Well I was going to make this into a poll, just cuz it's easier to figure out but didn't see that option here. I'm just wondering what OS you guys are running and why.

Personally I like Win 2K best. I thinks it's more stable then XP, runs a little slower- at least at start up, but more stable. I do have XP on one machine and 98 on an other just so I can play some of the older games to don't run under 2K. What are you guys running?

Hmm...

The ones I still have in service now :

Win2000 Professional SP4
WinXP SP1
Win98SE
Win98
WinNT SP6 for Alpha
Win95 OSR1/SP1
Win95A

I presently like the Win2000 the most (running on my main Gaming rig)
(very volunerable OS by now however, requiring very strict and solid Firewalling, constant patching, and a permanent, keen eye on it )
It feels like a bit of a resource hog (compared to the slick '98, but given enough RAM, it runs 'as good as it gets' IMHO)

The 98/98SE Systems I mostly liked for their ease of use; very quick to setup or troubleshoot, and a very straight-forward plus backwards compatible OS (and almost free of Spyware).
I think those gave me the least Troubles of all M$ OS'es in the past.

The 95 Systems I did setup, because it was dirt cheap to pick up mostly; still gets the Job done nicely, though, even on fairly high-end Hardware actually
(when was the last time you've seen a Windows completely boot in less than 8 Seconds from scratch ?)

WinNT is quite an immobile and unflexible OS, but once setup, gives the impression that it is determined to run until the end of days. It feels like the only thing that could stop it from running, would be the failure of the Hardware it runs on after like 15 years

XP I dislike the most, but the Notebook it runs on gave me a good fight, not accepting any other OS after 2 weeks of fierce battle
(I intend to either sell it, or try Win2000 on it again one day, but it will be the first and last WinXP Installation I ever did in my Network )
For security reasons, it has been almost isolated from the rest of the Network, setup to perform only very limited actions or connections.
Very resource unfriendly, almost feels like bloatware, until you strip it of almost all its "Features".
Generally, rated as "untrustworthy" Software, requiring massive intervention, Firewalling and 'cleansing' before first use.
Connecting a default WinXP installation to the Internet is widely regarded as a practically applied "digital suicide".
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Within the next months, however, Linux Installations will have taken all their places, with the Exception of one Notebook and the Gaming rig.
(Presently it's 60% Linux or Unix vs. 40% Windows in the Network, with Linux gaining more and more momentum )

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Depends what you want the system for.
If it's 3Dfx testing/gaming/misc. , IMHO, I would use Win2000 SP4 and Win98SE (run as dual-boot, like Micha  )

They're more suitable and compatible for your 3Dfx needs. WinXP was well after 3Dfx's time, so don't expect too much from it.

My 3Dfx box will be a dual boot of Win2000SP4 & Win98SE.

My current general use system is WinXP, but this is because it's used to cater today's modern software apps, which are now being designed from WindowsXP and up.

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It's a combination of :

- AntiSpy
- Ad-Adware
- Firewall
- Manual removal/denial of Services

Since that is actually not 100% sufficient (a couple of Security flaws and malicious functions are hardlinked to more native Functions/Components which can't be disabled), it is furthermore completely prohibited from making contact to the Internet.

2000pro 

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Win98 setup takes command line arguments which allow you to disable scandisk, startup disk  and billboard display etc.  Type "setup /?" to see the list of documented arugments.  There are undocumented arguments also used to force APM and PIC.