ReactOS: Free Windows Alternative
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Күн бұрынReactOS is a free, open source operating system for natively running Windows applications. Here I install alpha build v.0.4.7 in a virtual machine and test it out, including running a version of PhotoShop.
The ReactOS website is at: www.reactos.org/ -- which includes an IRC help forum here: www.reactos.org/irc
You can learn more about setting up VirtualBox virtual machines in my video here: • Setting Up A Virtual M...
RUNNING REACTOS FULL SCREEN IN VIRTUALBOX:
To get ReactOS running full-screen in VirtualBox, once you have installed the OS you need to adjust video memory and install Guest Additions. To do this, with ReactOS not running, in VirtualBox select the ReactOS virtual machine, and then click on “Settings” and “Display” and drag the video memory slider across to 128MB (you may get away with less, but for me 128MB worked). Then launch ReactOS, and in the VirtualBox “Devices” menu, select “Insert Guest Additions CD Image”. Next, in ReactOS, open MyComputer and then the “VBOXADDITIONS” virtual CD drive (probably d:), and double-click the file “VBoxWindowsAdditons.exe”. Follow through with this process, including the involved reboot of ReactOS, and you should find that you can enter full screen (using Right-Ctrl and “F”, unless you have remapped the host key). You will need to cross your fingers and maybe start again and repeat the process to get things working. ReactOS is in alpha, and it took me some time to get this working OK - which is why in the video I referred you to instructions here! Or you can simply test ReactOS in 800x600. :)
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@ReactOSCommunity 6 жыл бұрын
Hello from the ReactOS Team! Thank you for the video! Just FYI ReactOS 0.4.8 will be released in few days or weeks!
@SuperArt1st 6 жыл бұрын
Really nice video!
@StasM 6 жыл бұрын
Great news) Gonna try it on my rigs
@cordeliazavierodang987 6 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work. Optimize it for gaming please. Or at least you made special gaming edition
@electron8262 6 жыл бұрын
Cordelia & Zavier Odang That _can_ be quite hard if you're just a group of hobbyists developing an OS.
@StasM 6 жыл бұрын
ReactOS is *very* lightweight, so there is nothing to optimize for gaming. Only to fix known latency bugs in the current sound system code.
@parker_aug2 6 жыл бұрын
This is giving me incredible Windows 98 nostalgic vibes.
@peterfitzpatrick7032 5 жыл бұрын
Isn't it funny how MS "developed" Windows into a bloated & unintuitive OS that takes up unlimited RAM & hardware resources !! 😩 I'm still running XP & happy enough with it. I DO hope the React team don't make the same mistake & continually tinker with it unless its for serious benefit .🙄
@bigwavesun 5 жыл бұрын
@@peterfitzpatrick7032 I'm with ya there bud. I had to upgrade to 7 to continue running my media software, and made the mistake of going to 10. If I could go back to the simplicity of XP would be great.
@iwinrar5207 5 жыл бұрын
95 to me
@MatthewFearnley 5 жыл бұрын
Windows 95 mainly used the old Windows 16-colour palette for its default colour scheme (grey for windows, teal backdrop), and the title bars were flat. 98 brought in the horizontal gradient on the title bars, and the softer colours are much closer to Me/2000.
@David-fm6go 5 жыл бұрын
@@satunnainenkatselija4478 it reminded me of 2000 since it has the classic windows theme but is modeled after an NT system.
@palfers1 5 жыл бұрын
The promise of low bloat and no spyware is attractive.
@TheGodlessGuitarist 5 жыл бұрын
if that's what you want then go Linux. Any MS like system will bloat with whatever is installed on it.
@GraveUypo 5 жыл бұрын
you can go windows LTSB for that too. it's literally windows 10 without any non-essential app and massively less frequent updates (once every 2 years) by default.
@equipmentissues2700 5 жыл бұрын
@@GraveUypo true, but LTSB is available for VL only. Can't get it for personal use (unless illegally)
@crankfiend5309 5 жыл бұрын
@DAudIcI that's no problem with safe browsing practices, common sense is the best anti-virus
@coolguyrecords3553 4 жыл бұрын
@@crankfiend5309 "common sense is the best anti-virus" Nobody with common sense says this.
@ReactOSCommunity 5 жыл бұрын
Hello again! Just FYI ReactOS 0.4.9 will be released in few days. It will feature a lot of stability improvements.
@ExplainingComputers 5 жыл бұрын
I will check this out.
@ReactOSCommunity 5 жыл бұрын
Just released 0.4.9 today =)
@writerconsidered 5 жыл бұрын
I'm on Linux so how does this do with viruses and malware? I'll assume this will be the gamers alternative for linux.
