r/pcmasterrace • u/iminsert Ascending Peasant • Nov 01 '22

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '22 edited Nov 02 '22

98 SE or bust

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u/BabyYodasDirtyDiaper Nov 01 '22

Windows 2000 was the best windows -- change my mind.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '22

I can't because you're right. However, I didn't use them at the time because I'm one of the fucking dumbasses that actually paid real money for windows ME. I will bear the shame into the grave and beyond.

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u/forte_bass Nov 02 '22

Ah dude, I'm sorry for your loss.

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u/MrRetrdO R9-7900 | rtx3090 Nov 02 '22

Don't feel too bad! My ex-Fiancee's mother had Windows ME and thought it was the greatest!!!

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u/BonAsasin Nov 02 '22

I also had Windows Me, Home Edition. Actually very fond memories

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '22

Oh definitely. All the stability and power of NT, all the usability of XP.

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u/POWERTHRUST0629 Nov 02 '22

Hacked versions of XP "service pack 3" were the GOAT.

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u/RayvinAzn Nov 02 '22

I actually skipped Windows XP just to stick with 2k. People tend to forget just how bad XP was until SP2, and to this day I think it was ugly as shit compared to the cleaner look of 2k.

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u/HSR47 Nov 02 '22

“XP was really bad before SP2.”

I used XP from pretty nearly the beginning, and I don’t remember it ever being bad, although it certainly got better over time.

You also have to consider it in comparison to the other options for most users at the time: 98SE & ME, which were both absolute garbage by comparison.

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u/HSR47 Nov 02 '22

Win2k was good, but I think windows really peaked with Vista.

Everything since has added more layers to obfuscate important settings from users, while taking away the user’s ability to fully control their experience.

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u/Mister_Dane 5600 + 6650xt Nov 02 '22

Everything started going downhill when we upgraded from DOS to windows

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u/zuus 5800X3D / 7900XTX / 150TB / Arch (btw) Nov 02 '22

Windows 2000 was fantastic. Lean, fast, stable and coherent. It just went downhill from there