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DBAlex
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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 19:00 Edited at: 5th Mar 2005 19:04
Well I have to install Windows 95 on an older PC we have today..(then gonna use the 98 upgrade CD)

So i just thought Id ask what OS everyone uses...Both of my PC's run Win XP

Oh and heres my desktop atm too...



Yeah, Pretty boring...


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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 20:18
i run xp sp2 and i sometimes use suse linux 9.2 but not that often

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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 20:24
I'm on xp also, but i'll spare you the details of my desktop, it's a mess (^_^)

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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 20:51
XP Pro (x2) and SuSE Linux 9.1


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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 20:58
Cool, I allways wanted to try Linux...Seeing as it has WINE and stuff...Do you find it runs faster than Win XP?


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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 21:00 Edited at: 5th Mar 2005 21:01
I run Linux, I'm k00l!!!!! I hate M$, they are ev1l! linux is the best!!!111

Or not. (hehe I lov ethose linux fanboys - I'm not referring to anybody in this thread btw)

I run Windows XP SP1 (not letting 2 onto here until I'm sure it won't bugger it up)

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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 21:10
Dual Boot Damn Small Linux (I love it) and Windows XP SP 1 (So much is in it I need it)


Same reason for SP1 as David T but my friend says they are doing a forced update soon

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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 22:06 Edited at: 5th Mar 2005 22:07
I can dual boot to XP (SP2 of course) or Linux (Mandrake 8 or something)
I also run Palm OS 5T

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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 22:11
dual boot Win. XP and Mandrake linux 10.1

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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 22:59
How do you Dual Boot?


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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 23:04
You need an OS that installs a dual boot bootsector (eg LILO) so it chooses which OS to boot instead of just one. Most Linux distros do it for you

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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 23:11
Windows XP & Mandrake 10
I use Windows XP more, but if I had Visual Studio in Mandrake I'd be using that instead.

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Posted: 5th Mar 2005 23:38 Edited at: 5th Mar 2005 23:39
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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 01:07
this pc: xp pro64 bit beta and xp home(standard 32 bit) dual boot
video recording pc:old mandrake linux on a 1.6gb hdd for playing around with linux and 40gb hdd with windows me for recording. use the bios to select boot os
dad's pc:dual xp home and win me on same hdd
sister:win me
laptops:xp,xp and 95

plus i have 2 boot from cd distros of linux: suse9.2 and a knopix one
my pc is the only one good enough to run suse9.2 smoothly off the cd.

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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 01:28
how is the xp pro 64 bit beta is it any good, how do games run?

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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 02:08
Linux... Mandrake... curious.

I've heard a few things about linux, but never tried it. I'll download it in a sec, although I'm curious which programs will run on it. and also, do I need to use a firewall+anti-virus with it?

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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 02:47
Quote: "Do you find it runs faster than Win XP?"


Most of the apps you use will be different, so it is hard to compare. Those apps that are cross-platform run at very similar speeds.

I use FireFox for web browsing, OpenOffice for documents and KDE as the desktop manager (KDE is effectively one of the Linux alternatives to Windows Explorer).

I don't bother with anti-virus (although there is AV software available), since you don't use Internet Explorer under Linux - Most distributions ship with a firewall included.


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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 04:03
Windows XP SP1 ++ - wanted to upgrade to SP2 but heard horror stories about DBPro under SP2 - any pointers anyone?
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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 04:33
XP Home SP2 with dual boot Ubuntu Linux 4.10 "Warty Warthog"

Ubuntu is the best Linux distro in my opinion if you just want an easy alternative to Windows. It uses Gnome for the desktop, and a great package manager. Everything just works!


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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 06:27
On this computer: WinXP SP1.1 + RedHat 9 + FreeDOS Beta 9
On the laptop: WinXP + FreeDOS Beta 9 SP1
At work: RedHat 7.3

Although, I'm going to wipe one of my partitions on this computer or the laptop and install FreeBSD 5.3. I'm sick to death of Windows and Linux is too fragmented and not standard. Plus BSD can run Linux apps, is POSIX, and much more stable than Linux so FreeBSD will be my standard OS soon.
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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 06:45 Edited at: 6th Mar 2005 06:46
Hmmm. Let me see. XP Pro on this laptop. 2000 on my old laptop that I gave to my parents. XP Pro on my main desktop. XP Home on my second desktop. XP Pro on the second laptop in the house. ME (I know...) on my test computer. 98SE with Linux multiboot on my 2nd test computer. And at work I'm *still* on 98SE unbelievably.

