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bassmasta
03-11-2008, 03:26 AM
just wondering why a game designed around dx10 recognized vista as NT, or if I just don't know what I'm talking about. I thought NT was like ME.
[I.R.A]_FBi
03-11-2008, 03:32 AM
Nt >>>>> Me
Kursah
03-11-2008, 03:34 AM
ME had two letters to the word it defined MistakE. :D

NT is the basis for many windows releases beyond 2000 iirc, and has been the basic layout for many years. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
panchoman
03-11-2008, 03:35 AM
cause everything from windows 2000 and up is all built on NT. though windows 7 is suppossed to use kernals that aren't from NT
fitseries3
03-11-2008, 03:36 AM
vista is NT 6.0

windows NT was v4

windows 2000 was NT v5

and vista is NT v6

the next windows will be called windows 7.
Solaris17
03-11-2008, 04:55 AM
and if i see that installer correctly thats punkbuster seeing it as NT but the above staements are correct.
candle_86
03-13-2008, 10:03 AM
well NT Kernal 6 is Vista much the way NT Kernal 5.1 is XP and Kernal 5 is 2000.

Though the next windows codename vienna will use a new kernal built from the ground up, and remove most of the 9x compatibilty layer if not all of it, will no longer support fat based filesystems, will only allow use of NTFS v5 or newer, 2000+ pretty much and WinFS or windows File system. Its a whole new ball game, though listening to demands a revised cmd prompt should be included to allow similar function to console in linux, but thats just speculation right now. When the builds go beta ill let yall know more
bassmasta
03-13-2008, 03:24 PM
and if i see that installer correctly thats punkbuster seeing it as NT but the above staements are correct.

lol I never noticed that it even installed PB
Ben Clarke
03-13-2008, 04:22 PM
Everyting from Windows 3.1 up to Windows 7 will be classed as NT. It's the architecture they're all built on.
candle_86
03-13-2008, 07:27 PM
no they are not, windows 3.1 is built on the Windows 3 KErnal, Windows 95-Me are on the 9x Kernal, Windows Nt systems use the NT kernal and kernal version is based on OS. NT 3.1 used NT Kernal 3.0, simply to keep names straight MS says and NT is a direct decdent of the OS/2 Kernal
DanTheBanjoman
03-13-2008, 07:34 PM
vista is NT 6.0

windows NT was v4

windows 2000 was NT v5

and vista is NT v6

the next windows will be called windows 7.

There is no single product called "Windows NT", NT is a line of products, NT 4.0 was called NT4, NT 3.51 was called NT 3.51 and before that the same. After that NT 5.0 is Windows 2000 indeed and XP is NT 5.1.


As for the letters, I believe there were 3 lines of Windows back in those days. CE for mobile, ME for home users and NT for commercial use. Together forming CEMENT, referring to the stiffness they show at certain points :)

Everyting from Windows 3.1 up to Windows 7 will be classed as NT. It's the architecture they're all built on.
No, Windows and Windows for Workgroups up to 3.11 are not NT based. Nor are 95, 98 and ME.
Scrizz
03-13-2008, 07:44 PM
Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 3.1 are two very different products
DanTheBanjoman
03-13-2008, 08:09 PM
no they are not, windows 3.1 is built on the Windows 3 KErnal, Windows 95-Me are on the 9x Kernal, Windows Nt systems use the NT kernal and kernal version is based on OS. NT 3.1 used NT Kernal 3.0, simply to keep names straight MS says and NT is a direct decdent of the OS/2 Kernal

http://www.canadianpeanuts.com/images/kernal_logo_signs.jpg

Meh?
Ben Clarke
03-13-2008, 08:28 PM
I stand corrected. Damn you, Wikipedia.
candle_86
03-13-2008, 08:31 PM
you read wiki for that, lol, thats just stuff i absorbed years ago
Scrizz
03-13-2008, 09:37 PM
lol
Ben Clarke
03-13-2008, 10:13 PM
you read wiki for that, lol, thats just stuff i absorbed years ago

I have to do something during IT lessons. Wikipedia just happens to be the only thing we can actually get on at school.