Funny enough I'm actually trying to get the oldest system together I possibly can. I think with the hardware I have, 2000 is the oldest one that will work. There might be a possibility of getting 98 to boot on a couple of boards I have, but the problem is drivers. I'm pretty sure there's no Realtek HD audio drivers for anything under 2000 so getting it to work won't be easy.
Also I love the old start up sounds
Re: Windows 7 or Windows 8?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:58 pm
by Lil_DRE
Steo wrote:Funny enough I'm actually trying to get the oldest system together I possibly can. I think with the hardware I have, 2000 is the oldest one that will work. There might be a possibility of getting 98 to boot on a couple of boards I have, but the problem is drivers. I'm pretty sure there's no Realtek HD audio drivers for anything under 2000 so getting it to work won't be easy.
Also I love the old start up sounds
You could also use a virtual machine to try a bit, the different Windows
Re: Windows 7 or Windows 8?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 5:04 pm
by Steo
Virtual machines are cool, but I was just doing it to try get one running for real since I have a lot of spare parts. Windows 98 was on my first PC I ever had. I played a lot of solitaire and used MSpaint a lot back then
The funny thing is that was like 2004 or 2005 if I remember it right so it was really outdated. Still though, those were the days.
I was just happy to have a computer and OS like that since all I ever had before that was consoles. I have no idea why, but my dad wouldn't let me get a PC for a long time despite the fact that we would have no internet anyway. Maybe he was just paranoid about stuff.
Re: Windows 7 or Windows 8?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:15 am
by The Jonster
Lil_DRE wrote:Windows 95, just listen to that startup!
Boy, I haven't heard that in quite a long time! I find it slightly relaxing.
Re: Windows 7 or Windows 8?
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:01 am
by PopuriAO29
I have VMware Workstation, Virtual PC 2007/2004, Windows 7 Virtual PC, and VirtualBox. which i can emulate anything. but i would test linux and windows too.
Been know i have ISO for Windows. but actually, i do have windows 98, 95 and ME. including Beta ISOs.
Re: Windows 7 or Windows 8?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:45 am
by Harpic fraîcheur
Windows XP's the best.
Re: Windows 7 or Windows 8?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:45 am
by Steo
Anything but 10
Re: Windows 7 or Windows 8?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:46 am
by LoveMetal
Didn't Fifo prefer Windows 98? The OS that was out of date years before he was born?
Re: Windows 7 or Windows 8?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:46 am
by The Jonster
10 is shit. ALL HAIL WINDOWS XP?!??!
Re: Windows 7 or Windows 8?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:47 am
by Steo
LoveMetal wrote:Didn't Fifo prefer Windows 98? The OS that was out of date years before he was born?
Yeah that's the one. My first PC had that but I'm like 8 years older than Fifo