Oh, and as to desktop pictures, my fave current one is of Denise Richards in the sea. For obvious reasons I cannot post it here

Cheers

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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 09:06
A little more detail:

This laptop:
Win XP Pro SP1 (default hill background )
Damn Small Linux (clean colour style or something)

Dead Top (needs a clamp to run ):
Win XP Pro SP1 (unactivated...damn new rules, custom background)
SuSE 7.x (a KDE background)

Crap Top:
Damn Small Linux (Default)

My Brothers PC:
Win 98 SE (Wierd lego background and fragmented)

Both Sisters:
Win XP Pro SP1 (Wierd girly backgrounds and VERY fragmented)

Mum:
Win XP Pro SP1 (Default)

Dad:
1 Win 98 SE Top (Fragmented, no background)
2 Win 98 SE Towers (Fragmented, none)
3 Win XP SP1 Towers (Fragmented, default)

AND I have to upkeep them all without installing anything or defragging

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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 10:10
Windows XP and now... Gentoo Linux! booyah


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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 10:53
Multi-Boot System
[1] Microsoft Windows NT 5.1 (Experience Professional 2004)
[2] Microsoft Windows NT 5.2 (.NET 2003)
[3] SuSE Linux 9.1 (Professional)

I use Windows XP as my default Operating System, as it provides the most compatibility, and the widest library of Software for everyday tasks.

System: Windows XP CPU: AMD Athlon 2600+ RAM: 512MB Video: GeForce FX 5200 Audio: C-Media 9739 DirectX: Version 9.0c
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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 11:17 Edited at: 6th Mar 2005 11:17
Windows XP SP2



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WinXP Sp2
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Main computer: Win XP Pro SP2 and Fedora Core 3

MP3 computer in my room: Windows 98SE (meh, its stable, runs winamp)

Dads laptop: Windows XP Pro (not allowd to upgrade it)

Mac: MacOS 7.5.2 (its basically a big slow television now, but i play Escape Velocity on it sometimes)


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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 16:07 Edited at: 6th Mar 2005 16:23
Edited- Since RobK deleted all them posts, this note now has no point-


As for the OS things:

Computer 1: Win XP home SP2 / Fedora Core 3 64bit

Computer 2 (my DAW type computer):Win XP Pro SP1

Computer 3 (the one i was using for games pre Computer 1): Win 2000 Pro SP4

Computer 4: Win 98

Laptop 1 (the one with the regular P4 processer, not a mobile one ): Win XP Pro SP2

Laptop 2 (heheh my Experimental K6-2): Win XP home SP2 right now, i switch it alot though, its usually a linux of somesort.

Yeah, I have a computer for everything I do

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Deleted all O/T posts relating to a certain North American country.


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RobK, don't hate.

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Posted: 6th Mar 2005 18:28 Edited at: 6th Mar 2005 18:28
Wow i missed the posts about Canada i guess...

Anyway kewl that lots of people have replied.


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osiris:xp64 beta


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Posted: 7th Mar 2005 00:27
Since we're all showing off, I might as well join in.

My PC: XP

My laptop: 2000

Dad's laptop: XP

Brother's computer: 2000

Brother's laptop: 2000

My older laptop: 95

My antique: Win 3.11

My old phone: Smartphone 2002

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<_<

Well i have XP Professional SP1 on this PC, XP Pro On my other PC, XP Home on my sisters laptop and Windows 98 on the ancient PC...Which has decided it doesnt want to work now...

So yeah.


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Windows XP


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is RedHat 9 any good? I discovered it on my racks of cds might set it to dual boot with XP on me laptop (or pick up some sh!tty one from a boot sale and boot on that)

by the way i run XPHome


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It's nothing special.

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worth installing?

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I suggest that you get a slightly more up to date distro. Fedora Core 3 is produced by the RedHat team.


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Posted: 7th Mar 2005 05:23 Edited at: 7th Mar 2005 05:38
This PC i have

Windows XP Pro and SimplyMEPIS 3.3

/me huggles SimplyMEPIS 3.3

laptop XP home.

w00t

http://www.hamsters.plus.com/mepis.png

there is a link to my desktop its uber1337

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Right, I've donloaded Mandrake 10.1 and installed it on a separate partition, but when I run it, it just comes up with the console asking me for a username and password.

