XP versus 95

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vernon said:
Gordon said:
vernon said:
On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:46:25 +0100, Gordon wrote:

JS wrote:

I would not assume at this point which have or not have been fixed.

JS

Almost all Linux vulnerabilities get a fix usually within HOURS of
their
discovery, unlike Windows where they might get fixed in next month's
patch release if they get fixed at all......

Also Linux users will consider something a vulnerability that Windows
users would just take for granted. For example if Linux web browsers
could allow malicious code to infect the system just by clicking on a
web
page, that would be a very serious vulnerability demanding immediate
action. But Windows users use ActiveX all the time and think nothing of
it. ;o]


Yes, windows users actual use their computers.

BTW, just by clicking on a WEB page? Talk about total ignorance. Why
so ignorant?
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Oh dear, never heard of drive-by infection? NOW who's ignorant?
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Gee, impossible.
Define what YOU call a WEB page. Clicking on a popup results in a WEB
"page", yes.
Define infection. A cookie?
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Just take a look here and read ALL about drive-by infection......
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=drive-by+infection&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
 
Plato said:
Incorrect. Win98SE is perfectly stable.
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No software but the trivial is "perfectly" stable. Not even Windows XP,
which is far and away the most stable version of Windows.
 
No software but the trivial is "perfectly" stable. Not even Windows XP,
which is far and away the most stable version of Windows.
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My computer with a dual-boot of 98SE and XP Pro. has been stable. I
feel stability depends on the quality of the parts in the computer and
the user's ability to properly configure all the software.
 
The main problem is a user can dump most anything (crap software and
hardware) on that system and it can't protect itself. THEN it goes to
it's knees.
 
No software but the trivial is "perfectly" stable. Not even Windows XP,
which is far and away the most stable version of Windows.
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I apologize for my cocky response. I am still trying to fix my
personality defect :)
 
Dan said:
My computer with a dual-boot of 98SE and XP Pro. has been stable. I
feel stability depends on the quality of the parts in the computer and
the user's ability to properly configure all the software.
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Stability also depends on your definition of the term "stable"! DOS was
stable when it first came out; noone was complaining. Windows95 was
stable at the time when MS first started taking OS seriously to
monopolize the OS market! XP is certainly more stable than all its
predecessors but it is likely to be eclipsed by VISTA when it comes
out!! Watch the space!
 
Windows 95 is discontinued, depending on your hardware you may not get driver
support and even if you do the hardware vendor has no requirement to support
windows 95 any longer.
What you should really do is find out the real reason for the cause of the
problem. Maybe with your apparently love of legacy software you are
installing an application that is doing more harm then good. A classic
example is some of the holder norton software that had such features so
removing duplicate dll's.
 
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