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ReactOS 0.4.5 Released

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Re: ReactOS 0.4.5 Released

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Post by Meegul »

nxtrafalgar wrote: post #3
slazaro wrote: post #2

I know this is such a little nitpick for a huge project like this one, but every time I see ReactOS screenshots I notice that the taskbar looks off. Comparing this [1] screenshot from the article to this [2] random Win98 screenshot, the start button and app buttons seem to have different margins, padding and dimensions. Again, it's such a small thing, but I (and I guess other people do as well) tend to focus on this…

I don't think it's supposed to look like Windows 98. Here's Windows XP's 'Classic' theme, for reference: https://i.stack.imgur.com/lZp4Q.png

They seem to be targeting NT 5.2, which is indeed Windows XP, so it makes sense to also target that graphical experience in a sense.

Re: ReactOS 0.4.5 Released

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Post by mickrussom »

saghm wrote: post #18
sattoshi wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not any more than FreeBSD suffers from Linux vulnerabilities

Is that really a fair comparison? A vanilla FreeBSD installation isn't going to be able to just run Linux binaries

Actually, FreeBSD does have that ability. https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/linuxemu.html

Re: ReactOS 0.4.5 Released

#43

Post by mickrussom »

Meegul wrote: post #41
nxtrafalgar wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think it's supposed to look like Windows 98. Here's Windows XP's 'Classic' theme, for reference: https://i.stack.imgur.com/lZp4Q.png

They seem to be targeting NT 5.2, which is indeed Windows XP, so it makes sense to also target that graphical experience in a sense.

5.2 is windows 2003 / xp-64-bit. XP is 5.1. 64-bit XP was based off of Windows 2003 code base. All are out of support at this point. Doesnt seem like MP or 64-bit is supported per https://reactos.org/wiki/AMD64.

Re: ReactOS 0.4.5 Released

#44

Post by hypervis0r »

StevePerkins wrote: post #17

I tried installing this on the latest VirtualBox release. It installed cleanly, but the VM would not fully boot. It just hangs on the startup splash screen, with the progress bar about three-quarters of the way across. I found a wiki page advising VirtualBox users to disable "I/O APIC", and to change the virtual network adapter to "PCnet-FAST III". But this made no difference. Just to be thorough, I re-installed comp…

I installed it literally 2h ago with no problems. Set the OS to Windows Server 2003 32-bit and don't touch anything else. It installed in no time and it works perfectly.

http://i.imgur.com/bBLBWY5.png

I found the Windows Server 2003 thing in their wiki:

https://reactos.org/wiki/VirtualBox

Re: ReactOS 0.4.5 Released

#45

Post by jeditobe »

StevePerkins wrote: post #17

I tried installing this on the latest VirtualBox release. It installed cleanly, but the VM would not fully boot. It just hangs on the startup splash screen, with the progress bar about three-quarters of the way across. I found a wiki page advising VirtualBox users to disable "I/O APIC", and to change the virtual network adapter to "PCnet-FAST III". But this made no difference. Just to be thorough, I re-installed comp…

UPDATE your VirtualBox to the latest release FIRST!

Re: ReactOS 0.4.5 Released

#46

Post by jeditobe »

chungy wrote: post #12
akoster wrote: post #11

First off, I'd like to thank all the developers who have put their time and effort into building this amazing piece of software. I have been curious: if ReactOS aims to be binary compatible with windows, does this mean it succeptible to windows malware infections? I understand that despite having a similar API, the ReactOS implementation different from microsoft's implementation, so a vulnerability on Windows won't n…

It's a vague question. Bugs in implementation creating security exploits are usually not going to be replicated on both systems. Applications, including malware, using only the documented API functions should behave identically. In short: WannaCry should work "properly" on ReactOS in that it will use the crypto APIs to encrypt all of the user's files. It shouldn't propagate itself through the same remote network vuln…

100% correct answer!

Re: ReactOS 0.4.5 Released

#47

Post by StevePerkins »

jeditobe wrote: post #45
StevePerkins wrote: post #17

I tried installing this on the latest VirtualBox release. It installed cleanly, but the VM would not fully boot. It just hangs on the startup splash screen, with the progress bar about three-quarters of the way across. I found a wiki page advising VirtualBox users to disable "I/O APIC", and to change the virtual network adapter to "PCnet-FAST III". But this made no difference. Just to be thorough, I re-installed comp…

UPDATE your VirtualBox to the latest release FIRST!

"I tried installing this on the latest VirtualBox release."....

Re: ReactOS 0.4.5 Released

#48

Post by jeditobe »

walterbell wrote: post #13

What is needed for Xen or KVM to be "recommended" for ReactOS, https://reactos.org/wiki/Virtualization_software ?

You need to:

1. Shoot a video and upload it on youtube 'how it works'.

2. Edit\create article in ReactOS wiki with this video.

Re: ReactOS 0.4.5 Released

#49

Post by jeditobe »

StevePerkins wrote: post #47
jeditobe wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

UPDATE your VirtualBox to the latest release FIRST!

" I tried installing this on the latest VirtualBox release. "....

There is no such version of VirtualBox named "latest VirtualBox release". So no useful information.
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