@DJNightchild 5 жыл бұрын
not entirely sure about that, since valve has released Proton, which enables Linux users to play Steam Windows games on Linux. Based on Wine, it's not perfect yet, but quite the few Games run on it.
@Avi.Kashyup 5 жыл бұрын
It runs exe files right? what is it based on?,( for eg Debian is a linux distro)
@Barabyk 6 жыл бұрын
I check every 8-10 years how's ReactOS is doing. Quite impressive.
@biehdc 6 жыл бұрын
its just a few steps away from the first 64-bit build. then the fun gets started
@stanisawszczypua9076 6 жыл бұрын
Fun ? Rather another 10 years before 64bit version will be usable...
@biehdc 6 жыл бұрын
feel free to contribute code so it doesn't take so long ;)
@Cypherdude1 6 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. If I had the money, I'd offer a million each to ReactOS and Linux Wine for a partnership or something. Anything is better than IMHO Windows 10 spyware. *BTW, if you look at recent video of NSA leadership talking about Microsoft, you'll see how pleased they are with M$.*
@samtzam3774 6 жыл бұрын
You do not need money with open software, That's the point.
@ReactOSCommunity 4 жыл бұрын
Hello again! Just FYI ReactOS 0.4.12 will be released in few hours. It will feature a LOT of stability improvements and bug fixes as well new features!
@ExplainingComputers 4 жыл бұрын
I have made a note to take a look! :)
@isspankasppoza3994 4 жыл бұрын
Does it work with win 10 programs? steam games for example
@eE-nc6jj 4 жыл бұрын
@@isspankasppoza3994 It's not for daily driver (yet)
@BarujjeCo 3 жыл бұрын
Its gets stuck on boot just before video installation. I had the same problem when i tried bliss os. I am using lenovo g560 laptop with 6gb ram
@SirGarmaples 5 жыл бұрын
Before this video, I always thought ReactOS was just another Linux distribution, as a free Windows alternative. After learning it can run Windows apps, that's quite impressive!
@lonahora 5 жыл бұрын
Keep the old version of Paint and they will win the market!
@rogerlow9107 4 жыл бұрын
Ahh miss that thing
@maxpolaris99 6 жыл бұрын
They did a really good job giving it "The Look And Feel". This should be very attractive to people wanting a traditional desktop experience.
@resrussia 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for bringing ReactOS to the attention of computer users. I am very impressed how close the interface was to Windows 7 or Windows XP (in the classic view) or Windows 2000. There a few times during the presentation I almost forget you not demonstrating pre- Windows 8 version of windows. I greatly appreciate your work on KZfaq. Keep it up!
@paddycoleman1472 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing project - the amount of work involved must have been immense. Although I use Windows 10 successfully, ReactOS reminds me how much better the original Windows UI was. Never understood why Microsoft made such a radical change in Windows 8.
@MrHatoi 4 жыл бұрын
This is definitely on my list of "things I physically can't wait to be finished"
@spikekent 6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Chris. I love the idea of open source OSs and since your video on Virtual Box, I've been playing with Linux more. I plan to give ReactOS a try too, when time permits. You always manage to keep us informed of interesting stuff. Thank you.
@ivanv754 6 жыл бұрын
Very smooth job on the fast forwards! They re not distracting at all and the audio doesn't feel disconnected from the video shown.
@jkbenedict 5 жыл бұрын
I love ReactOS -- they have been through hell from the project's inception, to MS lawsuits, etc, etc. If more people would contribute, it would become an epic hybrid to support Linux/MS products.
4 жыл бұрын
ReactOS is nice. Worth a spin. But MS lawsuits? Where have you been? This is nothing! Some years ago, a galactic sized lawsuit had SCO trying to sue IBM because SCO bought Unix from Novell, but not the proprietary name (or something similar). SCO charged IBM with putting code into their version of Unix (AIX) without permission from SCO. Even Linux got somehow involved. If SCO won, it would have meant everyone using Linux would have to pay a $2,500.00 to $5,000.00 license to use Linux. Many people said that Microsoft was funding SCO so anyone using Linux would either pay the license fee to SCO, or take it off & go back to Windows. I believe the lawsuit is finally over. But both SCO & Microsoft are lower than whale shit at the bottom of the ocean. Thanks for taking your time out reading this. And yes, everything is true. Just Google SCO vs IBM lawsuit and everything will be explained best.
@elijahhmarshall 3 жыл бұрын
@lucy fair How is this relevant to the original comment at all lol
@albinjt1 2 жыл бұрын
@@elijahhmarshall it isn't. he replied to someone else and you can see it.
