Hi,
Just encountered this OS and i am very exited about its features.
I have some essential question, like: drivers, will windows drivers that one would usually download from hardware official sites work with this OS, or is there a own database to download drivers from?
Second question is about some basic but necessary software, for example, the latest version of Skype, Firefox or Chrome would simply not install on Windows XP because of incompatibility issue, how about ReactOS, does it accept latest version of all essential software?
Thanks!
Drivers and some Windows XP incompatible soft
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Re: Drivers and some Windows XP incompatible soft
You will need drivers for Windows XP / 2003. Drivers for newer versions of Windows will probaly not work.Aahz wrote:Hi,
Just encountered this OS and i am very exited about its features.
I have some essential question, like: drivers, will windows drivers that one would usually download from hardware official sites work with this OS, or is there a own database to download drivers from?
It will be the same for ReactOS, so you will need the older software for Windows XP or newer software that still supports Windows XP.Aahz wrote: Second question is about some basic but necessary software, for example, the latest version of Skype, Firefox or Chrome would simply not install on Windows XP because of incompatibility issue, how about ReactOS, does it accept latest version of all essential software?
Thanks!
Please keep the Windows classic 9x/2000 look and feel.
The layman's guides - debugging - bug reporting - compiling - ISO remaster.
They may help you with a problem, so do have a look at them.
The layman's guides - debugging - bug reporting - compiling - ISO remaster.
They may help you with a problem, so do have a look at them.
Re: Drivers and some Windows XP incompatible soft
Thanks for answers, and just one more question, can this OS be legally used in a commercial environment?
Re: Drivers and some Windows XP incompatible soft
Yes it can be used in a commercial environment but I would NOT recommend it. At the moment it is Alpha grade software and NOT ready for live use in a commercial environment. In fact it is not ready for use in general.
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