Now i've asked before what would be the fastest between mac and windows for my computer.
Still is confused. What should i put in here that would drasticly change the performance of my computer? XP is alright i suppose, Linux...after some un-reversable damage with linux, i intend not to use it anymore. Not because it's not good or anything, just me myself ain't for me.
Any other OS's out there i can use besides XP and linux distros?

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Are the new OS/2 (Ecomstation or something) compatible with all i can do normaly?
Like hosting my website, playing zdaemon n such?

If you want some help, you should try posting the specs of your computer.


No.

Here's some advice, keep whatever your current OS is. If you want faster get rid of your Pentium 4.

Dell Dimension 3800 Stock, my ati custom rage went awol on me so Onboard intel extreme graphics 2, P4 3.0 GHZ Morgan hill cpu sim of 2 cores 768 ram


I don't have the money or time to get another one, I know it sounds stupid that im here and saying i don't have time. I just don't. I'm basicly on TeamViewer 24/7 fixing other peoples things/Maintaining my website/Creating other things that i will not state just yet.

With that kind of PC, I can tell you that your Windows XP is the fastest usable OS you're going to get. Don't bother looking for another one.

Yeah, good point. Until he gets a normal decent computer.

FreeBSD is known for its great performance on old computers.
If you want something more mainstream, try some Linux distro, just not something as bloated as Ubuntu.

He said that Linux distros aren't for him, so I doubt he would be happy with FreeBSD, which to be honest isn't all too different from your average Linux.

Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PC's, maybe? It's basically a further stripped down XP. You probably won't see too terribly much of an issue but you should see something.

I know that when i had an old P4 pc and it was like... slow with XP.

I changed over to Windows Fundamentals For Legacy PC`s and it showed a VERY good change in performance. This is due to being a majorly stripped down XP. You can get it legally from microsoft if you are a business user or small business and buy it in bulk or something. Or pirate it, but your on your own there.

Either way you look at it, if you dont want XP and want a faster OS, an older release before XP is a good choice, or Windows FLP.

If you want more from your computer without upgrading then you can probably try Windows Fundamentals.

Windows 2000 is an option, but more and more applications are dropping support for it by the day, so I wouldn't bother with it much. Especially providing half the applications you already use have dropped support for it.

Upgrading to Vista or 7 isn't an option. If I were you I'd keep XP, but that's just me.

I agree, Windows fundamentals for legacy PCs it's a good choice, Better than Win2k in terms of app support.

if you cannot get a better computer, at least max out the RAM. that's always a good advice and you can get the old stuff for next to nothing (+shipping)

try windows thinPC

I use Ubuntu on one of my computers and it works really fast. This computer is from 2004-2005 I think. Maybe older. It hasn't had any upgraded parts and still works great with Ubuntu.

Have you decided yet?

Currently, i havent decided yet since my tower failed, gives me a bsod at windows logo bootup.
I would probably go back to ubuntu after i get this bsod fixed.

stay with xp & a good optimization tool (eg.c cleaner) may help you. increasing virtual memory might also help

I had a dimension 4500 for a very long time with much the same spec,after upgrading the ram to 1gb and removed unwanted programmes from startup and xp ran ok.
upgrading the ram would increase performance a lot,as far as I know the 3800's mobo can take up to 1gb in each of its two slots.xp would run very well with 2gb.

If you do wind up putting linux on your box, I would have to discourage Ubuntu. Ubuntu is impressive in its ability to make linux feel more bloated than Windows. Fedora is my personal favorite, but if you don't mind a more involved setup you could try Debian.

In terms of hosting a website, nothing touches linux. Not even close.

As for ZDaemon, well, they seem to not really like linux. You could try PrBoom for your Doom fix.

You could try puppy Linux or lubuntu,they are both very lightweight and run well on older computers.
If you're looking for a windows is then windows fundamentals for legacy pcs is the one to go with.