Every time I see this I briefly think it's a Linux distro with a React-based window manager
ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility
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Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility
#62Genuine 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.
I've wondered this myself, anyone know if ReactOS can run anything wine can't?
I tried wine-develolment a few days ago and 3D performance is still rather spotty (amongst all the other usuall hiccups). That being said is has helped me play a few games with a decent experience.
Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility
#63What Kernel does this OS use? What's its history? Is it a unix fork such as Linux?
No, it's a reverse engineered Windows. I believe that due to copyright issues it even is a fully clean-room developed implementation, which means that it's not based on MS documentation or on decompiled source code.
> which means that it's not based on MS documentation
I think looking at MS documentation is okay. You're allowed to look at MSDN for Wine development[1]. Since the projects share code, you're probably allowed to do so for ReactOS as well.
Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility
#64Genuine 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.
Well, for one, you don't need to deal with setting up a separate Linux OS.
Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility
#65Earlier 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 have the next gen 901; you can use any of the 32-bit emulation platforms on Windows and the 1.6GHz Atom (that could be overclocked to 1.8) is significantly faster than any Raspberry Pi, so you have a larger pool of games you can play at a proper speed. I upgraded it to 2GB RAM/60GB SSD, and it really flies. It's only slightly larger than a handheld console, so I thought converting it to a retro machine would be perfect use for it ;-) I tried Linux Mint on it initially but it was much slower than XP, so I am sticking with XP.
Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility
#66Earlier 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…
It sounds like you were trying to activate the OEM key on your netbook using retail media.
Yes, that's the case. Unfortunately, ASUS didn't provide installation media, just recovery media, which only works for their 4GB/12GB SSD combo and was failing operation when I tried it on a new SSD. So I tried regular XP Home ISO, but was out of luck.
Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility
#67Earlier 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…
>Eee PC Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time...
I was doing "spring cleaning" and found a box with Eee 901, so I was thinking whether to post it on eBay and sell for scraps, or upgrade it and make it a retro-gaming monster ;-)
Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 have the next gen 901; you can use any of the 32-bit emulation platforms on Windows and the 1.6GHz Atom (that could be overclocked to 1.8) is significantly faster than any Raspberry Pi, so you have a larger pool of games you can play at a proper speed. I upgraded it to 2GB RAM/60GB SSD, and it really flies. It's only slightly larger than a handheld console, so I thought converting it to a retro machine would be per…
The last time I was using my eeePC 901, I managed to put Windows 8 on it, and I remember it being faster than either the XP or Ubuntu/Mint varieties I tried on it.
Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility
#69Earlier 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?
Those were fun little machines. I wish mine would still boot... my black 700 has been bricked for years, but it was awesome for college. Especially for those awful, tiny, half-desks that college classrooms seem to always have.
Re: ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility
#70Can anyone comment if I can install old Windows 2000 games on this, like C&C Red Alert? Would it work?
And simtower?