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Windows Fails 8% of the Time

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-prefer-to-reboot-only-for-new-kernels dept.

descubes writes "A Journal du Net article reports that about 8% of Windows sessions require a machine reboot. The relevant quote (translated from french) is: "The average rate of failures requiring a system reboot has been measured at around 8% per session. This number varies widely depending on the version of Windows. Windows 2000 has a failure rate of 4%, and NT4 is at 3%, whereas Windows XP is close to 12%." The study was originally made by Acadys and Microcost and gathered data from 1.2M machines belonging to about one thousand companies over a period of one month in seven different countries."

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  1. 3rd attempt by paulhar · · Score: 5, Funny

    I get about half way through starting my reply before Windows crashes on me caus

  2. My Windows has never crashed by deathcloset · · Score: 3, Funny

    after all, no boot, no crash!

  3. A feature! by doktorstop · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's a feature, not a bug! Rebooting 1)cleans up memory 2) makes you do something useful 3) makes you aquanted with the hardware 4) teaches you elementary computer skills

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  4. Re:Perhaps is the user base of those versions? by mgv · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is about rebooting. A crash is not the only time Windows forces you to reboot. You say you shut down daily - only Windows users would regard that as normal.

    Not true - I'm a mac user, and I shut down alot. Every time I a finished at the laptop I shut down the lid. When I'm ready to work again I have to do a start up - I start by lifting the lid up.

    Pretty much the same really.

    Not.

    Michael

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  5. Re:Perhaps is the user base of those versions? by tsa · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since switching to Debian I've never had a crash either.

    Hm. My Linux system (Slackware) crashes regularly. About once every 5 years.

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