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Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility

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Post by code_duck »

userbinator wrote: post #38
code_duck wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wouldn’t count on Microsoft supporting XP era software 10 or 20 years from now, and I wouldn’t ask them to.

I recall seeing videos on YouTube of Windows 1.0 applications running on Windows 10, so I suppose it really depends on what type of software exactly; more system-level things like disk defragmenters are unlikely to work, but basic productivity software likely will continue working. I personally have a few from Win95 era which I still use regularly, and of course I'd expect the basic Hello World messagebox binary to r…

Basic applications such as that, sure. But the top parent comment referred to games, which are the opposite in terms of complexity and operating system features, and generally harder to support adequately in emulation.

Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility

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Post by erric »

jug wrote: post #10

I feel like ReactOS has gained more attention lately and hope some of it will spill over to support of this project. It’s a bit like you need to reach a critical mass in features and usability, and until then it’s an uphill battle to maintain enough traction. Haiku is another cool project, especially as someone who will always have a warm spot left for the Amiga. But until the long waited for beta is out, I think the…

Haiku OS[0] is a BeOS inspired OS, though I do see some articles about a port of it to Amiga hardware.

[0]https://www.haiku-os.org/ [1]http://www.generationamiga.com/2017/09/03/haiku-os-for-amiga...

Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility

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Post by aphextron »

bitL wrote: post #29
rocky1138 wrote: post #4

What I like about this project, besides the dedication and professionalism of the team behind it, is that it offers PC gamers a possible way to play Windows-era games moving forward. In a decade or two, we likely won't be able to activate a Windows XP machine (and wouldn't want to with all of the security hazards either) so it's great to have a free and open source project to run our Windows stuff.

Recently I had an issue activating XP on Eee PC after a RAM/SSD upgrade (setting it up as a retro-gaming console, better performance than RetroPie). I had to resort to registry hacks and msoobe to suppress activation forever, despite having product key at the back of the netbook - XP CD wasn't accepting it at all. One more situation where legal owners have to waste more time than pirates... If ReactOS makes it far en…

>Eee PC

Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time...

Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility

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Post by rocky1138 »

bitL wrote: post #29
rocky1138 wrote: post #4

What I like about this project, besides the dedication and professionalism of the team behind it, is that it offers PC gamers a possible way to play Windows-era games moving forward. In a decade or two, we likely won't be able to activate a Windows XP machine (and wouldn't want to with all of the security hazards either) so it's great to have a free and open source project to run our Windows stuff.

Recently I had an issue activating XP on Eee PC after a RAM/SSD upgrade (setting it up as a retro-gaming console, better performance than RetroPie). I had to resort to registry hacks and msoobe to suppress activation forever, despite having product key at the back of the netbook - XP CD wasn't accepting it at all. One more situation where legal owners have to waste more time than pirates... If ReactOS makes it far en…

I've been fiddling around with my Eee PC 701 in the past couple of weeks. Is there still a community for this sort of thing? RetroPie supports Eee PC?

Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility

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Post by boramalper »

Genuine question: What advantage does ReactOS provide over Wine?

https://www.reactos.org/wiki/WINE explains a bit but still doesn't answer the question.

P.S. oh by the way, the developers of both projects are apparently collaborating and ReactOS uses Wine's DLLs for their userspace, so my question is not meant to criticise the "double-effort" or anything like that.

Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility

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Post by Koshkin »

snvzz wrote: post #54

The USB support isn't quite there yet (major rework didn't make it this release) but otherwise this is a pretty good release with massive progress in actual usefulness.

For why USB is hard, see http://www.usbmadesimple.co.uk/.

Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility

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Post by apatheticonion »

jkollross wrote: post #50
userbinator wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cracks will always be around... and XP is one of the "simpler" ones compared to the newer Windows. "security" isn't a big deal either, just keep all your ports closed and don't run untrusted code or unnecessary services. AFAIK all the exploits have been on services and such, which shouldn't be exposed to the Internet anyway.

Newer Windows is still only two shell commands away from activation.

Do tell

Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility

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Post by krapp »

rocky1138 wrote: post #55
bitL wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Recently I had an issue activating XP on Eee PC after a RAM/SSD upgrade (setting it up as a retro-gaming console, better performance than RetroPie). I had to resort to registry hacks and msoobe to suppress activation forever, despite having product key at the back of the netbook - XP CD wasn't accepting it at all. One more situation where legal owners have to waste more time than pirates... If ReactOS makes it far en…

I've been fiddling around with my Eee PC 701 in the past couple of weeks. Is there still a community for this sort of thing? RetroPie supports Eee PC?

I bricked mine ages ago, unfortunately - I really liked it, despite the keyboard being just a bit too small.

Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility

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Post by feikname »

digi_owl wrote: post #48

Tried the livecd in a VM and a couple of niggles sprang up. First of all, no driver for the network card in Virtualbox, though Vmware worked fine. Second, no web browser... Third, the mouse sometimes freaked out and got stuck in a corner.

It should be obvious enough, but perhaps you missed: you can install a browser, such as an old version of opera, by fetching its installer over the internet via ReactOS builtin "program downloader" (I do not remeber its name).

If you meant lack of default browser preinstalled though, I agree with you its lacking.

It's necessary to change the network card in VirtualBox for internet connection to work IIRC.

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