- Aug 30, 2012
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Imagine running your favorite Windows applications and drivers in an open-source environment you can trust. That's ReactOS.
Not just an Open but also a Free operating system.
Not just an Open but also a Free operating system.
Features
Lightweight
500MB HDD and 96MB RAM
From Scratch
This is not Linux mimicking Windows.
9,000,000+ lines of code
And growing!
100+ devs
Have contributed along the years.
Styles
Classical and ReactOS Lautus styles.
Tons of Open Modules
From Games to Drivers: Open Source and Free.
ReactOS is an advanced free open source operating system providing a ground-up implementation of a Microsoft Windows XP compatible operating system.
It aims to achieve complete binary compatibility with both applications and device drivers meant for NT and XP operating systems, by using a similar architecture and providing a complete and equivalent public interface.
ReactOS is a great example of an almost complete working model of a Windows-like operating system available at this time. Consequently, working programmers will learn a great deal by studying the source code and even participating in development.
In short, ReactOS is aiming to run your applications and use your hardware, a free operating system for everyone!
Download options
Boot CD => http://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/reactos/ReactOS/0.4.0/ReactOS-0.4.0-iso.zip
Live CD => http://pilotfiber.dl.sourceforge.net/project/reactos/ReactOS/0.4.0/ReactOS-0.4.0-live.zip
QEMU PRELOADED
This zip includes a Qemu config file and a virtual drive file with ReactOS installed.
VMWARE PRELOADED
This zip includes a Vmware config file and a virtual drive file with ReactOS installed.
VIRTUALBOX PRELOADED
This zip includes a VirtualBox config file and a virtual drive file with ReactOS installed.