@albinjt1 2 жыл бұрын
@lucy fair laughable comment
@LoneWolfZ 5 жыл бұрын
Wow. This looks like Windows when Windows was made to get work done efficiently. I really hope this goes somewhere. If I never have to make ties with Windows 10, I will be happy!
@jacknedry3925 4 жыл бұрын
lucy fair, Windows 7 Forever!
@unemployicus Жыл бұрын
Windows 11 makes Windows 10 look like Windows 7 (it's terrible).
@montpierce424 6 жыл бұрын
I always thought it would be fun to create an os that would run windows os programs... I would call it "ROCKS", so people could throw "Rocks at Windows"...
@Muykle 5 жыл бұрын
Ask ReactOS if you can fork their work. Can you make ROCKS a service devoted to exploiting windows vulnerabilities? That way you could throw ROCKS at Windows to break Windows.
@gyrgrls 5 жыл бұрын
@@Muykle I feel your pane. No use glazing it over again.
@yarpos 5 жыл бұрын
just stop it, all of you
@vylemsobotka3653 5 жыл бұрын
React is opensource, you can
@mattpowell8369 4 жыл бұрын
Would be funny if you had made it make sense
@fangzahn 5 жыл бұрын
I still prefer the "classic windows" look over the modern tiles and transparency effects
@ExplainingComputers 5 жыл бұрын
I so agree.
@lucky88shp 5 жыл бұрын
I still use Windows 7 with classic mode for years!
@stevec3982 5 жыл бұрын
I just turn these features off in Windows 10
@haru9666 5 жыл бұрын
yeah, the new design sucks, the windows aero theme was at least sekuomorphic, the themes in windows 8 and 10 are the worst, lifeless sterile flat design
@_ianjms 4 жыл бұрын
I prefer the opposite, just a flat theme like Pop without the transparency effects and modern tiles.
@kjamison5951 6 жыл бұрын
I run about two programs on Windows. I have largely moved all of my work over to MacOS. Wine doesn’t always run what I need it to run so ReactOS will be just the thing for me. Kudos to the team for building an OS from the ground up that in all likelihood is superior to Windows. Thanks Christopher for the informative video!
@kunjikorans 5 жыл бұрын
Just looking at the classic themes brings back great memories
@Tangobaldy 6 жыл бұрын
I want to use windows XP on a virtual machine. I have xp disc. Want to play games. Can you advise what VM to get please. One thats for dummies too,
@ExplainingComputers 6 жыл бұрын
Use VirtualBox. I show how to use it in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oN-ZYLGm1s-womQ.html Note my comment in the video description of that video on how to install "Guest Additions" to get tehe most out of it.
@derekp2674 6 жыл бұрын
I'll send that recommendation. VirtualBox is easy to set up and works well with XP. However, please note that playing 3D video games may not work.
@J4ckCr0w 6 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome. That Photoshop version was my favorite. Thank you for this review. You made quite an awesome channel I enjoy watching regularly.
@maximus3997 6 жыл бұрын
Use Oracle virtual box
@Xeno_Bardock 6 жыл бұрын
For 3d games, you might want to use VMWare Workstation Player instead. It can play less demanding games.
@ChrissehCat 6 жыл бұрын
Adobe Photoshop 5.5 brings back memories, first version of Photoshop I ever used way back in high school.
@JonesNate 5 жыл бұрын
Chrissehchan I think that's the version I used in high school, also. That install box and launcher window looked very familiar. If you're interested in a Photoshop alternative, there's an open-source program called GIMP, which I think is *very* similar to this version of Photoshop.
@DMSProduktions 5 жыл бұрын
NICE to see this OS project up and running again!
@GO4RIDER_trikelife937 5 жыл бұрын
been watching this OS team for years,.. thank you for highlighting it. awesome channel.
@waynecyr8213 5 жыл бұрын
Looks like this will provide exactly what I want from an OS when it is ready. Clean, basic and unobtrusive interface with broad program support for the applications I want to use. I can really get behind this one!
@Michirin9801 6 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna have to keep an eye out for this project!
@gorgonzolastan 5 жыл бұрын
When this project started years ago I did not expect it to ever be functional at all. I have to say that even with the problems I'm impressed.
@owenfitzgerald3219 6 жыл бұрын
I quite like this. I downloaded it and installed in on Virtualbox along with your video. They did a good job capturing a turn on of Millennium/Early 2000's Windows feel. If you know your way around Windows of the time this has a very similar look and set up to it. I look forward to continuing releases of ReactOS and getting a full stable release. Another good video, informative and entertaining as always. Thanks very much Christopher.
