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Hello guys,

What is the worst ever Operating System you have used? Mine was Windows ME, to me that was Windows 98 with a few added features not an operating system.
 

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FOXCONN A6VMX
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500GB WD Hard-drive.
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Usb HP Keyboard
I never had a "worst ever" operating system. I enjoyed them all
for various reasons, from 3.1 to present. Including ME,assorted
Linux distros etc...
 

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Acer M5641
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Q6600
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Nvidia MCP73PV
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4GB.
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Sapphire Vapor-X 5750
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XFI Extreem music
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Acer X223W
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1680x1050
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WD10 02FAEX
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stock 450w
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acer
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stock
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Microsoft Digital Media Pro.
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Logitech MX620
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49.51Mbs down 4.98Mbs up 17.6ms ping
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MSE
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Waterfox
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Shaw Cable
Netgear R6200
Anything is better than a Vista...:huh:
 

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Custom
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Windows 7 SP1 x64
CPU
Intel E8400 3.0 GHz
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Gigabyte EP45-DS3R
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4x1 Trascend DDR2 800 Mhz
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Gainward 8800GT 512 Mb
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Realtek HD Audio 889A
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LG L204WS
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1680x1050
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Intel 520 Series 120Gb SSD (System)
Western Digital 6400AAKS 640Gb (Data)
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Cooler Master 650W
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Cooler Master Centurion 532
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2x 12 cm fans
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Logitech Wave
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Logitech G5
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10 Mbit Cable Flat
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NOD32 Smart Security
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Google Chrome
ratePV said:
Anything is better than a Vista...:huh:
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actually vista post sp1 was great. i have to agree about 98me. it like to lockup then it would unfreeze. i noticed this on several of my friends systems and mine.
 
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windows
monkeys breath said:
ratePV said:
Anything is better than a Vista...:huh:
Click to expand...

actually vista post sp1 was great. i have to agree about 98me. it like to lockup then it would unfreeze. i noticed this on sever friends systems and mine.
Click to expand...

I have a Windows Vista SP2 on my laptop and it needs abt. 10 minutes after boot to become usable(fairly usable).
 

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Custom
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Windows 7 SP1 x64
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Intel E8400 3.0 GHz
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Gigabyte EP45-DS3R
Memory
4x1 Trascend DDR2 800 Mhz
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Gainward 8800GT 512 Mb
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Realtek HD Audio 889A
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LG L204WS
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1680x1050
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Intel 520 Series 120Gb SSD (System)
Western Digital 6400AAKS 640Gb (Data)
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Cooler Master 650W
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Cooler Master Centurion 532
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2x 12 cm fans
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Logitech Wave
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Vista
 

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IBM ThinkPad (T42 2374-Q18)
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Windows Se7en Ultimate 7600.16385.090713-1255 (x86)
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1 GB RAM
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(32 MB) ATI Radeon Mobility 7500 Series
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1024x768 LCD
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Western Digital 160 GBs
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1,710 Kb/s (A-DSL Triband Broadband)

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Vista Ultimate X64/ Windows 7 Dual-boot
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Q6600
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ASUS P5K
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4G OCZ PC2 8500 Platinum
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EVGA 8800GTS Vid Card
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500G Seagate SATA
200G Seagate SATA
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80G WD Caviar IDE
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OCZ Elite 800W PSU
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RaidMax Smilodon Case
Windows ME
 

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Self Built Custom Computer.
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Windows 10 Pro x64
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i7-4770K
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Asus Z87 Sabertooth
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16Gig DDR3-2400
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Gigabyte GT740
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Benq 27" - Dell 23' - Benq 22"
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Samsung 840 Pro 128g SSD
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Seasonic 760 watt Platinum
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Coolermaster Haf - X
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Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler
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Logitech illuminated keyboard
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Logitech Perfomance MX
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Avast Internet Security
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Firefox
Windows 98. Most unstable OS I have ever used (of course, I never used 95 or below, I was not around ;))

When I got XP, it was like the greatest thing in the World. That is probably why I was so attached to it, until I got a copy of Vista to try. Then I was hooked on that, until I got 7 and been using that ever since.

