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I'm like that, only I do keep a library of ready installed VMs. They make EXCELLENT demo utilities. You have something pre-recorded, install what you need and ship to the client. But I agree, nothing beats having a dedicated box.
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Yar.
One for Windows XP, one for OpenVMS.
But if my employer wanted to get me an Itanium system I might be able to run both on it. (Nah, I prefer the Alpha.) 
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I voted that I am using 1 operating system at work. Because Vista does not count as an *operating system*. 
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero
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I half disagree on the Vista thing.
It is a system. A huge bloaty system.
However, I do agree that it's not operating.
"Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." - Edsger Dijkstra
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Look. The half-assed one voting creatures are out. You can't say your opinion loudly. If you do, they'll vote you 1. However, there are only 2 or 3 of them. 
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero
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Why do you care what people will vote?
Are you giving your opinion . . . or theirs?
Same concept for trolls: ignore them. Then they'll go away.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"How do you find out if you're unwanted if everyone you try to ask tells you to go away?" - Balboos HaGadol
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote: Because Vista does not count as an *operating system*.
I guess I am the only one here who likes Vista  Just love this "Start Search" box.
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Yes, Vista is worth buying for its "Start Search" box. This wonderful little search option outweighs all the other nuisances of this shiny unfinished bloatware operating system. It boots fast on my dual core machine with 4gb of physical memory. Amazing, isn't it? 
And finally, does it really matter if I like Vista or not? I am asked at gun-point to build software that would run on Vista. Because I am a developer, and I need to secure my job.
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero
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Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote: "Start Search" box
Seconded & thirded
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote: bloatware operating
Come on, with the price of hard drives now-adays does it really matter, I mean even here in the UK you can pick up 500GB sub £40. Plus the added bloat is for me worth the price for the speed with which Vista installs.
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Right, Windows is just a GUI on top of DOS... but why can't I get it to boot to the command line like it used to do...? I really dislike waiting for it to get all the way up just so I can open a DOS box to get some work done. 
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Not anymore!
Although versions 1-4 actually ran on top of DOS, as of version 5.0 (Windows ME and 2000) the DOS core was completely removed from Windows.
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i got 1 powerful Dell Precision 650 and 5 virtual machines but tall running WinXP
void izmoto(char* szKwazi);
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My main development PC is Windows XP, but I also use virtualization for Multi-OS support. Also, Microsoft has started releasing VPC images for major beta releases of tools and servers.
It is a lot nicer to delete a VPC image than uninstall something that doesn't uninstall well!
Dale Thompson
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izmoto wrote: all running WinXP
One for each day of the work week?
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Seriously, kinda a poorly worded question. But I guess it does allow to see how many different OS'es people use.
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Have Win Vista Home Premium (soon to be WinXP Pro SP2) on bare metal. Everything else in virtual machines, using my favorite: VMWare Workstation.
Windows XP (use it a lot for testing potentially-malicious software: Snapshot undoes damage in one step; also development machine, as my old apps tend to work without tweaking. i also have to run office 2003 in this, since won't install on vista)
Fedora 8 & OpenSUSE 10 (for Unix/Linux development and testing)
Potentially Coming Soon, after current project, for testing and probably temporary:
EnGard Enterprise Linux (the supposedly super-secure one)
CentOS (heard a lot, but it's web site isn't informative)
OpenBSD (still one of most secure)
FreeBSD (for testing)
QNX - best real-time OS out there
MontaVista Linux - second best? we'll see
SkyOS or MorphOS - saw video of 15s load time. amazing for quick chores. must try it.
Yellow Dog Linux - it is the one on PS3's. will need to be familiar with it.
NetWare - ok, just kidding... (I would just be asking to be hacked )
Later. Hope someone saw something they may like to try in the list. It won't be a silver bullet though: like werewolves, they don't exist. (skin conditions dont count...)
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At last count, Xena (otherwise known as "The Big Black Box Full of Vogons", due to the size and stying of the case) had:
- Vista x86 (primary boot)
- Vista x64 (are you feeling lucky?)
- Windows XP (drab but fast. Unless you are using Explorer)
- Windows XP64 (are you feeling really lucky?)
- Windows Server 2003 R2 (for those "I want to play with domains" moments).
The system drive on this machine lives in a lockable caddy, so multi-booting is tivial. Far simpler than mucking about with boot managers.
Then of course there are around 20 VMs of various shapes and sizes on their own 500GB drive. It's a fun system to use, especially when running through a 24" widescreen TFT.
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To sum it up: You have a pure Windows machine.
That's not what I thought about when I read "how many operation systems"... 
My notebook runs SUSE 10.2 and Windows XP Home. That's what I call dual boot ... ah, wait, sometimes it's triple boot! Linux reliable kernel, Linux self-compiled kernel and good old Windows.
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All hail the supreme Linux user... who cares dork!!
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Yep...but given that we have to support multiple versions of Visual Studio (6, so far!) on multiple versions of Windows it's a reasonable thing to do.
We also use VMs extensively, but of course hosting 64 bit OS's in VMs is somewhat tricky. Of the remaining drives, one is the one the system came with (XP), one is the one it normally runs (Vista x86) and the third (currently Win2k3 R2) is reinstalled on demand as required.
FWIW that one had Fedora Core 5 on it until recently, but unfortunately we had a more pressing (i.e. client driven) need for the disk hosting it, so it's on hold for now. I've no doubt we'll install it again when we can find a better set of drivers.
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Virtual PC has some serious benefits, but you just can't beat a straight on the hardware install
My Vista Boot Menu:
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit(gaming + dev)
Windows XP Professional(gaming + play)
OpenSuse 10.3 (keep your friends close )
OSx86 (shh)
in virtual pc. 2007(i <3 undo disks) on vista
Win 2k3 Domain + a WinXP Client(for home dev/testing/reproductions)
OpenSuse(for quick testing)
Windows XP Pro(for work related development)
Vista Home Premium(Vanilla for install tests)
DrewG, MCSD .Net
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Instead of dual boot, now Microsoft Virtual PCs expose one more way of using multiple operating systems on the single machine.
This should also be counted in the survey right?
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. --Leonard Louis Levinson
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XP, XP64bit, Ubuntu 7.10, Fedora7
XP, XP64bit for testing
XP64bit for developing
Ubuntu 7.10 for Internet browsing and developing
Fedora7 for testing and developing
I don't like vista but it seems i should install it.
Note that all operations installed locally and I don't use any VM
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