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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 The study was originally made by Acadys and Microcost and gathered data from 1.2M machines belonging to about one thousand companies over a period of one month in seven different countries."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. Re:No way... by Comatose51 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think it has more to do with people who run XP vs. 2000. From my experience, 2000 is used in offices and the more hardcore computer users. Those machines will be better taken care of. XP, on the other hand, is everywhere. So those machines will face problems like spyware, stuff loading up at boot, viruses, and unpatched Windows.

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  2. Re:Perhaps is the user base of those versions? by vsprintf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Unfortunately, 90% of programs on windows require admin install, and for no good reason. They spew dll's in system directories instead of application local directories, write to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE instead of HKEY_CURRENT_USER, or simply use restricted API functions instead of less capable alternatives.

    'Nuff said.