Which and How many Operating Systems do you prefer on your computer??

India
March 20, 2010 10:34am CST
Now a days..we have several OS at our disposable..with new upgrades and new OS coming up frequently.. Which OS do you use on your computer..and why?? How many OS do you have on your computer??
8 responses
Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (69370)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Mar 10
I have windows Vista home basic. I only have one OS on my laptop. I know some have more then one, but I don't need more then one. I like vista because its got a better interface as far as my screen reader is concerned. And I have to keep my screen reader happy.
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
20 Mar 10
And what about Windows Seven?? I have heard its better than Vista... Did you ever try Linux?
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
21 Mar 10
lolz...come on...!! You will use Windows seven soon...its cool.. Why do you use the Screen Reader??
Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (69370)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Mar 10
I can't afford to. For that I would need a couple thousand bucks. That's money I don't have. Maybe if I work real hard and get a real high payout somewhere, then maybe. But, not likely. I need to upgrade my current screen reader to current, then renew my sma (service mantance agreement) for my screen reader which would be about half that easily. Then I'd have to buy the operating system (windows 7) which I can't afford. Cheepst I saw online about 200 bucks. And as for Lunix, I would have to look into screen readers for it and may have to pay out-of-pocket for it. Which could easly be 1,000 or more. So.... no... not going to happen. Only way I'd be able to really "try" lunx is if I broke down and applied to be a medical transscriptenist.
1anurag1
@1anurag1 (3576)
• India
20 Mar 10
i have one os in my laptop and one in my pc. in my pc there is windows xp and in my laptop that is windows7. but i also use the windows xp in my laptop as i need to run some development tools also which only supported by xp by the time. and for xp i use virtual pc. by which i am able to run an operating system on another operating system. i also use some time linux operating system in the same way using virtual pc.
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
21 Mar 10
Hey...thanks a lot...i dinn know about it...
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
21 Mar 10
Virtual PC..cool...which software for that?? i have used VMWare.. Virtual PC is the best way to run Linux for the first time...
harpreet89
@harpreet89 (723)
• India
21 Mar 10
Hi, i want to add some information that Virtual PC can run Linux OS. Thats because of its resolution.Virtual PC uses 16-bit resolution while Linux uses 24-bit resolution. For using linux in virtual environment, best options are VMware and Vitual Box(by SUN microsystems).
Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
20 Mar 10
I have a dual boot system on my desktop, comprising of Windows 7 and Ubuntu. My laptop has just the one operating system, which is Windows Vista. I like Ubuntu but would not totally part with Windows, so running a dual boot is the obvious solution for me.
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
21 Mar 10
I used the dual boot...and the BOOT STRAP LOADER messed it all up... lolz..!! Thats true..Ubuntu cannot compete with Windows...unless it is more and more promoted...
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
21 Mar 10
I used the dual boot...and the BOOT STRAP LOADER messed it all up... lolz..!! Thats true..Ubuntu cannot compete with Windows...unless it is more and more promoted...
fiazio
@fiazio (734)
• India
20 Mar 10
Hey, I use windows XP SP3 Custom version. I just don't like the newer versions, xp is the most stable version for me
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
20 Mar 10
hmm...dinn you try Vista or Seven??
fiazio
@fiazio (734)
• India
20 Mar 10
Yes, but i the softwares i use digital audio workstations don't support also workstations don't really need to be visually appealing
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
21 Mar 10
yep...you are correct..else many of us choose the VISUALLY APPEALING ones... :)
micke31479
@micke31479 (79)
• United States
22 Mar 10
windows 7 ultimate more games esey to use to
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
22 Mar 10
yea...more graphical...and easy..to learn...
micke31479
@micke31479 (79)
• United States
23 Mar 10
linux is good hard to set up and shy on games
KcLKcL
@KcLKcL (180)
• Indonesia
21 Mar 10
After familiarizing with Linux, I found it MUCH better than Windows. Now I am using Debian Unstable (Sid) after migrating from Ubuntu 9.10. Before that, I used Windows 7 Ultimate, and it was running slow (at least) on my system. Slower than XP. Conclusion: I prefer Linux. It's free, it's fast, it's open source, and free from viruses.
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
21 Mar 10
yup..the freedom form virus is the most reliable feature of it... :)
harpreet89
@harpreet89 (723)
• India
21 Mar 10
Hi, i had 2 OS installed in my system.One is Windows 7 and other is Windows XP. I think that we should have atleast 2 OS present in the system as sometimes, some problem might arise which might corrupt an OS,so a secondary OS must be there to backup the necessary documents and other data. Also, one should also know to work on different OS and its environment. So by installing different OS one can learn to work on other environment as well.
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
21 Mar 10
Thats it..!! Experience on other systems..environments..figuring it all out...it seems so fantastic and ming boggling..isnt it???
kar295rocks
@kar295rocks (2116)
• India
20 Mar 10
Well, for me, I am dual booting Linux Kubuntu 9.10 [ not UBUNTU but KUBUNTU] and Windows 7 Ultimate. So, these two are enough to satisfy my needs - but, I do most of the mylotting from Kubuntu and I just play games and download stuff from Windows 7.
uautkarsh
@uautkarsh (414)
• India
20 Mar 10
Yea..KUBUNTU..i know that.. :) You seem to have the best combination presently...