@AnimalFacts 6 жыл бұрын
I wish they could get it to Beta... it's been in Alpha or pre-alpha for how long? A decade maybe? I do understand that recreating Windows from scratch is a huge undertaking and I don't believe the team is very large. Windows won't be Windows by the time ReactOS is complete. ReactOS will likely find a niche running legacy software.
@yereverluvinuncleber 6 жыл бұрын
No, that's not true. They have one target Windows 2003 server, that hasn't changed since 2003. They will persist and target 2003 and when it is done, look at later functionality. That said, they can implement things that MS deliberately did not implement, eg. they can give it NT6 shims to allow NT6 apps to run.
@AnimalFacts 6 жыл бұрын
With Microsoft moving Windows away from legacy support, ReactOS may find itself in a good niche for those still needing to run Win32 software.
@biehdc 6 жыл бұрын
yes they still target windows server 2003, but it will have a "forward compatibility mode" which means it can pretend to be a newer system. some applications dont require newer functionality, they only think they do. remember the dx10 hack for windows xp where you just played being a windows vista.
@hblaub 6 жыл бұрын
I've seen some old printer in a copy shop connected to good old Win7 --- if Win10 screws it up, maybe there will be running ReactOS in the near future --- sadly, not all viruses and trojan horses can run under ReactOS :-(
@patrickmusson4571 6 жыл бұрын
I wonder if it will be able to run 16 bit programs from the mid 90s.
@TomAtkinson 5 жыл бұрын
Photoshop demo is pretty amazing. This encourages me to attempt to install Logic Audio 5.5 in ReactOS, wish me luck!
@diaboliquedolanek3848 6 жыл бұрын
You're definitely in my top ten list of favorite people! :) I'd never heard of this project before. Thank you. I've got it on a virtual machine now and look forward to watching it's progress. I hope I can make a few donations along the way to their success!
@headrushindi 5 жыл бұрын
Truly love your videos. Your professional, and knowledgeable, and sometimes humerous approach is such a joy to watch ...I learn so much ...appreciate you and please keep em coming
@ExplainingComputers 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for you kind feedback. Most appreciated.
@NaturalKiller 4 жыл бұрын
I didn't know about the existence of this Os, great video!
@ronch550 5 жыл бұрын
I don't like how is taking forever to complete but I guess replicating everything an OS can do is a very tough thing. So yeah, great job, ReactOS team!!
@jwgfoto5419 6 жыл бұрын
This took right back to the 90s! Fun to play with "old" stuff.
@RR-um1ml 6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic project! Love the old windows look. Thanks for the update.
@pqhkr2002 6 жыл бұрын
8:56 I had 2 same HDD slots installer on my previous desk PC. And the interface make me want to try it out! I love this old style.
@AxelBitz 5 жыл бұрын
Looks like the very best Windows ever: Windows 2000!
@gurgy3 3 жыл бұрын
7 professional was the last good version imho. But it still has compatibility issues with older software designed for winxp which drives me up the wall.
@ranadeepjash1150 6 жыл бұрын
in you tube we have large number of technical channel but what attracts me about you that you explain everything on simple possible language and your English Voice is also pretty good..
@MrJerryjam 6 жыл бұрын
ReactOS is very impressive right now! Snappy and feels like home. Believe I will try it on a clean SATA SSD drive in an older retired Dell 2005 box and see how some of my favorite legacy Windows apps run. I like Win 10 Pro but it is refreshing to see a clean slim older GUI like ReactOS. Thanks for the demo.
@houghwhite411 5 жыл бұрын
I wish they get released in next 5 years
@fortitude9932 5 жыл бұрын
Did you use this as os on your old computer yet, how is it? How do i burn this os on cd to do that also?
@TheBertjeT 6 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this one :)
@BiohazardX9 5 жыл бұрын
I have to say I followed this from the beginning. Very impressive and I do remember when the team were forced into a massive code audit. This put the project behind, but where its got to now is superb. As Chris clearly demonstrates, it's got to the point where more 'complex' apps are installing natively and running without any major glitches. Adobe is such an example. I reckon CS2 might be alright as well. I know that lot in Redmond are worried about it. For anyone who doesn't know, this is NOT linux, this is a pure hand built Win32 alternative. Opensource NT clone, at the minute it's tech is based similar to XP with some 7 bits along the way. I think they sit behind to not cause any legal issues. Might be wrong, but really massive well done.
@yash1152 2 жыл бұрын
5:22 ahhhh, so many windows memories. just yesterday i was thinking about the long tree in window xp start menu. it's soo good to see hope for trying that again easily.
@sjarken3979 5 жыл бұрын
This looks really impressive, all i want is a fast os that can run everything i need without crashing and with minimal resources. I might give this a go when full version is out. Good Job!
