The last release of ReactOS I played with was 0.3.3, and it installed properly and everything, but couldn't get it to connect, for some reason it didn't recognize the network hardware or something, so it basically was useless beyond the initial install and playing around with the OS for a while.
0.3.3 screenshots:
Any way, I've finally decided to download 0.3.4, instead of waiting for 0.3.5, not expecting much I installed it, I noticed some differences during the setup process, well actually one, and that is a language option as soon as the setup process starts, plus it seemed to take longer than 0.3.3 did. I was wrong on the not expecting much part, 0.3.4 actually works, networking works, Download! connects to the server and downloads the program you've selected, and the program installs, though sometimes the OS crashes after an install.
0.3.4 screenshots:
One of the things I love about ReactOS is how fast it installs and boots, it installs and boots faster than Win98 and WinXP on the same specs, if you check the system requirement you'll find it to be very lightweight. 64MB of RAM is more than enough for basic usage of ReactOS, and the system installs with a very minimal footprint, just the basic essentials, no web browser or any additional clutter. The Downloader offers optional downloads among them are web browsers, mail clients, office suites, games and utilities. Another thing I've noticed is the very fast search, something Microsoft hasn't thought of until Vista, and virutal desktops something Vista doesn't have.
There are though various stability issues, the OS tends to crash after installing a program, sometimes stop responding during an install, and launching the Task Manager crashes the OS, and some features are missing all together, though all of this is expected in an Alpha, and I just can't wait for the stable release to officially replace Windows.
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