-- Posted by Daveh at 5:00 am on June 17, 2009 Hello. My computers performance is dropping, or at least that's how i feel after every month.   I normally reinstall windows. every month or so. sometimes longer if i'm busy. What i'm going to do is delete a lot of crap that i've downloaded and stored on my HDD and then reformat and install the operating system of your choice. Anyways, i can reinstall XP Pro, or i can install Vista Ultimate or the release candidate of the new Windows 7. I'll be installing and using programs from the adobe master collection CS3. and palying a number of new games on medium/high settings. My PC is fully capable of running any of these operating systems no problem. -- Posted by Mikoto at 5:01 am on June 17, 2009 OS X Leopard. -- Posted by Corrupted Innocence at 5:01 am on June 17, 2009 Go for either XP or Windows 7, as Windows 7 runs more smoothly that Vista -- Posted by DanMinority at 5:03 am on June 17, 2009 Depends on your games and what you comp will be running, but windows 7. Is more friendly then vista, so that'd be my choice. -- Posted by ssminow at 5:04 am on June 17, 2009 yeah i really dont like the vista at all. def go with 7 or xp, but I guess I'm leaning towards 7 -- Posted by Daveh at 5:06 am on June 17, 2009 3, 3, 3. lol. based on comments though. I'll check out windows 7. -- Posted by Daveh at 5:07 am on June 17, 2009 Quote: from Mikoto at 1:01 pm on June 17, 2009 OS X Leopard. Does the apple OSX operating system perform well on a PC? They've only been designed for macs, so there's going to be some problems running it on a PC isn't there? -- Posted by Aphrodite54 at 5:09 am on June 17, 2009 Windows 7 isn't really finished yet. I would suggest just getting XP Pro. 54 -- Posted by Aphrodite54 at 5:10 am on June 17, 2009 Plus, Vista is actually pretty heavy, not that great on your processor. 54 -- Posted by Daveh at 5:25 am on June 17, 2009 Quote: from John Cena54 at 1:09 pm on June 17, 2009 Windows 7 isn't really finished yet.   I would suggest just getting XP Pro.   54 I think windows 7 is more finished than vista was when they decided to release that. Windows 7 is supposedly faster than Vista and XP. I might dual boot XP and windows 7 just so i can switch back easily if i run into any problems with windows 7. Although to be honest, i've been using XP for the past 5 years, and i spend far to much time on my PC as it is. It would be nice to try something different, Vista and Windows 7 is so much easier and nicer to look at. -- Posted by farmer5123 at 5:25 am on June 17, 2009 I would want to try 7 -- Posted by allsmiles at 5:34 am on June 17, 2009 Win7, I guess. -- Posted by cerulean at 5:57 am on June 17, 2009 xp pro -- Posted by ehmusic at 6:00 am on June 17, 2009 Quote: from Daveh at 8:07 am on June 17, 2009 Quote: from Mikoto at 1:01 pm on June 17, 2009 OS X Leopard. Does the apple OSX operating system perform well on a PC? They've only been designed for macs, so there's going to be some problems running it on a PC isn't there? I work as an editor, and in our publications lab we have a couple of computers that are PC's and that's what they're running.  The biggest thing is the command button's missing.  It runs pretty smoothly.  It's definitely not the same as a mac though. -- Posted by pleaseremove at 8:41 am on June 17, 2009 Quote: from Daveh at 1:07 pm on June 17, 2009 Quote: from Mikoto at 1:01 pm on June 17, 2009 OS X Leopard. Does the apple OSX operating system perform well on a PC? They've only been designed for macs, so there's going to be some problems running it on a PC isn't there? Biggest issue here is that it is illegal. However, I think you should be addressing other things here. I normally find I want to install every year and a half or so to keep my machine running well. So it sounds like you are doing something a little odd, either that or expecting better performance out of not such good hardware. -- Posted by espresso8097 at 9:00 am on June 17, 2009 Quote: from Mikoto at 7:01 am on June 17, 2009 OS X Leopard. Too many driver issues with normal hardware.   I am just sticking with XP until October when Win7 is supposed to go retail. -- Posted by anonomouse at 3:13 am on June 29, 2009 It's not worth installing Windows 7 RC now because Windows 7 is coming out so soon. (Doesn't the RC get deactivated in August?). Also Windows 7 is coming out in October. Wait until then to get the actual thing. -- Posted by pleaseremove at 5:15 am on June 29, 2009 Quote: from anonomouse at 11:13 am on June 29, 2009 It's not worth installing Windows 7 RC now because Windows 7 is coming out so soon. (Doesn't the RC get deactivated in August?). Also Windows 7 is coming out in October. Wait until then to get the actual thing. The RC stops working in April next year... As for what to do in your case, well, if you are going to the trouble of re-installing anyway why not try out Windows 7 and see how you get on with it. If you don't like it switch back to whatever else you want. Of course, this does mean that come April you will need to re-install again, but by the sounds of it you probably would anyway. -- Posted by anonomouse at 12:34 am on June 30, 2009 Quote: from pleaseremove at 5:15 am on June 29, 2009 The RC stops working in April next year... As for what to do in your case, well, if you are going to the trouble of re-installing anyway why not try out Windows 7 and see how you get on with it. If you don't like it switch back to whatever else you want. Of course, this does mean that come April you will need to re-install again, but by the sounds of it you probably would anyway. Oh, okay. I didn't want to look up that date. What I meant to say was that regardless of what you do, the RC will be deactivated some time in the future and there is no easy upgrade path from the RC to the release (MS has already said that). So it will be a pain come next April... Just wait three-four months and install windows 7. It has a really easy upgrade path from vista anyways, so if you want, install vista now and upgrade in October.