@HistoryandFacts 5 жыл бұрын
I will try it soon, looks impressive
@abusaleh2222 5 жыл бұрын
I love open source software .. Thank you very much for this great OS
@jacoblieberman7492 5 жыл бұрын
fantastic! I was wondering what I was going to use when windows 7 was no longer available and this seems to be the answer. Thank you for the great videos and the fantastic presentation. Please keep us updated on the progress of ReactOS.. Jake
@gwmattos 6 жыл бұрын
Great review of React.OS and as a supporter of the team it would be nice to see another follow-up with an explanation of hardware used as we approach the year 2020.
@ExplainingComputers 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I am sure that I will review/return to many Windows 7 alternatives across 2019! :)
@synchro505 6 жыл бұрын
This is great! My daughter will love it. She is very sentimental about Windows XP which she runs on her old "crappy lappy" (as she calls it)!
@archgirl 6 жыл бұрын
synchro505 Knowing that there are people in the world who call a laptop a "lappy" makes my right eye twitch... xD I'm just joking of course, but when her "lappy" finally dies, will she switch to a "desky"? :p
@impermanenthuman8427 6 жыл бұрын
synchro505 read reviews about reactOS on distrowatch.com before trying it Also check reviews on Linux Mint and Ubuntu Mate..these two distros are the ones recommended for people new to Linux If you like windows xp or 7 research Mint first, particularly KZfaq reviews on Mint Mate LTS
@archgirl 6 жыл бұрын
ImpermanentHuman I wonder if anyone still recommends Zorin to newcomers... That seemed to be big for a while and then I suddenly heard nothing about it at all.
@impermanenthuman8427 6 жыл бұрын
ArchGirl As someone new to Linux myself, the problem with Linux gaining a larger user base so far is that there are so many distros it takes quite a lot of research to decide which one to start with, and then I choose a distro which looked great in a KZfaq review but then it’s buggy because the developer/s didn’t have the time or funds to thoroughly test it, or things aren’t working and maybe it’s my hardware since most pc’s hardware is optimized for windows, or maybe I finally figure out that the distro doesn’t automatically download the drivers I need but it never occurred to me because windows does all that updating automatically, and I don’t know anyone who can help me because hardly anyone uses Linux haha etc etc and it all ends up being too much work and puts people off, when in reality the new user needs a good easy first experience and there are only a very few distros that are highly likely going to be a good first experience for most users on windows optimized systems and that seems to be Mint Mate LTS and Ubuntu Mate LTS so I think every Linux video and user should always put a caveat in any other distro review to suggest noobs like me to start with one of those two first, THEN experiment from there, Ubuntu Mate LTS has a welcome center clearly indicating what driver downloads to get and what forums to go to for help etc, and the Mate Tweak option switches between most of the desktop configurations of all the other distros so you can try which layout you like, just awesome 😎 Props for being an arch user btw that’s cool
@archgirl 6 жыл бұрын
ImpermanentHuman Hah, thanks, but it's really not as hard as people make it out to be. :p Just follow the Holy Bib- Uh, I mean, the Wiki... And you're pretty much good to go as far as installing goes. After that, maintenance and safe, sensible usage is something you pick up. Little things go wrong? You PROBABLY learned something that will help you fix it just the other day when you broke something else to get something ELSE working right. xD You'd think with all the tedium I'd be sick of it after four years and just about ready to settle down with a nice premade distro, but nope! xD And yeah, the choice can certainly be overwhelming for a new user. Hell, it's sometimes overwhelming for me and I've found my forever distro! I'm always trying to decide on some fringe distro to boot up in Virtualbox to screw around with. :p I feel like distrowatch should have a big disclaimer on the homepage. "Never tried Linux EVER!? TRY THIS FIRST! You don't have to, but it's highly recommended." xD
@duanegcanaday8575 Жыл бұрын
I have been looking at React OS for something like 20 years, but only every 5 years or so. Development has been snail slow. However it looks like it finally is getting somewhere. Good for them, sticking to it all these years!!
@yash1152 2 жыл бұрын
0:58 hmm, i had watched this video upto here before, coming back here after seeing it's logo (& ReactOS mentioned in comments) and searching. the results included your video, and i knew this is the reliable source of info for me :)
@juga7 4 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic alternative. I love it and thank you for the info and video.
@albertwang5974 6 жыл бұрын
The blue-screen crash reminder me: it's really a windows!
@GaitaPonto 6 жыл бұрын
is it in alpha since 1995?
@ExplainingComputers 6 жыл бұрын
It is!
@dooleyjlt5503 5 жыл бұрын
@@ExplainingComputers might be one of those things that takes just long enough that you keep adding or updating to be compatible to the newer version or non-supported software. I know when I wrote myself a little media player in VB6 using the MP library I continually added and changed it to the point that the original looked nothing like the finished product and only got to a finished product because of time.
