Inside the Windows Vista Kernel

Reader trparky recommends an article on Technet (which, be warned, is rather chaotically formatted). Mark Russinovich, whose company Winternals Software was recently bought by Microsoft, has published the first of a series of articles on what's new in the Vista kernel. Russinovich writes: "In this issue, I'll look at changes in the areas of processes and threads, and in I/O. Future installments will cover memory management, startup and shutdown, reliability and recovery, and security. The scope of this article comprises changes to the Windows Vista kernel only, specifically Ntoskrnl.exe and its closely associated components. Please remember that there are many other significant changes in Windows Vista that fall outside the kernel proper and therefore won't be covered."

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I'm not going

[PopeRatzo]

For once and for all, if this Vista is as full of DRM as it sounds, I will not use it. For anything, ever.

Not only am I hostile to the very concept of DRM, but I will actively work to circumvent it where I find it and work against it at every level. Trying to prevent piracy is one thing. Turning your own computer into an agent which works against your own interests is something else.

I made a nice packet off the MS stock years ago. I'm ever grateful for the cash, but I had no problem turning my back on Sony, and now I will do the same to Vista unless I find a suitably cracked version. I'll buy a copy if there's a way to disable all the DRM crap, but I won't buy my enemy a weapon to use against me.