~Lordbob
 

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Hera
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
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Intel i5-2500k
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ASUS P8P67 Pro
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2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600
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NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr
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Realtek HD OnBoard Audio
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ASUS 24" Monitor
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1920x1080
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G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
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Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
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PC WhizzKid said:
Hello guys,

What is the worst ever Operating System you have used? Mine was Windows ME, to me that was Windows 98 with a few added features not an operating system.
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I don't know why people dislike ol' Windows Me. It was the first windows OS to include, Windows Movie Maker, Windows DVD player, Image previews within explorer, plug-and-play, system restore, support for .zip, and support for USB mass storage devices.
 

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HP G50 Laptop
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
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2.0ghz Intel Pentium Duel-Core (Merom)
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Winston 360Bf
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2x 4.0GB Centon Duel-Channel DDR2 @ 333MHz
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
16" lcd monitor
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
160GB Toshiba MK1652GSX
Internet Speed
Satalite Internet. Where I live it's uber slow.
I've not had any bad OS's each one I've used has done the job it was intended for and not caused me any grief.

There will always be some who dislike certain aspects of whichever OS they currently have installed you just have to learn to accept what you have and make the most of it, nothing is ever perfect ;)

Oh by the way I've used Windows 98, WinME, XP, Vista and Windows 7.
 

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Windows 10 64bit/Windows 10 64bit/Windows 10 64bit
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Intel Pentium J3710 @ 60GHz/Intel B820,1.7GHz/AMD A9 Radeon
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Acer Aspire XC-704 (SOCKET 0)/Asus/HP 8312 (Socket FP4)
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1863GBWesternn Digital WDC/Asus/119GB SanDisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 (SSD)
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Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (UK)/Inbuilt/Inbui
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Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse/Same plus Touchpad/Same + Pad
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Infinity 2 up to 76 Mbps
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MSE/MSE/MSE and all 3 have MalwareBytes Premium
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pre windows shell
 

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windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
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I7-3930
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Asus P9X79 PRO
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G.Skill 4X 4 GB DR3 240 pin 16GB total
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EVGA 670
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Energy Take 5, Sennheiser HD 205 phones, X-FI
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Hanns G 21.5" HH221 and Samsung 19" 940BW and Hannspree
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2X 1920X1080 and 1X 1440X900
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3-- internal 250 GB WD; 1-- internal 1 TB Samsung ---plus 3 WD external HDs (sizes vary to 1.5 TB); Crucial M4 128GB SSD, 1 Pioneer BDR-207 Bluray writer;
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1000 Watt XFX Pro Series
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Thermaltake Chaser
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Logitech Wireless and backlit
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CoolioG said:
I don't know why people dislike ol' Windows Me. It was the first windows OS to include, Windows Movie Maker, Windows DVD player, Image previews within explorer, plug-and-play, system restore, support for .zip, and support for USB mass storage devices.
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The above comment reminds me of the old TechTV show, "Call for Help" with Chris Pirrillo. At the end of the show he read emails from viewers and would answer their problems. One day he read a couple and then came to one that went like this. == The viewer writes "My computer has been freezing up and I have to turn it off and reboot to continue. I have ran several programs to find any problems, but so far nothing. Yesterday I formated my hard drive and reinstalled Windows ME." == Pirrillo just tore the card he was reading and threw it up in the air and went on the the next problem.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
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Intel Core i3-2120 3.30Ghz
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Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Socket H2 ATX
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Kingston 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhz
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AMD Radeon HD6670
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Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit
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Asus VE228
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1440 X 900
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OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB Sata 3 SSD ==
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Microsoft Natural 4000
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Microsoft Custom Optical 3000
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patio said:
ratePV said:
monkeys breath said:
actually vista post sp1 was great. i have to agree about 98me. it like to lockup then it would unfreeze. i noticed this on sever friends systems and mine.
Click to expand...

