Least Favorite Operating Systems

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What's your least favorite OS? Past a reason, too!

Mine:

Mac OS X

It's just no logical. I love MacBooks and whatnot, but the OS is just not right in my eyes. It takes too much time to get some work done!!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway NV52
    CPU
    2100 MHz
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    4.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics (259 MB)
    Sound Card
    HD Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS545032B9A3 SCSI Disk Device
    Cooling
    Multiple Fans
    Keyboard
    Gateway Laptop Keyboard
    Mouse
    Synaptics Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    Broadband
Re: Lease Favorite Operating Systems

Windows ME, hands down.
Only version of Windows I ever literally hated.

Never really used a Mac, so can't be sure.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built( I will never "buy" a PC)
    CPU
    AMD Phenom2 XII 560
    Motherboard
    Biostar A780L3L
    Memory
    4GB DDR3-1333
    Graphics Card(s)
    xfx 9800 GT
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    320GB
    Cooling
    2 front, 2 back,one side
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless LX310
    Internet Speed
    18/2 cable
    Other Info
    Opera/Chrome / EPSON Stylus nx420 / Microsoft Security Essentials / CCleaner / Malwarebytes / OpenDNS / Paint.NET / 7-Zip / Windows Live Mail Client
Re: Lease Favorite Operating Systems

Mine was so old I went from windows 98 right into vista, it's like the wife and kids get the best first then down to me. But the more I use vista the more I love it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    a6530f Desktop
    CPU
    HP-PAVILION
    Motherboard
    M2N68-LA (Narra3)
    Memory
    8 Gigs of Ram/DDR2 PC2-6400 MB/sec
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Sound Card
    Intergrated Realtex ALC888S Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W40 series widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 X 900
    Hard Drives
    1 640 GB Sata transfer rating: 3.0 Gb/sec speed: 7200 RPM
    PSU
    300W
    Case
    Mid-Size ATX
    Keyboard
    HP Multimedia Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000
    Other Info
    Processor: AMD Phenom X3 8450 Operating speed: Up to 2.1 GHz, Number of cores: 3, Socket: AM2+, Bus speed: 3600 MHz HT3 (clocked down to 2000 MHz)

    Modem: 56K WinModem/

    Supermulti: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X Ram (+/-)R DL Lightscribe SATA Drive

    Menory Card Reader: 15-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader

    Media Drive
Wow, that's quite a long period of time. XP was great, but to me, it was mainstream for a bit too long. I was happy when I got Vista....looking at something different was nice for a change.

The only thing I really didn't like about XP was the cheesy look of it. Compared to the OS's before it, it looked really nice, but it wasn't long before the "Candy" look of it got tiresome, and only being able to change between 3 colors(unless you used a theme hack or something like windowblinds).
There wasn't a lot of customization available with it. It made me start to hate the color blue,lol.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built( I will never "buy" a PC)
    CPU
    AMD Phenom2 XII 560
    Motherboard
    Biostar A780L3L
    Memory
    4GB DDR3-1333
    Graphics Card(s)
    xfx 9800 GT
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    320GB
    Cooling
    2 front, 2 back,one side
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless LX310
    Internet Speed
    18/2 cable
    Other Info
    Opera/Chrome / EPSON Stylus nx420 / Microsoft Security Essentials / CCleaner / Malwarebytes / OpenDNS / Paint.NET / 7-Zip / Windows Live Mail Client
I kind of liked Windows 98. I liked the feel of it. It got the job done, even though it would be slow now.

Windows ME was a stinker. It just made no sense. And XP was great, it brought a new look to Windows, just not a good one...
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway NV52
    CPU
    2100 MHz
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    4.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics (259 MB)
    Sound Card
    HD Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS545032B9A3 SCSI Disk Device
    Cooling
    Multiple Fans
    Keyboard
    Gateway Laptop Keyboard
    Mouse
    Synaptics Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    Broadband
I didn't have a bad one, went from 98, WinME, XP, Vista and now Windows 7, never had any problems with any of them.;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy x360 Convertible 15-bq0xx
    CPU
    AMD A9 Stoney Ridge Technology
    Motherboard
    HP 8312 (Socket FP4)
    Memory
    8.00GB Dual-Channel Unknown (?-0-0-0)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) 512MB ATI AMD Radeon R5
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Aud
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    119GB SanDisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 (SSD)
    931GB Hitachi HGST HTS721010A9E630 (SATA
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse
    Internet Speed
    62.86Mbps down 18.19Mbps up
    Other Info
    EPSON78D0CF (XP-332 335 Series) (Default Printer)
Any Linux, there's just no point to it, the only reason its good is because it's free, but like everything free, it's rubbish, and before people jump down my throat, yes I have used it, I used to run unix servers through remote connections, also had to use ubuntu for a year or so, and hated every minute of it
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
MrNeeds said:
Any Linux, there's just no point to it, the only reason its good is because it's free, but like everything free, it's rubbish, and before people jump down my throat, yes I have used it, I used to run unix servers through remote connections, also had to use ubuntu for a year or so, and hated every minute of it
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I find it is the best thing to recover Windows files with and trouble shooting a dead Windows computer is a lot easier with a bootable USB stick with any of the live cd's on it.
I use Linux Mint for mine.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Thinkpad T400
    CPU
    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz
    Motherboard
    LENOVO 64734VM
    Memory
    2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    1x 180GB Intel 530 series SSD
    1 x 120GB Hitachi 5400rmp
    1 x 650GB Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    1x 1Tb Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    Internet Speed
    Medium for New Zealand
    Other Info
    Weakest part of my computer is the graphics chipset.
    Only ever used a laptop.
    Also use USB Freeview TV Card
    Lenovo Docking Station
    External Speakers
    Other bits a pieces as needed
Joan Archer said:
I didn't have a bad one, went from 98SE, WinME, XP home&pro, Vista business and now Windows 7 pro&ultimate, never had any problems with any of them.;)
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ditto



