ReactOS - Free Windowslike OS

natasha · 25-09-2008, 02:49 PM

Hi guys,

Check this out: www.reactos.org

Its a free / opensource operating system.
It's NOT Linux based!!!!

Allthough it is still under development, i wanted to share this with you.
I tried it this afternoon .. installed it on a P4 3Ghz with 1gig ram.
And it worked great.

The setup is only about 30Mb!!!! And there is also a "live cd" that you can use.
(boot from cd instead of installing it to your harddrive)

There goal is to reach 100% binary compat. with NT/XP like systems.
Meaning XP-drivers and apps should work on ReactOS too.

***** The software is still in alpha-fase, so dont try it out on the pc where you keep important data on!!! *****

Bahamut · 25-09-2008, 03:38 PM

Thanks for the heads up Tash

=BHH= Toad · 25-09-2008, 03:50 PM

awoursome we mite finnaly of sumthing to replace windows but still have the compatability

Silk · 28-09-2008, 10:48 PM

let me know if any1 else has tried this out.

Bad Boy Bubby · 02-10-2008, 12:23 PM

Ive had this bookmarked for ages but never got round to trying it out. Easy way to try it is use

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...c/default.mspx

or

QEMU

and then install reactos in a virtual pc.

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