security on windows XP is so awful, could Windows XP be classified as a virus?

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I mean, I remember someone describing a virus, it replicates til it
consumes all your RAM, kind of like all the software now does, clogs
your RAM, I'm saying this because I just went out and bought 512mb of
ram and these programs are still using all of it.
 
sgopus said:
512 is the barest minimum, you need to upgrade to 1-2 gig, to get best
performance
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Not at all true.

This is *not* a one-size-fits-all situation. You get good performance if the
amount of RAM you have keeps you from using the page file, and that depends
on what apps you run. Most people running a typical range of business
applications find that somewhere around 256-384MB works well, others need
512MB. Almost anyone will see poor performance with less than 256MB. Some
people, particularly those doing things like editing large photographic
images, can see a performance boost by adding even more than
512MB--sometimes much more.

But installing more RAM than *your* apps need to keep you from using the
page file will do nothing to improve performance, and is nothing short of a
waste of money.
 
I mean, I remember someone describing a virus, it replicates til it
consumes all your RAM, kind of like all the software now does, clogs
your RAM, I'm saying this because I just went out and bought 512mb of
ram and these programs are still using all of it.
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Is there a question in all this? XP tries very hard to find a use for
all the installed memory. Unused memory is wasted memory.
 
Is Windows a Virus?

No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:

* They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that.

* Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as
they do so - okay, Windows does that.

* Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk - okay, Windows
does that too.

* Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable
programs and systems. Sigh... Windows does that, too.

* Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too
slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. Yup, that's with Windows,
too.

Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental
differences:Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running on most
systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend to
become more sophisticated as they mature.

So Windows is not a virus.

It's a bug.
 
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