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Vista To Be Updated Without Reboots

Posted by Zonk on from the welcome-to-the-world-of-tomorrow dept.

UltimaGuy writes "Microsoft is working on a new feature for Windows Vista, known as Restart Manager, which will update parts of the operating system or applications without having to reboot the entire machine. From the article: 'If a part of an application, or the operating system itself, needs to updated, the Installer will call the Restart Manager, which looks to see if it can clear that part of the system so that it can be updated. If it can do that, it does, and that happens without a reboot.'"

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  1. Okay fellas, give 'em a break. by mmell · · Score: 1, Troll
    I'm a *nix admin, have been for sixteen years.

    Okay, so $soft still isn't ready for the server farm (IMHO). At least they're trying. AND they do make one helluva desktop, you gotta admit that! Much as I hate it, Windoze is the gold standard against which KDE and GNOME have been comparing themselves for years. Sure, *nix has many inherent advantages, advantages which go back to the basic core design of the OS; but the boys from Redmond have been making steady progress in closing the gap.

    Of course, I don't think it's possible to reconcile the needs of their desktop "ease of use" and "configurability" with the demands of server "reliability". There's an essential incompatibility between the two. Still, give 'em credit for trying (and yes, I know they're only doing this in pursuit of the almighty dollar. What could be more American than that?).