Love XP but I am thinking I will have to move on. Nothing like a business plan that eventually makes customers upgrade!

 

3.1 for work groups had it all, I should go back to it

Win95 is my most hated version ever. I hated it so much I tried to go Linux but in the mid 90's Linux support was pretty much zero. Linux kicked my a$$ and sent me home crying. Then it was Windows ME. I used that right up until I got XP. Hung onto XP right up until Windows 8 was released. I took a chance and upgraded. I find a like a few of the little perks Win8 has.....but overall, XP was my favorite. A good, solid, no BS operating system.

 

Windows 95 was that last version I used. I liked the "Paint" app.

 

I used XP on as many as 5 computers in a home network for many years. 2/3 kids are moved out now, and daughter has her own laptop instead of a tower, so we're down to a couple. Both have 7 on them and I like it very much also. But I knew how to tweak XP extensively and it ran rock solid and fast, so I'd rate it as my favourite.

 

I liked XP too. I still have a copy of 3.0 on a stack of diskettes. That's 3.0, NOT 3.1. For me, the Windows Write applet that started with 3.0 was the best word processor ever. No bells and/or whistles to distract, clean interface. The kind of word processor for a guy who wants a beer, a sandwich, and some fries on the side, with no fancy crap.

 

I thought Windows 95 was the greatest leap forward with a reasonably stable platform. XP was the next usable platform to be released. Everything in between was a dog. 7 is okay; I haven't used 8 much, but I'm not loving it yet.

 

XP here as well. I have vista now, only because that's what's on my system.
My brother buys a new computer every two years and I get his old one for a case of beer.

 

I liked XP too. I still have a copy of 3.0 on a stack of diskettes. That's 3.0, NOT 3.1. For me, the Windows Write applet that started with 3.0 was the best word processor ever. No bells and/or whistles to distract, clean interface. The kind of word processor for a guy who wants a beer, a sandwich, and some fries on the side, with no fancy crap.

somewhere I've still got a copy of Office 3.1 on 12 or 14 diskettes. Probably right beside a copy of "Doom" also on diskettes :Smiley-fart:

 

I liked XP too. I still have a copy of 3.0 on a stack of diskettes. That's 3.0, NOT 3.1. For me, the Windows Write applet that started with 3.0 was the best word processor ever. No bells and/or whistles to distract, clean interface. The kind of word processor for a guy who wants a beer, a sandwich, and some fries on the side, with no fancy crap.

somewhere I've still got a copy of Office 3.1 on 12 or 14 diskettes. Probably right beside a copy of "Doom" also on diskettes :Smiley-fart:

You guys need to clear out your desks.....

 

Nah. Somebody has to remember there was a time before 2000. I've got a whole museum in my basement and garage. A couple of Sinclair machines (ZX-81, Timex 1000, and Spectrum 2068), a couple of Macs (Classic and 575), a couple of CoCos (2 and 3), 286, 386, 486 machines. 10meg hard-drives. BIG 180k single-sided 5-1/4" floppy drives (from when floppies actually were), and my beloved Acorn Atom. I'm just sorry I don't have one of the 6502-based classic single board machines, like a Sym-1, AIM-65, or a KIM-1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KIM-1).

 

Windows XP. Win 7 a close second. Win 95 only took a couple years at most to become fully corrupt to the point where my computer wouldn't work - it wasn't called Doze 95 for nothing. I vaguely remember some minor complaints about 3.1 but that was so long ago.

 

In order for me, my fave versions are:

Windows 7
Windows XP
Windows 95B
Windows 2000 Server

These were the least buggy versions of Windows and all ran with great stability. My Server box running 2000 had uptimes of over 100 days regularly without needing a reboot. Try that with another MS product! 95B was such a huge improvement over 95, which itself was ok. They totally shat the bed putting out Win 98 and Win ME, but redeemed themselves with XP. Win 7 takes the cake for my because it has all the things that made XP so reliable and easy to use and just improved on it without adding clutter. Networking, in particular, is where Win 7 shines for me.

Windows 8 can just go away and die for all I care.

 

You guys need to clear out your desks.....

the wife threw out all my 5-1/4" floppies

desk is locked now :sFun_dancing:

 

XP will likely be the most common answer, and I'll agree.

I am currently using 8, and once I learned a few keyboard shortcuts, I find it very easy to use. It's be reliable and stable. I'm quite liking it. But I'm not sure anything will have the longetivity that XP saw.

 

I forgot to mention Windows 98! That was a decent version also.

 

Win7... extremely stable, well-featured, well-supported, runs 64-bit software.

Nobody I know who has moved to Win8 is happy they've done it.

 

AmigaOS 4.1. Really, Windows blows chunks no matter what they do with it, its still bloatware...........

 

my vote goes to Windows 7 64 bit system....have it/love it/ and pretty stable.

I still have a box that runs windows 95 AND windows NT as a twin boot...
I bet that with the modern memory configurations, that system would be pretty cool.

I'm saving one filing cabinet drawer full of 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 inch disks to trade for a nice LEs PAul HIstoric or similar guitar.
Any takers?

G.

 

I loved WINNT 3.1 in '93 as the first 32-bit version. Then they came out with the 64-bit version of server in 2003... but realistically, as a user, win7 is my favourite Windows O/S for now. I tried win8 but not 8.1 yet. I'm a developer and like to keep *fairly* current

 

For me it's a tie between Windows XP and Windows 7. I don't care for Windows 8 or 8.1.

 

Its Windows 7 for me. At some point, I had 4 different OS on my laptop/desktops, XP, Vista, Win 7 and Win 8. I find Win 7 the easiest to work with. It's like a souped up XP. which was my favourite OS for a long time.

 

Everyone here have a very short memory!!! Where's the love for Windows ME???? http://youtu.be/SED7PQTXy5g

 

xp for me as well. nt was the same o/s, basically, so i liked that too.

 

Everyone here have a very short memory!!! Where's the love for Windows ME???? http://youtu.be/SED7PQTXy5g

Just for the hell of it, I have everything from 95 to 7 on laptops. Yeah, I have a few. Also have one "laptop" that runs dos and one that runs 3.1. As far as OS's go, ME is bottom of the pile, then 2000 then 7....which is on the laptop I'm using now.

 

Ran ME for a few years on a comp that my dad gave to me, it was crap. Built a new one had ran xp on it for a long time. I loved xp but went to 7 last year when my hard drive died. I have no complaints about 7 and I think I may like it better than xp now.