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  1. 27-01-2004, 08:30 PM #1
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    which OS

    which os should i get?
    xp pro
    xp home
    and y?
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  2. 27-01-2004, 08:41 PM #2
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    Er... What do you want to do?
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  3. 27-01-2004, 09:36 PM #3
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    I link thee, to nnnyah!

    http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=12610

    Here all your questions are answered
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  4. 29-01-2004, 01:08 AM #4
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    Xp Pro. I would say.
    Might as well go for the full monty.
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  5. 29-01-2004, 06:54 PM #5
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    @ Harry your sigs a bit on the large side. Im pretty sure i speak for most when i say id rather have the 3/4 of my screen your sig is taking up, than know how many iomega zip drives you have installed



    (go for XP pro btw - hardly any difference in price any more)

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  6. 29-01-2004, 07:21 PM #6
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    Harry your sigs a bit on the large side. Im pretty sure i speak for most when i say id rather have the 3/4 of my screen your sig is taking up, than know how many iomega zip drives you have installed
    yeah I'll second that!!

    also - did you look before posting, surely you can notice "XP Home or Pro"!! - started only the day before!!!
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  7. 29-01-2004, 11:03 PM #7
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    There's always one Oshta who mimics another.

    Probably explains your photo with President Bush,
    You I take it being the Hairy one ? .
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  8. 29-01-2004, 11:10 PM #8
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    Is there a Prob. Lurpak ?.

    I bet that made your Day.
    Sorry to cause you such offence.
    But it stays.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HarryOatcake
    But it stays.
    No, I am afraid it doesn't.

    Cheers for your compliance in this matter.

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  10. 02-02-2004, 08:42 AM #10
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    rofl, admin powers
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    just wondering, why haven't you considered one of the many forms of Linux? Most of them are great...

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    XP Home is much cheaper though - so if your PC is not in a domain environment then I'd just save the money and go for Home edition.

    this may help: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

    I personally find Windows XP activation annoying - so stick with W2k.
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