I also had win2000
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    gateway/m6881
    CPU
    centrino core 2 duo 2.2ghz T7500
    Memory
    3GB
    Hard Drives
    500GB WD
    Mouse
    logitech
    Internet Speed
    fios 35MB not!!!!
I must agree with the windows ME point, ie what was the point. On the wifes computer I installed fedora 14. She only uses her laptop for internet access as mine has all the office software. Over the years I have learnt to use an OS which suits the computer user.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
roy69 said:
I must agree with the windows ME point, ie what was the point. On the wifes computer I installed fedora 14. She only uses her laptop for internet access as mine has all the office software. Over the years I have learnt to use an OS which suits the computer user.
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True...what was the point.
Looking back on it now, it seems so odd that they released 4 versions of Windows in a matter of 4 years(98,2k,ME,XP). Then it was forever before the next major (consumer) version. ME just didn't make sense to me. It was an upgrade from 98 only because it added some functions from 2k, which in my opinion, was a really solid OS. I never had a single issue with 2k. It was fast and simple, although it wasn't really meant for normal home use.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built( I will never "buy" a PC)
    CPU
    AMD Phenom2 XII 560
    Motherboard
    Biostar A780L3L
    Memory
    4GB DDR3-1333
    Graphics Card(s)
    xfx 9800 GT
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    320GB
    Cooling
    2 front, 2 back,one side
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless LX310
    Internet Speed
    18/2 cable
    Other Info
    Opera/Chrome / EPSON Stylus nx420 / Microsoft Security Essentials / CCleaner / Malwarebytes / OpenDNS / Paint.NET / 7-Zip / Windows Live Mail Client
My least fave OS is any OS modified by an employer to the point of... it doesn't work properly anymore. And then they ignore the IT guys who have to explain to the users that we cannot do that for you. I'll have to email the main office. Then... it still isn't done.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire X1700
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    3 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Vizio 21" tv
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 resolution
    Hard Drives
    1 terabyte sata in 1 partition
    Cooling
    fans that came with it
    Keyboard
    basic USB
    Mouse
    basic USB
    Internet Speed
    3 megabits on a cable modem, wired
newblueboy said:
What's your least favorite OS? Past a reason, too!QUOTE]

Anything older than vista, for the simple reason you shouldn't be using it in this day and age!
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    §ĮŁΣNŦ Д$$Д$$ĮN
    CPU
    Xeon X3360
    Motherboard
    P5W64 WS Pro
    Memory
    Corsair XMS2 8gb @ 5-4-4-12 833mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA Geforce GTX470 SC+
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Extreme Gamer Fatlity Edition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung T200
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD 1TB RE3
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughower 750w
    Case
    NZXT Lexa Silver
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS10x Extreme
    Keyboard
    Razer Lycosa Mirror
    Mouse
    Razer Deathadder 3500dpi
    Internet Speed
    24Mb/s
    Other Info
    My massive wifi antenna is in the post!
MWRed said:
roy69 said:
I must agree with the windows ME point, ie what was the point. On the wifes computer I installed fedora 14. She only uses her laptop for internet access as mine has all the office software. Over the years I have learnt to use an OS which suits the computer user.
Click to expand...

True...what was the point.
Looking back on it now, it seems so odd that they released 4 versions of Windows in a matter of 4 years(98,2k,ME,XP). Then it was forever before the next major (consumer) version. ME just didn't make sense to me. It was an upgrade from 98 only because it added some functions from 2k, which in my opinion, was a really solid OS. I never had a single issue with 2k. It was fast and simple, although it wasn't really meant for normal home use.
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Mine is ME , XP Sometimes and All the Linux Distributions

EDIT: Also Vista , and Vista SP1

SP2 Is great
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.10GHz
    Motherboard
    Foxconn H67MP-S/-V/H67MP
    Memory
    8.0GB DDR3 @ 665MHz (2GBx4)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD Radeon 6870
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SMB1930NW (1440x900@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    977GB Seagate ST31000524AS ATA Device (SATA) + 250GB WD iSCSI attached Drive
    Case
    Novatech Night
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Dell HID-compliant mouse
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