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Lousy OS?

Started by tebriel Jan 22, 2003 at 4:35 PM 17 replies 900+ views

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Jan 22, 2003 at 4:35 PM

I know WinME is a lousy OS for doing...well, anything...but is there ANY way I can get around having to reboot every time I (ahem) "make a development error" and lock up the system? The entire system doesn''t lock up that often, but on occassion it does, and it''s very annoying when this happens. Usually I can alt-ctrl-del and kill the program if I really need to. I''m doing network programming (TCP/IP)....maybe this is just an issue with the library I''m using. But I have a feeling it happens alot with network programming (not to mention other types of programming). This kind of thing has always been the biggest roadblock for me in learning network programming. (ex-Win95 user, current WinME user, go figure) But how does everyone else get around problems like this? Is using Win2000, NT, or XP the only real solution? (And does THAT even stop this?)

tebriel

Jan 22, 2003 at 5:17 PM

Why hasn''t Win2k replaced NT? Isn''t it supposed to?

dalleboy

Jan 22, 2003 at 5:20 PM

Win2K is NT-based...

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Michalson

Jan 22, 2003 at 5:20 PM

Use 2000 or XP. Period. Apart from if you get flaky drivers you should have a rock solid system. And frankly 2000/XP is just plain better in everyway (unless you''re running a P120 with 16MB).

tebriel

Jan 23, 2003 at 1:35 AM

I know Win2K is NT based... I read it as "NT" and somehow missed the "based" part. I guess I was tired and missed that!!

Already answered my next question about XP--I was hoping to hear something like that.

Spearhawk

Jan 23, 2003 at 10:40 AM

quote:
Original post by Anonymous Poster
nt 4 -> nt 4
nt 5 -> 2000
nt 6 -> xp pro

Actuly Xp is NT 5.1

Arild Fines

Jan 23, 2003 at 11:25 AM

Longhorn will be 6.0. The recently renamed "Windows Server 2003"(used to be "Windows .NET Server 2003") is only 5.2.

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matt_j

Jan 23, 2003 at 11:47 AM

Windows XP (home and pro) is still, in a way NT5. Most people have probably noticed that Windows XP is just Windows 2000 with some extra goodies. And XP is a little more stable than 2000, I''ve noticed. ME is a waste of money, and if you ask me Microsoft only made it so people wouldn''t have an OS referencing the year ''1998'' in 2001.

CheeseMonger

Jan 23, 2003 at 3:25 PM

Windows CE + Windows ME + Windows NT = CEMENT

- CheeseMonger

evil sausage

Jan 23, 2003 at 5:55 PM

Windows ME is so underrated

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Jan 23, 2003 at 9:21 PM

MY OS!!!

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eldee

Jan 23, 2003 at 9:24 PM

hrm.. longhorn. i''ve seen some beta shots of that.. looks like XP
with another new paint job.

what''s this project neptune thing i''ve heard about? anybody know?

-eldee
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Shannon Barber

Jan 23, 2003 at 9:27 PM

quote:
Original post by evil sausage
Windows ME is so underrated

It''s not possible to underrate it.

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DerekSaw

Jan 24, 2003 at 3:26 AM

quote:
Original post by Anonymous Poster
pls don''t start a religious war

No one is posting religously.

Other than saying "NT-based", may I suggest Linux-based??

Btw, Windows ME is the only OS that pass the "60 minutes money back guaranteed" test.

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