What OS should i get?

[Dsword]

I am redoin my computer and i need an opinion on which OS i should do. I previously had Win XP but i found it not compatable to nearly anything. I do many online multi player games and things like C&C.

[EndobioticChaos]

I'd recommend Windows 2000, but chances are most of the stuff that wasn't compatible under WinXP probably won't be under Win2K either. Soo... your next best choice is Windows 98, sad to say.

[The Punisher]

XP Professional, it runs great on games for me.

[EndobioticChaos]

That's what he just had. He wants something that works better for gaming.

I previously had Win XP but i found it not compatable to nearly anything.

[SNUG]

What games are you running..Other then C&C. Are they old dos based games?
I am running XP pro and it runs everything just fine. Never had a problem. What's in you machine?(hardware)

[Dsword]

Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Personal

Motherboard
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1666 MHz (6.25 x 267) 2000+
Motherboard Name Asus A7V333 (5 PCI, 1 AGP Pro, 3 DIMM)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8367 Apollo KT333
System Memory 768 MB (DDR SDRAM)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 (128 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200
Monitor ViewSonic E90f(b) (32M020200398)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter C-Media CMI8738 Audio Chip

Storage
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive WDC WD800BB-75CAA0
Optical Drive MITSUMI CR-48XCTE (40x/20x/48x CD-RW)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

I have most of the C&C games, but the one that i cant even install on XP is C&C Generals. I also play, Ultima Online, Planetside, Tribes.

[Dsword]

I tried the game on my bros win 98 computer, but the prob is that he doesnt have 3d graphics card so it wouldnt work. I was mainly wondering if win 2k would work for most of the games out right now.

[win2kuser]

I would go for Windows 2000.

I have just built a pc for a mate with an A7V333 mobo, it has a ti4800, but nvidia drivers work fine with Win2K.

I haven't found anything (yet) that won't load.

and it's faster than XP IMO (hasn't got all the fancy visual crap)

[Dsword]

ok i guess my next question is how do i load it without loosing all my stuff?

[goldenbuddha]

That is just weird, I have Generals working just fine on XP Pro right now. Maybe the fault lies elsewhere.