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Vista's Graphics To Be Moved Out of the Kernel

Posted by Zonk on from the just-like-in-the-constitution dept.

Tiberius_Fel writes "TechWorld is running an article saying that Vista's graphics will not be in the kernel. The goal is obviously to improve reliability, alongside the plan to make most drivers run in user mode." From the article: "The shift of the UI into user mode also helps to make the UI hardware independent - and has already allowed Microsoft to release beta code of the UI to provide developers with early experience. IT also helps make it less vulnerable to kernel mode malware that could take the system down or steal data. In broader terms, this makes Windows far more like Linux and Unix - and even the MacOS - where the graphics subsystem is a separate component, rather than being hard-wired into the OS kernel."

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  1. Steal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    IT also helps make it less vulnerable to kernel mode malware that could take the system down or steal data.

    You mean copyright infringe data! The data's not going anywhere.

    For a site that complains about this whenever it comes up, get it right!
  2. BSOD by DiGG3r · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does this mean we can customize our own BSOD?

  3. Re:Finally, can I turn the GUI off on my server? by ZeroExistenZ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who needs the overhead of a windowing GUI on a server?
    Windows(tm) administrators...

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    I think we can keep recursing like this until someone returns 1
  4. Re:Finally, can I turn the GUI off on my server? by whodunnit · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean turning off the monitor doesnt do that?!?!?

  5. History made by dada21 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft programmers found this solution by modifying a secret Vista file called WIN.INI with the following line:

    shell=command.com

    Then, they added the GUI in another secret Vista file called AUTOEXEC.BAt containing one line:

    win.com

  6. OS design hokey pokey by Cyberblah · · Score: 5, Funny

    In 2013 they'll put the graphics driver back in... and shake it all about.

  7. Now if... by Eric+Damron · · Score: 3, Funny

    "... this makes Windows far more like Linux and Unix - and even the MacOS - where the graphics subsystem is a separate component, rather than being hard-wired into the OS kernel."

    Now if Microsoft could just find a way to separate the internet browser from the OS...

    ** cough, choke, gag...**

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  8. missing one by 955301 · · Score: 4, Funny

    In broader terms, this makes Windows far more like Linux and Unix - and even the MacOS -

    or DOS and windows 3.1.

    *ducks*

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