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No Anti-Virus in Vista

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the left-out-in-the-cold dept.

truthsearch writes "Microsoft will omit anti-virus protection in Vista, the next version of Windows. Redmond is promoting Vista as a landmark improvement in Windows security. Yet Jim Allchin also told CRN in a recent interview that there will be no anti-virus software. For unspecified business (not technical) reasons, Microsoft will sell anti-virus protection to consumers through its OneCare online backup and security service."

2 of 444 comments (clear)

  1. Re:So first virus in? by Avohir · · Score: 5, Informative

    about 4 months ago...

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    To err is human, to really foul up requires a computer
  2. Re:So let me get this straight... by RzUpAnmsCwrds · · Score: 5, Informative

    First of all, I don't know how you can call WVDDM + WPF + DCE 'not a new graphics engine'. New driver model, new GUI system, and a new window manager - seems new enough to me.

    Second, Vista has a number of big new features:
    - Brand new networking stack that is 100% IPv6 internally
    - New ACPI subsystem including a hybrid STR/STD support, faster suspend/resume, and a more robust mechanism for dealing with bad drivers
    - New audio subsystem with per-application mixing
    - UAP support (not running as admin all the time) with automatic privelage elevation (with user approval) for installers and other programs that need admin access
    - Major memory manager tweaks
    - Kernel tweaks to improve streaming performance
    - New programming framework (WinFX) based on .NET 2.0, WPF, and a host of other new technologies
    - 3D accelerated UI / window manager
    - New Media Center and Tablet PC features
    - Fast User Switching on AD Domains
    - Integrated AntiSpyware
    - Integrated indexing / search (ala Spotlight) including extensive metadata and tagging support
    - New Windows Media Player
    - New version of IE with CSS fixes, phishing filter, tabbed browsing, native XMLHTTP, freform resize (ala Opera), and many security enhancements
    - Support for auxiliry LCD displays (windows SideShow)
    - New, faster install system (no more text-mode 'copying files')
    - New Windows Installer version
    - New printing system / PDF alternative (Metro)

    So, in response to your question, basically everything.