@arthemis1039 5 жыл бұрын
not is not, the team just focus on the code first, looks comes after
@M16A3ACOG 5 жыл бұрын
So if it's been in alpha stage for 24 years already, I can't see any chance of it becoming a daily driver any time ever.
@BiohazardEXTREME 6 жыл бұрын
This is so cool! I'm definitely gonna play around with it and keep an eye on its developments!
@EarnestWilliamsGeofferic 4 жыл бұрын
Just saw this video today and, WOW, I'm very impressed. I'm going to install the latest version now and mess about with it!
@michaelstoliker971 6 жыл бұрын
I wish them success! Windows 10 and whatever comes after it is not in my future because it works for Microsoft and not for me. I want an operating system that exists to allow me to run software that I want on a computer, not software that mines my information for the benefit of corporate panderers. Sadly, most of the software I want to run, runs on windows Also, sadly, that software is purchase once software which is going the way of the Dodo. Subscription software is the future as far as software vendors are concerned. I want my freedom of choice back. I want the freedom to not upgrade. The freedom to not be charged over and over again for something I've already paid for. The freedom from having my hardware turned into their hardware used to mine my information and push advertising down my throat.
@gandsnut 6 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. The couple of Win installations I run are either older & virtualized, or severely "clamped-down" as to information mining - using (only one example) SpyBot Beacon. Google & Amazon appear to be heavily involved in their own spying, with those oh-so-kewl talk-to gizmo boxes that use the 'cloud'. I'd argue THEY are far more intrusive than Windows 10.
@derekp2674 6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you need to join us over here on Linux???
@michaelstoliker971 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm not an app kind of guy (I guess I'm too old school), I like applications that do the whole job, not apps that do one thing well (-ish) and may or may not work well with other apps. I bought a cheap android tablet to explore other options and did not like having apps that always phone home to spam you with ads or offer paid versions without ads that I wouldn't buy anyway because they don't have the features I want. Printing? Forget it! Unless you want some kind of cloud system that has to route your output through the internet. What do you do when the internet is down? I now have a wireless router that has to be configured through the internet? How is this more secure? I might as well post all my info on a moving billboard in the worst part of town! Nope Nope Nope. Time for me to opt out of the future. I used to laugh at people that couldn't get used to computers, but I guess I've joined the luddites.
@michaelstoliker971 6 жыл бұрын
I've looked at Linux a few times over the years, but I guess I'm waiting for it to become an OS that you can install and forget. And also one that has the software I want. Windows may suck, but it has all the software I wanted to run (note the past tense). With Linux I'm concerned that I might have to learn what all the stupidly named software packages actually do. I don't want to tell people I'm using Yakk, or Gimp, or fnord or whatever Linux users think is a clever name for a software package. Less nerdy, more Word-y (how about Spreadsheet 2.0?), Windows isn't immune to stupid names for software but at least they're doing it for the marketing, not the weird factor.
@derekp2674 6 жыл бұрын
Realistically, Linux is never going to be a like-for-like replacement for any given Windows version. Even other Windows versions cannot achieve that - even though Microsoft has access to all the source code. I get that there are killer apps (including for me Excel and PowerPoint) only available on Windows and Linux, but when I don't need to use those I'm more than happy to default to Linux.
@saadwazir 4 жыл бұрын
its just like windows 98 .. and i come to know about react os and now i am going to install it to test windows app .. tnku for ur valuable knowledge
@crazyleg2006 5 жыл бұрын
Really good video. Thanks for taking the time to put it up for me and everyone else. It's always nice to find videos and information that help us solve problems. I subbed.
@ExplainingComputers 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub! :)
@philipbrady7635 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, very interesting, cool operating system, the interface certainly brought back some memories
@patthesoundguy 6 жыл бұрын
What a great idea for using some older hardware to run windows software specifically control software for things like audio equipment or lighting that dont have linux applications and wont ever. Sadly the download links aren't working at the moment.
@linswad 6 жыл бұрын
patthesoundguy I've just downloaded ReactOS from the website with no problem, will try it out later today.
@patthesoundguy 6 жыл бұрын
Im very excited to try it out. Im going to try downloading again later.
@patthesoundguy 6 жыл бұрын
I got it to download! making a usb stick with it now.
@patthesoundguy 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah right after I posted about making a usb stick I read that it won't install from USB. Im still excited about it though.
@MattZelda 6 жыл бұрын
You can't use RUFUS or another LiveUSB creator?
@AnthonySmith 6 жыл бұрын
I've been following reactors since... I want to say 2008 or so. Very cool stuff!
