50% of hdbits torrent site users are running windows 7 i dont believe it ...

[megabyteme]

Totti,

There are lots of reliable versions out there. Look for a reputable private site and grab a version that a lot of people have grabbed and few people are bitching about. Many don't even require manual entering of the key.

BIE has released the latest December integration in the past 24 hours. They are known for being reliable. Also, make sure you get the x64 or x86 version that you need.

Also, it is against most site rules to ask for CD keys, keygens, etc...

[Cabalo]

Ok, time for a small showoff

Office PCs:
Workstations - 3x Ubuntu Workstation x86 (old PIII 700mhz with 512mb RAM and 80GB HDD used mainly for openPYME stuff) running fast as the wind.
Servers: Ubuntu Server Edition X86 (running Apache+mysql+php and other services) and another server running an AsteriskNOW installation
Home:
Netbook: ubuntu 9.10 netbook remix
GF: Windows XP SP3
Desktop (my main rig): Windows 7 x64
File Server: Windows Server 2k3 R2
Parent's Home:
Sister: Windows Vista Home Premium X86
Father: Windows 7 x64

Yes, I installed all those and I do their maintenance too. (RDC and VNC ftw)
My overall conclusion: for my gaming and PnP needs, nothing beats Win7.
For servers, though I haven't had yet much contact with Server 2k8, both win2k3 and ubuntu server are rock solid. It's just a matter how one gets used to each permissions handling.
For aging computers or netbooks, with limited HDD space and performance, ubuntu all the way. Without blinking. I used to think XP was the shit for netbooks, but man was I wrong.

I don't like to think I'm biased towards microsoft. But I reckon their Win7 is the most user friendly OS I've ever laid my hands upon. Still too many unnecessary stuff comes installed by default, I say. Nothing that a good vlite tutorial and a bit of patience won't solve.

[anon]

For aging computers or netbooks, with limited HDD space and performance, ubuntu all the way. Without blinking. I used to think XP was the shit for netbooks, but man was I wrong.

Did you try MicroXP?

[xuxoxux]

Nothing that a good vlite tutorial and a bit of patience won't solve.

Or a nice hammer.</sarcasm>
Sometimes patience isn't enough....

[Tokeman]

I voted in that poll, and yes, win7 does indeed kick the crap out of vista, no contest. I believe it is accurate, why would some one lie about something so idiotic?

[Cabalo]

For aging computers or netbooks, with limited HDD space and performance, ubuntu all the way. Without blinking. I used to think XP was the shit for netbooks, but man was I wrong.

Did you try MicroXP?

I did. It missed too many networking components I needed, as for example the RDC client and server, and a few others I can't recall now.
As for stripped down OSes, than I could go for Archlinux for example.

Don't take me wrong, I loved XP. But it's a completely aged OS with an archaic architecture, specially the way the services use svchost and so on.
When I see people saying: XP is still the best, I can only

[OlegL]

I bet a lot of hdbits users are gamers and that's why there are so many of them who use Windows, instead of Linux or FreeBSD.

[whiteboy]

what is most unbelievable is 12% only for vista.... i mean ... vista has the best performance HANDS DOWN right now ... its far better than XP and is better than win7 cause the drivers and whatnot just are up to snuff for win7

sure in the future win7 will take the lead but that wont happen for a while... i dont see how 50% can be running win7 already i just cant accept that... 12% for vista no WAY

Let me guess you tried some rc of 7 for 1 day. Gimme a break it smokes Vista, anoyone that is using vista should be on 7. And I liked vista.

[Slickerey]

You never know about these types of things. We're not even sure if everyone in HDBits has Windows 7 installed on their PC. Like everyone else said, maybe not all of them have Windows 7 installed.

[pone44]

Of course we don't. Every tracker's members use different Operating systems. Doubt that 1 tracker has all it's members using win7 as their OS.

I like Windows7. Was using Vista but I did not like vista at all. Win7 does not seem that much different except for looks, some features.

You never know about these types of things. We're not even sure if everyone in HDBits has Windows 7 installed on their PC. Like everyone else said, maybe not all of them have Windows 7 installed.