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I use windows 7 now but i have used windows xp and windows 2000 in the past.

I'm still using windows xp. I feel inlove with it. :)

Using W7, but thinking to switch to 8.1.

I am using windows xp!

i use windows 8/8.1.  it is great.  just very slowww (was fast when i first installed it a year ago  :P)

windows 8.1 is not a bad system but are still popular XP and 7 even the windows 2000

I use windows 7

Win 7 and Backtrack 5 R3  ;D
linux very stable for mining, but one week ago my linux has broken ,, maybe my linux version is oldest  ;D

Windows 7, is the most reliable and fast by the moment, windows xp used to be good but too many virus and malware on it already.

i use windows 8.1 but i think windows 7 is still most popular

Windows 7 ftw, 8 is too spyed on

I think members should get a chance to vote for multiple options.. as I think there are lot out there using multiple OS. I use Windows XP , Windows 7 , Windows 8.1 and Red Hat. and Its not like I can settle for one.

I'm installing Windows XP and Ubuntu right now.
But for daily use, i prefer using Ubuntu because it is a lot safer from viruses and malware.

Edit: lol i pick the wrong votes :D

Well I speak to Windows 7 64 bit. It is fantastic. I would recommend going into settings and converting them into the most basis formate in windows to increase performance on the machine...

Windows 8 but it's shit without mods worse operating system ever wish I had an updated XP instead.

I agree with you  :)

Win 7 on my main PC, Lubuntu on laptop.

Ubuntu is nice and well protected but windows has support for more applications and games

That's why I'm using 2 different computers, but you can find decent games on Linux, since it became supported by Steam.

Windows 8 with Windows 7 Menus.
I also have a macbook pro, and I use a Ubuntu distro-based computer every once in a while.

I use the decimal system


Use windows 8 due to lack of options, Debian when I can

XP <3

Surely Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit! :)

I splits mac os with a windows 7, so both lol.

I use windows 7 almost everyday, but sometimes when I need to run an old apps then I will switch to Win XP

I use windows 7 ultimate.  :P

Been stuck in the Windows world since 1989 (DOS before).  I tried Linux variants but the learning curve was too steep once I had wandered too far into the Windows world.

Win 7 64-bit has been the best OS I've seen from Microsoft - very stable for me.

I use what i get on the laptop i buy, most of the time it is windows, but once i got Ubuntu on it. Now i don't want to change from win 7 to win 8.1 or other.

I use Windows 8, but before that i used windows 7

Windows h8te the most blotted OS ever can't stand it wish I had WinXP again

At the moment I'm using windows 8.1 ,  but i also  have a pc with  ubuntu !

I tried out slackware after seeing a youtube video on it and its just too complicated and hard. I switched back to ubuntu.

I'm still using windows xp.
because : My computer is a Pentium 4 and 1 GB RAM
so I think Windows XP is better  ;D
possible after windows XP I would use windows 7

I was forced to use windows 7 but loved XP for many years.
Sometimes I use ubuntu live for learning purposes.

I loved xp and still have it on one of my older computers was my favorite microsoft operating system.

I am surprised how many people still use XP.  I have windows 7 and 8. 

I am guessing a lot of these people who have XP have more than 4GB of ram installed on their machines as well.  The limit for Ram on XP is 4GB, so anything you have purchased that is useless.  That is unless of course you have a 64x edition of XP, which most people do not.

XP is old and slow...time to upgrade....Windows 7 or 8 are where its at....pretty much the same OS

One of the reasons its on my old computer which is exactly 4GB of ram. although, I do run no newer versions of windows. Only Linux.

I'm still running xp. It is my first love.

What's your computer specs that you are running XP on?

Window 7 as window xp seems to react weirdly for miners..

Still windows 7.1 Professional x64
i tried windows 8 once, and do not like it
it's make me remember once windows vista appeared some years ago
i'll wait until release pack 1 and upgrade to windows 8

At my old job they used windows 8 machines and I got to admit that was on of the things that made me quit what a disgusting operating system and I really don't understand why it's become popular among people.

What is so bad about it?  My guess is you just don't know how to use it.  It is essentially Windows 7 so how on earth you don't like it is beyond me....they have a few "Visual" changes but nothing that is enough to make anyone say it sucks....So please say why you hate it!

I am using Windows 7 Ultimate. And I will probably will be using this system until support is canceled in the 2020 or something. My PC is mainly gamin rig I am not mining now so it is perfectly good setup for me.

The visual part is the most irritating part about it. it's so stupid to have it setup like that it looks like a tablet. and the amount of space it requires to install is beyond a joke compared to linux distributions. Basically Linux can do everything that a windows 8 machine can do and better. yet you are paying mega bucks for windows 8 which is far more limited and resource heavy.

You can't really compare Linux and Windows machines...Linux will always always always be cheaper, and probably run faster as well.

As far as the visual goes it is not that different.  just think of your start menu replaced with the tablets..customize it to how you want it....basically Windows 8 is windows 7...

I tend to stay away from windows as much as possible now days because of the security Linux offers their system and the philosophy is just the best. (obviously this is a bias opinion as I have fell in love with pretty much all Linux distributions).

I'm using windows 7, is it worth switching to windows 8?

I'd say no, They are very similiar operating systems...you won't notice much change but a few visual parts....The average user notices very different between the 2 OS's even though there are plenty..

I'd say save your money, Windows 7 is still great at what it does, at my home, I use 7, at work I use 8.

