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Do people actually use this?

merb 10y ago
actually I use it inside a VM to test various Software that did run well under Windows XP but not under Windows 7. Actually the Windows 7 Emulation makes most Software to run, but not all. Also Windows 10 Emulation doesn't make everything runnable which runs under Windows 7 in Emulation, but ReactOS did run everything (just) fine (yet).
ipunchghosts 10y ago
I wonder the same thing. I wonder if they would have greater adoption if we could take this software and roll back the clock to 1999. Linux was pushing hard for the desktop and easy-to-install distros like Mandrake were on the scene. A well developed ReactOS would have been really useful in a practical sense. (I hate using the word practical because I feel it cuts these developers down which is not what I want to convey -- they guys have done amazing work.) I will be honest and say that I think of ReactOS in a fashion similar to TempleOS: its a code to learn from. Given that view, I think both OS's serve a role. If I were in undergrad now and wanted to really understand OSs or windows internals (or perhaps how to secure them), I would start with either of these. You could jump into linux but upon a recent look of it, it seems very hard to jump into. But, I could be very wrong (as linux matures, it actually gets easier and easier to jump into as the abstractions are cleaner and so is the code). Either way, bravo to the ReactOS team on their diligence and accomplishments. If anyone from the team is reading this, I would love to see some youtube videos about how you guys implemented certain features or how specific subsystems work (-- my shameless pedagogical desire)
skrowl 10y ago
I used it one time in a VM just for lels and keks. It's basically just a tech demo right now. No way you could daily drive this in it's current state.
kstenerud 10y ago
I'm going to try it out as a replacement for my Windows virtual desktops. I don't usually need to run Windows software in a Windows environment, but for the times that I do, I'd like something that doesn't try to upgrade to Windows 10.
- kstenerud 10y ago
  Bleh never mind. Networking doesn't work in a VM :/
  - TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
    Are you sure? ReactOS has working networking under VirtualBox, at least. Check which network card is being virtualised.
    - kstenerud 10y ago
      Tried it with all the different network adaptors Virtualbox provides. It basically comes up with a driver installation request, then fails, saying "The device could not be installed because the driver could not be found". Same goes for audio, and pretty much any driver. This is on the latest Virtualbox (which I just downloaded) and the latest ReactOS (which I just downloaded).
      - userulluipeste 10y ago
        ReactOS does not like the latest VirtualBox. For me it works well under VirtualBox 4.1
        jeditobe 10y ago
        For me it also works good on Vbox 5.0.10
dkopi 10y ago
I use ReactOS when I'm curious about how certain windows functions work internally. Instead of reverse engineering the windows code, you can simply rely on the amazing work by ReactOS which is much more readable and understandable.

merb 10y ago

actually I use it inside a VM to test various Software that did run well under Windows XP but not under Windows 7. Actually the Windows 7 Emulation makes most Software to run, but not all. Also Windows 10 Emulation doesn't make everything runnable which runs under Windows 7 in Emulation, but ReactOS did run everything (just) fine (yet).

ipunchghosts 10y ago

I wonder the same thing. I wonder if they would have greater adoption if we could take this software and roll back the clock to 1999. Linux was pushing hard for the desktop and easy-to-install distros like Mandrake were on the scene. A well developed ReactOS would have been really useful in a practical sense. (I hate using the word practical because I feel it cuts these developers down which is not what I want to convey -- they guys have done amazing work.) I will be honest and say that I think of ReactOS in a fashion similar to TempleOS: its a code to learn from. Given that view, I think both OS's serve a role. If I were in undergrad now and wanted to really understand OSs or windows internals (or perhaps how to secure them), I would start with either of these. You could jump into linux but upon a recent look of it, it seems very hard to jump into. But, I could be very wrong (as linux matures, it actually gets easier and easier to jump into as the abstractions are cleaner and so is the code). Either way, bravo to the ReactOS team on their diligence and accomplishments. If anyone from the team is reading this, I would love to see some youtube videos about how you guys implemented certain features or how specific subsystems work (-- my shameless pedagogical desire)

skrowl 10y ago

I used it one time in a VM just for lels and keks. It's basically just a tech demo right now. No way you could daily drive this in it's current state.

kstenerud 10y ago

I'm going to try it out as a replacement for my Windows virtual desktops. I don't usually need to run Windows software in a Windows environment, but for the times that I do, I'd like something that doesn't try to upgrade to Windows 10.

kstenerud 10y ago
Bleh never mind. Networking doesn't work in a VM :/
- TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
  Are you sure? ReactOS has working networking under VirtualBox, at least. Check which network card is being virtualised.
  - kstenerud 10y ago
    Tried it with all the different network adaptors Virtualbox provides. It basically comes up with a driver installation request, then fails, saying "The device could not be installed because the driver could not be found". Same goes for audio, and pretty much any driver. This is on the latest Virtualbox (which I just downloaded) and the latest ReactOS (which I just downloaded).
    - userulluipeste 10y ago
      ReactOS does not like the latest VirtualBox. For me it works well under VirtualBox 4.1
      - jeditobe 10y ago
        For me it also works good on Vbox 5.0.10

dkopi 10y ago

I use ReactOS when I'm curious about how certain windows functions work internally. Instead of reverse engineering the windows code, you can simply rely on the amazing work by ReactOS which is much more readable and understandable.