What OS

mxrider391

Jun 18 2004, 05:13 PM

What OS do you run on? I use Windows XP Professional.

ravi

Jun 18 2004, 05:18 PM

Same here... I think Windows XP is the widely used operating System!
There is however, a *BLEEP* error that bugs me in it. The Blaster Worm, has been troubling me a lot. It gives a 60 second timer to shutdown the computer and even when i ignore it by typing shutdown -a, My Messenger and some other applications dont work.

jacob

Jun 18 2004, 07:30 PM

I am using Win XP SP2, it is a pretty nice OS, especially what they added to IE... And you get your own firewall with SP2. Of course, you will have to wait a while before you can get it from windows update. I have not gotten any viruses and have had DSL for over 3 years. What you should do is:
1. Update as frequently as you can with windows update
2. Have a firewall
3. Have a anti-virus program and update it often
4. Do NOT download anything that look suspicious
If you follow that, there is a 99.9% chance you will NOT get a virus.

ravi

Jun 18 2004, 07:54 PM

If I Turn on FIREWALL .. there are some applications that do cause problems at my place. So i do not turn it on. I better expose my PC for that *BLEEP* VIRUS.

jacob

Jun 18 2004, 07:59 PM

what programs are they? Are they important? If they arn't, flush'em

ravi

Jun 19 2004, 04:16 AM

I usually start Apache Webserver and do lot of Experementing Stuff. It is only these things which give problems. I really get pissed off, when things don't work. i.e. I try out something new, and keep trying to finally realise that , it was because of that *BLEEP* FIREWALL, my ports were blocked and my application was not working.

noxit

Jun 19 2004, 12:21 PM

am using Windows XP professional ( upgraded)..And yeah if you r getting problems then simply dotn use it ..lol
And too running easy php that includes apache server , and its running smooth widout any kindda firewall..

And You can mention in the firewall settings not to block THOSE ports ..

chelcy

Jun 19 2004, 04:22 PM

I'm using Windows XP Professional and I'm not getting that much problems

I actually update rarely, but I have Norton SystemWorks. I think that's really helpful...

About firewalls, I don't have any idea about those, but how do you tell it to not block ports? I get slow downloads in BitTorrent because of the firewall thing

ultrasmad

Jun 20 2004, 05:18 PM

Windows Xp and Fedora core

wassie

Jun 20 2004, 07:00 PM

just windows XP
(i like the style

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Aug 12 2004, 01:34 AM

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