dethme0w said:
I still use XP. I can't remember the last time I even had a BSoD. Just
need to reboot every few weeks to deal with what appears to be imperfect
garbage collection.
Of course, I also keep the warez to a minimum and use F-Prot instead of
the major name virus programs which are themselves arguably malware. In
fact I just remembered the last time I had a BSoD: I was trying to click
a desktop icon while Norton Internet Security was still in its 10-minute
startup sequence. Apparently wanting to use your computer while NIS is
hijacking it is a punishable offense.
Having a decent amount of physical ram helps too; perhaps Vista really
wants an indecent amount.
I have found XP to be quite acceptable. I run XP on several computers.
The one I am using now, a Sony laptop, will occasionally BSOD with the
flaky usb wireless network card. I can not for the life of me figure out
why it does it only occasionally, but when it happens, it is always at
startup. It's not a serious issue, I usually reboot and it's fine. The
one at work that I have been using for almost 6 years has BSOD'd twice
in that time, both times were after burning a CD and ejecting the disk.
A software update fixed that and it hasn't done so in about 4 years of
continuous use. My other work computer is a bit newer and I have yet to
have a BSOD, but I'm sure it will happen some day. I haven't tried Vista
yet, and probably never will. My work is buying me a shiny new Mac laptop.