I've looked with google for a solution, and found out that in 10.1, nvidia graphics cards aren't recognised (that's what I have), and to fix the problem, I need to insert the line "nvidia" to the file "/etc/modprobe.preload", then reboot, and type in "modprobe nvidia".

The only problem is how to add this line. Does anyone know how to? Please remember that I've never used linux before, so please keep it simple!

Thanks in advance!

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The user name and pass are probably setting them, else something like root and password

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Were you not asked to specify the username and password when you installed Mandrake?

You need to login using your "root" username and password. ie. the username is "root" (without the quotes!) and the password is probably "root" as well.

Once you have logged in, you should have a DOS-style console in front of you. To edit the file:

1. Type in "vi /etc/modprobe.preload"
2. Use the arrow keys to move up and down to find the place where you need to insert the text 'nvidia'
3. Press I (That is, the key for the letter 'i' on your keyboard) to enter INSERT mode
4. Type in the text nvidia
5. Press Shift + : (Shift plus the Colon key) - You should get a prompt at the bottom of the screen
6. Type in "save /etc/modprobe.preload"
7. Type in "quit" to exit vi (the text editor program)
8. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to reboot the PC
9. Login again, and type in "modprobe nvidia"

You may need to reboot again after this step. If you still have a plain console in front of you, type in "init 5" (when logged in as root) to go into Graphical mode (Linux OSes have several different 'run levels', Where 1 is the most basic, 3 has everything except a GUI and 5 has everything including the GUI)

If you are new to Linux, you might want to try a couple of different distros to find one that suits. I personally quite like SuSE, since it is fairly beginner friendly, and hits a good balance of pre-installed apps (I seem to remember that Mandrake installed 3 or 4 different office suits and 3 or 4 PhotoShop clones and 2 web browsers by default)

Edit: When you have done all of the above you will now have discovered why Linux still isn't ready for the layman. Read the instructions for installing graphics card drivers on the ATI website for Linux and Windows, and you'll really see what I mean!


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Posted: 8th Mar 2005 05:26
Quote: "1. Type in "vi /etc/modprobe.preload"
2. Use the arrow keys to move up and down to find the place where you need to insert the text 'nvidia'
3. Press I (That is, the key for the letter 'i' on your keyboard) to enter INSERT mode
4. Type in the text nvidia
5. Press Shift + : (Shift plus the Colon key) - You should get a prompt at the bottom of the screen
6. Type in "save /etc/modprobe.preload"
7. Type in "quit" to exit vi (the text editor program)
8. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to reboot the PC
9. Login again, and type in "modprobe nvidia"
"

Or an easier way:
1) type "pico /etc/modprobe.preload" (Mandrake should have it, to check type "which pico")
2) Edit the file (Pico is a WYSIWYG text editor like notepad)
3) Hit Ctrl-o to save.
4) Hit Ctrl-x to exit.
5) Follow steps 8 and 9 from above.
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Posted: 8th Mar 2005 06:20 Edited at: 8th Mar 2005 06:22
Cheers for the help, but after some more tamperings and about 7 hours of solid square-eyeification, I've found out that the "modprobe nvidia" command doesn't work because I need to install the nvidia driver from www.nvidia.com (as opposed to using the one distributed with mandrake). I've managed to run the installation file in this DOS-like linux area, but it seems that I need the kernel source. So, I typed in "urpmi kernel-source" (or something like that; I my have put "-2.8.6.1" after it), and it asked for CD3 and it installed the source.

I then tried to run the graphics driver again, but it said that my kernel source wasn't setup right.

I think that once the source is set up, then everything else should be relatively easy (i hope!), so has anyone got any ideas?

Cheers in advance!

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Win XP home SP 2
Intel Celeron processer
Comcast High Speed Internet



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On this machine I've got
Fedora Core 3
Longhorn (dunno what build it is, never bothered to look)
XP Pro
and Server 2003 SP1 beta

Mostly use XP for all my dev stuff and Fedora for just tinkering around. Server 2003 i've got there basically for active directory backups etc and to test out this new Service Pack.
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XP Pro SP2

Linux Gentoo
Fedora Core 3


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