what OS

[warlordste]

hey got a new comp which av wiped clean and i cannot be botherd deciding what OS i should put on it am thinking red hat but i dunno what to choose so am leaving up to you guys to decide :P lol thanks for the help lol

[freemble1]

Windows Vista all the way!!
woohoo

[souradipm]

Windows vista
...You're joking,right?
@warlordste - you need to consider what you're gonna use your computer for.

[freemble1]

If its any gaming at all get Windows and Vista is the best. For programming get Vista with WAMP because it is the same as Linux with LAMP but better and far better than Mac OS X with XAMPP. For general Internet use Windows is the best because it is the easiest to use and Vista is the best.

Overall I would say Vista because of those reasons. You can consider what you are going to use your computer for (good advice) but I assure you that Windows Vista or XP will come out on top.

[warlordste]

no idea lol not decided prob just messing about and VISTA is a defo no lol and am not even gonna say whats up with it it be quicker saying whats right with it lol and i got professional thinking mandrake i might put on it dunno as i sed am looking for tips on what i should do with it as well lol

[IonCannon218]

Linux!

[heinzketchup]

depends on what you are looking for. some guy before said vista... that depends on how old the pc is! my pc for example says designed for xp and vista capable but thats just a joke i think. i get bluescreens approximately every hour. but vista is really best for games, especially for DX10. if it is a mac pc, stay on mac. Pretty nice interface but you can only work with it, nothing else(you could also run xp on a mac, the other way round it is not possible). if you are not into gaming and don't need the cool window flip effect, xp sp3 has best performace and you can be quite sure that you don't have to format your disc after 1 week. my last hint: don't go into open source... linux is just much too frustrating because you need tools for every **** and installing things is often very complicated!

[Spartan Erik]

If you plan on gaming and such, I recommend XP. If you plan on just doing basics, you could go with a Linux distro; Ubuntu is my personal favorite as of now

[DeadBattery]

I second Spartan Erik.
I have Ubuntu now and I love it.
It's great for general computer use and web development.

[IonCannon218]

I agree too, I use Ubuntu too and it's good for basics