Win98 versus 2000, XP, Longhorn, etc.

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There are different ways to handle multitasking but there is no "real
multitasking" possible as long as you have only one CPU in the
computer.
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"real multitasking" is not a technical term

all multitasking strategies/methods are essentially
architectures/processes used by an operating system to share a single
computing resource

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/m/multitasking.html

there are a lot of technical terms with subtle differences; multitask,
multiprocess, multithread, parallel process, etc.

in any case, in a machine with a modern, hyper-threading multi-core
CPU, all bets are off

and to get back to the original thread: taking advantage of advances
in the underlying CPU and other hardware features is one big reason to
upgrade one's OS

that's why they call it WinTel
 
Hey Mike;

"more difficult," and "so much normal crap" pretty much sum up the
differences between dos- and ntfs-based oses. <g>

It is a learning curve but that's to be expected. The underlying
technology is more complicated. But give it time...the task manager
example...don't give up looking at it from time to time and googling
what's unfamiliar. It'll start making sense.

Fwiw, the ng microsoft.public.win2000.general has several regulars who
are pretty helpful. You'll notice a lot of the questions are geared
more towards business situations but all stripes are welcome...

-Craig
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Thanks, Craig.

I've posted as a W2K newbie to that ng and they are very helpful.

My Task Manager *only* had 28 entries, not as bad as other people. But
only about 8 are my programs, so I need to identify each of the other
entries before I can kill a unwelcome program I just loaded. Right now,
it's a tree in a forest.

Mike Sa
 
ms said:
Thanks, Craig.

I've posted as a W2K newbie to that ng and they are very helpful.

My Task Manager *only* had 28 entries, not as bad as other people. But
only about 8 are my programs, so I need to identify each of the other
entries before I can kill a unwelcome program I just loaded. Right
now,
it's a tree in a forest.

Mike Sa
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Mike,
Do you use WinPatrol? I like it because of the option to disable/enable
when you wish and the warning when one program attempts to change
a setting you have.

Helen
 
Mike,
Do you use WinPatrol? I like it because of the option to disable/enable
when you wish and the warning when one program attempts to change
a setting you have.

Helen
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Yes, I use WinPatrol. Between Codestuff Starter, Autoruns, Process
Explorer and What's Happening, I have plenty of options.

Mike Sa
 
ms said:
Yes, I use WinPatrol. Between Codestuff Starter, Autoruns, Process
Explorer and What's Happening, I have plenty of options.

Mike Sa
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Typo- What's Happening s/b What's Running.

Mike Sa
 
he NTFS kernel is preemptive & reentrant. These two design features
alone make it far and away more /stable/ and secure than winme or
win98(-se).
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But drastically few freeware tools to fix this file system, when things go
wrong, and it eats more space and ram resources. Again, unnecessary bloat,
or practical, useful?
 
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