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Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: langdoguk on March 17, 2007, 05:00:12 pm ---Cheers , no wonder Bill's worth a few quid  :cheers:
Bet he's not got a  MAME cab yet  :applaud: just a couple of daft Islands and a few billion , BORING ! :'(

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Yup - OTOH, I think Aaron Giles actually works for him, so I guess if he wants to get anything added in MAME. . .

BTW, WinXP is pretty tightly tied to a single computer system (although if you replace all the internals at separate intervals - "it's the same exact hatchet George Washington used to chop down the cherry tree, but the blade has been replaced three times and the handle five").  However, while Win98 was single user rather than single system, you couldn't legally do what you suggest with it either (run it on two machines and use both of them simultaneously).  (Although Win98 didn't require activation and check up on you, so only your conscience would actually keep you from doing so.)  At one time, there was a clause in the license, but I don't remember if it was Win95 or Win98 or Word that allowed you to install the same version on both a laptop and a desktop with the theory that the desktop wouldn't be used if you were traveling with the laptop and vice versa.  That concept is no longer supported, however.

Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: Loki on March 16, 2007, 07:07:27 am ---Uh... Windows 2000 pro is the best version I ever used to be honest.
But there is a lot of software that needs XP now.

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You must not be running anything really old, really new, or really "dreictx ified" on it then because 2000 has performance/compatibility issues with all three.  Just like 95 is the "old and busted" version of 98se, 2k is the old and busted version of xp.  They are the same core, only xp builds upon and fixes issues inheriant in 2k.

loadman:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 17, 2007, 10:37:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: Loki on March 16, 2007, 07:07:27 am ---Uh... Windows 2000 pro is the best version I ever used to be honest.
But there is a lot of software that needs XP now.

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You must not be running anything really old, really new, or really "dreictx ified" on it then because 2000 has performance/compatibility issues with all three.  Just like 95 is the "old and busted" version of 98se, 2k is the old and busted version of xp.  They are the same core, only xp builds upon and fixes issues inheriant in 2k.



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Agree with HK 100% on this one.  ;)

Somebody make a note of that  :laugh2:

I do have a question .

Where does WinMe fit in all of this?
It came out after 98se, but it was a heap of  :censored:. 
Was it someones bad joke? 
I never understood that  :dizzy:
Loki:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 17, 2007, 10:37:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: Loki on March 16, 2007, 07:07:27 am ---Uh... Windows 2000 pro is the best version I ever used to be honest.
But there is a lot of software that needs XP now.

--- End quote ---

You must not be running anything really old, really new, or really "dreictx ified" on it then because 2000 has performance/compatibility issues with all three.  Just like 95 is the "old and busted" version of 98se, 2k is the old and busted version of xp.  They are the same core, only xp builds upon and fixes issues inheriant in 2k.

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Right now the best windows to run is XP.. I agree.  But if I have to compare both of them, I still prefer 2000pro. In my opinion it was the most stable running windows I ever had and with a dual boot with 98se I could run everything.
New games back then all ran great on 2000, as for old games a simple switch to 98se wasn't a problem for me. :)
AlexKidd:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 16, 2007, 01:12:53 am ---
--- Quote from: AlexKidd on March 16, 2007, 01:04:20 am ---The main advantage of win2k is there is no activation so you can install it on multiple machines.

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There are at least 15-20 reasons NOT to use 2k!!!

What did I just say man?

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...Did I say 2k was better then XP? No, I just stated an "advantage" 2k has over XP. Maybe when I said, "main advantage" you thought I was implying that there were numerous other advantages. I guess I could have created a better sentence but damn, who knew I was going to get yelled.

To keep this thread informative for later viewers. I've recently build a cab which is running win2k pro because that is the OS that I already had. It's running mamewah as it's frontend with mame, nestopia, zsnes, and n64 emulators, two ultrasticks, a gpwiz and liberal use of joy2key and it runs nice and stable. Haven't had any software problems besides my logitech gamepads stealing joy1 and joy2 in mame. The one problem I believe I am going to encounter is lack of dual mouse support if I get two LCD topgun light guns.

If you are going to buy an OS to run on your cab, for sure, get XP. If you already have a copy of win2kpro you are probably going to be fine running it on a cab.
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