@pound7108 6 жыл бұрын
Anthony Smith can we install programs from .exe files in reactor OS
@mateusmt6194 6 жыл бұрын
Yes, it has some sort of Wine in the background - but sometimes you will have to fix things and most very specific softwares will not work, like HWiNFO32 for hardware monitoring, or any Windows defragmentation software and drivers for special shitWindows hardware.
@thomasfalcon6350 5 жыл бұрын
Same. Shame though the progress seems really slow. It was alpha 10 years ago and still is.
@airspacewatch6322 5 жыл бұрын
+Bhushan Kuchewar You can't install Microsoft Software and Software made with microsoft programming tools, There are also no printer driver for reactos,
@JJSloan 4 жыл бұрын
If some organization were to rise up to provide commercial support for reactos, it could definitely fill a lot of niches.
@VeryMuchBlessed 4 жыл бұрын
Going to download it and try it now. Glad to see this new OS. Thanks for making this video.
@MegaManNeo 6 жыл бұрын
It's an interesting project to follow indeed. As a playing person who also needs things such as Visual Studio for work that's not the holy grail that's eventually even superior to Linux, however, they get things better and better everyday. Plus their improvements go back to the Wine project, which is indeed helpful to many more people.
@ActionGamerAaron 6 жыл бұрын
Even if it were perfectly able to run all Windows apps, it'd still be more flawed than Linux in security and performance. Just compatible with more 3rd party software, the same single advantage Windows has currently.
@KOZMOuvBORG 6 жыл бұрын
My fantasy is to have a PC that could run different OSs simultaneously (with a toggle if single-screen)
@MegaManNeo 6 жыл бұрын
KOZMOuvBORG You'd love virtualization with gpu pass-through then. Imagine a VM with direct access to the hardware.
@allluckyseven 6 жыл бұрын
Seeing you run PS5.5 made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. A .5 version, but such an improvement over 5.0.
@mellak001 5 жыл бұрын
building a new system (low end) now and will keep in touch with this OS for a while maybe test the program for them for a while. Liking it so far
@gort5583 4 жыл бұрын
Looks great, will definitely keep an eye on.
@yephick 6 жыл бұрын
This has been in Alpha since early 2000's and at this point I've lost all hope of ever seeing this progressing anywhere
@MrSorbias 6 жыл бұрын
This indeed is really interesting. I wanna keep my eye on that if I one day can uninstall my win 10 for ReactOS. :)
@turtlewax3849 5 жыл бұрын
Very impressive. Congrats to ReactOS. Hope there will be a followup vid, since the vid is over 1 year old.
@ahmjamil0 5 жыл бұрын
I like that windows 7 look. Excellent video
@33lex55 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, and I hope they'll manage to get it to a decent beta version. Don't care if it looks like W95 or WXP, as long as it would run my programs and can deal with TB HD's and USB!
@nocturnalnights27 6 жыл бұрын
I used ReactOS back in highschool, I can't believe it's 20 years old
@Adi-xe4ut 6 жыл бұрын
Nocturnal Nights just like me i know those os but never intended to use that. cause of error
@michaelyapkf 5 жыл бұрын
Wow..this is great! Now we can have a free Windows alternatives. Impressive!
@homemixer 5 жыл бұрын
keep up the good work, love your video's!!!
@dgamer5075 5 жыл бұрын
Just as an FYI, ReactOS does have internet explorer, the same version that is in wine, as it is necessary to have internet explorer for many programs, even under Wine.
@kerwinfernandes9583 6 жыл бұрын
Great Info!! I'm amazed!! God Bless you!! :)
@elguappo8188 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, you have a really fast computer. Great video, Thanks
@carlospadro1964 5 жыл бұрын
Impressive! Thank you for making us aware of this technology.
@DjMetune 6 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to see a full version of this. Thinking it could hopefully be a good way to run older software and games on it, originally suited for XP or older Windows versions. Also a good lightweight alternative OS for older/slower computers. Though it may ofcourse not necessarily stop one from using ReactOS on fast modern computers as well! :-)
@DjMetune 6 жыл бұрын
I just took a look at a video of Haiku OS right now. Yeah, that's also interesting I must say! And Windows programs if preferred could be run through Wine perhaps.
@SovereignKnight74 5 жыл бұрын
This is EXTREMELY interesting! I've played around with various Linux distros, but this, THIS is going places that, if successful, could very well be the first Linux OS to be used by the average consumer. I can't wait to see where the development goes with this OS.
@imaginox9 5 жыл бұрын
Well actually it's not Linux based but written from scratch based on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
@riderofthewhitehorse 3 жыл бұрын
Great video on ReactOS, very informative.
