp

[Shadowfax]

Quote:
My 98SE has Fat32 file system while XP Pro has NTFS, so 98SE will not recognize XP Pro. but XP Pro will recognize 98SE


I have no idea what that means.

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Basically the file systems are incompatible from the "bottom up." XP will be able to "see" files created through 98SE but 98SE will lack the ability to "see" files created through XP. This is due to the evolution of the two systems; the older system is not advanced enough to "look forward," but the newer system certainly can "look back."

[daventry]

Oh, ok.

[Shadowfax]

Anytime!  

[Yonkey]

If you use a FAT32 filesystem for both Win98 and XP, they can both see eachother's files.  But FAT32 is not recommended for large hard drives (I believe 32GB is the maximum size it supports).

[Louisiana Night]

Even if it will work with your hardrive(I used FAT32 on a 40gb hardrive ), DON'T USE FAT32 IN XP!

FAT32 is better for compatibility.

NTFS is better for everything else.

Since you'll be using FAT32 on 98(I hope), it doesn't make much sense to have XP using FAT32. Well, unless you're going to be moving files between them a lot.

EDIT: Okay, I've found the problem. It's XP that limits FAT32 to 32GB(according to Microsoft).

Size Limitations in NTFS and FAT File Systems

Also, here's a work around(something that VERY few people will have a use for).

Partition the drive to what size you want up to 120GB

[daventry]

I think i''l just leave this fat stuff.

[B'rrr]

my xp partition is NTFS too, but I found out that Fat32 isn't that bad, cuz when my friends xp crashed I could start up in dosmode and still access their files and swap a system restore point so I could get xp working again  

[dew7]

If i download something for Winxp from the Internet in Win98, can i copy the file then to Winxp from Daventry

I do not see a problem with this but I personally do not swap files between the two systems because the way I see it is that it is like having two computers on one computer  

Fat32 --- 98SE
NTFS ---- XP

BTW, Yonkey --- LN is right ---- 98SE using Fat32 is limited to 137 gb hard drive but this limitation can be overcome with a controller card