which operating system should I use?

I was wondering which operating system works best for gaming?

 

I'm thinking Win98SE. Pretty much every game will run on that, providing you have the other system requirements that the game requires.
Wait for more posts though. Others may have different suggestions

 

Sarcasm aside, , get XP if you can afford it. Plays most everything with it's compatibility mode

 

LOL, that has always amazed me when we have customers who upgrade their OS.


Primary function of their comnputer?

To play solitaire.


No joke!

 

For me it is XP. I cant remember last time I had the dreaded blue screen.

 

While Vlad and others strongly believe that M$ products are produced in the depths of Hell by the Devil himself (Just playin with ya Vlad! )

I would go with Windows XP... much more stable than earlier OS' and very easy to use...

if you are feeling crazy, you could go with a Linux OS, but it will take a bit longer to learn if you are used to Microsoft


( I think I am now in the correct thread! )

 

Hummmm. I see a lot of the others said XP.
Has anyone got a DOS game to run in XP ???? If so, share the secret I picked 98SE because the original question was "Which is best for gaming". I was looking at the question from an install and compatability standpoint.

 

Unfortunately it's been many years since a DOS based game has been released. When someone asks about gaming they usually don't worry about DOS games cause they are 1. outdated 2. require minimal hardware and 3. no one makes new DOS games anymore.

As for the OS, go with a clean install of Windows XP.

 

Another vote for XP here. Never had a problem with installing games on it.

 

Ive been using 2kPro and it works fine.

 

XP here too!
like 2000 run both zero problems
Have pc with 98se makes good paper weight kinda of dusty though

 

XP all the way.

 

Win 2000 Pro

 

Anyone see any performance differences in XP and 2kPro when gaming? Pros\cons?

 

Check these out:
2000 pro vs XP pro article

XP Pro Comparison Chart from Microsoft.com

 

another vote for xp

 

Grab VDMsound You can play most DOS based games and includes support for current videocards. There's also dosbox , not as good for games.

 

XP is the one

although some games did stop working under xp. and some I had to download a patch to work with xp. I still prefer xp it does not break down and give me the blue screen at all

I never did get that compatibility option to work for me.

Never......