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Vista Slow To Copy, Delete Files
Bruce Schneier has said that trying to make digital files uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. With Vista, Microsoft seems to have done a pretty good job of making premium content files not copyable. Now a few readers have tipped us to a new wrinkle: Vista also makes it very, very slow to copy, rename, or delete ordinary files. Here is a Microsoft TechNet thread on the problem. The Reg reports that Microsoft has a hotfix for what sounds like a subset of the more general problem complained about on TechNet; but they will only give it to customers who ask nicely. And a hotfix is fussier to install than a proper patch.
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Gah, beaten to it by an AC.
Remember, you aren't as "joined at the hip" to Microsoft as many people might think. Do a little research, take some small risks, and actually learn about your computer instead of only using it. The rewards are many and I have a desktop machine that is just about functionally equivalent to an XP box. I get some quirks with websites but that is because the website might have been built in an MS-centric technology. Even Firefox on Windows might have difficulty handling that website. I can use video streaming, mp3s, edit digital photos and more. Moreover, I do not suffer from the same security woes of Windows. While Windows XP has over a 100 patches for its fairly base OS, a look at FreeBSD's website reveals far fewer patches. FreeBSD also gives me more accessible control over the kernel so I can set certain TCP flags to timeout a connection sooner thus not leaving ports open. The firewalling/packet filtering facilities are also immeasurably better than Microsoft's. I can keep on going.
Why is the parent modded +5 Funny?
It asks a very direct, simple, honest and logical question.... and it's been modded funny. I think Slashdot should simply BAN all articles / Slashvertisements on Vista until sanity prevails in the moderation system on these boards.
If you keep throwing chairs, one day you'll break windows....
I'm shocked that it's so far down. I can't believe all the people in above threads complaining about why this is on Slashdot.
One of these days somebody will make a statue of Natalie Portman and nobody will even care. Sad.
I have seen the future, and it is inconvenient.
I know we're off topic. I've played Wesnoth, but it started to wear on me. I'll look into Spring though. Thanks for the info. I also have played Tremulous, but it seems to be dying a bit.
Why all the fancy talk? In my day, we used to call it "porn".
Velociraptor = Distiraptor / Timeraptor