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Summary: As good as they come
Review: I've been using Windows NT 4 at home for a few years now and I have to say it is quite great. After using Windows NT I wonder how I ever survived with Windows 9x. It is just so stable and works so well. When programs crash the OS catches it and the rest of the OS is untouched. Yes, it is possible to achieve a Blue Screen of Death but it is very very difficult to do so. I would even go so far as to say it has advantages over Windows 2000: no extra tacked on "features" to take of CPU cycles and look real flashy which usually just get turned off. The downsides include lack of USB support, DirectX for games only up to version 5 or so and a defualt dial-up networking interface which is seriously lacking (this is replaced by something vastly superior with internet explorer 4+). To make Windows NT (or any other version of Windows) even better and more powerful look up a handy program called LiteStep.
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Summary: Windows NT workstation
Review: Lot of people may say a lot abt the bad sides of the Windows. But I think most of the statements are maybe due to jealousy. If u can manage then this is one of the best interfaces you can have. But whatever be it is one of the best interfaces for a PC. And many other OSes have a long time to come up with the GUI and the softwares for them.
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Summary: 2000 or XP2, goodbye to the original Microsoft Stability OS.
Review: Running Windows 95 and that means Windows 98 is illegal in your country and you are in the land of needing a new computer fast, feeling that you might have a box that looks like it is running windows 3.1 and to be honest now is your chance to move to Windows 2000 for a more solid operating system. Even NT users found more stability in Windows 2000, 98 users mostly gamers or downloaders, seeing the blue screen of death often, while Win 2K users doing something a little more software intensive like multimedia, graphics and servers that 98 could not manage. So came the day of the duel-processor, having an NT Dual 500mhz, upgrading to Win2K and you still had a fast machine, 64mb and 128mb games cards never really impressing you that much to get a better machine, a games console maybe cheaper and better, XP a little slow for you and besides, 2K was compatible with nearly everything and you could duel boot linux for fun. The only reason to buy a computer between the release of XP and now was if you did not have one and even then plenty of second hand units going around.
Year: 2005
256mb graphics cards, LCD monitors on the cheap, DVD-R media, Broadband, now is the time to upgrade your machine. AMD have some nice chips but the hyperthreading Intel P4 3.0GHz is a killer chip. 1GB of RAM, no problem. A pimpin' fast graphics card and you have a machine that can play Half-Life 2 on full resolution. The best games of the 21st century were released before Christmas this year, with 2005 bringing lots more to come. Broadband on the increase, DVD-R media and life might get less expensive if you are into computers and certainly a whole pile better.
Why not Linux? Well XP2 has the games and Linux not, so we can stop there. For speed on an OS, well Linux is a much faster, but XP2 is not bad on a system with half the ram of the above and a 1 GHz processor. If you are programming or doing fundamental computer work then do check out Linux because it might be what you need and learning Linux is like DOS with a bit of windows with all the free fundamental software you could want. Why not Apple? Well the same as above, but you have a better selection of stuff and to be honest multimedia applications work well on an apple, and why shouldn't they since Apple is industry standard for that kind of design work, so what does XP2 have to offer?
Obviously stability (not to be confused with security). XP2 is a very stable operating system. It is more stable than Windows 2000. For that reason, I made the upgrade. I have not found XP2 doing much annoying or something that I could not fix with Google. Installing is a big deal because you need Internet for verification; however it is fast on a high end system. There are obvious things you must do after you install it like download Firefox and use it instead of IE and try to use realplayer instead of mediaplayer, use Microsoft's AntiSpyware, don't use the firewall, use zonelarm free instead, spend on a good anti-virus software package, turn off the preview pane in Internet Outlook mail or try to find a free mail browser, make sure you get all the latest windows updates, careful what you put into your machine or extract, careful what mail you open, change passwords every week, and you can achieve a secure on-line machine that can do anything most computers can do right now with a company that has admitted that it has a security problem that will be addressed with future updates, but overall one should be impressed with the OS for stability, not speed or security, but for not crashing, as long as there are no hardware configuration conflicts, that do happen, get someone else to build your machine and blame them when it doesn't come together (and it wont come together because things are now cutting edge so get it done elsewhere; if your task bar hangs this is because of routers or USB hubs that are not compatible). The machine like the above is a 5 star experience but God help those who don't address security issues the moment they go on-line with it which is a bit like just driving your car off a cliff. Expect to loose everything to a virus and have your address details stolen with all your VISA card info.
XP2 PRO is 5 stars if you visit a place on the web called Gibson research incorporated, a highly respected individual in the security community who developed a way that people can test the vulnerability of their PC on-line. He developed a series of a security fixes for XP1 and XP2 problems. Bookmark that page and use it to have a somewhat secure and stable XP2.
Also remember, forget the HOME EDITION, go PRO.
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Summary: Windows NT - New Technology
Review: Take my word for it.... This is still a new Technology ! Many OSs have come after this (!!!even from Microsoft!!!) but they all are slow and memory hogging. Windows NT is still the best fastest and reliable OS from Microsoft for the PCs. Altough Linux has much better credentials but it still hasn't been able to find place on desktop PCs. I am sure if you are a win98,2000,Me user, try using NT once and you will definately g ofor it. The caution is however that, make sure all your new hardware is still NT 4.0 compliant or not. Enjoy!
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