try a Linux distro with HAL (Hardware abstraction layer) preinstalled, it's not the answer for all hardware problems in Linux, it's the answer for all basic hardware related tasks Linux have to handle. for windows Lovers, the SuSE 10 (Open SUSE) is a good choice, because it's behave like windows, it...

now way dude, it's working !!!
wow !!!
i mean....
WOW !!!
you really made it !!!!
no ... no...
that's brilliant !
can i post it into my sig ?????????

there was once a very special man called jim, but he actually turned out to be a giraffe on the second tuesday of august because he ate an orange on friday although he was meant to go and run away with the leprechauns in ireland who liked to dance on the blarney stone and have fights with the loch n...

Mouse pointer goes Wild @ v0.2.7, and opens lot's of menus on the screen
i can't really controll it.
looks funny but it's scarry !!!

plan 9's GUI looks like windows 2.1
i don't know, may be i just try it out

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linux is the best way 2 surf for free in a big city.

right, uh, why are you here? Because of the future of ReactOS, some day you can run Linux, MAC, BeOS, and Windows - apps on it. i can hardly wait this may surprise you, but many of the worlds largest businesses (p.s. they don't play games) use windows..surprised? actually no, because the most admin...

erm...
can you please post your internal IP please ....
just want 2 check how secure you are lol
i mean windows is something you play games at.
Linux is something you can work with .

i wish i could help, but i don't think i'm good enough for OS programming *cry*

well, i do , i run WinCE on it, just love it !
ohh, and it could be funny to see ReactOSce for PDAs

there is so called accelerated X (comercial)
didn't tested it yet.

I do see no acceptable reason for cloning the "Exploder", or even using it. It is not only buggy (the MS's one), but also highly misconcepted, and totally obsolete ( I do NEVER use it). So I would prefer developing the kernel, and the SW / HW / Drivers compatibility. Do not BUY / CRACK / ...

that's the problem, my 1st list had FreeDOS, MS DOS, ReactOS, Windows NT4 and so on all included (even embeded systems) but the forum message popped out "2 many questions" or something like that ... it was a REALY LONG LIST (read this) and yes longhorn(@ current state 5048) looks very usa...

windows Longhorn is based on XML( Extensible Markup Language)
what ever it is, microsoft says that the system can run up to 5x faster than winXP thanks to XML.
can you somehow use it in ReactOS ?.

that's the problem, my 1st list had FreeDOS, MS DOS, ReactOS, Windows NT4 and so on all included (even embeded systems) but the forum message popped out "2 many questions" or something like that ...
it was a REALY LONG LIST

i was wondering what primary OS are you using, since you all are interrested in the development state of ReactOS ?
PS:
i wanted to add more, but the forum polls are limited