...but i have 3 questions that are related to each other. :-)
Can someone list all of the Windows Operating Systems there have ever been in order?
Has each newer version of Windows always been better than the one it replaced? (I heard that Millenium was worse than Win98 because it was a rush release and it had too many bugs in it)
and is XP the best Windows there has ever been?
2006-09-03 01:57:39 · 7 answers · asked by Julie1977 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Ohhh thank youuu
I didn`t know there was a Windows 2003 and i hadn`t heard of the new Vista comming out. Very interesting.
2006-09-03 02:24:15 · update #1
MS DOS (versions from 1.0 to 6.6)
Windows 1.0 (DOS addin - ran from a floppy disk - did not use mouse)
Windows 2.0 (another DOS addons)
Windows 3.0 (first version to look like what we would think of us Windows - first loads DOS, then Windows)
Windows 3.1 (What most people think of as the first version of Windows - used mouse)
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (included networking ability)
Windows NT (looks like windows 95, build with extra security for government use- mostly used in business, not homes - when from version 1.0 to 4.0, with 3.5 being the most used)
Windows 95 (designed for home computers - still loads over DOS - 16 bit code)
Windows 98 (looks like 95, but big differences underneath - does NOT load over DOS - has 32 bit code) Includes Plug and Play
Windows NT 3.5 and 4.0 (looks and works more like 98 - all 32 bit code - no DOS mode - design for business and government use)
Windows 98 SE (updated 98 with all the service packs, security updates, and a handful of new apps. Adds native USB support)
Windows ME and Windows 2000 - released at same time
Windows ME is next "home" version - follows 98SE. Had major problems and was only sold by MS for about 6 months. Would consider this one "worst" then the earlier versions. Included Movie Maker
Windows 2000 - officially listed as Windows NT 5.0. Designed for business use. First NT to include plug and play. Includes additional networking abilities including domains.
Windows XP - MS decided to combine the 9x and the NT lines, and no longer make a separate business and home version of Windows. Instead have a Home and Pro version of XP that are indentical except for some networking capabilities in Pro (can join a domain).
Windows Media Player - XP with additional multimedia capabilites added.
Windows Server 2000 and Server 2003 - versions of Windows designed to run on large servers. Give additional networking capabilities.
And...coming soon to a PC near you - Windows Vista
2006-09-03 02:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows began with Windows, then Windows 2 and Windows 3. All of these had sub versions as bugs were repaired and new features added. The next versions were Windows 95, 98, 98SE and finally ME. Microsoft then ended the 9x architecture of Windows as it was the cause of more support issues than they could cope with.
The business class operating system wa called Windows NT and ran parallel with Windows 9x.
Windows NT4 was around the same time as Windows 95.
Windows 2000 (NT5) was released around the same time as Windows ME and people started to use it rather than the buggy 98/98SE/ME.
As Windows 9x varieties were dropped Windows XP (NT5.1) which is Windows 2000 with a nice user interface and some extra functions became the standard. The business class became Windows Server (currently Server 2003) and is just the same as XP with the bells and whistles turned off.
Don't think I've missed any!
2006-09-03 09:08:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Windows 2.0
Windows 3.0
Windows 3.1
Windows 3.11
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows Millenium
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 Server
Windows XP Home
Windows XP Corp
Windows Media Center
2, You are correct about Milleniim
3. I feel that XP is the best version, because it is the easiest to install in new systems, without having to find drivers for your peripherals
2006-09-03 09:07:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DOS, Windows 1, Windows 2, Windows 3, Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 2003. And Soon to be released Windows Vista
2006-09-03 09:01:09 · answer #4 · answered by Elmer Fudd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Millenium Edition, Windows NT, Windows XP. Yes, each gets better and better. Windows Vista is coming out soon so it will probably be better than XP.
2006-09-03 09:00:24 · answer #5 · answered by Caribbean Blue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya, after windows 98, avoid windows millinium, then windows 2000 and windows XP with its latest service pack. however, windows vista also been launched, still people like to use windows xp due to it;s salient feature.
I dont see any good feature in windows millinium, but can be seen allmost feature with new feature in windows xp comparative to windows 2000
2006-09-03 09:05:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All windows are ok.
2006-09-03 09:04:57 · answer #7 · answered by Rim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