Which OS

Quasar

I have three old laptops: one on window 7, one on XP and one on W95!!! All three working perfectly, although I only use the W7 as a backup. My main computer is a Mac desktop running OSX El Capitan

Carrot007

I said windows 10 chosen but it depends on what is my main machine.

I use the windows box to do stuff and play games.

However my linux server stores all my files and provides various services but I hardly ever am traditionally at it although i am usually using it even on my win 10 box.

Saeed

XP can be installed in ~2GB, Win 7 needs 15-20GB, Win 10 needs 16GB. That alone shows the amount of bloat that MS is introducing into the software. What is the extra 14GB needed for?

Gloomendoom

Win 10 by choice on five machines.

Tried Linux, Ubuntu etc. but they really don't do what I need.

almillar

XP can be installed in ~2GB, Win 7 needs 15-20GB, Win 10 needs 16GB. That alone shows the amount of bloat that MS is introducing into the software. What is the extra 14GB needed for?

The real question is where do you get those numbers from?
All those OSs will install small, and get bigger as time goes on. The XP 'Windows' folder can get plenty big.

bcc

We're running Win 10x64 Pro on two laptops, Win 7x64 Pro on two desktops which I'm having issues upgrading, an old Dell Laptop Vista Home which I'm going to install Mint on and one faulty Dell (a firm whom I've lost faith in) XPS13 Win 8.1 which (after 7 months is faulty and a replacement has been refused) has driven me to drink and the courts and an old PC offline with XP.
My experience of Win 10 I have to admit is now very positive as I decided to leave the upgrade till June, which ended up July due to the XPS13 grief. I'd say it loads quicker than Win7x64 Pro

AndyPix

^^ sorry to hear your dell problems - Out of interest, how are they refusing a replacement if it is under 12 months old ??


And i concur with your W10 comment , Both the PC's I have 10 installed on over w7 pro run MUCH faster with 10

bcc

Hi They just refuse, That was two weeks ago. Last week out of the blue a dongle arrived with Win8.1 Home Ed. so I thought I'll give it a crack again the system tray and drive were replaced (must be at least 9th install) so wiped the SSD and replaced the OS. Worked for a day then went AWOL. It just spins sometimes loads. Today tried again after an hour naught. Informed our card supplier that I require a refund but they are (I'm informed due that travel company going belly up) that they are overwhelmed.
Ordered a Lenovo ThinkPadX1 Yoga which arrives tomorrow.
Decided that Dell does not get their hands on it till I've issue confirmed by an independent lab.
This is my wife's work computer, she is an independent education assessor so this is vital and for six weeks she hasn't had it use, hence Dell are history. I'll see them in front of a beak for the £1300! And that does not include the 50 plus hours I've wasted.
As for Win8.1 the !!!!!!! OS, should have been smothered at birth!
Sorry but you asked -:) bcc

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Saeed

Microsoft!