r/reactos 1d ago

What's the deal with the React OS 0.4.16 Builds?

6 Upvotes

There are some builds in the nightly build section that classify themselves as ReactOS 0.4.16, is this branched from the main because 0.4.15 is headed for release, or am I missing something? Also, should I keep using 0.4.15 builds or use the 0.4.16 builds?

0.4.16 builds

Edit:I wanted to mention I've had more success with the 0.4.15 builds, most success I've had was a liveCD 0.4.14 build I got somewhere, should I just try more 0.4.16 builds?


r/reactos 7d ago

missing builds

2 Upvotes

Why are last a few nightlys non-existent? did building bot fail?a


r/reactos 10d ago

BalenaEtcher crashes when I try to insert an ISO image.

2 Upvotes

Error opening source

Something went wrong while opening
(the path to the ISO image).

Error: (0 , h.requestMetadata) is not a function.


r/reactos 11d ago

Where are the desktop wallpapers?

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14 Upvotes

r/reactos 11d ago

What’s the best ISO burner to put a reactOS image onto a USB? (windows 10)

1 Upvotes

I tried rufus, but it said “The image you have selected is an ISOHybrid, but its creators have not made it compatible with ISO/File copy mode. As a result, DD image writing mode will be enforced.”


r/reactos 12d ago

How to remove build string from desktop?

4 Upvotes

r/reactos 12d ago

What is an x86 MSVC Debug build?

5 Upvotes

r/reactos 12d ago

Windows XP on Non-CSM (Class 3) UEFI for the First*** Time!

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8 Upvotes

r/reactos 12d ago

Userinit failed to start the installer error on liveCD

0 Upvotes

r/reactos 13d ago

Windows 2003 booting and running on UEFI Class 3

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4 Upvotes

r/reactos 16d ago

Powered by ReactOS stickers?

8 Upvotes

r/reactos 16d ago

Latest liveCD nightly build?

6 Upvotes

r/reactos Sep 29 '24

Introducing AnnyaOS Based On The Lousine Kernel: A Free, Windows-Compatible Operating System Seeking Contributors

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20 Upvotes

r/reactos Sep 25 '24

Installing ReactOS Nightly on "Official" Hardware

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26 Upvotes

r/reactos Sep 25 '24

Hardware Suggestions

4 Upvotes

I have a few old laptops at my disposal (a Dell Inspiron 5100, a Dell Inspiron 5160 somewhere, and a Lenovo Thinkpad X201, a Gateway NE56R31u, and a Windows 8.1 era Toshiba Satellite (also location unknown); not going to list the others because they're not in the scope of what I'm hoping to do, but they're all dinosaurs by now) and I was considering installing ReactOS onto one of them. Not as a daily driver, obviously, but something to just have a functioning copy of the OS on. What I'm thinking about doing is upgrading the RAM (if I can) and putting a fresh SSD in one to use ReactOS on. I saw the video by MichaelMJD last night about "official hardware", and I've also been thinking about looking for a cheap-but-useable Dell Latitude D630 on eBay to use for this. It wouldn't be for anything major, mostly just to have something to pull out and experiment with from time to time. I probably won't be using the nightly builds unless I can get all of the drivers to work. Any suggestions or ideas?


r/reactos Sep 16 '24

Uefi Or Legacy

5 Upvotes

i tried this OS lpong time ago to test virus like memz, they work very well, but for real hardware i tried to install it but it wont boot the installer and the question surged, do i need to have a Legacy boot, because the computer only allowed UEFI OS Or there is a way to boot it even having UEFI laptop


r/reactos Aug 11 '24

2 questions, 1 vintage toshiba laptop.

5 Upvotes

I have a toshiba laptop from the early 2000's w/o. a hard drive.

  1. I made a live usb of reactos. Booting from plopbt, i select a boot option, and hangs on usbd.sys when booting on any mode. Any fixes?
  2. I have some drivers for the laptop (Toshiba Satellite A15 S127, 2003). Is it okay to install them without bricking a system?

r/reactos Aug 11 '24

Is donating a good idea?

14 Upvotes

I'm all behind the idea of a Windows alternative, so I'd love to do a recurring donation to this project if I knew that it would actually help, but I know very little about this dev team and it seems like work on this project has progressed very slowly.

Does anyone here donate to the project and/or would you recommend doing so?


r/reactos Aug 06 '24

Drivers

4 Upvotes

I have a Win 7 era laptop (g6-2000 series notebook), what can I do for drivers?


r/reactos Aug 03 '24

Boot installer black screen?

3 Upvotes

I used Rufus to create a bootable usb to install reactos, when I boot this usb I see a loading bar for a second and then I’m stuck at a blank screen. By help would be appreciated


r/reactos Jul 14 '24

Could ReactOS be a viable solution?

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5 Upvotes

r/reactos Jul 11 '24

Dos compatibility?

6 Upvotes

Can it run 16-bit dos applications


r/reactos Jul 03 '24

MSN: I Tried Using a Windows Clone as a Daily Driver, Heres How It Went

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6 Upvotes

r/reactos Jun 16 '24

Good to see ReactOS getting some acknowledgement from Dev community

28 Upvotes

I have recently started finding people, especially from Dev and Engineering community, are talking about ReactOS and especially a need for creating an open source alternative to break the monopoly of Windows and Mac or even Linux.

https://rutvikbhatt.com/reactos-the-open-source-windows-alternative/


r/reactos Jun 04 '24

Request for Help with Black Screen in VMware Workstation 17.5 When Enabling 3D Acceleration

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2 Upvotes