@j-man6001 5 жыл бұрын
Wow I didn't know it was like this, I am a Windows 7 user, and I dred that 2020 deadline, but thank you for this!
@user-yw6bj5oe9w 5 жыл бұрын
Good afternoon, I saw your video and have a question about the terminal in the REACT OS. is there a linux terminal, or windows? Thank!
@ExplainingComputers 5 жыл бұрын
There is no Linux terminal -- this is not a Linux Distro! :)
@taritatita6601 5 жыл бұрын
CLI is possible with Command prompt
@SkyenNovaA 5 жыл бұрын
I hope they make themes like Aero and Luna. Then I'm completely sold
@rmccain99 6 жыл бұрын
This is huge! I will pay for the refined version as long as it's fast, unbloated and resource friendly.
@davidbennett9149 4 жыл бұрын
Do it!!!! I’m IN! Count me in when you launch! Thank you!!!
@patrickkeefer8678 5 жыл бұрын
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7.2 and Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and Image Ready all work on ReactOS. So Does Winamp, DirectX 9.0c, AutoTech 3.0, Steam (games untested), Ubisoft Launcher (games untested), Brave Browser, Microsoft Comic Chat, Audacity, Blender, Discord (had microphone/line in input issues), Handbreak, Libre Office, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, SimCity 2000, Minecraft (Java), OBS (classic, but doesn't capture screen), VLC, Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory and a few various other small apps. Still testing others.
@fortitude9932 5 жыл бұрын
Can I burn this on cd and use as a real os on my laptop and not just virtua box?
@CommodoreFan64 6 жыл бұрын
Last time I played with ReactOS about 5 years ago USB was not even working maybe in another 30 years we will get a fully 64bit Windows 7 comparable OS LOL! Edit: seriously though I hope they get it working sooner than later, but with the team being so very small I can understand why it's taken them this long. They should just shoot for a Windows XP/98SE era level of OS at this point so people could use it to build retro gaming PC systems without a lot of hassle.
@dooleyjlt5503 5 жыл бұрын
They ought to shoot for a currently supported version of Windows and once complete and fully functional shelve it and as soon as that version becomes unsupported they can release it and be wanted by the public and have plenty of time to work on it. Like how long before win10 becomes unsupported? I guess a version without all the spying and calling home or cloning your hard drive and going through it at Microsoft would be highly appreciated.
@lobitome 5 жыл бұрын
@@dooleyjlt5503 which is why there should be now be AT LEAST an XP level system after all these years of "development". People still want and use XP. Even years after 4 more versions of Windows came out.
@samyojeetdey3889 5 жыл бұрын
I am thankful to you for sharing your valuable knowledge and experience with us. Thank you again. 🙂
@kunjikorans 5 жыл бұрын
Looks like cross between 98,2000 & XP. LOVE IT
@yunaanima 5 жыл бұрын
Windows 10 is terrible. I'm on it right now. It's bloat is frustrating and all the data it collects is creepy. It's also a mess with settings all over the place. I am truly thinking of switching to MintOS but I don't want to give up my games. I would switch to ReactOS when it gets stable and make sure it can play all latest steam games with full HW support and good frame rate. That is a hard feat I know.
@dennisanderson8663 4 жыл бұрын
We have located Bill Gate's British doppelganger.
@av28379 4 жыл бұрын
Billy G's doppleganger
@cindymananzalamartinez6679 4 жыл бұрын
Let's call him Bill Port now, shall we chap?
@tonyciantar6417 5 жыл бұрын
I think this is an amazing OS thanks for shearing. Tons of people are waiting to jump ship, me included. W10 will be my last windows. Would love to see this installed in new computers.
@paulclarke7346 4 жыл бұрын
When I found this video and watched it today I got excited. I am writing this on a Win 7 system and I have an elderly XP system running in the back bedroom. I went to the wikipedia article on ReactOS and found that a run in with MS happened in 2006! Someone made the mistake of disassembling the Windows executable for syscall.S. Apparently that was somehow resolved. Next I will try the most stable ReactOS release on the Win XP system, since I am using that only as a console for an AIX system.
@MikeNHOC 6 жыл бұрын
I tried it and not having much luck getting things to work
@bainsonic 6 жыл бұрын
8:00 well it wouldn't be a nice windows experience with everything working perfectly would it ;)
@wildbill23c 6 жыл бұрын
Hmm, great video, never heard of this OS before, but I am downloading it to try it out on an older machine. Thank you for the heads up about this OS. Looks exactly like a Windows 7 desktop for sure.
@sinhalafilms7700 6 жыл бұрын
Video was helpful & very educational ;)
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