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I'd personally be more interested in Haiku then ReactOS, has anyone tried it?
Link or it doesn't exist
http://tinyurl.com/rdfp7o
Well I can install most Windows 2000 drivers and XP drivers I needed. And you can run Oracle 8-10 on it. I'm not into gaming so I've no experience about that. But for the tasks I would use Windows for, Reactos does serve its purpose (Office, Coding, etc.). And that even though it's still in alpha state.
I've been a BeOS user back in the days for some time and therefore I'm also quite interested in Haiku. Last time I tried it, it worked quite fine. But I've no software that I regularly use that will run on BeOS.
@Kylix this isn't a porn or warez site. Please use a real link.
@drmike That tinyurl forwards to http://lmgtfy.com/?q=haiku+os
Real links are ugly mike xD
Maybe but at least I can follow them.
I remember your comment you blamed people for posting long lines would damage the layout in your browser. Hence, I tried to make a shorter link. Maybe you should post a AUP for others how to behave on the Internet when they are near you. ;-)
AUP!!! LOL
Just did a bit of testing myself... and tried to push it to run on 64 MB RAM
http://imgair.net/i/20111028122839665.png
And It works well !
http://imgair.net/i/20111028123037458.png
Now, 32 MB RAM xD
http://imgair.net/i/20111028123135311.png
1st Try :
http://imgair.net/i/20111028123213519.png
2nd Try :
http://imgair.net/i/2011102812334089.png
Well, Looks like 64 MB is the best it can be pushed down to ! Still, amazing for an OS which can run Windows Applications directly.
Note : This test included only the booting of the OS, no apps were installed or run during the test.
LOL! They even copied the kernel panic output screen. That's hilarious.
Even their website does that. Try visiting any non-existing page:
http://www.reactos.org/404
Cool!
Lol, now that's funny.
ok i finnaly got some time to play with it, loaded iso on my kvm, installed reactOS fine, everything works fine except network
about haiku, i load iso but system loops - boots to welcome screen and resets
I heard ReactOS is more secure and faster then Windows itself. It makes Microsoft look dumb.
Security is a concept, reliant entirely upon the admin/user. I have a single machine with Windows installed (gaming only), and I can guarantee it's a helluva lot more secure than plenty of nix servers out there that have unpatched vulnerabilities.
oh and btw, visual basic 6 programs are not working under reactOS which really kills it for me ;(
@kristal: You need to install the VB6-Runtime. Windows just comes pre-packed with them. It's the same as with the .net-Framework which needed to be installed manually on Win XP.
@kylix: yes, i do install it, yet still, it doesnt work
@kristal: AFAIK DirectX is currently not supported by ReactOS. Maybe your VB6-Apps make use of it. Others than that, VB6-Apps should run quite fine as far as I've heard. Of course taking into consideration, that those Apps don't rely on specific Windows API-calls or any other special code.
im installing vb6 from the reactOS application manager, it installs fine but when im trying to load a simple app ( no directx) it says vb6 not found, i googled it but didnt find anything really useful.
your bot?
haha something new play and check out for fun... not bad for an alpha release.
I think I'll never move on to try ReactOS..I'll stay with my good ol' wine on Linux
@livingvirtual: i would do the same BUT 2 things:
1. not all aplications can be run on wine, and i do not enjoy using alternatives
2. if u r using LowMemBox-es every megabyte of ram is important and heres where reactos wins again
@kristal
Well for my server..I don't use many WIndows Applications so I don't need a specfic operating system to run a Windows Based Apps. And where it comes to memory I definetely am not going to install Windows Applications on my Linux Box as I am only using it to do some geeky stuff, run some web-sites etc.. ReactOS may be a perfect solution for a netbook/desktop but where it comes to servers..I don't think there is going to be a vast implementation.
nevermind the reactos, ive just setup windows xp on a 128mb box and its taking only 60mb ram
nevermind the win xp, now im running win 7 ultimate: 1,7 gb hdd/ 160mb ram
Have you tried the Starter Ed. of Win 7 already?