proevofanatik Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 could someone please rate all microsoft os from best to worse from these please?xp homexp professionalxp media centreserver 2003thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgyvr Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) could someone please rate all microsoft os from best to worse from these please?xp homexp professionalxp media centreserver 2003thanksThrow Home out of the running...it's just a dumbed down version of Pro.Media Center is XP with the Media Center add-on, nothing more.Server 2003 should not be compared to a desktop operating system at all. It's apples and oranges. Edited September 15, 2009 by macgyvr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzöwl Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Rate them for what?I'm not leaving this as an open ended question, either provide a reasonable response to my question on your next reply or this topic will be removed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 xp homePros:umm its cheap?Cons:cant be a remote desktop servercant join a domainno local group policy supportxp professionalPros:can be a remote desktop servercan join a domainlocal group policy supportCons:doesnt have media centerxp media centerPros:can be a remote desktop serverlocal group policy supporthas media centerCons:cant join a domainserver 2003Pros:can be a remote desktop server (even for multiple people depending on edition)group policy supportCons:Priceits designed for servers. if you intend to use it as a desktop it requires a little work to get it up to snuffsometimes difficult to locate drivers for non-server hardwaredoesnt have media centermore info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_editions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenriG Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 xp professionalxp media centreserver 2003xp homeThats my rating in that order but it depends what I want in a OS. Ive been trying Windows 7 and it might just be first or second. Still playing with that OS. Your question is kind of a trick question. Ask me the same question if I have four computers networked in the house and my answer might change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proevofanatik Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Rate them for what?I'm not leaving this as an open ended question, either provide a reasonable response to my question on your next reply or this topic will be removed!im sorry i wasnt clear. the reason im wanting them rated is because i currently use xp home and its crap. im looking for the best one b4 i purchase it.i also tried out a few linux distros. they were great but dont really support many windows based games. you can fart about with wine to get them to work, but i found it very daunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheky Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) I would go with an XP SP3 pro, Nlite the bulk, then build up any media center wants with third party apps (Kantaris for playback + tversity/boxee for streaming is a lot more fun, imho).edit: but that list does seem antiquated, waiting a month and getting a retail 7 should be considered. Edited September 15, 2009 by iamtheky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanND Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 It is all personal preference. I know people that swear by every version of Windows OS since 95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eksasol Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 (edited) I wouldn't entirely dismiss XP Home, if you are using for home and non-business use it is fine. I feel some people who dismiss it entirely before further assessment. Although there is no Local Group Policy. If you reboot the computer in safe mode you can change the Software Restriction Policy settings for the files in it's Properties windows.The specification that said it doesn't support multicore processor isn't correct. You can update the Uniprocessor in Device Manager to multi. But nLiting it and setting the CPU to automatic also does it.xp professionalPro:doesnt have media center There, I fixed it. Edited September 16, 2009 by eksasol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzöwl Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Unfortunately you were unable to provide a response which reasonably fulfilled the criteria I set you.Therefore, as promised, this topic is now closed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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