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USB drive installation comparison

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:33 pm
by fuficom
Hi everyone,

I would like to know which operating system, Windows or ReactOS are faster when loaded from a USB drive?

I need this for my work...

Thanks!

Re: USB drive installation comparison

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:34 am
by milon
ReactOS does not yet support USB drives at all, so you can't boot ReactOS from one. Unless you're talking about putting it all on a virtual machine and dropping that on a flash drive. In that case, ReactOS will be much faster, hands down! That's partly because the kernel is still incomplete, so there's less to load into memory at this point. ;)

Re: USB drive installation comparison

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:07 am
by fuficom
Thanks milon!
As i thought.... ;)

Re: USB drive installation comparison

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:41 pm
by DOSGuy
I'm still not clear what the goal is. Windows 3.1 would be even faster, if that's all that matters. If you also want a fully functional operating system, ReactOS is still in alpha stage, which means potentially unstable and not recommended for mission critical use. Please use, test, and report on your experience with ReactOS, but don't expect it to be a viable alternative to Windows at this point.

Re: USB drive installation comparison

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:29 pm
by Bgamer
Well he said he needed it for work, so.... that's the goal :)

Re: USB drive installation comparison

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:41 pm
by wojo664
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Re: USB drive installation comparison

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:10 pm
by DOSGuy
Yes, but please don't reply to spam, since it will look like you're accusing a legitimate post of being spam once the offending message is removed. Just use the "Report this post" button.

Re: USB drive installation comparison

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:28 pm
by wojo664
Well... I tried... It just said that it was already reported.
Ok, my bug fixed :D