I have a Windows Vista SP2 on my laptop and it needs abt. 10 minutes after boot to become usable(fairly usable).
Click to expand...

This could be the machine itself...not neccessarily Vista...
Click to expand...

The laptop was bought abt 6 months ago and it work fine under XP and 7.;)
 

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Custom
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Windows 7 SP1 x64
CPU
Intel E8400 3.0 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte EP45-DS3R
Memory
4x1 Trascend DDR2 800 Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Gainward 8800GT 512 Mb
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 889A
Monitor(s) Displays
LG L204WS
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Intel 520 Series 120Gb SSD (System)
Western Digital 6400AAKS 640Gb (Data)
PSU
Cooler Master 650W
Case
Cooler Master Centurion 532
Cooling
2x 12 cm fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Mouse
Logitech G5
Internet Speed
10 Mbit Cable Flat
Antivirus
NOD32 Smart Security
Browser
Google Chrome
windows ME had to be the worse idea MS ever had. should have waited till XP was done instead of rushing that garbage out before it was ready
 

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self built
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windows 7 ultimate x64
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intel core 2 quad 9450
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gigabyte EP45-DQ6
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4X2GB Gskill pc6400
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visiontek radeon 4870x2 2gb
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X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS 7.1
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dell 2408 WFP
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1920X1200
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Intel X-25M G2 80GB, WD velociraptor 150gb, wd black 750gb internal. seagate 1tb Esata external storage, wd elements 750gb USB 2.0 external
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Antec TruePower New TP-750 watt
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cooler master HAF932
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XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
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microsoft trackball explorer
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I never liked VAX/VMS which we used about hundred years ago when I started my studies. Maybe not the worst OS I've used, but though coding (cobol and fortran) was quite straight forward I can still remember what PITA it was to create VMS user interfaces.
 

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HP ENVY 17-1150eg
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Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
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1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
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6 GB
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
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Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
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17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
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1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
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Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
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As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
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Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
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Logitech Performance Mouse MX
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50/10 Mbps VDSL
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Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
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Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
hclarkjr said:
windows ME had to be the worse idea MS ever had.
Click to expand...

No, I believe that would have been reserved for MS BOB...



oh, and Vista bashing? It's been done :sleepy: ;)
 

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8 Pro x64
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ASUS P8Z77 WS
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16GB G.Skill Trident X 2666mhz
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x2 EVGA 780 Ti Superclocked SLI
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SB X-FI Surround 5.1 PRO USB / ATH-AD900 Headphones
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x3 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung
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5760*1200/ 1920*1200
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2x Intel 520 240GB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0) * 2TB WD Caviar Black * Sony Optirac DVD
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Silverstone Strider Evolution 1200W
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Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
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Noctua NH-D14
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Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine MX Black // Filco Ninja TKL
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Thermaltake Theron (Highly Recommended) + Razer Imperator
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MSE
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IE, FF, WaterFox
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Buttkicker v2 Seat Rumbler with Dedicated 5.1 and Sub Woofer attached to frame ▼
=
Bloody Big Grin
hclarkjr said:
windows ME had to be the worse idea MS ever had. should have waited till XP was done instead of rushing that garbage out before it was ready
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actually now that i think of it it is actually a tossup between me and 2000. me would simply have that occasional freeze and then go back to normal running. 2000 had gui problems, driver problems, even less tweakable than 7 is, and it was limited on what games could be played on it. granted it was the prelude to xp which when compared to 2000 xp was a work of art.
 

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OS
windows
Worst OS is all windows flavors except Win 7
 

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HP m8120n
OS
win 7
Memory
3 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8600GT
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 245 BW
Windows 2000, Windows ME and Vista

They are not THAT bad, just compared to others they are more or less fail. :(
 

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OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1
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