I was GOING to post this in the Microsoft forum but that's really for Microsoft internet-related discussion. I feel I'd get a better IT tech response here.. Is there ANY stable Windows operating system, without any exploits or vulnerabilities? If not, what is the MOST STABLE version? I'm thinking 2000 is, but I may be wrong.
stable... windows...without bugs...and exploits.... and vulnerabilities.. dude can you give that shit you're smoking, I want it too!
70% of Web Server run on Linux... because it stable and safe. For a web server that has to be Windows I would go with 2000, but it does lack in a lot of areas. (I've used 2000, my friend is using 2003 and he hasn't had too many problems) If we can go outside Windows, I would say Fedora Core... I switch to that from 2000 and I've not had a problem yet. I've only had one hack attempt and it ended with him hating me for not running windows and being an American... Great! If your talking about a home computer... XP! The best Windows Operating System (but not best Operating System) ever... and could be the last Windows I ever own.
While I don't know the answer per say, you were right not to post it in the MS section...they'd all be: "It's all good!!!" what problems??? the answer you weren't looking for, it's called a MAC
According to some reviews and reports Mac OS X remains the most stable and reliable operating system on the market and the new features keep it well ahead of rival Windows XP. Well this may be true, but i'd still go for Windows XP. For me, i'd rather go for something that i'm used to rather than using something that may be more stable but not that user friendly.
xp was very stable for me...would go months without a restart and would only restart for software installs or hardware changes. i currently use vista and no problems yet. although it requires a fast system, the only thing that isnt stable is windows media player. everything else runs perfectly.
windows 2003 is nice, pretty stable and don't crash too much. but then, if you want to go with the 2000, i would suggest install all the service packs one after another and the system will become stable enough!
I used to be sold on Microsoft, but since I was talked into running Linux and now there isn't much to say good about Microsoft operating systems. If I had to choose a Microsoft operating system, it would be Windows 2000 or XP64. XP64 was more stable for me than any Microsoft operating system, but it has many hardware driver issues, and most of my search engine ranking software won't run on it. XP64 and XP32 operating systems firewall is a JOKE, Microsoft doesn't really support it. Never once seen the blue screen of death on XP64, but it forced me into buying some new hardware and software. "Green Death" I must mention that I use my system for business applications and not for games. Windows 2000 was pretty solid for me, but I used it for web and graphic design. I had to purchase third party software for ghosting so I could restore the system. I had to restore the system a few times per year, but that isn't so but for a Microsoft operating system. My brother tried Windows 2000 on his system and he is a gamer, it didn't work out very well for him and he went to XP32 bit version. He is happy with it, but we still have some problems getting some games to play on his system. I run Linux Ubuntu with VMware and run XP32 and XP64 for the my Windows applications that I need. Linux is very solid for desktops and servers. Less headaches, for sure. This is my opinion from my experience running Microsoft products since, MSDOS 3.0!
I've been using the same XP installation for 5 years. I reboot a bunch of windows servers once a month or so, usually because windows updates or third party software failures. Vista on my wife's and daughter's laptops are running with no problems for about 2 years. What do I do wrong...?
So, EGS, it is really difficult to say what system is most stable if you don't try any. But I have some information that you can use. A rough summary of uptimes, from highest to lowest, is: 1. Linux 2. FreeBSD 3. Windows 4. Mac OS X 5. Sun / Solaris