Why is xp more vulnerable than 98se or me and Is loghorn going to be that way?

[Greg P]

Why is xp more vulnerable than 98se or me and Is loghorn going to be
that way?



Greg Rozelle

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Greg

More vulnerable to what, compared to Win 98SE?

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


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[Tim Slattery]

Why is xp more vulnerable than 98se or me and Is loghorn going to be
that way?

In fact it's less vulnerable, especially if you use the NTFS file
system and learn and use its security capabilities.

The one big exception to this has been the Blaster worm. That took
advantage of a hole in the RPC system. RPC doesn't exist on Win9x
machines, so they are not vulnerable to Blaster.

 

[henry]

If you put out 4 OSs in about 4 years what would you
expect?

 

[Alex Nichol]

Why is xp more vulnerable than 98se or me and Is loghorn going to be
that way?

I don't think it is. But coming from the NT side it contains some
services that are not in those systems, so if there is a vulnerabilty in
them, the Win9x ones are not hit. And because it is the current version
of windows it is the one that the malware writers are gunning for, more
than any other system

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In

Why is xp more vulnerable than 98se or me and Is loghorn going to be
that way?

It's not more vulnerable, but you can expect that the latest,
most popular operating system to be the one that is most often
targeted by people who write viruses.

For that reason, when Longhorn comes out, it too is likely to be
targeted.

 

[Greg P]

Ken, if that the case, why does google and other places say windows
98 is tracked more than xp. Google say the get most of the search
request form windows 98 not windows xp. This was reported by cnet.
Alot of other sites have reported 98 more than xp.


Greg

 

[Richard]

Where did you get these "facts"?
How would a web site know what OS was being used?
Make sure of your "facts" before you report them. Not everything printed on
the internet is true.

Ken, if that the case, why does google and other places say windows
98 is tracked more than xp. Google say the get most of the search
request form windows 98 not windows xp. This was reported by cnet.
Alot of other sites have reported 98 more than xp.


Greg

 

[Jason Tsang]

Before you start admonishing Greg P, you should do a little background
research yourself.

Your http request includes a User-Agent: string. You might be surprised how
trivial it is to for a web server to track what OS and what browser is
making a http request.

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

Where did you get these "facts"?
How would a web site know what OS was being used?
Make sure of your "facts" before you report them. Not everything printed on
the internet is true.

Ken, if that the case, why does google and other places say windows
98 is tracked more than xp. Google say the get most of the search
request form windows 98 not windows xp. This was reported by cnet.
Alot of other sites have reported 98 more than xp.


Greg

 

[Greg P]

Thank You
Jason.

Before you start admonishing Greg P, you should do a little background
research yourself.

Your http request includes a User-Agent: string. You might be surprised how
trivial it is to for a web server to track what OS and what browser is
making a http request.

 

[Greg P]

http://news.com.com/2100-1016-5121458.html?tag=nl

Check it out.
Also, if you look at ebay. Thier is a lot of people wanting 98se.

Greg Rozekke

 

[Greg P]

corrected post
http://news.com.com/2100-1016-5121458.html?tag=nl

Check it out.
Also, if you look at ebay. Thier is a lot of people wanting 98se.

Greg Rozelle