I'm some what surprised that the majority are windows 7 users though only a small amount of people are using other operating systems. I would of thought that people would be storing their Bitcoin on Linux based machines for security purposes.

We should be able to vote for multiple operating systems as I have a dual boot system and a few old computers (backing to windows 2000).

yes windows XP mostly in old PC
I am often envious of my friend in using windows 7 and also because the changing times
maybe later when I've bought a new PC, I use windows 7  :)

If you have a machine which has more than 4GB then it's time to move on from XP and that's one of the reasons I did move onto Linux. I do miss XP sometimes though and I'm not 100% sure why windows 7 is much easier to use than XP as you don't need to manually add hardware etc.

windows 7 now, i allways used only windows os and i would never change it i guess.

Windows 7 but I liked more Windows XP, I changed only because the older one isn't supported anymore.

I use Windows 8.1. It's not that bad, but I realize a lot of people hate it.

man you just missing a loads of OSys ... please don't forget that MS$ is mostly NT based and Linux is a Kernel too ... not the distro

where is tru64 ? is it only run on academia ? 

Trying out ElementaryOS on my mini-computer (netbook). It actually works really well and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a really minimal and fast-loading quick Ubuntu based distro. (linux obv.)

http://elementaryos.org/

http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Elementary-OS-Fig4.jpg

i use windows 8.1 from my laptop
i used touchscreen laptop and i love windows 8.1 work perfectly with it

currently Windows 7, a few years back I used Vista which was terrible and gave me a blue screen often.

I like Macs, it might be my next computer purchase (probably a ways down the road sadly)

i use mac osx but i prefer to use linux for most things now

Windows 8/8.1 is the biggest disaster when it comes to operating systems.
I would prefer to just switch back to Windows 7. much better for gaming.
ubuntu is nice for programming though.

I use  windows xp  system because is the bestt !

Why didn't you add Linux MINT ??

Do you really think anyone use windows 2000 ? Mac OS 7 ?

I am forced to use Windows 8 at work : It's a piece of shit. Nothing work. Bugs everywhere.

Window 7.

i use win 7.

I am using window7 in my laptop and XP on desktop both experiences is really nice to me :)

I'm using Windows 7.

Work: Ubuntu
Home:  Arch / Win 7 / Ubuntu

currently using window xp as my computer can't support higher...

Right now windows 7 on a Mac. Also a rather old one. Not funny, I can tell you!

To the people experiencing issues with Windows 8, what is not working? 

You are aware Windows 8 is pretty much the exact same thing as Windows 7 but its just slightly faster than 7? 

It is just essentially a clearer, faster and better OS than Windows 7, to the people who keep saying it sucks.  I am guessing you don't like their start menu(the touch screen lookalike interface) and that is it...

Is it really faster than Windows 7? But it can't be as good as switching from Vista to Windows 7, which was like a large bottle of cool water after a long journey through a hot desert!

Yes, it really is.  Most people won't notice it but it is slightly faster.  Plus it added a lot of cool features (not anything performance wise, just some neat stuff)  Overall Windows 8 is a great addition to 7.  XP -> vista was broke....It is not the same as what is going on now.  Vista was supposed to be what 7 was.  8 Will be good for quite some time now.

When you're talking about Windows 8, are you talking about Windows 8 per se, or also include Windows 8.1? I've kind of stopped following the whole thing, but I hear that Windows 8.1 is the Windows 7 to Vista  ;D

I think you heard wrong....From what I heard Windows 8 was not the greatest, and 8.1 and 8.1 with update are extremely great.  It wasn't that 8 was just terrible.  It was a few features were missing to make it look better, which 8.1 and 8.1 with update fixed. 

As far as the OS goes, they are probably slightly better than 7 and people just hate it because of the start menu disapearing(even though they just made the start menu a big table screen instead)

I don't think that is the only reason. But I have to admit that comparing it to windows 8 in performance and resource wise then windows 8 tops it. it has a little faster start up times and shut down times and makes use of hyper-V. it's pretty lightweight compared to Windows 7. but it does get some getting used to and that's why I think I hated it they changed a perfectly good design which everyone liked and turned it into a tablet theme.

my previous comments I was comparing Windows 8 to a Linux distribution and that's why I was saying windows 8 was poor. because any Linux system even old Linux systems will beat any windows operating system hands down.

But if we want to compare windows 8 and windows 7 then windows 8 does have a few extra features and an annoying interface which takes a long time getting used too (I couldn't get used to it at my workplace)

But I don't see any major improvements that would out rank windows 7. Windows 7 is good and with a few tweaks you could make it perform just as well or even better than windows 8. I just don't see why people would pay more money for a windows 8 operating system when it's pretty much the same as windows 7.

Okay, I will agree with you there.  Linux will crush any PC and most Macs for that matter.  It is clearly the best OS without question.

I don't mind the interface, the start menu(screen) is a lot more customize-able than anything before it, the screen is larger and you can control how big the items are.

As far as purchasing a windows 8 versus 7, I didn't mean that.  I just am saying that if you happen to purchase a windows 8 machine or 7, it doesn't really matter, they are very close in terms of speed and reliability.  I would not purchase windows 8 if I just had a copy of 7 because it simply isn't worth it!

We've reached an agreement then! (sorry if I sounded like a complete moron) I was trying to argue and present my point why I didn't like windows 8 at my old job because I'm used to using Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. But after reading my replies I didn't clearly state that and went on and on about the same thing without explaining my self.

I'm still using windows 7
so far so good

i have windows 8.1 installed