![]() However, we cannot disregard the popularity of Windows irrespective of how much you might despise it – but then if you’re keen on using the operating system, you might as well go for something that quite as many features supports for the applications specifically designed for it that would otherwise not run natively on other platforms without some sort of virtualization – (I’m talking about Wine and Crossover) Yaay?īut as you might know, these software solutions which are available on the Linux platforms (although great) will not give you the best of experience like you will normally get on a Windows-ready machine.īut what if all that could change – like forever? An OS that will finally end your need for MS Windows? However, given its business model, MS has won praises as they have contributed immensely to the growth and advancement of the technology industry as a whole – so a thumbs up there – but then, we can argue its benefits to the software platform as a whole likewise its shortcomings which must not be disregarded as it places a pretty high price tag for its software and services - especially given the fact that it’s a closed platform which is a turnoff for tech enthusiasts like myself that, well, don’t like anything CLOSED – FOSS, please. It is not without reason that the multi-billion dollar company continues to sell its software at a premium price given its status in the industry as a “for-profit” software company first before anything else. Thank God for options like OSX and Linux Desktop, of course, we would all have been choking on – and continue to choke on whatever the Redmond company decides to throw at our faces. ![]() This error occurred as I tried to get the app manager to download its database.Microsoft’s Windows dominance in the Desktop PC space has been a thing for decades now and the 35 years old OS - although has made some significant strides in the industry - is undoubted a monopoly. To any of us that used Windows in the late 90's, early 2000's, this will look immensely familiar.Īnd here's where I stopped my exploration. Here's where I selected the ISO image as an optical drive.īlast-from-the-past the installer felt just like it did in 2001.Īnd this is how it looks once booted. Before booting I used the device manager to attach the ISO image as an optical drive. The choices are a bit tricky, since ReactOS is not Windows, it's not Linux, it's a kind of Other. Start installing in VirtualBox in this window. Zorin, at the current moment, is a better Windows alternative than ReactOS but of course that may change. In that case it is clearly a Linux with a somewhat Windows-like skin, and an excellent integration of Wine support. I did recently install ZorinOS since it, too, offers a credible environment for installing Windows applications. I've been there, done that, and have a strong preference for other kinds of OS's. On the other hand, I'm not one to use the word "Awesome" at the prospect of using old-school Windows, or for that matter any version of Windows. Of course they're relying on the over 20 years of development which has gone into the Wine project. On the one hand, it's awesome that the team has managed to get this far, to create a credible implementation of MS Windows with no Windows code of any kind. Under the covers it uses a number of open source libraries - the primary of course being Wine. In my case that program was unable to update its database and therefore show or install applications, in the video below you see that the application manager does work and they have several app's available. There is an Application Manager that comes installed. No equivalent to Internet Explorer however, meaning there is no bundled web browser. It comes bundled with a similar set of accessories and games - Wordpad, Paint, Solitaire, etc. ![]() Once installed ReactOS looks and behaves exactly like Windows did with WinXP. Need to use older software that no longer runs on modern Windows.Preference for the Windows environment, but concerned about Microsoft's spying tendencies.Going between my experience and what's shown in the video, ReactOS looks impressive but it is flaky. In the video below, he used the ReactOS application manager to install some applications including Firefox, and even Adobe Photoshop 5.5. In my case I was unable to install software like Firefox. Like him, I installed ReactOS in VirtualBox and attempted to try it out. Attached to the bottom of this post is a video review from a chap who had more success than I did.
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